Starlord Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Yes, much like the reputation Frederick von Enterprise has had in the US. Cygnia, assault, Lee and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Gerhard von Scharnhorst played a major role in the final defeat of Napoleon by spearheading the reorganization and revival of the Prussian army. Thus he helped secure the continued independence of Prussia, who then went on the absorb the rest of Germany later in the century, as well as being a pioneering military theorist and writer on military matters. He did have quite a reputation in Germany as a national hero. Whether he still holds that position after Stalin destroyed Prussia after WWII (most of it was absorbed into Poland with its German residents forcibly expelled, and the remainder was incorporated into the puppet state of East Germany) is open to conjecture on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 It is odd that people who go mad don't say they are Scharnhorst or Blucher or Von Clausewitz. Napoleon, yes. Gneisenau, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, death tribble said: It is odd that people who go mad don't say they are Scharnhorst or Blucher or Von Clausewitz. Napoleon, yes. Gneisenau, no. There was a man being treated at the same mental health clinic who had the idea that he had the same sort of personal relationship with Adolf Hitler that Christians have with Jesus. I found it pretty revolting, for obvious reasons, and hated having to overhear him at clinic social events. Few people know who Scharnhorst was outside Germany, which may help explain your observation. and Clausewitz is best known in military and wargaming circles as a theorist on strategy and tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Even 50-year-old climate models correctly predicted global warming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 11 hours ago, death tribble said: No WW1. The WW2 Scharnhorst was lost in the Battle of the North Cape in the Arctic Circle. The WW1 armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were sunk in the Battle of the Falkland Islands. If you think that's confusing, try looking up the Lützow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 https://fox8.com/2019/12/03/man-reunites-with-dog-taken-during-cleveland-carjacking-thanks-police/ This happened near where I lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 8:58 AM, ScottishFox said: Actors will have to be much more careful about signing away their likeness for movie rolls. Sorry Mr. Rock, we won't need you for the next 5 installments of Fast and Furious. We're going to use a digitally created version of you to save on payroll costs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 1:58 AM, ScottishFox said: Actors will have to be much more careful about signing away their likeness for movie rolls. Sorry Mr. Rock, we won't need you for the next 5 installments of Fast and Furious. We're going to use a digitally created version of you to save on payroll costs... you mean this? Duke Bushido and pinecone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 A Chinese-Canadian animator has been accused of plagiarizing work from numerous animated films and shows in a spot for the PlayStation, and his career is ruined. Kevin Bao was commissioned to do the ad for Sony. He is accused of using and tracing over entire sequences, frame for frame, from numerous recent films including FLCL and Steven Universe: the Movie. After complaints, Sony pulled the ad from Youtube, Bao's former studio cut all ties with him, and even his agent has dropped him. Animation is grueling, lengthy, and often unappreciated work. Shortcuts such as reusing shots and music have always been a part of the form. But no artistic community likes an open plagiarist. Bao may well find he's going to have to do something else for a living from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 3:44 AM, death tribble said: It is odd that people who go mad don't say they are Scharnhorst or Blucher or Von Clausewitz. Napoleon, yes. Gneisenau, no. Of course, not all Napoleon impersonators are mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 12 hours ago, assault said: Of course, not all Napoleon impersonators are mad. Napoleon III wasn't mad -- probably -- and was good at domestic politics (even with his dictatorial leanings), but he also fancied himself a soldier and that was his downfall. He did help unify Italy and secure its independence (and took more credit for it than he probably deserved) But the Mexico adventure was a disaster and the war with Prussia/Germany a catastrophe that resulted in abdication, exile, and enormous suffering in France. It was especially bad in his beloved Paris which was besieged and starved out for more than a year. But he did last twice as long as Napoleon I did (he antagonized many, but didn't antagonize the entirety of Europe or go on conquering sprees), rebuilt Paris into a modern metropolis, and encouraged the arts and sciences. Art, music, and literature flourished during his regime, even if a lot of it was satirizing it. The hilarious and biting operettas of Jacques Offenbach are as beloved in France as those of Gilbert and Sullivan are in the English-Speaking world. Still, the disasters in Mexico and at Metz almost completely overwhelm the memory of his accomplishments. Since then, the Bonaparte family has been completely locked out of French politics. There will be no more Napoleons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 4:56 PM, wcw43921 said: The title of the article speaks for itself. "Hate them or love them, the Ewoks have more strategic chops than any military in the Star Wars galaxy" Not really a high bar there....... Lawnmower Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 57 minutes ago, Spence said: "Hate them or love them, the Ewoks have more strategic chops than any military in the Star Wars galaxy" Not really a high bar there....... They also know how to throw a great barbecue. Spence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 Speaking of barbecues, the worst fire season on record continues to incinerate the Australian hellscape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 Yep. assault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 Gulf of Alaska cod fishery closes Overfishing plus ocean warming means the Feds pull the plug on fishing (It might take Bull Halsey and the Pacific Fleet to keep the Japanese out, though.) pinecone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 One of the last Battle of Britain pilots dies aged 101 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50710808 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 9:27 AM, Old Man said: Speaking of barbecues, the worst fire season on record continues to incinerate the Australian hellscape. Also happening in Queensland, though thankfully not as badly as in New South Wales. The city where I live (Toowoomba) was covered with smoke haze for a couple of days, but it has mostly blown over. Unlike Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 New Zealand volcano: Five dead and eight missing with 'no signs of life' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 As the resident of a state with active volcanoes, I’m really surprised they allowed regular tour groups to land there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 10 hours ago, assault said: Also happening in Queensland, though thankfully not as badly as in New South Wales. The city where I live (Toowoomba) was covered with smoke haze for a couple of days, but it has mostly blown over. Unlike Sydney. Are they going to finish burning out Mt Stromo Observatory this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 7 hours ago, Cancer said: Are they going to finish burning out Mt Stromo Observatory this time? They seem to be working on burning pretty much everything at the moment. Mt Stromlo's near Canberra, which is having its own issues with smoke haze, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was out of action at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Well, the observatory lost the library, the 74-inch reflector, and several other buildings/telecopes back in 2002 or 2003, as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 NSW bushfires could cripple forests' ability to reabsorb carbon dioxide, climate scientists say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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