No, and I would not have it spread any more than I would Communism. It is infesting Europe, and slowly working its way into the US. BTW I've seen the best Islam can do (KSA, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar) with a vast budget.
"Without arguing your point, I would simply like to know how you can reconcile that statement with the fact that an atheistic ideology (communism) was responsible for the death of 60M-100M in the last century and the enslavement of nearly half the world's population."
I view Communism as "blowback". It only took root where decadent theistic societies failed so badly that the desperate populace wanted an alternate ideology to justify and focus their rage against those who exploited them. The body count is merely a function of modern killing methods and the size of the primary (Russia and China) Communist countries.
"Yes he does, and he's also the one that eventually loads up on high-caliber firearms or high explosive. Generally speaking, taunting mentally unstable people is a bad idea."
In the case of Islam, the believers are not mentally unstable, and their goal is to use Political Correctness to stop any criticism of their beliefs. It is working.
Slashdotters rage against government or business threats to freedom, but for some reason the most oppressive and backward (which given the competitiion is saying a lot!) religion in the world often escapes attack. Careful distinction is made between supposed religious theory and practice so that one avoids attacking the ideology. Odd since religion = political belief = superstition.
The freedom we enjoy today is not the result of religion. It is the result of freethinkers and the weakening of religions stranglehold on society. Islam in practice seeks to impose such a stranglehold. I therefore advocate attacking it, relentlessly and without apology. To defend religion is to endorse it. Ridicule is the best weapon against superstition.
If he is a real geek there are any number of ways around the problem, including running ICS or other proxy software through a Winbox, running Linux in a VM, etc.
His position sounds like pure snivelling to me. Any geek worthy of the name would have set up a Windows box that didn't cost him anything (people give them away all the time) and pressed on.
Considering the money millions of people currently spend on water filters and softening systems, sytems geared to testing for and removing even more dissolved nasties might sell.
"The way to deal with superstition is not to be polite to it, but to tackle it with all arms, and so rout it, cripple it, and make it forever infamous and ridiculous. Is it, perchance, cherished by persons who should know better? Then their folly should be brought out into the light of day, and exhibited there in all its hideousness until they flee from it, hiding their heads in shame.
True enough, even a superstitious man has certain inalienable rights. He has a right to harbor and indulge his imbecilities as long as he pleases, provided only he does not try to inflict them upon other men by force. He has a right to argue for them as eloquently as he can, in season and out of season. He has a right to teach them to his children. But certainly he has no right to be protected against the free criticism of those who do not hold them. He has no right to demand that they be treated as sacred. He has no right to preach them without challenge. Did Darrow, in the course of his dreadful bombardment of Bryan, drop a few shells, incidentally, into measurably cleaner camps? Then let the garrisons of those camps look to their defenses. They are free to shoot back. But they can't disarm their enemy." -- H L Mencken, "Aftermath" (coverage of the Scopes Trial) The Baltimore Evening Sun, (September 14, 1925)
Write all instructions as part of fictional stories, never describe anything as a how-to, and where appropriate, tell people the details of a process but not in a manner encouraging them to do it. One may buy all sorts of books on murder, both fiction and non-fiction. They are not considered tutorials.:)
"If this article is true, it proves my theory that Intel sits on technology, milking every last dollar from the consumer before releasing something better."
That's called getting maximum return on their investment. Stockholders matter.
"How many people were forced to pay top dollar while Intel sat back and quietly raked in the cash, "
Forced? One either buys for business use or buys for entertainment. Businesses can deduct the expense, and entertainment users can choose not to buy until things reach a convenient price point.
I don't overpay for leading edge hardware because I don't buy leading edge hardware. If my business needed it then it would be turning me a profit or there would be no reason to buy it.
Probes don't offer the fapworthy drama of sending humans up in primitive systems. Sending people up not is like exploring the ocean using the equipment and methods of 1492. We can evolve systems much more quickly if we wait to put meat in space and evolve proper machines instead.
The question should have been "What are the best ways to help interested Chinese find information the help them circumvent government censorship?.
