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P2P Goes To War
lostdogfound writes "OpenP2P.com has an interview with Michael Macedonia, the chief scientist and technical director of the U.S. Army's training facility known as STRICOM, who says peer-to-peer technology could help the military build less expensive and more effective training simulations. It sounds like a holodeck sort of environment, and he hints that some major theme parks are interested in the technology."
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would the army would need porn and metalica mp3s? Oh I see, it's the army afterall...
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Dell's New Third-Generation Desktop Chassis
of the chassis. This standardization lowers system qualification and service training costs for customers, and reduces the inventory of spare boards required , media devices, and hard drives are coded with "Dell access green," which indicates that a component can be removed without tools by end users.
Levers are designed in shapes to indicate a required action, such as a twist, lift, or push motion. For example, Figure 3 shows that the expansion-card release mechanism in the small form-factor chassis is shaped in a curve to imply lifting or pulling up on the lever.
Figure 3. OptiPlex Small Form Factor Curved Expansion-Card Lever
Specific tool-free component removal is discussed in the following sections.
System Boards
OptiPlex system boards attach to a metal tray inside the chassis. The metal tray lifts out of the chassis by pulling up on a green tab, as shown in Figure 4. The system board attaches to the metal tray with a single screw.
Figure 4. OptiPlex System-Board Tray Tab
Power Supplies
Power supplies are removed from all of the new chassis by pressing a green release button located on the floor of the chassis (see Figure 5). The small mini tower chassis also has two screws that anchor the power supply to the back of the chassis. Power supply units slide out of the chassis after they are released.
Figure 5. OptiPlex Small Form Factor Power Supply Removal
Expansion Cards
The new chassis support varying levels of Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion. The OptiPlex small form-factor chassis supports one expansion slot for a low-profile, 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI card; the small desktop chassis up to two full-size 32-bit PCI expansion cards; and the small mini tower chassis up to four full-size 32-bit PCI expansion cards. The tower chassis accommodates up to three 32-bit, 33-MHz and two 64-bit, 66-MHz PCI cards. All of the chassis also support one AGP card. No screws are used to attach the expansion cards or filler brackets in any of the new systems.
To add or remove an expansion card in the small form-factor chassis, lift the green plastic handle that covers the card slot opening (see Figure 3).
The small desktop chassis uses a riser board enclosed in an expansion-card cage to provide its two optional expansion slots. The expansion-card cage is removed from the system board by pulling up on the green handle attached to the top of the cage. Raise the green lever on the expansion-card cage to add cards to or remove cards from the riser board.
The small mini tower chassis also uses a riser board to provide two additional expansion slots on the system board. A metal tab on the riser board releases it from the system board, and a green plastic lever locks expansion cards in place.
The tower chassis uses a green plastic lever to lock PCI cards in place.
Media Devices
With the exception of the small form-factor chassis, the new chassis use green plastic bracket rails to install media devices, such as diskette, ZIP, CD, and DVD drives. Figure 6 shows bracket rails clipped to the inside cover of the small mini tower chassis. Drives attach to the rails with screws, and then slide into their appropriate slots. The small form-factor chassis uses a device sled to accommodate the slimline devices used in that system. Slimline optical drives attach to the sled with screws, and slimline diskette drives snap into the sled without tools. Green tabs mark the release mechanism for the bracket rails on the sled.
Figure 6. OptiPlex Small Mini Tower Media-Device Bracket Rails
To remove a media device in any of the chassis, simply press inward on the tops of the bracket-rail tabs and slide the media device out of the device slot.
Hard Drives
Hard drives use a green bracket-rail system similar to the brackets used for media devices. A vinyl polymer cushion between the hard drive and the bracket isolates hard-drive vibrations so they are not amplified in the chassis and transmitted out of the system.
Smaller Size
The footprints of the small mini tower, small desktop, and small form-factor chassis used for OptiPlex systems are reduced by as much as 10 percent. Reductions in the overall volume of the chassis range from 10 to 41 percent. Even though these systems are smaller, their expansion capabilities are equivalent to or better than previous-generation OptiPlex systems.
