RollTide1987
| Favorite team: | Alabama  |
| Location: | Baltimore, MD |
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| Occupation: | U.S. Navy |
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| Registered on: | 11/19/2009 |
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re: Well, the Oscars has cemented itself as a laughingstock
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/16/26 at 5:21 am to Jay Are
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Jay Are
Anytime you pop up in a thread I automatically down vote you, even if I agree with what you're saying.
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re: Florida man gave ChatGPT total control to sell his house. It sold in 5 days
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/15/26 at 12:55 am to Jackie Chan
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Realtors are just money sucking middlemen for the most part so I'm down with it
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Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/14/26 at 6:20 pm to Penrod
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but we beat Japan with air power, didn’t we?
We did not beat them with air power alone. In order to even get within range to bomb them we had to put boots on ground all over the Pacific, from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. In order for it to be even feasible to bomb Japan tens of thousands of American and other allied ground troops had to die.
And even then it was the combination of the atomic bomb and the Soviet invasion of Manchuria that forced the Japanese to surrender.
re: The bloodiest battles (in terms of killed in action) from each war in U.S. history...
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/14/26 at 5:09 pm to williamfrench3559
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Would Chosin rank highly in Korea?
Absolutely. It’s definitely one of the bloodiest battles of the Korean War but also noteworthy for the sheer misery of it all.
Australian man uses ChatGPT to develop a personalized vaccine to fight his dog's cancer...
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/14/26 at 4:21 pm
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A tech entrepreneur has created a personalised cancer vaccine for his dog, a breakthrough experts say could shape the future of human medicine.
Sydney man Paul Conyngham adopted his 'best mate' Rosie, an eight-year-old staffy-Shar Pei cross in 2019.
In 2024, the canine was diagnosed with mast cell cancer after large tumours started to appear on one of her back legs.
Mast cell cancer is the most common skin cancer found in dogs, and often appears as lumps, nodules or masses in the skin.
Mr Conyngham spent thousands on veterinary chemotherapy for Rosie, which slowed the spread of the tumours but failed to shrink them.
The tech expert decided to turn to ChatGPT to ask for possible cures for the cancer, later using the technology to sequence Rosie's DNA and design a world-first custom mRNA vaccine for the sick pooch.
'We took her tumour, sequenced the DNA, we converted it from tissue to data, and we used that to find the problem in her DNA and then develop a cure based off that,' Mr Conyngham told the Today Show on Saturday.
'ChatGPT assisted throughout that entire process.'
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Mr Conyngham said it took about a month to see results from the vaccine, which to date has shrunk the tumour by 75 per cent.
He said Rosie was losing her mobility in December, but by January he was shocked to see her jump over a fence to chase a rabbit.
'I think it's added considerable life and healthspan to Rosie,' he said.
Dr Thordason said the world-first vaccine 'absolutely' could be used to treat human cancer patients in the future.
'There are companies including Moderna that are working on personalised cancer vaccines, but I think what this taught me is two things; We can actually do this here, we don't have to necessarily rely on foreign companies to help us do this.
'That means we can democratise this technology in Australia. And we can also use it for other diseases, neurological diseases, for instance.'
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The bloodiest battles (in terms of killed in action) from each war in U.S. history...
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/14/26 at 2:18 pm
As part of America 250, I thought it would be right and just to go back through history and look at the battles from our wars/armed conflict where our brave service members expended the most amount of blood to protect our way of life here in the homeland. Starting with the American Revolutionary War in 1775 and ending with the War on Terror in 2021, these battles are among the bloodiest in our nation's short but storied history.
The American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Long Island:
Fought in modern day Brooklyn, New York on August 27, 1776, the Battle of Long Island was the largest battle of the Revolutionary War. It featured some 20,000 British soldiers under the command of General William Howe and 10,000 American soldiers under the command of General George Washington. With over 2,000 casualties suffered (including 300 killed in action), the Battle of Long Island was the bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War for the United States, with Washington's army only just escaping complete destruction.
The Indian Wars
The Battle of the Wabash River:
Arguably the greatest defeat in the history of the United States Army, the U.S. forces under Arthur St. Clair were soundly beaten by those of Little Turtle and his Northwestern Confederacy allies in the Northwest Indian War. Fought in modern Ohio on November 4, 1791, the battle saw 935 U.S. soldiers become casualties of war (to include over 600 killed in action).
The War of 1812:
The Battle of Lundy's Lane:
Fought on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls on July 25, 1814, the British army under the command of Gordon Drummond and the American army under Jacob Brown fought one another to a stand still. The U.S. lost a total of 853 men, of which 174 were killed in action.