One way might be to make such information available on websites visited by Chinese. Instead of a proxy IP address, a picture of that IP address might help evade automated searches. Remember how the "Devils Own" XP key was distributed as a.jpeg? Sites could carry "informative pictures" and update them frequently.
They will likely toss the prototypes on an EMP fixture similar to that used to test aircraft. Only the control circuits might be vulnerable, and keep in mind that these vehicles wouldn't be normally be connected to long conductors as would systems hooked to the civilian power grid.
Depends on the system. Modern computers would be more vulnerable than the older systems with simple ignition modules.
Interestingly, the most EMP-resistant engines are the old mechanical fuel control diesel types like the 6V53s in the M113A2 APCs. Designed in the 1950s for use on the nuclear battlefield, there is nothing in the drivetrain that EMP could fry.
"Unless the Army has completely refitted it's tanks,"
It hasn't, and they remain as described in your post, though there is some discussion of modern diesel powerpacks for the Abrams that will use less fuel.
"because the left-wing is under the mistaken impression that they can paint any candidate who disagree with them as either a hypocrite or a moron. You can thank the Daily Show for that; they've essentially taught their base that you can manufacture hypocrisy and pin it on whomever you want, just by putting people on the spot and then stringing the appropriate sound bites together."
That's a standard, REALISTIC, and appropriate tactic for any side to use. Political debate is not scientific debate and is not logical debate. Know the difference. If you play US politics by dignified rules you will, whatever else you do, lose.
I'm right-wing (the ultranationalist variety) but would be delighted to see any Republican (or Democrat) candidates who cannot articulate their views on science be painted as hypocrites and/or morons, because they would be either or both. If they don't support science, nail them on it and wrap their words around their heads like ESRs proverbial tire iron.
"The biggest difference I've seen in them is going from a 4 speed auto or 5 speed manual to systems with six gears. Extra gears equals extra expense, and probably extra weight, though the efficiency gains clearly beat it."
The extra weight of another gear in a modern consumer manual transmission isn't much, maybe 20lbs including the larger gearcase. IMO expense is what drives manufacturers to keep down the number of gears available. Where efficiency matters (18-wheelers) more to the customers many more speeds are offered.
Ralph Zumbro, Author of "Tank Sergeant", writes about the Hybrid drive M113 that United Defence have built:-
"Phil, The one I was in, and it may be the only one, is state of the art. They steer it with a Bradley gunner's control and it will run for an hour at 30mph on two batteries which are in boxes sized approximately 18"x36"x48". Then a standard issue genset cuts in. The motors are rated at 250 hp each and are oil cooled. It is weird to see a 3 inch diameter drive shaft coming out of a motor the size of a 5 gallon can.
The rubber tracks are soundless, and they've got 2500 miles on them with very little wear showing. That adds up to a VERY quiet vehicle for recon work. Put electric motors, rubber tracks and a two man turret with a 30mm gatling weapon on a standard 113 hull and you've got a recon Tankita.
I mentioned to the people at United Defense that not needing air for the engine made the vehicle capable of running around UNDER water and was told that that had been thought of. That means that you could add enough armor to stop larger weapons, as long as you don't compromise the mobility."
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"Is Islam the dominant religion where you live?"
No, and I would not have it spread any more than I would Communism.
It is infesting Europe, and slowly working its way into the US. BTW I've seen the best Islam can do (KSA, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar) with a vast budget.
"Without arguing your point, I would simply like to know how you can reconcile that statement with the fact that an atheistic ideology (communism) was responsible for the death of 60M-100M in the last century and the enslavement of nearly half the world's population."
I view Communism as "blowback".
It only took root where decadent theistic societies failed so badly that the desperate populace wanted an alternate ideology to justify and focus their rage against those who exploited them.
The body count is merely a function of modern killing methods and the size of the primary (Russia and China) Communist countries.
"Communist societies forced atheism to get rid of competition for "the party". "
They also replaced theism with the "cult of personality". Same drug in a different bottle.
"Yes he does, and he's also the one that eventually loads up on high-caliber firearms or high explosive. Generally speaking, taunting mentally unstable people is a bad idea."
