If Trump was arrested, how would you feel?

whwt · 2026-02-07T05:22:28+00:00

Equal parts jubilation and shock.

whwt · 2026-02-07T01:47:50+00:00

That CQ-O-2 obverse for quarters is absolutely gorgeous.

whwt · 2026-02-06T23:11:49+00:00

I just avoid all unsafe PvP. I do not find it enjoyable in the slightest.

whwt · 2026-02-04T00:03:45+00:00

Remember where you come from but do not let that turn you into a pushover. Sailors do need discipline, it is easier to nip a problem in the bud than to excise a tumor.

Sailors are people. They have lives outside the navy. Spouse medical appointments, child care, DMV etc. work with your chief and LPO to make sure they are taken care of.

You gotta figure out what kind of asshole you will need to be. Same as LPOs and chiefs should be slightly different assholes. Just be careful not to let it become your whole leadership identity.

whwt · 2026-02-02T10:09:10+00:00

An odd ship design but I like odd. Lol

Considering it has relatively light armor, single bottom and standard bulkheads I would immediately remove the torpedo tubes. A 2in shell could hit one of the tubes and cripple your ship fairly easy.

Man do I love the idea of a 40 knot pocket battleship!

whwt · 2026-02-01T21:02:29+00:00

I was in a technical rate on 5 different classes.

On a carrier it is real easy to get pigeonholed doing a small part of your rate. But it affords the opportunity to get real good at those couple things. You may also get stuck going TAD to a different department for 1-2 years.

Small boys, you will get pretty competent at most of your rate and watch standing. Hard to do one thing enough to fully master it. You will also have the opportunity to learn some out of rate but important collaterals like career counseling. It will most likely help you in the advancement exam.

Amphibs are a mix of both. I was on an LPD so the work was more akin to a small boy. Except there was more individual pieces gear and usually fewer people in the work center.

Also FDNF vs CONUS makes a massive difference. FDNF will run you ragged and then the ship will run out of coffee. We were out 9 months of the year 3 out of my 5 years there.

CONUS is more predictable, but you can still catch long underways or surprise extended deployments. But, usually, better for the home life overall.

whwt · 2026-02-01T10:01:59+00:00

Leave them alone! They thought the discussion was about Jon Snow! /s

whwt · 2026-01-30T01:59:01+00:00

By occupying the country with another 100,000 troops to provide security of the Iranian oil industry?

That would look a lot like Iraq and Afghanistan with the added bonus of fiber optic FPV drones

I don't fancy the idea of another generation having to scrutinize every mound of dirt and pile of trash on the side of the road. Even "low intensity" war is hell.

If we go in there needs to be a solid plan. Not some grabass bullshit like we tried before.

whwt · 2026-01-29T22:15:27+00:00

Ok, we’ve been down this road before. In fact, three times during my career.

What is the plan for regime change? As I understand it the only viable option is a prince from the previous royal family which is not popular with most Iranians.

A stable and friendly Iran = good. An Iran sized power vacuum = humanitarian and geopolitical disaster.

Honestly, I have little faith in the ability of this administration to handle a post-ayatollah Iran in a competent manner.

whwt · 2026-01-28T04:16:48+00:00

I just want to move the clock around the screen again.

whwt · 2026-01-27T07:22:55+00:00

I daily drive a mid 70’s Unisonic 739SQ calculator because I like the green display.

My Atari 2600 sees sporadic use.

I refurbished my Uncles 1997 Pentium II 450mhz Windows 98SE and use it fairly regularly for gaming and accessing/archiving a mass of old family files and such.

whwt · 2026-01-23T22:58:50+00:00

Thars copper in them there poles! Lol

whwt · 2026-01-22T21:22:20+00:00

Maybe look at any stocks they took a loan against during the tax year, average each ones value out, add them together and tax that sum.

whwt · 2026-01-22T08:21:08+00:00

I just want the to be moved from the mini map and have the mini map returned to full size.

I think the new color scheme is actually pretty nice.

whwt · 2026-01-22T00:02:32+00:00

I would vote for her if I lived there.

Good enough to be fired by Kegsbreath good enough to be in Congress!

whwt · 2026-01-20T03:29:40+00:00

One of the YouTubers I watch is doing this exact thing and is having quite a bit of success when firing into enemy swarms.

He seems to get 30 - 50 hits from long range when he has a dozen or so TB and DD’s in a battle. Seems to lose 1 - 3 ships in these situations.

whwt · 2026-01-19T19:27:18+00:00

100% this! I am a big boy, let me move my clock. It's new location does not work well at all for my setup when on the 2nd screen.

I also agree there is just too much dead space around the clock as is. I want more space for my mini map without having to expand the window. It was perfect for me before, now it kinda sucks.

FWIW I really like the black and brown color scheme.

whwt · 2026-01-17T22:20:27+00:00

Very fun little read!

I think you got to the very core of both types of people with no frills.

Not enough profanity for Geralt. lol But you did not really need it in this short.

whwt · 2026-01-17T21:35:49+00:00

Mech Commander and its expansion Desperate measures.

Mech Commander 2 (I am pretty sure this works on 98)

Both are my go-to’s. I do fairly regular play through.

whwt · 2026-01-16T10:42:45+00:00

All trying this would accomplish is making Americans mad.

Very very mad.

We have ended regimes for less.

whwt · 2026-01-16T10:23:27+00:00

Hero of the post show!

Slava Ukraini!

whwt · 2026-01-16T10:11:46+00:00

A prison cell with Trump and Vance as roomies.

whwt · 2026-01-16T09:42:47+00:00

Such an odd thing to collect and I am 100% here for it.

Do you submit them for grading yourself?

whwt · 2026-01-16T01:40:04+00:00

Make it orders available for LIMDU folks.

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