In reply to Nicole Rutledge (msg # 56):

For all that Roy quotes Patton a lot, he's not gonna start dressing like him (partly because of the style, and partly because Patton was Army and Roy's a Marine, and while they're both groundpounders, no Marine is gonna let anyone get away with calling him Army...)

As far as the timeline, Jason, the Hermes is on approach to dock with Fuji, for a brief shoreleave while the brass take care of some Fleet upkeep duties.  The first event on the agenda is a formal Ball that's kind of standard practice any time Hermes puts in at a major stop (stations or planets) held by friendly (or 'friendly') forces.  So, everyone's gearing up to either go to the Ball or go spend some time enjoying the resources available at Fuji which aren't available on the Hermes.  (Most of SEC is going to the Ball, either because they're expected to or because they want to be there if/when the inevitable clash of personalities at these things turns into a combative confrontation.  That said, they are not expected to be there unless they actually have either the rank or position to be a notable face, or they are escorting someone else who is going...in other words, your attendance is entirely up to you.)

okay Ser.Maj.:  just for you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neuqN6MgsyI

Sorry for being quiet. Work is mental at the moment. Had just finished what I wanted to accomplish yesterday at 7pm, then a student called and wanted some support... and there are still about 3 things that the people asking for them were insistend had to be done by close-of-play yesterday. One person, who only made the request yesterday morning, was told "No chance", the others have just been ignored. Looking after students comes first, administrivia a long way behind!

In reply to Nicole Rutledge (msg # 61):

Hum. sounds like an overview of the requirements AH uses to select Hermes Crew...

Yep.... Those  students , whether they are  lazy, or  gung-ho, need those answers. I have less favor on those who 'put off', then i do  for the eager beavers. but. they all are cruising to the same place.

In reply to Jug (Pronounced 'Joog') (msg # 59):

Thanks

In reply to Nicole Rutledge (msg # 61):

That was pretty awesome.  Thank you.  I'd heard the name before, but never the story behind why it got mentioned as often as it did.

After I watched that one, there was another one suggested about Chesty Puller, who was the most decorated US Marine on record (and still is, to the best of my knowledge.)  The Medal of Honor was one of the few awards he didn't get (probably due in part to backlash about Daly getting two and nominated for a third), but he did get FIVE Navy Crosses and a Bronze Star (and several Purple Hearts).  Initially enlisted as a private...retired as a three-star general.  He was also documented openly arguing with a firearms instructor at the Army Infantry School about the importance of accuracy vs volume of fire, pointing out numerous battles during the American Revolution where American forces won against vastly superior numbers because of the accuracy of their gun fire.  "You can't hurt 'em if you can't hit 'em," was the final point he made.  (He was also, coincidentally, George Patton's cousin...)  Led the American Marine forces at Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War, guiding them through an incredibly grueling fighting withdrawal that resulted in 1700 dead Americans, vs 25000 dead North Korean and Chinese (the numbers got even more lopsided when you included wounded...)

Been an interesting night of history lessons...*grin*

One of the armies I’ve collected for a war game I play are the Winter War Finns which led me to read up about Lauri Torne and Simo Hiya (and yes I’ve probably misspelt both of those)  both of whom have very impressive records. Simo had highest number of confirmed sniper kills using only iron sights and Lauri is probably the only person I know of to have served in three separate armies (Finland for the winter war, the wermacht/ SS during WW2 and the US army during Vietnam)

I lived in Sweden for a while, and one of the people I got to know was Finnish, on extended leave from their special forces.  He was INTENSELY proud of the record of the Finnish army (and also wasn't afraid to admit to people things like, "Yes, I actually could kill you with that matchstick...")

The more I learn about snipers from history and around the world, the more I develop an intense admiration for Simo Hayha (which isn't actually how his name is spelled, but my keyboard doesn't do the A with umlauts over it).  Probably the most deadly sniper in history, and most of his kills were with rifles with standard iron sights and no scope.  He seemed to thrive in an environment that made most people want to curl up and die from the cold.  The man was made of something else...

  for those who like  backround stuff... The  Figure sets  have been up[ dated

Roy, to type ä, hold down the ALT key and type 0228 on the keypad.

Now try doing that with dog paws!

My player human wants me to tell Mila"Always knew huskies were smart"

btw, spring is almost here.  my porch is reading 54F right now.  officially at the airport it's 40F.  nice sunny and clear blue skies. water is just flowing off the rooves (roofs?...get confused spelling that one, lol).

rooves , roofs ..must both be ok, since the spell check didn't  light them up..but?  Spell check has a rough time  with me!

I suspect Mila uses roooof.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:01, Tue 16 Apr.

yeah? other wise  it  might be... ruff

I think my Universal translator needs to be updated.

In reply to Mila (msg # 70):

I use the character so rarely that by the time it comes up again, I will very likely have forgotten that (I'll remember that someone told me how to do it, but not the actual instructions).

In the event that I don't forget, though...two other characters that I don't know how to make and wish I did because they're commonly used in Swedish...O with an umlaut, and A with a little 'o' above it...got a 'cheat code' for those?  It'd be nice to write something to my Swedish friend and actually be able to write it in proper Swedish (if I can still remember any of it...it's been 25 years since I spoke much Swedish at all, and close to 30 years since I actually had to carry on conversations with Swedes or non-Swedish Scandinavians who spoke Swedish...(one of those was an interesting challenge...a professor from Iceland who spoke Swedish with a heavy Icelandic accent...)

Roy what device are you using?

(( i put this in the wrong game!! ))


..saw this.. In Memeory of  Bo..who  got killed   tryign to  save Sahdow on th green Moon...his aircraft was  called  'Black Betty'

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9P4lRmc-Ac

Depends on the day...and sometimes even the time of day.  I have a desktop at the movie theater (taking the place of the laptop I had that I got increasingly frustrated with because it kept forgetting it had wi-fi, and I would have to put it to sleep and wake it up again to restore the connection, and sometimes even have to restart it completely...)  I have another laptop that I sometimes have at the theater and sometimes at home, and occasionally some other places, depending on what needs doing.  And I have my phone...Samsung Galaxy S21 FE.  I tend to rarely post from my phone, though, because I hate editing posts on a screen that small and my finger agility is such that I tend to require a fair bit of editing when I type on a phone screen.

The laptop is running Windows 10, the desktop Windows 11, using Chrome as a browser on both.

In reply to Roy Spencer (msg # 79):

When using your mobile does it have a letter change capability or press and hold a letter key, several variants of the letter appear with alternate diacritics; eg à,á,â,ã,ä,å
This message was last edited by the player at 05:34, Tue 16 Apr.

It does...so that answers the question of how to do it on my least-preferred device for typing...*grin*

Too bad they can't figure out how to make a regular computer keyboard do that...

Type the bulk using one of the preferred then edit when needed with the mobile; as minor proof reading.

Ok...  we'll be  moving on to the  Limos  and stuff  coming

Zob? if you're out there.. hop in!

Did JK join Kray in the lift?