The Mexican American War:
The Battle of Buena Vista:
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Fought from February 22-23, 1847, between the forces of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and those of General Zachary Taylor, the United States Army proved itself victorious in what was the bloodiest battle of the Mexican-American War. The U.S. suffered 660 combined casualties, of which 267 were killed in action. Taylor's victory at Buena Vista would catapult him to the White House just under two years later.
The American Civil War
The Battle of Gettysburg:
The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. Fought from July 1-3, 1863, between the armies of General George G. Meade and General Robert E. Lee, the two sides suffered a combined 51,000 total casualties, of which 7,863 were killed in action. The battle, a Union victory, was a major turning point in the war.
The Spanish-American War
The Battle of San Juan Hill:
Fought on July 1, 1898, outside of Santiago, Cuba, between the Spanish forces of Arsenio Linares y Pombo and the American forces of William Shafter and Joseph Wheeler, the battle was made famous by the Rough Riders of Colonel Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. While an American victory, U.S. losses were high with 1,240 total casualties - of which 144 were killed in action.
World War I
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive:
While forgotten by most of the general public at large, the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of September 26-November 11, 1918, was the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought by the forces of the United States. The U.S. First Army under the command of General John J. Pershing fielded 1.2 million men in the battle and suffered over 122,000 total casualties in the fighting. Of that number, some 26,277 were killed in action. The offensive ultimately ended in victory, with the German Empire signing an armistice ending the First World War on November 11, 1918.
World War II
The Battle of the Bulge:
The largest and bloodiest battle of the Second World War for the United States featured a plethora of U.S. and British commanders under General Dwight D. Eisenhower, fighting against the forces of Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt from December 16, 1944-January 28, 1945. Between 500,000 and 600,000 American soldiers saw action in the battle, of which 81,000 of those were made casualties, with some 19,000 paying the ultimate sacrifice.
The Korean War
The Battle of the Pusan Perimeter:
With their backs to the literal wall in the summer of 1950, the U.S. forces under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur held back the forces of the KPA under the command of General Choi Yong-kun long enough for the U.S. to counterattack at Inchon in the second week of September 1950. The cost for U.S. forces was high, however, as some 3,642 Americans were killed in the fighting around Pusan from August 4-September 18, 1950.
Vietnam War
The Battle of Khe Sanh
Fought from January 21-July 9, 1968, the Battle of Khe Sanh was one of the longest battles every fought by the U.S. Marine Corps. Over the almost nine months of combat, some 45,000 American and South Vietnamese forces saw action against upwards of 40,000 men of the NVA and Viet Cong. For the Americans, some 274 servicemen were killed in action with a further 2,541 wounded. Both sides claimed victory after the battle.
The Persian Gulf War
Battle of Khafji:
Iraqi forces invaded Saudi Arabia and captured the town of Khafji on January 29, 1991. Coalition forces, including the U.S. 3rd Marine Regiment, move in for a counterattack the following day and retook the city on January 31. Of the 148 Americans killed during the Persian Gulf War, 25 occurred at Khafji, with 11 of those being the result of a friendly fire incident involving an A-10 Warthog.
The War on Terror
The 2nd Battle of Fallujah:
Fought from November 7-December 23, 2004, the 2nd Battle of Fallujah is the bloodiest battle fought by American forces in the 21st Century to date. The action saw some 655 Americans become casualties of war, with 95 of that number killed in action. The battle, waged against insurgent forces under the overall command of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was a Coalition victory.
The American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Long Island:
Fought in modern day Brooklyn, New York on August 27, 1776, the Battle of Long Island was the largest battle of the Revolutionary War. It featured some 20,000 British soldiers under the command of General William Howe and 10,000 American soldiers under the command of General George Washington. With over 2,000 casualties suffered (including 300 killed in action), the Battle of Long Island was the bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War for the United States, with Washington's army only just escaping complete destruction.
The Indian Wars
The Battle of the Wabash River:
Arguably the greatest defeat in the history of the United States Army, the U.S. forces under Arthur St. Clair were soundly beaten by those of Little Turtle and his Northwestern Confederacy allies in the Northwest Indian War. Fought in modern Ohio on November 4, 1791, the battle saw 935 U.S. soldiers become casualties of war (to include over 600 killed in action).