AGP Slot
The system board used in the OptiPlex GX150 chassis now includes an AGP graphics card expansion slot. The small mini tower chassis supports one full-height AGP 4X graphics card, and the small form-factor and small desktop chassis each support one low-profile AGP 4X card (see Figure 7). A full-height AGP 4X card or an AGP Pro card is supported in the Precision WorkStation 530 tower chassis.
Figure 7. OptiPlex GX150 Small Desktop AGP Card Slot
Innovative Cover Attachment
Newly designed cover attachments require less workbench space to perform service tasks. The OptiPlex small form factor, small desktop, and small mini tower covers release by pressing shape- and color-coded buttons located on each side of the housings. The Dell Precision tower chassis cover releases by sliding a handle that is identified by a directional arrow symbol. All of the covers rotate up and out of the way on hinges, but remain attached to the chassis frame (see Figure 8). This tool-free entry, hinged-cover combination provides fast and easy access to system components, and requires workbench space no larger than the chassis footprint. The attached cover not only saves space, but also eliminates the potential to install the wrong cover and service tag number on a system.
Figure 8. OptiPlex Small Desktop Hinged Cover
Industrial Design
Dell selected a color scheme of midnight-gray with lighter-gray accents for the new chassis family. The curved lines, dark tones, and lighter accents provide a sleek industrial design. Chassis frames are stamped from sheets of steel and covered with durable plastic shells made of polycarbonate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). ABS plastic is used because of its high tensile strength and resistance to scratches.
Improved Access to Connectors and Labels
each chassis.
Small Form-Factor Chassis
System service tag number
Express service code
System serial number
Microsoft® operating system certificate of authenticity
Small Desktop and Small Mini Tower Chassis
The removable I/O door on the front of the small desktop and small mini tower chassis covers two USB connectors and a headphone jack. This door also covers the system service tag number and the express service code label. The system serial number and Microsoft operating system certificate of authenticity labels are attached to the sides of these chassis.
Tower Chassis
A sliding door on the front of the tower chassis, depicted in Figure 9, provides front access for a headphone jack, two USB connectors, an IEEE 1394 connector, and diagnostic LEDs.
Figure 9. Dell Precision Tower Chassis Front Connectors
The tower's system identification labels are attached to the top of the chassis.
There is also a folding front door on the tower chassis that covers externally accessible drives (see Figure 10). This drive door folds out of the way, flat against the side of the tower to provide unobstructed access to the drives. Up to three 5.25-inch drives, or up to two 5.25-inch drives and one 3.5-inch hard drive fit in the tower chassis.
Figure 10. Dell Precision Externally Accessible Front Drive Door
Improved Acoustics
Dell also engineered the new chassis to run quieter than the previous-generation designs. These new systems were developed in Dell's National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accredited acoustics lab. (NVLAP is a National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] program for providing third-party accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories.)
Acoustics Standards
ISO 7779:1999, ECMA-74, and ECMA-108 are acoustics standards for measurement of airborne noise emitted by information technology and telecommunications equipment.
ECMA is an international association founded in 1961 that is dedicated to establishing standards in the information and communications fields. ECMA is a liaison organization to ISO and is involved in ISO/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1).
Dell's NVLAP lab is one of only four in the U.S. accredited for International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard 7779:1999, and the only U.S. lab accredited for European Computer Manufacturers Association-74 (ECMA-74) and ECMA-108 standards. Dell's acoustics test facility includes:
A 74- and 24-cubic-meter hemi-anechoic chamber for system and component test
A 24-cubic-meter predicatable field chamber for sound quality
Brüel and Kjær and Larson-Davis instrumentation
Automated data acquisition, analysis, and reporting
These acoustic-design efforts resulted in chassis that operate from 20 to 60 percent quieter than previous systems, depending on the chassis size and configuration. Efficient thermal designs to optimize venting, plastic shrouds for improved control of air flow, and power-supply fans that slow down or shut down completely during periods of reduced activity contribute to the acoustic improvements. The vinyl polymer cushions on the hard-drive brackets used to isolate vibration also play a role in the acoustic improvements.
