there is this line in a Book/TV Show/Movie I once Read/Saw (I realy think it was from a book but I could be wrong). It goes somthing like this
Person 1: "so how would you kill Him"
Person 2: "From Behind, with a Rifle/Bow (cant remember which) from 1000 yards away"
anyone remember anything like that...
Pretty sure that's Dresden files, on how the ubermerc would take out a wizard.
I.e. from very long range with something very big bore, so he'd never know it was coming.
That could be it, I will have to dig out my copies of that series and reread it... the line is just buging me ya know.
Quote from: Kaiser Kirk on September 07, 2014, 10:27:39 PM
Pretty sure that's Dresden files, on how the ubermerc would take out a wizard.
I.e. from very long range with something very big bore, so he'd never know it was coming.
Well it pops up in one book, and then later Harry Dresden gets dead when someone shoots him with a rifle at long range while he's on a boat. Then he wanders around as a spirit trying to solve his own murder. I read a bunch of the series last year.
oh I own them all, always had good intentions of reading the whole series... somehow I always end up getting side tracked.
Yes Kincaid the Scion/Assassin once informs Dresden that if he was ever going to fight Dresden it would involve shooting him from supprise from far away. This is to avoid any possibility of Dresdens Death Curse.
There are plenty of other Books/Movies which reference shooting from a great distance.
*cough*Nerds*cough*
Quote from: Guinness on September 08, 2014, 07:23:10 AM
*cough*Nerds*cough*
Umm, yep. That's why I'm fascinated by the design and construction of naval capital ships from the 1880s-1940s. Though I'm a bit of a hybrid, most nerd/geek stereotypes don't include 4x4 trucks, atvs, marking paint, flagging, pulaskis, chainsaws, drip torches, caulk boots, harvest plans and the timber industry :) Ok, technically I'm no longer "industry", but "state" :)
Quote from: Kaiser Kirk on September 08, 2014, 10:06:15 AM
Quote from: Guinness on September 08, 2014, 07:23:10 AM
*cough*Nerds*cough*
Umm, yep. That's why I'm fascinated by the design and construction of naval capital ships from the 1880s-1940s. Though I'm a bit of a hybrid, most nerd/geek stereotypes don't include 4x4 trucks, atvs, marking paint, flagging, pulaskis, chainsaws, drip torches, caulk boots, harvest plans and the timber industry :) Ok, technically I'm no longer "industry", but "state" :)
Ya know I kind of resembel that Kirk... (I grew up around Loggers)
yeah, yeah, yeah, and I know way too much about the Delaware Winged T, 19th century Finnish coastal defense installations, Star Fleet, HD video transmission, TCP, model railroading, recovering dead windows phones (ugh), the art of large scale systems configuration and the collected works of both John Scalzi and Neal Stephenson. What's your point?
BTW: If you haven't read Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, do so now. I'll wait.
Best line in the book IMHO is in the frekin Prolouge (granted I just bought it 10 minutes ago and im only 2 chapters in)
"Sometimes, son, you have to help the heroes along." or somthing like that (I could go back and look but im fealing kinda lazy)
Thanks for the point out, I been looking for somthing to grab my atention.
Quote from: Guinness on September 08, 2014, 10:43:31 AM
yeah, yeah, yeah, and I know way too much about the Delaware Winged T, 19th century Finnish coastal defense installations, Star Fleet, HD video transmission, TCP, model railroading, recovering dead windows phones (ugh), the art of large scale systems configuration and the collected works of both John Scalzi and Neal Stephenson. What's your point?
BTW: If you haven't read Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, do so now. I'll wait.
EDIT: I posted a spoiler, then thought better of it.
HA I was writing a news story, but then I realised I need to wait on posting it... since I actualy need my starting numbers before I write it.
Quote from: Guinness on September 08, 2014, 11:50:23 AM
EDIT: I posted a spoiler, then thought better of it.
ok just finished Steel Heart and all I can say is HOLY SHIT, I thought I had it figured out... till like the last 6 pages, then HOLY MIND FRAK BATMAN.
Quote from: Tanthalas on September 09, 2014, 01:53:17 PM
ok just finished Steel Heart and all I can say is HOLY SHIT, I thought I had it figured out... till like the last 6 pages, then HOLY MIND FRAK BATMAN.
Glad you liked it. :-)