Accuracy and low noise (I'm assuming it'll be relatively low noise) Wind and gravity will have basicly no effect on this weapon.
Disadvantages:
Very Toxic (I guess putting depleted uranium all over everything wasn't bad enough), the heat produced, EMP vulnerability, expense (doesn't sound very cheap to me at least,) and I don't think it would have a high firing rate (I really don't know, though.)
So... sounds it'd be great for special operation snipers, but complete arse for ground troops.
I happen to be a "person like you or me" that work for the government. The problem is that I have an opinion as to what is right and what is wrong. So do my co-workers. I wouldn't trust them with my private information. Hell, I attended a lunch and people learned I was a vegetarian... this seemed to weird out many of them and I'm pretty sure some classify me as a "goddamned hippie!" If word got out that I was an atheist I honestly don't know if they could ignore that.
People in the government will do what they feel is just. A LOT of people believe "just" is enforcing their beliefs upon others.
So... how big is your penis... really... c'mon.. you can trust me... I'm from the government.
Doesn't overclocking void the warranty? If anything I'd think Intel would be pushing for overclockers to fry more chips so they'll have to buy a replacement.
I only see wasted R&D funds, loss of appeal to a small, but powerful (geeks often decide the systems a commpany will buy) and no benefits... Yippie!
Why is intel still around? Their chips are over priced and their new chips are over powered for most office applications (a 450 MHz system is more than enough for word processing, web browsing, email, etc.)
700 MHz is more than enough for the average computer user's needs. I do most of my internet surfing, word processing, and even some gaming (Quake3, Starcraft) on a PIII 450!
Its good to see computers advancing in usability instead of just getting faster.
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Troll... may I ask why?
Cheney was CEO of Halliburton. When he stated he was going to be running for VP of the US he stepped down to being Halliburton's chairman of the Board. Then left Halliburton in August of 2000. What's interesting is Halliburton was super nice to him and awarded him $20,000,000.00 (despite his origional severence package required he be awarded only $2,100,000.00 and required him to stay until he was 62. He's 59.) He owns more than a million shares (over $10,000,000.00 worth) of this commpany. Why was Halliburton so nice to Cheney despite his leaving before he was supposed to? Large companies aren't really known for being nice guys to anyone (especially former employees) unless it's in their best interest.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/12/ cheney.parachute.ap/
Well somewhere this vanished and accoring to http://www.judicialwatch.org/2221.shtml the whitehouse stopped the court order illegally. I'm not sure if I believe that story, but I haven't heard anything about this case since July of 2002. Anyone know anything about what happened to the charges?
Since Bush was elected (or placed in office by Florida's Supreme Court, rather) Halliburton has been handed many federal contracts worth many billions of dollars.
I simply can't stand the thought of my tax dollars and my friends in the military are being abused for the profit of someone who already has more money than anyone could need.
For more interesting articles concerning Halliburton and Cheney:
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Who wants to bet the stock on this comapny is about to skyrocket when they get all the contracts to rebuild Iraq. Hey, they've grabbed billions of dollars of tax funded contracts already. http://chart.forbes.com/graph.asp?symbol1=HAL
Who wants to be Cheney and Bush have a whole lot of stock in that company? I love it when war profiteers are in charge... wait... No... no I don't. Those are my tax dollars and my friends going to war.
I hope the Iraqi troops surrender, the UN survives and now that he's being cornered and offered no way out, I hope Saddam doesn't unleash any weapons of mass destruction that he might have.
Though it may have been drafted by a nut case (I admittedly don't really know much about Ramsey) this does not mean Bush isn't guilty of the acts listed. I am an American and love my country. From what I can see, Bush and his administration are destroying everything this country stands for.
Zak: No, it's mostly about what went on (and is still going on) with Afghanistan. My largest concern is over my rights which I feel are under attack.
Honestly, I don't think Bush will be impeached, however I do feel this would be a fairly strong message to congress that many people are not happy with Bush. The reason I put this in my sig is because of the many people who sit in these forums and bitch about "Bush this and Bush that," but they don't write their reps or try to communicate to anyone with any political power.
I could be wrong, but you should be able to use the fuel cell to power your laptop making it 9+ hours (I don't know what system toshiba's estimates are with.)
Doom supported non-square sectors (so you could greate a circular room), multiple levels, elevators, lights, enemies that could hit eachother (remember in Wolf 3D when the machine gunners would be shooting you from behind the guards and you'd be trying to kill the machine gunner?) and more detailed graphics.
It was the big step that got the user involved and immersed in the game.
The NRA is always talking about protecting people's rights, but they don't seem to give a shit about The Patriot Act or the DMCA.
I wonder if they realise these things could affect gun rights.
But what about those rich fellows who are making money off of oil?! What will they do when they won't be able to grab more money and power than they already have?! They'll be forced to live off of their vast savings that will last them and their families for a number of generations! Oh poor, poor oil executives!
Also, wouldn't a bookworm terrorist just purchase books in cash and give a false name and zip code? Kind of defeats the whole tracking thing.
That is why the USA PATRIOT act is so stupid... it does very little (if anything at all) to increase security and everything to limit the rights of everyday citizens.
Governments who attempt to have complete control over it's citizens never work out. They fall. I believe America will fall unless Bush 'n pals are taken out of office and we congress gets it's act together.
Real US patriots would never put the USA PATRIOT act into place.
I'm sorry about our government... It's the 1950's all over again and it sucks ass. Everyone is freaked out about all the terrorists that must be living next door, or down the street. Everyone watches CNN and FOX news for their information, and the 6 news agencies in the US are all for these horrible things as it will mean bigger sales in the near future. The government is being run by corporations at the moment, but I think another uprising of protest (ala early 70's) will put the government back in somewhat close to what could kind of be called balance.
The american people are starting to get pissed off and the movements against these insanities are growing as more people are being educated.
I don't think this is about security at all. I think it's about keeping america scared. People in fear buy news, and people in fear will cheer the burning of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.
It's exactly what's going on in starwars... as cheesy as it is to relate the government to starwars, Bush, Rumsfeld and Ashcroft are turning this country into a totalitarian state and people are cheering them on because Bush keeps them in fear with a war that we can't afford.
People are using the war as an excuse to hack away at the constitution. With model rockets banned, that'll set a precedent and there's no telling what else will be banned. Well, I'm sure we'll still have our guns, but I guess my books, keyboard, and mouth (since they could be used as terrorist weapons.) will be illegal.
I'm sick and tired of 9/11 and the so called "war on terror" being so abused. It's exactly what hitler did. Distract the masses while you take away their freedoms and make them fear "the enemy" so they'll love you.
Bush 'n pals have been (and still are) trying to get rid of checks and balances in our government (in the name of security.) Gee what a great idea, lets just trash that which keeps the country from being taken over by the tyrannous megalomaniacs in the government! Oh wait... Bush is a tyrannous megalomaniac. He isn't even listening to the voters who put him in office... oh wait... voters didn't put him in office.
By definition, terrorism is, "The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons." Hmmm... Who's doing that more than Bush, Ashcroft and Rumsfeld?
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Advantages:
Accuracy and low noise (I'm assuming it'll be relatively low noise) Wind and gravity will have basicly no effect on this weapon.
Disadvantages:
Very Toxic (I guess putting depleted uranium all over everything wasn't bad enough), the heat produced, EMP vulnerability, expense (doesn't sound very cheap to me at least,) and I don't think it would have a high firing rate (I really don't know, though.)
So... sounds it'd be great for special operation snipers, but complete arse for ground troops.
