> I can't blame a guy for being annoyed an officer wouldn't check his work. But then, I am no longer an officer.
You might not be able to, since you're a part of it, but I can sure blame him.:) Unless you are saying something detrimental about W.P. or presenting yourself as a representative of such, he has no need to go off on you. Even if he's a S.O., it's not a big deal. Even if an officer does have spelling problems, I don't care. As long as you can get your point across well enough that everyone who needs to understand does so, and you can do your job, who am I to complain?
> if the agents asked for the missiles, it becomes entrapment, which would get the case thrown out
I don't think you understand the "rules" of entrapment (most people don't). If a cop goes up to a drug dealer or prostitute & asks for their "services," it is not entrapment. Hell, they don't even have to admit to being a cop if asked (contrary to popular belief). If this was entrapment, the cops would have to both ask for the weapons, on one side, while also acting as the one selling the missiles to the man trying to sell them. It's like kicking a drunk out of a bar, telling him he must leave the premises with his car, and then pulling him over for DUI immediately after.
> > I am no more a racist than you are a religious zealot. > Check out the link and see how much of a "zealot" I am. You'll be amused.:)
Reread that statement. He said "I am just as much racist as you are just as much Christian." He went to the link, saw what it was (that you aren't christian) then said that he isn't a racist, using that info. Nice try.
1) I'm more likely to trust a guy who logged in, as opposed to an AC like you. 2) There weren't that many mistakes, and certainly not a "gross number." There weren't even a "gross number" of words in the post. 3) I've met plenty of stupid people in the Air Force, although, admittedly, none from West Point. That said, with enough money and "Just enough" skill, you can get through West Point. That "just enough" is probably more than I have, but whatever. 4) Just because someone does not care about the perfection of a/. post does not mean they are dumb. It just meant they didn't feel the need to proofread a sentence that has better grammar than the majority of posts here. 5) Troll? Hey, pot, meet the kettle!
Aha, how little you know! I have about 7 minions. Unfortunately, they do little more than harass me while I'm drinking my tea, because they think it's "cool" to hang out at the coffee shop & annoy people slightly older than them. Evidently, I can't order them to get the hell away from me, but maybe I can get them to overthrow the government. They might be just dumb enough to try, and ignorant enough to succeed. or not.
> Yes but the "buyers" asked for the missiles, [...] The US seems to like making criminals.
That's a pretty stupid statement/troll.
So, you should be legally allowed to sell anything you want? It's like saying I should be able to sell weapons-grade plutonium to anyone, but if someone buys it, they're breaking the law & I'm not? Geez, get a clue.
> unless of course you just get the facts and interpret them on your own
The problem is that these "facts" aren't really available. Most of the "facts" you hear aren't entirely true and leave the idea out of context. Where do you find your so-caled facts? Obviously, some places are better than others. CNN, C-Span? Okay, they're not too bad. FOX News, NPR? Might want to try again.
Okay, Mr. Sarcastic, you will be. Oh, you WILL be. Muwahahaha. Or not, it's a job, I don't care too much. I even have friends who are telemarketers. But at least they know that they are scum who lie to get people to buy lousy/worthlessv products. Some of them are even nice enough to tell the people on the phone that the product is crap, and the people buy it because the "marketers" are so honest & nice to them. It boggles the mind.
> When a movie is cammed in the theatre small dots appear in certain frames which show the theatre it is being shown at
Bull-friggin-shit. Those "dots" are indications of when to start timing the queuing-up of the next reel of film. Movies shown in theatres do not fit on one reel of film. This, of course, excludes fully-digital theatres.
> If I steal a car stereo and sell it at a pawn shop the pawn shop can be busted for accepting stolen property.
Umm, actually they don't usually get busted, because they keep the name & I.D. info of the person who sold it to them. Then the police go track them down. If the pawn shop does not have that info, then they're in deep sh!t, but that falls under different laws (and probably varies from state to state).
> you know what the funniest part of the whole underpants gnomes thing was? They were making fun of OPEN SOURCE at the time...
Umm, no? They were making fun of the fake "economic boom" of the 90's where venture capitalists threw money at everything with ".com" at the end of the name. They offered all kinds of content for free with the hope of making money.
Since OSS doesn't really need the "3. Profit" step to succeed, it is not a statement of Open Source. If it was supposed to be, it's not a very accurate statement.
