"Of course, had Iran actually attacked the old Air Force One, those people who were unwitting decoys would perish, while Trump was safe in a different plan. And then Trump had the cojones to say, “if I go, you go” to the press after the switcharoo, without letting them in on the joke. “Escape from Ankara” practically writes itself. Can we get Christopher Nolan to direct? Can we get Kurt Russell?"
Dude.
John Carpenter is *still* with us and would do a MUCH better job than Nolan. Just check out "They Live" or the original "Assault on Precinct 13"* (probably a MORE relevant film) if "Escape from New York" wasn't already proof enough.
As a bonus, you'd get a great score to the film that's memorable, unlike whatever we got in "The Odyssey" (an uncharacteristically weak composition from Ludwig Göransson, who's done superb work in the past).
Is urinating in one’s Cheerios the same as pissing in one’s Wheaties? Never mind, probably a generational difference. The endless and mindless questions we are all faced with daily as trump demonstrates his “genius” are truly mind boggling.
I awake daily to a host of quality emails (including The Racket). While not often listed as “quality,” is your old buddy EE, i sometimes pop it open to read his thoughts. Today’s header was curious: “Character Still Matters.”
It was in reference to Paxton…which has to beg the question, who has less character, trump? Or Paxton?
Maybe a return to steam catapults is the wrong decision for the future, but it's not entirely unjustified at this point. Anyhow, my understanding is that it is ordered for new carriers - not to retrofit existing ships. Future Presidents will make the call.
As someone who spent the weekend slinging books at a genre convention (NecronomiCon Providence for weird fiction fans of Lovecraft, Howard, and Smith), I have to tip my hat to those writers who have made it their life's mission to backfill and justify every stupid thing that comes out of Trump*.
* (I'm not saying that the article you linked is one of those, as THEY come out in favor of electric launchers as well, while acknowledging that steam is a well-understood technology at this point with a diminishing shelf life.)
I'm positive I know more about the mechanics of compressible fluids, including steam, than President Trump. I'm also pretty sure he was told that steam catapults were more reliable by someone he believed trustworthy - probably pilots whose life might depend on that reliability. Of course, being Trump, he made an assertion instead of crediting the source.
When "pretty sure" turns into "Captain X, who flew Y sorties in the Iraq War, testifies to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense about why he prefers steam over electric launchers", let me know.
In the meantime, I salute your commitment to your craft.
"Of course, had Iran actually attacked the old Air Force One, those people who were unwitting decoys would perish, while Trump was safe in a different plan. And then Trump had the cojones to say, “if I go, you go” to the press after the switcharoo, without letting them in on the joke. “Escape from Ankara” practically writes itself. Can we get Christopher Nolan to direct? Can we get Kurt Russell?"
Dude.
John Carpenter is *still* with us and would do a MUCH better job than Nolan. Just check out "They Live" or the original "Assault on Precinct 13"* (probably a MORE relevant film) if "Escape from New York" wasn't already proof enough.
As a bonus, you'd get a great score to the film that's memorable, unlike whatever we got in "The Odyssey" (an uncharacteristically weak composition from Ludwig Göransson, who's done superb work in the past).
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5UU2TxOcZs
I think he's too busy writing music and playing video games, unfortunately
I'm not going to fault the man for making new art[1] and having fun with his new friends[2].
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nC5TBv3sfU
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlUJTtBphb0
Is urinating in one’s Cheerios the same as pissing in one’s Wheaties? Never mind, probably a generational difference. The endless and mindless questions we are all faced with daily as trump demonstrates his “genius” are truly mind boggling.
I awake daily to a host of quality emails (including The Racket). While not often listed as “quality,” is your old buddy EE, i sometimes pop it open to read his thoughts. Today’s header was curious: “Character Still Matters.”
It was in reference to Paxton…which has to beg the question, who has less character, trump? Or Paxton?
Like E S’s comment below, good to have you back.
I’d say Paxton, mostly because Trump would never be a toady to someone like Donald Trump. Paxton is.
"Today’s header was curious: 'Character Still Matters.'"
At what point does EE become liable for neck injuries due to the whiplash he's been inducing in his readers for the past decade?
Welcome back Steve. Enjoy reading your offerings when you have the time.
Trump id the gift that keeps on giving. Becoming a truism in life that if Trump supports or wants something then it has to be a terrible idea.
The EML is also just plain faster than a steam system.
Maybe a return to steam catapults is the wrong decision for the future, but it's not entirely unjustified at this point. Anyhow, my understanding is that it is ordered for new carriers - not to retrofit existing ships. Future Presidents will make the call.
https://boltflight.com/which-aircraft-carrier-catapult-is-more-effective-steam-or-electric-the-real-battle-behind-modern-naval-aviation/
As someone who spent the weekend slinging books at a genre convention (NecronomiCon Providence for weird fiction fans of Lovecraft, Howard, and Smith), I have to tip my hat to those writers who have made it their life's mission to backfill and justify every stupid thing that comes out of Trump*.
* (I'm not saying that the article you linked is one of those, as THEY come out in favor of electric launchers as well, while acknowledging that steam is a well-understood technology at this point with a diminishing shelf life.)
Weird taste in literature.
I'm positive I know more about the mechanics of compressible fluids, including steam, than President Trump. I'm also pretty sure he was told that steam catapults were more reliable by someone he believed trustworthy - probably pilots whose life might depend on that reliability. Of course, being Trump, he made an assertion instead of crediting the source.
When "pretty sure" turns into "Captain X, who flew Y sorties in the Iraq War, testifies to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense about why he prefers steam over electric launchers", let me know.
In the meantime, I salute your commitment to your craft.
I will never believe Trump researched and formed this opinion on his own.
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/why-trump-is-dumping-advanced-emals-for-1950s-steam-catapults-on-future-u-s-aircraft-carriers/