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I regularly donate blood - there is NO ill effect, and you get cookies, juice, and a T-shirt. :) The knowledge that you are saving lives... is good. If you have O-Negative blood, you are especially important because your blood can be donated to anybody. O-Neg is the universal donor. One...

Old West guns: Colt Peacemaker... "God made man... Col. Colt made them equal." And the Winchester 1873... developed in an era when the alternative was a muzzleloader, or a single shot rifle. A good hand with one of these can rip off 12 aimed shots in 15 seconds. It was the assault rifle of...

I haven't seen the movie... I'd like to. If the film stands upon its own merits, then it should be recognized. Media can transcend politics and social differences. It can be a powerful tool to bring people closer.

Disagree with respect, because the God as described in the Pentateuch is VERY specific in describing his own attributes. Our knowledge is based upon texts. It's all we have to go on, unless one of us is a true Prophet. We read of these attributes, and add additional attributes based upon...

Drones -and airplanes - crash, and are shot down. it is the nature of the business. Losses are expected. If the Taliban shot this down by small arms fire, the only thing that would surprise me would be the ineptitude of the drone operator for not maintaining sufficient altitude. It doesn't...

Maybe the Hindu god doesn't, but the Judaeo-Christian-Muslim God does indeed give himself a number of attributes. Others were given by Mankind after interacting with Him. My point was, it is far too simplistic to claim they all refer to the one unknowable,omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient...

The taliban did not shoot down the drone. All they have is small arms and RPG's, none of which can reach drone altitudes. The drone operators aren't stupid enough to fly it inside the envelope of small arms fire over hostile territory. It malfunctioned. Big deal. It's little more than a...

I believe the finest CQB sight today is the EOTech. The EOTech sight is a true HUD, Head's Up Display, with a combining glass and technology similar to that of a fighter airplane. Until you've used one (or a true HUD) it's hard to describe. First off, the reticle (actually looks like a...

If we ascribe differing attributes to this Being, then He cannot be the same entity... or, one or more of the faiths that call upon this entity is wrong. This is the fundamental basis behind religious divide. It's sad, but it is what it is.

I wouldn't then make a post declaring Russians to be vodka drinking sloppy drunkards who are all corrupt and stupid. I'd claim Boris Ivanov is stupid. TCP/IP was a DARPA product. It began in the USA, then spread outward. Sorry.

I was referring to an autonomous robot that could mimic human function. Brain-machine interface is evolving, that is a given. But the idea of a "robot" that looks human and can run around on the battlefield, no. Having some guy brain-control a tracked robot like a bomb-disposal unit - maybe...

You're tap dancing again, justifying your (or others) actions in their own minds. Look, I was torched by pirates who felt "I wouldn't buy it anyhow, therefore, the author deserves nothing from me." The simple fact remained that the cracked copies destroyed my small business. There is no...

Go away, fool. Rockets were in use in the Civil war. Machine guns? Is this German? It's a Gatling, the first true MG. Besides, Germany COPIED the Maxim design. Hiram Maxim = American and British. Submarines? What 's this? That's a U.S. civil war submarine. You are an idiot with no...

Then may I suggest you keep your irritation focused on the politician in question. If I made some post like "The people of Pakistan are dumber than dirt! I can't believe they allow their idiot politicians to remain in power! They are sooo corrupt! And lazy" Do you think it'd be a valid...

1) Obtain envelope and stamp 2) Identify address of those who worked hard for your free entertainment 3) Get cash 4) Insert cash in envelope; seal 5) insert in nearest mailbox ---------- Post added at 08:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:12 AM ---------- Cute. This is about the...

My daughter was deployed for a year in Afghanistan. Her job was to interface, talk to, Afghani women and children, and if necessary, any men who would speak to her. In that year, she got a very good feel for what the Afghanis want. They want ISAF gone. But they desperately want the Taliban...

You'd be absolutely wrong. The average Afghani simply wants BOTH the Taliban and ISAF forces to go away, so they can be left in peace. Unfortunately, if/when ISAF leaves, the Taliban return. Then, again, people get beaten for not wearing the correct clothing, windows get painted black, lest a...

Hugely speculative and imaginative. Technologically impossible.

It would be very interesting to see the actual results of realistic testing of Russian-made AAM's. Any AAM can hit a drone that is cruising along at 350 knots, straight and level. A more realistic test is a heavy ECM environment, and a strongly maneuvering target. Manufacturers are...

Mind blowing. Every day we hear about how "China isn't aggressive... China wants good relations... China is a peaceful nation." I think the reality may well be more like this ^^^. :frown: