I never got myself arrested, so I can't say for certain, but I do think that would probably make dealing with my parents easier.
My brother attempted this once, but he's a white male, so they just sort of did a wellness check instead. (I say "sort of", because they determined that he was well, which can't possibly be accurate.)
You would be surprised how valuable a chaplain can be with elite forces under high stress. A chaplain is somebody that service people can talk to about things that would otherwise get internalized and get worse, leading to the need to recruit and train new personnel.
Recruiting and training new people is expensive, damned hard, and slow when you're talking about bringing them up to 'elite' standards. And the turnover or "churn" of people joining and leaving the company is both disruptive to operations and another source of stress.
Really it's mostly a historical/cultural accident that such people are "chaplains." Even if we had never invented religion (HA!) military forces would need someone in the role doing the job.
Wouldn't be surprised at all...I've seen Chaplains do some very good things for people, myself and my family included
When there's a family problem at home and you're posted far away, they can make Transport problems disappear with the wave of a phone
Just one of their abilities...and if you don't want them to be your sounding board, they inevitably know someone who'll be just what you need.
Especially if combined with a one-time pad. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-time_pad In fact, a one time pad would probably be sufficient even without lasers. I would expect all of the Cassians to be equipped with multiple one-time pads for secure communications.
Ciphers can be broken eventually...codes, on the other hand, need the matching codebook or it's just gibberish to any computer.
Especially if each codeword has multiple meanings depending on where it comes in the message.
If Samanta is to report directly to Noctis, they wouldn't necessarily need extra items if they have a means to communicate in a secure manner. The notion that Samanta has to report directly suggests that there is something that shouldn't be communicated over "channels". They have 'Squeak Speak', but CentComm could eavesdrop on them. We have seen where some Cassians' eyes turn red under certain conditions, so I'd imagined that if they could modulate that, they could carry on a 'dummy' verbal conversation, while the real information was being transmitted optically.
Codes are just cyphers with a larger character set. :)
More seriously, codes have historically been easier to break than ciphers because people are lousy at maintaining the proper disciplines. (Operators can be identified by which codes they use for "STOP", for instance...)
If we're using the Star Trek rules for tech (no offence), the solution is to use entangled particles. Even there, we have attacks, but the proper disciplines should make those impractical.
One-time pads replace the code/cipher breaking problem with key interception. Maybe Sam is delivering some new entangled particles.
Cyphers are complicated substitution sets and can be broken eventually...
To crack a code you need to know that 'raspberry' means 'firetruck' the first time it appears and 'dead drop' the second time
One good combination of cypher and code is for the sender and the recipient to each have a copy of the same book and user page number+word number on that page for each word in the message, given that a word can appear many times in a book, there would be more than one way to 'count' it, and then you encrypt the page/word number and it's as close to unbreakable as possible, especially if each unencrypted/decoded 'word' in the message then means something completely different depending on the code of the day.
A better way than optic, would be tongue-on-tongue contact !!
Small induction plates in the tongues is perfectly possibly and would be near impossible to hack.
Of course, they become friends after the kiss. Alpha-san is best girl !! 😁
I just thought of this, with Nova Roma not needing as much military to zerg rush their neighbors, maybe Kyle can get an upgrade that has more space than for 3 barely. Lynn seems hung up on him enough that she puts up with his occasional thinking with his penis moments.
These days it's fashionable to call the winter holiday that happens around Solstice time "Christmas" - and celebrate it by putting up an Eostre Tree, burning a Yule Log, exchainging Winterfest Gifts, invoking an avatar of the Holly King, and putting up a display for the Festival Of Lights.
Because, y'know, we called it a lot of other things before we started calling it Christmas....
Whatever you like to call it, have a good one (or, if you like I celebrate Solstice I hope yours was happy!)
