The reason is control. As everybody now is a criminal, they can use it as leverage to let you do stuff you normally never would do.
We have a winner!
I do NOT want to hear any whining from you complacent motherfuckers when this comes home to roost. Seriously...
... and I just also say that both parties (I'm a USian) are complicit.
The VIC chip (as opposed to the VIC-II in the C64) was far less flexible and capable. Also, the SID chip far exceeded the abilities of the sound synthesis capabilities of the VIC.>
Agreed on these points.. but damned I wish they'd have put 40 column video on the Vic... I think they had a prototype Vic-I variant that never made it into production to do this. Programming in 22 columns was a bastard.:) Then again, having played with front panel switches on old DEC machines I guess it was still a luxury.
There is a fellow in Montreal that makes 32K expanders for them that are pretty cheap so you can have a 37K VIC-20 and geek out to your heart's content. The simple architecture makes it relatively easy to program.
If you want some Vic goodness, don't overlook the Mega-Cart.
I concur. It's also why I've been very attracted to indy developers as of late: less formulaic bullshit, more novel play (which sort of ties in with the previous), and no DRM telling me what I can and can't do with the software I've purchased.
And for being up front against such an unlawfull interaction like shooting something down. The drone is in international skies not waters as long as the drone does not attack or else shooting it down is prohibited.
We're talking whatever piece of amateur kit Sea Shepherd can mustard, not a Predator owned by a nation state.
FTA:
"Jeff Hansen from Sea Shepherd says now that the ship's position is known, the next step is to move in."
You do know these people have been known to attack whaling ships and sink whaling ships, right? Is that legal?
Before anyone goes all ape-s$%t about this being an intrusion of the military into civilian affairs, the drones in question are owned and operated by Customs and Border Patrol, a division of the Department of Homeland Security. They are housed at an Air Force base, but not used nor owned by the USAF.
I know I know.. and as somebody else pointed out, it's essentially an unmanned police helicopter.
But.. if you told me fifteen years ago that SWAT teams were being deployed based on information garnered via airborne drone based intelligence by some entity known as Fatherland..errr Homeland Security, I'd have thought you were fucking nuts and hoped you were wrong. This paramilitarization of law enforcement is a bit much.
It's worse, IMO: a blog copied from a blog copied from a blog copied from a press release.
I know who I am. I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!
The web is turning into nothing but content farms.
Everybody knows you never go full retard.
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The F-35 is a strike fighter. Its job is to blow up various ground targets, and it does this better than the F-22. Again, that is its mission and what it was built to do.
The F-35 is an overpriced piece of shit. I'd rather have the Strike Raptor or some Silent Eagles and maybe some more Super Hornets for the Navy. The *one* customer I could see throwing a fit would be the USMC who might take exception that being saddled with the VTOL Harrier for another decade or so. There were and are better options out there; the F-35 is pork, pure and simple. In addition, I really like how we pissed off a tier-1 ally (the UK) by intimating for awhile that source code for various on-board systems would not be forthcoming. What a way to treat a friend! (I know, I know, nations don't have "friends".. only interests.. but still... )
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Unusual. Most Slackware users I've come across on the net haven't been nearly that helpful.
I'm sorry that you've had to deal with this (full disclosure: I'm a former Slackware user), but I view Slackware akin to a katana for the specialized or pro user, whereas Ubuntu is sort of a mace.. works as a bludgeon, an "everyman's" distro that allows you to operate with minimal tweaking. I like Slackware immensely, and still use it on a few specialized projects, but I really don't think it's an ideal newbie distro. People just want to get stuff done, not masturbate all over the hardware.
That being said, since so many of my work systems are RedHat based systems I find myself gravitating towards Scientific Linux for more homogeneity on the job, but am now running Arch at home for hacking on projects and playing. The whole "learning linux" argument has some merit, but if you really want to learn linux, go with Linux From Scratch for the low-level knowledge followed by an RPM based Redhat variant since that's what's used most often in the enterprise (at least where I live).
No they don't get drawn in, they interfere. There is a difference.
Be careful there.. I remember a EUROPEAN issue known as Bosnia that involved a lot of hand wringing at US reluctance to get involved. Yes, yes, I know, it's an anecdote (along with Rwanada), but there ARE cases when we're rather stay out and the EU has bitched about it.
I'm a closet isolationist and I get irritated at how often we're in other people's business. Current case in point: Libya. Not our problem and non of our business.
You mean your typically below average intelligence individuals such as jocks and bullies didn't look down upon the high achieving nerds? God damn it must be raining cats and dogs.
Yeah, I envision targeted ass beatings based upon being "too smart".
Not saying it's right, just saying that's how it is some places.
Dood.. you are so lucky. I was all cranked up in "spelling and/or usage" troll mode and you recovered.
You were 1 Newton and 25 ms away from flaming death.;)
THIS is why you micromanage these guys. Anything having to do with cable, telephone, or broadband generally ends up with me perched right in back of them saying "I don't think so.. here's where we're going to run this..."
