Asking why someone wouldn't want to buy a gun based on unreliable, unproven technology is like asking someone on a boat if they would rather have a cutting-edge life vest that hasn't been tested and may or may not work in the water or a proven, simple vest that been in use for decades.
If you need a gun, you want one that you KNOW is going to work when you need it. And if you don't need a gun--well you're not going to be buying ANY kind of gun. So there is simply no market for a smart gun.
The only way these things will ever sell is if some well-meaning legislature steps in and makes non-smart guns illegal. And that legislation will be overturned the first time some cop gets shot because his "smart" gun misread his fingerprint.
But don't get all preachy about it either. Just because you don't watch TV doesn't mean you have to be the snob prick at the party who has to constantly remind everyone "I don't even *OWN* a TV".
The West had the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment. The Middle East had a few attempts at secularism (most notably with Ataturk), but for the most part has remained stuck in the past.
I remember telling a friend on 9-11 that we would do way more damage to OURSELVES with our response to 9-11 than 9-11 or any other terrorist attack would ever do directly. That's the whole point of terrorism, really. The amount of lives we've lost (and took) since, the economic damage we've done, the national debt we've incurred, the international goodwill we've squandered--they all make the actual damage done by direct terrorist attacks pale in comparison.
And I was hardly alone in seeing this coming. But the U.S. government still played out the script almost exactly as expected, right down to the internment camps, the curtailing of civil liberties, the assassinations, the spying, etc. It's like a historical play that we NEVER LEARN FROM.
So I guess now all those people who said that Apple bundling their browser with their OS is okay (because, unlike MS, they've not been found guilty of abusing their monopoly) are now going to reverse their stance and admit that Apple is evil too, huh?
It's juvenile literature. Any adult still thinking Ender's Game is good science fiction really needs to grow up and read some serious modern adult science fiction (a good place to start is Gardner Dozois' "Year's Best Science Fiction" series)
I'm not going to see the movie, not because of the author's political causes, but because the source material is, and always has been, grossly overrated. There are a lot of geek obsessions that I share, but also a lot that I've never really understood. Frankly I always thought that both Card and Robert Heinlein (and L Ron Hubbard too, for that matter) wrote rather juvenile-level science fiction. There are *tons* of MUCH better science fiction writers out there, and why the geek community fixate on these mediocre writers is beyond me.
I also don't eat at Chick-Fil A, not because of their anti-gay activities, but because their chicken is dry and the novelty shape of the waffle fries doesn't impress me.
So AFAIC, feel free to protest on the side of whatever cause you wish. But don't give me a mediocre writing or dry chicken if you want my business.
IIRC, Gladwell's contention was that the problem wasn't just deference, it was primarily a lack of communication. Not only are you supposed to be deferential to your betters, you're not even supposed to TALK to them (even in an emergency).
Remind me to check the cockpit next time I fly to make sure my co-pilots aren't more worried about dishonoring the oldest pilot than KEEPING US FROM CRASHING INTO THE FUCKING OCEAN!
With budgets growing out of control so quickly, what the hell do you expect them to do? Taking a real risk on some indie personal project is one thing. Taking a real risk with a $200 million project that will completely bankrupt your company and throw hundreds of people out of work if it doesn't succeed is quite another
Most people use Windows because they've been using Windows.
People use Windows because when you walk into a retail store, you really only have two options, Windows or Apple. And since Apples are relatively expensive, Windows is still the workhorse for the non-hipster, "Look, I just need a computer" crowd.
Sure there are a few outliers like Chrome, but the second someone gets home and realizes they can't install their favorite game on it, or put that weird sewing machine software that mom needs on it, it's probably going right back to the store. I've noticed that a lot of sales staff at retail stores are reluctant to push Chromebooks too, probably for just that reason. You never know when Joe Sixpack, who swears he just uses his computer to surf the web, is going to come storming back into the store pissed off that he can't install his copy of "Pro Bass Fishing 2005" on his shiny new laptop.
Okay, so everyone who presents any evidence is merely *lying*? Well, that's pretty convenient.
Monk: Monseigneur, Gallileo claims that the universe doesn't revolve around the earth Monseigneur: Yeah, but he's a fucking liar. Monk: But he has evidence... Monseigneur: He fabricated it. Monk: He demands a hearing. Monseigneur: Tell him we'll give it to him as soon as he produces some RELIABLE evidence.
The testimony of a former CIA/NSA employee with top-secret clearance and full access to the operations intelligence of said agencies doesn't count as "evidence"? What would you like, a signed and notarized admission from the CIA director?
You would be surprised how many would go to great lengths to deny U.S. and/or Mossad involvement, even on/. Some even went as far as claiming that Iran had done it to *themselves* to elicit sympathy. When you're truly deluded, you can convince yourself of anything, no matter how illogical.
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Asking why someone wouldn't want to buy a gun based on unreliable, unproven technology is like asking someone on a boat if they would rather have a cutting-edge life vest that hasn't been tested and may or may not work in the water or a proven, simple vest that been in use for decades.
If you need a gun, you want one that you KNOW is going to work when you need it. And if you don't need a gun--well you're not going to be buying ANY kind of gun. So there is simply no market for a smart gun.
