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From all accounts of the D-Day landing, yes it was depicted as in the movie. In fact film producer John Ford was present to film the whole nightmare, unfortunately his movie was secreted away by…

Top stories for Linnex Computer   Were Allied troops really mowed down while landing in Normandy like in the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan? Bill Jan Rogers, Owner Bill & Janet Rogers Enterprises • Answered June 8, 2024 From all accounts of the D-Day landing, yes it was depicted as in the movie. In fact film producer John Ford was present to film the whole nightmare, unfortunately his movi... Read more » 1.4K 185   Should I fire someone who unnecessarily wrote 500 lines of code? Sarah Bar, Software Programmer • Answered August 2, 2017 I am a programmer. Once, I wrote code in let's say 20 lines instead of 10 lines. When my boss asked me why and showed me how to write it in fewer lines he realised that my ... Read more » 10.3K 435   Are NATO countries surprised how badly Russia has performed in the war against Ukraine? Ian Kummer, American Tourist in Russia • Answered October 30 Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe with the second largest military. Since February 2022 they have received more than $380 billion in aid from 57 countries. We... Read more » 541 246   Why is Jesus not mentioned in any book of history but only in religious literature, such as the Bible? Dennis Cybulski, Political Neutral, Veteran, Bible student of over 50 years • Updated July 15, 2024 Both Tacitus the Roman historian and Josephus the Jewish historian mention Jesus in their historical accounts. However bible critics and deniers claim that Tacitus was not a... Read more » 4.5K 3K   If a Roman legion of 6,000 met an army of 6,000 samurai, who would win in four different scenarios: a slope that gives Rome the uphill advantage; one that gives the samurai uphill advantage; a siege in which the Romans defend a fort, and vice versa? Chase Bivens, lives in Wyoming • Answered October 15, 2017 In almost any battle, having the high ground gives that force a clear advantage. That said… While the Samurai, even with their bows, on high ground, would face a unique prob... Read more » 1.5K 151   Is vaping bad for your health? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered February 15 Vaping is substantially less harmful than smoking, and that is exactly why it is so dangerous. (Bear with me.) According to the NHS-UK, people who switch from smoking to vap... Read more » 173 90   My brother passed away owing more than he owned. Am I legally required to settle his estate? David Wallace, former Banker/Trust Officer (1983-2009) • Answered July 18, 2024 My mother died in 2017 owning a nice sized estate, not wealthy but a very decent net worth. As executor I called the credit card company to pay off her balance, which she h... Read more » 8.5K 714   What happens if you don't "baby talk" but instead speak like an adult to your baby? Eugene Rimmer, once a jQuery opponent, now I'm a great fan and proud user of it • Updated March 20, 2019 I did that to my kid. The whole family used to do that to him. We talked to a baby, who wasn't any close to be ready to understand our words, in a completely normal tone an... Read more » 18.8K 562   Why does printf() in C have an extra annoying f? Michael McQueen, I just use linux and make purpose built OS's for fun • Answered June 24, 2024 It's a 50 year old programming language, which specifies A LOT of things you take for granted in more sophisticated languages. Printf has the extra "f" at the end to state ... Read more » 972 103   I was fired 3 days ago out of nowhere after 5 years. Now, the CEO emails me that my job has been "re-instated", but when I come back, I will get a warning for "low performance". What can I do? Susan D Smith, BA English & Education, Virginia Tech (1987) • Updated January 1 In the past three days, the CEO has discovered that no matter how "low performance" you were, you were better than "no performance." So believe me, he has disciplined the pe... Read more » 2.9K 127   Why don't we eat turkey eggs? Aashi Deacon, Software Architect • Updated November 11 I raised turkeys as a teen, and LOVED eating the eggs. They are like a juicy ribeye vs round steak, compared to chicken eggs. The real reason we don't eat turkey eggs is eco... Read more » 11.3K 610   What made Stukas effective in the Battle of Britain? Stephen Tempest, MA Modern History, University of Oxford (1985) • Answered September 24 The Stuka weighed almost four tons, and Britain was short of aluminium to make fighter aircraft. Every Stuka that was shot down and crashed on British soil was extremely eff... Read more » 4.3K 353 Read more in your feed

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