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>From you, Nick, I'll take that as a compliment! On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Nicholas Thompson < nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > And he was being purposely obtuse. > > ** ** > > > -- *Doug Roberts d...@parrot-farm.net* *http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins*

Re: [FRIAM] The Blog I just sent you

And he was being purposely obtuse. From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Pamela McCorduck Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:41 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] The Blog I just sent you Doug, the larger truth is that blowi

Re: [FRIAM] The Blog I just sent you

On 2/10/13 12:36 PM, Sarbajit Roy wrote: Using GPS guided munitions the M777 claims a CEP of 5 metres at 25 km. Oh no, even stealth lighthouses must be afraid! Consider the Oak Island Lighthouse: http://southporttimes.com/featured/200405.html "The present structure of the Oak Island light

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The AGS seems to be a variant of the M777 program. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M777 Using GPS guided munitions the M777 claims a CEP of 5 metres at 25 km. Another advantage is with rapid fire rates of around 6 shells per minute through automated loading systems (only the fuses are lowered by hand

Re: [FRIAM] The Blog I just sent you

Never hurts that have that spelled out now & then, does it, Pamela? On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Pamela McCorduck wrote: > Doug, the larger truth is that blowing hard isn't necessarily the best > strategy, even for the blowhard himself. > > > On Feb 10, 2013, at 12:39 PM, Douglas Roberts

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Doug, the larger truth is that blowing hard isn't necessarily the best strategy, even for the blowhard himself. On Feb 10, 2013, at 12:39 PM, Douglas Roberts wrote: > The truth being that the story is false. > > Or am I being purposefully obtuse? > > > On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Pame

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On 2/9/13 8:43 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote: *//* */2: This is a lighthouse...Your call./* What is the Navy's tool of choice for a precise attack on a recalcitrant Canadian lighthouse from a few miles away? Is it AGS? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Gun_System With a circular error pro

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The truth being that the story is false. Or am I being purposefully obtuse? On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Pamela McCorduck wrote: > But as with all persistent stories, whether true or false, it contains an > important truth. > > > On Feb 10, 2013, at 12:02 PM, "Frank Wimberly" > wrote: >

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But as with all persistent stories, whether true or false, it contains an important truth. On Feb 10, 2013, at 12:02 PM, "Frank Wimberly" wrote: > But see… > > http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthouse.asp > > Frank > > > Frank C. Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz > Santa Fe, NM 87505 >

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But see. http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthouse.asp Frank Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz Santa Fe, NM 87505 wimber...@gmail.com wimbe...@cal.berkeley.edu Phone: (505) 995-8715 Cell: (505) 670-99

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On 2/10/13 12:52 AM, Nicholas Thompson wrote: I gather than tonight's asteroid was quite a lot closer. http://energy.gov/articles/lab-breakthrough-asteroid-killer-simulation (Hmm, the code going by in the background is a toy code, not the actual one. Export control reasons, I imagine. ) M

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