You don't even have to ask JAG, just look at what is mounted on most Humvees.
Do people really think that the Army and Marines would be so stupid to mount a weapon on a majority of their light troop transports that would be illegal to use?
This is from Comic-Con last weekend and while I don't think it's intentionally leaked, I do think Comic-Con turns a blind eye to these things and maybe by extension the studio.
While I didn't go to the Wolverine session, I saw plenty of people with camcorders at other sessions. I found it really ironic that some guy behind me was setting up a big tripod mounted camcorder while Eddie Ibrahim (Director of Programming) was stating that filming of the content was strictly prohibited. He was sitting in the last row before an isle and was really easy to spot. He was sitting with everyone else and had a normal badge, so as far as I can tell he was just another attendee.
Con security had to have seen it, since it was even setup between talks when the house lights were on, and nothing was ever said to the guy.
So I Googled "Nacchio" "Qwest" and "jail." and the first couple of links all state something to this effect "Nacchio, convicted of 19 counts of insider trading, also was fined $19 million and ordered to forfeit within 15 days the $52 million he made from illegal stock sales."
The BBC states "Nacchio was found guilty of selling shares ahead of bad corporate news, and hiding information from investors. Thousands of shareholders lost money as Qwest's share price slumped from $60 in 2000 to $2 in 2002."
I assume you are implying that this is related to him refusing to work with the NSA. OK, maybe the DoJ did a little more digging then they normally would have, sure it's not fair, but if he broke the law then he should pay the price (Just like we want with the Telcos). If he really did hide information from investors, then he got what he deserved.
Of course you could be implying that the charges are completely bogus and he was framed in retaliation for his refusal. If that's the case, lets hope he has a brother who is a structural engineer and willing to get a hell of a lot of tattoos:-)
The best you'd be able to hope for is a Iraq style guerrilla insurgency, but even that wouldn't work, since the troops you're fighting against would be from a similar cultural background as you.
I think the similar cultural background would be more of problem for the military in the case of an American insurgency. I've never been in the military, but a good friend of mine was. Nothing special, did his four years and was out. We were discussing something along the lines of military deployment in the United States in the case of an uprising.
His view was that if ordered he would be willing to killing a foreigner even if the morality of it was ambiguous, even if it was just simply down to him vs. them. But if he was ever ordered to take action against a fellow American where the morality was ambiguous, he wouldn't do it. He believed if his unit ever got an order to "take Denver" that most of them would desert.
Of course this would only be in the case where the morality of it was ambiguous and I believe that the government would be pretty adept at propaganda ensuring there was no ambiguity.
In any case, I think most of the military would have trouble pulling the trigger if the target in their sights looked like Joe American.
I've started to think that there is a desire for terrorist to be synonymous with criminal. Terrorist are treated with less rights and respect so it would be a great way to erode the civil rights of groups that the people in government are not fond of.
The thing that really sucks is that if I would have read my post just a few years ago I would have written it off as a conspiracy theory:-(
According to the United States Department of Defense definition collateral damage is the unintentional or incidental injury or damage to persons or objects that would not be lawful military targets in the circumstances ruling at the time. Such damage is not unlawful so long as it is not excessive in light of the overall military advantage anticipated from the attack. (Joint Publication 3-60)
According to the show, the twelve colonies were all in one system.
Is this true? I've watched the series pretty religiously, even watched session 1-2.5 two or three times and I never remember them mentioning they are all in the same system. I thought it was left vague. Can anyone reference the episode, or ideally quote the lines, that establishes that they are all in the same system.
Don't forget the episode where Lois and Peter decided to doing some "role playing".
Lois Griffin: [dressed in a school uniform] Oh i need a spanking, ive been a bad, bad girl.
Peter Griffin: Im a paladin with 18 charisma and 97 hit-points, i can use my helm of disintegration and do one d4 damage as my half mage elf wields his +5 holy avenger.
Lois Griffin: Paladins cant use the helm of disintegration.
Peter Griffin: Oh, ok, then im a black guy.
Thanks for the interesting post, but one thing I don't get is this:
The US government will always claim that hostility towards Cuba is for one reason or another but the truth is that it wants control of Cuba and always has.
I get that we may have wanted it one point, but why would we want it now? I understand why we may want to invade and occupy the middle east (Not that I agree), but I'm not sure what Cuba has to offer.
I believe the airport security level you are talking about is the Homeland Security Advisory System which has five levels that included: Low (Green), Guarded (Blue), Elevated (Yellow), High (Orange) and Severe (Red). For the most part everywhere in the US has been at Elevated since the system was put into place January 2003.
