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McNab wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 3:23 pm

MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 3:21 pm Image.jpeg

Didn't Docca post that in the Jokes thread?

gremlin wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 3:11 pm

Taipan wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:24 pm

gremlin wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:20 pm

There is a story that when posted to whatever ship it was, he was introduced to the captain and jauntily informed him, 'Please call me Andrew', to which the caption replied, 'Of course, and you can call me 'Sir'', much to his chagrin.

I don't know how true that is, but I do hope it is.

Military Hierarchy Overrules Royalty: While the Commanding Officer might be a "commoner" in civilian life, they hold authority over the prince within the unit. The prince is expected to follow orders and show respect for the rank.
Respectful Distance: While the prince might be treated with deference, the CO often maintains a "respectful distance," treating the prince as a professional colleague rather than a subordinate monarch.
Exceptions: In some contexts, particularly in ceremonial or non-combat roles, the prince might be addressed as "Your Royal Highness" (HRH) or "Sir," but in high-intensity environments, this is generally replaced by military honorifics.

He's still a cunt.

ZRX61 wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 3:22 pm Amazon's internal A.I. coding assistant decided the engineers' existing code was inadequate so the bot deleted it to start from scratch...

That resulted in taking down a part of AWS for 13 hours and it wasn't the first time it had happened.

Mike1976 wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 7:27 pm 40 year old design and they've been having problems with hydrogen all those decades. So having problems now with helium leaks at least gives them some variety. If I recall correctly, I think even the engines are "new old stock". 30 billion dollars and it has had precisely one successful launch. I wouldn't be putting money on them making it to two.

They "solved" the heat shield problem by deciding to vary the angle of reentry so even if they managed to loop around the moon, getting safely back to earth is the part I'd be most worried about.

Yorick wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 11:15 pm Light hearted?

Bringing politics and THEY into it.

Leave it out

Taipan wrote: Sun Feb 22, 2026 11:15 am The Royal Family are said to be devastated after Prince Andrew's car crash next Wednesday...

Yorick wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 11:15 pm

Mike1976 wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 7:27 pm 40 year old design and they've been having problems with hydrogen all those decades. So having problems now with helium leaks at least gives them some variety. If I recall correctly, I think even the engines are "new old stock". 30 billion dollars and it has had precisely one successful launch. I wouldn't be putting money on them making it to two.

They "solved" the heat shield problem by deciding to vary the angle of reentry so even if they managed to loop around the moon, getting safely back to earth is the part I'd be most worried about.

Light hearted?

Bringing politics and THEY into it.

Leave it out

Mike1976 wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 4:34 pm Not sure if this is politics or high comedy but the mayor of New York has issued a travel ban because it looks like it's going to snow.

Due to reasons I dare not suggest in such a highly censored forum, I find this hilarious. The fallout will be lit. hysterical...

gremlin wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 4:40 pm I think he's issued a 'Do not travel unless necessary' coz it is snowing. A lot.

Why is that so odd? We get the merest hint of snow over here and the whole infrastructure goes to shit.