I happen to be a "person like you or me" that work for the government. The problem is that I have an opinion as to what is right and what is wrong. So do my co-workers. I wouldn't trust them with my private information. Hell, I attended a lunch and people learned I was a vegetarian... this seemed to weird out many of them and I'm pretty sure some classify me as a "goddamned hippie!" If word got out that I was an atheist I honestly don't know if they could ignore that. People in the government will do what they feel is just. A LOT of people believe "just" is enforcing their beliefs upon others. So... how big is your penis... really... c'mon.. you can trust me... I'm from the government.
Okay, I'm no expert on the DMCA so I'm probably wrong, but...
I thought the DMCA made it illegal to crack encryption. Not to disallow it.
As long as the ISP doesn't try to figure out what those encrypted packets were, they're in the clear.
Right?
Make that small, but powerful market... and yes, I used the preview button. I'm just a moron.
Doesn't overclocking void the warranty? If anything I'd think Intel would be pushing for overclockers to fry more chips so they'll have to buy a replacement.
I only see wasted R&D funds, loss of appeal to a small, but powerful (geeks often decide the systems a commpany will buy) and no benefits...
Yippie!
Why is intel still around? Their chips are over priced and their new chips are over powered for most office applications (a 450 MHz system is more than enough for word processing, web browsing, email, etc.)
700 MHz is more than enough for the average computer user's needs. I do most of my internet surfing, word processing, and even some gaming (Quake3, Starcraft) on a PIII 450!
Its good to see computers advancing in usability instead of just getting faster.
Troll... may I ask why?
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Cheney was CEO of Halliburton. When he stated he was going to be running for VP of the US he stepped down to being Halliburton's chairman of the Board. Then left Halliburton in August of 2000. What's interesting is Halliburton was super nice to him and awarded him $20,000,000.00 (despite his origional severence package required he be awarded only $2,100,000.00 and required him to stay until he was 62. He's 59.) He owns more than a million shares (over $10,000,000.00 worth) of this commpany. Why was Halliburton so nice to Cheney despite his leaving before he was supposed to? Large companies aren't really known for being nice guys to anyone (especially former employees) unless it's in their best interest.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/12
You'll also note than Halliburton was busted for extremely fishy and illegal accounting in July of 2002.
http://money.cnn.com/2002/07/10/news/cheney_lawsu
Well somewhere this vanished and accoring to http://www.judicialwatch.org/2221.shtml the whitehouse stopped the court order illegally. I'm not sure if I believe that story, but I haven't heard anything about this case since July of 2002. Anyone know anything about what happened to the charges?
Since Bush was elected (or placed in office by Florida's Supreme Court, rather) Halliburton has been handed many federal contracts worth many billions of dollars.
I simply can't stand the thought of my tax dollars and my friends in the military are being abused for the profit of someone who already has more money than anyone could need.
For more interesting articles concerning Halliburton and Cheney:
http://www.observer.co.uk/bush/story/0,8224,75914
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,91251
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/13/business/13HALL
Who wants to bet the stock on this comapny is about to skyrocket when they get all the contracts to rebuild Iraq. Hey, they've grabbed billions of dollars of tax funded contracts already.
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Who wants to be Cheney and Bush have a whole lot of stock in that company? I love it when war profiteers are in charge... wait... No... no I don't. Those are my tax dollars and my friends going to war.
I hope the Iraqi troops surrender, the UN survives and now that he's being cornered and offered no way out, I hope Saddam doesn't unleash any weapons of mass destruction that he might have.
"Impossible, you got to choose a team."
Is that a joke?
Though it may have been drafted by a nut case (I admittedly don't really know much about Ramsey) this does not mean Bush isn't guilty of the acts listed. I am an American and love my country. From what I can see, Bush and his administration are destroying everything this country stands for.
Zak: No, it's mostly about what went on (and is still going on) with Afghanistan. My largest concern is over my rights which I feel are under attack.
Honestly, I don't think Bush will be impeached, however I do feel this would be a fairly strong message to congress that many people are not happy with Bush. The reason I put this in my sig is because of the many people who sit in these forums and bitch about "Bush this and Bush that," but they don't write their reps or try to communicate to anyone with any political power.
