I lost my closest freind, who was a super smart guy, 20 odd years ago. He was a defence dept researcher, and brilliant programmer and musician.(How many people get a navy ship to play with for their projects)
At only 25 he could not snap out of the life loop he was in. The effects of his actions continue right up to now, for all his friends.
Suicide is very common in weapons researchers sadly.
It is incredibly sad when we lose someone both brilliant and modest.
Monthly rapes in Okinawa, Me-lai, Murder of Iraqi families, Gitmo, abu grahib, how about a difficult question, this one is easy as shooting fish in a barrel.
I fly in Sailplanes and without a doubt the most difficult skill to master is lookout, the primary collision avoidance method for VFR-it is so easy to focus on instruments. The international gliding movement has introduced a short range collision avoidance system called FLARM, which requires no central servers. Initially designed for use in the Alps, where flying low and fast on the many ridges results in a danger of high speed head on collisions, the system works well enough (3.5km range).
The problem is when a lot of aircraft are in a small space, around airfields and where a number of gliders share the same thermal. A lot of work has and still is to be done on the collision avoidance algorythm as too many false positives will have the pilots ignore the warnings eventually. The professional aviation world is introducing a system called ADSB, which relies
on a centrailsed server that racks all aircraft.
I sonetimes wonder whether the self reliant flarm whist lacking the range and sophistication of ADSB
is not a better system, being self reliant?
If you live in a civilised country there is no nedd for citizens to carry guns. Put simply civilised countries do not allow carriage of guns on their streets other than by law enforcement.
Hmmm,asshats and the loudmouthed morons eh, sounds more like you gun lovers to me
What a load of rubbish, the US army is far worse terrorists than AQ in terms of number of civlians killed. As for the South American countries you mention, most of them are the way they are as a result of US interference and sponsorship of terrorism, who trained Bin Laden again? Were you even slightly educated you would know. Every heard that its better to be silent and thought to be an idiot than to open your mouth and prove it? The swaying things in your favour line is the funniest in your post, all your high handed meddling in world affairs has acheived is to create many more terrorists, how exactly does that sway things in your favour? The US is no better than the countries you mention. NO go back to watching Fox "News" where you belong! Meanwhile try not to realise that you are now a wholly owned subsidiary
of China.
For the last 10 yearsI have use LPG in my car a large OZ Ford Falcon sedan,
and have a cost equivalenece of over 40MPG.(LPG is less than half the cost of petrol, but you use a bit more)
CNG has been used here in Adelaide for some time in buses. The biggest problem with CNG is the tank, which due to the higher pressure needed in comparison with LPG, needs to be a spere rather than the cylinder with round ends that can be used for LPG. As we have gas piped to our homes we could refill with CNG at home using a small compressor
Ah, the poster rolls out the typical line used by Israelies apologists to try and silence critcism, anti Israel=anti semite.
Of course they need some sort of defence to cover the fact that Israeli terrorists kill 3 or more times the Palestian people than palestinians kill Israelies. There is lots of outrage when
one Israelie is killed or injured but an odd silence when a Palestinian mother and 4 children are killed.
I do not accept that wearing a countries uniform when you kill someone makes you not a terrorist-official govt bombs kill far more people than terrorists. Any country, including my own and the US.
If any other country ignored as many UN resolutions as Israel does they would be international pariahs, only the rich US Jewish lobby prevnts this by using their politiacl donations to define US policy in this are.
Israel is a terrorist nation from its very foudation, for example the killing of a UN official who tied to stop them ethnically cleansing 8000 arabs from their homes.
It is noticable that the poster does not deny being jewish, but simply tries to muddy the answer to avoid such an admission.
I dont give a damn what religion Israelies follow, they repeatedly kill innocents and for that they deserve condemnation. They are no better than terrorists.
I was a supporter of Israel in the 60's and 70's
but have slowlychanged directly due to the actions of Israel over the intervening time.
Yes well we see how well having your precious guns has protected your rights from your US govenment eh?
Patriot act, unlawful surviellance, the list goes on but people still try and use this childish justification. The rest of the world gets along just fine thanks, at least as well as the armed inbreds who love guns so much in the US.
US Gun nuts are just sad little people who are overcompensating for their inadequacies.
Yeh I can imagine how that will go-ghastly
That show was as close to TV perfection as I have seen, particularly the awesome ending.
If US slashdotters havent seen it do yourselves a favour and have a look.
Genuine quality is so rare in TV these days!
Have to agree about Life on Mars, easily the most ineresting plot, and acted brilliantly. Ending was just awesome, new show is called ashes to ashes and features Phillip Glenister as Gene Hunt.
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I lost my closest freind, who was a super smart guy, 20 odd years ago. He was a defence dept researcher, and brilliant programmer and musician.(How many people get a navy ship to play with for their projects) At only 25 he could not snap out of the life loop he was in. The effects of his actions continue right up to now, for all his friends. Suicide is very common in weapons researchers sadly. It is incredibly sad when we lose someone both brilliant and modest.
On a clear night I can see a fabulous array of stars at Waikerie in South Aust. Only 2 hours from the nearest city!
