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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: Fortification, Part V: The Age of Industrial Firepower
This is the final part of a five part (I, II, III, IV) series covering some of the basics of fortification, all the way from ancient city walls to modern anti-access/area denial systems. Last week, we looked at the changes which gunpowder-based weaponry enforced on fortification design in Europe, leading to the emergence of the…
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(QC RSS) Use Protection
This is a syndicated post, originally published by QC RSS at QC RSS.
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(Cat and Girl) The Upside
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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( Comments for Radical Classical Liberals ) Comment on Discourse and Attendance in College Classes by Aeon J. Skoble
I largely agree here, but a couple things. 1, it’s no more unfair to expect discussion because some people have problems speaking than it is to expect essays because some people have problems writing or to expect exams because some people have test anxiety. No matter what modality you use, someone will be not as…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Omicron, Delta, and the Revenge of Count von Count by Roderick T. Long
In reply to Roderick T. Long. “But wait,” you ask, “didn’t Batman design the Bat-computer?” Yes he did. Four circuits at a time. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Omicron, Delta, and the Revenge of Count von Count by Roderick T. Long
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. “I think we will probably get only limited insight into staffing shortages in health care if we count to four and leave matters there.” Well, you’ve heard of the “crow epistemology”? This is som…
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( Comments for Radical Classical Liberals ) Comment on Two Reasons for Conversation. When stop? by Discourse and Attendance in College Classes | Radical Classical Liberals
[…] to engage in discourse: to maintain or nourish a relationship or to convey information. (See here.) In college classrooms, I will simply assume, the latter reason is paramount. That is also hugely […]
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – What we have in common
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(QC RSS) No Big Deal
walk it off ya big baby
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