> I don't get why electronic equipment can be shielded from interference anywhere except on planes.
Admittedly, I'm just throwing out an idea without real understanding here:
Maybe it is because when on the ground, there are plenty of things to pick up the interference, such as cars, buildings, trees, people -- all of which are grounded and can withstand the interference without problem.
An airplane, however, is not exactly grounded, so the interference, once "picked up" by the hull of the craft, can go further and interfere with more electronics connected to it.
> you'd probably be better off inheriting Father, Son and Holy Spirit from an abstract GOD base class. > With all properties strictly read-only I suspect
But with God not being accessible to just any function (Human[*]), and being of unknown origin, isn't it more like a mystical DLL?
> Large flask of 55% Elmer's glue solution in water > Large flask of 16% sodium borate
So, of course, 55% glue in water would mean 45% water, but when it says 16% sodium borate, does that mean the other 84% is water? They didn't really say that, but is it assumed it's in water? Otherwise, 16% of what?
> we are unlucky enough to discover a magnetar close enough to us.. > what would be the worst case senario?
Umm... worst case? It magically appears on your front doorstep, instantly eradicating all life on the planet, not to mention the planet itself. Now, if you want to talk about realistic scenarios, you'll have to speak with an astrophysicist.
> Of course I don't mean to imply that [...] surgeons typically answer their phones during surgery in more developed countries.
Obviously, I can't speak for every Hospital in the U.S., but in the hospital where I work you are not allowed to have a cell phone turned on while inside.
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> That would certainly make you look anywhere fucking.
Parse error: Sentence makes no fucking sense.
> which is why I bought this.
You can't beat it for 16 bucks. Definitely an A+ purchase.
> Thank you for [...]
:) Unless you are saying something detrimental about W.P. or presenting yourself as a representative of such, he has no need to go off on you. Even if he's a S.O., it's not a big deal.
'zalright
> I can't blame a guy for being annoyed an officer wouldn't check his work. But then, I am no longer an officer.
You might not be able to, since you're a part of it, but I can sure blame him.
Even if an officer does have spelling problems, I don't care. As long as you can get your point across well enough that everyone who needs to understand does so, and you can do your job, who am I to complain?
> if the agents asked for the missiles, it becomes entrapment, which would get the case thrown out
I don't think you understand the "rules" of entrapment (most people don't). If a cop goes up to a drug dealer or prostitute & asks for their "services," it is not entrapment. Hell, they don't even have to admit to being a cop if asked (contrary to popular belief). If this was entrapment, the cops would have to both ask for the weapons, on one side, while also acting as the one selling the missiles to the man trying to sell them.
It's like kicking a drunk out of a bar, telling him he must leave the premises with his car, and then pulling him over for DUI immediately after.
> > I am no more a racist than you are a religious zealot. :)
> Check out the link and see how much of a "zealot" I am. You'll be amused.
Reread that statement. He said "I am just as much racist as you are just as much Christian." He went to the link, saw what it was (that you aren't christian) then said that he isn't a racist, using that info. Nice try.
> I served in the Air Force
/. post does not mean they are dumb. It just meant they didn't feel the need to proofread a sentence that has better grammar than the majority of posts here.
1) I'm more likely to trust a guy who logged in, as opposed to an AC like you.
2) There weren't that many mistakes, and certainly not a "gross number." There weren't even a "gross number" of words in the post.
3) I've met plenty of stupid people in the Air Force, although, admittedly, none from West Point. That said, with enough money and "Just enough" skill, you can get through West Point. That "just enough" is probably more than I have, but whatever.
4) Just because someone does not care about the perfection of a
5) Troll? Hey, pot, meet the kettle!
> Oh, and they have minions... You probably don't
Aha, how little you know! I have about 7 minions. Unfortunately, they do little more than harass me while I'm drinking my tea, because they think it's "cool" to hang out at the coffee shop & annoy people slightly older than them. Evidently, I can't order them to get the hell away from me, but maybe I can get them to overthrow the government. They might be just dumb enough to try, and ignorant enough to succeed. or not.
> Yes but the "buyers" asked for the missiles, [...] The US seems to like making criminals.
That's a pretty stupid statement/troll.
So, you should be legally allowed to sell anything you want? It's like saying I should be able to sell weapons-grade plutonium to anyone, but if someone buys it, they're breaking the law & I'm not? Geez, get a clue.
