gewing Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 USN laser not as effective as advertised I may not have seen the reports he is talking about, but IIRC it is an under 30kw laser. This is simply a field test system, afaik. It is intended to give some experience with higher energy lasers in the rather harsh environment of of the seas. The mentions I have seen were mostly about possible use against speedboats and drones, and frankly, it would probably be very effective even at much longer ranges on exposed humans, such as QUD force troops in speedboats, Pirates on, or approaching, civilian shipping... AfaIk, 100 KW is, as stated in the article, the minimum power the military considers appropriate for a "real weapon." Depending on exactly how these lasers are built, they may be able to be increased to that power level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 USN laser not as effective as advertised This article is breathtaking in its ignorance of what the system is designed to do. FrankL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 hmm, back to the "cool animals to base characters on" thread... This one was linked at the bottom of the other article: http://imgur.com/gallery/rytHAMW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 At least ten soccer officials indicted for corruption, nearly all will fight extradition EDIT: Some terms defined: CONMEBOL = South American soccer federation; CONCACAF = soccer federation for North America (including Central America and Caribbean Basin); FIFA = world soccer federation. N.B.: Calling FIFA crooked as a fecal coliform bacteria's flagellum is a slur on fecal coliform bacteria. EDIT 2: Wikipedia has information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_corruption_case Cygnia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 At least ten soccer officials indicted for corruption, nearly all will fight extradition That's awesome. Small measure of comfort to the migrants who've died getting Qatar ready, but it's really about time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 If they do take the World Cup from Qatar, it may take a sudden drastic intervention to keep the workers in Qatar alive and get them out of Qatar intact. As in, an intervention that makes Operation Market Garden look like a leisurely aerial promenade. Never mind getting those workers their promised wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 If they do take the World Cup from Qatar, it may take a sudden drastic intervention to keep the workers in Qatar alive and get them out of Qatar intact. As in, an intervention that makes Operation Market Garden look like a leisurely aerial promenade. Never mind getting those workers their promised wages. A guy can dream, can't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 If they do take the World Cup from Qatar, it may take a sudden drastic intervention to keep the workers in Qatar alive and get them out of Qatar intact. As in, an intervention that makes Operation Market Garden look like a leisurely aerial promenade. Never mind getting those workers their promised wages. The chances of the latter are slim regardless. The petrogarchs are not especially known for their loving kindness, I think they probably won't get paid regardless -- at least not at the rates theyu were promised. The 2014 World Cup was very profitable for the Brazilian government and their favored contractors, but that came almost entirely at the expense of the Brazilian people, whose taxes bore virtually the entire bill -- diverted from much-needed infrastructure repair and improvements, education, etc. Barring the incredible, the 2018 cup will be another attempt by the Putin regime to glamorize itself and repair its image. The last time they got that kind of a PR boost, they celebrated by invading Ukraine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 pinecone, Ternaugh, tkdguy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Nebraska Abolishes Death Penalty Sociotard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 death tribble, Pattern Ghost, Cygnia and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Red card on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Nebraska Abolishes Death Penalty That's...bizarre. I mean good on them but a) getting death threats for repealing the death penalty is ironic. and 2) They seemed to do it almost in a petulant fashion. "Well if we can't have them anyway, let's repeal the law." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Whatever works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 The Pentagon Wants To Bomb The Hell Out Of This Tiny Pacific Island Lucius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 New pentagon rules permit Turbans and other religious-mandated clothing while in uniform. Article notes that the religious items can't interfere with job specific items. If you'd ever be expected to wear a gas mask, you can't have a beard that would interfere with one. I look forward to the first case involving a religious nudist. but the turban fits in nicely. pinecone, Burrito Boy, Ranxerox and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 New pentagon rules permit Turbans and other religious-mandated clothing while in uniform. Article notes that the religious items can't interfere with job specific items. If you'd ever be expected to wear a gas mask, you can't have a beard that would interfere with one. I look forward to the first case involving a religious nudist. but the turban fits in nicely. that actually looks good. Burrito Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Yeah, I'm good with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Possible new lead on Natalee Holloway's disappearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 that actually looks good. It will once they switch over to Scorpion and get off that ludicrous OCP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Joe Biden's Advice To Grieving Families Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Mich. Animal Control Officer Responds to Report of Tiger in Backyard, Finds Stuffed Animal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Jack Warner -- Indicted Ex-FIFA Official -- Cites Article In 'The Onion' To Rip U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Stop that pigeon! Dick Dastardly would be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Stop that pigeon! Dick Dastardly would be proud. This looks like a job for Tom Lehrer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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