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Post by crankcaller on May 6, 2021 16:09:08 GMT
FacelessKraft. Nein Danke
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Post by lazybones on May 6, 2021 16:24:14 GMT
France can wage thermonuclear war in a matter of seconds. Britain is only renting it's nuclear arsenal and the guidance can be turned off the by the USA just like that (clicks fingers).The only thing the US can do with our nuclear deterrent is refuse to perform maintenance on the warheads. It is otherwise completely independent. My understanding is ... that Trident missiles don't use GPS to navigate entirely. Most of the navigation is done based on the postition of the stars, and ... gyroscopes? But the fine tuning is done by GPS.
So Boris Johnson might say 'Destroy Paris!' but the missile would maybe descend onto Châlons-en-Champagne instead.
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Post by Sheep2 on May 6, 2021 16:33:11 GMT
Woah there. Chalons En Champagne is mostly populated by posh English women.
Not the right place to destroy.
If you need to nuke part of Champagne go for Reims. It's a lot more French.
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Post by RollingEscargot on May 6, 2021 16:38:13 GMT
It would be welcomed in many quarters as justified retaliation for Stade de Reims defeat of Hibs in the 1956 European Cup semi final.
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Post by RollingEscargot on May 6, 2021 16:40:40 GMT
The phrase 'Champagne football' supposedly comes from that Reims team. Perhaps if the fixture had gone the other way, today we'd talk about 'Skag football' instead.
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Post by RollingEscargot on May 6, 2021 16:50:46 GMT
Who's pumped for all night election results coverage? I think I have voted in every local, national and Euro election since 1992, for at least 4 different parties, possibly 5. Promiscuous behaviour, and extremely disloyal.
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Post by amipal on May 6, 2021 16:51:42 GMT
The only thing the US can do with our nuclear deterrent is refuse to perform maintenance on the warheads. It is otherwise completely independent. My understanding is ... that Trident missiles don't use GPS to navigate entirely. Most of the navigation is done based on the postition of the stars, and ... gyroscopes? But the fine tuning is done by GPS.
So Boris Johnson might say 'Destroy Paris!' but the missile would maybe descend onto Châlons-en-Champagne instead.
It can get close enough to the target without GPS - relying on GPS solely when an opponent can shoot down satellites would seem a fool’s errand. |
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Post by Sheep2 on May 6, 2021 17:08:07 GMT
Who's pumped for all night election results coverage? I think I have voted in every local, national and Euro election since 1992, for at least 4 different parties, possibly 5. Promiscuous behaviour, and extremely disloyal. There's no proper coverage tonight. It is disappointing. Sitting up until 3.30 getting pissed on anger and whisky with work the next day is an election tradition. I voted 3 ways today. Local elections, mayor and popo boss. All slightly different. |
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Post by Sheep2 on May 6, 2021 17:09:53 GMT
Every candidate I voted for will lose. Even the second preference choices. No doubt.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on May 6, 2021 17:22:43 GMT
Anyone else got worm tomorrow?
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Post by stxdpr on May 6, 2021 17:23:57 GMT
The only thing the US can do with our nuclear deterrent is refuse to perform maintenance on the warheads. It is otherwise completely independent. My understanding is ... that Trident missiles don't use GPS to navigate entirely. Most of the navigation is done based on the postition of the stars, and ... gyroscopes? But the fine tuning is done by GPS.
So Boris Johnson might say 'Destroy Paris!' but the missile would maybe descend onto Châlons-en-Champagne instead.
Aim for London and hit Luton or Gatwick style, does easyJet navigate by stars and gyroscope having sold off their GPS? |
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Post by stxdpr on May 6, 2021 17:25:30 GMT
I voted and did not get a free pencil as I brought my own. This is what an adult would do. As I got home, the local councillors were knocking on my door. I gave them some spiel and then they knocked on Old Boy's door. Long story, short. The local councillor wants me to be a sort of prefect at the community meetings, when they resume. I was a prefect at school, it did not end well.* *Still have the badge, though. Assert dominance by putting badges through skin of self and then batter the lad? |
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Post by Sheep2 on May 6, 2021 17:26:08 GMT
Aim for Brighton. Hit Brighton.
And that's just the UK missiles.
Force de Frappechino.
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Post by tenthenemy on May 6, 2021 17:27:30 GMT
Every candidate I voted for will lose. Even the second preference choices. No doubt. Duh! Then why didn't you just vote for the candidate you wanted to lose? |
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Post by crankcaller on May 6, 2021 17:49:36 GMT
FIFA 21 on gamepass. I've never ever played FIFA. Can you just pick it up and play against the computer or do you need to pick teams etc?
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Post by Felice Landry on May 6, 2021 18:06:18 GMT
I'm always confused by amipal's hatred of the French as he seems one of the more decent people at this place. |
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Post by Sheep2 on May 6, 2021 18:20:16 GMT
I'm always confused by amipal 's hatred of the French as he seems one of the more decent people at this place. He's a Naval gazer. It sort of comes with the territory. |
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Post by RollingEscargot on May 6, 2021 18:23:12 GMT
The CEO of Atari is French. No serious Amiga vlogger is going to tolerate that.
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Post by crankcaller on May 6, 2021 18:26:53 GMT
Meant to say MrTiddles - chumbles still soldiers on. "No sign of a replacement date for my Dilatation op being rescheduled - in spite of chasing multiple times" He's still waiting on a new monitor/TV for the new rig. |
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Post by Destry on May 6, 2021 18:27:44 GMT
I'm always confused by amipal 's hatred of the French as he seems one of the more decent people at this place. it's particularly confusing given his username is a French/English hybrid for 'friend' |
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Post by Sheep2 on May 6, 2021 18:29:53 GMT
Likes
Grog
Rum
Photography
Sodomy
The lash
Captain Bligh
Amigas
Trafalgar Day
Wooden legs
Romantic kisses with dying ship's captains
Sir Francis Drake
Dislikes
Pirates
Potatoes
Mutineers
PCs
The French
Fletcher Christian
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Post by Felice Landry on May 6, 2021 18:31:54 GMT
Likes Grog Rum Sodomy The lash Captain Bligh Trafalgar Day Wooden legs Romantic kisses with dying ship's captains Dislikes Pitates Mutineers The French Pitates A group of Underdeveloped, Small rejected Potatoes. |
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Post by Shenguin on May 6, 2021 19:09:13 GMT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGHHHH!
It should be illegal to be woke this early.
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Post by Tuffers on May 6, 2021 19:09:27 GMT
I'm always confused by amipal's hatred of the French as he seems one of the more decent people at this place. Oof. |
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Post by Tuffers on May 6, 2021 19:10:57 GMT
Looks like the French have fled home to cry into their (fishless) bouillabaisse.
Good work, Amipal!
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