These guys are generally nowhere near as competent as a journeyman electrician, and I found that out the hard way:
I bought my first house in Arizona in the early 90s when I was a naive young lad in my mid-20s. I let the cable installer do his thing when I moved into a house that previously had never hosted a cable installation. At the end of the day he managed to drill through a power line and knock out power to half the house.
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I do NOT want to hear any whining from you complacent motherfuckers when this comes home to roost. Seriously...
... and I just also say that both parties (I'm a USian) are complicit.
And you are one of the reasons I chastise myself every time I'm tempted to paint the entire south with the same brush. Thanks for piping up.
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And when dealing with hordes of targets, I recommend Zombie Max from Hornaday in
You made the assertion, back it up or clam up. Seriously. Intellectual laziness pisses me off.
Like a boss indeed!
Agreed on these points.. but damned I wish they'd have put 40 column video on the Vic... I think they had a prototype Vic-I variant that never made it into production to do this. Programming in 22 columns was a bastard. :) Then again, having played with front panel switches on old DEC machines I guess it was still a luxury.
If you want some Vic goodness, don't overlook the Mega-Cart.
Ram expanders, programming tools, games.. it's pretty fabulous.
I concur. It's also why I've been very attracted to indy developers as of late: less formulaic bullshit, more novel play (which sort of ties in with the previous), and no DRM telling me what I can and can't do with the software I've purchased.
Lighten up, Francis.
;)
It depends upon whom you ask.
If nothing else, I love that video as a demonstration of numerous logical fallacies.
We're talking whatever piece of amateur kit Sea Shepherd can mustard, not a Predator owned by a nation state.
FTA:
"Jeff Hansen from Sea Shepherd says now that the ship's position is known, the next step is to move in."
You do know these people have been known to attack whaling ships and sink whaling ships, right? Is that legal?
Thank you for that. I was just getting ready to post that but you beat me to it. Slow trigger finger tonight. ;)
I know I know.. and as somebody else pointed out, it's essentially an unmanned police helicopter.
But.. if you told me fifteen years ago that SWAT teams were being deployed based on information garnered via airborne drone based intelligence by some entity known as Fatherland..errr Homeland Security, I'd have thought you were fucking nuts and hoped you were wrong. This paramilitarization of law enforcement is a bit much.
I know who I am. I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!
Everybody knows you never go full retard.
The F-35 is an overpriced piece of shit. I'd rather have the Strike Raptor or some Silent Eagles and maybe some more Super Hornets for the Navy. The *one* customer I could see throwing a fit would be the USMC who might take exception that being saddled with the VTOL Harrier for another decade or so. There were and are better options out there; the F-35 is pork, pure and simple. In addition, I really like how we pissed off a tier-1 ally (the UK) by intimating for awhile that source code for various on-board systems would not be forthcoming. What a way to treat a friend! (I know, I know, nations don't have "friends".. only interests.. but still... )
More like NANO, wtf?
Oh hell, we're approaching the event horizon.. being recursion in 3.. 2.. 1..
Mod parent up!
I'm sorry that you've had to deal with this (full disclosure: I'm a former Slackware user), but I view Slackware akin to a katana for the specialized or pro user, whereas Ubuntu is sort of a mace.. works as a bludgeon, an "everyman's" distro that allows you to operate with minimal tweaking. I like Slackware immensely, and still use it on a few specialized projects, but I really don't think it's an ideal newbie distro. People just want to get stuff done, not masturbate all over the hardware.
That being said, since so many of my work systems are RedHat based systems I find myself gravitating towards Scientific Linux for more homogeneity on the job, but am now running Arch at home for hacking on projects and playing. The whole "learning linux" argument has some merit, but if you really want to learn linux, go with Linux From Scratch for the low-level knowledge followed by an RPM based Redhat variant since that's what's used most often in the enterprise (at least where I live).
It's all about the math. My ex once told me "Just remember, 20 goes into 40 a lot more than 40 goes into 20!" ;)
we'd rather stay out.. grrr
Be careful there.. I remember a EUROPEAN issue known as Bosnia that involved a lot of hand wringing at US reluctance to get involved. Yes, yes, I know, it's an anecdote (along with Rwanada), but there ARE cases when we're rather stay out and the EU has bitched about it.
I'm a closet isolationist and I get irritated at how often we're in other people's business. Current case in point: Libya. Not our problem and non of our business.
Yeah, I envision targeted ass beatings based upon being "too smart".
Not saying it's right, just saying that's how it is some places.
Chinese super hacker, ready for link up!
*Facepalm*
Dood.. you are so lucky. I was all cranked up in "spelling and/or usage" troll mode and you recovered. ;)
You were 1 Newton and 25 ms away from flaming death.
THIS is why you micromanage these guys. Anything having to do with cable, telephone, or broadband generally ends up with me perched right in back of them saying "I don't think so.. here's where we're going to run this..."
These guys are generally nowhere near as competent as a journeyman electrician, and I found that out the hard way:
I bought my first house in Arizona in the early 90s when I was a naive young lad in my mid-20s. I let the cable installer do his thing when I moved into a house that previously had never hosted a cable installation. At the end of the day he managed to drill through a power line and knock out power to half the house.