And the carrier decks will need to be modified before you can use the F-35s (all three of them). You're much better revamping the Harrier - small, technologically sound upgrades - rather than spending billions on pie in the sky techno wizardry. Let the skunk works play magician. Line of battle machines should be relatively cheap, easy to fix and fit some reasonable need.
This problem is laced throughout the Pentagon. When the Army needs a troop carrier that weighs more than an M1A1 tank, you know you've got a couple of problems stuffed in their. Americans aren't that fat.
Well no, I'm thinking fighters in general are "small" - as compared to big planes like C-17s where few people are arguing that we can go drone at this point. A10s, F-35s and F4s are roughly the same size.
- Air to Air interceptors. Drones don't go all that fast and as of yet don't have the same sensor processing ability of a human being. You need somebody to scope out the situation and report back. Bonus points for being survivable. You also need somebody to protect the big slow transports.
- Air to Ground. Yes, the drone can drop a hellfire or two. Absolutely worthless compared to an A-10. (Of course, we don't really have anything that is an upgrade to an A-10 but that's another issue). The current crop of drones are capable of blowing up fragile little meat popsicles but not a whole lot beyond.
Yes, eventually we will have mecca wars with no humans involved. But not just yet.
The big issue is do you want one plane to do the job of three or do you want three planes to do the job of three? The F-35 was designed around the premise that a single airframe could be purposed into multiple roles. Except now the various F-35's have essentially different airframes. Yes, there are some similarities but overall, you aren't saving any money or time and you're losing flexibility - you have a bunch of expensive eggs in a small basket as opposed to a larger number of cheaper aircraft.
The F-35 is designed to fight against other aircraft that haven't been developed. The F-18 / F-16 are still more than equal to other current fighters. In reality, the only enemy we need to be worried about it the Chinese and if we end up in dogfights with them, which philosophy - a few expensive, highly functional planes vs. a whole shitload of narrower role aircraft - do you think they will chose? (Yes, I know, they're copying the F-22 and F-35 but then again, so are the Iranians).
The problem here is the coding libraries. The 'tail' library exists but if you think documentation is bad now, just wait until you hit biological organisms: While we might know what language the library uses, we don't understand the versioning system, we don't understand the dependencies, we don't know which compiler was used and there are over a billion years of garbled, deprecated code to deal with.
If you think that bozo who had your job before you was bad at spaghetti code, just you wait until you see what His Noodliness has in store for you.
At first, I wanted to agree with you and Nadaka, but really that's not quite true. That would be the same as having every high school graduate who managed to dissect a frog without passing out sign up for medical school.
Sure, some people in HS will actually have the intellect and math background to go on and be successful programmers but most folks aren't going to get past moving a form field around in Visual Basic (or whatever serves for the latest GUI approach to programming these days). High School anything just doesn't cut it.
It's just the latest buzz word bingo for 'think of the children'. You're still going to do better flipping burgers (or at least becoming the night shift assistant manager) but that's a whole other discussion.
Perhaps they can contact facebook, or make themselves visible (linkedin, etc)? I consider myself an above average developer (started playing with BASIC at 10 and now I am 30, with a phd degree), but not the very hardcore ones. I got contacted by facebook and they did offer me a package to the tune of $200k.
How's that replying to unsolicited commercial emails going for you?
Probably the same thing. Use a garden variety pulse oximeter which measures the IR spectrum of hemoglobin molecules. Oxygenated ones have a slightly different spectrum than deoxygenated molecules.
Sounds like a PITA to remove the remote possibility of being Beuhler'd. But it probably got a patent.
NASCAR is not a goddamn sport. You have rules that you have to follow while driving? Welcome to every fucking public road in America -- we're all athletes! Mooo MOOOO MOOOO FUCKING MOOOO goddamn manatees watching dumbshits drive in circles. More beer for the narwhals while they watch their "sport"... the word means nothing anymore.
So, for you, a 'sport' is something practiced in the nude without any implements, tools or other artifacts of modern life? So naked Christians thrown to the lions in early Rome was a 'sport'? Interesting outlook on things.