Any excuse to eat turkey and make people happy with gifts is a good one, call it whatever you want
Using Hannukah Gelt to buy xmas presents has got to be a sin of some sort, but...so is everything else ;)
In the last comic, Ophelia States that she is "armed to the tits", and in panel 3 of this comic, Cella is staring intently at her chest. I know Cella has sensors, so I was wondering if in fact Ophelia's chest is some how weaponized? Ophelia said, "Might count", so I am thinking defensive rather than offensive. Did the fabricators make use of every spare cubic centimeter of space on the Cassians? If so, what kind of weapon would make any sense to mount there? EMP? Net launchers? Tazers?
Also, I’m confused. Why isn’t Cella the liaison (given that she’s Intelligence)?
Also, why do Cassians need a chaplain?
You’d have to ask him, though. He’s the genius, not me.
My brother attempted this once, but he's a white male, so they just sort of did a wellness check instead. (I say "sort of", because they determined that he was well, which can't possibly be accurate.)
At least she has something to talk to Ada about ;)
Recruiting and training new people is expensive, damned hard, and slow when you're talking about bringing them up to 'elite' standards. And the turnover or "churn" of people joining and leaving the company is both disruptive to operations and another source of stress.
Really it's mostly a historical/cultural accident that such people are "chaplains." Even if we had never invented religion (HA!) military forces would need someone in the role doing the job.
When there's a family problem at home and you're posted far away, they can make Transport problems disappear with the wave of a phone
Just one of their abilities...and if you don't want them to be your sounding board, they inevitably know someone who'll be just what you need.
technally , if you don't count VR...
*lol* yup he is grounded - no Dart to fly away ;)
...and thank you for all your efforts, Rose and Cent - they are very much appreciated =D
Merry Christmas, and All Season's Greetings, Rose and Cent, and to the DC Commenteers! I hope this finds you safe and well!
Especially if each codeword has multiple meanings depending on where it comes in the message.
More seriously, codes have historically been easier to break than ciphers because people are lousy at maintaining the proper disciplines. (Operators can be identified by which codes they use for "STOP", for instance...)
If we're using the Star Trek rules for tech (no offence), the solution is to use entangled particles. Even there, we have attacks, but the proper disciplines should make those impractical.
One-time pads replace the code/cipher breaking problem with key interception. Maybe Sam is delivering some new entangled particles.
To crack a code you need to know that 'raspberry' means 'firetruck' the first time it appears and 'dead drop' the second time
One good combination of cypher and code is for the sender and the recipient to each have a copy of the same book and user page number+word number on that page for each word in the message, given that a word can appear many times in a book, there would be more than one way to 'count' it, and then you encrypt the page/word number and it's as close to unbreakable as possible, especially if each unencrypted/decoded 'word' in the message then means something completely different depending on the code of the day.
Small induction plates in the tongues is perfectly possibly and would be near impossible to hack.
Of course, they become friends after the kiss. Alpha-san is best girl !! 😁
Plus .. tongues ! 😂
HaMpperry Hannukwansolstimus
And there would still be room for someone to assasin Kyle - It's perfectly sized. 😁
Because, y'know, we called it a lot of other things before we started calling it Christmas....
Whatever you like to call it, have a good one (or, if you like I celebrate Solstice I hope yours was happy!)
Using Hannukah Gelt to buy xmas presents has got to be a sin of some sort, but...so is everything else ;)
Hope you all have a happy holiday! <3
Sounds like TeeDee and Ada may have a new rescue mission coming up soon. Poor Kyle. maybe he should ask for Asylum.
an to All , Happy Holidays.!!
In the last comic, Ophelia States that she is "armed to the tits", and in panel 3 of this comic, Cella is staring intently at her chest. I know Cella has sensors, so I was wondering if in fact Ophelia's chest is some how weaponized? Ophelia said, "Might count", so I am thinking defensive rather than offensive. Did the fabricators make use of every spare cubic centimeter of space on the Cassians? If so, what kind of weapon would make any sense to mount there? EMP? Net launchers? Tazers?
TaSER.. = Tom Swift Electric Rifle ...
Shapely Charges
Male Befuddling Apparatus
In this comic, it's best to assume that they're *all* weaponized.