Comments on: Did someone mention “flares”?

By: Randy K

Randy K — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:26:25 +0000

No problem Kris and Lex.

Not often I can add something to the conversation, so I’m very glad when I can.

By: TIM C

TIM C — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:31:13 +0000

I thought OpSec might be an issue, but I thought I would at least ask.

JTG — I am a snap judgement guy, so Blackjack is my game, no thought – read and react!

By: Justthisguy

Justthisguy — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:16:03 +0000

Of course we want enemies to *believe* that our magazines are bottomless, and actually not know how many nasty weapons and how much ammo we have. Stands to reason, and all.

I believe it’s called spreading Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt when IBM and Microsoft do it.

All the authorities going back to Sun Tzu recommend doing that in actual life-and-death conflicts, as one of the things one needs to do if he intends to win.

I thought everybody knew that.

By: Justthisguy

Justthisguy — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:59:06 +0000

There’s never a bottomless magazine of any kind of stuff, and it “wouldn’t be prudent” to let other folks know just how deep the well is.

Hell, Tim, when you play poker with friends, do you volunteer to let them look in yer wallet?

By: lex

lex — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:30:56 +0000

Actually Tim, the answer to that is tip-toeing up to the classified level, sorry.

It’s not a bad question, but the answering of it could eventually help out a bad guy some day, taken with other bits of flotsam and jetsam.

By: TIM C

TIM C — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:09:36 +0000

Lex or any Pilots willing answer,

Very cool art work, but I do have a question as to how many times you can tickle the pickle for the flares before you are empty?

I am presuming its probably the same amount as the number of fingers on your hand.

Can you direct the flares or does it just go out as a blanket?

Tim C