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« on: December 31, 2014, 01:13:46 PM »
I've seen a lot of politics on here, but never a discussion about modern military strategy. I don't expect any of you to be educated strategists or anything like that, but you can still give an opinion on the current state of affairs.
The modern goals of U.S. seapower are as follows:
Forward presence - The presence of U.S. and allied forces throughout the world with the capability of quickly responding to crises.
Deterrence - Being the biggest and baddest force in the world to dissuade potential enemies from carrying out aggression.
Sea control - Overlapping patrols and deployed forces to ensure total domination of the oceans to enforce the law of the sea and ensure the continuation of fair and safe commerce and travel. Also includes sea denial, which actively prevents aggressors from deploying.
Power projection - Different from forward deployment, this is the ability for a nation to respond to foreign threats quickly from domestic or allied territory.
Maritime security - Protection maritime (civilian and military) assets from attack through secure ports and enforcement of the law of the sea.
Humanitarian assistance/disaster response - Self explanatory, but it's important to realize that the U.S. and its allies use a significant amount of their forces to conduct humanitarian operations, especially in response to natural disasters.
This isn't really a discussion about isolationism; isolationism simply isn't going to happen in such a globalized world. To wrap up, here's an interesting quote I happen to like: "Combat operations reflect the greatest failure of our national security strategy."
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« on: December 29, 2014, 12:14:34 PM »
The Stanley Parable is 70% off for $4.50. Go buy it if you don't have shit taste in games.
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« on: December 28, 2014, 09:46:47 PM »
You can take whatever you can carry, basically equivalent to what you can get on a flight: the clothes on your back, a backpack or ruck, and another bag (large duffel or even a rolling suitcase if you prefer). You can fill your pockets with anything, wear anything within reason (budget <$5,000), and take any piece of technology you choose. You can take precious stones or metals assuming they're within a reasonable budget, you can take any weapon you choose with the only restriction being that you have to carry whatever ammunition you bring. You can even bring an animal, including a horse or a dog, with the assumption that it's trained.
Because this is a fantasy world, you can assume you'll be involved in some epic quest soon after arriving.
No need to go into too much detail with this, though you're welcome to justify your selections.
A few important things I'd bring are:
-Small caliber handgun with a couple hundred rounds of loose ammunition and several extra magazines
-Binoculars
-Sunglasses
-Sturdy solar-powered watch
-Kevlar clothing
-Lighter with extra fuel
-Flashlight
-Small solar panel for charging flashlight
-Water bottle with filter and extra filters
-Decent boots and spare boot socks
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« on: December 26, 2014, 01:09:48 AM »
Obviously this contains mild spoilers for the ending of LoK. So, at the end of the series, Korra and Asami join hands, share a look, and walk into the spirit portal. Pretty normal for a duo that have been good friends since they met, and such actions are pretty standard-fare for women. Rumors of a romantic meaning behind the scene have been thrown around repeatedly, and the creators came out and confirmed it in the following statement: Our intention with the last scene was to make it as clear as possible that yes, Korra and Asami have romantic feelings for each other. The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple. Many news outlets, bloggers, and fans picked up on this and didn't find it ambiguous. For the most part, it seems like the point of the scene was understood and additional commentary wasn't really needed from Bryan or me. But in case people were still questioning what happened in the last scene, I wanted to make a clear verbal statement to complement the show's visual one.
http://kotaku.com/legend-of-korra-creators-ending-was-what-you-thought-1674345784 So why is this in Serious? Because it's not about the show really, it's about the idea of shoehorning LGBT fanservice (or any other agenda) into something just for the sake of it being there. There was zero character development towards a romantic relationship between the two, and suddenly we're given a tacky off-screen explanation of something that doesn't make sense and derails the purpose of the ending. It feels much less like an attempt at egalitarianism and inclusion and more of a desperate grab at attention for a series that has been in a downward spiral since the start. Opinions?
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« on: December 24, 2014, 12:12:24 PM »
Trying to play a new co-op campaign of H2A and it skips right to Cairo Station. Do they not show prologue in cooperative mode? Because that's retarded.
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« on: December 23, 2014, 10:43:50 AM »
So I told you guys I was engaged, and I'm happy to update that by telling you as of Saturday I'm finally married! It was a great ceremony with about 80 people there. Had an after party at the house afterwards with close friends and family. 10/10, would recommend getting married. 
