A parcel arrived on the desk this morning. I love it when that happens. This one was from the nice folks at On Matters Military. I had ordered a copy of the DBMM version 2.0 rules (yes, I am still thinking of playing at Cancon in January 2011) as well as the DBMM Book 1 [...]
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One comment so far |  Print This Post |  Email This Post |  Knowing this, many militaries are developing offensive capabilities in cyberspace, and more than 100 foreign intelligence organisations are trying to break into US networks, he [US Deputy Defence Secretary William Lynn] said via Pentagon computers attacked with USB flash drive. Gee, it’s nice to have friends. There are what, 200-odd countries in the world? Allowing [...] Today is, of course, the 100th anniversary of the Great White Fleet sailing into Sydney Harbour. See the Great White Fleet elsewhere in Thomo’s Hole for an overview of this cruise by the US Navy in 1907/1908. Yep, Aussies have beaten the Americans again in yet one more thing. The Sydney Morning Herald noted on 20 June 2008 that Australia pips US as world’s fattest nation. Yes, goodly reader, us Aussies have managed to outweigh the Americans. Fat Happy Thomo reports that he is also one of the sportsmen contributing to this [...] Harry Hurt III in the New York Times commented on PC problems in a piece called Sending an S O S for a PC Exorcist on 9 February 2008. Harry noted AT high noon on a recent Monday, I leaped up from my desk vowing to commit the most sensational attack of revenge in the [...] In a classic of headline writing skills, the New York Times (NYT) published an article with the Headline above – U.S. Secretly Aids Pakistan in Guarding Nuclear Arms. The article was written by David E. Sanger and William J. Broad and published on 18 November 2007: With the future of Pakistan’s leadership in doubt, debate [...] I noticed earlier today that it is almost the 100th Anniversary of the Cruise Around the World by the United States’ Great White Fleet. This took place between 16 December 1907 and 22 February 1909. The fleet was farewelled by President Theodore Roosevelt at the Jamestown Exposition. Over 70,000 kilometres later the fleet returned to [...] I received an email the other day (well, 11 other days ago to be exact – I’ve been travelling and not checking email frequently). The email was from one Andrew – a founder of a blog called “Blog to America”. The email read: Hello, I am one of the founders of a site called [...]  thomo the lost posted this in  Americas, England, Europe, Germany, History, Naval, USA, Wargaming on  July 26th, 2007Or, The US and Germany Square Up To Each Other In The Pacific Like a foam flake tossed and thrown, She could barely hold her own, While the other ships all helplessly were drifting to the lee. Through the smother and the rout The `Calliope‘ steamed out – And they cheered her from the Trenton [...] |
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