...as long as people are still searching for some magical way to get the truth out of somebody. Won't happen short of the next fifty years of neurological research.
How about something that phones home, meaning this could only happen if an a iPod was reported stolen and then resurfaced on another computer connected to the internet.
Wow, if you guys are talking about the Samsung A670 then we are all in the same boat. You here the "click", and you know that you're doomed to spending ten minutes trying and waiting to delete the half dozen photos.
...there goes my contract with Verizon, good thing it's about to end anyway. Anyone know a good wireless carrier that won't hand out my personal information on a whim that deserves my money?
Astrologists are freaking out across the world at the first sign of honest scientific news that shows a link between stars and life on earth, telling everyone that they knew all along the stars are what makes everything the way it is.
There is a big difference between stopping power and energy. I've shot the 5.56 plenty of times to know that it has plenty of energy, and I have no doubt that it would make it through a cinder block easy. That means thought that the 5.56 has a tendency to hit something, make a small hole, and keep on moving.
If I was grossly underestimating the 5.56 why would you see so many replacements developed by veterans of combat sick of the 5.56's lack of stopping power? I could name the.458 Socom http://www.thegungarage.com/458%20SOCOM%20project/ 458socom%20page.htm, or the.50 Beowulf http://www.50beowulf.com/, or the 6.8SPC http://www.demigod.org/~zak/firearms/6.8SPC/faq.ph p or 6.5 Grendel http://www.65grendel.com/.
I love the 5.56 for target practice but I insisted on a M14 in combat because I wanted be confident that my target was going down when I hit it.
I can assure you that when this story hits the mainstream media they are going to try and turn this into something it's not. I certainly hope the daytime talking heads will manage to find a decent "expert" for the show who can explain what a good thing this really is.
Keep in mind that when you're comparing AK-47s, you need to think about the country of manufacture. A Soviet built AK-47 is going to be a much more accurate weapon then one put together in a sweatshop in the middle of south Asia. Then you have to think about the fact that US trained soldiers are quite possibly the most accurately trained soldiers in the world compared to many home trained insurgents who receive little to none firearms training.
Where I grew up we used.22s to kill rabbits. Now I know the difference between a rimfire cartridge and a.223 Remington but you're going to get very frustrated the first time you shoot somebody and they don't go down, or the next time four times after that. The nice thing about the 7.62 Soviet cartridge is that if you hit a dude in the leg chances are that you're not just going to get some muscle damage (as you might with a smaller cartridge) but you're going to shatter his bones which means he can't move. Nobody complains about the accuracy of the 5.56 NATO but what the problem is stems from variable terminal ballistics, particularly at ranges under 200m, where the round is unlikely to fragment. The 7.62 Soviet bullet on the other hand won't have the terminal velocity that you would want for longer range combat such as over 600M.
But we all agree the perfect round would be the 6.8SPC.
Our Principal used to have this neat Porsche 911 Turbo that he was really proud of. One day we placed an add for it in the local paper, along with providing all the phone extensions, even his office, and address for the school. The best part was we set the price at $12,500 and listed the mileage as 10K, for a two year old Porsche 911 Turbo. The school was swamped the next day with people at the office and bombarding the phone lines trying to get this car, we even had about twenty guys walking around the parking lot checking out the car.
This is an excellent comment. I think the above discussion makes it quite clear that a lot of vocal and active persons will want to find something to complain about, even when delivered a product that is essentially aligned to their likings. The ultimate test of this will not be among the crowd of radical and intelligent slashdotters but with the everyday average person. How many iTunes shoppers are even partially aware of DRM, and how many of those are willing to pay that extra thirty cents for it to go away? Remember that for every three songs you buy DRM-free you could have had four songs with DRM.
Anyway, I think Apple has been making a lot of interesting business decisions lately. This one is a step in the right direction for most of the active online community but how does that reflect what the market is going to decide?
We wanted to release a Windows version as part of Windows 98, but sadly, Microsoft has effective building security.
Never thought I'd ever see "microsoft" and "effective security" in the same sentance
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My ideas of the security world was it was more darwinistic then that. The good ideas survive because they work, the bad ones never get put into a final patch.
As long as you've raised your kids right the internet is a great thing, it connects you to the world, it broadens you views and it helps you learn alot. Porn, extremist sites, bad influences are things you want to hide your kids from, sure, but as long as their responsible it won't have any effect on them.
And by the way, if your male child doesn't get to look at porn, he'll suffer in social interactions, while this seems weird, its true.
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Blood cell's don't have nuclei, so no DNA.
...as long as people are still searching for some magical way to get the truth out of somebody. Won't happen short of the next fifty years of neurological research.
How about something that phones home, meaning this could only happen if an a iPod was reported stolen and then resurfaced on another computer connected to the internet.