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« on: December 19, 2014, 11:33:10 PM »
Hater, you don't even smoke crack, bitch, you's a mark fool Motherfuck that ho shit, that's a G, that's him I'm about to blaze up, 'specially when it's after dinner I changed the game don't get it misunderstood Hitting it out the glass and that smoke all good Can't water it with green, get work, got that stick Laws know I keep it, they on my dick, these niggas sick But when I do smoke some weed I'm straight out that rose, you best believe But green ain't better than that hard, hard is so much fun Seven for forty-five, wholesale gets it done And I don't care if you judge me I'm smoking cooked, and living so lovely So stop looking like you're dumb You know you wanna try, but fail to get some
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« on: December 12, 2014, 05:43:12 PM »
I'm happy to share that today I submitted my final assignment for my undergraduate degree (B.S.E. in Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University).
Referring to my previous thread about my thesis, I completed my entire honors thesis in a single night and defended it this afternoon. I'm not sure whether I'm proud or embarrassed about writing the entire thing in one evening, but taking 21 credits in your final year, including a senior design project, was a terrible idea.
I'm pretty excited it's over. Next week is graduation, commissioning into the Navy (flight school sometime in the spring), and getting married. Shit's crazy.
Anyways, congratulations to the folks wrapping up their semesters with hopefully passing grades!
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« on: December 11, 2014, 12:42:35 AM »
So this week is my last week of my undergraduate degree, and I put off writing my thesis until the last minute. And by 'put off', I mean literally did zero work for it. I defend it on Friday morning and it's due to my director tomorrow afternoon. My finals are done so I don't mind some essay writing (essays are easy as shit compared to senior engineering finals), but this is just really dumb. Don't be a dumbass, kids. Oh this isn't political enough to stay in Serious? Here's LeBron James wearing an Eric Garner shirt:  BIOLOGY  Literature! 
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« on: December 10, 2014, 09:05:09 PM »
 The Tolkien black dude.
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« on: December 10, 2014, 06:41:53 PM »
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« on: December 10, 2014, 04:26:06 PM »
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/27569506/2014/12/07/tempe-pastor-remains-unapologetic-in-his-call-for-christians-to-kill-gay-peopleOn the thread we had here earlier, there were several comments complaining that you never hear about Christians condemning this stuff. Well... TEMPE, Ariz. - Demonstrators gathered peacefully in Tempe Sunday morning to protests the controversial words from a pastor. Last week, he said that killing gays will free the world from AIDS. Sunday, before church, FOX 10 caught up with the pastor. He was unapologetic, but protestors and other clergy are saying he is twisting the word of god to perpetuate hate.
Pastor Steven Anderson stood outside of his Tempe church laughing with his parishioners. While just a few yards away, demonstrators protested his inflammatory words in a sermon last week.
In a viral video you can see on YouTube, Anderson advocates for the execution of gay people.
"If you execute the homos, you wouldn't have all these AIDS running rampant," said Anderson.
Just before service at the Faithful Word Baptists Church today, Anderson briefly spoke to reporters-- unapologetic about his words.
The Bible's Ten Commandments state "Thou shall not kill." Despite this, Anderson continued to defend his beliefs.
"Well actually Jesus quoted that in the New Testament and said thou shall not murder, and it's not murder for the government to execute criminals," said Anderson. [Fuck this guy]
Protestors chanted outside the church -- some comparing the pastor to Hitler; many fearing Anderson's words will motivate the killing of gay people.
"He may not actually do it himself,” said Kenny Caron. “He may not tell someone to do it, but because the way he does it, anybody can go out and do it like I did it for him.”
At one point the pastor confronted the group, but both groups remained peaceful.
“By asking and putting it out there that you wish for certain people to be slaughtered, you are committing a sin,” said Maria Flores.
The pastor continued with his service surrounded by many parishioners openly carrying their guns, and the group outside continued with their protest, only armed with signs calling for "Love not Hate." tl;dr dude's an asshole
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« on: December 07, 2014, 11:34:03 PM »
 THAT'S RIGHT MOTHERFUCKERS French Toast Crunch, the supreme god-tier breakfast cereal is coming back in January. We’ve seen a lot of cereals come and go over the years, but one of the most frequent requests we see is to bring back French Toast Crunch – the little toast-shaped, maple-flavored bites of deliciousness packed into a cereal box.
“I don’t think people understand the lengths I would go to have a box of French Toast Crunch in my life.” – @BeeLH on Twitter
“French Toast Crunch is by far the best cereal ever.” – @Yasmingill on Twitter
“Nothing could fill the hole in my heart where French Toast Crunch used to be.” – @Darth_DURFFFY on Twitter
That’s just a sampling of the French Toast Crunch love we see every day on Twitter. Even more, there has been a petition created and a Facebook group devoted to bringing back the beloved cereal.
