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Wintermoot, look up the CSS Hunley

Wintermoot, look up the CSS Hunley

I'm actually knowledgeable about it...there was a lot of news about it when it was raised a few years ago. I think it's interesting how the Civil War at times utilized tactics from years before and at times experimented with technology that would be at the forefront of future wars...the submarine, the gatling gun, trench warfare in the siege of Richmond, etc.

Wintermoot, look up the CSS Hunley

I'm actually knowledgeable about it...there was a lot of news about it when it was raised a few years ago. I think it's interesting how the Civil War at times utilized tactics from years before and at times experimented with technology that would be at the forefront of future wars...the submarine, the gatling gun, trench warfare in the siege of Richmond, etc.

I also find it fascinating that in WW1 the US took all the valuable lessons they learned in WW1... and ignored them in favour of the good ole' full frontal assault technique. Well done, General Pershing.

Wintermoot, look up the CSS Hunley

I'm actually knowledgeable about it...there was a lot of news about it when it was raised a few years ago. I think it's interesting how the Civil War at times utilized tactics from years before and at times experimented with technology that would be at the forefront of future wars...the submarine, the gatling gun, trench warfare in the siege of Richmond, etc.

I also find it fascinating that in WW1 the US took all the valuable lessons they learned in the Civil War... and ignored them in favour of the good ole' full frontal assault technique. Well done, General Pershing.

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Frontal charge was also an unfortunate tactic of the Civil War...many of its generals were trained from or had experience with earlier wars using muskets and early artillery, and failed to understand that charging against newer artillery and rifles was a much deadlier combination. The charge against Marye's Heights in the Battle of Fredricksburg is a great example of this.

And one can never forget good ole Pickett's Charge.

It's amazing how people thought that charging people with decent weapons behind stone walls would actually accomplish something.

Frontal charge was also an unfortunate tactic of the Civil War...many of its generals were trained from or had experience with earlier wars using muskets and early artillery, and failed to understand that charging against newer artillery and rifles was a much deadlier combination. The charge against Marye's Heights in the Battle of Fredricksburg is a great example of this.

Though to be fair, Marye's Heights in particular and the fiasco that was Fredricksburg in general had less to do with out-dated tactics of the times and more to do with General Burnsides being bad at his job.

One of the early lectures from the Civil War course I'm taking...so far very impressed. It's early on, but I'm really enjoying it...

Yay for hour-ling depressing conversations with dad about how I shattered my dignity to the family and how I bring shame to him.  Apparently I'm going to be homeless because i refuse to abandon my cat while looking for a job and a new place to live. 

He tells me I'll never find a job in my field and yet he feels shamed by the fact that I do temp manual labour work and seek retail jobs for a person who has a BS degree for someone from a Brahmin Indian family.

He asks when I'm going to get married and I don't even have a girlfriend yet because I've been trying to become stable yet he doesn't know why I can't find someone.

Love the level of motivation I get.  I'm going to be 32 in three days and I feel shitty and worthless.

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Yay for hour-ling depressing conversations with dad about how I shattered my dignity to the family and how I bring shame to him.  Apparently I'm going to be homeless because i refuse to abandon my cat while looking for a job and a new place to live. 

He tells me I'll never find a job in my field and yet he feels shamed by the fact that I do temp manual labour work and seek retail jobs for a person who has a BS degree for someone from a Brahmin Indian family.

He asks when I'm going to get married and I don't even have a girlfriend yet because I've been trying to become stable yet he doesn't know why I can't find someone.

Love the level of motivation I get.  I'm going to be 32 in three days and I feel shitty and worthless.

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Gov, you aren't worthless. We all feel a little lost sometimes, lord knows we can all attest to that. And who cares what your father says? Your your own man, beholden to nothing and no one but yourself. If you ever need to talk, ever need a friendly ear you know that you an always talk to us.

Who would be willing to listen? Not many have said anything :-/

Who would be willing to listen? Not many have said anything :-/

Well then talk to me. You'd be amazed how much talking about how you feel can help. Why do you feel worthless, Gov?

Who would be willing to listen? Not many have said anything :-/

I listen, and I'm willing to continue doing so.

Sometimes nothing else needs to be said; North happened to sum things up nicely.  Don't mistake seeming silence for a lack of listeners.