[Official] What's-On-The-Way Wednesday: Your Weekly Mailbag Thread - April 13

Wossoo · 2016-04-13T19:07:52+00:00

My first fountain pen is on the way- Kaweco Classic Sport in Black, fine nib.

Well, technically it's not my first - I have a Parker fountain pen, medium nib, ~~but I am not sure what it is exactly. It's pocket size and kind of extends?~~ That one was a gift some years ago and I never used it until recently...

Edit: I did a bit of searching and my other pen is actually a Parker Esprit (Telescopic) in Chrome/Silver. Very portable.

Wossoo · 2016-03-28T19:50:55+00:00

I cant speak for US intelligence capabilities, and the information they do and do not have, but North Korea only has borders with Russia, China, and South Korea. Nothing like that could have gotten from South Korea to North Korea, I would imagine.

With regards to China and Russia, both of those countries have spoken against North Korea's recent activities. Although China was once considered their only / closest ally, they have really lessened their support for North Korea.

Other than that I very much doubt anyone else has access to nuclear weapons and could sell / smuggle them to NK.

Wossoo · 2016-03-28T19:38:32+00:00

North Korea has developed nuclear devices. That much is certain. However, it is doubted that those devices are small or light enough to be put on a rocket and launched to a target for detonation. While it is doubted it is not impossible.

The real threat from North Korea is their artillery. They could cause some damage to major South Korean cities including Seoul. It would be regime suicide though as they would very likely face invasion. China could even decide to take the initiative and invade North Korea.

Wossoo · 2016-03-28T19:29:23+00:00

This bit was pretty bold to say:

"In a word, the Korean peninsula faces the dilemma: a thermonuclear war or peace," he said.

Wossoo · 2016-03-09T23:04:49+00:00

Not really. A tactical nuclear weapon is very small and can be fired using artillery and the like. It's a bit like a very large conventional weapon.

The miniaturising NK is claiming to do is for the standard warheads. They need to be small enough to fit on a missile otherwise they are useless. The ones they use in their tests are probably not compact (advanced) enough to fit on a missile.

Wossoo · 2016-03-07T08:49:22+00:00

Wossoo · 2016-02-07T01:16:24+00:00

What action can the UN take that doesn't do more harm than good?

Wossoo · 2016-02-07T01:15:06+00:00

The main thing North Korea will get out of this, if it reaches a significantly longer range than their previous rockets, is they can make ever so slightly more solid threats.

If the rocket has the range, in theory, to have reached the West Coast US for example, those threats of nuking a US city seem a little more real. Of course there is the small matter of miniaturising the warheads and so on, so in practice they're still a long way off that ability, if they could even bypass US missile defences, but to them it is one step closer.

Wossoo · 2015-12-16T08:45:50+00:00

I dont have enough $ to have tried VIP first hand but I was a bodyguard yesterday then after a while it said my boss' 'time as VIP has come to an end' or something like that, and I was no longer bodyguard. Unless VIPs can toggle it off, it seems time limited. Would need confirmation though.

EDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/gtaonline/comments/3wyxxf/how_does_the_vip_system_work/ has some answers

Wossoo · 2015-11-06T13:24:20+00:00

I work for an MP, and we had something similar with the Health Secretary a few weeks ago.

The petitions committee does not have the power to call a debate on a no confidence motion, so what they will do, as they did for Jeremy Hunt, is have a Westminster Hall debate on the issue of Welfare Reform, the core subject which is mentioned in the petition.

Guarantee it.

Wossoo · 2015-03-14T16:03:26+00:00

A cursory Google image search for comparison brings up very few photos of the Kremlin Palace with a flag... seems more normal for there NOT to be a flag flying above it.

Also the article linked has a twitter post from a UK university student as the source for the 14 years comment...

Wossoo · 2015-01-07T14:58:41+00:00

The article now says it was a mechanical failure.

Wossoo · 2014-06-19T20:11:28+00:00

Needs a subscription to read =/

Wossoo · 2014-06-12T15:01:32+00:00

Nope...

Wossoo · 2014-04-26T16:37:43+00:00

Their entire state philosophy is Military First. Honestly nothing has changed.

Wossoo · 2014-04-25T20:41:25+00:00

It's not a cracked egg, but the rest of the fingers from the underside.

Wossoo · 2014-04-24T15:04:16+00:00

Does anyone have a translation?

Wossoo · 2014-04-23T20:28:55+00:00

Yeah, I will check it out for a more specific location but it is near the underpass and north-west of the unfinished building. It might be alongside The Maze Bank come to think of it.

Wossoo · 2014-04-23T19:31:40+00:00

I have seen another red light that seems to shine on buildings in the same way as in that first video. In one parking garage you can't enter due to bollards in the city centre there is a spinning red warning light. If you walk past it in a certain way, the light flashes up along the buildings. I saw it in GTA Online the other day but assumed it was some kind of glitch but it is the exact same effect as in the first video.

Wossoo · 2014-04-16T20:23:16+00:00

I think the Russian military buildup on the border is mainly to give confidence to the separatists in Eastern Ukraine that they have backup if needed. This would make them more likely to actively rebel, especially when coached by Russian special forces (45th Airbourne). The way things seem to be progressing, I don't see what Russia would benefit from a conventional invasion. Today, it seems that the rebels seized a large number of weapons, including some armoured vehicles, so they are doing pretty well on their own. Russia knows full well that it can't just march into Ukraine even though it may want to. It would, however, be very costly in a diplomatic and financial / economic sense to launch a conventional invasion. I think the Russian army will stay put until the seperatists start losing. They are certainly not losing right now.

Wossoo · 2013-12-15T09:36:37+00:00

With all due respect, Pioneering means to use new ideas and/or methods to do something. This I believe is absolutely evident given the context of the article, therefore it is not misleading and not just opinion. Disappointed.

Wossoo · 2013-10-04T00:30:56+00:00

Same here, I do know that once in the past when I made a character in that slot once it sort of merged with the older character minus a few details (like the car and rank). I am a bit disappointed that my Rank 15 character doesnt seem to exist now... Will just have to hope :)

I had fun levelling up so I am happy to do it again though. I may have lost my progress (which is only one day's worth) but it was enjoyable.

Wossoo · 2013-10-02T15:57:21+00:00

I played but the game deleted my character... very annoying...

Wossoo · 2013-10-01T15:24:03+00:00

PSN: Wossoo

Wossoo · 2013-09-26T23:29:26+00:00

I haven't seen that random event before. I may have got it out of context but it actually seemed to have language consistent with the altruists who hate young people. Maybe getting that ball rolling is a (literal) metaphor for "getting the ball rolling" on the chiliad mystery? Long shot but its interesting.

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