“A major flaw of Japanese strategic thinking was a belief that the ultimate Pacific battle would be fought by battleships, in keeping with the doctrine of Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan. As a result, Yamamoto (and his successors) hoarded battleships for a “decisive battle” that never happened.”
— Attack on Pearl Harbor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2:31 pm • 18 May 2012
1% rule (Internet culture) (en.wikipedia.org)
1% rule (Internet culture)
The “90–9–1” version of this rule states that 1% of people create content, 9% edit or modify that content, and 90% view the content without contributing
4:02 am • 29 April 2012
“He argues there are 3 drivers behind huge human projects: fear of death (war), desire of economic gain, and service to god/monarch. The last one is mostly gone so that leaves the first two. He argues that economic gain is the driver we should be focused on and that investment into a manned space program leads to a culture of innovation in our country and for the next generation, which has widespread economic benefits.”
— Watch this: Neil deGrasse Tyson on why we need NASA to dream for the future | The Verge
11:54 am • 19 March 2012
“After these deadly results, British intelligence leaked falsified information implying that the rockets were over-shooting their London target by 10 to 20 miles. This tactic worked and for the remainder of the war most landed in Kent due to erroneous recalibration.”
— V-2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2:36 pm • 9 February 2012
“You can’t combat piracy. Externalities are a cost of doing business. Anyone who thinks otherwise is kidding him/herself.”
— http://www.boingboing.net/2012/01/04/articulate-explanation-of-how.html
12:09 pm • 9 January 2012