"none, microsoft have expressly forbid mouse support in xbox games"
They can't stop products that remap controls to a keyboard and mouse.
I've been testing them, and they almost bring FPS to the world of console gaming. Little more improvement and hardware support and there's no reason why any console gamer wouldn't have a keyboard/mouse combo for an FPS.
"You can't grow good pot in a field of industrial hemp."
We've been working on that problem and have it solved. Forced-polyploid plants typically can't be pollinated and thus can be grown anywhere with large yield.
"2. California 96 8 oz usable; 18 plants (6 mature, 12 immature)**"
This is no longer true. The California Supreme Court ruled just a couple of months ago that a limit on the amount of plants or processed marijuana a patient could have was unconstitutional, and they amended the law to state "As much as medically necessary."
"Pot potency is determined primarily by genetics. "
No, it is not. This has been experimentally tested and repeated with the same results since the 80s, starting with John Lydon, who determined that UVB and other forms of high-energy blue light are responsible for the overall production of the trichomes where the majority of cannabinoids are formed, and that UVB especially was respnsible for most of the formation of THC, which is a natural sunscreen to the plant.
I can take 15% THC midgrade, grow it under my LED lights, come out with 25% THC medical quality.
"Frankly the dominance of tax revenue in the discussion of legalization disgusts me."
Why? For so long people have been growing weed and not paying taxes on the sales they make, which puts undue economic strain on our system.
And maybe people will finally get their heads out of their asses and see that there's a HUGE ripple effect from legalizing cannabis in all forms, in the form of economic boosts in many sectors of industry. People are only looking at the direct tax money and not the other taxable sales that will result from legalization.
With a good laser like this, if it were in the megawatt range, you wouldn't need to move, you could obliterate most any target before it ever reached you.
New weapons call for new tactics. Failure to change with the times means you get overtaken by the times.
Snipers don't move very much at all yet they manage to do loads of killing without ever being in too much danger.
"Bullshit. A decent naval radar alone will eat more then 2MW."
The radars for airports are about half a megawatt, and they're the same ones used on battleships. Try again.
"When engaged by aerial threat in terminal phase you'll have all radars and jammers going on full power"
You only need at most a kilowatt of good interference to jam most any signal for a fair distance. This is some basic EM theory.
Honestly, do you even understand that with a weapon like this, YOU DON'T NEED TO MOVE?
I wish my grandfather were still alive. Retired Lt. Colonel, he'd set you straight, because your tactics, and knowledge of military power, is very, VERY lacking.
Constantly moving and changing liquid surfaces are much harder to ablate and do a much better job of constantly scattering a laser beam and destroying its focused power.
Make a mirror from spinning mercury in a bowl, try vaporizing it with a laser. The constant motion of the fluid effectively puts a dead stop to this.
"First of all, at 32MW output, this would RAPE ship's energy supply."
Only if the ship was moving. At a standstill, the ship only needs about 2 megawatts of power for full operations. All that other power goes to movement.
You just proved you know nothing about which energy requirements a ship has for any given mode of operation. Additionally, optoelectronics is my job, specifically research applications of solid-state light generating devices.
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"none, microsoft have expressly forbid mouse support in xbox games"
They can't stop products that remap controls to a keyboard and mouse.
I've been testing them, and they almost bring FPS to the world of console gaming. Little more improvement and hardware support and there's no reason why any console gamer wouldn't have a keyboard/mouse combo for an FPS.
Until they got sued by Toei Animation. It was for Quake 3, and it was AWESOME.
"Which sort of sucks for people who want, for example, moddable fighting games."
Hi, my name is MUGEN. Nice to met you.
Good luck trying to walk away from it once you fill it!
"Whatever knowledge you may be missing is easily filled by info online."
You haven't visited many pot forums, have you? Most of them still think lumens is the proper way to judge the growing power of a light.
And speaking as a person that works in the horticultural field, I can say they're dead wrong, and that most of that information is BUNK.
Even Jorge Cervantes is caught up in the myths.
"Who seriously thinks this isn't going to end with FBI agents with flamethrower"
I think this way, for one. Why? Payattention to Canada in Afghanistan, THEY GOT THEIR ASSES KICKED BY A FOREST OF WEED.
Not even white phosphorous could burn clear.
Good luck burning that farm.
"You can't grow good pot in a field of industrial hemp."