Dont use acrobat, Foxit reader is great, and is much less of a resource hog!
http://xckd.com/341/
The subject of how to get the poll result you want is brilliantly shown by Yes Primeminister see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yhN1IDLQjo
Monthly rapes in Okinawa, Me-lai, Murder of Iraqi families, Gitmo, abu grahib, how about a difficult question, this one is easy as shooting fish in a barrel.
"Not everyone that goes into the military is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal" Just most of them!
They're going after the Canadians again?
If brain activity is the parameter,GW Bush is dead!
I fly in Sailplanes and without a doubt the most difficult skill to master is lookout, the primary collision avoidance method for VFR-it is so easy to focus on instruments. The international gliding movement has introduced a short range collision avoidance system called FLARM, which requires no central servers. Initially designed for use in the Alps, where flying low and fast on the many ridges results in a danger of high speed head on collisions, the system works well enough (3.5km range). The problem is when a lot of aircraft are in a small space, around airfields and where a number of gliders share the same thermal. A lot of work has and still is to be done on the collision avoidance algorythm as too many false positives will have the pilots ignore the warnings eventually. The professional aviation world is introducing a system called ADSB, which relies on a centrailsed server that racks all aircraft. I sonetimes wonder whether the self reliant flarm whist lacking the range and sophistication of ADSB is not a better system, being self reliant?
Damn those incompetents and their probmels!
I think they only count when it is humans, rather than Kiwi's.......(:
Not much of a punishment for Slashdotters!(-:
If you live in a civilised country there is no nedd for citizens to carry guns. Put simply civilised countries do not allow carriage of guns on their streets other than by law enforcement. Hmmm,asshats and the loudmouthed morons eh, sounds more like you gun lovers to me
Well said Sir, someone who can see thru the lies to the truth is rare here!
What a load of rubbish, the US army is far worse terrorists than AQ in terms of number of civlians killed. As for the South American countries you mention, most of them are the way they are as a result of US interference and sponsorship of terrorism, who trained Bin Laden again? Were you even slightly educated you would know. Every heard that its better to be silent and thought to be an idiot than to open your mouth and prove it? The swaying things in your favour line is the funniest in your post, all your high handed meddling in world affairs has acheived is to create many more terrorists, how exactly does that sway things in your favour? The US is no better than the countries you mention. NO go back to watching Fox "News" where you belong! Meanwhile try not to realise that you are now a wholly owned subsidiary of China.
For the last 10 yearsI have use LPG in my car a large OZ Ford Falcon sedan, and have a cost equivalenece of over 40MPG.(LPG is less than half the cost of petrol, but you use a bit more) CNG has been used here in Adelaide for some time in buses. The biggest problem with CNG is the tank, which due to the higher pressure needed in comparison with LPG, needs to be a spere rather than the cylinder with round ends that can be used for LPG. As we have gas piped to our homes we could refill with CNG at home using a small compressor
Ah, the poster rolls out the typical line used by Israelies apologists to try and silence critcism, anti Israel=anti semite. Of course they need some sort of defence to cover the fact that Israeli terrorists kill 3 or more times the Palestian people than palestinians kill Israelies. There is lots of outrage when one Israelie is killed or injured but an odd silence when a Palestinian mother and 4 children are killed. I do not accept that wearing a countries uniform when you kill someone makes you not a terrorist-official govt bombs kill far more people than terrorists. Any country, including my own and the US. If any other country ignored as many UN resolutions as Israel does they would be international pariahs, only the rich US Jewish lobby prevnts this by using their politiacl donations to define US policy in this are. Israel is a terrorist nation from its very foudation, for example the killing of a UN official who tied to stop them ethnically cleansing 8000 arabs from their homes. It is noticable that the poster does not deny being jewish, but simply tries to muddy the answer to avoid such an admission. I dont give a damn what religion Israelies follow, they repeatedly kill innocents and for that they deserve condemnation. They are no better than terrorists. I was a supporter of Israel in the 60's and 70's but have slowlychanged directly due to the actions of Israel over the intervening time.
Yes well we see how well having your precious guns has protected your rights from your US govenment eh? Patriot act, unlawful surviellance, the list goes on but people still try and use this childish justification. The rest of the world gets along just fine thanks, at least as well as the armed inbreds who love guns so much in the US. US Gun nuts are just sad little people who are overcompensating for their inadequacies.
Yeh I can imagine how that will go-ghastly That show was as close to TV perfection as I have seen, particularly the awesome ending. If US slashdotters havent seen it do yourselves a favour and have a look. Genuine quality is so rare in TV these days!
Wish I didnt watch new BSG-it was crap
Have to agree about Life on Mars, easily the most ineresting plot, and acted brilliantly. Ending was just awesome, new show is called ashes to ashes and features Phillip Glenister as Gene Hunt.
Yep thats the "perfectly normal beast"- On the menu as "meet the meat"
....Or people who have heard Kylie sing....shudder
Nah, a goatee used to make you look evil, but now only makes you look like a disaffected member of generation X.