In my life, the slippery slope fallacy has more often than not been the fallacy. I am sad to say that the slippery slope predictions are usually what end up being true in the end.
Pipe would merely be a smooth bore, not a rifle. Technically for it to be a rifle, one would have to "rifle" the barrel. In otherwords, put spiraling grooves. Not actually to hard for a metal mill to do.
However, one could make a simple smooth bore that fires a small shotgun slug in a sabot cartridge.
Semi-automatic rifles are under CGA. It's a shame that so many IT professionals who like to consider themselves intelligent and educated are bloody ignorant morons when it comes to firearms (and mostly should STFU).
Let me give you some basics: - single shot muzzleloader = load from the front, and fire, then must reload every round).
- manual chambering (bolt, pump, lever, revolvers) = a mechanical action must be done to eject the old cartridge shell and chamber a new round, often this cocks the hammer/firing pin so the trigger can be pulled and one shot fired.
- single action revolver = cylinder is manually rotated by cocking of hammer. One shot fired, then chamber must be manually cycled.
- double action revolver = cyclinder is manually rotated by pulling of trigger, and fires a round. One shot fired for every trigger pull.
- semi-auto action = gas from bullet powder exploding is used to eject the empty cartridge shell. A spring is used to return the slide back to position, re-cock the firearm, and chamber a new round in the process. One trigger pull = one shot. (AR15s, "Assault Weapons", etc are all semi-automatics).
- automatic = gas from bullet powder exploding ejects cartridge, slide return re-cocks hammer, chambers a new round and then disengages hammer firing the new round. Repeat (or do/while ammo loop). An "assault rifle" M16/M4, and other fully automatic guns fall under this classification. These are the rifles which fall under the NFA.
Dang...can we computer peeps get some common sense?
Because we cannot put the range into an electric armored limosine. Diesel is far more efficient at moving heavier vehicles than gasoline. Natural gas is good, but you still have range and refueling issues.
In a national crisis when the President may have be relocated across several states via said limosine. Do you really want POTUS stranded on a highway?
Problem is, Adobe gave up the fight, outsourced, and has a crappy CEO who wants to outsource the entire company to India. So yes, it was a smart move to bail on Adobe. They mis-played their hand big time.
Yes, and they were penalized for it. And when a mistake was made and corrected. Which simply wasn't allowing a user to basically choose their default browser (but never prevented them for installing a 3rd party one)
Something Apple has fought tooth and nail to prevent on their number one selling OSX device (the iPhone, remember Steve Jobs touted that it ran OSX).
iPhone runs OS X too, and Apple has fiercely been fighting installation of 3rd party browsers and more. Sorry, go back watch Steve Jobs and his touting that the iPhone ran OSX. Thank you verymuch.
Yes, the settlement was reached ages ago. Therefore, there should be some bloody common sense when a mistake was made, and corrected. And it shouldn't have equated to $1/2 billion fine.
Furthermore, I have complained and filed complaints (in US, not Europe), regarding Apple. Thank you very much.
Interesting, he was basing his design on the same glider Whitehead did. And apparently his design was workable except for the lack of a decent engine. Which is what it seems Whitehead had accomplished. It seems Whitehead had some rather good workable lightweight engines that allowed his craft to be lifted.
I believe you are wright, the success of the Wright Bros was in their business know how. They already knew how to build and sell bicycles.
Most inventors do NOT know how to do anything but invent. They falter and fall when it comes to the marketing, investors and production building end of things.
I'm not sure on that. The Democrats held up President Bush's nominees for several months. I believe Bush finally got his guy in a month before 9-11. What if he had 6 months to review. Could 9-11 have been avoided of the Democrats were not refusing Bush his appointees?
Microsoft is no longer the monopoly it once was. Furthermore, Apple is doing far more egrarious violations. What about the fact that Apple refused to convert to microUSB with the new iPhone 5. Where is there fine.
At least Microsoft lets me install an alternative browser (crApple, did their darndest to prevent even that)
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In my life, the slippery slope fallacy has more often than not been the fallacy. I am sad to say that the slippery slope predictions are usually what end up being true in the end.
Pipe would merely be a smooth bore, not a rifle. Technically for it to be a rifle, one would have to "rifle" the barrel. In otherwords, put spiraling grooves. Not actually to hard for a metal mill to do.
However, one could make a simple smooth bore that fires a small shotgun slug in a sabot cartridge.
Semi-automatic rifles are under CGA. It's a shame that so many IT professionals who like to consider themselves intelligent and educated are bloody ignorant morons when it comes to firearms (and mostly should STFU).
Let me give you some basics:
- single shot muzzleloader = load from the front, and fire, then must reload every round).
- manual chambering (bolt, pump, lever, revolvers) = a mechanical action must be done to eject the old cartridge shell and chamber a new round, often this cocks the hammer/firing pin so the trigger can be pulled and one shot fired.
