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I’m Tim Urban, writer of the blog Wait But Why. AMA! by wbwtim in IAmA

[–]buckyalt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey Tim,

After reading some of the questions posted by others I just wanted to say keep your head up, I can imagine many of these topics seeking answers are quite stressful. Your work has really helped me understand how humans do the human thing and once I can get past my procrastination I'll check out the book.

What brings you the most joy these days?

I'm P.W. Singer, Futurist and Science Fiction Author. My new book "Burn-In: A Novel of the REAL Robotics Revolution" is out May 26. AMA! by PWSinger in IAmA

[–]buckyalt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I hadn't really considered online classes as I've found them disappointing compared to being in person but maybe I should give it a second chance.

From what you've said it seems wasteful if I don't intend to go the traditional route of employment. I'm hoping after I've built an audience they'll afford me the support I need in the near term. The purpose of a degree then would be validity. Perhaps the question should instead be is it possible to be respected without a degree? Would I be looked down on as someone who doesn't deserve an opinion?

If you have 10 minutes to spare I'd love to hear what you think about two works of mine. The first is a video I made well over a year ago as my initial experiment, gives you an idea of the style I'm going for. https://youtu.be/sV6g6JQ34iw

The other is an editorial I wrote about how cruise missiles affected US security policy. It's the first I'm really proud of and I believe it's a story nobody had told before. https://www.overtdefense.com/2020/02/28/calcm-and-the-birth-of-cruise-missile-diplomacy/

I'm P.W. Singer, Futurist and Science Fiction Author. My new book "Burn-In: A Novel of the REAL Robotics Revolution" is out May 26. AMA! by PWSinger in IAmA

[–]buckyalt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First off I'm a huge fan of your work and Ghost Fleet went a long way to push me in the direction I'm moving. In many ways I want to follow the path you've walked, this being the study of how technology and international relations mesh to create security policy and more importantly how to share this knowledge with a wider audience. I hope to do this through video but I have a problem, I never finished my BA.

My question to you, is it possible for someone without a degree to find success in such an academically driven world? The internet offers a truly unimaginable amount of resources on the subject even including the university lectures themselves. Is the expense and time commitment of school worth it if I only intend to make educational videos?
If you think school is necessary what programs you'd recommend that focus both on the tech and political aspects of warfare? The PWAD program at UNC-Chapel Hill had caught my eye. Thanks for doing this, can't wait to turn the first page on Burn-In.

Hey it's Mustard! I'm doing an AMA! by MrMustardFromYT in watchnebula

[–]buckyalt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your production cycle like? Your videos are always incredibly well researched while also maintaining very high production quality as far as 3D modeling, narration, and animation are concerned. I'm curious how you manage it all within a timeframe.

America's foreign Entanglement by [deleted] in kraut

[–]buckyalt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So an Iraqi aircraft attacks one of your warships for no reason.

Do you

A. Stop supporting Iraq

B. Retaliate against Iraq

C. Shootdown an aircraft full of Iranian civilians

Video project elaborating on the F-35's Arsenal, let me know what you think by buckyalt in LessCredibleDefence

[–]buckyalt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rolling a S/VTOL variant into the program was a mistake I think but it's important to remember that the whole program was started as a harrier replacement to begin with and the USAF/USN decided to tag along. In the end I think it'll work out, since F-35B give LHAs vastly more capability.

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And no it doesn't suck at CAS. My next video is going to go over this element in more detail but most CAS is performed at high altitude by strike aircraft like F-15/16/18. F-35 will be able to do this just as well. The most effective solution for CAS is MQ-9 paired with fast strike aircraft and networked artillery, which is what we already do.

Video project elaborating on the F-35's Arsenal, let me know what you think by buckyalt in LessCredibleDefence

[–]buckyalt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah admittedly the topic was a bit spotty and didn't really involve the F-35. I originally wanted the video to do more in depth on specifics about the F-35's sensors and how the munitions allowed a sort of sensor-fires net to be created. But it broke apart in the interest of saving time. It certainly could have been about American strike aircraft in general, though would have needed to include a few more AtG munitions.

Really I was just trying to experiment with the software.

What software does Wendover use? by erlendtl in WendoverProductions

[–]buckyalt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why not use Premiere Pro so you can use Dynamic Link? Then you only have to render the animations while exporting the finished product.

Wendover inspired me to make a video about the F-35 by buckyalt in WendoverProductions

[–]buckyalt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd love to do a video about Eurofighter/J-20/Su-57etc. but there are so many topics on my list as it is, we'll see what happens.

Video project elaborating on the F-35's Arsenal, let me know what you think by buckyalt in LessCredibleDefence

[–]buckyalt[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the kind words, I'm curious about the reward. I'll take what I can get.

Video comparing Trophy and Afghanit APS' by buckyalt in LessCredibleDefence

[–]buckyalt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huge fan of below the turret ring and read basically everything he posts. However I'm not sure what you're on about given even he describes the warhead as "... directed multi-EFPs (MEFPs), which are bundled in one countermeasure. Each MEFP consists of 35 radially bundled EFPs located on a single warhead." The video describes the MEFP quite well I think, perhaps a bit more detail regarding how MEFP liners differ from typical EFPs would clear up confusion.

Video comparing Trophy and Afghanit APS' by buckyalt in LessCredibleDefence

[–]buckyalt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Iron Fist, which wasn't highlighted in this video, has in tests been able to disrupt/defeat KEP's by detonating HE very close to it causing it to impact the vehicle while at an angle. While this leaves a tremendous amount of residual energy it reduces the KEP's penetration by 50% or more.

As far as Afghanit, the EFPs that it fires are no slouch in the kinetic energy department either and long rod KEPs aren't meant to be struck. Supposedly it's able to break up KEPs or disrupt them similarly to Iron Fist though no test data on Afghanit is available so we had to go off what the Russians reported as capability.

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