Given there isn't anything in any current conflicts for us to get air superiority over, I'm OK with the F-22s sitting in their hangars and being used for training.
...in no large part either. SEAD is mostly dealt with by F-16s and F/A-18s.
The US has had early air superiority in every conflict since stealth aircraft have been available. So sure, compared to the B-52 it is an overpriced and over-designed batwing. Would that change against a better prepared opponent? Possibly. The B-2 simply hasn't been well tested in its intended role.
I don't know if I'd go so far as to claim people used to have more respect for one another (we can argue until we're blue in the face over that one). After all, this is a teenager with all the teenagerness that comes with. Simply put, I believe this kid is just another badass behind a keyboard who as you said wouldn't have the guts to repeat these comments in person.
Y'know, if these events didn't happen on the internets I don't think it would be handled much different. Say somebody shouted these same threats out at a high school football game (ignoring the fact that it would have been settled right there). In all likelihood, the police would have been sent to his home to have a talk and demonstrate that sort of behavior is not OK. If it happens again - that is when you make the arrests.
Of course, if I were Daley, I would use my winnings to travel around beating up everybody that offended me on twitter. He is an athlete after all, and the teenagers that spout this crap online are either gonna be lanky nerds or overweight nerds and easy to beat on.
I'm not generally a fan of rap, but you do have to understand that judging rap based on what you hear on a popular rap radio station is the same as judging other music based on the a popular top-40 radio station. There really is a great depth and breadth of rap music beyond the crap you've heard on the radio - stuff made by real musicians and artists who truly are skilled and passionate about what they do.
Whether or not you're into it is entirely up to you - but keep in mind judging all of rap by the gangsta bullshit put out by big names is exactly like judging all of rock music by the tripe put out by Nickelback.
I don't agree... Nowadays the tools to make music are so accessible that there is tons of music available. The challenge lies in sifting through the piles and piles of stuff you don't like to find something you do. Big music is still going to be the same canned crap it's always been, but if you can't find something out there you like I can't help but wonder how hard you've really tried?
Of course people will become hostile. It's because we're brought up to never ever ever cross some ill defined line in the sand, so if you insinuate somebody is approaching it they are going to get defensive. If we're instead taught that yeah, there's an ill defined line in the sand, so everybody should be tolerant and open about when others getting close to it.
This is exactly why I posted what I did - so much hoopla is made these days over *perceived* harassment that there is no longer an area for people to just be people anymore. I'm not condoning harassment by any means. I'm simply saying that as a society our first step should be to openly communicate with others when they approach those bounds instead of running off to file a report on it.
Eh - T-Mobile has a $30/mo unlimited data and text plan with a handful of minutes for those rare times I need to use my words. You're absolutely right - shop a little and bring your own phone and you'd be amazed at how inexpensive it can be.
Free TV over the air? What are you, some kind of a communist?!
I think a depressingly large number of folks these days would be shocked and amazed to find that they can put a pair of rabbit ears on that fancy new TV and get local HD broadcasts...
Y'know, I said something silly once. I don't even remember what it was but it had something to do with local politics or voting or somesuch. My girlfriend turned to me and said:
"Democracy is not a spectator sport."
It was damn good slap in the face because it's absolutely true. Your police department, just like your schools, are local establishments that are beholden to their communities. If they are able to continually get away with things like this - it is because the community allows it.
Dogs are great, but if your primary motivation for having one is defense - you'll want to ensure you get one that's been properly trained. I love my mutt (border collie/german shepherd) and though I like to think she'd kick some ass for me if needed, it's not something I count on. Unless you're getting one that's been specially trained you should get a dog because you want a dog, not because you want the protection of a big mean looking dog. Ever wonder why the pounds are overflowing with unwanted pitt bulls?
That's only because you keep praising her every time she brings you the beer - she's not going to risk bringing something different and getting it wrong. Don't take it too hard, I'd do the same. Let's be fair here - a beer fetching kid is way more useful than a gun fetching kid.
This made me giggle - one of the guys I work with got a bow hunting license for Elk this year because, in his words: "If I'm going to wander around the forest not shooting anything, I may as well carry a bow instead of lugging a rifle"
Not all creatures have the same fear of people. My stepdad lives in a rural mountain area and keeps both a pistol and a rifle around to deal with javelinas and coatis. Where the house is, there is rarely the need for the range of the rifle. Both weapons are.22
I won't argue that handgun design has primarily been to shoot people as compared to rifles which can better adapt to hunting - but it certainly doesn't mean that the only purpose for a pistol is to shoot humans.
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...or it will never take off because all your base are already been nuked.
I agree with you up until the last sentence :)
Given there isn't anything in any current conflicts for us to get air superiority over, I'm OK with the F-22s sitting in their hangars and being used for training.
...in no large part either. SEAD is mostly dealt with by F-16s and F/A-18s.
