Debunking the myth of the “infantry screen”

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Today let’s talk about the myth of the infantry screen. This myth is extremely pervasive but there’s really no basis for the idea and I’m not even sure when exactly it started. Look at any war movie clip on YouTube showing infantry behind (rather than in front of) tanks and the comments section will always … Read more

Politics and Hardware in the Ukraine

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In this latest podcast with Ben and Carlo (Billy Bob couldn’t make it tonight) I talked about the significance of the T-72/Abrams showdown and Macron’s comments about sending troops to Ukraine, and the impact this could have on the NATO club.

Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” Is Worse Than You Think

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Napoleon has been out for a while but I finally saw it, and even negative reviews were overly generous. The uninspired CGI slop in Napoleon is what I call “content,” in the same sense as AI-generated copy on a clickbait website. Have you seen the trailer? If so, you’ve seen the whole movie because there wasn’t anything else in it.

Dune 2: The First Movie Written By ChatGPT

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Here are my first (and probably last) impressions after watching Dune 2. It’s almost three hours long, with ponderous pacing. The shots of CGI landscape are all too long, and it felt like a third of the runtime was just staring at particle animations. The dialogue is mostly wooden exposition dumps with characters reciting stuff … Read more

Psychology and Physical Necessity in War

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Both military and civilian studies have proven that an armed person will behave more aggressively than an unarmed person, for the obvious reason that having a weapon in his hands will make him feel stronger and more able to win a fight. In a geopolitical context, arming a proxy government can cause them to be … Read more