AC, you're absolutely delusional if you think China is not a totalitarian state. In fact, I'm willing to bet you know it is, but instead like f-ing with us just to get a reaction. So ya, I guess I am giving you the benefit of the doubt.
Scary. I'm actually being nice for once today. Not that *you* deserve it!
You said; "Nuclear weapons (specifically bunker-busters) were definitely considered for both Afghanistan and Iraq, but they were (fortunately, IMHO) ultimately not used."
My point is that you provided an opinion with an authoritative/factual connotation to your statement. As such, I responded with a request asking you to cite knowledge backing up your assertion.
Basically, you were mud slinging a baseless opinion and trying to pass it off as factual. You failed in doing so because such an attempt is always doomed to failure.
If it's any consolation to you, this type of behavior happens all the time in the media. I call it "journalism malpractice", because that's exactly what it is. It still however does not make you innocent of an intellectual crime against humanity. That of course, is just my opinion...
Yes, that link talks about getting funding for an enhanced version (RNEP) of the B61-11 design. It still says *nothing* about the B61-11 or RNEP (both nuclear bunker busters) being planned for use in either Iraq or Afghanistan.
Let me state the request in another way... Please cite me an article that reports a NUCLEAR bunker busters planned on being used in Iraq or Afghanistan. Thanks.
Next time you run across an idiot that spouts the death of birds, simply show them some napkin-math that calculates 1,000,000 birds die each year by (ready for this?)...Cats...in the USA alone!
Sometimes, you just gotta point, laugh, and accept nature is in balance =)
I've read a few articles on that website. The only bunker buster bombs discussed to be used in both theaters is of the BLU-118/B thermobaric type (non-nuclear).
The only nuclear based bunker buster is a B61-11 design. That one has been talked about being used to destroy centrifugal laboratories located underground in both Iran and possibly N.Korea.
Again, I see no mention of nuclear devices planned on being used in Iraq or Afghanistan.
You say "this day and age" as if we live in an "age" that is so far removed from the late 1960s.
Correct. That's because we do in fact.
There is still a lot of racism in this country, no matter how much you choose to ignore it.
And there always will be racism. The question at hand is whether or not it's vocal. The black community (and this advice applies to everyone actually) just needs to rise above it and tell those racist bastards to piss off.
I'm white, but my fience' is Chinese (born in Shanghai). Her parents don't want her being with me for the simple fact I'm white and not asian. Well, they will just have to get over it. We love each other very much and we both understand we cannot *make* people not be racist. I will not let their unfounded ignorance drag me or her down. She feels the same way.
You may or may not like Obama, but whatever your feelings on him he is a unique politician in that he has a black family and some (non-American) black ancestry, yet was raised by whites.
I like him as a person, sure. But I abhor his political and governmental philosophies (not saying McCain would be much better). Race has nothing to do with it. In fact, the only two other people in office worse then him is Nancy Pelosi and Herry Reid (we are sooo fucked).
Nuclear weapons (specifically bunker-busters) were definitely considered for both Afghanistan and Iraq, but they were (fortunately, IMHO) ultimately not used.
Cite please, because this is the first time I've heard about this.
Are you sure you aren't confused with the MOAB (improved revision of the BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter") which equates to about an 11 ton TNT explosive. It was the MOAB that was discussed being used for opp "Shock and Awe" in Iraq and to snuff out Bin Laden in Afghanistan. From what I understand, the MOAB has yet to be used in the Middle East to this day.
Blacks come from a history of being ACTIVELY held down
That USED to be the case, but not anymore. Today, the actively hold each other down as they accept government hand-outs and cling on to a state of "victimization". Simply put, it's a culture thing. Not race.
It's the truth. Just look at the numbers. Per 2007 data, Whites make up 80% of the population while blacks make up 12.8%. However, American Indians only make up 1% while Hispanic make up 15%. This is important to point out for the simple fact that three of the four races I mentioned do *not* bitch about their situation even the slightest when put in comparison.
While I really do feel bad how blacks were treated in America's history, they no longer have any excuse to be clinging on to victimhood in this day and age.
L. Ron Hubbard created Ponzi scheme under the guise of religion to avoid both taxes and legal persecution in America. So ya, it was always about the money.
I must admit, the idea is pure genius! If I was evil enough, I'd do the same damn thing and provide kick-backs for all who hold political office and legal representation. I'm sure Satan himself set aside a nice cozy place in Hell just for Mr Hubbard. May his flesh continue to burn and regenerate till infinity.
I've read (a post here on/. that "Junk DNA" is supposedly an agent to both protect vital genes and improve the odds that those vital genes don't be come corrupted in comparison to junk dns. IE, they act as the sacrificial lamb if you will.
