My point was that it may not be Microsoft's fauth that the programs you mentioned don't work properly with Vista. MS has recommendations for how apps should be written (don't use hkey_local_machine, use such-and-such APIs, place these files here, etc.) and some developers ignore those (especially Adobe), causing havoc and, incidentally, requiring you to buy newer releases that are more compatible.
Some developers haven't sussed out that requiring users to be Administrators or using interfaces that were deprecated years ago isn't a good idea.
Some carbines are short enough that you can stash them in a large backpack or satchel, and with a scope you won't lose accuracy since you don't have to worry about how far apart the front and rear sights are.
For example, my Mosin-Nagant M44 is only 40" long with the bayonet folded. It's a bit heavy, so our theoretical vigilante would want an aftermarket fiberglass stock & would possibly shorten the barrel a few inches.
{grin} I'm/so/ going to be having a talk with some humorless Fed.
I honestly don't remember, but 20 to 30 yards comes to mind. As another poster pointed out, he could have been exaggerating, but he was clear that the VC's reaction to being hit was "huh?".
Yes, to get proper sound suppression you need to be using sub-sonic ammunition. To have enough energy in the bullet to kill this thing when it hits (if using subsonic loads), you'd need a fairly powerful cartridge, say.30-06 or 7.62x54R.[1]
[1] Tangent: I read the memoirs of someone who served in the SEALs during the Vietnam War. He related an incident where his patrol was fitted with M-16s, silencers, and sub-sonic ammunition. They were shooting at a Vietnamese in a boat at short range, and the silenced 5.56mm just bounced off the guy's clothing, because that round relies mainly on velocity for its power.
Data point: '05 Civic Hybrid CVT. Over the last 40K miles or so, I've averaged 47.4 miles per gallon. My commute is about 35 miles and most of it is on a highway with a 55 MPH speed limit. Fuel economy goes up when it's warm and I don't run the AC, and down when I do or when it's cold like it is now. I think my record efficiency for a tank of gas was something like 54 MPG and the worst 32 (on a trip with someone else switching off and lots of highway construction).
You'll want something capable of operating a good-size cargo helicopter to lift the thing on a ship, and a few smaller helicopters for divers and rescue. A Marine helicopter carrier would do it, but you still want a warship escort in case someone tries to take a poke at your astronauts and/or the carrier.
It's not cheap to send a carrier battlegroup to pick up the CM after splashdown, and depending on the political situation it may be inconvenient and/or dangerous.
One assumes they'll have alternate-landing profiles for when enough CM computers go down that the skip isn't feasible. The Shuttle has almost had to abort a flight because IIRC all but one of the flight computers went down on that mission.
Used bookstores are a godsend. If there aren't any in your area, you must move into civilization. Used prices are approximately half that of new, often a bit less, and most used stores will do trades.
Our library also has a book sale on the first Saturday of the month, where you can get paperbacks for a dime and hardbacks for a quarter.
Fuck me, you aren't seriously suggesting that Book 10 was more than filler and catch-up, are you? The plot *barely* advanced through the entire book. In fact, the only plot change I can think of was Egwene's capture.
I take it you didn't have one of those cartridges with improved disk-control routines? IIRC some of them could speed up 1541 access speed by an order of magnitude.
IIRC the only other party in the Duma is the Commies. If UR had somehow/not/ gotten the necessary majority, I bet you that the Communists would have been amenable to some kind of deal.
If his Faux News is any example, he'll release only part of the archive to the public. Coincidentally, that part makes Christofascist-wing Republicans look good and Democrats and moderate Republicans look bad.
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My point was that it may not be Microsoft's fauth that the programs you mentioned don't work properly with Vista. MS has recommendations for how apps should be written (don't use hkey_local_machine, use such-and-such APIs, place these files here, etc.) and some developers ignore those (especially Adobe), causing havoc and, incidentally, requiring you to buy newer releases that are more compatible.
