Haha, good eye. I really botched my response.
What I meant to say was that the AK was more susceptible to failure than the AR-15/M-16 when it gets dirty. The video I linked to was one part of a series comparing to two. I can't seem to find the one that compares them side by side. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqRwx4wtmms&feature=related - I think this is it, but it's in black and white for some reason...
I'm about as pro-gun as you can get, but when I hear stories about how Britain is locking up people for defending their families I get very suspicious. Do you have any links to one of these incidents? I imagine there is more to the story than is being told.
Right now your personal preferences are set to one of two things:
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b)Search Engine = Google
If it is 'a', you're still going to be using the "Default" search engine. Now the "Default" is Yahoo.
If it is 'b', you're still going to be using "Google".
They have not "changes [your] already saved settings to something [you] didnt choose for".
Go eat a Cheeto, count to 10, and come back once you've gotten your nerd rage under control.
So these "pirates" are actually good Samaritans looking to clean up the ocean? Sorry, I don't buy it. Somehow I doubt these guys are simply misunderstood protectors of the deep.
They did eventually release a no CD patch, but wasn't it something like a decade after the game was released? I don't want to wait that long for LAN support.:(
It was really interesting reading these post to find out that Seagate bought Maxtor (I think maybe you got mixed up - no biggie). It just so happens that I've had MANY problems with both of these drives throughout the years. I found a Seagate not long ago for a very good price and decided to buy it despite something in the back of my head telling me to go for the more expensive WD beside it. Of course, once I get it home it failed almost immediately. That pretty much sealed the deal for me - I'm with WD from here on out.
I understand that they're both supposedly good manufacturers, but I can't help but recognize that all of my WD drives have been stable, long lasting, and generally smooth sailing all the way. Unfortunately, this has been far from the case with Seagate/Maxtor.
You make a good point! The GP post is just as worthless as your own!
I was making a generalization about the topic as a whole. I see quite a bit of name calling from people like yourself, and reasoned, thought-out responses by the "nuts".
Also, what is the deal with the insults? If you actually care about these issues and want change (as opposed to simply being an internet tough-guy), then you might try not insulting every person who don't share your beliefs. By doing so you're simply helping to widen the partisan divide, which is not helping anything. Whether you want to believe it or not, you need the other half of the country to get things done.
At least we "right wing nuts" are giving (perhaps flawed) reasons for our disdain of the organization. The parent however, has simply resorted to name calling, and so have you. The "other 'insightful' posts" were probably moderated that way because they provided an "insightful" point of view. Very much unlike your post.
Tasers, clubs, microwave guns, and so on are NOT forms of torture! Torture is all about how something is used. I could torture a man with a spork - does that make sporks torture? Does that mean we should ban sporks? If a taser is a torture device then so too are guns, knives, and sticks.
This just seems to be a childish attempt by the U.N. to show how terrible the U.S. is.
I bet those YouTube videos constitute 100% of the Taser use by police! Did it cross your mind that you're only seeing a tiny fraction of the picture? Just because there aren't any videos showing how Officer John saved the children using his big bad taser gun doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Yeah so they get misused - any non-lethal weapon will be! That doesn't mean we should scrap them, it means we should work to increase responsible behavior and accountability.
Just because you've seen a small group of officers misuse their authority doesn't mean it's right to demonize them all. The vast majority of police officers are responsible individuals.
It's amazing how you can warp another's statement in such an egregious manner and think nothing of it. I find that disturbing.
I think I'll do some statement warping of my own: I also find it disturbing that "your kind" (what does that mean, anyway?) are so threatened by opposing ideas that they feel it not only acceptable, but necessary to silence those ideas using any possible means.
Isn't that one of the major concerns the left has about conservative policies? You're being a hypocrite. Think before you speak.
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Haha, good eye. I really botched my response. What I meant to say was that the AK was more susceptible to failure than the AR-15/M-16 when it gets dirty. The video I linked to was one part of a series comparing to two. I can't seem to find the one that compares them side by side. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqRwx4wtmms&feature=related - I think this is it, but it's in black and white for some reason...
Actually this video shows that the AK-47 is much more susceptible to failure when it gets dirty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo5WhVvtYak&feature=related
I'm about as pro-gun as you can get, but when I hear stories about how Britain is locking up people for defending their families I get very suspicious. Do you have any links to one of these incidents? I imagine there is more to the story than is being told.
