And all this time I thought it was just a slang term used to indicate copulation, derived from the word "Fekt" which in ancient germanic means "to stab at" with the contextual meaning of "To stab at with a spear".
So how bout you go hide and play "Kan" yourself. But whip me up a batch of pork fried rice first.
There's no way I can support the Chinese mooning people. Traditionally speaking, it's damn near an American sport. On top of that, I don't want to see some welterweight chinese punk doing his best impression of a "pressed Ham on Glass".
They will fail if they try in this endeavor. They will never be able to moon people as well as we Americans can. It's an evolving trend, and we are on the leading edge with our "Fruit Basket" technology.
Look at this story...what's really that new or interesting here? This looks like just another opportunity for slashbots and "M$" haters to get their kicks.
What the hell is that? Is that something like the little table soccer games with the bars going through the little players?
Not Quite.
Foosball started as an ancient ritual by germanic tribes when the rights over one cow or a beehive were contested.
In the original version of the game, according to archaeologists, the clay built mini humans were called "foos" (leading one to beleive that the ancient germanic tribes somehow had access to ebonics literature) and had two holes in them.
A stick was mounted through the "foo" and the other hole (the deeper of the two) was packed chock full of bullshit (Or honey, depending on what they were arguing over). The two people then effectively duelled until the "foo" or foos were shattered. This would continue a total of 6 times, while in front of both tribal elders.
The winner was the guy with the most shit from an exploded foo on him, and got to walk away with the prize.
In the event of a tie, the two people would then just fight over the item. But, if the tribal elders wound up with more shit on them than the arguing people, the item being argued over was offered up to the gods as a sacrifice, along with any remaining foos.
The game evolved throughout the centuries to include a borded, fenced in table (to prevent normal citizens from being splattered) and eventually, the populace grew so skilled that multiple foos were used at once within the box.
I really can't see an end to circuit switched networks any time soon. The switch to Packeted data is fine for most commercial traffic, but there are a few areas that will continue to require "locked in" circuits as opposed to packet buffering systems.
There is a lot of value in the use of packetized data. More "lines" over fewer trunks is just one of them, and for your average, everyday user, they will not notice the difference.
On the other hand, certain timing based encryption schemes will have to remain on locked in circuits to function. The latency caused through the use of packet buffering regardless of how slight, may be enough to cause a "handshake" failure, or just spew unintelligable garbage.
Of course, as encryption systems become more and more robust the need for "hard lines" will start to dissipate.
I for one welcome our new packetized telephone overlords...
Running a credit history on someone is not always to identify possible money problems.
Some people do it to identify security risks.
For instance, if you work in an area that deals with high risk items (corporate secrets, banking platforms, large scale networking, etc) there is a definite need to have reliable, trustworthy people in place.
Some places might go overboard with it, but... The US does it this way with credit checks. (Meaning the US government...)
Person needing said position fills out clearance paperwork. Paperwork contains a lot of personal questions that may be difficult to answer. For instance, Income versus debt, bankruptcies, etc.
Now, what they are NOT looking for is your average day to day late with payment, bounced a check, type of person.
They double look at people that ATTEMPT to live outside their means using credit. (running up HUGE debts)
And, they also look for peoples open-ness. Are they lying?
They do this for the following reasons.
1. A person that attempts to live outside their means is susceptible to bribing.
2. A person who is not totally honest with them about their credit history may succumb to blackmail, should someone buy that debt from a credit agency/collector.
Not really sure what the implications/uses are for it in the real world, but inside the.gov, it's a pretty good check to make.
So, if you're looking for a position of trust within the company, you have to be trustworthy to get it. But, you may want to check on the legality of it regardless, some states may not allow discrimination based on prior debt.
Argument Number One. (The behemoth software giant).
"Really, what we've done is improve the information our service provides. Because Opera is so much faster, by pushing the margins further to the left, we are able to fit more information on the same pages. TRUST US, IT'S A "FEATURE"."
Argument Number Two. (The scrappy little company trying to make a buck)
"Really, what they did amounts to a direct marketing attack on our software. They can now say "Look! Opera doesn't display all web pages correctly!" But, in truth, it's their own capitalistic approach to a problem in a capitalistic society... erm, wait. No, it's still not right, whatever they did.")
Argument Number Three. (The Slashdot effect.)
"Well, microsoft is evil (It's Thursday) anyway, so it's no surprise. But, it doesn't matter because MY system is designed to filter out anything that comes from ANY microsoft server. Now excuse me while I go gopher around for that pr0n site."