Dual-Orientation Option
As depicted in Figure 11, most of the third-generation chassis provide a dual-orientation option. The OptiPlex small form-factor, small desktop, and small mini tower chassis are designed for vertical or horizontal placement. The vertical, or tower, orientation minimizes the chassis footprint for under-the-desk or desk-side placement. Optionally, placing the chassis in the horizontal orientation under the system monitor minimizes the system's overall footprint.
Figure 11. Vertical or Horizontal Orientation
The Dell badge is adjustable so that the logo displays correctly if the chassis is in the vertical or horizontal position. The light-gray trim on the front of the small form factor snaps off the chassis so that the Dell badge can be turned. For the small desktop and small mini tower chassis, simply open the I/O door located on the front of the computer, and rotate the Dell badge to the desired position on the back of the door. The I/O door rotates up on hinged supports, or snaps off of the hinges for complete removal, as shown in Figure 12. The innovative snap-off design protects the door from accidental breakage, and easily snaps back into position.
Figure 12. Changing the Dell Badge Orientation
The Dell Precision tower chassis is designed for vertical orientation only, so the Dell badge does not adjust. The metal shield attached to the front of the chassis does not open; it covers air vents that facilitate cooling for large multiprocessor systems.
Coded I/O Connectors
A new redundant coding system for the chassis simplifies correct attachment of devices and accessories. As shown in Figure 13, system I/O connectors are labeled with color coding and internationally recognizable icons for easy identification. For example, a blue monitor input connector is mounted on a blue background marked with the international symbol that represents a monitor.
I've read that many of the guns found on Civil War battlefields had been loaded numourus time without being fired. People just diddn't know how to be trained killers then.
I may get flamed for it, but I know this kind of stuff is part of the reason kids are brining guns into schools and shooting people up.
This sig isn't original enough, it's time to come up with something witty...
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It sounds like a holodeck sort of environment...
Replicating people running around in puppet suits?
...a fact which for the sake of a quiet life most people tend to ignore ~H2G2
I've had opportunity to train in the Close Combat Tactical Trainer at Ft Knox, and it's one of the best things I ever encountered in my military career.
:) Beats Q3 down cold.
When you train live, in the real world, there's really no good way to tell who killed who. I've seen exercises with millions of dollars of equipment and dozens of highly trained, professional soldiers degenerate into a game of "I shot you first!"
In the simulators, you get to actually employ the weapons against targets, and work with the results. Make a mistake, and you get killed. Get killed a few times, and you start learning.
And besides, it's a kick-ass game.
Even as rough and clunky as the system was around the edges, it was still the best training I ever had. My biggest regret was that we didn't have one at the home unit - if we did, I'd've had the boys spend hours in it every day, practicing, and getting better and better at the job.
Simulation is the next big military advantage, and the Army has really grabbed ahold of the idea. Watch for some cool stuff to come out of this space.
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Somehow I don't think that seeing the most cartoony death gib ever ::Quake:: could desensitize me to violence and death. The russian videos on stileproject, yes, Quake no.
But I guess if you expose anyone to enough violence they will eventually be desensitized
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Time: 2100 Hours
Private Yassin: The download is almost complete, sir!
Sergeant al-Husseini: Excellent work! We've been trying to get that video of Britney Spears' nipple for some time now, but the American pigdogs haven't let us.
Private Yassin: Yes, sir! Without access to much of the Internet, out people are in desparate need of teen celebrity porn! Download is 90% complete, sir!
Seeant al-Husseini: Thank Allah for Napster al-Jabbar, the Arabian P2P network! Oh, when I see her erect teen nipple, I think I'll...
