If only we could figure out a way to direct the energy of this weapon...
It's not like they call it a cannon 'stun gun' which would it has a barrel or other apparatus that would direct the energy away from the person firing it.
"In addition to the basic single-barrel, cart-mounted design, ArmyTec is offering Thunder Generator in fixed or vehicle-mounted installations, operated manually or via remote control. The firm's proposed multibarrel design simulates a battlefield-like experience, while a three-axis moving barrel allows precise targeting of areas within a wide perimeter. For very-wide-area coverage, the firm recommends synchronized networks of multiple cannons." -from the fine article.
"Maybe I'm being a bit too much of a pacifist here, but why are we constantly spending so much time developing newer ways to kill ourselves.. seems like we could better use those resources."
Because then the people who spent their resources on developing new ways to kill use those innovations on the people that didn't.
Also, finding new ways or better ways to kill has been one of the great motivational forces for human innovation since the first caveman figured out a stone attached to a stick will hit harder then just the stone held in his hand. Societies that didn't keep up with metallurgical advances tended to be wiped out by those that did, so to them spending resources on ways to kill meant they had a chance to preserve (and expand) their culture and thus it was a very good use of their resources.
Those who can't do, teach. Those that can't teach, coach. Those that can't coach become administrators.
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Money is a lot easier to move around and it can be use to buy what the aid organization needs and in the quantity/packaging that they want to make shipping easier.
Compare food packaged for direct consumer use and food packaged for commercial use. Now if Joe Six pack is going to donate food, is he going to donate a drum of industrial pudding or would he be likely to send a couple of snack packs of pudding? If you were an aid agency which one would you prefer to have to deal with? Or would you prefer to just go an buy what you know you'll need.
I would reserve "lone underpants-man" for someone who fails to even kill just themselves. Too many "Lone Gunman" types have actually been successful to group them in with the likes of the crotch bomber.
I'm sorry sir but I must inform you that you are using an inaccurate information source and I must also ask you to refrain from propagating this incorrect information. There is no second amendment and your interpretation of the first amendment is not correct.
If you want to be free, be free. But then get checked every three months and you probably shouldn't give out your real address and phone number to anyone you're being free with.
If you've got the money for a prostitute in that price range she's probably a lot cheaper than what a divorce would cost you if you made the mistake of getting married.
Right on! And all those major cities that can't supply their own food, water, power and waste management locally shouldn't see one dime from anyone outside of the city nor should they get any sort of discounts or subsidies!
Just because something doesn't benefit you directly doesn't mean that it isn't benefitting society as a whole.
You mean like the muslim coalition that had conquered a big chunk of Europe?
And you forget that the Barbary pirates were harassing our shipping before we were formally a country. It doesn't matter who started what, it is just disingenuous to claim utter innocence for one side.
GP was advocating a very antisocial approach. P was admonishing the antisocial approach. I was commenting on the admonishment and its probable lack of impact on the audience.
The West is their enemy. We could pull out entirely right now and we'd still be the Great Satan for generations and generations. (For example, North Korea wants their citizens to believe they are still at war with the U.S. and as such they need to continually endure 'wartime' hardships to continue the glorious fight.)
They are also still happily killing themselves (no western involvement) over things that happened over 500 years or more ago.
Dogs can be trained to not only detect certain substances but also detect fear responses. So something concealed in a body might make it through but the dog may still alert to the fear response so the person can be pulled aside for a more thorough search. Of course dogs aren't high tech so they can't be a solution in the US.
/. is an odd crowd. Many people here seem to hold the belief that if something doesn't benefit them directly, immediately and frequently they shouldn't have to pay any money towards that thing.
They also seem to believe that the 'burbclave' of Snowcrash is the ideal community, at least for their desired population size (which tends towards 1).
Hey man, stop mellowing his indirect Apple hate vibe!
About the only thing worse would be to tell him that AAC is Advanced Audio Coding which is part of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 and not an Apple proprietary format and hasn't had DRM for some time now.
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Attach sensor to computer. Point sensor at something non-computer. Use sensor feed to influence RNG. Have a nice day.
If only we could figure out a way to direct the energy of this weapon...
It's not like they call it a cannon 'stun gun' which would it has a barrel or other apparatus that would direct the energy away from the person firing it.
"In addition to the basic single-barrel, cart-mounted design, ArmyTec is offering Thunder Generator in fixed or vehicle-mounted installations, operated manually or via remote control. The firm's proposed multibarrel design simulates a battlefield-like experience, while a three-axis moving barrel allows precise targeting of areas within a wide perimeter. For very-wide-area coverage, the firm recommends synchronized networks of multiple cannons." -from the fine article.
