tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post1242168214472820986..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Another assorted link dumpUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-82357459072349352262014-10-07T18:42:17.630+02:002014-10-07T18:42:17.630+02:00Just as a quick answer to a stated question above:...Just as a quick answer to a stated question above: Laser filtering goggles are pretty good at what they do. We've got a pair where I work, and they're almost too effective. Nobody uses them when they operate our laser, because we usually rely on low-intensity laser scattering to align the laser before we use it, and you're completely blind to the laser with protective goggles on. I don't know how the inserts stack up to professional safety goggles, though. That being said, the wavelength they work against is limited, so you could potentially switch wavelengths, to get around them, but it's probably cheaper to switch goggle inserts than switching lasers. <br /><br />I do wonder if you could use that to your advantage, though. You could force the use of inserts that leave the user with reduced vision in a useful wavelength, potentially increasing the effectiveness of your camouflage. I don't know, just brainstorming on that.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-66558076118153884112014-10-07T14:57:19.223+02:002014-10-07T14:57:19.223+02:00I don't interpret anything hawkish into it. To...I don't interpret anything hawkish into it. To me it's an accusation that warmongering is too effective, and actual domestic problems neglected. Save for the style it could have been written by Bacevich.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-85156499020612405882014-10-07T13:03:30.465+02:002014-10-07T13:03:30.465+02:00I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on ...I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on the "American Public" article. I would characterize this article as "more rant than reason," written by the sort of hawk you supposedly despise. It ignores the stated aim of preventing an IS from becoming a permanent power, the actual pretext for war being a cry for help from Iraq, and it equates the Saudi executions in August with the IS rampage through non-Sunni populations whereas the state of Texas might be a more rational comparison.NWnoreply@blogger.com