Ha, ha, ha. You apparently don't know any 16 year-olds!
With all due respect: Your government is trying to protect you from people who would like to kill you. (See: September 11, 2001) The people trying to kill you are using unconventional methods, and not wearing military uniforms. And, as in any war, things get messy and people die. If you think every enemy soldier, uniformed or not, is entitled to a court trial before being targeted then you have a fairly unrealistic view of warfare.
As with other comments in this thread; some people confuse criminal acts, with acts of war. There are very, very, very different rules for each.
Taking direct action in hostilities requires that the party be engaged in offensive maneuvers ( see also PMC vs mercenary ).
Uh, yeah... other than: 1.1 February 1993 World Trade Center 1.2 1994 Bojinka, Philippine Airlines Flight 434 2 1998 U.S.-embassy bombings 3 2000 USS Cole bombing 4 September 11, 2001, attacks 5 November 2003 Istanbul attacks 6 February 2004 SuperFerry 14 bombing 7 March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings 8 May 2004 Khobar massacre 9 July 7, 2005 London transport bombings 10 July 23, 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks 11 April 2007 Algiers bombings 12 June 2, 2008 Danish-embassy bombing 13 June 2009 Little Rock recruiting office shooting 14 December 2009 Northwest Airlines Flight 253 15 Dec 30, 2009 16 October 2010 cargo plane bomb plot 17 Iraq attacks
17.1 August 2003 Imam Ali Mosque bombing
17.2 February 2004 Irbil bombings
17.3 March 2004 Iraq Ashura bombings
17.4 April 2004 Basra bombings
17.5 July 2005 Musayyib bombing
17.6 September 2005 Baghdad bombings
17.7 November 2005 Khanaqin bombings
17.8 April 2006 Buratha Mosque bombing
17.9 November 2006 Sadr City, Iraq bombings
17.10 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing
17.11 March 2007 Tal Afar bombings
17.12 April 2007 Baghdad Iraq bombings
17.13 August 14, 2007 Yazidi community Iraq bombing
17.14 August 2009 Baghdad bombings
17.15 October 2009 Baghdad bombings
17.16 April 2010 Baghdad bombings
17.17 May 2010 Iraq attacks
17.18 November 2010
17.19 January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks
...they've been kinda' quiet.
You might have missed it. It wasn't in the news or anything.
It would be entertaining, in a Monty Python sort of way, to see our soldiers running across the battlefield, yelling the Miranda rights...:)
But you are confusing criminal acts with acts of war.
These people were "combatants." "someone who takes a direct part in the hostilities of an armed conflict."...and can be killed.
You may also want to brush up on the Geneva Convention, Protocol I, Articles 43 & 44, which requires combatants to dress in a way to be recognized as an enemy force. Additionally, by fighting out of uniform, they are subject to execution.
Historically, during WWII, there were six Germans, captured in the US, who were deemed saboteurs, even though they had not yet had a chance to kill anyone or blow up anything, and were all executed.
Agreed. As much as I dislike the Nazis, they at least had the decency to dress in uniforms so they could be discriminated from civilians - which saved civilian lives.
A good number of 'fighters' these days dress as civilians, hide in schools and apartments and markets, and then complain about 'civilian' casualties.
This goes to the gist of this thread where people are confusing criminal acts with acts of war. If someone is making war on us, as a nation, we have the right to kill them. If they endanger civilian lives by their conduct (as above), that is on them.
Actually, the president does have the power to do this:
For a targeted killing to be carried out, three conditions must be met...
First, the government has to determine that the individual being targeted "poses an imminent threat of violent attack against the U.S." That evaluation would consider the "relevant window of opportunity to act," the possible harm to civilians and the likelihood of heading off future attacks.
Second, "capture is not feasible."
Third, the operation has to be conducted in a manner consistent with four fundamental rules of war: The target must have military value; the target must be lawful, such as combatants or civilians engaged in hostilities; collateral damage must not be excessive; and the weapons chosen must not "inflict unnecessary suffering."
I also dislike the term "African American" simply because it doesn't really mean an African American; it's just vague.
Case in point: Charlize Theron. She was born in South Africa. Grew up in near Johannesburg. Became a US citizen in 2007. Shouldn't she be considered African American?