The only way these things will ever sell is if some well-meaning legislature steps in and makes non-smart guns illegal. And that legislation will be overturned the first time some cop gets shot because his "smart" gun misread his fingerprint.
But don't get all preachy about it either. Just because you don't watch TV doesn't mean you have to be the snob prick at the party who has to constantly remind everyone "I don't even *OWN* a TV".
The West had the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment. The Middle East had a few attempts at secularism (most notably with Ataturk), but for the most part has remained stuck in the past.
I remember telling a friend on 9-11 that we would do way more damage to OURSELVES with our response to 9-11 than 9-11 or any other terrorist attack would ever do directly. That's the whole point of terrorism, really. The amount of lives we've lost (and took) since, the economic damage we've done, the national debt we've incurred, the international goodwill we've squandered--they all make the actual damage done by direct terrorist attacks pale in comparison.
And I was hardly alone in seeing this coming. But the U.S. government still played out the script almost exactly as expected, right down to the internment camps, the curtailing of civil liberties, the assassinations, the spying, etc. It's like a historical play that we NEVER LEARN FROM.
I would really hate eating him. But bacon is bacon.
Just another example of those slick country con-men taking advantage of good innocent city-folk.
You can't teach a pig to bark. Well, maybe a really exceptional pig.
This is much incorrect! Indian designers are most making with excellent design and superiorest documentation! Their English is excellent handsome!
So I guess now all those people who said that Apple bundling their browser with their OS is okay (because, unlike MS, they've not been found guilty of abusing their monopoly) are now going to reverse their stance and admit that Apple is evil too, huh?
Yeah, people tend to react rather emotionally when you accuse them of writing pro-Nazi literature. Film at eleven.
It's juvenile literature. Any adult still thinking Ender's Game is good science fiction really needs to grow up and read some serious modern adult science fiction (a good place to start is Gardner Dozois' "Year's Best Science Fiction" series)
I'm not going to see the movie, not because of the author's political causes, but because the source material is, and always has been, grossly overrated. There are a lot of geek obsessions that I share, but also a lot that I've never really understood. Frankly I always thought that both Card and Robert Heinlein (and L Ron Hubbard too, for that matter) wrote rather juvenile-level science fiction. There are *tons* of MUCH better science fiction writers out there, and why the geek community fixate on these mediocre writers is beyond me.
I also don't eat at Chick-Fil A, not because of their anti-gay activities, but because their chicken is dry and the novelty shape of the waffle fries doesn't impress me.
So AFAIC, feel free to protest on the side of whatever cause you wish. But don't give me a mediocre writing or dry chicken if you want my business.
IIRC, Gladwell's contention was that the problem wasn't just deference, it was primarily a lack of communication. Not only are you supposed to be deferential to your betters, you're not even supposed to TALK to them (even in an emergency).
pilot flying (PF) needed to fly the approach and landing manually - which he fucked up.
And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you kids and your lousy seawall!
Remind me to check the cockpit next time I fly to make sure my co-pilots aren't more worried about dishonoring the oldest pilot than KEEPING US FROM CRASHING INTO THE FUCKING OCEAN!
With budgets growing out of control so quickly, what the hell do you expect them to do? Taking a real risk on some indie personal project is one thing. Taking a real risk with a $200 million project that will completely bankrupt your company and throw hundreds of people out of work if it doesn't succeed is quite another
Most people use Windows because they've been using Windows.
People use Windows because when you walk into a retail store, you really only have two options, Windows or Apple. And since Apples are relatively expensive, Windows is still the workhorse for the non-hipster, "Look, I just need a computer" crowd.
Sure there are a few outliers like Chrome, but the second someone gets home and realizes they can't install their favorite game on it, or put that weird sewing machine software that mom needs on it, it's probably going right back to the store. I've noticed that a lot of sales staff at retail stores are reluctant to push Chromebooks too, probably for just that reason. You never know when Joe Sixpack, who swears he just uses his computer to surf the web, is going to come storming back into the store pissed off that he can't install his copy of "Pro Bass Fishing 2005" on his shiny new laptop.
You know you've really fucked up when being sold into slavery is your BEST option.
Okay, so everyone who presents any evidence is merely *lying*? Well, that's pretty convenient.
Monk: Monseigneur, Gallileo claims that the universe doesn't revolve around the earth
Monseigneur: Yeah, but he's a fucking liar.
Monk: But he has evidence...
Monseigneur: He fabricated it.
Monk: He demands a hearing.
Monseigneur: Tell him we'll give it to him as soon as he produces some RELIABLE evidence.
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to present to you the "Iran probably did it to themselves" nutter that I referenced in my earlier post.
Does googling the term "water sports" count?
The testimony of a former CIA/NSA employee with top-secret clearance and full access to the operations intelligence of said agencies doesn't count as "evidence"? What would you like, a signed and notarized admission from the CIA director?
Screw dangerous, I'm wondering how those fish *taste*.
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present to you one of the aforementioned idiots in person.
You would be surprised how many would go to great lengths to deny U.S. and/or Mossad involvement, even on /. Some even went as far as claiming that Iran had done it to *themselves* to elicit sympathy. When you're truly deluded, you can convince yourself of anything, no matter how illogical.