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What's with the third ship's tower having what looks like iron grating between the platform's supports?
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What's with the third ship's tower having what looks like iron grating between the platform's supports?
Also some internal sound dampening. Echoes are not our friends.
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Also some internal sound dampening. Echoes are not our friends.
Although Sunkist-branded products other than fresh fruit may be licensed production - Sunkist soft drinks come from Keurig Dr. Pepper, the fruit snacks are from General Mills, and the "Fruit Gems" candy are made by Jelly Belly (and in Canada the juice is from Lassonde Industries).
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Although Sunkist-branded products other than fresh fruit may be licensed production - Sunkist soft drinks come from Keurig Dr. Pepper, the fruit snacks are from General Mills, and the "Fruit Gems" candy are made by Jelly Belly (and in Canada the juice is from Lassonde Industries).
I think most of the red states would stay red overall, but the margins wouldn't necessarily be enough for the House to be skewed rightward, and more competitive races might change turnout enough to flip a (very) small number of Senate seats. And yes, there are a lot of people who like authoritarians
November 16, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I think most of the red states would stay red overall, but the margins wouldn't necessarily be enough for the House to be skewed rightward, and more competitive races might change turnout enough to flip a (very) small number of Senate seats. And yes, there are a lot of people who like authoritarians
The theory is the slack in the rope around the inside of the aspis would be used to create a loop that the next hoplite to the left could grasp with his left hand while also holding his own shield's grip. Article's by Andrew Yamato of The Greek Phalanx.
November 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The theory is the slack in the rope around the inside of the aspis would be used to create a loop that the next hoplite to the left could grasp with his left hand while also holding his own shield's grip. Article's by Andrew Yamato of The Greek Phalanx.
There's a nice article in this month's Ancient Warfare suggesting the rope and secondary antilabe on the aspis are for the next guy over to hold on to during the initial march to help keep lines dressed until it's time to prepare for engagement.
November 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
There's a nice article in this month's Ancient Warfare suggesting the rope and secondary antilabe on the aspis are for the next guy over to hold on to during the initial march to help keep lines dressed until it's time to prepare for engagement.
Fairly decent. Double-edged leaf-shaped blade, with most around 45-60cm. Both length and weight pretty comparable to a gladius, but different blade shape.
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Fairly decent. Double-edged leaf-shaped blade, with most around 45-60cm. Both length and weight pretty comparable to a gladius, but different blade shape.
As an aside, there was one ship-of-the-line based out of Halifax. It was HMS Africa, a 64-gun veteran of Trafalgar that was broken up in 1814.
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
As an aside, there was one ship-of-the-line based out of Halifax. It was HMS Africa, a 64-gun veteran of Trafalgar that was broken up in 1814.
Or if the dice are weird that day and there are 2 or 3 of those rooms...
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Or if the dice are weird that day and there are 2 or 3 of those rooms...
I'd missed the last couple tournaments, and seeing his fighting style immediately made me think of a slightly more restrained Ura. I'm watching the Day 5 highlights now, and that Midorifuji-Churanoumi bout is one of the longest I can remember seeing.
November 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I'd missed the last couple tournaments, and seeing his fighting style immediately made me think of a slightly more restrained Ura. I'm watching the Day 5 highlights now, and that Midorifuji-Churanoumi bout is one of the longest I can remember seeing.
To be fair, everyone else's frigates were silly little things compared to the big 44s. Constitution's broadside was around 90% that of the 74-gun HMS Bellerophon and about 120% the broadside of the old (but still in service) 64-gun third-rates.
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
To be fair, everyone else's frigates were silly little things compared to the big 44s. Constitution's broadside was around 90% that of the 74-gun HMS Bellerophon and about 120% the broadside of the old (but still in service) 64-gun third-rates.
The Bell Curve of Suckitude.
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Bell Curve of Suckitude.
It is good to bring out the spare admirals from time to time to encourage the others.
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It is good to bring out the spare admirals from time to time to encourage the others.
Its mouth was thought to be a jellyfish.
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Its mouth was thought to be a jellyfish.
Yay! I was going to bring up the freaky giant shrimp, but figured they'd appear somewhere in this thread.
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Yay! I was going to bring up the freaky giant shrimp, but figured they'd appear somewhere in this thread.
aka the Maotianshan Shale(s)
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
aka the Maotianshan Shale(s)
Weird reboot of The Odd Couple, but I'll take it.
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Weird reboot of The Odd Couple, but I'll take it.
That's beyond the LLM's "understanding"
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
That's beyond the LLM's "understanding"
Hopefully not one of Charles Stross's unicorns.
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hopefully not one of Charles Stross's unicorns.
Today in "things I wish I knew twenty years ago..."
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today in "things I wish I knew twenty years ago..."
I was waiting for a good time to bring this up - he taught writing to Stephenie Meyer.
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I was waiting for a good time to bring this up - he taught writing to Stephenie Meyer.
Building a steam-powered submarine is a funny joke. Building eighteen of them is an unbelievable Kalamity.
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Building a steam-powered submarine is a funny joke. Building eighteen of them is an unbelievable Kalamity.
Why didn't Orpheus just trust the gods?
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Why didn't Orpheus just trust the gods?
The only ones I can remember watching off the top of my head are the original two and Predators.
November 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The only ones I can remember watching off the top of my head are the original two and Predators.