I wouldn't be surprised to see you're smoking crack...
Why doesn't somebody else deal with North Korea?
Easy answer. Because No one else WILL.
North Korea likes to saber rattle every so often to get attention. This time, they fucked up and rattled the WRONG saber. We built those plants over there as a concession to them (for them not going after the A-Bomb)
Why? Because JAPAN is within short range missile (which NK has) distance of that country.
So, get off your high horse, take a tour around your house, and find EVERYTHING that is made in Taiwan, Japan, etc, and kiss it bye bye. Or expect to pay 1000% more for it.
All because someone wanted to wave the peace flag around. Boo fucking hoo.
I like my stuff. And I like it cheap. AND, I'm in the military (so don't start with the it isn't your life, cuz it is, cuz...)
What Bush is doing isn't about OIL (PS, we get VERY little (less than 10%) from the Middle east. It's about people keeping fucking promises. Did you get all jacked up when MS decided they were going to loophole/backdoor the antitrust agreements? If so, then don't bitch about this, because it's the same damn thing. Iraq got their asses handed to them. They lost. They agreed to the terms. Now they don't want to keep them. Maybe when someone else was in office, they got a "go ahead" and a wave, but not this one. Frankly, I like it. It's a nice, fresh look at how we treat people. (And that is... Like shit until you prove yourself vaguely human)
Gee, the censorship at kuro5hin has seemed to misplace a large amount of village idiots.
Perchance the slashdot community could take a moment and reflect on how (like open source) this shared experience can be used to control the nuisances on this site.
I propose, and throw my full support towards adoption of kuro5hin standards for IP blocking, and removal of posts.
The removal of posts would be an easy process. If a post is rated a -1 or less, a moderator should be able to elect to delete the post.
This, of course, would no longer be called moderating. It would be editing.
It would truly kick ass to see non T-SPAMMED stories here. (Troll SPAMMED, or Thread SPAMMED)
The moment I see cuss words I do assume they really don't have anything legitimate to say.
can also translate that to
At a moment of my chosing, I will be a hypocrite.
Who honestly cares if there are "cuss" words. The general idea of it gets across, doesn't it?
Come on... This coming from a uber-geek club member who joins the "Natalie Portman" bandwagon whenever it comes along?
I always considered the first person to resort to swear words in a flame war as losing a point or two... But, I always read the responses... And swore back in a different language.
Proponents of free speech often draw a line in the sand. However, a favorite quote of mine comes from the movie "The American President". Check it out, because most of this next statement comes directly from the movie, and from history itself.
You say you value free speech, and want it protected? Lets see you protect someone's right to speak, whose very ideas conflict so greatly with your own, as to make your blood boil in rage. THATS free speech. THAT's an inherant freedom, as adopted the United States founding fathers.
The simple fact is that banning "free speech" on issues that the majority is against is only going to strengthen yougnsters resolve to be a part of that group. Look at child psychology, especially during the impressionable years of 12-18.
Children, by nature, become rebellious against THINGS. This rebellion is a deep seated psychological desire for that child to separate themselves from their parents, AKA, strike out on their own. Seeing as most parents are law abiding, non-critical people, their children will undoubtedly side with the side of ANARCHY for a time. If said anarchy takes the form of a socially unacceptable behaviour, then so much the better, in their eyes. If, however, society embraces someone's freedom to have such views, then having them will not be as much of a rebellion in their eyes.
I'm not advocating the acceptance of hate crimes, I'm only stating that making speech, or views a crime, makes those ideas more desirable to the very children you are trying to "protect."
Punish the crimes severely. Award zero quarter for participation in such crimes, regardless of how small. That way, you preserve the idea of free speech, while driving the crimes themselves underground.
In the end, you will never prevent anyone from having one idea or another. However, you can regulate a societies actions based on negative re-inforcement for certain acts. How Europe chooses to deal with this issue is really not of my concern. But, trying to make a claim that it's "For the Children" is laughable, because the Children will undoubtedly flock towards that which the parents dislike the most, in an effort to "rebel".
The transmitter on the Cassini space probe uses only 20 watts of power to transmit a signal from Saturn to Earth.
While this is true, a few things must be taken into account. 1st, electromagnetic waves can travel an infinite distance in an area that has zero air loss to account for. So, while 10 watts may get you 15 to 20 nautical miles in an omni-directional antenna, at approximately -97.5 dbm, in space, the same power level can literally travel MILLIONS of miles and achieve a higher dbm level. Using a directional antenna compounds the benefits of an airless medium, just as it does here on earth.