> no matter the possibility that it is an enormous waste of time and money, is huge
s/possibility/probability/
> unless of course you just get the facts and interpret them on your own
The problem is that these "facts" aren't really available. Most of the "facts" you hear aren't entirely true and leave the idea out of context. Where do you find your so-caled facts? Obviously, some places are better than others. CNN, C-Span? Okay, they're not too bad. FOX News, NPR? Might want to try again.
> Oh! I am so scared
Okay, Mr. Sarcastic, you will be. Oh, you WILL be. Muwahahaha. Or not, it's a job, I don't care too much. I even have friends who are telemarketers. But at least they know that they are scum who lie to get people to buy lousy/worthlessv products. Some of them are even nice enough to tell the people on the phone that the product is crap, and the people buy it because the "marketers" are so honest & nice to them. It boggles the mind.
> When a movie is cammed in the theatre small dots appear in certain frames which show the theatre it is being shown at
Bull-friggin-shit. Those "dots" are indications of when to start timing the queuing-up of the next reel of film. Movies shown in theatres do not fit on one reel of film. This, of course, excludes fully-digital theatres.
> If I steal a car stereo and sell it at a pawn shop the pawn shop can be busted for accepting stolen property.
Umm, actually they don't usually get busted, because they keep the name & I.D. info of the person who sold it to them. Then the police go track them down. If the pawn shop does not have that info, then they're in deep sh!t, but that falls under different laws (and probably varies from state to state).
> you know what the funniest part of the whole underpants gnomes thing was? They were making fun of OPEN SOURCE at the time...
Umm, no? They were making fun of the fake "economic boom" of the 90's where venture capitalists threw money at everything with ".com" at the end of the name. They offered all kinds of content for free with the hope of making money.
Since OSS doesn't really need the "3. Profit" step to succeed, it is not a statement of Open Source. If it was supposed to be, it's not a very accurate statement.
> the wiring should have been well shielded in the first place
Please excuse my ignorance of interference & such things, but is the shielding still effective when not grounded?
> I don't get why electronic equipment can be shielded from interference anywhere except on planes.
Admittedly, I'm just throwing out an idea without real understanding here:
Maybe it is because when on the ground, there are plenty of things to pick up the interference, such as cars, buildings, trees, people -- all of which are grounded and can withstand the interference without problem.
An airplane, however, is not exactly grounded, so the interference, once "picked up" by the hull of the craft, can go further and interfere with more electronics connected to it.
> Weren't folks on that plane using cellphones with no apparent problem?
Well, maybe their attempt to "un-hijack" the plane failed, so they started making random phone calls to cause the crash!?
> you'd probably be better off inheriting Father, Son and Holy Spirit from an abstract GOD base class.
> With all properties strictly read-only I suspect
But with God not being accessible to just any function (Human[*]), and being of unknown origin, isn't it more like a mystical DLL?
> Large flask of 55% Elmer's glue solution in water
> Large flask of 16% sodium borate
So, of course, 55% glue in water would mean 45% water, but when it says 16% sodium borate, does that mean the other 84% is water? They didn't really say that, but is it assumed it's in water? Otherwise, 16% of what?
> they can't shut down the site just for showing how to make it
True. Especially because the end result of that "expiriment" isn't very close, chemically, to the real Silly Putty.
> Just heat the oil to 600c and feed it into the distillation column in your backyard.
Finally! Now I have a use for that old distillation column that's been sitting in my back yard all these years.
WTF???
> we are unlucky enough to discover a magnetar close enough to us..
> what would be the worst case senario?
Umm... worst case? It magically appears on your front doorstep, instantly eradicating all life on the planet, not to mention the planet itself. Now, if you want to talk about realistic scenarios, you'll have to speak with an astrophysicist.
> the energy will drop with the sqaure of the distance, not the cube
Hehe, I find this even more informative because the O.P. seems to feel the need to brag about his B.S. Mensa membership.
> Of course I don't mean to imply that [...] surgeons typically answer their phones during surgery in more developed countries.
Obviously, I can't speak for every Hospital in the U.S., but in the hospital where I work you are not allowed to have a cell phone turned on while inside.
> I wonder what the toll-free number for SCO is
"For Sales & Product Inquiries," 1-800-726-8649
"I'd like to inquire if you sell a product that does not include litigation?"