Read or think things through before making up conclusions? Surely you jest, good sir! Why, this is/. after all; why should we let something petty like facts or logic get in the way of a perfectly good nerd-rage?
True, the full-auto version available to the civilian market is horribly expensive. Most of that is due to needing a special tax stamp in order to own one (the tax stamp itself is over 1000 dollars, near 3000 IIRC), not to mention the rarity of a full auto version due to so few people being able to afford to get the tax stamp.
Also, as other have said above you can get a base semi-auto AR15 for ~600-700 dollars, although a better quality one with a few accessories will run you over 1000.
The Kansas City International Airport is similar to this set up (or was the last time I was there a few years back). While no one can argue that it is a good airport by any means, they way it is constructed lends itself to very short security wait times, as you have one security line per every 4-5 gates. Getting through security there takes around 10-15 minutes, tops.
I built a gaming PC about 3 years ago. Not top of the line, cost about $1000. Haven't spent a single penny as far as upgrades go, and I can still run today's games on high graphics settings. Fallout New Vegas looks amazing. I have every graphics setting on and on high in EVE Online, and my computer never even blinks. I'm only running an Nvidia 8800GTS and an Intel E6600 2.4 GHz with 4 gigs of DDR2 RAM. Most of these parts were just released when I bought them, or were only out for a few months. I've thought about upgrading the GPU to something more modern, and getting the best CPU for the LGA 775 slot that I can find, and even then it'll only be a $600 upgrade to make the computer able to run brand new games on high for another 2 years or so.
Wii launch price: $250
PS3 launch price: $500 (20 gig vesion)
360 launch price: $400
Doing the same buying at release for the consoles costs more then I've ever spent on my computer; I think I'll happily stay with it.
A lot of people feel that most shouldn't even bother with college in the first place. But since nearly every job out there requires some sort of degree, people still go to get that piece of paper.
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Lies! Everyone knows it was a hollywood sound stage.
I wouldn't exactly call an increase in capacity of 50% "negligible".
Read or think things through before making up conclusions? Surely you jest, good sir! Why, this is /. after all; why should we let something petty like facts or logic get in the way of a perfectly good nerd-rage?
True, the full-auto version available to the civilian market is horribly expensive. Most of that is due to needing a special tax stamp in order to own one (the tax stamp itself is over 1000 dollars, near 3000 IIRC), not to mention the rarity of a full auto version due to so few people being able to afford to get the tax stamp. Also, as other have said above you can get a base semi-auto AR15 for ~600-700 dollars, although a better quality one with a few accessories will run you over 1000.
The Kansas City International Airport is similar to this set up (or was the last time I was there a few years back). While no one can argue that it is a good airport by any means, they way it is constructed lends itself to very short security wait times, as you have one security line per every 4-5 gates. Getting through security there takes around 10-15 minutes, tops.
I built a gaming PC about 3 years ago. Not top of the line, cost about $1000. Haven't spent a single penny as far as upgrades go, and I can still run today's games on high graphics settings. Fallout New Vegas looks amazing. I have every graphics setting on and on high in EVE Online, and my computer never even blinks. I'm only running an Nvidia 8800GTS and an Intel E6600 2.4 GHz with 4 gigs of DDR2 RAM. Most of these parts were just released when I bought them, or were only out for a few months. I've thought about upgrading the GPU to something more modern, and getting the best CPU for the LGA 775 slot that I can find, and even then it'll only be a $600 upgrade to make the computer able to run brand new games on high for another 2 years or so. Wii launch price: $250 PS3 launch price: $500 (20 gig vesion) 360 launch price: $400 Doing the same buying at release for the consoles costs more then I've ever spent on my computer; I think I'll happily stay with it.
A lot of people feel that most shouldn't even bother with college in the first place. But since nearly every job out there requires some sort of degree, people still go to get that piece of paper.
So god wants some more kittens to play with up in heaven. Who are you to deny him cute little fluffy play toys?