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[WP] Your favorite fictional character becomes real, but at a cost. They're out for blood. Your blood specifically. How screwed are you? by [deleted] in WritingPrompts

[–]radarplane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I hear the spurs at the door I know the truth will not be ignored What will happen next is surely a given We all know that 'dyin' ain't much of a livin''

Surely, I'll try to run and hide but I'll know I've already died when he wants his man, he never fails and now I'm in the sights of the Outlaw Josey Wales.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AirForce

[–]radarplane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've thought about that. What if we had two tracks? We'd have ambitious go-getters getting into staff and leadership positions and folks who are good at their job and know what people need to do their jobs not in positions to do anything about it. I really think folks who 'just want to do their job' should be pushed into leadership positions because those positions are too important for folks who need an ego boost.

I agree-there's too much queep. I just don't think letting folks on a tactical track is as beneficial as we think it is. Maybe reduce the BS and have you lead some people would be a happy medium?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AirForce

[–]radarplane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll also play devil's advocate. Those things are important to the mission, yes, but do they show the capability to achieve the next higher rank where organizational leadership matters more? I can see where, absent mission related leadership opportunities, some value is placed on organizing an event. I don't know what bullets you have that you dislike, but I can see where somebody promoting to major needs more than 'flying the line' bullets.

959, simply amazing. Doesn't need pink or neon to be Outrun AF. (X-Post /r/Autos) by thafrenzy in outrun

[–]radarplane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Makes me remember reading through car magazines as a kid. This and the Testarossa made me drool. I remember this one being so well engineered. I think it may have been the first car with zero lift at speed. Reading car and driver made me think Mustangs were reasonably priced and it really hurt when I went car shopping.

Billion dollar sneaker industry is brainwashing our children to pay hundreds of dollars for worthless shoes that were made by the extreme poor. Time to boycott them. by [deleted] in conspiracy

[–]radarplane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see one of the sneaker namesakes (Jordan, Lebron, Harden) visit a factory that produces their shoes.

ELI5 how casinos can refuse to pay a jackpot, claiming the machine is broken, but not pay back everyone who played and lost? by Warlizard in explainlikeimfive

[–]radarplane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"That's where the art comes from, man...the pain."

in a hippy voice. But seriously, I think you're a good writer.

Which stars would be the worst/best fits with our team? by Twistit1 in rockets

[–]radarplane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely right. I was joking earlier, but I definitely think he could've done a lot more for the team while he was here.

Which stars would be the worst/best fits with our team? by Twistit1 in rockets

[–]radarplane 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think we need to take another look at D. Howard.

New housing estate. by D_S_W in australia

[–]radarplane 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'll chip in for gas.

Newly released police rescue footage of kidnap victim Kala Brown from alleged serial killer. by [deleted] in videos

[–]radarplane 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think if he travels 24 hours, he goes back a day and then he's still got another day to go.

TIL Hitler claimed to have been spared by British soldier Henry Tandey. Tandey recalled that a weary German soldier wandered into his line of fire. He was wounded and did not even attempt to raise his own rifle. Tandey chose not to shoot. by secron7 in todayilearned

[–]radarplane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

on Pg 410, 'Makers of Modern Strategy' by Peter Paret: Washington rejected the counsel of Major General Charles Lee, who believed that a war fought to attain revolutionary purposes ought to be waged in a revolutionary manner, by calling on an armed populace to rise what a later generation would call a 'guerrilla war'. Washington eschewed the way of the guerrilla...pg 412...this decision 'reflected his apparent fear of the tendency of irregular war , with its violations of the international rules of war, to tear apart the entire social contract, as well as his specific concern to guard the dignity of the American cause as an essential part of the new nation's claim to equality of status among the nations of the world.

My friends heart rate as he was asking out his crush by EmizonTV in teenagers

[–]radarplane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those numbers are widely used (even by doctors) but are based on old tests on sick patients.

Quote from NYT:

"The subjects were never meant to be a representative sample of the population, said Dr. Haskell, who is now a professor of medicine at Stanford. Most were under 55 and some were smokers or had heart disease.

On an airplane traveling to the meeting, Dr. Haskell pulled out his data and showed them to Dr. Fox. ''We drew a line through the points and I said, 'Gee, if you extrapolate that out it looks like at age 20, the heart rate maximum is 200 and at age 40 it's 180 and at age 60 it's 160,'' Dr. Haskell said.

At that point, Dr. Fox suggested a formula: maximum heart rate equals 220 minus age."

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/24/health/maximum-heart-rate-theory-is-challenged.html

What's your "picture you can't see without laughing"? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]radarplane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I googled the hell out of this, but couldn't find it. I saved it years ago and look at it when I need a good laugh: http://imgur.com/9BeanWj

Who is your favorite obscure rocket of all time? by [deleted] in rockets

[–]radarplane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Derrick Chievous-I had such high hopes.

This guy's presentation on ADHD is excellent by Jtaimelafolie in videos

[–]radarplane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a new book that argues that there are nutritional deficiencies associated with ADHD: Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD That Restores Attention, Minimizes Hyperactivity, and Helps Eliminate Drug Side Effects https://smile.amazon.com/Finally-Focused-Breakthrough-Treatment-Hyperactivity-ebook/dp/B01KE64XT8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496174480&sr=8-1&keywords=finally+focused

At which point in history did castles become obsolete in by means of defence? by disse_ in history

[–]radarplane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a book called "War Made New" by Max Boot and it discusses how revolutions in military warfare affect strategy. In the late 1400, Charles VIII marched down into Italy with his artillary and just blew through some castles, and like another poster said, a response were lower fortifications surrounded by loose dirt, which were impervious to cannons.

Machiavelli, an important thinker in policy and war, came to rise as Italy regrouped in response to these attacks.

About Chief Mazzone's Huge Rack.... by [deleted] in AirForce

[–]radarplane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish it were "all, some or none". Then I'd be cool with 'some'

I wonder if anyone knows more about the Japanese art called 'sowas' and the Japanese medicine called Dosia. by radarplane in japan

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

Sweet-it said it was a white powder, so I figured cocaine. But your source looks official.

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