I've seen this done before. When Bush was in office, he visited the local area. Unknown to a local pilot in his private plane, the no-fly zone around Bush was violated. The pilot was intercepted by a pair of fighters who did a very strange maneuver to escort the Cessna away. It looked like a controlled stall, the nose of the fighters were turned up very high, and they were essentially hopping next to the private craft. It was very strange to see.
"Domestic use would make it easier to avoid questions from others about possible safety considerations," said Secretary Michael Wynne.
He must not have thought that through.... Domestic use would make it a hell of a lot harder to avoid safety considerations. I would believe the battlefield would be the best place to test weaponry if you're trying to avoid such questions. Rarely does someone say "Oops, we killed an enemy combatant."
"If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation,"
I only partially agree with that statement. There are plenty of examples in the past where we have used weaponry, of any sort, in wartime situations that we wouldn't have imagined using against our own citizens.
What scares me is that this guy is serious with these statements.
If you've had the pleasure of sitting in on one of their demonstrations, you'll realize that Office2007 is going to be a large shift in their office software.
DOCX is their wonderful new filetype, and it's just a large XML file. Not only is Microsoft opening up the documents to the developers (according to our sales guy), but they're going to be doing it in a way that might make a few OSS people smirk.
A lot of these comments have it right, I've used OOo for years, and it is still light-years behind Office when it comes to small business utility. Maybe with Office adopting DOCX in the next couple years, OOo can pull of a come-from-behind win, but at the moment they're a far cry from it.
And Microsoft actually changed a bit of their Office software for this release! They have a cool new toolbar. And some formatting stuff. That's about it.
I was rather impressed with 2007. They seem like they're taking steps in the right direction. Having said that, I need a shower.
From a story dated 04/11/2005.
Right tools for the job, what's the problem? MS made a good choice....over a year ago.
When in doubt, search the archives for a story to get the MS bashers drooling.
This V8 Engine made entirely out of paper with the exception of a few parts (motor, wires, etc.)
Wait wait wait! The engine is made entirely out of paper...except for the motor?!?
Motor != Block.
Engine == Motor.
Damnit, man.
Lord have mercy on our souls.... Disco Bits....::shudders::
I, for one, do not welcome our disco dancing bit overlords...
And, don't forget kids, GET PERPENDICULAR!!!
That's just great. Now not only can Godzilla terrorize Tokyo, but also destroy Japan's internet capabilities.
Silly Japanese, when will you ever learn?
Hmm..... Godzilla == Slashdot ?!?
Could you please name some "conventional arms" that is capable of shooting nearly 14 miles in the air? Or someone who's capable of hitting a target from 14 miles away?
Slashdot Mirror
I'm there every night, come on down!
I've seen this done before. When Bush was in office, he visited the local area. Unknown to a local pilot in his private plane, the no-fly zone around Bush was violated. The pilot was intercepted by a pair of fighters who did a very strange maneuver to escort the Cessna away. It looked like a controlled stall, the nose of the fighters were turned up very high, and they were essentially hopping next to the private craft. It was very strange to see.
And so, with that, the might Woosh bird takes flight.
Kool-aid. He drank the Microsoft kool-aid.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=drink+the+kool-aid
NSFWnet. Anyone else read it that way?
I really should get to bed earlier...
I tried to RTFA, and I'd really like to understand what they did, but reading the abstract warped my mind into it's own Möbius strip...
What are the implicaions of this riddle being solved, if any?
Snakesonaplane?
Posting anonymously?
Let me know how that works out for you, MyLongNickName.
"Domestic use would make it easier to avoid questions from others about possible safety considerations," said Secretary Michael Wynne.
/tinfoilhat on
He must not have thought that through.... Domestic use would make it a hell of a lot harder to avoid safety considerations. I would believe the battlefield would be the best place to test weaponry if you're trying to avoid such questions. Rarely does someone say "Oops, we killed an enemy combatant."
"If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation,"
I only partially agree with that statement. There are plenty of examples in the past where we have used weaponry, of any sort, in wartime situations that we wouldn't have imagined using against our own citizens.
What scares me is that this guy is serious with these statements.
If you've had the pleasure of sitting in on one of their demonstrations, you'll realize that Office2007 is going to be a large shift in their office software.
/flamesuit_activate
DOCX is their wonderful new filetype, and it's just a large XML file. Not only is Microsoft opening up the documents to the developers (according to our sales guy), but they're going to be doing it in a way that might make a few OSS people smirk.
A lot of these comments have it right, I've used OOo for years, and it is still light-years behind Office when it comes to small business utility. Maybe with Office adopting DOCX in the next couple years, OOo can pull of a come-from-behind win, but at the moment they're a far cry from it.
And Microsoft actually changed a bit of their Office software for this release! They have a cool new toolbar. And some formatting stuff. That's about it.
I was rather impressed with 2007. They seem like they're taking steps in the right direction. Having said that, I need a shower.
Resonance cascade.
From a story dated 04/11/2005. Right tools for the job, what's the problem? MS made a good choice....over a year ago. When in doubt, search the archives for a story to get the MS bashers drooling.
There's nothing wrong with correctly placing hemorrhoid products.
I've heard it's quite relieving.
This V8 Engine made entirely out of paper with the exception of a few parts (motor, wires, etc.) Wait wait wait! The engine is made entirely out of paper...except for the motor?!? Motor != Block. Engine == Motor. Damnit, man.
Google doesn't validate... http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://www.googl e.com
That would explain the meltdown and oceanwater cooling...
Lord have mercy on our souls.... Disco Bits.... ::shudders::
I, for one, do not welcome our disco dancing bit overlords...
And, don't forget kids, GET PERPENDICULAR!!!
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That's just great. Now not only can Godzilla terrorize Tokyo, but also destroy Japan's internet capabilities. Silly Japanese, when will you ever learn? Hmm..... Godzilla == Slashdot ?!?
For Slashdotters, that's simple! Just change sites!
When your grand-parents were liberated at the end of WW2, they weren't shooting at the Canadians/British/Polish soldiers.
Could you please name some "conventional arms" that is capable of shooting nearly 14 miles in the air? Or someone who's capable of hitting a target from 14 miles away?
I can see plume of smoke from the servers at the Sans Institute! Succumb to the /. effect!
You don't! http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/