In the case of Islam, the believers are not mentally unstable, and their goal is to use Political Correctness to stop any criticism of their beliefs.
It is working.
Slashdotters rage against government or business threats to freedom, but for some reason the most oppressive and backward (which given the competitiion is saying a lot!) religion in the world often escapes attack. Careful distinction is made between supposed religious theory and practice so that one avoids attacking the ideology. Odd since religion = political belief = superstition.
The freedom we enjoy today is not the result of religion. It is the result of freethinkers and the weakening of religions stranglehold on society. Islam in practice seeks to impose such a stranglehold. I therefore advocate attacking it, relentlessly and without apology. To defend religion is to endorse it. Ridicule is the best weapon against superstition.
"Give me half that and I'll re-do their filter so some 15 year old can't get around it...."
Or at least, 15 year olds that can't figure out how to clear a CMOS (if required) then boot a live CD.
"You shelled out $50-60 of hard-earned money to buy a game immediately after it's released."
No, I don't, and never will. There is no logical reason for me to do that when there are other people who will work out the bugs.
Kids with these modern punishments, sheesh.
I'd make him run Windows 95A on a 486/8MB Zenith Z-Station with no CD drive.
If he is a real geek there are any number of ways around the problem, including running ICS or other proxy software through a Winbox, running Linux in a VM, etc.
His position sounds like pure snivelling to me.
Any geek worthy of the name would have set up a Windows box that didn't cost him anything (people give them away all the time) and pressed on.
Neat link! Your idea isn't outlandish at all.
Considering the money millions of people currently spend on water filters and softening systems, sytems geared to testing for and removing even more dissolved nasties might sell.
"My standing policy for piss testing is they have to collect it orally if they want if from me. Hot from the pipe."
Thanks to teh Intarwebs we know that they can find plenty of volunteers for the job!
"Insightful"??
w age/index.html
Water meters measured INCOMING flow from potable water mains.
If there is sewage flowing through your meter you have a problem:
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/05/29/drinking.se
IANAL, but:
You give up title to garbage put at the curb, so sewer outflow should be fair game (depending on where it was sampled, possible backflow, etc).
Septic tanks and drainfields on wholly on private property would be another matter.
You are in good company:
"The way to deal with superstition is not to be polite to it, but to tackle it with all arms, and so rout it, cripple it, and make it forever infamous and ridiculous. Is it, perchance, cherished by persons who should know better? Then their folly should be brought out into the light of day, and exhibited there in all its hideousness until they flee from it, hiding their heads in shame.
True enough, even a superstitious man has certain inalienable rights. He has a right to harbor and indulge his imbecilities as long as he pleases, provided only he does not try to inflict them upon other men by force. He has a right to argue for them as eloquently as he can, in season and out of season. He has a right to teach them to his children. But certainly he has no right to be protected against the free criticism of those who do not hold them. He has no right to demand that they be treated as sacred. He has no right to preach them without challenge. Did Darrow, in the course of his dreadful bombardment of Bryan, drop a few shells, incidentally, into measurably cleaner camps? Then let the garrisons of those camps look to their defenses. They are free to shoot back. But they can't disarm their enemy."
-- H L Mencken, "Aftermath" (coverage of the Scopes Trial) The Baltimore Evening Sun, (September 14, 1925)
It doesn't cover fiction either.
:)
Write all instructions as part of fictional stories, never describe anything as a how-to, and where appropriate, tell people the details of a process but not in a manner encouraging them to do it.
One may buy all sorts of books on murder, both fiction and non-fiction. They are not considered tutorials.
"If this article is true, it proves my theory that Intel sits on technology, milking every last dollar from the consumer before releasing something better."
That's called getting maximum return on their investment. Stockholders matter.
"How many people were forced to pay top dollar while Intel sat back and quietly raked in the cash, "
Forced? One either buys for business use or buys for entertainment. Businesses can deduct the expense, and entertainment users can choose not to buy until things reach a convenient price point.
I don't overpay for leading edge hardware because I don't buy leading edge hardware. If my business needed it then it would be turning me a profit or there would be no reason to buy it.
