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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNIpJcOZPlA

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/2017-09-15_Sales/

Are you playing "hide the sausage" again, Jack?

A rather interesting breakdown in numbers for June 6, 1944 on the Western Front.

Really, Crash? This I will have to look into. That alone might be worth the switch.

A few years back, a fairly large number of us were playing the original, set in WWII Europe and WWII Pacific theatres. Here's installment, um, three. http://store.steampowered.com/app/418460/Rising_Storm_2_Vietnam/ Don't be fooled, as I was, by the 30 round mag in the M16 at the beginning. There are 20 round variants later. Still, 30 round was pretty much unheard of for anything but the XM-177E1 and XM-177E2, of special forces use, mostly, for most of the war. Just thought I'd mention this, and see if there was any interest.

This weekend through the 24th. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/

21 Dead Giveaways That Someone Is British. #17 Is So True It Hurts 1. Strong opinions about queuing. Also, calling it queuing. 2. They are polite to people they hate and insult the people they like. 3. Asking them if they are okay, and they say "yeah, can't complain". 4. They ask you and everyone else in the office how you like your tea, and never ask again as they'll remember it forever. 5. When they say "Cheers" as an expression of gratitude most of the time. Oh and the 'mate' that comes next. 6. They use "quid" instead of pounds. 7. Use of telly instead of TV. 8. Use of the word 'mug' without going on to reference some kind of drink. 9. Make a cup of tea. BUT, in this order: Tea bag in, then milk and finally hot water. If they are British they will squirm. 10. When you catch their eye in public, they'll pretend to be looking for somebody else in every other direction. 11. When I was in London some British folks told me you can spot a Brit because they wear black socks. 12. No matter where they are in the world, if you ask them where they are from, they will tell you the town or county, not the country. 13. Use of the word posh. 14. British people always use the expression "half 8" meaning 8:30. 15. Ask them about the weather. It’s their go-to small talk. 16. When they say they're getting "pissed" and it doesn't mean "angry." 17. They greet people by asking if they're alright. And the answer to "Alright?" is "Alright?" 18. Affectionate hate for the French out of a sense of national obligation. 19. They pronounce "twat" as though it rhymes with ‘hat’ or ‘cat.’ 20. They are very reserved and think anything done with a lot of enthusiasm is "cringey" or "cringeworthy". 21. The two questions they ask to taxi drivers are "Been busy?" "What time you on till?"

Bundle on "sale" right now. Save $12 on the two if you're interested. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/special_offers/normandy_and_wwii_assets_pack_bundle/

http://worldwarwings.com/news-pilot-nails-landing-100mph-gusts-storm-closes/

23 really nice pictures of the FW-190. http://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/focke-wulf_190.html

We have one for videos, here's one for pictures.

I note several severe breeches of safety in this one, one of them perpetrated by the officer. Not good!

This guy's wife gets a cat and he hates it. So one day, while his wife is gone to work, the guy puts the cat in the back seat of the car, drives a few blocks, and lets the cat out. When he gets home, the cat's sitting there on the front porch. So the next day, the guy waits until his wife leaves for work again, then throws the cat in the car, drives a mile away from the house, and tosses the cat out. When he gets home, the cat's sitting there again on the front porch. Well, the guy's furious. So he waits until the next day, then throws the cat in the car, and drives as far and fast as he can, making all the turns and doubling back he can to throw off the cat. He dumps out the cat and heads home, but realizes he can't figure out where he is. So that afternoon, his wife comes home and answers the ringing phone. It's her husband. He asks, "Is the cat there?" She says, "Yes." The guy says, "I'm lost. Put the cat on the phone."

DDz or another team? I do A-10 and a few others. Only really decent at the A-10 currently. Maybe I should say "fair".

I had a thought. When "re-building" this computer, that is tearing the guts out and replacing everything except the case (which I paid waayyy too much for originally), I made a major error. (This was two or three years ago now, I suspect.) I ended up tearing out the power button from the case. Immediately afterward, I realized my mistake. Duh, dummy, that plug goes into the board, and the reason it's hot glued into the case so ridiculously so as if it was never designed to come out is because - (surprise!) - it was never designed to come out. Long story short, I rigged it up, and got it to work again, but I'll be willing to bet that some failure in that power switch has finally caught up and is connecting when the button's not being pushed, thus turning the computer off.