How many radio networks have you looked after? I look after one right now, one that has to work under all conditions including temperatures from 50c in the shade to -5c. it gets muddy here when it rains, and it's also likely the most dusty hole in the world. our gear also has to withstand the constant shaking of a D10 cat dozer
I also used to be in the armed forces, so i know exactly what our gear was like (pieces of shit).
So in all likelyhood i have 10 times the understanding that you do, feel free to pull your foot out of your own mouth anytime now....
I manage the radio communications here at work, it's similar conditions. extreme heat and cold, dust that gets into everything. we get coverage up to 80 km away from the base station, so the transmission power and freq would be similar
we pay $4000 for a repeater and $1000 for a radio.
there's no fucking way those radio's in their jeeps are worth $80,000. even for the latest wizz bang model with built in encryption chips, at most i'd expect $40,000 for the repeater and $10,000 for the radio. and even then i'd be blown away at how much of a rip they are.
There's no fucking way that kit is really worth $80,000. it's likely that as usual, military are paying way over the usual price for outdated gear. probably some senator proping up his golf buddies failing business.
I had a video store ask for my fucking tax file number once (it's like your SS number). I informed them they dont' have the right to, and that i was sure the tax office would be interested in knowing they were collecting tax file numbers.
needless to say the dumb pimply clerk at the desk looked at me like a rabbit in the headlights of a bus.
late fee's are bullshit, and no one should ever have to pay them.
... they sent me threatening letters stating they'd take me to court over $20 in late fees.
I called their bluff and said fine take me to court over $20.
They didn't get that money, and they won't ever be seeing anymore from me. the SMART business move would be to send me a buy one get one free voucher, stating as a sign of good will we are wiping your late fee's and would love to have your business back. THAT would have probably seen me giving them repeat business. Now they get nothing.
oh what a crock of shit "running low on non-renewable energy"
what are you basing this statment on? when was the last time you went to the gas station and they didn't have fuel for you, or flicked the switch at home and there wasn't enough power?
K now i'm pissed off. this may not have happened in OZ yet but no doubt our own retard government officals will see this and copy.
I had one of these sets when i was a kid and it taught me a lot, and was one of THE things that got me interested in science. if we take away these things, we WILL lose future chemists that could very will invent life saving drugs.
i seriously don't see how the fuck they are a threat either. you can't really make any explosives out of them. i guess knowledge that's not controlled by the government is the target here.
well, the USA got them initally because, well, they developed them to begin with and i guess you could say once they had them there was no way they would be parted from that kind of power.
the uk and france got them from the americans (well the know how anyway) and since they are allies, it makes sense to arm your allies.
i guess the percived threat from the USA was why russia developed them. guess from the russians perspective the threat was real, and nukes was the most fesible method of fighting off a full scale attack. especially since like you said an actual invasion of america wasn't very fesible.
but honestly, i don't see the pakkies and curries in that much of a dispute that nukes would even be considered. I mean seriously like they need a nuke to settle the dispute in cashmere. I think for these countries it's more of a case of needing to show they are part of the big boys club then any REAL military need for nuclear weapons.
it's not just a numbers game. sure america has 5000 in service, but in a situation where the enemy gets the first strike they might wipe out most of those. after all it'd make sense to attack their nuclear sites first to try prevent retaliation.
we need to maintain enough servicable nukes to make sure they can't all be taken out, thus assuring any enemy that attempts a first strike will face obliteration.
on the whole the current nuclear policies amongest the OLD nuclear powers is very moderate. it's the new ones like pakistan, china and india that scare the shit out of me.
seriously, tell me why the fuck pakistan or india need nukes? there's no serious threat of invasion to either of them, they have no powerful international enemies. sure they fight amongest each other in a few disputed area's but it's nothing conventional weapons can't handle.
personally i don't think it's as close as some would like to dramatise. it's easy to talk bullshit about launching a nuke and vaporising an entire country. it's a whole lot more serious when it's for real. I doubt anyone on either side out have been willing to attack before the other. even then the nukes would have been a last resort.
not if the anti globalisation cults have their way. ironic considering they are one and the same with movements like greenpeace and other global warming sub cults.
I've run into these people before, the ones claiming vinyl is better.
it's total bullshit. those nuances they rave about? it's the scratchy hissing sound you get from vinyl. cd's aren't compressed, sure they have been ramping up the volume for a while now, but that's another issue.
of course nothing you can say will ever convince a snob, they will argue till blue in the face then run home and play with their turntops while crying.