A .22 derringer will leave most people's ears ringing. So with a short enough barrel it doesn't even take much powder.
"Maybe I'm being a bit too much of a pacifist here, but why are we constantly spending so much time developing newer ways to kill ourselves.. seems like we could better use those resources."
Because then the people who spent their resources on developing new ways to kill use those innovations on the people that didn't.
Also, finding new ways or better ways to kill has been one of the great motivational forces for human innovation since the first caveman figured out a stone attached to a stick will hit harder then just the stone held in his hand. Societies that didn't keep up with metallurgical advances tended to be wiped out by those that did, so to them spending resources on ways to kill meant they had a chance to preserve (and expand) their culture and thus it was a very good use of their resources.
Take a look at a popcorn hour network media tank. They play just about anything, including h.264.
Those who can't do, teach. Those that can't teach, coach. Those that can't coach become administrators.
Money is a lot easier to move around and it can be use to buy what the aid organization needs and in the quantity/packaging that they want to make shipping easier.
Compare food packaged for direct consumer use and food packaged for commercial use. Now if Joe Six pack is going to donate food, is he going to donate a drum of industrial pudding or would he be likely to send a couple of snack packs of pudding? If you were an aid agency which one would you prefer to have to deal with? Or would you prefer to just go an buy what you know you'll need.
And I'd rather have a good game play experience.
Bit Trip Beat in all its pong-y graphics was fun. It didn't need to be photo-realistic.
It's a good thing that killing men is guilt free then.
To use a Stalin quote: "Killing a woman is a tragedy, killing men is a statistic".
I would reserve "lone underpants-man" for someone who fails to even kill just themselves. Too many "Lone Gunman" types have actually been successful to group them in with the likes of the crotch bomber.
I'm sorry sir but I must inform you that you are using an inaccurate information source and I must also ask you to refrain from propagating this incorrect information. There is no second amendment and your interpretation of the first amendment is not correct.
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If you want to be free, be free. But then get checked every three months and you probably shouldn't give out your real address and phone number to anyone you're being free with.
If you've got the money for a prostitute in that price range she's probably a lot cheaper than what a divorce would cost you if you made the mistake of getting married.
Most American gun owners are smart enough to not go around and pop politicians willy-nilly since the ammo box is the last of the four boxes to use.
Right on! And all those major cities that can't supply their own food, water, power and waste management locally shouldn't see one dime from anyone outside of the city nor should they get any sort of discounts or subsidies!
Just because something doesn't benefit you directly doesn't mean that it isn't benefitting society as a whole.
How well does remote wiping work with SD cards? Steal the phone, pop out SD card, profit?
So you do this crazy thing where hire more than one. Then you can establish a rotation.
Hmm, maybe I should patent this novel idea...
You mean like the muslim coalition that had conquered a big chunk of Europe?
And you forget that the Barbary pirates were harassing our shipping before we were formally a country. It doesn't matter who started what, it is just disingenuous to claim utter innocence for one side.
It doesn't have to be reversed, it applies to us as well.
Before terror we had communists. We've always had something we're opposed to, something to rally the people together against.
I don't care about terrorists, the chance is basically non-existent of anything happening.
The TSA on the other hand, are a 100% probability of being a hassle and even more of a hassle after a (non)event like the crotch bomber.
GP was advocating a very antisocial approach.
P was admonishing the antisocial approach.
I was commenting on the admonishment and its probable lack of impact on the audience.
Every ideological movement needs an enemy.
The West is their enemy. We could pull out entirely right now and we'd still be the Great Satan for generations and generations. (For example, North Korea wants their citizens to believe they are still at war with the U.S. and as such they need to continually endure 'wartime' hardships to continue the glorious fight.)
They are also still happily killing themselves (no western involvement) over things that happened over 500 years or more ago.
Trained dogs and handlers are the best bet.
Dogs can be trained to not only detect certain substances but also detect fear responses. So something concealed in a body might make it through but the dog may still alert to the fear response so the person can be pulled aside for a more thorough search. Of course dogs aren't high tech so they can't be a solution in the US.
/. is an odd crowd. Many people here seem to hold the belief that if something doesn't benefit them directly, immediately and frequently they shouldn't have to pay any money towards that thing.
They also seem to believe that the 'burbclave' of Snowcrash is the ideal community, at least for their desired population size (which tends towards 1).
Hey man, stop mellowing his indirect Apple hate vibe!
About the only thing worse would be to tell him that AAC is Advanced Audio Coding which is part of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 and not an Apple proprietary format and hasn't had DRM for some time now.