Generally, I think people should be able to call themselves anything they want. Personally, I would like it to be descriptive - or at least - consistent.
Agreed. Apple products had lovely industrial design features, but there wasn't anything conceptually new about them.
An iPod was just a Sony Walkman with a HDD. They didn't invent the cel phone. They didn't invent the PC or the GUI or the mouse. Their OS was nice - but was only used in around 5% to 7% of the PC market.
They made very pretty, shiny, functional things; but nothing that changed the course of history.
Short answer: it all helps. Both the 3D, and the tracking help. Since we are talking about "Virtual Reality" the more factors or senses that contribute to you impression of reality, the better.
If the field of view exceeds your field of view, that's better (what Carmack was talking about with the 90 x 110 deg. FOV.) If there were different focal points (like there are in real life) that would be better. If there is accurate head tracking, that's better. (Although I admit I often game with tracking off, because I can pan my mouse around faster than I can move my head.) The more axes of tracking, the better (I've only got tilt/pan) If you have stereo 3D, that's better. (I'm sure you've at least seen demos of 3D stereo games or 3D movies, and can see the improvement over 2D even on a screen) Spatially accurate stereo sound is better. Force feedback, or a sense of touch, is better.
As you approach the 'reality' you experience in real life, you get to a state of 'immersion' which is where your mind starts to accept what you are experiencing as real. If you've ever flown a large commercial flight simulator, you know what I'm talking about.
...one very buxom woman came up to me and introduced herself. It turns out that she was a well-known stripper and actress in adult movies by the name of Candi Samples. When she found out that I studied physics she asked whether I knew a guy by the name of Dick Feynman. Yes, I replied,. I must admit I was rather astonished to hear his name in this connection. He is one of my biggest fans... she said.
One of the greatest features of a VR HMD is the 3D stereo.
It's the best possible 3D stereo because you don't have the ghosting of monitor 3D displays. And if you can feed the dual displays fast enough, they can kick out frames at full refresh rate, unlike a monitor 3D display where the left/right frames have to take turns. You can, of course, run an HMD in 2D mode (like when you are navigating your desktop) and it looks just like a flat screen.
It is the latency between your head movement and updating your view of the world that causes the nausea. More generally, it is the difference between what your inner ear says you should be seeing and what your visual cortex is reporting that causes (or avoids) the nausea.
Cro-Magnon man was smarter than you think. Didn't need to pay for dinner and a movie. Just took her straight to the bear-skin rug in front of the fireplace...
Average I.Q.s can't get 'higher' -- The mean I.Q. (for any given age group) is always 100 points by definition. In a population of 'Einsteins' the average (mean) I.Q. would still be 100.
As I was saying, just don't put your stuff on the belt until the previous person has cleared. I imagine this type of crime is pretty rare, but why not just thwart it by waiting 20 seconds?
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...hope that he steps out to pee.
He won't need to if he's still wearing that condom.
>>>Anwar al-Alaki was equivalent to a guy who made youtube videos.
..as were Hitler, Hirohito, and Kaiser Wilhelm II. They never actually attacked us personally, they just advocated others to do so.
>>>has a right to be captured
"For a targeted killing to be carried out, three conditions must be met... ...Second, 'capture is not feasible.'"
Source: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/05/world/la-fg-holder-awlaki-20120306 [latimes.com]
>>>What threat was a 16 year old kid?
Ha, ha, ha. You apparently don't know any 16 year-olds!
With all due respect: Your government is trying to protect you from people who would like to kill you. (See: September 11, 2001) The people trying to kill you are using unconventional methods, and not wearing military uniforms. And, as in any war, things get messy and people die. If you think every enemy soldier, uniformed or not, is entitled to a court trial before being targeted then you have a fairly unrealistic view of warfare.
As with other comments in this thread; some people confuse criminal acts, with acts of war. There are very, very, very different rules for each.
Taking direct action in hostilities requires that the party be engaged in offensive maneuvers ( see also PMC vs mercenary ).
