EBAR'S ASSUMPTIONS AND BIAS 1) That anyone behind the wheel of an SUV is an gobs :angry: :angry:t that doesn't know how to drive. 2) Assume...
That statement caused me to do a double take; sporty and seaplane tender, are not words you expect to see in the same sentence. :grin:
I'll love her like my own sweet cash cow. :grin: But seriously god* help the kid. *God in a figurative...
Problem is, with the best will in the world test are be their nature artificial. There are generally limits to how close the combatants are...
I though that one ran: Crew of three, a monkey, a pilot and a dog. The monkey is there to fly the plane. The pilot is there to feed the...
A book on WW1 call Mud, Blood and Poppycock had a side note on bias and how it effects to history. When exactly this took place the book...
I think it was the Max Hasting account of the War that commented that even poorly trained conscripts will feel invisible if they're in a strong...
I believe its reconned that if Titiannic had simply gone head on into the iceberge she would have survived or at least stayed afloat longer. It...
I saw it. It was okay, but did the usual over statement of the power of the Bismarck class, which I find irritating.
25th anniversary of the Falklands war this year. Still remains a bone of contention between the UK and Argentina
Really? I though the Lee/Grant had closer to 60mm on the front.
I'm fond of the British V&W Class ships. Technically a WW1 design they managed to soldier on through WW2, giving good service for old ships.
Well I went to see the film last night. Definately a case of 'we don't need no stinking historical accuracy' but entertaining. Certainly I've...
Iran up to its tricks again. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6484279.stm My personal opinion is that an unpopular Iranian government is...
The first thing to remember in relation to this is that the universe is big, really, really, insanely, mind-blowingly big. That means that even...
They took the bulkheads all the way up to the top on Brittanica, did help here much though. When she was mined/torpedoed all there portholes were...
Because when your talking about FTL your talking about something that is impossible (or at the moment at least we have no idea how to do it) makes...
Nope, because that makes them sound like Norwegians for a start. :P :wink: (EDIT:corrected so I don't sound like a complete blithering idiot)
A page from the BBC site. Interesting piece on Friendly Fire. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6468391.stm
Well I have a friend that's doing the proofreading for me, that speeding things up. Even if it does mean I get frequent absusive phone calls about...