The War of 1812:
The Battle of Lundy's Lane:
Fought on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls on July 25, 1814, the British army under the command of Gordon Drummond and the American army under Jacob Brown fought one another to a stand still. The U.S. lost a total of 853 men, of which 174 were killed in action.
The Mexican American War:
The Battle of Buena Vista:
> Fought from February 22-23, 1847, between the forces of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and those of General Zachary Taylor, the United States Army proved itself victorious in what was the bloodiest battle of the Mexican-American War. The U.S. suffered 660 combined casualties, of which 267 were killed in action. Taylor's victory at Buena Vista would catapult him to the White House just under two years later.
The American Civil War
The Battle of Gettysburg:
The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. Fought from July 1-3, 1863, between the armies of General George G. Meade and General Robert E. Lee, the two sides suffered a combined 51,000 total casualties, of which 7,863 were killed in action. The battle, a Union victory, was a major turning point in the war.
The Spanish-American War
The Battle of San Juan Hill:
Fought on July 1, 1898, outside of Santiago, Cuba, between the Spanish forces of Arsenio Linares y Pombo and the American forces of William Shafter and Joseph Wheeler, the battle was made famous by the Rough Riders of Colonel Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. While an American victory, U.S. losses were high with 1,240 total casualties - of which 144 were killed in action.
World War I
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive:
While forgotten by most of the general public at large, the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of September 26-November 11, 1918, was the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought by the forces of the United States. The U.S. First Army under the command of General John J. Pershing fielded 1.2 million men in the battle and suffered over 122,000 total casualties in the fighting. Of that number, some 26,277 were killed in action. The offensive ultimately ended in victory, with the German Empire signing an armistice ending the First World War on November 11, 1918.
World War II
The Battle of the Bulge:
The largest and bloodiest battle of the Second World War for the United States featured a plethora of U.S. and British commanders under General Dwight D. Eisenhower, fighting against the forces of Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt from December 16, 1944-January 28, 1945. Between 500,000 and 600,000 American soldiers saw action in the battle, of which 81,000 of those were made casualties, with some 19,000 paying the ultimate sacrifice.
The Korean War
The Battle of the Pusan Perimeter:
With their backs to the literal wall in the summer of 1950, the U.S. forces under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur held back the forces of the KPA under the command of General Choi Yong-kun long enough for the U.S. to counterattack at Inchon in the second week of September 1950. The cost for U.S. forces was high, however, as some 3,642 Americans were killed in the fighting around Pusan from August 4-September 18, 1950.
Vietnam War
The Battle of Khe Sanh
Fought from January 21-July 9, 1968, the Battle of Khe Sanh was one of the longest battles every fought by the U.S. Marine Corps. Over the almost nine months of combat, some 45,000 American and South Vietnamese forces saw action against upwards of 40,000 men of the NVA and Viet Cong. For the Americans, some 274 servicemen were killed in action with a further 2,541 wounded. Both sides claimed victory after the battle.
The Persian Gulf War
Battle of Khafji:
Iraqi forces invaded Saudi Arabia and captured the town of Khafji on January 29, 1991. Coalition forces, including the U.S. 3rd Marine Regiment, move in for a counterattack the following day and retook the city on January 31. Of the 148 Americans killed during the Persian Gulf War, 25 occurred at Khafji, with 11 of those being the result of a friendly fire incident involving an A-10 Warthog.
The War on Terror
The 2nd Battle of Fallujah:
Fought from November 7-December 23, 2004, the 2nd Battle of Fallujah is the bloodiest battle fought by American forces in the 21st Century to date. The action saw some 655 Americans become casualties of war, with 95 of that number killed in action. The battle, waged against insurgent forces under the overall command of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was a Coalition victory.
re: Spin-Off: Which era of Bond Girls do you prefer?
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/14/26 at 1:01 pm to TigersnJeeps
I'm very partial to the Pierce Brosnan era, but that's probably because I grew up with these Bond Girls:
Spin-Off: Which era of Bond Girls do you prefer?
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/14/26 at 8:55 am
The Sean Connery Era:
The George Lazenby Era:
The Roger Moore Era:
The Timothy Dalton Era:
The Pierce Brosnan Era:
The Daniel Craig Era:
The George Lazenby Era:
The Roger Moore Era:
The Timothy Dalton Era:
The Pierce Brosnan Era:
The Daniel Craig Era:
re: Erickson gives a reality check on Iran War
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/14/26 at 7:42 am to Good Times
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Wouldn’t that depend on what you take out, and the prospect of the population getting involved? Especially it it’s painful in everyday life.