Uh, yeah... other than:
1.1 February 1993 World Trade Center
1.2 1994 Bojinka, Philippine Airlines Flight 434
2 1998 U.S.-embassy bombings
3 2000 USS Cole bombing
4 September 11, 2001, attacks
5 November 2003 Istanbul attacks
6 February 2004 SuperFerry 14 bombing
7 March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings
8 May 2004 Khobar massacre
9 July 7, 2005 London transport bombings
10 July 23, 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks
11 April 2007 Algiers bombings
12 June 2, 2008 Danish-embassy bombing
13 June 2009 Little Rock recruiting office shooting
14 December 2009 Northwest Airlines Flight 253
15 Dec 30, 2009
16 October 2010 cargo plane bomb plot
17 Iraq attacks
17.1 August 2003 Imam Ali Mosque bombing
17.2 February 2004 Irbil bombings
17.3 March 2004 Iraq Ashura bombings
17.4 April 2004 Basra bombings
17.5 July 2005 Musayyib bombing
17.6 September 2005 Baghdad bombings
17.7 November 2005 Khanaqin bombings
17.8 April 2006 Buratha Mosque bombing
17.9 November 2006 Sadr City, Iraq bombings
17.10 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing
17.11 March 2007 Tal Afar bombings
17.12 April 2007 Baghdad Iraq bombings
17.13 August 14, 2007 Yazidi community Iraq bombing
17.14 August 2009 Baghdad bombings
17.15 October 2009 Baghdad bombings
17.16 April 2010 Baghdad bombings
17.17 May 2010 Iraq attacks
17.18 November 2010
17.19 January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks
You might have missed it. It wasn't in the news or anything.
It would be entertaining, in a Monty Python sort of way, to see our soldiers running across the battlefield, yelling the Miranda rights... :)
But you are confusing criminal acts with acts of war.
These people were "combatants." "someone who takes a direct part in the hostilities of an armed conflict." ...and can be killed.
You may also want to brush up on the Geneva Convention, Protocol I, Articles 43 & 44, which requires combatants to dress in a way to be recognized as an enemy force. Additionally, by fighting out of uniform, they are subject to execution.
Historically, during WWII, there were six Germans, captured in the US, who were deemed saboteurs, even though they had not yet had a chance to kill anyone or blow up anything, and were all executed.
Agreed. As much as I dislike the Nazis, they at least had the decency to dress in uniforms so they could be discriminated from civilians - which saved civilian lives.
A good number of 'fighters' these days dress as civilians, hide in schools and apartments and markets, and then complain about 'civilian' casualties.
This goes to the gist of this thread where people are confusing criminal acts with acts of war. If someone is making war on us, as a nation, we have the right to kill them. If they endanger civilian lives by their conduct (as above), that is on them.
You raise an interesting point: "...not uniform soldiers"
So, since no members of al-Qaeda wear uniforms, we are powerless to act against them?
Just think: if the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on casual Friday, they could have won the war.
One problem with this thread is people confusing criminal acts with acts of war. They are two different things, with very different rules.
Actually, the president does have the power to do this:
For a targeted killing to be carried out, three conditions must be met...
First, the government has to determine that the individual being targeted "poses an imminent threat of violent attack against the U.S." That evaluation would consider the "relevant window of opportunity to act," the possible harm to civilians and the likelihood of heading off future attacks.
Second, "capture is not feasible."
Third, the operation has to be conducted in a manner consistent with four fundamental rules of war: The target must have military value; the target must be lawful, such as combatants or civilians engaged in hostilities; collateral damage must not be excessive; and the weapons chosen must not "inflict unnecessary suffering."
Source: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/05/world/la-fg-holder-awlaki-20120306
Perhaps we could use something called "active defense" or "strike-back" technology to fight these MCPC floods?
Ooops. Sorry guys, that put us accidentally back on-topic.
Carry on...
Actually, it has solid-state storage, no DVD-R, no BD support, not much on gaming, and it HAS a retina display (if you stand back far enough)...
I also dislike the term "African American" simply because it doesn't really mean an African American; it's just vague.
Case in point: Charlize Theron. She was born in South Africa. Grew up in near Johannesburg. Became a US citizen in 2007. Shouldn't she be considered African American?
Generally, I think people should be able to call themselves anything they want.
Personally, I would like it to be descriptive - or at least - consistent.
