I've seen this myself. I've dubbed it "the god effect."
In high school (catholic school) I became agnostic, but did notice some things about the faithful. After some students were injured and one died in a car crash, there was alot of group prayer and whatnot going on. The impact it had on people couldn't be denied. It made all the difference in the world for these people to band together and put their minds to something other than worrying. I think some people can just short circuit that process and just do what needs to be done themselves. The rest will pray to God, Allah, Flying Spaghetti Monster, etc. Hence my username, I am my own god.
Well you're half right. They weren't designed with air-to-ground in mind, but it was modified to perform in a limited strike role later on. They did pretty well over Libya, and I believe they dropped some bombs in Iraq and maybe Afghanistan as well.
From http://www.airtoaircombat.com/background.asp?id=14 &bg=8
The F-14A can carry up to 14,500 pounds of bombs and rockets, although it was not originally assigned a ground-attack mission. The under-fuselage pallets which ordinarily carry Phoenix missiles can also mount bomb racks for 1000-pound Mk 83 or 2000-pound Mk 84 bombs or other free-fall weaponry. As early as 1972, a Tomcat flew with 18 Mk 82 bombs, plus a complement of missiles. VF-122 dropped the first bombs from a Fleet Tomcat on August 8, 1990. Although the F/A-18 Hornet is the primary air-to-ground aircraft of the Navy fleet squadrons, the F/A-18 is felt to lack a sufficient range/payload capacity, and the air-to-ground capable F-14 Tomcat was felt to be essential to permit a carrier-based air wing to retain its full capacity. However, there were initially some shortages of bomb racks, and it was often true that only one F-14 squadron on each carrier was equipped to carry out a secondary ground attack role, with the other squadron being TARPS-equipped. Software for a ground attack mission has now been installed on all F-14Bs and Ds, as well on some F-14As. Today, the training syllabus includes some emphasis on air-to-ground strike, although such missions would only be carried out in a relatively permissible combat environment because of the high cost of the Tomcat.
"Laptop-like touch pads (I've looked but haven't found any)?"
Is it really that hard to type "USB touchpad" into a search engine? I came up with a long list of links, casually clicked on the first couple, and they had them.
Obstruction of Justice? Somebody needs to brush up on case law. I don't know about NH, but this is first week material at police academies in Florida.
Parents are exempt when it comes to informing and harboring criminals.
I also don't think the detective had much expectation of privacy there on the guy's porch. If he was actually inside then it'd be a different story. If the tapes were submitted as evidence in a crime outside, I don't think they'd be pushing wiretapping charges.
Of course I'm not siding with these people, their sons may be scumbags, but the parents still have rights. It seems that the parents are whiny pricks as well, but that's one of the hazards of law enforcement.
Overall, it sounds to me like this would be a good example of how NOT to conduct an investigation.
Too bad most of them aren't as paranoid as geeks tend to be. I don't know about everybody else, but one of the first things that pops into my mind regarding somebody else's data is viruses, etc. I'm definitely curious and want to nose around, but odds are it'll be with an expendable linux box first.
If you come across something, then the orignal owner contacts you asking you to give it back, you're obligated. In the case of using their service on the sidekick, then you're stealing from him 2 different ways. Then threatening him and having other people threaten him just really puts icing on the cake. Before they went and threatened him, they could have just dropped it off at the nearest police station, said they found it, then e-mail the guy and tell him it's in the found property bin at the PD.
So if you find something and the owner comes to you with proof and asks for it back, you are obligated to return it, unless there's other legal precedents, say you legitimately claimed salvor's rights to something you found at sea, etc.
Nike actually makes some models up to 15 4E. If you've got a neutral gait, it's worth looking at. If you're an overpronator, you're probably out of luck as far as Nikes go.
Easy there, "steal" is such a harsh word.
The proper term is to "collect" underpants.
The gnomes will now sue you for defaming their character by saying they steal, which will also bring them to "3) Profit!"