Motor sport racing, while silly on a lot of levels (NASCAR especially) requires quite a bit of athleticism from it's participants. YOU try to muscle a 5000 pound vehicle at close proximity to others going close to 200 mph for several hours. YOU probably couldn't get the thing out of the garage without having a heart attack. Ignorant Bozo.
You do realize that quote was in reference to a fusion project, not fission. I know Harry Shearer doesn't, I'd hope you take the time to learn a little something.
Oh, and electricity production does not necessarily lead to nuclear warheads.
And that phrase was used by proponents of nuclear (fission) power for years until they actually built out commercial scale plants and decided they'd needed to get the billions of dollars from somewhere.
I'm a fan of Columbia Crest wines, they make a great $13 Cab Sauv. Uh oh, the vineyard is only 40 miles from HNR, and downstream on the banks of the Columbia River...
You settin' up shop on my street? Nobody, I sez *nobody*... sets up shop on my street without talkin' to me foyst. OK, listen pal. Here's what I'm gonna a do for you. You just pay me a little bidda money on everything you sellz, and I'z a gonna look dee otha way, capiche?
You callin' this "extortion"? That's a big word, my friend. 'Round here we just call it biz niss.
It's basically an approved bribe. All legal and written out. Serves the same function, serves the same people. Might even be tax deductible.
Looks like your going to be using a pretty short list. Since you don't want to step on anyone else's intellectual toes, I'd suggest starting with this camera manufacturer,.
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And the carrier decks will need to be modified before you can use the F-35s (all three of them). You're much better revamping the Harrier - small, technologically sound upgrades - rather than spending billions on pie in the sky techno wizardry. Let the skunk works play magician. Line of battle machines should be relatively cheap, easy to fix and fit some reasonable need.
This problem is laced throughout the Pentagon. When the Army needs a troop carrier that weighs more than an M1A1 tank, you know you've got a couple of problems stuffed in their. Americans aren't that fat.
Well no, I'm thinking fighters in general are "small" - as compared to big planes like C-17s where few people are arguing that we can go drone at this point. A10s, F-35s and F4s are roughly the same size.
Simstim had to start somewhere.
There are multiple roles for small fighter jets:
- Air to Air interceptors. Drones don't go all that fast and as of yet don't have the same sensor processing ability of a human being. You need somebody to scope out the situation and report back. Bonus points for being survivable. You also need somebody to protect the big slow transports.
- Air to Ground. Yes, the drone can drop a hellfire or two. Absolutely worthless compared to an A-10. (Of course, we don't really have anything that is an upgrade to an A-10 but that's another issue). The current crop of drones are capable of blowing up fragile little meat popsicles but not a whole lot beyond.
Yes, eventually we will have mecca wars with no humans involved. But not just yet.
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The big issue is do you want one plane to do the job of three or do you want three planes to do the job of three? The F-35 was designed around the premise that a single airframe could be purposed into multiple roles. Except now the various F-35's have essentially different airframes. Yes, there are some similarities but overall, you aren't saving any money or time and you're losing flexibility - you have a bunch of expensive eggs in a small basket as opposed to a larger number of cheaper aircraft.
The F-35 is designed to fight against other aircraft that haven't been developed. The F-18 / F-16 are still more than equal to other current fighters. In reality, the only enemy we need to be worried about it the Chinese and if we end up in dogfights with them, which philosophy - a few expensive, highly functional planes vs. a whole shitload of narrower role aircraft - do you think they will chose? (Yes, I know, they're copying the F-22 and F-35 but then again, so are the Iranians).
Well here you have it. You're using your phone as a phone.
I mean, it's good to be open minded, celebrate diversity and all and not make personal judgements based on limited information but I've got to ask.
Have you talked to any professionals about your little problem?
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The sad bit is that I would buy one of those before a real iPhone 5. Hello measuring tape! Hello decent antenna!
C'mon Apple. Think differently.
The problem here is the coding libraries. The 'tail' library exists but if you think documentation is bad now, just wait until you hit biological organisms: While we might know what language the library uses, we don't understand the versioning system, we don't understand the dependencies, we don't know which compiler was used and there are over a billion years of garbled, deprecated code to deal with.