The US has had early air superiority in every conflict since stealth aircraft have been available. So sure, compared to the B-52 it is an overpriced and over-designed batwing. Would that change against a better prepared opponent? Possibly. The B-2 simply hasn't been well tested in its intended role.
You know, usually they charge extra for that.
It's because I wanted the name, and I asked nicely.
I don't know if I'd go so far as to claim people used to have more respect for one another (we can argue until we're blue in the face over that one). After all, this is a teenager with all the teenagerness that comes with. Simply put, I believe this kid is just another badass behind a keyboard who as you said wouldn't have the guts to repeat these comments in person.
Y'know, if these events didn't happen on the internets I don't think it would be handled much different. Say somebody shouted these same threats out at a high school football game (ignoring the fact that it would have been settled right there). In all likelihood, the police would have been sent to his home to have a talk and demonstrate that sort of behavior is not OK. If it happens again - that is when you make the arrests.
Of course, if I were Daley, I would use my winnings to travel around beating up everybody that offended me on twitter. He is an athlete after all, and the teenagers that spout this crap online are either gonna be lanky nerds or overweight nerds and easy to beat on.
Thanks for that link - besides being a pretty cool visual, the commentary on it is *amazing*!!
Youtube never disappoints.
It's a more permanent solution than the chastity belts were.
I'm not generally a fan of rap, but you do have to understand that judging rap based on what you hear on a popular rap radio station is the same as judging other music based on the a popular top-40 radio station. There really is a great depth and breadth of rap music beyond the crap you've heard on the radio - stuff made by real musicians and artists who truly are skilled and passionate about what they do.
Whether or not you're into it is entirely up to you - but keep in mind judging all of rap by the gangsta bullshit put out by big names is exactly like judging all of rock music by the tripe put out by Nickelback.
I don't agree... Nowadays the tools to make music are so accessible that there is tons of music available. The challenge lies in sifting through the piles and piles of stuff you don't like to find something you do. Big music is still going to be the same canned crap it's always been, but if you can't find something out there you like I can't help but wonder how hard you've really tried?
So, you're a fan of Bill Shatner's work as well?
Of course people will become hostile. It's because we're brought up to never ever ever cross some ill defined line in the sand, so if you insinuate somebody is approaching it they are going to get defensive. If we're instead taught that yeah, there's an ill defined line in the sand, so everybody should be tolerant and open about when others getting close to it.
This is exactly why I posted what I did - so much hoopla is made these days over *perceived* harassment that there is no longer an area for people to just be people anymore. I'm not condoning harassment by any means. I'm simply saying that as a society our first step should be to openly communicate with others when they approach those bounds instead of running off to file a report on it.
Eh - T-Mobile has a $30/mo unlimited data and text plan with a handful of minutes for those rare times I need to use my words. You're absolutely right - shop a little and bring your own phone and you'd be amazed at how inexpensive it can be.
Free TV over the air? What are you, some kind of a communist?!
I think a depressingly large number of folks these days would be shocked and amazed to find that they can put a pair of rabbit ears on that fancy new TV and get local HD broadcasts...
Y'know, I said something silly once. I don't even remember what it was but it had something to do with local politics or voting or somesuch. My girlfriend turned to me and said:
"Democracy is not a spectator sport."
It was damn good slap in the face because it's absolutely true. Your police department, just like your schools, are local establishments that are beholden to their communities. If they are able to continually get away with things like this - it is because the community allows it.
Dogs are great, but if your primary motivation for having one is defense - you'll want to ensure you get one that's been properly trained. I love my mutt (border collie/german shepherd) and though I like to think she'd kick some ass for me if needed, it's not something I count on. Unless you're getting one that's been specially trained you should get a dog because you want a dog, not because you want the protection of a big mean looking dog. Ever wonder why the pounds are overflowing with unwanted pitt bulls?
That's only because you keep praising her every time she brings you the beer - she's not going to risk bringing something different and getting it wrong. Don't take it too hard, I'd do the same. Let's be fair here - a beer fetching kid is way more useful than a gun fetching kid.
This made me giggle - one of the guys I work with got a bow hunting license for Elk this year because, in his words: "If I'm going to wander around the forest not shooting anything, I may as well carry a bow instead of lugging a rifle"
Not all creatures have the same fear of people. My stepdad lives in a rural mountain area and keeps both a pistol and a rifle around to deal with javelinas and coatis. Where the house is, there is rarely the need for the range of the rifle. Both weapons are .22
I won't argue that handgun design has primarily been to shoot people as compared to rifles which can better adapt to hunting - but it certainly doesn't mean that the only purpose for a pistol is to shoot humans.
iirc, the selections on the M16A2 are safe, semi, and three round burst. None of which are fully automatic.
How DARE you impinge on the coyote pack's right to a meal!
Isn't the AMA the American Motorcycle Association?
Help! Help! I'm bein' repressed!
Call the cops!