No, he's just got the same problem as the bartender in Boondock Saints. No, not tourette's. The problem with sayings. You know what they say, people in glass houses sink ships.
I doubt it. This technology has already been on the market for quite a while in the athletic clothing stores. Adidas and Hind come to mind. I know there's some stereotypical geeks here, but the runners and cyclists should recognize this fabric.
Scooters are one option, so are smaller motorcycles. Scooters are just obstacles to traffic around here, and every once in a while, you get an SUV driver that'd rather just run you over than swerve. A real motorcycle at least gives you some option of accelerating out of harm's way.
For a commuter, you don't need to spend $9k, or go close to 200mph. You can get a decent economical used bike for about $4,000. Some scooters cost alot more than that brand new, and it's got more than adequate power, handling, and braking, all with better fuel efficiency than the 200mph monsters, and definitely better fuel economy than 99% of the cars out there.
I definitely agree that more motorcycles instead of cars on the road is a good thing. Less pollution overall (unless you're comparing 40 people on bikes to 1 bus full of people maybe.) Also, a bike not paying attention is alot more mass moving blindly than an SUV.
But I don't know what kind of bike you're riding. I know I have a very heavy throttle hand, but my bike never gets better than high 30 something MPG.
I did read TFA.
He's using the internet and a program called Strom Predator to display radar feeds from a nexrad radar site on the screen. He dosen't have his own radar, that probably would upset the neighbors.
Amazon couldn't be further off the mark for it's suggestions to me. I've bought some school books on amazon before, and it constantly recommends similar books. They must think I read that shit for my health.
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I've seen this myself. I've dubbed it "the god effect."
In high school (catholic school) I became agnostic, but did notice some things about the faithful. After some students were injured and one died in a car crash, there was alot of group prayer and whatnot going on. The impact it had on people couldn't be denied. It made all the difference in the world for these people to band together and put their minds to something other than worrying. I think some people can just short circuit that process and just do what needs to be done themselves. The rest will pray to God, Allah, Flying Spaghetti Monster, etc. Hence my username, I am my own god.
They probably make a very poor AWACS plane since they shipped with a very inferior radar compared to the US version.
Well you're half right. They weren't designed with air-to-ground in mind, but it was modified to perform in a limited strike role later on. They did pretty well over Libya, and I believe they dropped some bombs in Iraq and maybe Afghanistan as well. From http://www.airtoaircombat.com/background.asp?id=14 &bg=8
The F-14A can carry up to 14,500 pounds of bombs and rockets, although it was not originally assigned a ground-attack mission. The under-fuselage pallets which ordinarily carry Phoenix missiles can also mount bomb racks for 1000-pound Mk 83 or 2000-pound Mk 84 bombs or other free-fall weaponry. As early as 1972, a Tomcat flew with 18 Mk 82 bombs, plus a complement of missiles. VF-122 dropped the first bombs from a Fleet Tomcat on August 8, 1990. Although the F/A-18 Hornet is the primary air-to-ground aircraft of the Navy fleet squadrons, the F/A-18 is felt to lack a sufficient range/payload capacity, and the air-to-ground capable F-14 Tomcat was felt to be essential to permit a carrier-based air wing to retain its full capacity. However, there were initially some shortages of bomb racks, and it was often true that only one F-14 squadron on each carrier was equipped to carry out a secondary ground attack role, with the other squadron being TARPS-equipped. Software for a ground attack mission has now been installed on all F-14Bs and Ds, as well on some F-14As. Today, the training syllabus includes some emphasis on air-to-ground strike, although such missions would only be carried out in a relatively permissible combat environment because of the high cost of the Tomcat.
"Laptop-like touch pads (I've looked but haven't found any)?" Is it really that hard to type "USB touchpad" into a search engine? I came up with a long list of links, casually clicked on the first couple, and they had them.