The Cassini spacecraft is capable of doing what it does with the power level it transmits at because those signals are either picked up by DEDICATED dishes specifically tuned to said frequency, or because they are picked up by orbiting re-trans sattelites in orbit around earth. The second option takes ANY airloss out of the question.
I worked at an uplink station once that transmitted off of a geo-synchronous sattelite. To saturate the transponder with a directional, wideband signal, with minimal bit errors, we had a set output level of 75 watts. That allowed for any air loss, with 100% signal reception. If a thunderstorm or heavy clouds were in the area, we would have to jack up our signal strength to reach saturation.
Cassini doesn't have that problem. The Ham Radio sattelite (aka budget sattelite) does.
As a proud member of the strongest english speaking nation around (America)... I must say that these little spelling wars are pretty damn good entertainment.
America, and Americans, by their birthright, and history have a DUTY (not just a right) to fudge "proper" english spelling.
For one thing, it clearly identifies our differences from you Brits/Scots/Welsh/Whatever the hell you're calling yourself these days.
For another, it's fun, watching you all get your "knickers" twisted in knots over something as stupid as the lack of a letter "I" in something.
And for the last, we have smart bombs. Lots of em. You use your white out, we'll use our white PHOSPHOROUS out. So there. Take that.
And for a reference to our national differences, let's take a look at just WHY we spell things differently/call things differently than you Brits.
1. Bobbies. Calling cops bobbies over here in the US implies little pink dresses and such. Hell, we call GIRLS over here Bobbie. Nothing wrong with it on YOUR side of the pond, just don't expect us to follow suit.
2. Picadilly Square. What the HELL does that mean? Times Square, Madison Square Garden, etc... But what the F$SK is a Picadilly?
3. You say Clotted Cream. I say put it back till it's finished clotting. That's some pretty damn sick shit.
So go on, and stick your nose in the air about how superior your country is. Just don't try to sell us any spell checkers.
The worst part is that the U.S. is acting like a good-for-nothing slashdot trollbuster--
Oh, Please... We should be so lucky here at slashdot to be able to call up some special forces mo-fo's to clean you guys out with K-Bars and sniper rifles.
Unfortunately, we simply do not have the clout necessary. But, if it makes you feel better, the moderators we send over there will be knocking them down a little lower than -1.
krystal_blade
I don't think so...
on
Robots Go To War
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· Score: 3, Informative
I have a feeling this is just a media blitz.
The Predator UAV is a very light self powered sailplane that saw it's first extensive use over Bosnia/Herzegovina. The aircraft, without any major modifications, usually stayed aloft for around 8 hours at a time.
The camera package installed with the package is top of the line, capable of multiple different uses. It is also very heavy though.
Two things really point against this being viable. 1 is the weight of a weapons rack, and missiles versus the aircrafts dimensions/capabilities. Given the Predator was built for a heavier load than it already has, it may be possible to add more items (AKA a heavier camera.) But, to add a complete new system, wiring, pylons, weapons... Call it a hunch, but it's going to severely hamper the planes abilities, duration, and Durability. (Have you seen the 6 foot landing gear on the plane? Imagine landing something like that with even MORE weight attatched.
The second thing is the planes construction. It was designed to be replaceable, but not as a suicide bomber. It's small size is great for security... you can't shoot at what you can't see... And it's construction minimalized the use of metal so as to provide a very small radar cross section. Adding large hunks of metal on an airplane will force it to fly slower, and lower, making it 1. Audible. 2. Visible. and 3. Picked out on Radar.
Slashdot Mirror
No, the argument against "Vicious Rectal Colonizing" is what spawned the revision of personal property laws versus the common good.
That argument still gets around from time to time though.
krystal_blade
those bastards got into my house and stole my Do It Yourself Masturbation Kit (tm).
They used DECSS!!!
Wait a minute...
krystal_blade
(I really don't have one of those kits that come in a blue box... Really...)
Astonishing...
The chinese actually have a word for Fuck.
And all this time I thought it was just a slang term used to indicate copulation, derived from the word "Fekt" which in ancient germanic means "to stab at" with the contextual meaning of "To stab at with a spear".
So how bout you go hide and play "Kan" yourself. But whip me up a batch of pork fried rice first.
krystal_blade
There's no way I can support the Chinese mooning people. Traditionally speaking, it's damn near an American sport. On top of that, I don't want to see some welterweight chinese punk doing his best impression of a "pressed Ham on Glass".
