Azdeus
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Thought Police of course. You know that's coming too.
I feel nothing but sympathy for the person that has to endure looking into my thoughts for but a moment.
"And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you".
I'm so, so depressed. /emo
This is a better situation than the opposite though. Without a government to limit people and corporations, it'd just be worse though. Imagine megacorps having free hands instead of being bound by law. Not that they're really bound by law anymore, since they can essentially pay to get around it, but still.
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So how would they have dealt with the massive amounts of depressions that crop up after they take away peoples fun, I wonder? Ban being sad? As soon as I quit smoking, my mood went straight to hell, because literally my one vice was gone.
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Would'nt C++ be a better choice in that? That's a monster if I'd ever seen one, perfectly capable of killing people dead!
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Heard of that one before, what is it called? The R.I.P-bullet? Upon impact each of those fragmented sections will break off and cause individual wound channels. Its pretty much a shotgun concept turned into pistol round. But lets not forget that each fragment is TINY and might have very little penetration capability on its own, I'd rather have a normal bullet to be honest.
Yes, it's the G2 R.I.P, as Mor posted, forgot to mention that myself.
I'd take a normal bullet for warfare and such, but for what that round is designed for, home defence, where armour is unlikely - I'd consider it. Well, if it was'nt utterly illegal to do so with firearms here in Sweden.
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That's a nice pistol you got yourself Woldan, I'm quite envious of that one.
First time in my life that I look at a cartridge and feel a pang of fear. I can very well imagine what that would do to soft tissue.
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That's because we're living in a consumer society. Ever heard of of planned obsolescence? There was this belief after the stock crash of 1929 that this was because of market saturation stopping sales. Things these days are made specifically not to last, so that there can be no market saturation, and you'll keep buying buy buy buy. This is why light bulbs have a maximum lifespan of 10.000 hours, when light bulbs made before 1930 sometimes survived for over 50 years.
There was a really neat documentary on Swedish television about that a year or two ago, it was really interesting, even though it was really heavy handed on the conspiracy theory parts wich I really did'nt like to much.
That said, the old lightbulbs sometimes had a wattage of over 100 while only providing the same amount of light as a modern 25W bulb (4 lumens per watt versus 16 for a modern one), a nearby friend has a carbon filament lightbulb from the beginning of the 1900's and I just love the light that comes from it, it's so cozy...
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I like watching that show, it's fun, though I mostly watch it for the really rare guns they sometimes pop up and these Axis vs Allies "battles" they have. And the presenter is a dead ringer for me, except I have a deeper voice.
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Not really related, but I'm glad I don't live in snowy areas where they salt the roads a lot or something. Or right on the coast with all the salty sea air/fog. Terrible for cars/too much work (for me) to keep them clean.
It's very much related actually, that roadsalt is awful for cars, and the government should ****ing well pay carowners for rust repairs or allow proper winter tyres again so that the salt is'nt needed.
If it was'nt for my friends living in the southern parts of Sweden, I'd be very much tempted to move up north where roadsalt is'nt used.
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With respect to the Mercedes issue I'm skeptical. That sounds totally anecdotal and needs to be put into the proper context.
I've talked with one of the mechanics, its common practice among car manufacturers to recommend people regular checks at that manufacturers works repair shops so they can change parts with manufacturing errors without telling the owner of the car and without damaging the reputation of the manufacturer. Its quite scary.
What vintage models are we talking about?
Modern production cars! I saw new Opel cars doors rusting away in two years from the inside out. I can't remember the details but it had to do with the scrap steel they used in the furnace. I think there were air bubbles in the steel itself, and oxygene + moisture = rust.
My mothers 04/05 Nissan Micra has a brand new generator that she has'nt paid or asked to be changed, they've changed the steering rack aswell. Not to mention that it's been called in twice for emergency service, apparently the steering wheel could come loose and I don't remember what else they called it in for. Her x's Nissan pickup trucks entire engine was shot all to hell... and it was'nt unheard of either.
And that's not speaking of all the rust that is cropping up on it.
Alot of people I know that spends alot of time around cars say similar things about other brands of newer cars, even Ferrari's and such.
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I'm with you, I hate the use and loose mentality, it's **** for us consumers and the environment. I try to go for high quality stuff myself when I buy things, but it's hard as hell to find and, as you say, ungodly expensive.
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After all, what was the point of building a rifle to last 100 years when it became militarily obsolete within 20?
Because people took pride in their work.
Thats especially noticeable in guns, a lot of military guns from the late 1900 century were needlessly over-engineered and even beautifully designed and made.
Everything back then was built to last for centuries because of pride in craftsmanship, the best steel was used, parts were hand fitted to ensure the closest tolerances....because thats way cooler than the cheap disposable trash we're using nowadays and no one cares about. if its cheap its good enough. Quality? Just buy a new one when it breaks. Thats the modern mentality.
Just look at 60 and 70's muscle cars, all steel low revving V8's with massive gearboxes and properly hardened massive cylinder heads. No BS cars. They still run like new cars while modern vehicles nowadays last for 10-15 years max till they start getting irreparable damages due to under engineered cheap cylinder heads, aluminum engine block fatigue and aluminum stampings. Hey, its cheap therefore its good enough, right?
Oh, and to give you an example about obsolete weapon designs, the Swiss made service rifles that they used for up to 50 years. The Schmidt-Rubin general issue rifle G96-11 - Designed in 1896, modified in 1911- was used till the late 50's, the predecessor of this rifle - the K31- was used still the mid 90's and the sniper versions are still used in some military branches of the swiss army.
Should be said though, there are some massive drawbacks to the older things aswell, weight, handling, efficiency and fuelconsumption and such. A 4.7 litre V8 with 200 Hp? +20 litres / 100km? It's not all good.