Wow, if you guys are talking about the Samsung A670 then we are all in the same boat. You here the "click", and you know that you're doomed to spending ten minutes trying and waiting to delete the half dozen photos.
...there goes my contract with Verizon, good thing it's about to end anyway. Anyone know a good wireless carrier that won't hand out my personal information on a whim that deserves my money?
Astrologists are freaking out across the world at the first sign of honest scientific news that shows a link between stars and life on earth, telling everyone that they knew all along the stars are what makes everything the way it is.
There is a big difference between stopping power and energy. I've shot the 5.56 plenty of times to know that it has plenty of energy, and I have no doubt that it would make it through a cinder block easy. That means thought that the 5.56 has a tendency to hit something, make a small hole, and keep on moving. If I was grossly underestimating the 5.56 why would you see so many replacements developed by veterans of combat sick of the 5.56's lack of stopping power? I could name the .458 Socom http://www.thegungarage.com/458%20SOCOM%20project/ 458socom%20page.htm, or the .50 Beowulf http://www.50beowulf.com/, or the 6.8SPC http://www.demigod.org/~zak/firearms/6.8SPC/faq.ph p or 6.5 Grendel http://www.65grendel.com/.
I love the 5.56 for target practice but I insisted on a M14 in combat because I wanted be confident that my target was going down when I hit it.
I can assure you that when this story hits the mainstream media they are going to try and turn this into something it's not. I certainly hope the daytime talking heads will manage to find a decent "expert" for the show who can explain what a good thing this really is.
Keep in mind that when you're comparing AK-47s, you need to think about the country of manufacture. A Soviet built AK-47 is going to be a much more accurate weapon then one put together in a sweatshop in the middle of south Asia. Then you have to think about the fact that US trained soldiers are quite possibly the most accurately trained soldiers in the world compared to many home trained insurgents who receive little to none firearms training. Where I grew up we used .22s to kill rabbits. Now I know the difference between a rimfire cartridge and a .223 Remington but you're going to get very frustrated the first time you shoot somebody and they don't go down, or the next time four times after that. The nice thing about the 7.62 Soviet cartridge is that if you hit a dude in the leg chances are that you're not just going to get some muscle damage (as you might with a smaller cartridge) but you're going to shatter his bones which means he can't move. Nobody complains about the accuracy of the 5.56 NATO but what the problem is stems from variable terminal ballistics, particularly at ranges under 200m, where the round is unlikely to fragment. The 7.62 Soviet bullet on the other hand won't have the terminal velocity that you would want for longer range combat such as over 600M.
But we all agree the perfect round would be the 6.8SPC.
Our Principal used to have this neat Porsche 911 Turbo that he was really proud of. One day we placed an add for it in the local paper, along with providing all the phone extensions, even his office, and address for the school. The best part was we set the price at $12,500 and listed the mileage as 10K, for a two year old Porsche 911 Turbo. The school was swamped the next day with people at the office and bombarding the phone lines trying to get this car, we even had about twenty guys walking around the parking lot checking out the car.
This is an excellent comment. I think the above discussion makes it quite clear that a lot of vocal and active persons will want to find something to complain about, even when delivered a product that is essentially aligned to their likings. The ultimate test of this will not be among the crowd of radical and intelligent slashdotters but with the everyday average person. How many iTunes shoppers are even partially aware of DRM, and how many of those are willing to pay that extra thirty cents for it to go away? Remember that for every three songs you buy DRM-free you could have had four songs with DRM. Anyway, I think Apple has been making a lot of interesting business decisions lately. This one is a step in the right direction for most of the active online community but how does that reflect what the market is going to decide?
I wish Apple had thought of this
Scientist say this cut is... Wow, there is only one scientist left? They must have done some cuts already.
....Methone and Pallene, Polydeuce? Where's the cowboy neil option?
So is this... (in all good humor)
We wanted to release a Windows version as part of Windows 98, but sadly, Microsoft has effective building security. Never thought I'd ever see "microsoft" and "effective security" in the same sentance
I'm not the only one who found this title slightly misleading
I wonder how long it will be before this is modded down?
Caps Lock is EVIL! This got modded "Score:5, Insightful"? Hmm let me try that next time, always need some to burn...
The movie industry, give you something like that for free? I doubt it, maybe if you paid them so they could render on your computer....
Mac OS X, Saab 900 Turbo, BMW M3, Subaru WRX
My ideas of the security world was it was more darwinistic then that. The good ideas survive because they work, the bad ones never get put into a final patch.
Can anyone predict what pop-culture wants?
As long as you've raised your kids right the internet is a great thing, it connects you to the world, it broadens you views and it helps you learn alot. Porn, extremist sites, bad influences are things you want to hide your kids from, sure, but as long as their responsible it won't have any effect on them. And by the way, if your male child doesn't get to look at porn, he'll suffer in social interactions, while this seems weird, its true.
and I lost all hope when Bush became president