So… we’re bringing back French Toast Crunch!
“We have been overwhelmed by the consumer conversations, requests and passion for the cereal to come back,” says Waylon Good, marketing manager for Big G. “We value our fans and are so excited to be able to bring it back for them.”
French Toast Crunch originally debuted on grocery store shelves in late 1995 and was discontinued in 2006. Today, the cereal is back in its original shape from the 1990s.
Devotees know that the cereal remained in production in Canada, but only a lucky few would score a box of the coveted Canadian French Toast Crunch and the shipping fees were often steep.
But no more! You can find French Toast Crunch at select supermarkets and retailers beginning now, with nationwide distribution by the end of January 2015.
If you can’t find it on grocery store shelves, be sure to make a request to your local store to carry it.
Share the news that #FrenchToastCrunchIsBack! Per the rules: What belongs in the Serious Board?
News articles relating to science, technology, medicine, politics, the military and other issues do, news articles about celebrities generally do not. This is about innovation in science and technology, as well as international cereal politics. Until now, you could only get FTC by buying it from Canada. FTC is not a celebrity, it is a cereal. I think it's clear that this thread belongs in Serious.
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« on: December 07, 2014, 02:03:33 PM »
Fuckin' lol https://fliptomato.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/medical-researcher-discovers-integration-gets-75-citations/The bane of many American physics grad students is teaching introductory physics to premed students. Due to the nature of med school admissions, one ends up with classrooms full of students who cannot afford to get anything less than an A+++ if they hope to make it to (Ivy League) Med School. Further, due to the nature of medicine, these students also approach physics as something that’s meant to be memorized by rote. Note to premeds: every time you ask your TA what the relevant formula is so that you can memorize it, you kill a fraction of that poor grad student’s soul.
Not all premeds are like this. In fact, it may be true that most aren’t. But it sure needles the hell out of grad students when they have to teach those that are. It’s no surprise then, that there’s an uneasy tension between doctors and physicists.
So you’ll have to excuse me when I stuck out my tongue and blew a big raspberry to the medical community after I heard about the following paper:
A mathematical model for the determination of total area under glucose tolerance and other metabolic curves. M.M. Tai. Diabetes Care, Vol 17, Issue 2 152-154
(Try removing the phrase “glucose tolerance and other metabolic” if you find that title daunting.) I encourage you to take a quick look at the abstract, whose stated objective is this:
OBJECTIVE–To develop a mathematical model for the determination of total areas under curves from various metabolic studies. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS–In Tai’s Model, the total area under a curve is computed by dividing the area under the curve between two designated values on the X-axis (abscissas) into small segments (rectangles and triangles) whose areas can be accurately calculated from their respective geometrical formulas.
Hint! If you replace phrases like “curves from metabolic studies” with just “curves,” then you’ll note that Dr. Tai rediscovered the rectangle method of approximating an integral. (Actually, Dr. Tai rediscovered the trapezoidal rule.) To top it all off, Dr. Tai decided to name this “Tai’s Model” and the medical community cited this paper 75 times.
*snip*
What I find really interesting is that the abstract notes that the Tai Model is significantly more accurate than other `widely applied’ methods. What could these other `widely applied’ methods have possibly been? tl;dr Doc discovers fundamental basics of calculus that most high school grads should be aware of, names the technique after himself, and then gets cited over 75 times in other papers using his method.
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« on: December 04, 2014, 10:27:37 PM »
Am I legitimately terrible person for waiting so long to see this? I'm on Part 6 (all about the medic) and I'm loving it. The episode Tom Hanks directed was incredible.
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« on: December 01, 2014, 09:20:38 PM »
 It was a bit weirder at the beginning.
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« on: December 01, 2014, 12:05:51 PM »
Was it any good? I'm thinking about picking it up from Steam for today's sale.
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« on: November 30, 2014, 09:34:16 PM »
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« on: November 28, 2014, 11:48:27 PM »
Sarah Palin as president? ✓ Sarah Palin is a Reptilian? ✓ Hitler is alive? ✓ The planet is hollow? ✓ A Reptilian Sarah Palin flipping off a T-Rex-riding Hitler in the center of the hollow Earth?✓
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« on: November 27, 2014, 01:09:46 PM »
> giving yourself the 'gobble gobble' title
> Not letting HurtfulTurkey use his 'gobble gobble motherfucker' title on thanksgiving
P.S.,
<3
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« on: November 27, 2014, 09:01:16 AM »
Is this legit? Because it looks like a steaming pile of crap.