Private Yassin: Download complete, sir! Loading Windows Media Player, sir!
Sergeant al-Husseini: Hit the "play" button, soldier!
Private Yassin: Yes, sir! Hitting "play" button!
Both men stand, mouths gaping, in awed silence.
Private Yassin: Ahhh! Oh no! What is this, sir?
Sergeant al-Husseini: The Great Satan has infiiltrated our P2P network! We are doomed!
Camera pans to view monitor, where we see a 320x320 AVI of George W. Bush masturbating.
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Yes, the US military's P2P research will certainly be useful in our everlasting fight against dissidents^Wevil. Don't mess with the US!
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Is this tech being mis-labeled as "peer to peer" when it is actually more about load balancing and resourse sharing?
I see how asset sharing might be a peer to peer issue, but virtual environments that need a lot of processing power seem to be more in the rhelm of distributed processing rather than any "P2P" setup. Could someone explain?
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When I first saw the headline, I mistakenly thought that people had started attacking Gnutella sites. *Phew*
-- Dan
If they do set up such a network, they should open up some restricted simulations to the public. I'd pay $5 for 5 minutes in a full scale war simulator fighting against my co-workers...
~ now you know
After they download Operation Flashpoint (that game, er tactical simulation, absolutely KICKS ASS by the way) off of gnutella I'm sure it helped out their simulations quite a bit and helped "reduce costs".
BTW: Don't pirate. If you like the game: buy it.
I thought Morpheus could only deliver music and pr0n. If I can get grenades and tanks now, I should really download the latest version!
All gnutella users are herby ordered to stop or risk violating national security.
All Troll + "offtopic" mods are meta moderated as "Unfair", because you abused the system.
Maybe national security will trump corporate interests after all.
or will folks get discounts on their weapon purchases?
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I have been amused by the p2p nonesense for a while now... But this story just makes no sense. In what way could p2p possibly help anyone build a simulator?
Anything that can be done with p2p can be done just as well without p2p, if you remove legal/ip boundries.
Pat Niemeyer
The military has had a rich history of network based simulations. Since the dawn of real networking (with decent bandwidth) there have been military simulators, the first of which were of Naval battle. The navy sunk billions into such projects in the early 1980s, connecting unitssimulating various American, Brittish and French vessels (including submarines), as well as computer generated russian vessels which had all the unique characteristics of each. Durring that period of the Cold War, the navy has some of the most advanced network based simulations available. The technology discussed in the article isn't really that new. Granted, now we have a lot more bandwidth and processing power. You have to admire the systems built in those days specifically because of the accomplishments made dispite these limitations.
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for SUCH a person to have second name Macedonia ? The next interviewed guy will be who, Col. Teheran?
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The ultimate deployment is formless.
If you cannot analyze your opponent's organization, then you cannot fight it. This is especially apropos in the digital battlefield, where a P2P network minimizes the dependence on any one node.
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Turly an American icon.
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We now have the army claiming P2P saves lives. Will the RIAA care? Will the MPAA care? Will the courts care? No. They didn't care about all the previous arguments in favour of P2P and they will be quick to dismiss this one. It doesn't matter how much good it does, if even 1 britney spears song gets through it threatens the economic balance of america.
I would have thought the military would been more insterested in K12's peer to peer client. 3DES encryption combined with IPSec with bit-to-bit verification. Hell, I thought the Marines were already using it.
I can't wait to get me an Invidia card and play me some Altima Online!
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Among the causualties in the recent chaos was "Stephen King found dead". Authorities cofirmed that this promising up and coming troll was found dead in an alley last Tuesday. "The poor bastard never saw it coming" said coroner John Thomas. "He was gang-raped by a mob of hearless annonymous cowards over in a story about the DMCA" coroner Thomas said. "At first it was the usual beating the dead horse troll, but once that mob got ahold of it, they just posted it to every damn story. That's what is so pernicious in this mimetic warfare being waged across the pages of slashdot these days. Once a troll reaches a certain degree of public recognition, it becomes public property, unlike copyright" said Thomas. Another such casualty of late was the "BSD is dying" troll.