...Windows and Office, two of the most widely used software products of all time.
...with respective market shares of 92.2% (Windows-worldwide in 2011 per "Net Applications") and 94% (MS Office per "Gartner" )
FTFY
Agreed. Apple products had lovely industrial design features, but there wasn't anything conceptually new about them.
An iPod was just a Sony Walkman with a HDD.
They didn't invent the cel phone.
They didn't invent the PC or the GUI or the mouse.
Their OS was nice - but was only used in around 5% to 7% of the PC market.
They made very pretty, shiny, functional things; but nothing that changed the course of history.
What a waste - using perfectly good nets for something as frivolous as catching food.
Obviously, the Foundation money has been wasted here...
"If it weren't for Xerox PARC, we'd still be running our PCs off the DOS control line..."
FTFY
Obligatory Onion:
" China Launches First Willing Manned Mission Into Space "
http://www.theonion.com/video/china-launches-first-willing-manned-mission-into-s,14273/
Short answer: it all helps. Both the 3D, and the tracking help.
Since we are talking about "Virtual Reality" the more factors or senses that contribute to you impression of reality, the better.
If the field of view exceeds your field of view, that's better (what Carmack was talking about with the 90 x 110 deg. FOV.)
If there were different focal points (like there are in real life) that would be better.
If there is accurate head tracking, that's better. (Although I admit I often game with tracking off, because I can pan my mouse around faster than I can move my head.) The more axes of tracking, the better (I've only got tilt/pan)
If you have stereo 3D, that's better. (I'm sure you've at least seen demos of 3D stereo games or 3D movies, and can see the improvement over 2D even on a screen)
Spatially accurate stereo sound is better.
Force feedback, or a sense of touch, is better.
As you approach the 'reality' you experience in real life, you get to a state of 'immersion' which is where your mind starts to accept what you are experiencing as real. If you've ever flown a large commercial flight simulator, you know what I'm talking about.
No, Feynman liked big, hot women:
...one very buxom woman came up to me and introduced herself. It turns out that she was a well-known stripper and actress in adult movies by the name of Candi Samples. When she found out that I studied physics she asked whether I knew a guy by the name of Dick Feynman. Yes, I replied,. I must admit I was rather astonished to hear his name in this connection. He is one of my biggest fans... she said.
Source: http://www.brew-wood.co.uk/physics/feynman.htm
He liked the strip clubs... http://www.museumsyndicate.com/item.php?item=9351
If I had programmed the "add enemy" button, it would work like this:
1 "add enemy"
2 immediate dissolution of your account
3 follow up note saying "thanks, but you're not the type of person we want at Slashdot. Good day.
You forgot:
4. PROFIT!!!
One of the greatest features of a VR HMD is the 3D stereo.
It's the best possible 3D stereo because you don't have the ghosting of monitor 3D displays. And if you can feed the dual displays fast enough, they can kick out frames at full refresh rate, unlike a monitor 3D display where the left/right frames have to take turns.
You can, of course, run an HMD in 2D mode (like when you are navigating your desktop) and it looks just like a flat screen.
It is the latency between your head movement and updating your view of the world that causes the nausea. More generally, it is the difference between what your inner ear says you should be seeing and what your visual cortex is reporting that causes (or avoids) the nausea.
Wait, you were a group of the "best and brightest budding scientists" and no one wore prescription eyeglasses? Or was this at night?
All educational media use this scenario now.
Cro-Magnon man was smarter than you think. Didn't need to pay for dinner and a movie.
Just took her straight to the bear-skin rug in front of the fireplace...
Sorry Kapiti, that should have read:
"A huge Brachiosaur, once thought to weigh 12597.9 stone, is now believed to have weighed 3621.9 stone."
Average I.Q.s can't get 'higher' -- The mean I.Q. (for any given age group) is always 100 points by definition. In a population of 'Einsteins' the average (mean) I.Q. would still be 100.
No - they just need a boarding pass. And not even a real one at that:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2006/10/make_your_own_f/
"Make Your Own Fake Boarding Pass" [Wired]
As I was saying, just don't put your stuff on the belt until the previous person has cleared. I imagine this type of crime is pretty rare, but why not just thwart it by waiting 20 seconds?