Adente
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@, Not to mention the data usage would be through the roof! XD
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@, Also, do you have any idea of how to get music onto an iphone without using itunes? I'd rather not spend hundreds on music
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@, That's a good idea! Soundtracks would help pass a lot more time than single songs. Although I hope they don't have relaxing music that makes you drowsy, or I might never survive the trip to Maryland!
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@, I'm fine with basically anything, besides techno/dubstep/trap/whatever its all called. Soft Rock, jazz, pop, country, R&B, its all good by me.
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Okay, so as the title implies, I will be taking a road trip, and I need music for said road trip. I will be driving my car, which is currently in Washington state, to Annapolis, Maryland, where my college is, so its kind of going to be a long, long trip. I plan to meander around a little and not take the direct route, such as cutting through Yellowstone and maybe Northern California, and heading up to Ceder Point in Ohio, so this whole trip will take up my whole summer leave, around 2.5-3 weeks. Needless to say, I have no desire to be in want of music in the middle of nowhere with not even a radio station to be found, so what music would you guys want to listen to on a very long cross country drive?
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Hahaha get it guys? Because they're nauti-cal thoughts? And... uh, the Navy? I dunno, it was funny in my head. And here's one of my formal portrait pictures.
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@, Just throw one of those trashcans through the window. What could go wrong?
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Has anyone lost a dear friend from some tragic accident
Adente replied to Aly's topic in General Discussion
One of my good childhood friends died because he was doing the "choking game" (everyone remember that stupid fad a few years back?) and he died as a result. Another friend, not as dear to me, died when he crashed a go-kart and wasn't wearing a helmet. -
What is the Worst City You've Visited and Why?
Adente replied to CC_Maud_Pie's topic in General Discussion
I would definitely agree about Oakland, and I definitely was no fan of Detroit when I visited. I don't think an explanation is necessary on that one -
So Japan had no chance, even right from the beginning? I did read an interesting take on it by one historian, "Japan basically attacked a country plagued by economic woes that appeared weak. However, the root of said woes was that America's factories were churning out industrial goods there was no demand for, and there were millions of young males of military age with no opportunities for work."
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@, She's definitely a lot of fun to talk to.
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Holy crap, that's awesome! Almost makes me want to become a Surface Warfare Officer when I graduate... Almost!
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Not at all, but this course is specifically focusing on American Naval History, and considering a lot of Graduates from my school served and died in World War II, it would make sense to know our school's history and heritage. Exactly! Although sadly railguns won't work or look like the one in Transformers 2.
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Tell me about it! Did you hear the Navy is building a laser testbed weapon and its proven to work? And it works! I spoke to one of the people who worked designing it when they came to speak to my class, and she said they could "fry ants on top of a hill five miles away with it"
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Then again, the US took that obsession to the extreme. I mean, we reactivated two battleships in the 80's just because we could. Reagan didn't even bother trying to give a reason, he was just like "we needed to spend more on defense to outpace the Soviets." But dammit if I didn't say they were cool!
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There was a quote by Yamamoto I read once that went something like, "The three great follies of the world are The Great Wall of China, the Pyramids, and the battleship Yamato" Which I guess was proven pretty correct when the most powerful battleship in the world was blown up by intercepting planes for a loss of almost all the crew. The Americans lost 10 planes by comparison. Although to be fair, the Japanese obsession may be because of their battleship victory over Russia in the Sino-Japanese war of 1905.
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Although of course that'd be opening up a discussion about how shortsighted Pearl Harbor was, seeing as almost every ship sunk was refloated and operational within a year, and the sub base and oil facilities were ignored, which would have been much more damaging in the long run. The Japanese always did have an obsession with battleships, and sinking them, for most of WWII
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And there's the fact that the last time Japan conducted a strike designed to cripple the US and destroy morale sort of backfired..
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Here's a few pictures of me from Thanksgiving break!
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I know, I'm no good at speculation either. Although specifically I was talking about Japan just sinking the transports carrying several thousand Marines for the recapture of the Philippines, not the US surface fleet.
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Yeah, everyone at my school is definitely obsessed with writing about Midway... which is probably why we weren't allowed to write out papers on it! Also, assuming somehow Japan pulled out a victory at Leyte and actually succeeded in destroying the amphibious invasion force meant for the liberation of the Philippines, would that not have changed the outcome of the war in the long run?
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So the deterioration of Japan's carrier air power at battles like Midway and the Philippines Sea (The Marianas Turkey Shoot) enabled the US to have air superiority and sink otherwise formidable Japanese Battleships?
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But Letye Gulf was after the battle of the Philippines Sea. By this point Japan had to rely on land based planes; the carriers were just a decoy force Admiral Ozawa sent out to draw Admiral Halsey away from the gulf? By this point I was under the impression Japan was relying almost entirely on surface ships like battleships and cruisers to destroy the US fleet. But thanks for the input!
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Hey, if there's any history buffs out there who know a thing or two about the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII, I could use some help. I'm writing a thesis paper for my Naval History class, and I'm stuck. What factors would you say were the most important in enabling the US Navy to so decisively defeat the Imperial Navy at Leyte? Any help would be very appreciated!
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I have a routine for Monday-Friday, but its not by my own desire. No way would I get up at 5:00 to work out of my own free will!
