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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: obtuse_waiter on April 12, 2011, 01:22:40 PM
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awesome shit!
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Only for tax cuts.
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military is 22% of GDP and invents everything
welfare is 73%
end all pensiions
end income tax
do flat consumption tax
lower lawyer fees
privatize
end cap gains tax
end public school put education on net
simple solutions
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you realize that flashing colored laser lights are impossible in space.
this means there never be a REAL sacrifice of angels battle.
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military is 22% of GDP and invents everything
welfare is 73%
end all pensiions
end income tax
do flat consumption tax
lower lawyer fees
privatize
end cap gains tax
end public school put education on net
simple solutions
Those above 250 k a yr love the flat tax idea becuase they would be one of the very few to pay lower tax. I am a middle class guy and my effective tax rate is a hell of a lot lower then the flat tax rate of 22%
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military is 22% of GDP and invents everything
welfare is 73%
end all pensiions
end income tax
do flat consumption tax
lower lawyer fees
privatize
end cap gains tax
end public school put education on net
simple solutions
If you believe this than you are either:
A) White Male making in the top 5% (with a screw-you-got-mine mentality)
B) A Corporate shill
C) Retarded
D) all of the above
Considering you registered on the March 28th of this year I'd wager on B and C.
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Laser cannon... COOL
Must work great against these:
(http://vision2020.moscow.com/Archives/2001/0109/jpg00001.jpg)
Against these... just forget it 8)
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Those above 250 k a yr love the flat tax idea becuase they would be one of the very few to pay lower tax. I am a middle class guy and my effective tax rate is a hell of a lot lower then the flat tax rate of 22%
so you enjoy the same "perks" from the tax system paying 10% on your 50k a year as the guy paying 40% on a few million a year?
you must be some kind of a public school teacher.
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Those above 250 k a yr love the flat tax idea becuase they would be one of the very few to pay lower tax. I am a middle class guy and my effective tax rate is a hell of a lot lower then the flat tax rate of 22%
right middle class guy pays 28% fed plus 10% stat plus 10% sales
48% tax
holyeee shitttt
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If you believe this than you are either:
A) White Male making in the top 5% (with a screw-you-got-mine mentality)
B) A Corporate shill
C) Retarded
D) all of the above
Considering you registered on the March 28th of this year I'd wager on B and C.
He's actually got good ideas you moron, I'm a poor black man and even I agree.
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US Navy is a bunch of homos having a gay orgy on a boat.
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intelligent, well-founded post-
military is 22% of GDP and invents everything
welfare is 73%
end all pensiions
end income tax
do flat consumption tax
lower lawyer fees
privatize
end cap gains tax
end public school put education on net
simple solutions
illogical, irrational, emotional, womanly post-
If you believe this than you are either:
A) White Male making in the top 5% (with a screw-you-got-mine mentality)
B) A Corporate shill
C) Retarded
D) all of the above
Considering you registered on the March 28th of this year I'd wager on B and C.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/11/onr_mld_boat_burn/ (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/11/onr_mld_boat_burn/)
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Bahh that shit is nothing, the Navy has been actively pursuing rail gun technology for the last 15 years
they now have a working 32 mega joule model, which accelerates tungsten projectiles at about 15,000m/s
it's accurate enough to hit a 5 meter target at over 400km while firing 10 shots per minute...
this is the same technology that was used in the Schwarzenegger movie Eraser (bodybuilding related, lol)
except in the movie they engineered it into an assault rifle.
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Bahh that shit is nothing, the Navy has been actively pursuing rail gun technology for the last 15 years
they now have a working 32 mega joule model, which accelerates tungsten projectiles at about 15,000m/s
it's accurate enough to hit a 5 meter target at over 400km while firing 10 shots per minute...
this is the same technology that was used in the Schwarzenegger movie Eraser (bodybuilding related, lol)
except in the movie they engineered it into an assault rifle.
Is that shooting a brick of steel?
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The most popular projectile designs look like large (1kg) tungsten staples (both vertical sides of the projectile
have too be in contact with the rails for the electromagnetic reaction to take place and propel it,
schematic/formula:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Railgun-1.svg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/German_railgun_Bild_1-2.gif)
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I say try it out on somali pirates.
Why is there any scarcity in the world?
If men can make vegas from sand and this stuff why dont we all have mansions?
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If men can make vegas from sand and this stuff why can`t I have a brain? :'(
FIXED!!
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If you believe this than you are either:
A) White Male making in the top 5% (with a screw-you-got-mine mentality)
B) A Corporate shill
C) Retarded
D) all of the above
Considering you registered on the March 28th of this year I'd wager on B and C.
To your A), why does it matter? I am white, make decent coin, and ending welfare as it is now would be a great idea. let those fuckers do community service for their money. It's so funny how people villify those who make more money than them. Chances are, you've not worked hard enough to earn it. I run my own business which has seen some success, even in these shitty economic times. I paid $42,000 this year in personal taxes alone, and am sick to death of people crying about not having work, or money or whatever. Bottom line is, these cry babies weren't out there with me, working 100 hour weeks, paying off equipment, investing all your profits back into the company. Most people see you living a decent life, and are pissed because they don't, but didn't have the stones to sack up and take the risk that I or anybody else who has sucsess did. I could maybe see those who are pissed at these bank execs and what not, but small business owners shouldn't have to be sorry for jack, we build this country. "Everybody want to make that money, don't nobody want to do no hard work."