You completely made up a story and then used it to generalize all home break-in scenarios. Some analysis - that was straight out of CSI! ENHANCE!
Right now your personal preferences are set to one of two things:
a)Search Engine = Default
b)Search Engine = Google
If it is 'a', you're still going to be using the "Default" search engine. Now the "Default" is Yahoo.
If it is 'b', you're still going to be using "Google".
They have not "changes [your] already saved settings to something [you] didnt choose for".
Go eat a Cheeto, count to 10, and come back once you've gotten your nerd rage under control.
I see no strawman here. Valuables and other items in the house in question could very easily be relevant information.
So these "pirates" are actually good Samaritans looking to clean up the ocean? Sorry, I don't buy it. Somehow I doubt these guys are simply misunderstood protectors of the deep.
Consuming the lungs of a creature who has been exposed to second hand smoke.
Microsoft - To sell more software. Apple - To sell more music and perhaps more iPods.
Nonetheless, he speaks truth.
I don't understand the question.
They did eventually release a no CD patch, but wasn't it something like a decade after the game was released? I don't want to wait that long for LAN support. :(
It was really interesting reading these post to find out that Seagate bought Maxtor (I think maybe you got mixed up - no biggie). It just so happens that I've had MANY problems with both of these drives throughout the years. I found a Seagate not long ago for a very good price and decided to buy it despite something in the back of my head telling me to go for the more expensive WD beside it. Of course, once I get it home it failed almost immediately. That pretty much sealed the deal for me - I'm with WD from here on out. I understand that they're both supposedly good manufacturers, but I can't help but recognize that all of my WD drives have been stable, long lasting, and generally smooth sailing all the way. Unfortunately, this has been far from the case with Seagate/Maxtor.
Actually maybe it isn't all that explicit :(
C'mon Microsoft.
I also like how the Microsoft clearly talks about the problem, despite the summary claiming otherwise.
+5 Insightful to be sure! Really, what were you saying about restraint again?
You make a good point! The GP post is just as worthless as your own! I was making a generalization about the topic as a whole. I see quite a bit of name calling from people like yourself, and reasoned, thought-out responses by the "nuts". Also, what is the deal with the insults? If you actually care about these issues and want change (as opposed to simply being an internet tough-guy), then you might try not insulting every person who don't share your beliefs. By doing so you're simply helping to widen the partisan divide, which is not helping anything. Whether you want to believe it or not, you need the other half of the country to get things done.
Yup, that's what I was trying to point out. It's all about the method with with the tool was used.
At least we "right wing nuts" are giving (perhaps flawed) reasons for our disdain of the organization. The parent however, has simply resorted to name calling, and so have you. The "other 'insightful' posts" were probably moderated that way because they provided an "insightful" point of view. Very much unlike your post.
Tasers, clubs, microwave guns, and so on are NOT forms of torture! Torture is all about how something is used. I could torture a man with a spork - does that make sporks torture? Does that mean we should ban sporks? If a taser is a torture device then so too are guns, knives, and sticks. This just seems to be a childish attempt by the U.N. to show how terrible the U.S. is.
I bet those YouTube videos constitute 100% of the Taser use by police! Did it cross your mind that you're only seeing a tiny fraction of the picture? Just because there aren't any videos showing how Officer John saved the children using his big bad taser gun doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Yeah so they get misused - any non-lethal weapon will be! That doesn't mean we should scrap them, it means we should work to increase responsible behavior and accountability. Just because you've seen a small group of officers misuse their authority doesn't mean it's right to demonize them all. The vast majority of police officers are responsible individuals.
Where did he make that assumption?
This argument also keeps getting repeated here - without any evidence to support the claim. How 'bout a few examples, chief?
It's amazing how you can warp another's statement in such an egregious manner and think nothing of it. I find that disturbing. I think I'll do some statement warping of my own: I also find it disturbing that "your kind" (what does that mean, anyway?) are so threatened by opposing ideas that they feel it not only acceptable, but necessary to silence those ideas using any possible means. Isn't that one of the major concerns the left has about conservative policies? You're being a hypocrite. Think before you speak.