Though when you modernize them...
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Yeah, it does make sense after all.
Funnilly I first heard of the 6.8mm round in Jagged Alliance 2 1.13. Who says you can't learn stuff from videogamez?!
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I got a tooth removed, it was nothing spectacular, it was over before I knew it though it bled a little afterwards and hurt like mother of god for about 20 minutes when the local anesthesia was gone. But then it was all fine.
I did'nt get any real pain at all afterwards when I removed mine, but I bled like a pig for a day. And then I saw the bill...
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I have a friend who is now a bit of a prepper, but who in a former life was a sniper.We often have spotterish discussions about 5.56 versus 7.62. His view is simple - 5.56 was adopted because of weapons procurement politics around NATO and the M-16 in the 1970s. OK, you carry more, lighter ammo and it supports automatic weapons better vis a vis recoil... but they're too damned fast and not designed for longer ranges. It zips through bodies and bounces of level 2/3 body armour. Back in the day of 3 Shock Army swarming over the Fulda Gap this was viewed as no biggie: a wounded soldier is more of a burden than a dead one to the enemy logistics train... but nowadays your average Muj doesn't have a logisitics train and isn't that bothered about his wounded either.
Recent experience in hot sandy places suggests you need a dedicated marksman rifle capability at squad level (which is why the venerable M14 is back in fashion), mainly because it delivers a big 'ol 7.62 man-killing round at the best part of a mile. Everyone was impressed with Muj marksmen armed with ageing Dragunov / SVR class rifles.
Lastly, my friend The Sniper believes the most viable calibre for modern military firearms, which is often mooted, sits at the 7mm mark. This is the best trade-off of killing power, weight and recoil in his (rather credible) opinion.
Sounds alot like the reasoning behind the 6.8mm Remington development.
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It's TWIN-LINKED, ffs!
No, no, no - that's clearly a Storm weapon system; It's two barrells built into one rifle afterall!
Ironically its exactly other way around, the 556 fragments like mad, the 7.62x39 makes relativity clean holes. Theres two reason for that, the 7.62 x 39 bullets have thick jackets thus making them much less prone to fragment and the muzzle velocity of the 7.62 x 39 is very low. The 5.56 is extremely fast and the bullet has a very thin jacket making it prone to yaw and fragment. However, the 7.62x39 is MUCH better penetrator than the 5.56 and thats why I still like it better.
I don't like the 556 but i would not underestimate it, thats what it does to a thigh. (Graphic)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/Runningeagle/4.jpg
Ouch! I'd have thought that was a bad ricochet or something and not a direct hit.
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If a man speaks his mind in a forest, and no woman hears him; is he still wrong?
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It is totally necessary to re-establish the canon, it's pretty much a mess right now. I'd say the Old Republic stuff will be safe, but all the stuff after Return of the Jedi is in danger.
Too bad, I actually kind of liked the new era. Even yuuzhan vong.
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That's okay, you knock around with Thor and the others in Valhalla, I'll go out drinking with Loki and have cunning plans..
If you do, I'd advice you to be careful, drinking with Loki has been known to cause; Chronic back(stab) conditions, massive worldshattering headaches, waking up with extremely weird partners in your bed (Including, but not limited to; Wolves and snakes), waking up as an extremely weird partner (Including, but not limited to; a Mare) and waking up bound by your kids guts and being a incapacitated massive pain in the butt to your loving partner, until the end days.
Then again, the alternative is rather boring, and involves drinking mead
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Hope your back eases up soon Wals!
I don't know if it's throwing one or not, I seem to remember sickdays mostly being there to make certain you don't get the other employees sick from the beginning. In any case, I think you've got reason to stay home.
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It's pretty natural to hallucinate stuff while you're half asleep, I wouldn't worry about it.
Edit: yupp, looked it up, hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations are present in about 37 and 12,5 percent of the population, respectively, and while they may be more prevalent in people with narcolepsia, they're nothing to worry about in itself. If it's any reassurance, I also have them occasionally.
I've never really experienced the hallucinations, but I do occasionally suffer from sleep paralysis, wich is some scary stuff. Occasionally when I'm sleeping on my mates sofa I get it, and usually end up kicking the table next to the sofa while trying to get back control.
That frickin' table hurts by the way.
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Why PC gaming will never eclipse consoles.
Early Kinect testgroup?
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The Price of Tech:
....gas on top of that is another $40(summer) to $110(winter)
....this is with us living literally in the dark as far as lighting is concerned (low-watt florescent bulbs too) and having a very small house etc. It's probably almost all computer/TV/media related, electric dryer, and in summer, some A/C use.
....lately every month the utility company likes to send us (and everyone else I'm sure) graphs showing us how far beyond what they think of as "low" and "normal" household-use we are re:kwh consumption.
1629kWh during november. And it's a warm winter.
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Normal doctors have equaly, if not more, disgusting jobs to be honest.
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We didn't say anything when they came for the smokers...
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Treat it as childabuse, allow more stemcell research to provide medical intervention alternatives, allow healthier GM foodcrops, regulated nutritional values in fastfood. If you want to go the regulation way of things that is.
Though the only way really to get childhood obesity in check is to get kids moving, wich is'nt really feasible when instant access to interesting entertainment is in your hand, available wherever you go. It's easier and more fun apparently to play on your touchpad/phone than play football, floorball or any sport that could help.
That parents don't take responsibility for their kids health and no matter what people tell them, they don't take action is cause for governments to take action.
I'm not happy about the WHO wanting to take action, but I'm not naive enough to think it'd go well to regulate the worlds most popular drug even more than it is. Prohibition did'nt work.