If you think that bozo who had your job before you was bad at spaghetti code, just you wait until you see what His Noodliness has in store for you.
Yeah, especially since he's dumping heat into the core.
That's one hot dude.
What's wrong with looking cinematic? At least people would think I'm doing something when I'm trolling around Slashdot.
At first, I wanted to agree with you and Nadaka, but really that's not quite true. That would be the same as having every high school graduate who managed to dissect a frog without passing out sign up for medical school.
Sure, some people in HS will actually have the intellect and math background to go on and be successful programmers but most folks aren't going to get past moving a form field around in Visual Basic (or whatever serves for the latest GUI approach to programming these days). High School anything just doesn't cut it.
It's just the latest buzz word bingo for 'think of the children'. You're still going to do better flipping burgers (or at least becoming the night shift assistant manager) but that's a whole other discussion.
Perhaps they can contact facebook, or make themselves visible (linkedin, etc)? I consider myself an above average developer (started playing with BASIC at 10 and now I am 30, with a phd degree), but not the very hardcore ones. I got contacted by facebook and they did offer me a package to the tune of $200k.
How's that replying to unsolicited commercial emails going for you?
,,,, they'd try to educate Human Resources better ...
You first. Talk about an impossible engineering project.
One would hope the cashier would notice. After all, the assailant can only point the gun in one direction.
Ee's not dead! Ee's just pining for the fjords!
Achkkk. Phphhht. Read TFA. The school in question didn't even develop the technology, they're just beta testing it.
Such news!
Next up....
Well, I got nothing.
Probably the same thing. Use a garden variety pulse oximeter which measures the IR spectrum of hemoglobin molecules. Oxygenated ones have a slightly different spectrum than deoxygenated molecules.
Sounds like a PITA to remove the remote possibility of being Beuhler'd. But it probably got a patent.
Gee, sounds fun.
Sign me up!
NASCAR is not a goddamn sport. You have rules that you have to follow while driving? Welcome to every fucking public road in America -- we're all athletes! Mooo MOOOO MOOOO FUCKING MOOOO goddamn manatees watching dumbshits drive in circles. More beer for the narwhals while they watch their "sport" ... the word means nothing anymore.
So, for you, a 'sport' is something practiced in the nude without any implements, tools or other artifacts of modern life? So naked Christians thrown to the lions in early Rome was a 'sport'? Interesting outlook on things.
Motor sport racing, while silly on a lot of levels (NASCAR especially) requires quite a bit of athleticism from it's participants. YOU try to muscle a 5000 pound vehicle at close proximity to others going close to 200 mph for several hours. YOU probably couldn't get the thing out of the garage without having a heart attack. Ignorant Bozo.
You do realize that quote was in reference to a fusion project, not fission. I know Harry Shearer doesn't, I'd hope you take the time to learn a little something.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_cheap_to_meter
Oh, and electricity production does not necessarily lead to nuclear warheads.
And that phrase was used by proponents of nuclear (fission) power for years until they actually built out commercial scale plants and decided they'd needed to get the billions of dollars from somewhere.
You first.
I, personally, would rather stay on the 'ignorant' side of that particular experiment.
I'm a fan of Columbia Crest wines, they make a great $13 Cab Sauv. Uh oh, the vineyard is only 40 miles from HNR, and downstream on the banks of the Columbia River...
Are you saying they light up your life?
(the marketing avenues are endless)
You settin' up shop on my street? Nobody, I sez *nobody*... sets up shop on my street without talkin' to me foyst. OK, listen pal. Here's what I'm gonna a do for you. You just pay me a little bidda money on everything you sellz, and I'z a gonna look dee otha way, capiche?
You callin' this "extortion"? That's a big word, my friend. 'Round here we just call it biz niss.
It's basically an approved bribe. All legal and written out. Serves the same function, serves the same people. Might even be tax deductible.
Looks like your going to be using a pretty short list. Since you don't want to step on anyone else's intellectual toes, I'd suggest starting with this camera manufacturer,.
We Brits could then convert our not-yet built and now completely useless carriers into novelty cruise liners or something!
A reality show - Catapulting for Stars... Have to think about this, but there are possibilities.