Good point...my uncle Chuck was busy in Iraq with his Guard unit and my cousin Bruce was reassigned to Millington, TN with his Marine Reserve unit...I'm sure both of them would rather have been home in Jefferson Parish in the stead of invaders from the north.
Driving on private property is a right, Bob. It's driving on shared property that requires concessions. Ever read a story in your local paper about "man forced into car by two assailants, taken to ATM, forced to withdraw cash, murdered, body burned" and realized that you've got a car, ATM card, and body? The robbery in question was strong-arm, by the way, no weapons involved. 10/10 what, Bob? Blimps? Bowling pins? Nuns? If I'm shooting a pistol at a target 20 M away, I'm stupid or showing off. Of course pistols can be easily concealed. In a civilian context, that helps attenuate social friction. Otherwise, wouldn't a submachine gun would make make more sense? Power / Accuracy / Firepower play against each other.
If the lack of rural residents became a problem for America as a whole, its legislative bodies -- even if accurately allocated -- would step in with whatever subsidy was actually necessary for the country's health.
Maybe. Maybe not.
There's nothing that perfectly balances any human system.
Totally unrelated - following up to an EDS-related post from several months back...thanks for the reply. My job at the IMC wasn't impressive, handling ejects from STKs and getting scratch tape back into the libraries, but it gave me useful perspective on data retention and availability. Thanks for the reply, as EDS doesn't seem to be a breeding ground for slashdotters.
Was that the EDS IMC in Plano?
I used to work there, and I'm curious about how "big" that place is in industry terms.
It sure seemed like a badass facility, but, like the person above, I don't have wide experience.
Most (US) violent crimes use the threat of force, not physical force. "Give it up or I'll cut you" delivered in a low growl attracts less attention than a screaming, bleeding lady on the end of a purse.
You know, I've strong opinions about topics I didn't know a damn thing about that changed when I experienced those unknown situations.
Here's a reason for someone to want something outside of your imagination - because they know what the fuck they're talking about, and their speculation includes worst-case scenarios rather than being founded on best-case scenarios.
Oh, don't forget the assholes that load to match or barely exceed power requirements in order to speed follow-up shots...I've seen steel matches shot with min-spec handloads, and it's a hoot...they hit, but don't trip the target...but the next few rounds add up and knock it down.
My sister is an "office manager" for two head docs...anyhow, she had (don't know now, in the age of litigation) a habit of bringing records home to work on...lots of data on a one hop away from the web network.
Or, more accurately, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Agreed. When the consultant gets fired for taking a pallet jack and moving equipment from the dock to the server room after waiting two days for the "authorized person" to do it, work-to-rule can suck it.
Former West Point instructor Lt. Col. Dave Grossman wrote a fascinating book called On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society that addresses, among other things, techniques used by the military to train soldiers to kill. He brings up some interesting points, including only 15 to 20 percent of the individual riflemen in World War II fired their own weapons at an exposed enemy soldier and Conditioning in flight simulators enables pilots to respond reflexively to emergency situations even when frightened. And similar application and perfection of basic conditioning techniques increased the rate of fire to approximately 55 percent in Korea and around 95 percent in Vietnam.
In other words, simulation and conditioning absolutely has an effect on people.
It sometimes seems as though every force of nature, every flaw in the human character, and every biological organism on the planet is engaged in a competition to see which can sever the most cables. The Museum of Submarine Telegraphy in Porthcurno, England, has a display of wrecked cables bracketed to a slab of wood. Each is labeled with its cause of failure, some of which sound dramatic, some cryptic, some both: trawler maul, spewed core, intermittent disconnection, strained core, teredo worms, crab's nest, perished core, fish bite, even "spliced by Italians." The teredo worm is like a science fiction creature, a bivalve with a rasp-edged shell that it uses like a buzz saw to cut through wood - or through submarine cables. Cable companies learned the hard way, early on, that it likes to eat gutta-percha, and subsequent cables received a helical wrapping of copper tape to stop it.
Deer can be, have been, and are walked down by humans. As a species we have superior endurance (on land) relative to most creatures. If a deer can be kept in sight, it can be caught. Deer are also small, and not particularly hard to kill
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Good point...my uncle Chuck was busy in Iraq with his Guard unit and my cousin Bruce was reassigned to Millington, TN with his Marine Reserve unit...I'm sure both of them would rather have been home in Jefferson Parish in the stead of invaders from the north.
