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| bio | website | canageek.wordpress.com |
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| location | Canada | |
| age | 25 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 7 months |
| seen | 2 days ago | |
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A Canadian geek, finishing off a chemistry degree. I typically hang around TeX.SX as I like the community and learn things by reading the questions. I'm also active on RPG.SX and History.SX.
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May 31 |
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Number of bullets used in WW2 @quant_dev Sure, but you'd get an upper bound at least, then you can use that to sanity check any other estimate. |
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May 22 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 5 |
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Number of bullets used in WW2 You could probably tackle it by figuring out how many bullets a day various combatants produced, then assume pretty much all of them where fired, since if they were not then the combatants would have not wasted resources making more. |
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Mar 6 |
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Was Theodoric the Great killed by Justinian? Boethius was a good friend of his that he had do a lot of work for him, as shown in Variae. |
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Feb 1 |
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What effect did tanks have on warfare strategies upon their introduction? @TomAu It was phrased much more ambiguously originally. The new wording is more clear, I agree. |
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Jan 2 |
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WWI trench tactics using shields? Bonus points for mentioning the shield-shovel, and taking the time to look it up. |
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Jan 2 |
awarded | Critic |
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Jan 2 |
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What are the counterarguments to calling German nazism a right-wing movement? As the FAQ says: "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face. Chatty, open-ended questions diminish the usefulness of our site and push other questions off the front page." |
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Dec 18 |
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Which war games did Napoleon practice with his generals? Dammit, I've seen discussion of this before and can't remember where. This information is out there. I'd try looking through some of the history of roleplaying and wargames articles that are around. |
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Dec 16 |
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WWI trench tactics using shields? Generals in WWI, while not great in a lot of cases, actually were not quite as stupid as portrayed in the media. There were a series of tactics used to try and break the deadlock. It should also be noted that despite the horrific slaughter, the period in the trenches actually had lower casualties then the parts of the war without trenches. |
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Dec 16 |
answered | WWI trench tactics using shields? |
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Dec 16 |
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WWI trench tactics using shields? I don't think there are any shields around that would be able to stop a high velocity bullet from a Mauser or Lee-Enfield, at least not one that a normal human could carry. |
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Nov 21 |
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How Did Modern Weapons Change the Dynamics of City Fighting? @Sardathrion Sorry, I get a little elitist when talking to Americans as I forget some of you actually know what you are talking about-- I'm unfortunately used to dealing with people who thought WWII started with the bombing of Pearl Harbour and that there were 2 beaches invaded on D-Day. |
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Nov 21 |
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How unfavorable were the terms of Germany's “surrender” in WW1? It demonstrates who was dictating terms and how much they took advantage of it. I mainly put it up to correct the above answer (which lists 200,000 men) and add sources, which I consider essential to answering a question. |
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Nov 18 |
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How Did Modern Weapons Change the Dynamics of City Fighting? Ah, no- Al Qaeda hates Iraq as a secular state. Do some reading on it written outside of the US; The BBC is a good source generally. If you want a really good overview Gywn Dyer has written a book on the topic. |
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Nov 18 |
answered | How unfavorable were the terms of Germany's “surrender” in WW1? |
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Nov 18 |
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How Did Modern Weapons Change the Dynamics of City Fighting? Pssssttt, Al Qaeda wasn't involved with Badgdad; It was local, Iraqi insurgent creating the problems for US troops in Iraq. |
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Nov 14 |
awarded | Benefactor |
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Nov 8 |
awarded | Promoter |
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Nov 8 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