In related news, the "I WILL KICK YOUR ASS" troll has not been seen recently, and is presumed to have been killed in the bomb blast at Patrick "Shithook" Bateman's compound. The notorious trolllord, Cmdr. CYIaBCoX SUYA, leader of the anti-Beowulf-cluster troll resistance claimed responsiblity for the blast. Speaking from his headquarters under the 57th street bridge, Cmdr. SUYA expressed regret that his mentor "I WILL KICK YOUR ASS" may have succumbed in the attempt on the Beowulf cluster stronghold. "But," contiued Cmdr. SUYA, "no price is to high to pay if we can rid slashdot of the scourage of Beowulf cluster trolls."
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(The correspondant who filed this report was found sliced in half in a dumpster behind Krispy Kreme.)
I wanna be like the Army, they get to play Altima Online with their Invidia graphics cards. Or somthing.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
The private sector builds the toys
A long, scary article. P2P version is a press release in comparison.
I like shoving my cock into little boy's asses.
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"We call it "simulation on demand," so that when you need to learn something, when you need to experience something, when you need to plan something, you can instantly get it."
how long before our boys figure out they can simulate a 6', blonde lady. Definate bombshell learning.
The immersive environment is exactly what Gibson was writing about in Neuromancer and other 'Net screeds. Looks like we may not have to hardwire everyone in to make it happen.
I'm typing this in a computer class where I am exhausted from playing World War II Online all night, another online game similar to the ones mentioned. Make no mistake, this kind of stuff is addictive moreso then any other experience.
This kind of training/prior simulation can be expanded to other jobs where mistakes are expensive- medical operations, heavy equipment operation/maintenance, even driving school.
So many things come to mind- will we have to have car safety laws to prevent drivers from reading maps on their glasses?
Will warfare be that much more lethal with everyone prepared to the nth degree?
Will this type of online crack make current netaholics look like orange juice drinkers?
Will there be a distinction anymore between being online and being in the real world?
Will I have to suffer through local tourist trap pop-up ads while using my HUD on vacation?
And anybody want to bet it will be the porn industry that gets this rolled out first?
The emerging P2P scene is still pretty interesting. For the curious there are a few good resources out there for the latest info on peer networks in general:
www.infoanarchy.org
www.peertal.com
Decentralization mailing list
P2P-hackers mailing list
I believe that Slashdot had an article on a related subject. There is a link or two about this on the 'net.
According to some of the work done in the field, some of their largest problems have to do with the location of the person, the direction that the person is facing, and the angle that their head is at to properly display WHERE the graphics are going to be put.
Read the links posted above as they describe more effectively that I ever could what is going on.
"Giving money and power to governments is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." - P.J. O'Rourke
This sounds very much like the 'Small Arms Training' range.
:-) Well ok maybe a simplified version. It's no where near complete yet http://home.pacbell.net/ajmoir/LightGun.htm
:-) http://www.digitalleisure.com/pr010517.html
I've been in the process of setting one of these up in my living room
It also helps that the old American Laser Games, MadDog McCree etc are soon to be released on DVD
If you like the idea of playing these sort of games then drop me a line.
"...it sounds like a holodeck sort of environment..."
What the article describes is a head mounted display connected to a powerful 3D engine. In the long run, the same thing could be done with a nice virtual reality helmet and a Quake Mod.
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This place already has units in Korea, and a couple other amusement parks. I spoke with the Pres at one time about a job. Very nice set up they have and they plan to ip them world wide.
Strap into a VR-Quake machine for 5 bucks and play someone half way around the world in life size VR.
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I'm deadly serious.
The next war we fight.. Our soldiers will not fight back.
Instead, they'll crouch behind cover, while shouting..
"You freaking campers!"
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>military build less expensive
Huh? With Bush in office? Riiight.
