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From: The Older Gentleman on 5 Aug 2010 17:45 Bill Smith <quandary(a)newsguy.com> wrote: > What you have there aren't naval guns but purpose built shore > batteries; so called disappearing guns. Their recoil would push them > down behind a parapet, lifting a counterweight which, after reloading, > would be used to lift them up again. It was an interesting concept > that didn't prove to be very practical in operation. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearing_gun Fascinating. Never heard of this before. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: BrianNZ on 5 Aug 2010 23:45 The Older Gentleman wrote: > Bill Smith <quandary(a)newsguy.com> wrote: > >> What you have there aren't naval guns but purpose built shore >> batteries; so called disappearing guns. Their recoil would push them >> down behind a parapet, lifting a counterweight which, after reloading, >> would be used to lift them up again. It was an interesting concept >> that didn't prove to be very practical in operation. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearing_gun > > Fascinating. Never heard of this before. > > http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/auckland/auckland-area/north-head-historic-reserve/the-north-head-disappearing-gun/ The 'down under' version.....I think they were to defend us from the Russians?
From: Henry on 6 Aug 2010 08:02 BrianNZ wrote: > Henry wrote: >> BrianNZ wrote: >>> Henry wrote: >>>> Here in the real world, I'm the recipient of many compliments >>>> on the quality of my writing. >>> Thanks for that , the best laugh of the day! >> Not sure what you find humorous there, but you're welcome! >>> Do you keep a list of the less than complimentary remarks as well? :) >> I can't recall anyone telling me that I don't write well, although >> a few folks have taken issue with some of the content. ;-) >>> ...and what you do is 'repetitive cut'n'pastes', not 'writing'. >> Right, I've never typed a word of my own. You wouldn't believe how >> long it took me to search the web to find the right text for this >> reply. Thank *you* for the laughs, Bri... <g> >> By the way, if I were to "cut'n'paste", no text would show up, and >> the nutters/sheep would have nothing to whine about. The phrase >> you're "thinking" of is "copy'n'paste". You're welcome... > ??? It's the 'paste' part that gets the text to show..... Yep. > the 'cut' or 'copy' is the method the information to be 'pasted' is gathered. Oops. That's where get tripped up. Cut deletes the text. Copy saves it. They're quite different - at least as different as a perfectly executed demolition and minor ordinary office fires in a steel framed high rise. One causes the building to drop straight down with near perfect symmetry, and the other leaves the building standing. > In this post you have restrained yourself by not mentioning WTC7 or > 9/11....just check any of your other posts to find the cut'n'pastes I > refer to. I've never used cut'n'paste. Try it. Do some basic research. No text will show up. -- "Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance." -- Albert Einstein. http://911research.wtc7.net http://www.journalof911studies.com/ http://www.ae911truth.org
From: BrianNZ on 7 Aug 2010 07:51
Henry wrote: > BrianNZ wrote: >> Henry wrote: >>> BrianNZ wrote: >>>> Henry wrote: > >>>>> Here in the real world, I'm the recipient of many compliments >>>>> on the quality of my writing. > >>>> Thanks for that , the best laugh of the day! > >>> Not sure what you find humorous there, but you're welcome! > >>>> Do you keep a list of the less than complimentary remarks as well? :) > >>> I can't recall anyone telling me that I don't write well, although >>> a few folks have taken issue with some of the content. ;-) > >>>> ...and what you do is 'repetitive cut'n'pastes', not 'writing'. > >>> Right, I've never typed a word of my own. You wouldn't believe how >>> long it took me to search the web to find the right text for this >>> reply. Thank *you* for the laughs, Bri... <g> > >>> By the way, if I were to "cut'n'paste", no text would show up, and >>> the nutters/sheep would have nothing to whine about. The phrase >>> you're "thinking" of is "copy'n'paste". You're welcome... > >> ??? It's the 'paste' part that gets the text to show..... > > Yep. Good, so you understand that part, so it really doesn't matter wether it was a 'cut' or a 'copy' from the source (article), it's the 'paste' that gets it where people can read it here?...as in 'the text would show up'. > >> the 'cut' or 'copy' is the method the information to be 'pasted' is >> gathered. > > Oops. That's where get tripped up. Cut deletes the text. Copy saves > it. They're quite different - at least as different as a perfectly > executed demolition and minor ordinary office fires in a steel framed > high rise. One causes the building to drop straight down with near > perfect symmetry, and the other leaves the building standing. Yep, youv'e tripped up. I never disputed that 'cut' and 'copy' were different functions. If you re-read what I wrote you will see that, but I would compare the differences more like picking up a folder and moving it to another room to photocopying the folder and only taking the photocopied material to the other room. I'm disputing you saying that if you 'cut'n'paste' "no text would show up". As you agreed above "It's the 'paste' part that gets the text to show....." "It's the 'paste' part that gets the text to show....." "It's the 'paste' part that gets the text to show....." After copying that quote I 'cut'n'pasted' the repeats....the text shows!! > >> In this post you have restrained yourself by not mentioning WTC7 or >> 9/11....just check any of your other posts to find the cut'n'pastes I >> refer to. > > I've never used cut'n'paste. Try it. Do some basic research. No text > will show up. > See above...text will show up when the paste part is done. When you say 'no text will show up' I think you mean 'the text from the source will be deleted'?? Maybe there are other things you say when you mean something else.......?? |