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    Anyone else interested in WW1 flight sim Rise of Flight?

    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by sclitheroe:<BR>Is there any place to purchase and download this game online? ie. Steam or something similar? </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>They have a...
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    Anyone else interested in WW1 flight sim Rise of Flight?

    Never have I loved a game so much that I am so bad at. I need some training as to how to approach a dogfight. Evil_Merlin, what is your tactical response to say a SPAD or Neuport using boom and zoom tactics? After the intial merge it quickly becomes a turn fest as we try to jockey for position...
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    A quiz for "squids" or anyone mildly interested in the .mil

    Got my EAWS as an E3! I had to carry a copy of the award signed by VADM Spane because the Navy Police at the gates to the base nearly always stopped me as being out of uniform. Unbeleivable but there is (or was) a real problem with idiots going to the Exchange and buying medals and ribbons that...
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    Anyone else interested in WW1 flight sim Rise of Flight?

    Man, this game was a royal PAIN IN THE ASS to set up! I know programmers are not UI designers but the idea of having to quit a video game to change control or graphics configuration is laughable and was quite frustrating! That said, when I got everything dailed in, WOW.<BR><BR>Not to brag too...
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    Theory of "punish all for the acts of one" in a group

    The problem is that the technique is best used for jobs that have serious consequences for team breakdown or individual deviation. Education and the majority of civilian jobs just don't qualify.
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    Theory of "punish all for the acts of one" in a group

    Regarding the military, this technique has a specific time and place to be used effectively.<BR><BR>The purpose of punishing a group for a single member's conduct is to simultaneously coerce the group to correct or assist the individual in correcting a problem, and to make all members acutely...
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    Impossible expectations?

    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by LordFrith:<BR>And then leave it to fate to see if thing unfuck themselves. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>No offense, but this is BAD advice. Yes, there are...
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    IL-2: Sturmovik: Birds of Prey flight sim..

    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Evil_Merlin:<BR>I wiped out a goodly 20 or so He 111's and was picking off the Bf 109 escorts. One was too busy trying to shoot down one of my buddies...
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    Anyone else interested in WW1 flight sim Rise of Flight?

    You and your kind are everything that is wrong with PC gaming. You'll find that Ars is not very tolerant to outright thieves. Here's hoping the devs ban your IP.
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    Navy enlistment - Electronic Technician

    Ex AT2 here. Lots of good advice so far. In Recruit Training, or Bootcamp if you have aced the ASVAB your Company Commanders (CCs) will know it and probably offer you recruit stripes and a "company job" such as laundry petty officer. I say take it. Being laundry petty officer got me out of a lot...
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    MechWarrior franchise to get a reboot

    They had better support TrackIR in the PC version, and have a robust mission editor! I have been spoiled by ARMA 2. If they could duplicate the functionality in ARMA 2 It would be the ultimate Mech game!
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    What movies & TV series are you waiting on DVD?

    Up on BluRay or the Complete Pixar on BluRay with every single tiny web video and piece of art that they are willing to publicly release. I am hoping for one hundred hours of video at the minimum.<BR><BR>ST TOS Seasons Two and Three on Blu-Ray as well as the Next Gen.
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    MechWarrior franchise to get a reboot

    I don't know about that. I used to use a medium chassis covered with all small lasers. Put those babies into a single group and just cycle through them one after another. heat was never a problem Even an alpha strike would only spike me up to like two thirds of max heat. The key was keep the...
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    Up!

    "I have just met you and I love you!"
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    Up!

    Up is now Pixar's second highest grossing film with 264 million! Finding Nemo is #1 with 336 Million. I think that those who have seen it would agree that this is totally unexpected seeing as the film has less "mass appeal" as it is normally defined than the other films. I also think it has a...
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    How to find what to do with my life

    Another path is the creative outlet. Do you draw, sculpt or create music? If not, perhaps now is the time to learn! The idea is to have something else in your life besides work and body upkeep. As far as travelling, you CAN do it, you just need to plan. Even if you could save up say $500, you...
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    ArmA 2 (Update: Demo Released)

    What is in your rig Low Ki?
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    Valkyrie the movie

    I really liked the film, but I think it suffered from poor editing. For example, the first scenes in Africa. After the attack we are "misled" by the camera as to where Cruise is. It was jarring for me. Also the sound was mixed poorly, at least on my copy. It was a good film though.
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    Best album you have discovered in the last few months?

    The soundtrack to Up! Even the tense moments are full of happy!