It's much cheaper to imitate England. We can put up cameras, some of which can be cheap dummies, and hire Clear Channel to monitor the stuff for us like they do their radio stations.
And how will you get like 10.000 of those custom-fit?
That shouldn't be too difficult. I imagine if you have 10,000 weapons you need an armorer and a metal shop anyway. Besides, my point is that if the M-16 had been superior, people would have selected it over the AKs. M-16s are not that hard to come by, even in the US where, technically, it's illegal to own them.
The M14 uses 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition (like the (M)G3, M60), the short version (7.62x39mm, ComBloc) is the Soviet Block version for their rifles. Still powerfull, but heavier than the 5,56 x 45mm NATO.
You don't have to buy an M-16 from Uncle Sam. Just get a Colt AR-15 and find someone to manufacture a new sear and selector switch. Bingo, you have an M-16. It's not that difficult, just illegal.
Don't know about the "short" version of the 7.62. It's my understanding that it's the same round that we used in the M-14.
I'll tell you about noise. Test fire ten rounds from an M-14 without ear plugs. I guarantee you'll never do that again.
My first day on the firing range in boot camp, I forgot my ear plugs. The noise from the M-14 actully HURT! I NEVER, EVER forgot my ear plugs after that.
Later, when we were issued M-16s I was scared to fire it without ear plugs. I soon discovered what a quiet weapon it was in comparison.
Ummmm...quite a few organizations have chosen AKs over M-16s. Not just communist countries either. The AKs (there are several different models) are far superior to MacNamara's camel.
Yes, the two weapons have different calibers. That is actually another aspect of the AKs that make them superior. The 7.62 millimeter round is slightly larger and heavier than the 5.56 millimeter M-16 round, but this is good. The 7.62 millimeter round is the old "NATO" round from the Korean conflict. There's a LOT of ammunition floating around in that size. Try finding suitable quantities of 5.56 millimeter ammunition if you have an AR-16.
In summary, EVERYBODY wants an AK. Only collectors and guys out of the US military have any use for an M/AR-16.
I guess what you're asking is how much learning can a system achieve if it has no motivation. That's what you're left with if you don't put in "desires, motives or intentions...".
It makes me think of fetuses. Isn't there learning before birth. I remember videos of fetuses sucking their thumbs and reacting to the light from the fiber optic camera. Clearly they have sensation, sucking their own thumb, and curiosity, reacting to outside stimulus. Is that what is missing?
I don't know. I'm not in the field...just curious.:)
You do realize that when these deficits were created the Republicans were firmly in power and the Democrats, including Ms. Pelosi, were in the back of the bus?
In other words, this is Republican from beginning to end.
Whatever happened to "fiscally responsible" Republicans? Did they ever really exist?
You have to have a reason for your people to not want unions.
From what I understand Toyota and Nissan take much better care of their employees than GM and Ford. At Toyota and Nissan if you come up with a great idea that will eliminate your responsibilities you do not lose your job!
Of course not all the blame goes to the auto companies. They were working within the framework of the society at large and it's laws. And they were also dealing with their own history towards their own employees.
Very interesting post. Too bad no one modded you up.
I think you're right on a lot of points. For instance I was reading a few weeks ago that the top CDs sold 30,000 copies recently. A few years ago that wouldn't have been enough to land a CD in the top 30. So sales, and the money, are dropping. Like you, I see hope in this for an independant future.
The computer is such a powerful tool and its cost is steadily dropping. I think of characters like Gollum from Lord Of The Rings and the backgrounds from Sky Captain and wonder what a small group of people could do if they had the distribution.
We may see this soon. I've noticed over the years that media is getting smaller. Have you noticed how people are actually starting to watch those small images on YouTube? How about all those people who actually watch content on PSPs, or Video iPods. MP3s actually have less content than CDs yet the guy that sits in the cube across from me SOLD all of his CDs after converting them to MP3s. He seems to be happy.