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To your A), why does it matter? I am white, make decent coin, and ending welfare as it is now would be a great idea. let those fuckers do community service for their money. It's so funny how people villify those who make more money than them. Chances are, you've not worked hard enough to earn it. I run my own business which has seen some success, even in these shitty economic times. I paid $42,000 this year in personal taxes alone, and am sick to death of people crying about not having work, or money or whatever. Bottom line is, these cry babies weren't out there with me, working 100 hour weeks, paying off equipment, investing all your profits back into the company. Most people see you living a decent life, and are pissed because they don't, but didn't have the stones to sack up and take the risk that I or anybody else who has sucsess did. I could maybe see those who are pissed at these bank execs and what not, but small business owners shouldn't have to be sorry for jack, we build this country. "Everybody want to make that money, don't nobody want to do no hard work."
I fall in to A) but lack the "screw-you-got-mine" mentality. Systems are there for a reason and the best countries in the world have amazing social safety nets. Of course ANY system will get abused but I don't think those that legitimately need it should be punished for the ones that abuse it. Some people just have a REALLY bad string of luck. It happens. I'm actually glad you are doing well for your personal business because to me I feel the same as you in terms of "built this country". It's the multi-national corporations and banks I have real issues with. I also have problems with my tax dollars being used to kill people and line the defense/financial industries pockets instead of being put to good use. Our country's education system is garbage, health care is "LOL", and most of us still consider this the best country in the world. And now you are considered unpatriotic for questioning your government and it's motives. When the hell did that happen? Isn't that what this country was founded on?
illogical, irrational, emotional, womanly post-
Where did I ever say I support Palin or Palin-esque politicians?
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Navy hopes lasers will put the heat on pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A ship-based laser tested by the Navy's research arm could put the heat on Somali pirates.
The Navy for the first time last week successfully tested a solid-state high-energy laser from a ship. The beam, which was aimed at a boat moving through turbulent Pacific Ocean waters, set the target's engine on fire.
The Office of Naval Research says the laser traveled over "miles, not yards." For now, the test is a proof of concept, and it's not yet known when it might be deployed as a weapon.
The baseball-sized laser beam, though, could be used to stop small crafts from approaching naval ships. It could also target pirates.
"You can use the laser to ward off an attack, or you can dial it down to a non-lethal level where it basically becomes a very bright light so they know they are being targeted," Michael Deitchman, the director of air warfare and weapons at the Office of Naval Research, said Wednesday.
Deitchman said the laser provides two benefits not seen in other military weapons. The laser is precise, unlike bullets that can ricochet and hit unintended targets, and the laser's strength can be dialed down from a lethal level to a nuisance level.
Graeme Gibbon-Brooks, the head of Dryad Maritime Intelligence, said the test was "remarkable" for how the Navy was able to concentrate the beam over such a long distance at sea, and given how the boat was being tossed about in rough water.
"Hats off to the U.S. Navy because that is very, very impressive," he said. "It was pitching and rolling and yet they got this very fine beam to focus on one part of an engine casing. That they managed to keep the energy in one place is remarkable."
Somali pirates attacks have become increasingly violent in recent months. Pirate assaults typically involve multiple skiffs zooming in on a target. The pirates often carry and fire AK-47 assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades at targets.
Some cargo ships now carry private security guards to defend against pirates. They also can use such defensive measures as water cannons and sound blasters. But those measures may not be enough to overcome an armed attack.
Gibbon-Brooks said the new laser "absolutely" could be deployed against pirates, but says a sniper rifle could work just as well. He suspects the Navy has bigger hopes for its sea-based laser. The Navy released a video of the test on YouTube. It's been viewed more than 600,000 times.
"It's a very, very interesting moment for naval warfare in that we have a whole new genre of weapons," he said.
"It's certainly a remarkable step forward. The ability to apply more power in a burst or the ability to manipulate that power is really where I see this going," he said. "I think if you watch the video and think that's what they intend to do to Somali pirates in a year, you don't understand what's being set out in front of them. It could be used in any type of naval warfare."
The laser test was carried out by the Navy and Northrop Grumman as part of a $98 million contract.
The Office of Naval Research's big project is a megawatt-level electron laser that could be used to defend Naval ships against supersonic and ballistic missiles, said Deitchman. The recent laser test helps the Navy move in that direction.
"It demonstrated once and for all that we could get material damage effects with a laser at sea, and it really gives us confidence to proceed on with directed energy systems," Deitchman said.
http://weaselzippers.us/2011/04/13/u-s-navy-hoping-to-use-their-boat-burning-laser-on-somali-pirates/
Pretty cool stuff. Next logical step is building a Death Star.
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BTW, You late gentlemen ... just found this awesome stuff
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Lazer op!