Not always. For example the TT pistol - cocked and locked - can shoot if it falls on a hard ground. An well-used Uzi also can, which is the reason for the Bundeswehr joke that an Uzi can be used as a hand grenade replacement.
All pistols you mentioned are pretty old (Beretta 92) and VERY old (the rest you mentioned). In case of both Colt M1911 and Luger P08 both were often primary weapons for their bearer. Glock 17 was meant as a backup weapon in case the assault rifle jams or is out of ammo. Thus the need to draw and fire quickly. The sleek form helps the first, "safe action" the second, but at the price of accuracy (you need to apply more force to the trigger for each shot). The somewhat lower accuracy is neglible for a weapon that will be used in emergency situation only.
Dude, comintern was dissolved in 1943, and since Lenin died the official policy was to support other communist countries but to stop trying to export revolution and concentrate on internal problems instead.
Yep. In my younger days I've tried to turn the engine off while driving downhill. Suddenly I had to invest real force to steer and to brake. Wasn't fun. Fortunately, I managed to turn the engine on again before a turn.
You forget that Slashdot has got a very specific target audience. There are lots of young folks here. When I started posting here more than a decade ago I wasn't even 20 myself (and back then Microsoft bashing even made some sense).
First, if the attackers are in greater numbers, one of them can come behind you and smack you on the head or stab you with a knife while you are busy trying to frighten off others. Happens even to policemen. Especially the knife is a very dangerous tool if the knife bearer knows how to handle it. A former mercenary I know is way more afraid of knives than of firearms.
Second, if the attacker suspects that you are able to defend yourself, he might chose to shoot first (AKA Han Solo defence).
There is actually a meme in Russia about people absolutely need having a handgun for self defence: file off the iron sights (so it wouldn't hurt that much when the attacker takes off your pistol and inserts it up into your butt).
Except that Glock 17 was designed as an army pistol. A prime example for a pistol designed for police and security needs in mind is the HK P7 which has a grip cocking/safety lever.
What GP wanted to say is that living in a more peaceful society is way safer than being armed to the teeth. Don't treat the symptoms, treat the illness.
Oh, firearms by themselves are fun, as is shooting. But if you need to be heavily armed for self defence, then there is something very wrong with the society you live in.
Well, other devices seem to manage multitasking perfectly well without really sacrificing battery life so your point makes it kind of easy to jump to conclusions about apple developers.
I thought when somebody rear ends you it is automagically their fault because they weren't in control of the car and haven't maintained proper distance.
Exactly. Poland and USSR used cavalry pretty successfully. GP probably imagines it like some kind of a fantasy movie, in fact cavalry was used for fast strikes against resting Germans.
Mach 2.8 is the maximum safe speed. Maximum speed is Mach 3.2. And most missiles of the same age are either of low speed (Mach 2.5 for the Sidewinders) or of low range (18 km for the Sidewinders, 45 km for the Sparrows).
In fact, according to Wikipedia, "In yet another incident, two MiG-25s approached a pair of F-15s, fired missiles (which were evaded by the F-15s), and then outran the American fighters. Two more F-15s joined the pursuit, and a total of ten air-to-air missiles were fired at the MiG-25s, although none reached them."
So the best device for your wife would be a solid chunk of stainless steel so she wouldn't have to worry about the battery life, don't worry about the screen if the device falls down, and actually don't worry about anything at all. After all, a chunk of stainless steel does extremely few things (well, actually nothing) but it is the best at it.
No one? So you cannot walk and chew bubble gum at the same time? Or breathe and listen to music? People can multitask reasonably well as long as the tasks aren't too demanding.
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Not always. For example the TT pistol - cocked and locked - can shoot if it falls on a hard ground. An well-used Uzi also can, which is the reason for the Bundeswehr joke that an Uzi can be used as a hand grenade replacement.
All pistols you mentioned are pretty old (Beretta 92) and VERY old (the rest you mentioned). In case of both Colt M1911 and Luger P08 both were often primary weapons for their bearer. Glock 17 was meant as a backup weapon in case the assault rifle jams or is out of ammo. Thus the need to draw and fire quickly. The sleek form helps the first, "safe action" the second, but at the price of accuracy (you need to apply more force to the trigger for each shot). The somewhat lower accuracy is neglible for a weapon that will be used in emergency situation only.
Dude, comintern was dissolved in 1943, and since Lenin died the official policy was to support other communist countries but to stop trying to export revolution and concentrate on internal problems instead.
Yep. In my younger days I've tried to turn the engine off while driving downhill. Suddenly I had to invest real force to steer and to brake. Wasn't fun. Fortunately, I managed to turn the engine on again before a turn.
Nowadays you can do both. The second option was available for more than a decade, the app store came much later.
OS/2 also lacked a TCP/IP stack out of the box back then. And frankly, while I was a fan of OS/2, it had its share of problems.
You forget that Slashdot has got a very specific target audience. There are lots of young folks here. When I started posting here more than a decade ago I wasn't even 20 myself (and back then Microsoft bashing even made some sense).
BTW Windows 3.1 was released in 1992.
It wasn't that bad for the time. Worked even on low end hardware. OS/2 surely was much better, but also much more memory-hungry.
This is not as clear as you think it to be.
First, if the attackers are in greater numbers, one of them can come behind you and smack you on the head or stab you with a knife while you are busy trying to frighten off others. Happens even to policemen. Especially the knife is a very dangerous tool if the knife bearer knows how to handle it. A former mercenary I know is way more afraid of knives than of firearms.
Second, if the attacker suspects that you are able to defend yourself, he might chose to shoot first (AKA Han Solo defence).
There is actually a meme in Russia about people absolutely need having a handgun for self defence: file off the iron sights (so it wouldn't hurt that much when the attacker takes off your pistol and inserts it up into your butt).
You forget that as long as you live in a society, your freedom stops right where the freedom of others begins.
Except that Glock 17 was designed as an army pistol. A prime example for a pistol designed for police and security needs in mind is the HK P7 which has a grip cocking/safety lever.
Probably the same
Are you afraid of Canadians?
What GP wanted to say is that living in a more peaceful society is way safer than being armed to the teeth. Don't treat the symptoms, treat the illness.
Oh, firearms by themselves are fun, as is shooting. But if you need to be heavily armed for self defence, then there is something very wrong with the society you live in.
Well, other devices seem to manage multitasking perfectly well without really sacrificing battery life so your point makes it kind of easy to jump to conclusions about apple developers.
I thought when somebody rear ends you it is automagically their fault because they weren't in control of the car and haven't maintained proper distance.
Exactly. Poland and USSR used cavalry pretty successfully. GP probably imagines it like some kind of a fantasy movie, in fact cavalry was used for fast strikes against resting Germans.
Mach 2.8 is the maximum safe speed. Maximum speed is Mach 3.2. And most missiles of the same age are either of low speed (Mach 2.5 for the Sidewinders) or of low range (18 km for the Sidewinders, 45 km for the Sparrows).
In fact, according to Wikipedia, "In yet another incident, two MiG-25s approached a pair of F-15s, fired missiles (which were evaded by the F-15s), and then outran the American fighters. Two more F-15s joined the pursuit, and a total of ten air-to-air missiles were fired at the MiG-25s, although none reached them."
Are you really sure that F-15 can outrun a missile? Because that wikipedia entry proves that a MiG-25 very well can.
So the best device for your wife would be a solid chunk of stainless steel so she wouldn't have to worry about the battery life, don't worry about the screen if the device falls down, and actually don't worry about anything at all. After all, a chunk of stainless steel does extremely few things (well, actually nothing) but it is the best at it.
Probably this
According to Lenta.ru, the current nozzles will be replaced with thrust-vectoring ones when the plane batch production starts.
No one? So you cannot walk and chew bubble gum at the same time? Or breathe and listen to music?
People can multitask reasonably well as long as the tasks aren't too demanding.
Dude, I use Windows Mobile phones since the first one came out in 2002. Never had a virus, never had a forced update.