When Vista Ultimate upgrade costs almost $200 and Kubuntu 7.10 full costs $12 (if you don't feel like just downloading it) - it seems reasonable that some prices are going to have to come down somehwere.
but my summary wasn't as good - so I guess the editors made the right choice.
The main reason I submitted it was to push that 'pending' in my submission queue, from last August, off the page. But apparently it doesn't work that way, because it is still there, 5 from the bottom. Call it ocd but it really bugs me - I like everything rejected or accepted. I mean pending is acceptable for a few days even - but then it needs to get sorted out.
You have a source on that? I'm not just talking about the 2 most recent either. My understanding is that this has been sop for some time. I've not seen anything to show otherwise and would be interested if you could point me towards new information.
Or get some young kid who just joined the movement, send him in a truck on what is a 'dry run' to test security. But instead, remote detonate him. Much higher likelihood of success.
Most car bombs that do a lot of damage don't even need someone in them. Riding up on a check point wont bag a lot of casualties. They are set up with that in mind, and the first time said truck with mannequin is stopped, the gig is up.
From what I've read - and I'm no expert - they recruit heavily from many parts of the world, and I think it has been pretty well documented, that they have also used unwilling participants by either lying to them or taking advantage of people with limited mental capacity. I've seen television footage on youtube and such that seems to indicate that in places like Palestine they are doing their best to indoctrinate children in a manner that will make them more likely to be candidates when they get older.
I would think that automated weaponry can only help counter-terrorism forces, unless there is some kind of huge mishap or malfunction. The terrorists depend on fighting the will of their opponent. Would so many in the US be so hot to leave Iraq if there were not so many American casualties? I personally doubt it.
On a side note - I'm not interested in debating foreign policy or the situation in the middle east as far as who's at fault, right/wrong, etc. Just commenting on what I know of current conditions.
That's funny - but it's also true. We are a long, long way out from terrorists using robots. And they don't need to go high tech like that when they can round up some local people who are mentally handicapped and rig them up. That looks to have been working pretty well for them. Why add the cost of building a robot that will be spotted right off?
Yes - disembodied soul sucking entities were the original creation of Tolkien. I don't need to get off anything. Rowling recycled like all author's recycle. But to get to the original from the gp's sig - the idea of Rowling ripping off Naruto is pretty humorous.
If you want egregious theft go slog through Eragon - Rowling used themes and imagery common back to the early days of civilization. Of course there will be similarities to other works created before and after what she wrote.
Err... I made it. So yeah - I get the parody part. I originally did E.M. Brace as the author - but then I wanted emrbrace & extend fully spelled out so I made "Embrace &" the publisher. A little odd, but I'll call it comedic license.
you are so right - quite obviously Orochimaru is the original character. I don't think evil had ever been associated with a snake before that - so Rowling must have stolen it! What a hack.
I know. "kimchi is cabbage" was a cd title I saw in a used cd store once. Years ago, in Chicago. Whenever anyone mentions kimchi, I am completely controlled by an irresistible urge to blurt it out. There are all kinds of kimchi, though I believe cabbage is the most common.
S-3s are still in use. EA-6B as well I think, though they will be replaced with Growlers. I feel old as everything I ever worked around gets decommissioned.
Of course we are talking about budgets and politics and there will be spin. Anyone who actually knows in high detail what has happened, is happening and what current capabilities exist, wont be posting here. I feel comfortable saying that the US military has successfully demonstrated that it has the capability to take down satellites in the past. I also feel comfortable with the idea that modifying an sm3 to do the same and then testing such is not a huge mistake because it gives away too much to the Chinese. But everyone is entitled to their opinion - I'm just sharing mine.
That's completely wrong. Sorry, I don't know another way to say it. Take a look at estimates on the acceleration we've seen in having to retire equipment and procure new equipment due to the conflict in Iraq. This has not been a full out war between two evenly matched opponents. The training tempo and op tempo are never the same. If we had gone toe to toe with the USSR it would have been over, I'd guess conservatively, in less than 6 months. We'd start running out of missiles and other ordnance. Air frames would be failing left and right. Engines going down, armor wrecked in ways that would not be reparable or would take an extremely long time to repair, etc. The only real question would be who would weaken first and then if they would go nuclear rather than lose.
The maximum ceiling is still unknown. There's a very good chance that the people modifying and firing the missile weren't sure how many shots it would take, now they know too. There's no substitute for real experience, and I think what information was given up was a decent trade off for what was gained.
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When Vista Ultimate upgrade costs almost $200 and Kubuntu 7.10 full costs $12 (if you don't feel like just downloading it) - it seems reasonable that some prices are going to have to come down somehwere.
That is true - I linked a WaPo article and google sites itself. But really - I think this summary was worded better.
then you get rejected
and that's all I want. But it's cool. I thought I could just push it off the bottom of the page, but apparently I have to wait for it to age out.
but my summary wasn't as good - so I guess the editors made the right choice.
