The Sword and Laser discussion

Red v Blue is a common 'thread' for foes through 'time' (and fiction) ;-)

(Warning: This video contains Comedic violence if you don't like that sort of thing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arg_a...

How did Coke v Pepsi not make the cut? :-?

BTW: Does anyone know what type of bird is the blue one of the cover? I know the red one is a Cardinal.

A Blue Jay?

Or possibly a Mountain Bluebird?

I did a Google search and Amal El-Mohtar had answered the question on Goodreads.

https://www.goodreads.com/questions/1...

Great question! The red one is a cardinal and the blue one is an Ultramarine Flycatcher, according to Greg Stadnyk who designed the cover. (I kept thinking it was either a bluebird or tree swallow, but I was incorrect!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrama...

Tassie Dave wrote: "Red v Blue is a common 'thread' for foes through 'time' (and fiction) ;-)..."

As much as I loved the book, I kept expecting the characters to rendezvous in Blood Gulch.

Blood Gulch is all I can think of. I haven’t started. I should but instead am watching old Grey’s Anatomy episodes.

Blue team has the flag!

Red team... flag return.

Is it still possible to play the demo version of BG somewhere?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N8Ip...

I never got into Halo. Probably because I'm crap at FPSs ;-)

I like the Red v Blue animations though.

Tassie Dave wrote: "I never got into Halo. Probably because I'm crap at FPSs ;-)

I like the Red v Blue animations though."

I had to sell Halo in order to get my life back. It’s the closest thing I’ve experienced to addiction. So. Much. Fun.

I purposely only play games that have an end point. I know it's the only thing that keeps my games addiction at bay.

I will play a game to death (to full completion), then have a break for a few days before starting another one.

It's why I've never tried WoW. I know I'd become addicted :-?

I've always associated read team/blue team with computer security.
The red team tries to penetrate a company's security and the blue teams defends against them.
This terminology comes from the military for mock battles.
Wonder if the red/blue colors were chosen for that reason?

I see the security team angle in that (serious spoilers, so don't open until you finish the book) (view spoiler)[red eventually has to penetrate blue's territory, subverting defenses by using blue's profile (hide spoiler)] I don't know if either of the authors have a security background or investigated the field, and I don't think it holds beyond a few events, but it is an interesting angle. Thanks for pointing it out.

I know of red v. blue in security and military, but while listening to the book it never occurred to me to put 2 and 2 together. #headslap D’oh!

I wonder if the security angle had anything to do with (view spoiler)[blue weaving and creating a great way to hurt red's side. I actually have no idea what she created or discovered, but it seemed to be important in some way. Maybe the weaving was a new kind of firewall or a better defensive strategy. (hide spoiler)]