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The Marine Corps at one point used a customized version of DOOM for training... wish I could remember the URL!
Now to more serious stuff...
STRICOM is the Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command. They are heavily into distributed simulation (especially DIS and HLA).
I recall that at one point they ran some exercise (I think it was REFORGER, but I could be wrong) completely simulated, involving units from all over the world. This was back in the '95-'96 time frame.
Also, simulation isn't just for desensitization. It's mainly used for vehicle simulations. Remember, those planes/tanks/whatevers ain't cheap! Not to mention the ability to train soldiers under battle conditions without risk to their lives.
General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
and that's all that's worth saying about it.
Is that a bit like Docking? No wonder the army would be up for it.
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Hey, it's Larry Niven's Dream Park coming alive... freaky.
ok ... How could they use a network protocol (P2P) to create virtual environement "ala" holodeck ? That'ld be like programming Quake III using only winsock.h ... ... Or maybe I just dont have enough info about P2P .. Anyway ... WHATEVER !
to stop all those damn rookie accidents. One cool thing out of it, is that by the time the military adapts it, it will be standard practice for us. It's a cool idea. Will it work though?
My favorite quote though is the following:
Now one of the major theme park companies is very interested. I will not reveal their name though, but did you notice that we're in Orlando?
I can just see it's a small world after all in a holodeck enviornment. LET ME AT THAT SNIPER RIFLE!
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This would work - but a good hi-res projector is going to be expensive (it possible to build a cheap video projector though, I guess). If you are real serious about this though, price won't be an issue.
You mentioned on your site that you didn't like an all optical system, but you didn't give much in the way of detail why. You mentioned refresh rates and such, so I imagine you are talking about the scanline based systems for determining where you shot at.
Here is another possibility - optical as well, though:
The gun is optical, has a lens to focus the light from the monitor/crt onto a phototransistor. When the trigger is pulled, all the targets can flicker at different frequencies, alternating between the normal image and an all-white image. The phototransistor would pick up which one you are aiming at based on brightness and frequency.
At least, it is a theory. Probably wouldn't work great, though. Using a laser pointer is good, but the projector portion is going to be the bad part (expen$ive)...
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Something that 1% of 1% of 1% of computer users care about.
I was one of the original SIMNET developers at BBN in the 80s. One of the problems we had at that time was scalibility -- we used broadcast ethernet to relay vehicle state to all other vehicles. As you might imagine, this doesn't work very well once you get up to 500 or so vehicles.
HLA uses a single or multi-server architecture, which allows entities to "sign up" for objects and event they find interesting. Each entity can also be a server, which might be the way to make the P2P part work.
It's Linux, damnit! Pay no attention to renaming attempts by self-aggrandizing blowhards.
One of the big things that's coming out today, or the last two years, has been EverQuest, which is a 3-D virtual reality game. There's other ones called Asheron's Call and Altima Online.
Altima Online!
Drive your Nissan Altima around in a virtual world populated with thousands of boring commuter automobiles! Avoid parking tickets! Quest for cheap gasoline! Rack up mileage! Altima Online, coming soon to a PC near you.
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Please go learn something, then come back and have an intelligent discussion.
Thank you.
Microsoft will spend 2 billion dollars on the XBox... The entire Army budget for research and development this year is $1.6 billion. So Microsoft is spending more money on a game console than the Army is spending on basic and applied research. So we're in a dilemma here. We can't outspend Microsoft.
Doesn't anyone else think this is scary?
The truth feathered and tarred
Memories erased and promise gone
Trading your history for a VCR
Cinema, simulated life and trauma
Birthright, culture, Americana
Chained to the dream they got your searchin' for
The thin line between entertainment and war
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Let me ask you a question. Since you have been desensitized (so you think). Have you ever been in a combat situation? Have you ever been fired upon by someone intent on killing you?
So set the leaders and top military commanders up with one of these 'games'. If it's fun enough, they'll get so engrossed that they'll forget what they were fighting about.