$200? I can get a *VERY* nice GPS unit for a lot less.
It seems to me that add-on gadgets for PDA's or the GBA should be *CHEAPER* than stand alone versions. They don't have to include the screen, buttons or in some cases a CPU.
He was a chopper pilot who flew three tours. He carried a camera all the time and made slides of all the pictures he took. A mini-gun, rocket, bomb or napalm can *REALLY* make a mess of people.
That was a nasty ass war. The VC and NVA did really, really evil shit. So did we.
Those soldiers were stupid, like the photographing nanking
OK, as a vet, I know of what I speak. I was pretty much a mercenary, in it for the college fund.
Most (not all) people join the Army because they are poor and ignorant. It's a step up. IIRC, the bunch who took the pictures were reservists from West Virginia (I may be wrong). Reservists are not as well trained as regular Army troops.
These people were no different than idiot teenagers who video themselves trashing houses, beating up bums and shooting people with paint guns.
Except the teenagers don't wind up in Leveanworth...
As I said, I don't think the pics are re-touched. That kind of shit always goes on in war, by all sides. It stinks, but it happens.
In fact, compared to some pictures I've seen out of Vietnam, those pictures are pretty G rated. A guy I know has a truck full of slides that would puke a dog off a gut wagon. Bits and pieces and crispy critters.
There is a nice *NEW LAW* going around state houses that makes it illegal to plug anything into a cable companies network without their permission.
I forget what it's called (probably something like the "Save the Children From Predators Act"), but it has been reported here before. IIRC, it carries big fines, civil penalties and jail time.
I get all my music from the radio. Bow down before the Holiest of Holy: CLEAR CHANNEL! They know what's best for me. Them, and songs that get stuck in my head.
Though, since Cartoon Network started running it every night, the theme to ATHF seems to be stuck there!
The Zodiac has just about replaced the GP32 as the Ultimate Handheld Emulation Console. A Genesis emulator has joined the pool now. The full GBA emulator is due out next Friday.
With NES, SNES, GameGear/SMS, C64, ST, TG-16, Colecovision, GB, GBC, Apple IIe, ZX, 2600, Xcade, etc. emulators, there isn't a hell of a lot the Z won't run.
Add in the (so far, just a few) orignal games, plus all the Palm stuff, what's to hate?
Just wait, when the mythical Joe Sixpack finds out his TV ain't gonna work no more, Congress will very quickly mandate that the "old signals" stay in use, and the FCC requirements be damned.
It is about time *ALL* *nixes were reunified into one humongous tree, out of which various branches (which will have a common base) will exist for various uses.
We use AIX (AIX Isn't uniX) at work, but Big Blue keeps making noises about replacing it with Linux.
You know, there is a tendency to consider anyone who is religious as a "nutcase". I do it myself at times.
That's not really fair. There are religious nutcases in all religions. But they are in the minority.
Bush has never painted this as a religious war. Hell, we bend over backwards so far to please Muslims in this whole mess (who don't appreciate it one bit) that I think we're really hurting the anti-terror efforts. It's the Muslim Extremists who are pushing the religious angle.
As a former Baptist, former Catholic, Agnostic (me, I'm not screwed up, REALLY!), I find it odd for me to be taking up for religious people, but fairs fair.
It's what we're facing with Al-Qaida; how do you stop a group that believes that they have been commanded by their god to kill and destroy?
Kill them. All of them. By all, I don't mean all Muslims and I don't mean all Arabs either. Just the nutcases.
Nano-tech could help. Imagine a "fly" that would track dowm Osama, fly in one ear and out the other...
Now imagine a few million of these flies, dumped out of a transport plane over an area where we suspect the nuts are hiding. Each fly has a list of detailed desciptions of wanted men. They could either kill them or simply pass the word, real-time as to exact location they are hiding in.
I think what he meant by "always" is that every extension of police power will be abused. Not every cop would abuse the power, but a minority would.
The fourth amendment exists for a reason.
However, the courts have held that what you do in public is not protected. If they can see you, they can act on it.
Which takes us back to the license plate cover issue. This keeps them from "seeing" you. Like radar detectors, I don't have an issue with the plate covers.
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It looks like my Zodiac too. With improvements (the analog stick has a non-skid surface). Maybe Sony is using the Zodiac as a free beta?
Yes, but stand alone GPS units cost as little as $90. You can get one with a color screen for ~$180.
Hell, the Garmin GPS watch can be had for as little as $99!
$200? I can get a *VERY* nice GPS unit for a lot less.
It seems to me that add-on gadgets for PDA's or the GBA should be *CHEAPER* than stand alone versions. They don't have to include the screen, buttons or in some cases a CPU.
Why do add-ons cost *MORE*?
Nope. Basic is basic. I took basic with a bunch of Alabama National Guardsmen and I was RA. Same training at that level.
But RA troopers get LOTS of re-training that NG and reservists don't. The RA lives to train.
