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If I Told You I'd Have to Kill You: The Story Behind “The Secret.

Steve Blank

On first glance it appears as if they are spending to much energy in the vertical portion of the jump, relative to the horizontal portion. Since it was the military and I was a lowly airman (I was outranked by the rest of the entire air force), the answer I got was, “Don’t you know there’s a war on? Shut up and keep fixing that equipment.”

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Gravity Will be Turned Off « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi Mississippi was the Training Center responsible for teaching 10’s of thousands of students a year how to repair radar, communications, and electronics. While the sharp end of the stick were the pilot and/or crew, each of these systems required a cadre of technicians to maintain and repair the equipment.

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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.

Steve Blank

Stay Hungry, Stay Curious When these bombers got their first modern Electronic Countermeasures suite (the ALQ-117 with automatic wide-band receivers and jammers), I got sent back to school for three months (to scenic Biloxi Mississippi again) to learn how to repair it.

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Smartsynch raises $20 Million (Jackson, Mississippi)

Jason Ball

— Industry: Vertical Market Applications Software —?. It's not everyday that my hometown shows up in VentureSource, so I had to repost this: SMARTSYNCH (JACKSON, MS) RAISES $20 MILLION IN SERIES E?— Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment led a $20 million round of?series series E financing for SmartSynch.