The level has been set to High for all domestic airline flights and all international flights to or from the United States, with the exception of flights from the United Kingdom to the United States since August 10th, 2006.
So generally it's been 3 out of 5, not 4 out of 5, except for international flights which it's been 4 out of 5 for about a year and a half.
I do think there is value to having an alert system for our civilian agencies to know when they need to be more vigilant. That being said, I do agree that part of the reason the system is in place is to create fear, which I think is a bad thing.
California is in much the same state; They haven't been able to build a power plant (thanks to the NIMBY's) for at least 2 decades.
I'm not sure where you got this idea from? Check out the California Power Plants Database here: http://www.energy.ca.gov/database/index.html#powerplants. I see a bunch that came online in the last couple of years, let alone in the last two decades.
I'm confused, if there is enough heat "left over" to generate this extra steam. Why not use the steam to turn more turbines and generate more electricity?
I'm not trying to be a smart ass, just curious.
Thanks to anyone who can enlighten me.
I think it's perfectly within the Libertarian values to bitch and try to raise awareness of your beliefs.
The article doesn't call for government intervention or any other way to force them to stop them form making the "change". It just points out that he thinks the "change" is wrong. If other people agree maybe they boycott and if enough people agree it will affect the movie release then the producers will undo the "change" or try to cater to this large group of people next time. Chances are no one will care and the movie will do well
This blogger may be a tool, I haven't read anything else of his, but even tools have the right to free speech.
I have seen maybe 10 obviously fatal wrecks in my 10 year driving career. I know driving is dangerous, but to see 10 obviously fatal wrecks in one day would seriously worry me.
Please let me know where this was so I could avoid that stretch of road.
Check out the Manna story by Marshall Brian for an interesting story on automations effect on wealth and labor. It's sci-fi and may or may not be a possible scenerio, but it really got me thinking about the subject.
"On March 6, 1990, the service career of one Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird ended with a record-setting flight. This special airplane bore Air Force serial number 64-17972. Lt. Col. Ed Yeilding and his RSO, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Vida, flew this aircraft from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. in 1 hour, 4 minutes, and 20 seconds, averaging a speed of 3,418 kph (2,124 mph). At the conclusion of the flight, '972 landed at Dulles International Airport and taxied into the custody of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. At that time, Lt. Col. Vida had logged 1,392.7 hours of flight time in Blackbirds, more than that of any other crewman."
3,418 kmp = Mach 2.79, pretty bad ass. I though you were not able to break the sound barrier over the US, either a special circumstance or I am just wrong.
Yes, why can't you have a dozen 13 year old wives rolling you joints while you shoot heroin in the nude with a transvestite prostitute you smuggled out of Somalia?
Of course people should not be allowed to do what you propose above, but what about the following?
Yes, why can't you have a dozen 23 year old wives rolling you joints while you shoot heroin in the nude with a transvestite prostitute that is visiting from Somalia?
As long as you are not infringing on someone else rights shouldn't you be free to do what you like. Even if you and I find it disgusting.
Salary maybe an issue for some companies, but not all. I work for a company that pays very well and is a very good employer. It's a privately owned SME and we always have problems finding competent candidates for our infrastructure architect positions. The last time we hired one we had tech screened around 25 people. Only 3 candidates passed the tech screen and luckily one of them passed the face-to-face interview.
I don't think out tech screen is too hard for someone who is applying for an architect position or even a senior system admin, but for the most part the candidates suck and can not backup the claims they make up on the resume.
I have been involved in interviewing candidates for several other companies in the last few years and every time it's very hard to find competent people. Maybe it's just due to the competition in the SF Bay Area?
Personally I just want to work with other competent people that are easy to work with and team players. I don't care if they come from the US, India, China, France or Texas.
I have seen lots of people state that the use of 50 Cal Bullets used in the BMG and the M-107 vs. personnel is against the Geneva Convention, but I have also seen people say that this is a myth.
I did some quick searching on this and was unable to find a reputable source that quote the actual part of the convention that would ban the use of these rounds vs. personnel. Can anyone actually site the part?
Personally I doubt it's true since the BMG is mounted on lots of HMMWVs and it seems to me that it is used vs. personnel all the time. If it was against the convention to use these rounds against personnel I would guess most would have M-249s or M-240s mounted on them instead.
Thanks for anyone who can actually put this to bed for me.
