Starviking said...

Starviking at 02:28 AM JST - 25th March

Well, in truth I don't think age has anything to do with understanding prejudice. If it were Hitler would have given up way before WWII.

Posted in 17-year-old charged with policeman's murder in Northern Ireland at 02:28 AM JST - 25th March
Starviking at 12:33 AM JST - 25th March

@goodDonkey

The IRA is not a legitimate political organisation - Sinn Fein is. There is a difference between terrorist organisations and political parties.

Posted in 17-year-old charged with policeman's murder in Northern Ireland at 12:33 AM JST - 25th March
Starviking at 12:31 AM JST - 25th March

@ClassWarUK

Keep the religion out of it.

From: A brainwashed UK citizen catholic from Northern Ireland.

Posted in 17-year-old charged with policeman's murder in Northern Ireland at 12:31 AM JST - 25th March
Starviking at 12:29 AM JST - 25th March

@smithinjapan

Apologies. I had my Physicist/Engineer hat on then. I agree - dialogue would be best.

Posted in Officials dispute Japan's supposed inability to hit N Korean rocket at 12:29 AM JST - 25th March
Starviking at 03:52 PM JST - 24th March

@smithinjapan

What the article is talking about are modified air-defence missiles - their targets have to be in the air before they can be used.

Now you are right in saying that stopping the launch in the first place is best - but that would involve striking NK missile sites…

Posted in Officials dispute Japan's supposed inability to hit N Korean rocket at 03:52 PM JST - 24th March
Starviking at 02:49 PM JST - 24th March

I could sit down and do the math, but it'd be time consuming. Let's say that a system that's designed to intercept an incoming missile is not suitable for intercepting a target that is just overflying your territory. The SM-3 used by the USN and JMSDF is designed to intercept…

Posted in Officials dispute Japan's supposed inability to hit N Korean rocket at 02:49 PM JST - 24th March
Starviking at 02:43 PM JST - 24th March

I'm in total agreement with the posters - these days if you don't like a situation you can leave the country. Many Japanese women are doing that.

On a related note - I've noticed in my school that female students are outnumbered by the boys - there are about 15%…

Posted in Population of women in Japan sees 1st decline on record at 02:43 PM JST - 24th March
Starviking at 09:50 PM JST - 21st March

Here's how you deal with the problem - find the bureaucrats responsible for capping the number of doctors over the past 30 years and send them to jail for life. Then tell the current bureaucrats to solve the problem pronto or they'll get the same.

I guarantee that the "impossible"…

Posted in What should be done to solve the problem of hospitals turning away seriously ill cases? at 09:50 PM JST - 21st March
Starviking at 01:28 AM JST - 21st March

@apecNetworks

I could see that. Hyuga could be good for practicing fixed wing aircraft operations. The problem is the firestorm such training would kick up in the surrounding nations.

Posted in MSDF commissions helicopter carrier with female personnel aboard for 1st time at 01:28 AM JST - 21st March
Starviking at 05:18 PM JST - 19th March

@USNinJapan

It's mission is anti-submarine warfare, which is why it's pointless to discuss deploying Harriers or other strike aircraft on her as some are doing on this thread. It's an ASW destroyer with an oversized flight deck to accomodate additional helos, nothing more.

At full load the Hyuga is 18,000t,…

Posted in MSDF commissions helicopter carrier with female personnel aboard for 1st time at 05:18 PM JST - 19th March