Some developers haven't sussed out that requiring users to be Administrators or using interfaces that were deprecated years ago isn't a good idea.
AutoCAD is poorly-written shite, and I'd be willing to bet that the other stuff you mention is the same.
Some carbines are short enough that you can stash them in a large backpack or satchel, and with a scope you won't lose accuracy since you don't have to worry about how far apart the front and rear sights are.
/so/ going to be having a talk with some humorless Fed.
For example, my Mosin-Nagant M44 is only 40" long with the bayonet folded. It's a bit heavy, so our theoretical vigilante would want an aftermarket fiberglass stock & would possibly shorten the barrel a few inches.
{grin} I'm
I honestly don't remember, but 20 to 30 yards comes to mind. As another poster pointed out, he could have been exaggerating, but he was clear that the VC's reaction to being hit was "huh?".
Yes, to get proper sound suppression you need to be using sub-sonic ammunition. To have enough energy in the bullet to kill this thing when it hits (if using subsonic loads), you'd need a fairly powerful cartridge, say .30-06 or 7.62x54R.[1]
Again, speaking purely theoretically. Nudge, wink.
[1] Tangent: I read the memoirs of someone who served in the SEALs during the Vietnam War. He related an incident where his patrol was fitted with M-16s, silencers, and sub-sonic ammunition. They were shooting at a Vietnamese in a boat at short range, and the silenced 5.56mm just bounced off the guy's clothing, because that round relies mainly on velocity for its power.
One can, so I'm told, make a one- or two-use silencer out of a 2-liter plastic soda bottle.
.us, nudge wink.
Silencers are illegal in
They have. Parent is talking out his arse.
Data point: '05 Civic Hybrid CVT. Over the last 40K miles or so, I've averaged 47.4 miles per gallon. My commute is about 35 miles and most of it is on a highway with a 55 MPH speed limit. Fuel economy goes up when it's warm and I don't run the AC, and down when I do or when it's cold like it is now. I think my record efficiency for a tank of gas was something like 54 MPG and the worst 32 (on a trip with someone else switching off and lots of highway construction).
You'll want something capable of operating a good-size cargo helicopter to lift the thing on a ship, and a few smaller helicopters for divers and rescue. A Marine helicopter carrier would do it, but you still want a warship escort in case someone tries to take a poke at your astronauts and/or the carrier.
It's not cheap to send a carrier battlegroup to pick up the CM after splashdown, and depending on the political situation it may be inconvenient and/or dangerous.
One assumes they'll have alternate-landing profiles for when enough CM computers go down that the skip isn't feasible. The Shuttle has almost had to abort a flight because IIRC all but one of the flight computers went down on that mission.
How long would you have to wait in line?
Used bookstores are a godsend. If there aren't any in your area, you must move into civilization. Used prices are approximately half that of new, often a bit less, and most used stores will do trades.
Our library also has a book sale on the first Saturday of the month, where you can get paperbacks for a dime and hardbacks for a quarter.
Fuck me, you aren't seriously suggesting that Book 10 was more than filler and catch-up, are you? The plot *barely* advanced through the entire book. In fact, the only plot change I can think of was Egwene's capture.
I take it you didn't have one of those cartridges with improved disk-control routines? IIRC some of them could speed up 1541 access speed by an order of magnitude.
IIRC the only other party in the Duma is the Commies. If UR had somehow /not/ gotten the necessary majority, I bet you that the Communists would have been amenable to some kind of deal.
Yes.
So it's the computer-language equivalent of English?
If his Faux News is any example, he'll release only part of the archive to the public. Coincidentally, that part makes Christofascist-wing Republicans look good and Democrats and moderate Republicans look bad.
War on government?
Fact: NASA faked the Hubble's launch into orbit. Actually, Chuck Norris roundhouse-kicked it up there, and it's afraid to come back down.
doesn't have the same ring as "this phone boot reserved for Clark Kent".