Joe
Or more to the point how does the public know when we have won the "war" on terror?
Will the terrorist sign a peace treaty or cease fire or is it only when our dear leaders tell us that the war has ended?
While Captain Solo is known to make boastful claims that seem to defy the basic laws of space-time physics, in this particular case, an understanding of the mechanics of the Kessel Run illuminates this statistic.
The Kessel Run is a contest of speed and endurance for smugglers. Those who undertake it must deliver specified cargos (usually illicit in nature) to a series of divergently moving transport vessels. The smuggler must deliver the cargo before the transports wander out of the free trade lanes into restricted Imperial space.
Solo's record is impressive, since the transport vessels covered less than 12 parsecs of distance during his hurried run between them, a testament to his piloting and the speed of the Millennium Falcon.
There is more than one way to smuggle spice out of Kessel. According to one tale, Solo left out the middleman and ferried the stolen goods himself, skirting dangerously close to the Maw Cluster, a baffling congregation of black holes. In doing so, he shortened the distance for the run, achieving an impressive record of under 12 parsecs.
Using either methodology allows Solo's claim to stand, but there are many, including the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, who felt that the Corellian captain was just blowing hot air.
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You don't even have to ask JAG, just look at what is mounted on most Humvees.
Do people really think that the Army and Marines would be so stupid to mount a weapon on a majority of their light troop transports that would be illegal to use?
Maybe it was updated after the story was pasted to Slashdot?
This is from Comic-Con last weekend and while I don't think it's intentionally leaked, I do think Comic-Con turns a blind eye to these things and maybe by extension the studio.
While I didn't go to the Wolverine session, I saw plenty of people with camcorders at other sessions. I found it really ironic that some guy behind me was setting up a big tripod mounted camcorder while Eddie Ibrahim (Director of Programming) was stating that filming of the content was strictly prohibited. He was sitting in the last row before an isle and was really easy to spot. He was sitting with everyone else and had a normal badge, so as far as I can tell he was just another attendee.
Con security had to have seen it, since it was even setup between talks when the house lights were on, and nothing was ever said to the guy.
So I Googled "Nacchio" "Qwest" and "jail." and the first couple of links all state something to this effect "Nacchio, convicted of 19 counts of insider trading, also was fined $19 million and ordered to forfeit within 15 days the $52 million he made from illegal stock sales."
The BBC states "Nacchio was found guilty of selling shares ahead of bad corporate news, and hiding information from investors. Thousands of shareholders lost money as Qwest's share price slumped from $60 in 2000 to $2 in 2002."
I assume you are implying that this is related to him refusing to work with the NSA. OK, maybe the DoJ did a little more digging then they normally would have, sure it's not fair, but if he broke the law then he should pay the price (Just like we want with the Telcos). If he really did hide information from investors, then he got what he deserved.
Of course you could be implying that the charges are completely bogus and he was framed in retaliation for his refusal. If that's the case, lets hope he has a brother who is a structural engineer and willing to get a hell of a lot of tattoos :-)
I think the similar cultural background would be more of problem for the military in the case of an American insurgency. I've never been in the military, but a good friend of mine was. Nothing special, did his four years and was out. We were discussing something along the lines of military deployment in the United States in the case of an uprising.
His view was that if ordered he would be willing to killing a foreigner even if the morality of it was ambiguous, even if it was just simply down to him vs. them. But if he was ever ordered to take action against a fellow American where the morality was ambiguous, he wouldn't do it. He believed if his unit ever got an order to "take Denver" that most of them would desert.
Of course this would only be in the case where the morality of it was ambiguous and I believe that the government would be pretty adept at propaganda ensuring there was no ambiguity.
In any case, I think most of the military would have trouble pulling the trigger if the target in their sights looked like Joe American.
I'm not certain if I believe this, but it becomes harder and harder everyday not to believe this.
The thing that really sucks is that if I would have read my post just a few years ago I would have written it off as a conspiracy theory
According to the United States Department of Defense definition collateral damage is the unintentional or incidental injury or damage to persons or objects that would not be lawful military targets in the circumstances ruling at the time. Such damage is not unlawful so long as it is not excessive in light of the overall military advantage anticipated from the attack. (Joint Publication 3-60)
Privacy vs. "National Security", is it really even a question? Just ask AT&T for your answer.
Thanks,
Joe
Clasic!
Thanks,
Joe
I believe the airport security level you are talking about is the Homeland Security Advisory System which has five levels that included: Low (Green), Guarded (Blue), Elevated (Yellow), High (Orange) and Severe (Red). For the most part everywhere in the US has been at Elevated since the system was put into place January 2003.