Grunts don't do that shit. They see enough blood and guts.
It seems it's always the REMF's who do it.
Nope. In a trunk.
Like this?
Of course, they could also ban smoking.
Why does "The Running Man" come to mind?
Where *DID* you hide that disk?
He was a chopper pilot who flew three tours. He carried a camera all the time and made slides of all the pictures he took. A mini-gun, rocket, bomb or napalm can *REALLY* make a mess of people.
That was a nasty ass war. The VC and NVA did really, really evil shit. So did we.
It's the whole "stare into the abyss" thing.
Those soldiers were stupid, like the photographing nanking
OK, as a vet, I know of what I speak. I was pretty much a mercenary, in it for the college fund.
Most (not all) people join the Army because they are poor and ignorant. It's a step up. IIRC, the bunch who took the pictures were reservists from West Virginia (I may be wrong). Reservists are not as well trained as regular Army troops.
These people were no different than idiot teenagers who video themselves trashing houses, beating up bums and shooting people with paint guns.
Except the teenagers don't wind up in Leveanworth...
As I said, I don't think the pics are re-touched. That kind of shit always goes on in war, by all sides. It stinks, but it happens.
In fact, compared to some pictures I've seen out of Vietnam, those pictures are pretty G rated. A guy I know has a truck full of slides that would puke a dog off a gut wagon. Bits and pieces and crispy critters.
Uh, Nero? Put the card in your reader, your computer sees it as a drive, then drag and drop the pics into the "burn" column. Hit burn.
Ta-Da!
Pictures can be re-touched faster too.
I don't think the pics out of Iraq are re-touched, but the ease and power of photoshop and such is something to keep in mind...
There is a nice *NEW LAW* going around state houses that makes it illegal to plug anything into a cable companies network without their permission.
I forget what it's called (probably something like the "Save the Children From Predators Act"), but it has been reported here before. IIRC, it carries big fines, civil penalties and jail time.
Suckers. That's what you get for paying.
I get all my music from the radio. Bow down before the Holiest of Holy: CLEAR CHANNEL! They know what's best for me. Them, and songs that get stuck in my head.
Though, since Cartoon Network started running it every night, the theme to ATHF seems to be stuck there!
All together now: "My name is, Shake.."
What hate? Did I miss something?
The Zodiac has just about replaced the GP32 as the Ultimate Handheld Emulation Console. A Genesis emulator has joined the pool now. The full GBA emulator is due out next Friday.
With NES, SNES, GameGear/SMS, C64, ST, TG-16, Colecovision, GB, GBC, Apple IIe, ZX, 2600, Xcade, etc. emulators, there isn't a hell of a lot the Z won't run.
Add in the (so far, just a few) orignal games, plus all the Palm stuff, what's to hate?
Wrong answer.
Just wait, when the mythical Joe Sixpack finds out his TV ain't gonna work no more, Congress will very quickly mandate that the "old signals" stay in use, and the FCC requirements be damned.
You don't screw with TV, man...
Or run a free OS...
Also remember, IT'S MICROSOFT CODE!
Is it cracked yet?
It is about time *ALL* *nixes were reunified into one humongous tree, out of which various branches (which will have a common base) will exist for various uses.
We use AIX (AIX Isn't uniX) at work, but Big Blue keeps making noises about replacing it with Linux.
Too many flavors.
You know, there is a tendency to consider anyone who is religious as a "nutcase". I do it myself at times.
That's not really fair. There are religious nutcases in all religions. But they are in the minority.
Bush has never painted this as a religious war. Hell, we bend over backwards so far to please Muslims in this whole mess (who don't appreciate it one bit) that I think we're really hurting the anti-terror efforts. It's the Muslim Extremists who are pushing the religious angle.
As a former Baptist, former Catholic, Agnostic (me, I'm not screwed up, REALLY!), I find it odd for me to be taking up for religious people, but fairs fair.
It's what we're facing with Al-Qaida; how do you stop a group that believes that they have been commanded by their god to kill and destroy?
Kill them. All of them. By all, I don't mean all Muslims and I don't mean all Arabs either. Just the nutcases.
Nano-tech could help. Imagine a "fly" that would track dowm Osama, fly in one ear and out the other...
Now imagine a few million of these flies, dumped out of a transport plane over an area where we suspect the nuts are hiding. Each fly has a list of detailed desciptions of wanted men. They could either kill them or simply pass the word, real-time as to exact location they are hiding in.
I think what he meant by "always" is that every extension of police power will be abused. Not every cop would abuse the power, but a minority would.
The fourth amendment exists for a reason.
However, the courts have held that what you do in public is not protected. If they can see you, they can act on it.
Which takes us back to the license plate cover issue. This keeps them from "seeing" you. Like radar detectors, I don't have an issue with the plate covers.
And it shows a frickin'*FLORIDA* plate!
Too Funny!
Perl always look like Chinese to me. Chinese with poor grammar.