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« on: November 26, 2014, 10:48:21 AM »
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« on: November 24, 2014, 08:30:55 PM »
Rules: -All canon ships within current timelines (no bullshit NCC-1701-J, no Borg/Federation hybrids which haven't happened yet for Star Trek, no old-Human ships, etc.) -No time travel technology -No other pseudo-canon bullshit technology or races like Q or the Forerunners, though the USS Infinity can be used -Ship vs ship, not fleet vs. fleet. Star Trek wipes the floor in that case. Recommendations: UNSC Infinity  USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D  Haven't seen one of these in a while and there's pretty fun if you're a giant nerd. This is serious because it's better than 75% of what's already on here.
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« on: November 24, 2014, 08:11:20 PM »
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« on: November 24, 2014, 07:59:21 PM »
Yo Flood/Sep7/whatever, I'm graduating and commissioning in December which means I get to do big-boy stuff like buy video games and pay taxes, and I've sworn off games until I finish school in a few weeks, so I'm making a list of games I need to buy and play. Help me fill in the blanks. -Far Cry 4 -AC:U & R -Halo MCC -Dragon Age -Borderlands PS -Dark Souls 2 DLC -Hyrule Warriors -Shadow of Mordor -Bayonetta 2 -SSBU/SSBDS -South Park: Stick of Truth Also, is AC:U fine on console? My PC is decent but it's getting a lot of flack for its port, so I figured I'd stick to the X1. 
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« on: November 24, 2014, 11:43:37 AM »
I've got a paper due tonight that I couldn't care less about, but I gotta do it anyway. It's short and easy, I just can't think of a topic. Something related to control and influence in the world. I've got to present on it so something relatively interesting. No big-hitters like complex politics.
Go!
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« on: November 21, 2014, 10:30:15 PM »
This video. Watch it. Experience it. Discuss it. Dear mods and mentors, This is a serious video. Please stop being prudes and liven up the Serious forum. Love, T. H. Turkey
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« on: November 17, 2014, 08:15:45 PM »
I'm from Arizona and right now it's about 60 degrees (we wear jackets for this). I'm going to D.C. for an interview tomorrow and the high is supposed to be 36 degrees. I don't even know what to do with that. I have a jacket, but I'm not sure I know what 36 feels like. And the low is 25. That's below the freezing temperature of water. So what do I wear? Jeans and a jacket? An overcoat? A parka? This is in Serious because I also want you to consider the underlying themes in Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", available here: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173253Excuse me mods, I don't think you noticed, but this is a very serious topic. Please move it back to it's correct forum.
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« on: November 17, 2014, 05:09:15 PM »
So I've got a gold account, but when I got to the menu on the dashboard all I have available are two arcade games, Volgarr and Chariot. No discounts or Red Faction. When I go to the GwG site, I don't have an option to download the free games, the store link just shows me the regular price.
Any idea what to do?
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« on: November 13, 2014, 10:57:58 PM »
First step, graph 1/x. Unless you're literally a toddler, you should know what this looks like, even you hippy poli-sci mofos: Goddamn beautiful. But negatives are stupid so let's pretend that only numbers on the x axis exist from 1 to infinity. Now here's where you strap on your big-boy pocket protector. Take that 2D graph, and spin that shit around the x axis. Here's what you get:  Welcome to calculus 3, integrals in three dimensions. Why am I showing you this? This object, called Gabriel's Horn because of the Bible or some shit, has a couple interesting properties. First of all, it has infinite surface area. This might not sound so surprising because it goes on to the right for infinity. Cool, so if you have an object with literally infinite surface area, meaning it has a shell that goes on infinitely, then how much stuff can you put in it? Probably infinite volume, right? Or damn-near close (because limits or derivatives or something you heard in high school once)? Fuck no, this shape actually has a volume of exactly pi. Infinite area on the outside, finite volume on the inside. But why is the volume equal to pi? This shape is, essentially, an infinite set of 2D circles stacked on each other, and the area of each circle is pi*r^2 (this is like 4th grade, try to keep up). I already gave you the radius: it's 1/x. Just look at the first graph for like 10 seconds and it'll click. So in Calculus, you can find a way to find the volume of all those circles: it's the sum of the area of each 2D circle, until infinity. So we know the area of any of the circles is: π*r^2 = π*(1/x)^2 = π/(x^2) Anyone that's heard of limits can see where this is going. Take the integral of this function from 1 to infinity and you get pi. Why? Because of limits, dumbass.  What's the limit of 1/x (or 1/x^2) as x reaches infinity? It's zero. One divided by a really huge number is basically 0. So when the effect of the radius becomes insignificant, all we have left is π. /math Turkey, out. 
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