We've been working on that problem and have it solved. Forced-polyploid plants typically can't be pollinated and thus can be grown anywhere with large yield.
"2. California 96 8 oz usable; 18 plants (6 mature, 12 immature)**"
This is no longer true. The California Supreme Court ruled just a couple of months ago that a limit on the amount of plants or processed marijuana a patient could have was unconstitutional, and they amended the law to state "As much as medically necessary."
They are also finding out that capsaicin might have some majorly beneficial effects for sufferers of diabetes, as well.
"Legalized pot will result in more people using, more people abusing, and all the problems that implies."
Look at Portugal, realize you're wrong.
Good day.
"You can easily grow it in your backyard and a single, well maintained plant can keep even the heaviest smoker in pot all year long. "
This is bullshit. A full pound of medical won't last me a month.
"You can easily grow it in your backyard"
And get some of the nastiest bug-infested stuff.
"And I can remind you again that decent cultivation requires only a hippy chick with a pair of clippers and some time in the sun."
Wanna know how I know you don't do cannabis cultivation?
I brew my own beer. It's nowhere near as complicated as maintaining one of THESE
"Pot potency is determined primarily by genetics. "
No, it is not. This has been experimentally tested and repeated with the same results since the 80s, starting with John Lydon, who determined that UVB and other forms of high-energy blue light are responsible for the overall production of the trichomes where the majority of cannabinoids are formed, and that UVB especially was respnsible for most of the formation of THC, which is a natural sunscreen to the plant.
I can take 15% THC midgrade, grow it under my LED lights, come out with 25% THC medical quality.
It is about 90% grower effort, and 10% genetics.
"Frankly the dominance of tax revenue in the discussion of legalization disgusts me."
Why? For so long people have been growing weed and not paying taxes on the sales they make, which puts undue economic strain on our system.
And maybe people will finally get their heads out of their asses and see that there's a HUGE ripple effect from legalizing cannabis in all forms, in the form of economic boosts in many sectors of industry. People are only looking at the direct tax money and not the other taxable sales that will result from legalization.
You're damned right I won't. As long as I have access to landrace strains untouched by human hands, Monsanto won't stand a chance.
They joys of partnering with the Dutch seedbanks.
"The idea of "Medical Marijuana" is simply stupid."
So sayeth the person without titanium replacing a good deal of their skeleton.
Seriously, that statement of yours competes with some of the stuff W said.
"Yes, you read that right. MSNBC just compared computer chip fabrication to pot cultivation."
Why not? Silicon is a critical component to fabricate plant cell walls.
"To hell with medical pot, when is it going to be legal for all adults?"
Assuming things go right in California, November will be the beginning.
With a good laser like this, if it were in the megawatt range, you wouldn't need to move, you could obliterate most any target before it ever reached you.
New weapons call for new tactics. Failure to change with the times means you get overtaken by the times.
Snipers don't move very much at all yet they manage to do loads of killing without ever being in too much danger.
"Bullshit. A decent naval radar alone will eat more then 2MW."
The radars for airports are about half a megawatt, and they're the same ones used on battleships. Try again.
"When engaged by aerial threat in terminal phase you'll have all radars and jammers going on full power"
You only need at most a kilowatt of good interference to jam most any signal for a fair distance. This is some basic EM theory.
Honestly, do you even understand that with a weapon like this, YOU DON'T NEED TO MOVE?
I wish my grandfather were still alive. Retired Lt. Colonel, he'd set you straight, because your tactics, and knowledge of military power, is very, VERY lacking.
Constantly moving and changing liquid surfaces are much harder to ablate and do a much better job of constantly scattering a laser beam and destroying its focused power.
Make a mirror from spinning mercury in a bowl, try vaporizing it with a laser. The constant motion of the fluid effectively puts a dead stop to this.
I've been screaming for years that most silicon-based devices have inherent flaws.
Looks like one just got found. If you can access the registers, you can do almost anything.
This will depend entirely upon the laser frequency and what impurities are in the water to cause potential attenuation of that frequency.
"First of all, at 32MW output, this would RAPE ship's energy supply."
Only if the ship was moving. At a standstill, the ship only needs about 2 megawatts of power for full operations. All that other power goes to movement.
You just proved you know nothing about which energy requirements a ship has for any given mode of operation. Additionally, optoelectronics is my job, specifically research applications of solid-state light generating devices.
Be quiet, son, men are talking.