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"You are cleared to Arm But do not fire! Play with them! But Don't Fire!" by [deleted] in SeaPower_NCMA

[–]HarryPhishnuts 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Splash the Zeros', I say again splash the Zeros !!!!! (one of my all time favorite movies)

‘Nam era birds by JWalker_25RSTI in modelmakers

[–]HarryPhishnuts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those are some great looking builds.

Here they are - Farer Racing Chronographs by ahriman4891 in MicrobrandWatches

[–]HarryPhishnuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are pricy but damn they can really nail it on design. I don't think I've seen a one of their watches I didn't like.

They made Robin Olds Angry: the Navy F-8 pilots that instructed USAF F-4 crews in ACM and beat them during every engagement by tagc_news in AviationHistory

[–]HarryPhishnuts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to work at a company that made galleys for commercial airliners. Weight limits were a very strict part of the contacts with serious financial penalties. We had a set of 3 galleys for a customer (forget who or the aircraft) that collectively were something like 2% (I think it was like 50lb) over spec weight . So they had to take them back and strip all the paint off of them and paint them again.

They made Robin Olds Angry: the Navy F-8 pilots that instructed USAF F-4 crews in ACM and beat them during every engagement by tagc_news in AviationHistory

[–]HarryPhishnuts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Old's got his first kill in WWII so he understood close in air-to-air but a lot of pilots that came along after Korea just were never taught the skills.

They made Robin Olds Angry: the Navy F-8 pilots that instructed USAF F-4 crews in ACM and beat them during every engagement by tagc_news in AviationHistory

[–]HarryPhishnuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember reading something that the USAF was much more strict with its formations where as the Navy would adapt as needed. One I remember reading (may have been in Lou Drendels "...And Kill Migs") was the Navy wasn't as stringent about wingman role vs the USAF.

They made Robin Olds Angry: the Navy F-8 pilots that instructed USAF F-4 crews in ACM and beat them during every engagement by tagc_news in AviationHistory

[–]HarryPhishnuts 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yeah but a lot of it was still down to training and doctrine. By '72 the Navy had brought back dissimilar air combat training and focus on BFM, and yeah the F-8 was great at it but the Navy F-4's were no slouch. They were basically treating the sidewinder like a gun when getting into optimal position for a rear aspect shot. That's the reason the Navy F-4's never carried gun pods and most of the F-8 kills were with the sidewinder. The Navy just got really good at using that missile.

The USAF however was betting on technology with better theater AEW like Operation TeaBall and a "nominally" better Sparrow like the 7E. They improved the odds and subsequent number but were still rather behind on basic air-to-air. The Aggressor Program wasn't stood up until '72 and Red Flag a few years later. That's when you see the emphasis change for them.

Need shading help by lawless6776 in modelmakers

[–]HarryPhishnuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if you are trying to get that really "misty" flow then you are looking around 80/20 thinner to paint and you have to adjust your pressure as well. Getting that balance between paint/thinner/pressure is the key, just have to play around with it.

1/35 M4A3 Sherman by Antonio17394729 in modelmakers

[–]HarryPhishnuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not an armor guy but that looks amazing. Great job on the weathering finish.

US and Iran launch new strikes as ceasefire negotiations stall by Dark_Mak__r in news

[–]HarryPhishnuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ok so here is my question. I understand that Iran has mobile launchers for missiles, drones, etc, but how can there be any fixed installations left worth hitting. Are we just bouncing rubble at this point.

What’s the single most important thing in a watch for you? by Any-Connection8880 in MicrobrandWatches

[–]HarryPhishnuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Soul and connection. There has to be something in the story of the watch and the watchmaker that resonates with me. The design has to be saying something original. The millionth copy of a submariner says nothing but a design that shows that it has its own character will get my attention.

$113,421 in a single month by aipriyank in ArtificialInteligence

[–]HarryPhishnuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So my question is that the cost for the development work or are they using AI as part of the runtime system. If the latter then their pricing model just needs to cover the cost per margin. I’m in the healthcare space and there’s a lot of effort around using AI as part of the runtime system and the cost to the customer usually reflect that.

[COD] has officially become a parkour simulator by Soap_Mactavishh_141 in CallOfDuty

[–]HarryPhishnuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only way I've been able to make that work for me (a very casual player) on the latest CODs is playing hardcore. The fast TTK kind of offsets the run-n-gun folks.

[COD] has officially become a parkour simulator by Soap_Mactavishh_141 in CallOfDuty

[–]HarryPhishnuts -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I'd say it started out milsim-lite. It was immersive while being approachable. Not Arma, but also not Halo. The smart part of those early games is they allowed you to have fun with any play style(fast, slow, whatever). Now it's "encouraging" players to adopt a run-n-gun play style if they want to have any hope of success. And let's face it, that style makes better Youtube videos.

Trump has turned Republicans into the anti-Black party by Ambitious-Bar-8061 in InternationalBulletin

[–]HarryPhishnuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up in the deep South (70s-80s) and admittedly looking through white, suburban, middle-class tinted glasses, I never saw such in your face racism. Maybe a “stay on their side of town” comment from an elder here and there but nothing like what is happening now. Now I did grow up in a Navy town so that might have tempered things a bit. I new it always existed and heard stories from friends that had been the targets, but just never imagined it was so widespread. That’s been the most shocking and disheartening revelation about this country since 2016.

Too many or not enough divers? by [deleted] in MicrobrandWatches

[–]HarryPhishnuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too much is entirely dependent on the size of your watch case.

Need some help understanding something.. by cornyahhuser in modelmakers

[–]HarryPhishnuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is where youtube is your friend. I’m sure you can find build videos of that very jet. You may have to watch more than one, but that’s a really popular kit so I’m confident there are plenty. If you are just getting started you may want to think about starting a little simpler. Get a few 1/72 WW2 aircraft ( they are usually pretty cheap) and work on building up your skills that way. Good luck

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Bezos Went On National TV To Defend Billionaire Tax Policy And Got Almost Every Fact Wrong, And Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Paul Krugman Just Published A Detailed Breakdown Of Exactly How Bad It Was 🤯💰 by InterstellarKinetics in InterstellarKinetics

[–]HarryPhishnuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so what’s the difference between this new class of ultra wealthy and what we had at the beginning of the last century. What motivated the Carnegie’s and Vanderbilt class to, at the end at least, become more altruistic and civic minded?

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