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she was NOT the "victim" of the RIAA, they were judged to be the victim of her actions if anything.
I also used to be in the armed forces, so i know exactly what our gear was like (pieces of shit).
So in all likelyhood i have 10 times the understanding that you do, feel free to pull your foot out of your own mouth anytime now....
we pay $4000 for a repeater and $1000 for a radio.
there's no fucking way those radio's in their jeeps are worth $80,000. even for the latest wizz bang model with built in encryption chips, at most i'd expect $40,000 for the repeater and $10,000 for the radio. and even then i'd be blown away at how much of a rip they are.
you must suck at maths - unlike the army, Abdul doesn't need a mobile phone base station for each bomb.
There's no fucking way that kit is really worth $80,000. it's likely that as usual, military are paying way over the usual price for outdated gear. probably some senator proping up his golf buddies failing business.
needless to say the dumb pimply clerk at the desk looked at me like a rabbit in the headlights of a bus.
late fee's are bullshit, and no one should ever have to pay them.
I called their bluff and said fine take me to court over $20.
They didn't get that money, and they won't ever be seeing anymore from me. the SMART business move would be to send me a buy one get one free voucher, stating as a sign of good will we are wiping your late fee's and would love to have your business back. THAT would have probably seen me giving them repeat business. Now they get nothing.
I'm sure your just racked with guilt over white mans take over of the america's, but that's got nothing to do with utilising the moon as a resource.
what are you basing this statment on? when was the last time you went to the gas station and they didn't have fuel for you, or flicked the switch at home and there wasn't enough power?
why is that? the moon and other planets are covered in metorites impacts. there's 100% chance we've been hit and will be hit again.
AIDS came after the bible, so obviously it's not going to be in it, thank you captain obvious
seriously, this has to be proof that if you want your research funded, find some obscure way to link it to global warming.
I had one of these sets when i was a kid and it taught me a lot, and was one of THE things that got me interested in science. if we take away these things, we WILL lose future chemists that could very will invent life saving drugs.
i seriously don't see how the fuck they are a threat either. you can't really make any explosives out of them. i guess knowledge that's not controlled by the government is the target here.
how old are you? if your atleast 25 i would have thought you'd have cottened onto that fact by now. highschool usually IS a waste of time.
since plenty of them are 30 and still virgins, i'm not too sure that can't be ruled out just yet.
nope he has a much bigger better toy collection.
If these people are the best and brightest we are fingered. play WoW sometime and you'll see.
the uk and france got them from the americans (well the know how anyway) and since they are allies, it makes sense to arm your allies.
i guess the percived threat from the USA was why russia developed them. guess from the russians perspective the threat was real, and nukes was the most fesible method of fighting off a full scale attack. especially since like you said an actual invasion of america wasn't very fesible.
but honestly, i don't see the pakkies and curries in that much of a dispute that nukes would even be considered. I mean seriously like they need a nuke to settle the dispute in cashmere. I think for these countries it's more of a case of needing to show they are part of the big boys club then any REAL military need for nuclear weapons.
we need to maintain enough servicable nukes to make sure they can't all be taken out, thus assuring any enemy that attempts a first strike will face obliteration.
on the whole the current nuclear policies amongest the OLD nuclear powers is very moderate. it's the new ones like pakistan, china and india that scare the shit out of me.
seriously, tell me why the fuck pakistan or india need nukes? there's no serious threat of invasion to either of them, they have no powerful international enemies. sure they fight amongest each other in a few disputed area's but it's nothing conventional weapons can't handle.
personally i don't think it's as close as some would like to dramatise. it's easy to talk bullshit about launching a nuke and vaporising an entire country. it's a whole lot more serious when it's for real. I doubt anyone on either side out have been willing to attack before the other. even then the nukes would have been a last resort.
no you stupid nob head, a device must be DEVISED by someone. hence the sun is not a device. better pay more attention next time
I have a habanero in my garden. one day someone is going to get hurt
not if the anti globalisation cults have their way. ironic considering they are one and the same with movements like greenpeace and other global warming sub cults.
that's the only answer OSS ever has - blame someone else for our shitness.
it's total bullshit. those nuances they rave about? it's the scratchy hissing sound you get from vinyl. cd's aren't compressed, sure they have been ramping up the volume for a while now, but that's another issue.
of course nothing you can say will ever convince a snob, they will argue till blue in the face then run home and play with their turntops while crying.