Yeah right! Next you'll be telling me to get a girlfriend...
Well, Marty, we just need to go to the year 2015 and bring back a Mr. Fusion power unit.
It'll probably be in the "Best vaporware of 2003!" poll.
I could be wrong, but you should be able to use the fuel cell to power your laptop making it 9+ hours (I don't know what system toshiba's estimates are with.)
Wolf3d and DOOM were very different engines.
Doom supported non-square sectors (so you could greate a circular room), multiple levels, elevators, lights, enemies that could hit eachother (remember in Wolf 3D when the machine gunners would be shooting you from behind the guards and you'd be trying to kill the machine gunner?) and more detailed graphics.
It was the big step that got the user involved and immersed in the game.
The NRA is always talking about protecting people's rights, but they don't seem to give a shit about The Patriot Act or the DMCA. I wonder if they realise these things could affect gun rights.
Yeah, I'm sure universities will be just as able to stop file sharing as they will with stopping pot and underaged alchohol use.
But what about those rich fellows who are making money off of oil?! What will they do when they won't be able to grab more money and power than they already have?! They'll be forced to live off of their vast savings that will last them and their families for a number of generations! Oh poor, poor oil executives!
Beware... megalomaniacs in power.
HAHAHHAHA!
So true!
Also, wouldn't a bookworm terrorist just purchase books in cash and give a false name and zip code? Kind of defeats the whole tracking thing.
That is why the USA PATRIOT act is so stupid... it does very little (if anything at all) to increase security and everything to limit the rights of everyday citizens.
Governments who attempt to have complete control over it's citizens never work out. They fall. I believe America will fall unless Bush 'n pals are taken out of office and we congress gets it's act together.
Real US patriots would never put the USA PATRIOT act into place.
I'm sorry about our government... It's the 1950's all over again and it sucks ass. Everyone is freaked out about all the terrorists that must be living next door, or down the street. Everyone watches CNN and FOX news for their information, and the 6 news agencies in the US are all for these horrible things as it will mean bigger sales in the near future. The government is being run by corporations at the moment, but I think another uprising of protest (ala early 70's) will put the government back in somewhat close to what could kind of be called balance.
The american people are starting to get pissed off and the movements against these insanities are growing as more people are being educated.
What's really bad is that it's not a tradeoff. These right restrictions and constitutional violations will not give us extra security.
I'm going to have to buy a book from them.
Thank you, Bear Pond Books! I could kiss you... if I didn't live in Florida.
I don't think this is about security at all. I think it's about keeping america scared. People in fear buy news, and people in fear will cheer the burning of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.
It's exactly what's going on in starwars... as cheesy as it is to relate the government to starwars, Bush, Rumsfeld and Ashcroft are turning this country into a totalitarian state and people are cheering them on because Bush keeps them in fear with a war that we can't afford.
We've got to put a stop to this insanity.
People are using the war as an excuse to hack away at the constitution. With model rockets banned, that'll set a precedent and there's no telling what else will be banned. Well, I'm sure we'll still have our guns, but I guess my books, keyboard, and mouth (since they could be used as terrorist weapons.) will be illegal.
I'm sick and tired of 9/11 and the so called "war on terror" being so abused. It's exactly what hitler did. Distract the masses while you take away their freedoms and make them fear "the enemy" so they'll love you.
Bush 'n pals have been (and still are) trying to get rid of checks and balances in our government (in the name of security.) Gee what a great idea, lets just trash that which keeps the country from being taken over by the tyrannous megalomaniacs in the government! Oh wait... Bush is a tyrannous megalomaniac. He isn't even listening to the voters who put him in office... oh wait... voters didn't put him in office.
By definition, terrorism is, "The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons."
Hmmm... Who's doing that more than Bush, Ashcroft and Rumsfeld?