If the content of the future is in such small packages, the costs to produce it will go down, and the computer power needed to generate it will also decline.:)
You're probably right, but rappers have the visibility where I live. I really don't see any other type of music being sold on the streets of Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, or even Sausalito. All of those cities are in California in case you're not from the US.
I believe you, I just don't see much evidence here. What are you seeing and in what locations?
There should have been a burst of new independant films, new independant music, new independant books, all from the Personal Computer.
Too bad IBM trademarked PC and the population went to sleep. Next thing I knew the PC was lost in the corporate dungeons and the tubes of the internets.
There was a brief moment, when Babylon 5 was using the Amiga to create it's Computer Graphics, that I thought the breakout could still occur. New sound cards were coming out, and I thought musicians would take advantage of this new power.
Unfortunately only Rap musicians seemed to take note. Suddenly I saw all these independant Rap CDs being sold on the streets. But they were the only ones.
Oh, well, maybe it's just going to take a little longer than I thought. Maybe the PC will free our minds and our data and unleash a wave of creativity never seen before.
Or maybe not.:(
FREE YOUR MINDS FROM THE INFLUENCE OF THE MAFIAA! CREATE ON YOUR OWN TERMS!
I, like you, preferred Marvel over DC. Though I've been out of comics for several decades now, from time to time, I do dip back in. It is clear to me that Marvel today is where DC was.
Marvel's characters are getting old and stale at a time when DC seems to be invigorating their characters with new life. Hell, they even had me reading Green Lantern again despite bringing Hal Jordan back. (Hey, DC ASS-HOLES! Bring back Barry Allen! And you can forget that shit about Iris Allen being from the future! Nightwing? WTF? Guess I'm too old school.)
This whole "Civil War" thing sounds like a weak attempt to drum up extended sales to counter that weekly thing DC was scheduled to do. I think Cap's death is an attempt to revitalize the character with a New and improved Cap; though they've tried that before too; Nomad among others.
If we're lucky, it's real and they've finally decided to retire this character. I doubt it. The only Marvel characters that seemed to ever stay dead were Baron Zemo from "The Avengers" and "The Masked Marauder" from Daredevil.
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Now it makes sense. I never watched X-Files. I used to work nights.
Are we talking about the same person: the guy who wrote "Beyond Dignity & Freedom"?
WOO HOO! Gotta' go patent this idea!
I thought I was the only one who remembered him.
Don't know about the "short" version of the 7.62. It's my understanding that it's the same round that we used in the M-14.
I'll tell you about noise. Test fire ten rounds from an M-14 without ear plugs. I guarantee you'll never do that again.
My first day on the firing range in boot camp, I forgot my ear plugs. The noise from the M-14 actully HURT! I NEVER, EVER forgot my ear plugs after that.
Later, when we were issued M-16s I was scared to fire it without ear plugs. I soon discovered what a quiet weapon it was in comparison.
Yes, the two weapons have different calibers. That is actually another aspect of the AKs that make them superior. The 7.62 millimeter round is slightly larger and heavier than the 5.56 millimeter M-16 round, but this is good. The 7.62 millimeter round is the old "NATO" round from the Korean conflict. There's a LOT of ammunition floating around in that size. Try finding suitable quantities of 5.56 millimeter ammunition if you have an AR-16.
In summary, EVERYBODY wants an AK. Only collectors and guys out of the US military have any use for an M/AR-16.
Why did you post anonymously? That is GREAT!
It makes me think of fetuses. Isn't there learning before birth. I remember videos of fetuses sucking their thumbs and reacting to the light from the fiber optic camera. Clearly they have sensation, sucking their own thumb, and curiosity, reacting to outside stimulus. Is that what is missing?
I don't know. I'm not in the field...just curious. :)
In other words, this is Republican from beginning to end.
Whatever happened to "fiscally responsible" Republicans? Did they ever really exist?
Mexicans, Canadians, and others are all Americans!