They will fail if they try in this endeavor. They will never be able to moon people as well as we Americans can. It's an evolving trend, and we are on the leading edge with our "Fruit Basket" technology.
krystal_blade
Look at this story...what's really that new or interesting here? This looks like just another opportunity for slashbots and "M$" haters to get their kicks.
You're new here, aren't you?
krystal_blade
its ultimate goal where users can take security
And here I always thought Microsoft's "ultimate" goal was world domination...
I mean, that's what I've read here on slashdot...
(cognitive dissonance takes over...)
They must have gotten that statement screwed up...
krystal_blade
'Microsoft is a long way from its ultimate goal where users can take security for granted in its products...
The way I hear it, most people already take security for granted with MS products.
And are proven idiots.
krystal_blade
What the hell is that? Is that something like the little table soccer games with the bars going through the little players?
Not Quite.
Foosball started as an ancient ritual by germanic tribes when the rights over one cow or a beehive were contested.
In the original version of the game, according to archaeologists, the clay built mini humans were called "foos" (leading one to beleive that the ancient germanic tribes somehow had access to ebonics literature) and had two holes in them.
A stick was mounted through the "foo" and the other hole (the deeper of the two) was packed chock full of bullshit (Or honey, depending on what they were arguing over). The two people then effectively duelled until the "foo" or foos were shattered. This would continue a total of 6 times, while in front of both tribal elders.
The winner was the guy with the most shit from an exploded foo on him, and got to walk away with the prize.
In the event of a tie, the two people would then just fight over the item. But, if the tribal elders wound up with more shit on them than the arguing people, the item being argued over was offered up to the gods as a sacrifice, along with any remaining foos.
The game evolved throughout the centuries to include a borded, fenced in table (to prevent normal citizens from being splattered) and eventually, the populace grew so skilled that multiple foos were used at once within the box.
So there you have it. A lot of bullshit.
krystal_blade... (you know that was funny)
Play the Game? Read the Article?
You're new here, aren't you?
krystal_blade
I really can't see an end to circuit switched networks any time soon. The switch to Packeted data is fine for most commercial traffic, but there are a few areas that will continue to require "locked in" circuits as opposed to packet buffering systems.
There is a lot of value in the use of packetized data. More "lines" over fewer trunks is just one of them, and for your average, everyday user, they will not notice the difference.
On the other hand, certain timing based encryption schemes will have to remain on locked in circuits to function. The latency caused through the use of packet buffering regardless of how slight, may be enough to cause a "handshake" failure, or just spew unintelligable garbage.
Of course, as encryption systems become more and more robust the need for "hard lines" will start to dissipate.
I for one welcome our new packetized telephone overlords...
krystal_blade
Go to The Hun if you want "big" pictures.
Krystal_Blade
Running a credit history on someone is not always to identify possible money problems.
.gov, it's a pretty good check to make.
Some people do it to identify security risks.
For instance, if you work in an area that deals with high risk items (corporate secrets, banking platforms, large scale networking, etc) there is a definite need to have reliable, trustworthy people in place.
Some places might go overboard with it, but... The US does it this way with credit checks. (Meaning the US government...)
Person needing said position fills out clearance paperwork. Paperwork contains a lot of personal questions that may be difficult to answer. For instance, Income versus debt, bankruptcies, etc.
Now, what they are NOT looking for is your average day to day late with payment, bounced a check, type of person.
They double look at people that ATTEMPT to live outside their means using credit. (running up HUGE debts)
And, they also look for peoples open-ness. Are they lying?
They do this for the following reasons.
1. A person that attempts to live outside their means is susceptible to bribing.
2. A person who is not totally honest with them about their credit history may succumb to blackmail, should someone buy that debt from a credit agency/collector.
Not really sure what the implications/uses are for it in the real world, but inside the
So, if you're looking for a position of trust within the company, you have to be trustworthy to get it. But, you may want to check on the legality of it regardless, some states may not allow discrimination based on prior debt.
krystal_blade
Argument Number One. (The behemoth software giant).
"Really, what we've done is improve the information our service provides. Because Opera is so much faster, by pushing the margins further to the left, we are able to fit more information on the same pages. TRUST US, IT'S A "FEATURE"."
Argument Number Two. (The scrappy little company trying to make a buck)
"Really, what they did amounts to a direct marketing attack on our software. They can now say "Look! Opera doesn't display all web pages correctly!" But, in truth, it's their own capitalistic approach to a problem in a capitalistic society... erm, wait. No, it's still not right, whatever they did.")