The level has been set to High for all domestic airline flights and all international flights to or from the United States, with the exception of flights from the United Kingdom to the United States since August 10th, 2006.
So generally it's been 3 out of 5, not 4 out of 5, except for international flights which it's been 4 out of 5 for about a year and a half.
I do think there is value to having an alert system for our civilian agencies to know when they need to be more vigilant. That being said, I do agree that part of the reason the system is in place is to create fear, which I think is a bad thing.
I'm confused, if there is enough heat "left over" to generate this extra steam. Why not use the steam to turn more turbines and generate more electricity? I'm not trying to be a smart ass, just curious. Thanks to anyone who can enlighten me.
The article doesn't call for government intervention or any other way to force them to stop them form making the "change". It just points out that he thinks the "change" is wrong. If other people agree maybe they boycott and if enough people agree it will affect the movie release then the producers will undo the "change" or try to cater to this large group of people next time. Chances are no one will care and the movie will do well
This blogger may be a tool, I haven't read anything else of his, but even tools have the right to free speech.
I have seen maybe 10 obviously fatal wrecks in my 10 year driving career. I know driving is dangerous, but to see 10 obviously fatal wrecks in one day would seriously worry me. Please let me know where this was so I could avoid that stretch of road.
Check out here, I think it's a great read.
http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm
According to the Smithsonian - http://www.nasm.si.edu/aircraft/lockheed_sr71.htm
3,418 kmp = Mach 2.79, pretty bad ass. I though you were not able to break the sound barrier over the US, either a special circumstance or I am just wrong.
Of course people should not be allowed to do what you propose above, but what about the following?
Yes, why can't you have a dozen 23 year old wives rolling you joints while you shoot heroin in the nude with a transvestite prostitute that is visiting from Somalia?
As long as you are not infringing on someone else rights shouldn't you be free to do what you like. Even if you and I find it disgusting.
Salary maybe an issue for some companies, but not all. I work for a company that pays very well and is a very good employer. It's a privately owned SME and we always have problems finding competent candidates for our infrastructure architect positions. The last time we hired one we had tech screened around 25 people. Only 3 candidates passed the tech screen and luckily one of them passed the face-to-face interview.
I don't think out tech screen is too hard for someone who is applying for an architect position or even a senior system admin, but for the most part the candidates suck and can not backup the claims they make up on the resume.
I have been involved in interviewing candidates for several other companies in the last few years and every time it's very hard to find competent people. Maybe it's just due to the competition in the SF Bay Area?
Personally I just want to work with other competent people that are easy to work with and team players. I don't care if they come from the US, India, China, France or Texas.
Joe
I have seen lots of people state that the use of 50 Cal Bullets used in the BMG and the M-107 vs. personnel is against the Geneva Convention, but I have also seen people say that this is a myth. I did some quick searching on this and was unable to find a reputable source that quote the actual part of the convention that would ban the use of these rounds vs. personnel. Can anyone actually site the part? Personally I doubt it's true since the BMG is mounted on lots of HMMWVs and it seems to me that it is used vs. personnel all the time. If it was against the convention to use these rounds against personnel I would guess most would have M-249s or M-240s mounted on them instead. Thanks for anyone who can actually put this to bed for me. Joe
Or more to the point how does the public know when we have won the "war" on terror? Will the terrorist sign a peace treaty or cease fire or is it only when our dear leaders tell us that the war has ended?
While Captain Solo is known to make boastful claims that seem to defy the basic laws of space-time physics, in this particular case, an understanding of the mechanics of the Kessel Run illuminates this statistic.
The Kessel Run is a contest of speed and endurance for smugglers. Those who undertake it must deliver specified cargos (usually illicit in nature) to a series of divergently moving transport vessels. The smuggler must deliver the cargo before the transports wander out of the free trade lanes into restricted Imperial space.
Solo's record is impressive, since the transport vessels covered less than 12 parsecs of distance during his hurried run between them, a testament to his piloting and the speed of the Millennium Falcon.
There is more than one way to smuggle spice out of Kessel. According to one tale, Solo left out the middleman and ferried the stolen goods himself, skirting dangerously close to the Maw Cluster, a baffling congregation of black holes. In doing so, he shortened the distance for the run, achieving an impressive record of under 12 parsecs.
Using either methodology allows Solo's claim to stand, but there are many, including the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, who felt that the Corellian captain was just blowing hot air.