If you're refering to people from the United States refer to them as...Californians? North Carolinians? USians? WTF do you call us?
Oh, yeah! I remember, immigrants!
You have to have a reason for your people to not want unions.
From what I understand Toyota and Nissan take much better care of their employees than GM and Ford. At Toyota and Nissan if you come up with a great idea that will eliminate your responsibilities you do not lose your job!
Of course not all the blame goes to the auto companies. They were working within the framework of the society at large and it's laws. And they were also dealing with their own history towards their own employees.
I think you're right on a lot of points. For instance I was reading a few weeks ago that the top CDs sold 30,000 copies recently. A few years ago that wouldn't have been enough to land a CD in the top 30. So sales, and the money, are dropping. Like you, I see hope in this for an independant future.
The computer is such a powerful tool and its cost is steadily dropping. I think of characters like Gollum from Lord Of The Rings and the backgrounds from Sky Captain and wonder what a small group of people could do if they had the distribution.
We may see this soon. I've noticed over the years that media is getting smaller. Have you noticed how people are actually starting to watch those small images on YouTube? How about all those people who actually watch content on PSPs, or Video iPods. MP3s actually have less content than CDs yet the guy that sits in the cube across from me SOLD all of his CDs after converting them to MP3s. He seems to be happy.
If the content of the future is in such small packages, the costs to produce it will go down, and the computer power needed to generate it will also decline. :)
There is hope in the future.
I believe you, I just don't see much evidence here. What are you seeing and in what locations?
Too bad IBM trademarked PC and the population went to sleep. Next thing I knew the PC was lost in the corporate dungeons and the tubes of the internets.
There was a brief moment, when Babylon 5 was using the Amiga to create it's Computer Graphics, that I thought the breakout could still occur. New sound cards were coming out, and I thought musicians would take advantage of this new power.
Unfortunately only Rap musicians seemed to take note. Suddenly I saw all these independant Rap CDs being sold on the streets. But they were the only ones. Oh, well, maybe it's just going to take a little longer than I thought. Maybe the PC will free our minds and our data and unleash a wave of creativity never seen before.
Or maybe not. :(
FREE YOUR MINDS FROM THE INFLUENCE OF THE MAFIAA! CREATE ON YOUR OWN TERMS!
but in case it is NOT a joke...
The book is "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep".
Yes, that's it! And it's Incan, not Mayan or Aztec.
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! We must stop the High Evolutionary from changing the records!
You are indeed correct that "there are many methods of storage that could be easily overlooked and mistaken for simple art."
He was using the Unreal Engine as an example of what is wrong with the 360. The summary is correct.
Ain't that the truth. I was surprised to learn earlier this week that Rumsfield and Cheney were both in the Nixon Whitehouse.
I guess, maybe we can't trust those in power.
Welcome back, Tricky Dick!
You still don't see the difference. The Captain America pulled from the iceburg by The Avengers was not the same as the one from the fifties!
By the way, you also missed that I am a Skrull, not a skull. :)
I, like you, preferred Marvel over DC. Though I've been out of comics for several decades now, from time to time, I do dip back in. It is clear to me that Marvel today is where DC was.
Marvel's characters are getting old and stale at a time when DC seems to be invigorating their characters with new life. Hell, they even had me reading Green Lantern again despite bringing Hal Jordan back. (Hey, DC ASS-HOLES! Bring back Barry Allen! And you can forget that shit about Iris Allen being from the future! Nightwing? WTF? Guess I'm too old school.)
This whole "Civil War" thing sounds like a weak attempt to drum up extended sales to counter that weekly thing DC was scheduled to do. I think Cap's death is an attempt to revitalize the character with a New and improved Cap; though they've tried that before too; Nomad among others.
If we're lucky, it's real and they've finally decided to retire this character. I doubt it. The only Marvel characters that seemed to ever stay dead were Baron Zemo from "The Avengers" and "The Masked Marauder" from Daredevil.