- single action revolver = cylinder is manually rotated by cocking of hammer. One shot fired, then chamber must be manually cycled.
- double action revolver = cyclinder is manually rotated by pulling of trigger, and fires a round. One shot fired for every trigger pull.
- semi-auto action = gas from bullet powder exploding is used to eject the empty cartridge shell. A spring is used to return the slide back to position, re-cock the firearm, and chamber a new round in the process. One trigger pull = one shot. (AR15s, "Assault Weapons", etc are all semi-automatics).
- automatic = gas from bullet powder exploding ejects cartridge, slide return re-cocks hammer, chambers a new round and then disengages hammer firing the new round. Repeat (or do/while ammo loop). An "assault rifle" M16/M4, and other fully automatic guns fall under this classification. These are the rifles which fall under the NFA.
Dang...can we computer peeps get some common sense?
Because we cannot put the range into an electric armored limosine. Diesel is far more efficient at moving heavier vehicles than gasoline. Natural gas is good, but you still have range and refueling issues.
In a national crisis when the President may have be relocated across several states via said limosine. Do you really want POTUS stranded on a highway?
TROLL (and a lame one at that)
Problem is, Adobe gave up the fight, outsourced, and has a crappy CEO who wants to outsource the entire company to India. So yes, it was a smart move to bail on Adobe. They mis-played their hand big time.
Seriously, were you all !@#$% using Linux?
Because I used to watch full screen Flash video on my 17" Dell notebook. Not a super duper video card. And it was like 1920x1080. Never a problem.
I've had several systems. And Flash has seldom been an issue (except for a bug for about a month around the version 10 release).
Proprietary freely accessible open for develoment no 30% cut versus Apple's walled garden, gouging, and we say what apps can play or not.
I'll take Rudolph Flash over Adolph Apple.
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Please understand, I am not disagreeing. But that this is a common tactice used by the courts to protect bad laws.
Yes, and they were penalized for it. And when a mistake was made and corrected. Which simply wasn't allowing a user to basically choose their default browser (but never prevented them for installing a 3rd party one)
Something Apple has fought tooth and nail to prevent on their number one selling OSX device (the iPhone, remember Steve Jobs touted that it ran OSX).
Hey dipstick...
iPhone runs OS X too, and Apple has fiercely been fighting installation of 3rd party browsers and more. Sorry, go back watch Steve Jobs and his touting that the iPhone ran OSX. Thank you verymuch.
Yes, the settlement was reached ages ago. Therefore, there should be some bloody common sense when a mistake was made, and corrected. And it shouldn't have equated to $1/2 billion fine.
Furthermore, I have complained and filed complaints (in US, not Europe), regarding Apple. Thank you very much.
Please show me where I am uninformed.
a) Yes they have, as I recall Steve Jobs touting the iPhone ran OS X. And they restricted browsers on the iPhone. You = Wrong.
b) A lot of Mac users don't use Safari (that's because it sucks and barely works half the time)
c) Micro USB, okay, maybe Samsung did. But nearly ever new Samsung or other phone I've seen uses standard miniUSB jack except crApple.
d) Yes I do, their bullshit lawsuits and poor service made me hate them.
Which had a bug in which you could not get water to your city. Build all the water you want....the city still died of thirst.
Actually, now there is some antecdotal evidence the Phoenicians/Greeks may have reached the Americas before the vikings
Read articles, reproductions were built, and they did fly.
Just curious where they studied aerodynamics? Embry-Riddle?
Interesting, he was basing his design on the same glider Whitehead did. And apparently his design was workable except for the lack of a decent engine. Which is what it seems Whitehead had accomplished. It seems Whitehead had some rather good workable lightweight engines that allowed his craft to be lifted.
I believe you are wright, the success of the Wright Bros was in their business know how. They already knew how to build and sell bicycles.
Most inventors do NOT know how to do anything but invent. They falter and fall when it comes to the marketing, investors and production building end of things.
And if you can't have competitors "build" challengers, just how the hell are you going to have big purse competitions?
Wright Flyer vs Wright Flyer?
I'm not sure on that. The Democrats held up President Bush's nominees for several months. I believe Bush finally got his guy in a month before 9-11. What if he had 6 months to review. Could 9-11 have been avoided of the Democrats were not refusing Bush his appointees?
Microsoft is no longer the monopoly it once was. Furthermore, Apple is doing far more egrarious violations. What about the fact that Apple refused to convert to microUSB with the new iPhone 5. Where is there fine.
At least Microsoft lets me install an alternative browser (crApple, did their darndest to prevent even that)
If you strike me down, I will only grow stronger than you can imagine.
I think what Tesla did constitutes fraud and libel. Why can't companies be held to libel as easily as individuals?
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