A friend is having a problem with her PC, which is odd. She is turning it on, it seems to boot, but leaves her with a square in the middle with an arrow moving around uncontrollably. My first though was a faulty mouse, but thought I would ask those far more tech savvy than me here, before suggesting...

Some mapped stretches of unfixed obstacles can be left deliberately (hopefully without it being too obvious to others as to where) to allow quicker removal for advances and retreats through those lanes by your own side. Even those stretches though would be no easy thing to shift by hostile forces i...

mrbadger wrote: ↑

Wed, 26. Apr 23, 00:14

I have serious doubts in this regard. Not that they exist, but that they're still fully functional. Launching one could well result in nuclear oblivion for whichever part of Russia they're housed in.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/ho ... .8/zoom:10

notaterran wrote: ↑

Sun, 26. Mar 23, 22:52

Russia would cease to exist if it uses them. How many empty threats has Russia made already?

Do you think you/we continue to exist if the actually carried out their threat? Their central zone would be ash, but the UK would be very well gone.

There are at least 15 ships heading south out of Ukraine right now according to Marine Traffic: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:30.1/centery:45.6/zoom:8 One tanker heading north. It has been very busy according to that website for a while. Also there is a lot of air traffic between...

Sorry to hear this, crappy news.
Hope you are not alone and have family near...

felter wrote: ↑

Sun, 9. Oct 22, 23:36

when in reality he is the terrorist killing civilians by the thousands and spreading fear all around the planet with his threats of nuclear war.

No, sorry, he is no terrorist. This is a war of conquest, plain and simple. Adolf and so many others from history would be proud of the man...

My apologies then Someone in NATO and in military around the world should understand it too, even if Biden may not. No apologies needed, hard to keep track of what is said on such a huge thread. :) The rhetoric from NATO regarding what will happen if he uses nukes, seem to be leading to certain " c...

we might be, but why do you wonder now I have said many moons and pages ago that Putin is planning to use nuclear weapons. I hope military in the whole world has prepared long ago for this. The worst if it'll come as a surprise. I do not just wonder now, I stated it early on in this thread. I was s...

I did guess you would know, it would be a bad doctor/pharmacist who did not make you aware. I just wanted to be sure. According to my pharmacist, ( and my senior nurse sister, ) it is shocking how many people are not aware of its presence. Even when aware, it is shocking they say, how many ignore th...

Are we closer to nuclear war now than ever before? Makes me wonder with all the rhetoric.

What is it with Christie and communication? Just came in for what I thought was a regular bloods appointment and was told by the doctor that he'd planned to bring me in for an actual stay--3 days 2 nights. Which I immediately shut down, because not only was I not going in on such short notice, I ha...

Anyone remember the Putin, Putout video? Amused me at the time, still amusing, to my childish brain. The writing was on the wall a long time ago and lots of successive governments in the west, have proven to be garbage. Putin is just evil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wFKNy0MZQ

I am sad to hear that, you are such a part of the fixtures and fittings here, it will be odd without you. I agree with Alan too, your openness and frankness has been very useful and thought provoking. I too wish you comfort and tranquillity, which is all we can all hope for. Good luck with your jour...

Of course your mum was a person of note felter. I agree with Gav. May she rest in peace.

Well, there was release info that Russian helicopter switched-off its transponder and went pass Estonia border for two minutes on 18.06. There have been lots of cases of this, not just Estonia, but all the Baltic states; Finland and Denmark, maybe Norway too. There is also a lot of frequent RAF act...

I have to say, it looks like an almost inevitability, that full war between Russia and NATO is in the near future. I thought from the very beginning that it was, too many repeats from history and Papa Putin mimicking Hitler. The only question now is how it will play out and how many millions will di...

Never mind Hitler's justification for invading Sudetenland, ( which I stated much earlier in the thread, ) Turkey had a similar justification for invading Cyprus. :roll: According to Flightradar and MarineTraffic, there is still a lot of trade between Russia and Turkey. How much can the " ally " Tur...

Silly question I feel sure, but you do have support from family don't you? I dread to think what all this would be like alone and unsupported. Either way, hope you soon recover from this hiccup and soon get back on track.

Yes, and that's where the tactical mobility comes in ... Oh yes. One phrase which has stuck in my mind, with both this sort of weapon and mobile artillery, is: Shoot and scoot! I also knew someone who ended up flying ground attack Tornado's who to another friend, described such weapons as awful bec...