Obstruction of Justice? Somebody needs to brush up on case law. I don't know about NH, but this is first week material at police academies in Florida. Parents are exempt when it comes to informing and harboring criminals. I also don't think the detective had much expectation of privacy there on the guy's porch. If he was actually inside then it'd be a different story. If the tapes were submitted as evidence in a crime outside, I don't think they'd be pushing wiretapping charges. Of course I'm not siding with these people, their sons may be scumbags, but the parents still have rights. It seems that the parents are whiny pricks as well, but that's one of the hazards of law enforcement. Overall, it sounds to me like this would be a good example of how NOT to conduct an investigation.
Too bad most of them aren't as paranoid as geeks tend to be. I don't know about everybody else, but one of the first things that pops into my mind regarding somebody else's data is viruses, etc. I'm definitely curious and want to nose around, but odds are it'll be with an expendable linux box first.
If you come across something, then the orignal owner contacts you asking you to give it back, you're obligated. In the case of using their service on the sidekick, then you're stealing from him 2 different ways. Then threatening him and having other people threaten him just really puts icing on the cake. Before they went and threatened him, they could have just dropped it off at the nearest police station, said they found it, then e-mail the guy and tell him it's in the found property bin at the PD. So if you find something and the owner comes to you with proof and asks for it back, you are obligated to return it, unless there's other legal precedents, say you legitimately claimed salvor's rights to something you found at sea, etc.
Nike actually makes some models up to 15 4E. If you've got a neutral gait, it's worth looking at. If you're an overpronator, you're probably out of luck as far as Nikes go.
Easy there, "steal" is such a harsh word. The proper term is to "collect" underpants. The gnomes will now sue you for defaming their character by saying they steal, which will also bring them to "3) Profit!"
I'd consider that an example of art imitating life rather than a movie predicting the future.
Real Stories of Grand Theft Auto? You can't be serious.
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Falling into lava? All these replies on this topic and no references to FPS games yet?
No, he's just got the same problem as the bartender in Boondock Saints. No, not tourette's. The problem with sayings. You know what they say, people in glass houses sink ships.
I wonder how many copies of people's butts the thing intercepted.
I doubt it. This technology has already been on the market for quite a while in the athletic clothing stores. Adidas and Hind come to mind. I know there's some stereotypical geeks here, but the runners and cyclists should recognize this fabric.
Scooters are one option, so are smaller motorcycles. Scooters are just obstacles to traffic around here, and every once in a while, you get an SUV driver that'd rather just run you over than swerve. A real motorcycle at least gives you some option of accelerating out of harm's way. For a commuter, you don't need to spend $9k, or go close to 200mph. You can get a decent economical used bike for about $4,000. Some scooters cost alot more than that brand new, and it's got more than adequate power, handling, and braking, all with better fuel efficiency than the 200mph monsters, and definitely better fuel economy than 99% of the cars out there.
I definitely agree that more motorcycles instead of cars on the road is a good thing. Less pollution overall (unless you're comparing 40 people on bikes to 1 bus full of people maybe.) Also, a bike not paying attention is alot more mass moving blindly than an SUV. But I don't know what kind of bike you're riding. I know I have a very heavy throttle hand, but my bike never gets better than high 30 something MPG.
Germany won't open source their beer. Everybody knows that you don't open source something that people will actually pay for *ducks*
You mean your Magwai bear right? If he's a gremlin, you've already screwed up his feeding schedule.
LA = Louisiana L.A. = Los Angeles Sounds right to me.
I did read TFA. He's using the internet and a program called Strom Predator to display radar feeds from a nexrad radar site on the screen. He dosen't have his own radar, that probably would upset the neighbors.
Uh, I think Switzerland or Sweden would be a better example here.
The diagram in TFA shows a small air tank for backup.
Amazon couldn't be further off the mark for it's suggestions to me. I've bought some school books on amazon before, and it constantly recommends similar books. They must think I read that shit for my health.