The idea of an aircraft carrier is not to enguage in close combat; they are designed to project thier power over long distances by launching aircraft. Also notice how carriers travel in carrier groups. If they were designed for close warfare, they would not have the need for many ships around them at all times.
(http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carrier s/powerhouse/cvbg.html)
In the end, carriers do not need armor to defend against a battleship; they want to destroy the opponent before it gets in range.
I am a college student, and in my personal expereice, the video games replace other mindless things I would be doing, such as watching a movie or surfing the web. Also, I have found video games to be a very good social activity, in which a few of my friends and I will play together (I have the N64; no online gaming here: all playing is with people in the same room). Plus, it is a good way to build teamwork, as you strategize to find the best way to win the race/complete the mission.
Might I also add that in 1918, there was a major war taking place in which millions of men were all living in close proximity in the trenches. This closeness of this many people could have also been a contributing factor to the devistation of thie virus.
The way the current trend has been going, for any given security feature, it will be only a matter of time before someone cracks it. Lately the talk has been about biometric security coming out, and now I am wondering how long it will be until those are cracked as well.
I believe that the reason Bush won this election had more to do with Bush's campaign than Kerry's campaign. While Kerry ran an inadequite campaign, failing to connect with the voters, Bush ran a low and dirty campaign.
It is very true that Bush lied to the entire country about a war, where hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, and he is destroying the economy, etc. However, he forced this Vietnam issue to the frontpages and made this the forefront of the campaign, i.e.- he made an irrelevent issue that had nothing to do with the presidency the main issue. It was no longer about who had the best credentials for the job, but instead became about who could lie about more issues with Vietnam, and who could duck more bullets. Kerry lost this battle, and lost the election even though Vietname has NOTHING to do with the job of the presidency.
Bush's dirty and low campaigns is nothing new, either. In the 2000 primary, he and his supporters labeled McCain "The Fag Candidate." (proof here), as well as spreading racist rumors about his daughters.
In short, Bush has won all of his campaigns, including the 2004 election, by running them as low and dirty as possible.
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I think the url is: http://www.freedomtofascism.com/
The idea of an aircraft carrier is not to enguage in close combat; they are designed to project thier power over long distances by launching aircraft. Also notice how carriers travel in carrier groups. If they were designed for close warfare, they would not have the need for many ships around them at all times. (http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carrier s/powerhouse/cvbg.html)
In the end, carriers do not need armor to defend against a battleship; they want to destroy the opponent before it gets in range.
Sounds a bit like the early days of our space program.
The Soviet Union (1986)
I am a college student, and in my personal expereice, the video games replace other mindless things I would be doing, such as watching a movie or surfing the web. Also, I have found video games to be a very good social activity, in which a few of my friends and I will play together (I have the N64; no online gaming here: all playing is with people in the same room). Plus, it is a good way to build teamwork, as you strategize to find the best way to win the race/complete the mission.
So basically you get to drink a bottle of whiskey before building your computer. Does that sound like a good idea to anyone else?
Doesn't Microsoft lose money on every X-box sold in the first place?
Does anyone hold a patent for one of those automatic hand dryers you find in restaurants that actually works and dries your hands?
Might I also add that in 1918, there was a major war taking place in which millions of men were all living in close proximity in the trenches. This closeness of this many people could have also been a contributing factor to the devistation of thie virus.
The way the current trend has been going, for any given security feature, it will be only a matter of time before someone cracks it. Lately the talk has been about biometric security coming out, and now I am wondering how long it will be until those are cracked as well.
I believe that the reason Bush won this election had more to do with Bush's campaign than Kerry's campaign. While Kerry ran an inadequite campaign, failing to connect with the voters, Bush ran a low and dirty campaign. It is very true that Bush lied to the entire country about a war, where hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, and he is destroying the economy, etc. However, he forced this Vietnam issue to the frontpages and made this the forefront of the campaign, i.e.- he made an irrelevent issue that had nothing to do with the presidency the main issue. It was no longer about who had the best credentials for the job, but instead became about who could lie about more issues with Vietnam, and who could duck more bullets. Kerry lost this battle, and lost the election even though Vietname has NOTHING to do with the job of the presidency. Bush's dirty and low campaigns is nothing new, either. In the 2000 primary, he and his supporters labeled McCain "The Fag Candidate." (proof here), as well as spreading racist rumors about his daughters. In short, Bush has won all of his campaigns, including the 2004 election, by running them as low and dirty as possible.
Did anybody say we have a future Darwin Award candidate?
Can I cry now?