Argument Number Three. (The Slashdot effect.)
"Well, microsoft is evil (It's Thursday) anyway, so it's no surprise. But, it doesn't matter because MY system is designed to filter out anything that comes from ANY microsoft server. Now excuse me while I go gopher around for that pr0n site."
krystal_blade
I wouldn't be surprised to see you're smoking crack...
Why doesn't somebody else deal with North Korea?
Easy answer. Because No one else WILL.
North Korea likes to saber rattle every so often to get attention. This time, they fucked up and rattled the WRONG saber. We built those plants over there as a concession to them (for them not going after the A-Bomb)
Why? Because JAPAN is within short range missile (which NK has) distance of that country.
So, get off your high horse, take a tour around your house, and find EVERYTHING that is made in Taiwan, Japan, etc, and kiss it bye bye. Or expect to pay 1000% more for it.
All because someone wanted to wave the peace flag around. Boo fucking hoo.
I like my stuff. And I like it cheap. AND, I'm in the military (so don't start with the it isn't your life, cuz it is, cuz...)
What Bush is doing isn't about OIL (PS, we get VERY little (less than 10%) from the Middle east.
It's about people keeping fucking promises. Did you get all jacked up when MS decided they were going to loophole/backdoor the antitrust agreements? If so, then don't bitch about this, because it's the same damn thing. Iraq got their asses handed to them. They lost. They agreed to the terms. Now they don't want to keep them. Maybe when someone else was in office, they got a "go ahead" and a wave, but not this one. Frankly, I like it. It's a nice, fresh look at how we treat people. (And that is... Like shit until you prove yourself vaguely human)
Ciao
krystal_blade
Gee, the censorship at kuro5hin has seemed to misplace a large amount of village idiots.
Perchance the slashdot community could take a moment and reflect on how (like open source) this shared experience can be used to control the nuisances on this site.
I propose, and throw my full support towards adoption of kuro5hin standards for IP blocking, and removal of posts.
The removal of posts would be an easy process. If a post is rated a -1 or less, a moderator should be able to elect to delete the post.
This, of course, would no longer be called moderating. It would be editing.
It would truly kick ass to see non T-SPAMMED stories here. (Troll SPAMMED, or Thread SPAMMED)
krystal_blade
Yet another publicly sponsored Denial Of Service attack by slashdot.
krystal_blade
can also translate that to
At a moment of my chosing, I will be a hypocrite.
Who honestly cares if there are "cuss" words. The general idea of it gets across, doesn't it?
Come on... This coming from a uber-geek club member who joins the "Natalie Portman" bandwagon whenever it comes along?
I always considered the first person to resort to swear words in a flame war as losing a point or two... But, I always read the responses... And swore back in a different language.
krystal_blade, with fucking Karma to Burn...
Really... I mean, that is the whole point to actually making an IMPROVED product, right... So it's an IMPROVEMENT over what was offered before?
I know, I know... Don't beat the messenger...
But, I swear, if a company uses that line to sell a linux distro, I'm going to beat their marketers.
Good selling point. Well, yeah, it does ok, I guess... In a few places...
krystal_blade
No. You not getting it adds to it's funniness.
Virii thought: Woohoo, I got in a machine!
.............
Windows: "Are you a dll?"
Virii thought: "Umm... Yes. I like Outlook."
Windows: "Okay, hang on..."
Launches Outlook...
Virii thought: "Why is everything blue?"
Windows:
Virii thought: "Oh, if only I had hands!!!"
There is no difference with free speech.
Proponents of free speech often draw a line in the sand. However, a favorite quote of mine comes from the movie "The American President". Check it out, because most of this next statement comes directly from the movie, and from history itself.
You say you value free speech, and want it protected? Lets see you protect someone's right to speak, whose very ideas conflict so greatly with your own, as to make your blood boil in rage. THATS free speech. THAT's an inherant freedom, as adopted the United States founding fathers.
The simple fact is that banning "free speech" on issues that the majority is against is only going to strengthen yougnsters resolve to be a part of that group. Look at child psychology, especially during the impressionable years of 12-18.
Children, by nature, become rebellious against THINGS. This rebellion is a deep seated psychological desire for that child to separate themselves from their parents, AKA, strike out on their own. Seeing as most parents are law abiding, non-critical people, their children will undoubtedly side with the side of ANARCHY for a time. If said anarchy takes the form of a socially unacceptable behaviour, then so much the better, in their eyes. If, however, society embraces someone's freedom to have such views, then having them will not be as much of a rebellion in their eyes.