Probes don't offer the fapworthy drama of sending humans up in primitive systems.
Sending people up not is like exploring the ocean using the equipment and methods of 1492. We can evolve systems much more quickly if we wait to put meat in space and evolve proper machines instead.
"But probes can't give inspirational speeches to auditoriums packed with High School students."
Or delay the program by scattering in meaty gobbets over the countryside when their delivery vehicle manfunctions...
The OP was really asking the wrong question.
.jpeg? Sites could carry "informative pictures" and update them frequently.
The question should have been "What are the best ways to help interested Chinese find information the help them circumvent government censorship?.
One way might be to make such information available on websites visited by Chinese. Instead of a proxy IP address, a picture of that IP address might help evade automated searches. Remember how the "Devils Own" XP key was distributed as a
They will likely toss the prototypes on an EMP fixture similar to that used to test aircraft.
1 988/CM2.htm
Only the control circuits might be vulnerable, and keep in mind that these vehicles wouldn't be normally be connected to long conductors as would systems hooked to the civilian power grid.
Older overview piece on EMP:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/report/
Depends on the system. Modern computers would be more vulnerable than the older systems with simple ignition modules.
Interestingly, the most EMP-resistant engines are the old mechanical fuel control diesel types like the 6V53s in the M113A2 APCs. Designed in the 1950s for use on the nuclear battlefield, there is nothing in the drivetrain that EMP could fry.
"Unless the Army has completely refitted it's tanks,"
It hasn't, and they remain as described in your post, though there is some discussion of modern diesel powerpacks for the Abrams that will use less fuel.
"because the left-wing is under the mistaken impression that they can paint any candidate who disagree with them as either a hypocrite or a moron. You can thank the Daily Show for that; they've essentially taught their base that you can manufacture hypocrisy and pin it on whomever you want, just by putting people on the spot and then stringing the appropriate sound bites together."
That's a standard, REALISTIC, and appropriate tactic for any side to use. Political debate is not scientific debate and is not logical debate. Know the difference. If you play US politics by dignified rules you will, whatever else you do, lose.
I'm right-wing (the ultranationalist variety) but would be delighted to see any Republican (or Democrat) candidates who cannot articulate their views on science be painted as hypocrites and/or morons, because they would be either or both.
If they don't support science, nail them on it and wrap their words around their heads like ESRs proverbial tire iron.
"The biggest difference I've seen in them is going from a 4 speed auto or 5 speed manual to systems with six gears. Extra gears equals extra expense, and probably extra weight, though the efficiency gains clearly beat it."
The extra weight of another gear in a modern consumer manual transmission isn't much, maybe 20lbs including the larger gearcase. IMO expense is what drives manufacturers to keep down the number of gears available. Where efficiency matters (18-wheelers) more to the customers many more speeds are offered.
This refers to the UD effort that predates FCS by many years:
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http://www.angelfire.com/art/enchanter/hybrid.htm
Ralph Zumbro, Author of "Tank Sergeant", writes about the Hybrid drive M113 that United Defence have built:-
"Phil, The one I was in, and it may be the only one, is state of the art. They steer it with a Bradley gunner's control and it will run for an hour at 30mph on two batteries which are in boxes sized approximately 18"x36"x48". Then a standard issue genset cuts in. The motors are rated at 250 hp each and are oil cooled. It is weird to see a 3 inch diameter drive shaft coming out of a motor the size of a 5 gallon can.
The rubber tracks are soundless, and they've got 2500 miles on them with very little wear showing. That adds up to a VERY quiet vehicle for recon work. Put electric motors, rubber tracks and a two man turret with a 30mm gatling weapon on a standard 113 hull and you've got a recon Tankita.
I mentioned to the people at United Defense that not needing air for the engine made the vehicle capable of running around UNDER water and was told that that had been thought of. That means that you could add enough armor to stop larger weapons, as long as you don't compromise the mobility."
More links:
http://www.defensetech.org/archives/002338.html
Hybrid M113
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbWbkOkTydk
Hybrid HMMWV
http://www.evworld.com/archives/conferences/evs14
I prefer to save money with Free Software and self-abuse.