real guns with blank adapters and lasers on the barrels (and presumably laser detectors on the vest and helmet). they have them, I've used them, although seems to me it was IR rather than laser
and as for interaction, FAADS was using an interactive missile simulator at least as far back as '91 when I was in training... 35lb. fake Stinger sitting on my shoulder, wired to track the images on the screen... no smells, but I don't think we were missing much there
That's the whole point in licensing, my friend. You don't own it, you only paid for the right to use it. Seem to recall this being one of the things Microsoft started back in the eighties.
I believe it was Bill Gates who referred to burger-flipping as "opportunity". Sad but true. I spent nearly two years working graphics and code for a dot-com startup, and today I'm throwing freight (at about a third of my prior salary). Not my first choice, but it's keeping the power bill paid.
Taking a job outside your chosen field can be a bit of a trap, but it's far easier to survive.
"some defense department ties"
you are not going to convince me that anybody with a metallurgy lab in Huntsville does not have a DoD contract... and I can see a lot of my own private communication being considered "relevant"
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of McCarthyism. The fact that a handful of conspiracy nuts are hollering about something doesn't mean it isn't going on.
As for obtaining evidence, I'd expect they could get a warrant by showing a judge a faked server log, if they really wanted to nail you.
Anybody else think McCarthy was a commie, btw?
probably hit the nail on the head, there... market research can be worth a fortune to some people... I wouldn't be surprised to find that data stream is what they're so concerned about protecting
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real guns with blank adapters and lasers on the barrels (and presumably laser detectors on the vest and helmet). they have them, I've used them, although seems to me it was IR rather than laser
and as for interaction, FAADS was using an interactive missile simulator at least as far back as '91 when I was in training... 35lb. fake Stinger sitting on my shoulder, wired to track the images on the screen... no smells, but I don't think we were missing much there
That's the whole point in licensing, my friend. You don't own it, you only paid for the right to use it. Seem to recall this being one of the things Microsoft started back in the eighties.
I believe it was Bill Gates who referred to burger-flipping as "opportunity". Sad but true. I spent nearly two years working graphics and code for a dot-com startup, and today I'm throwing freight (at about a third of my prior salary). Not my first choice, but it's keeping the power bill paid. Taking a job outside your chosen field can be a bit of a trap, but it's far easier to survive.
I should have looked at the help-wanted list, first... ye gods, I can't even guess what kind of government pay grades come with some of those titles
"some defense department ties"
you are not going to convince me that anybody with a metallurgy lab in Huntsville does not have a DoD contract... and I can see a lot of my own private communication being considered "relevant"
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of McCarthyism. The fact that a handful of conspiracy nuts are hollering about something doesn't mean it isn't going on.
As for obtaining evidence, I'd expect they could get a warrant by showing a judge a faked server log, if they really wanted to nail you.
Anybody else think McCarthy was a commie, btw?
probably hit the nail on the head, there... market research can be worth a fortune to some people... I wouldn't be surprised to find that data stream is what they're so concerned about protecting