I'm not advocating the acceptance of hate crimes, I'm only stating that making speech, or views a crime, makes those ideas more desirable to the very children you are trying to "protect."
Punish the crimes severely. Award zero quarter for participation in such crimes, regardless of how small. That way, you preserve the idea of free speech, while driving the crimes themselves underground.
In the end, you will never prevent anyone from having one idea or another. However, you can regulate a societies actions based on negative re-inforcement for certain acts. How Europe chooses to deal with this issue is really not of my concern. But, trying to make a claim that it's "For the Children" is laughable, because the Children will undoubtedly flock towards that which the parents dislike the most, in an effort to "rebel".
krystal_blade
While this is true, a few things must be taken into account. 1st, electromagnetic waves can travel an infinite distance in an area that has zero air loss to account for. So, while 10 watts may get you 15 to 20 nautical miles in an omni-directional antenna, at approximately -97.5 dbm, in space, the same power level can literally travel MILLIONS of miles and achieve a higher dbm level. Using a directional antenna compounds the benefits of an airless medium, just as it does here on earth.
The Cassini spacecraft is capable of doing what it does with the power level it transmits at because those signals are either picked up by DEDICATED dishes specifically tuned to said frequency, or because they are picked up by orbiting re-trans sattelites in orbit around earth. The second option takes ANY airloss out of the question.
I worked at an uplink station once that transmitted off of a geo-synchronous sattelite. To saturate the transponder with a directional, wideband signal, with minimal bit errors, we had a set output level of 75 watts. That allowed for any air loss, with 100% signal reception. If a thunderstorm or heavy clouds were in the area, we would have to jack up our signal strength to reach saturation.
Cassini doesn't have that problem. The Ham Radio sattelite (aka budget sattelite) does.
krystal_blade
America, and Americans, by their birthright, and history have a DUTY (not just a right) to fudge "proper" english spelling.
For one thing, it clearly identifies our differences from you Brits/Scots/Welsh/Whatever the hell you're calling yourself these days.
For another, it's fun, watching you all get your "knickers" twisted in knots over something as stupid as the lack of a letter "I" in something.
And for the last, we have smart bombs. Lots of em. You use your white out, we'll use our white PHOSPHOROUS out. So there. Take that.
And for a reference to our national differences, let's take a look at just WHY we spell things differently/call things differently than you Brits.
1. Bobbies. Calling cops bobbies over here in the US implies little pink dresses and such. Hell, we call GIRLS over here Bobbie. Nothing wrong with it on YOUR side of the pond, just don't expect us to follow suit.
2. Picadilly Square. What the HELL does that mean? Times Square, Madison Square Garden, etc... But what the F$SK is a Picadilly?
3. You say Clotted Cream. I say put it back till it's finished clotting. That's some pretty damn sick shit.
So go on, and stick your nose in the air about how superior your country is. Just don't try to sell us any spell checkers.
krystal_blade, burnin karma...
Oh, Please... We should be so lucky here at slashdot to be able to call up some special forces mo-fo's to clean you guys out with K-Bars and sniper rifles.
Unfortunately, we simply do not have the clout necessary. But, if it makes you feel better, the moderators we send over there will be knocking them down a little lower than -1.
krystal_blade
The Predator UAV is a very light self powered sailplane that saw it's first extensive use over Bosnia/Herzegovina. The aircraft, without any major modifications, usually stayed aloft for around 8 hours at a time.
The camera package installed with the package is top of the line, capable of multiple different uses. It is also very heavy though.
Two things really point against this being viable. 1 is the weight of a weapons rack, and missiles versus the aircrafts dimensions/capabilities. Given the Predator was built for a heavier load than it already has, it may be possible to add more items (AKA a heavier camera.) But, to add a complete new system, wiring, pylons, weapons... Call it a hunch, but it's going to severely hamper the planes abilities, duration, and Durability. (Have you seen the 6 foot landing gear on the plane? Imagine landing something like that with even MORE weight attatched.
The second thing is the planes construction. It was designed to be replaceable, but not as a suicide bomber. It's small size is great for security... you can't shoot at what you can't see... And it's construction minimalized the use of metal so as to provide a very small radar cross section. Adding large hunks of metal on an airplane will force it to fly slower, and lower, making it 1. Audible. 2. Visible. and 3. Picked out on Radar.
krystal_blade