The main reason I submitted it was to push that 'pending' in my submission queue, from last August, off the page. But apparently it doesn't work that way, because it is still there, 5 from the bottom. Call it ocd but it really bugs me - I like everything rejected or accepted. I mean pending is acceptable for a few days even - but then it needs to get sorted out.
You need to post above that one. It's about rigging up a robotic vehicle and putting a mannequin in it so that it looks like someone is driving.
You have a source on that? I'm not just talking about the 2 most recent either. My understanding is that this has been sop for some time. I've not seen anything to show otherwise and would be interested if you could point me towards new information.
Or get some young kid who just joined the movement, send him in a truck on what is a 'dry run' to test security. But instead, remote detonate him. Much higher likelihood of success.
Most car bombs that do a lot of damage don't even need someone in them. Riding up on a check point wont bag a lot of casualties. They are set up with that in mind, and the first time said truck with mannequin is stopped, the gig is up.
From what I've read - and I'm no expert - they recruit heavily from many parts of the world, and I think it has been pretty well documented, that they have also used unwilling participants by either lying to them or taking advantage of people with limited mental capacity. I've seen television footage on youtube and such that seems to indicate that in places like Palestine they are doing their best to indoctrinate children in a manner that will make them more likely to be candidates when they get older.
I would think that automated weaponry can only help counter-terrorism forces, unless there is some kind of huge mishap or malfunction. The terrorists depend on fighting the will of their opponent. Would so many in the US be so hot to leave Iraq if there were not so many American casualties? I personally doubt it.
On a side note - I'm not interested in debating foreign policy or the situation in the middle east as far as who's at fault, right/wrong, etc. Just commenting on what I know of current conditions.
That's funny - but it's also true. We are a long, long way out from terrorists using robots. And they don't need to go high tech like that when they can round up some local people who are mentally handicapped and rig them up. That looks to have been working pretty well for them. Why add the cost of building a robot that will be spotted right off?
low. those companies could buy it out without the added cost of a contract on a whole company.
What do you think the odds are on getting some of this stuff for my hydrogen car kit?
Yes - disembodied soul sucking entities were the original creation of Tolkien. I don't need to get off anything. Rowling recycled like all author's recycle. But to get to the original from the gp's sig - the idea of Rowling ripping off Naruto is pretty humorous.
If you want egregious theft go slog through Eragon - Rowling used themes and imagery common back to the early days of civilization. Of course there will be similarities to other works created before and after what she wrote.
Err... I made it. So yeah - I get the parody part. I originally did E.M. Brace as the author - but then I wanted emrbrace & extend fully spelled out so I made "Embrace &" the publisher. A little odd, but I'll call it comedic license.
you are so right - quite obviously Orochimaru is the original character. I don't think evil had ever been associated with a snake before that - so Rowling must have stolen it! What a hack.
There is already a book out on UNG. How do publishers knock this stuff out so quickly?
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cut them in half and now you just have 2 worms! stop the madness!
I know. "kimchi is cabbage" was a cd title I saw in a used cd store once. Years ago, in Chicago. Whenever anyone mentions kimchi, I am completely controlled by an irresistible urge to blurt it out. There are all kinds of kimchi, though I believe cabbage is the most common.
is cabbage
S-3s are still in use. EA-6B as well I think, though they will be replaced with Growlers. I feel old as everything I ever worked around gets decommissioned.
It's a good way to boil and egg while camping and impress some friends. A paper cup will burn down to the level of the water and that's it.
This document http://www.ucsusa.org/global_security/space_weapons/a-history-of-asat-programs.html has some good information, to my knowledge. It also reflects my understanding that programs like the almv program were stopped because of political considerations rather than technical problems. This article http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/almv.htm seems to reflect the same.
Of course we are talking about budgets and politics and there will be spin. Anyone who actually knows in high detail what has happened, is happening and what current capabilities exist, wont be posting here. I feel comfortable saying that the US military has successfully demonstrated that it has the capability to take down satellites in the past. I also feel comfortable with the idea that modifying an sm3 to do the same and then testing such is not a huge mistake because it gives away too much to the Chinese. But everyone is entitled to their opinion - I'm just sharing mine.
That's completely wrong. Sorry, I don't know another way to say it. Take a look at estimates on the acceleration we've seen in having to retire equipment and procure new equipment due to the conflict in Iraq. This has not been a full out war between two evenly matched opponents. The training tempo and op tempo are never the same. If we had gone toe to toe with the USSR it would have been over, I'd guess conservatively, in less than 6 months. We'd start running out of missiles and other ordnance. Air frames would be failing left and right. Engines going down, armor wrecked in ways that would not be reparable or would take an extremely long time to repair, etc. The only real question would be who would weaken first and then if they would go nuclear rather than lose.
The maximum ceiling is still unknown. There's a very good chance that the people modifying and firing the missile weren't sure how many shots it would take, now they know too. There's no substitute for real experience, and I think what information was given up was a decent trade off for what was gained.