Driving on private property is a right, Bob. It's driving on shared property that requires concessions.
Ever read a story in your local paper about "man forced into car by two assailants, taken to ATM, forced to withdraw cash, murdered, body burned" and realized that you've got a car, ATM card, and body? The robbery in question was strong-arm, by the way, no weapons involved.
10/10 what, Bob? Blimps? Bowling pins? Nuns? If I'm shooting a pistol at a target 20 M away, I'm stupid or showing off.
Of course pistols can be easily concealed. In a civilian context, that helps attenuate social friction. Otherwise, wouldn't a submachine gun would make make more sense? Power / Accuracy / Firepower play against each other.
P.S.
I think you're a shithead.
P.P.S
No, really, I do.
If the lack of rural residents became a problem for America as a whole, its legislative bodies -- even if accurately allocated -- would step in with whatever subsidy was actually necessary for the country's health.
Maybe.
Maybe not.
There's nothing that perfectly balances any human system.
Totally unrelated - following up to an EDS-related post from several months back...thanks for the reply. My job at the IMC wasn't impressive, handling ejects from STKs and getting scratch tape back into the libraries, but it gave me useful perspective on data retention and availability. Thanks for the reply, as EDS doesn't seem to be a breeding ground for slashdotters.
Segway. God Fucking Damn It - pay attention when you bitch.
Was that the EDS IMC in Plano? I used to work there, and I'm curious about how "big" that place is in industry terms. It sure seemed like a badass facility, but, like the person above, I don't have wide experience.
Serial killers are *not* "all clinically insane"
First off, get over yourself. Brandishing about the fact that you listen to NYC Speedcore and do math at 3AM is load of self-important horseshit.
There is no question that it is one of the most impressive...
Really?
I guess you've got a point there, Sparky.
Using a rack recovery cycles a round, but the XD can be recocked with less than 1/3 travel and not ejecting...my complaint is the shitty finish.
Plus, mines are already outlawed by several treaties, which we are, as citizens of a signing country, obligated to follow.
If by "we" you mean the US, no, we are not citizens of a country that has signed treaties banning the use of mines.
Most (US) violent crimes use the threat of force, not physical force. "Give it up or I'll cut you" delivered in a low growl attracts less attention than a screaming, bleeding lady on the end of a purse.
Or you could not be an idiot and be able to infer and extrapolate.
You know, I've strong opinions about topics I didn't know a damn thing about that changed when I experienced those unknown situations.
Here's a reason for someone to want something outside of your imagination - because they know what the fuck they're talking about, and their speculation includes worst-case scenarios rather than being founded on best-case scenarios.
Oh, don't forget the assholes that load to match or barely exceed power requirements in order to speed follow-up shots...I've seen steel matches shot with min-spec handloads, and it's a hoot...they hit, but don't trip the target...but the next few rounds add up and knock it down.
My sister is an "office manager" for two head docs...anyhow, she had (don't know now, in the age of litigation) a habit of bringing records home to work on...lots of data on a one hop away from the web network.
Or, more accurately, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Agreed.
When the consultant gets fired for taking a pallet jack and moving equipment from the dock to the server room after waiting two days for the "authorized person" to do it, work-to-rule can suck it.
Oh, yeah...the consultant turned a light on, too.
There isn't a union that wont take honest cuts if it means keeping the business, and their jobs, alive.
Bullshit
Safeway, Texas, 1980s.
Overnite, Memphis Terminal, late 1990s.
Union made demands, company said "get bent."
That, and the English trying to starve the Irish to death.
Former West Point instructor Lt. Col. Dave Grossman wrote a fascinating book called On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society that addresses, among other things, techniques used by the military to train soldiers to kill.
He brings up some interesting points, including only 15 to 20 percent of the individual riflemen in World War II fired their own weapons at an exposed enemy soldier and Conditioning in flight simulators enables pilots to respond reflexively to emergency situations even when frightened. And similar application and perfection of basic conditioning techniques increased the rate of fire to approximately 55 percent in Korea and around 95 percent in Vietnam.
In other words, simulation and conditioning absolutely has an effect on people.
So how do you feel about Cops? (Seriously)
Deer can be, have been, and are walked down by humans. As a species we have superior endurance (on land) relative to most creatures. If a deer can be kept in sight, it can be caught. Deer are also small, and not particularly hard to kill
Well, your guess is wrong.
I've had an image and link there since 11/23/2005.