Not sure if it's a valid explanation, but it makes sense to me.
There is no such thing as devolution. By virtue to change, that is evolution in progress. In other words, evolution is not biased toward *your* idea of progress.
It seems all of these nefarious activities on the Internet seem to come from Russia and other Eastern European countries. What is up with that? It it some sort of nerd gangster culture in that part of the world? Seriously, can someone please explain it to me.
I prefer to call it the "Auschwitz Style" or "Concentration Camp" look. I mean seriously, WTF is up with the fashion models in Europe these days? It's like some sort of sick fetish in order to mask the atrocities of the past. I can't say I blame them, but still... disgusting!
A model of environmentalism that accepts the idea of more cars is simply NOT sustainable
You had better damn well get used to it! If you think America is an acceptable whipping-boy, just you *wait* till China and India's middle class soars through the stratosphere. To make matters worse, they don't give a damn about environmentalism to the degree it has been accepted in the west.
No. Wrath0fb0b is correct. You're going to have to dance with the Elephant (gracefully I might add) on this issue or else risk being in the path of an impending stampede.
Hydrogen will burn just fine in a conventional internal combustion engine. The modifications to a modern gasoline-powered engine to make it run on hydrogen are essentially the same as those to make it run off compressed natural gas.
No Sir, incorrect.
You cannot burn hydrogen in a standard IC engine over extended periods of time. If you do, a process known as hydrogen embrittlement will occur. Eventually your valves and piston rings will crack and shatter like glass among other things. While building a hydrogen IC is probably doable with the right alloys, it would no doubt be extremely cost prohibitive to do so.
Ever wonder why Honda, Toyota, and BMW put a halt to burning hydrogen in a standard IC engine? Two words. Hydrogen Embrittlement. Now you know.
At what point in Earth's history has it *not* been in a state of phase change? I would imagine the GW models are flawed unless we know at what point the phase-in-progress is at.
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AC, you're absolutely delusional if you think China is not a totalitarian state. In fact, I'm willing to bet you know it is, but instead like f-ing with us just to get a reaction. So ya, I guess I am giving you the benefit of the doubt.
Scary. I'm actually being nice for once today. Not that *you* deserve it!
You said; "Nuclear weapons (specifically bunker-busters) were definitely considered for both Afghanistan and Iraq, but they were (fortunately, IMHO) ultimately not used."
My point is that you provided an opinion with an authoritative/factual connotation to your statement. As such, I responded with a request asking you to cite knowledge backing up your assertion.
Basically, you were mud slinging a baseless opinion and trying to pass it off as factual. You failed in doing so because such an attempt is always doomed to failure.
If it's any consolation to you, this type of behavior happens all the time in the media. I call it "journalism malpractice", because that's exactly what it is. It still however does not make you innocent of an intellectual crime against humanity. That of course, is just my opinion...
Yes, that link talks about getting funding for an enhanced version (RNEP) of the B61-11 design. It still says *nothing* about the B61-11 or RNEP (both nuclear bunker busters) being planned for use in either Iraq or Afghanistan.
Let me state the request in another way... Please cite me an article that reports a NUCLEAR bunker busters planned on being used in Iraq or Afghanistan. Thanks.
Correction: make that 1,000,000,000 bird deaths by the paws of cats.
Ugh! Why won't this myth die?
Because ignorance never dies Rei.
Next time you run across an idiot that spouts the death of birds, simply show them some napkin-math that calculates 1,000,000 birds die each year by (ready for this?)...Cats...in the USA alone!
Sometimes, you just gotta point, laugh, and accept nature is in balance =)
Obvious really. You can't fudge the data if you can't control the test.
Chalk this venture up to politics and corruption as usual.
I've read a few articles on that website. The only bunker buster bombs discussed to be used in both theaters is of the BLU-118/B thermobaric type (non-nuclear).
The only nuclear based bunker buster is a B61-11 design. That one has been talked about being used to destroy centrifugal laboratories located underground in both Iran and possibly N.Korea.
Again, I see no mention of nuclear devices planned on being used in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Scientology is a Ponzi scheme. No doubt about that.
Here's a short explanation of how it works.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080131153113AAZa4Bq
Correct. That's because we do in fact.
And there always will be racism. The question at hand is whether or not it's vocal. The black community (and this advice applies to everyone actually) just needs to rise above it and tell those racist bastards to piss off.
I'm white, but my fience' is Chinese (born in Shanghai). Her parents don't want her being with me for the simple fact I'm white and not asian. Well, they will just have to get over it. We love each other very much and we both understand we cannot *make* people not be racist. I will not let their unfounded ignorance drag me or her down. She feels the same way.
I like him as a person, sure. But I abhor his political and governmental philosophies (not saying McCain would be much better). Race has nothing to do with it. In fact, the only two other people in office worse then him is Nancy Pelosi and Herry Reid (we are sooo fucked).
Cite please, because this is the first time I've heard about this.
Are you sure you aren't confused with the MOAB (improved revision of the BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter") which equates to about an 11 ton TNT explosive. It was the MOAB that was discussed being used for opp "Shock and Awe" in Iraq and to snuff out Bin Laden in Afghanistan. From what I understand, the MOAB has yet to be used in the Middle East to this day.
Wait a sec. Are you trying to say that power and control would be returned back to the states? All 50 of them?
Hey, give me some time to answer that. I'm thinking...I'M THINKING!!! =)
That USED to be the case, but not anymore. Today, the actively hold each other down as they accept government hand-outs and cling on to a state of "victimization". Simply put, it's a culture thing. Not race.
It's the truth. Just look at the numbers. Per 2007 data, Whites make up 80% of the population while blacks make up 12.8%. However, American Indians only make up 1% while Hispanic make up 15%. This is important to point out for the simple fact that three of the four races I mentioned do *not* bitch about their situation even the slightest when put in comparison.
While I really do feel bad how blacks were treated in America's history, they no longer have any excuse to be clinging on to victimhood in this day and age.
L. Ron Hubbard created Ponzi scheme under the guise of religion to avoid both taxes and legal persecution in America. So ya, it was always about the money.
I must admit, the idea is pure genius! If I was evil enough, I'd do the same damn thing and provide kick-backs for all who hold political office and legal representation. I'm sure Satan himself set aside a nice cozy place in Hell just for Mr Hubbard. May his flesh continue to burn and regenerate till infinity.
If people would stop buying no-name brand POS for PSUs. They might enjoy the more advance circutry protection the major brands often provide.
All PSU's will crap out eventually. What you want is one that won't take out your motherboard, CPU, and other peripherals too.
Ever see the movie Robot Jox? Ya, that bad. :(
I've read (a post here on /. that "Junk DNA" is supposedly an agent to both protect vital genes and improve the odds that those vital genes don't be come corrupted in comparison to junk dns. IE, they act as the sacrificial lamb if you will.
Not sure if it's a valid explanation, but it makes sense to me.
There is no such thing as devolution. By virtue to change, that is evolution in progress. In other words, evolution is not biased toward *your* idea of progress.
It seems all of these nefarious activities on the Internet seem to come from Russia and other Eastern European countries. What is up with that? It it some sort of nerd gangster culture in that part of the world? Seriously, can someone please explain it to me.
Don't be an idiot. This *is* Slashdot after all. Revealing the truth (and facts) is like showing a group of Vampire's the Cross.
Sir, I highly recommend you don't go Vampire hunting anymore. Not around here anyways.
Martyrdom is the highest calling in life. It's the ultimate sacrifice one can give. It truely is above life and law!
It's part of life, and there's not a damn thing you or I can do about it except to endure the aftermath. Frustrating, but true.
I prefer to call it the "Auschwitz Style" or "Concentration Camp" look. I mean seriously, WTF is up with the fashion models in Europe these days? It's like some sort of sick fetish in order to mask the atrocities of the past. I can't say I blame them, but still... disgusting!
A model of environmentalism that accepts the idea of more cars is simply NOT sustainable
You had better damn well get used to it! If you think America is an acceptable whipping-boy, just you *wait* till China and India's middle class soars through the stratosphere. To make matters worse, they don't give a damn about environmentalism to the degree it has been accepted in the west.
No. Wrath0fb0b is correct. You're going to have to dance with the Elephant (gracefully I might add) on this issue or else risk being in the path of an impending stampede.
No Sir, incorrect.
You cannot burn hydrogen in a standard IC engine over extended periods of time. If you do, a process known as hydrogen embrittlement will occur. Eventually your valves and piston rings will crack and shatter like glass among other things. While building a hydrogen IC is probably doable with the right alloys, it would no doubt be extremely cost prohibitive to do so.
Ever wonder why Honda, Toyota, and BMW put a halt to burning hydrogen in a standard IC engine? Two words. Hydrogen Embrittlement. Now you know.
At what point in Earth's history has it *not* been in a state of phase change? I would imagine the GW models are flawed unless we know at what point the phase-in-progress is at.
I find it interesting that mentioning Obama's middle name is considered "taboo". Now, why is that? Hmmmm???
I don't recall that ever being an issue for the other 43 Presidents before him.