We flattened Germany by carpet bombing all of their major cities. The entire country was in ruins by the spring of 1945, and yet many within Germany believed in the final victory almost to the bitter end. American, British, French, Canadian, and Russian troops still had to overwhelm the country with hundreds of infantry and armored divisions to bring them to their knees.
Strategic bombing has been proven to have very little negative psychological effects on the population. We first saw that with Britain in 1940-41. If anything, the bombing of their cities enhanced their resolve to fight on. Misery loves company and when everyone is equally miserable people tend to band together.
re: First Three Albums By A Group Or Artist Which Got Progressively Better
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/13/26 at 6:49 pm to Mizz-SEC
Queen
Queen
Queen II
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Queen II
Sheer Heart Attack
re: Erickson gives a reality check on Iran War
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/13/26 at 5:53 pm to ChewyDante
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Ok...which in no way contradicts his point that expecting results from an air only campaign in less than 2 weeks is unrealistic and not a stated expectation.
Oh, I know. However, the only reason those operations were ultimately deemed successful is because armor and infantry came in and left no doubt they had been beaten. You cannot defeat an enemy with airpower alone.
Hermione Granger is mad…
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/13/26 at 3:16 pm
Apparently the ice cream was marked above her weekly allowance.
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Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/13/26 at 3:59 am to prplhze2000
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For perspective, that's the exact same daily rate as Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, both of which lasted approximately forty days before evolving into other campaigns.
Both of those operations involved ground invasions. Roughly 34 infantry and armored divisions took part in the invasion during Operation Desert Storm, seven of which were American.
Mexican TV is a freaking trip...
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/13/26 at 3:43 am
Well-known for their over the top soap operas, they also used to produce gems like this:
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Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/13/26 at 3:21 am to TheFenceGuy
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2003 could've been LSU USCw if the media could've gotten their head out of their arse and admitted they had overrated OU and voted that way in the polls.
The pollsters couldn't have justified dropping Oklahoma any lower than third in the rankings considering everyone from #4 on down had two losses or more.
The final poll on December 7, 2003, looked like this:
1. USC (42) 11-1
2. LSU (21) 12-1
3. Oklahoma (2) 12-1
4. Michigan 10-2
5. Texas 10-2
6. Tennessee 10-2
7. Ohio State 10-2
8. Kansas State 11-3
9. Florida State 10-2
10. Miami (FL) 10-2
What truly blows my mind is that, even after losing by 28 points in the Big 12 Championship Game, Oklahoma still got two first place votes in the final AP Poll of the regular season.
re: 2003: The Year College Football Failed
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/12/26 at 8:30 pm to GoGators1995
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Which is exactly what I said so you finally agree.
Sure, dude. As a poster above so astutely observed, had Florida State defeated Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, it is likely Miami would have split the title with them as they already had the head-to-head. So Oklahoma defeated FSU and was already undefeated, they remained #1 while 11-1 Miami finished behind them at #2.
re: 2003: The Year College Football Failed
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/12/26 at 6:54 pm to Me
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I never got how them beating Michigan was viewed as some sort of National Championship game.
It wasn't.
However, I think Pete Carroll was referencing a time before the BCS when you would have match-ups like #1 USC vs. #4 Michigan in the Rose Bowl and #2 LSU vs. #3 Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl or the Sugar Bowl (using human polls only, of course). In his eyes USC was the top ranked team going into the postseason, they won their game, so why should they then be penalized?
As the head coach of the USC Trojans, did you expect him to be like, "Golly, we're a good team but the winner of the LSU-OU match-up should be national champions,"?
re: 2003: The Year College Football Failed
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/12/26 at 6:44 pm to GoGators1995
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The precedent had already been set in 2000 when Miami was #1 in both the AP and Coaches but #3 in the BCS.
Oklahoma, who finished the season undefeated, was ranked #1 in both polls and the BCS. The controversy was Miami (#2 in both human polls) and Florida State (#3 in both human polls). Florida State finished #2 in the BCS despite the fact that Miami beat them on the field.
At least get the facts correct.
re: 2003: The Year College Football Failed
Posted by RollTide1987 on 3/12/26 at 4:06 pm to Big Scrub TX
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I still get irrationally angry when I think of Pete Carroll saying smugly to the reporter on the field right after beating Michigan in the Rose Bowl: "I think we just won a National Championship".
Frick him for the rest of his life.
Can you blame him? His team at the time was ranked #1 in both major human polls and beat #4 Michigan by two scores in the Rose Bowl. Obviously he’s going to campaign for a split.
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