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I forgot to call it "a box of pure malevolent evil, a purveyor of
insidious insanity, an eldritch manifestation that would make Bill
Gates let out a low whistle of admiration," but it's all those, too.
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insidious insanity, an eldritch manifestation that would make Bill
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Read today where they're starting to retire the B-1.
And the B-52s are still going.
And the B-52s are still going.
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AT-6E Wolverine
The U.S. Air Force has taken delivery of its first Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine single-engine turboprop light attack aircraft. The service has said in the past that it could acquire up to three of these aircraft to support a program called the Airborne Extensible Relay Over-Horizon Network, or AEROnet, focused on developing a low-cost communications and data-sharing architecture to help allies and partners work together better during coalition operations.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, announced the arrival of the AT-6E on Feb. 17, 2021. The AT-6E is a variant of the T-6 Texan II trainer from Beechcraft, a division of Textron, configured for light attack and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The Air Force, as well as the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army, already operate unarmed versions of the Texan II.
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I forgot to call it "a box of pure malevolent evil, a purveyor of
insidious insanity, an eldritch manifestation that would make Bill
Gates let out a low whistle of admiration," but it's all those, too.
-- David Gerard, Re: [Mediawiki-l] Wikitext grammar, 2010.08.06
insidious insanity, an eldritch manifestation that would make Bill
Gates let out a low whistle of admiration," but it's all those, too.
-- David Gerard, Re: [Mediawiki-l] Wikitext grammar, 2010.08.06
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Spoiler:
I forgot to call it "a box of pure malevolent evil, a purveyor of
insidious insanity, an eldritch manifestation that would make Bill
Gates let out a low whistle of admiration," but it's all those, too.
-- David Gerard, Re: [Mediawiki-l] Wikitext grammar, 2010.08.06
insidious insanity, an eldritch manifestation that would make Bill
Gates let out a low whistle of admiration," but it's all those, too.
-- David Gerard, Re: [Mediawiki-l] Wikitext grammar, 2010.08.06
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I require a reminder as to why raining arcane destruction is not an appropriate response to all of life's indignities. - Vaarsuvius
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So the idea is that everyone else boards while the baddies are shooting at Jet Pack Guy?
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My brother pointed out something similar. I think it could work under certain situations, though. Also, it would probably be great in search and rescue.
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Given that he is controlling himself using his hands, I am 100% certain that havoc would ensue if he tried that.
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Just equip each suit with a Jarvis - problem solved.
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- Bad Demographic
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I feel pretty certain I saw footage of a search and rescue using this technology. It was in a place where a helicopter's downdraft would make it too hard to get to the person they were rescuing (I think).
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You can get to them without a problem. Getting them out still requires a helico. It does reduce the time it has to be over the mast and wires.
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This one?Bad Demographic wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 11:27 amI feel pretty certain I saw footage of a search and rescue using this technology. It was in a place where a helicopter's downdraft would make it too hard to get to the person they were rescuing (I think).
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Yes - that's the one!
And yes, they need the helicopter to actually evacuate the person, but it still seemed like a good use of the technology.
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Boom.
I forgot to call it "a box of pure malevolent evil, a purveyor of
insidious insanity, an eldritch manifestation that would make Bill
Gates let out a low whistle of admiration," but it's all those, too.
-- David Gerard, Re: [Mediawiki-l] Wikitext grammar, 2010.08.06
insidious insanity, an eldritch manifestation that would make Bill
Gates let out a low whistle of admiration," but it's all those, too.
-- David Gerard, Re: [Mediawiki-l] Wikitext grammar, 2010.08.06
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Half way round the world whales are like "Who farted?"
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Main problem will be fuel. I'd imagine endurance of this would be measured in minutes instead of hours. So either he deploys by jumping out of a helo... Or they land nearby and he jumps closer (rather than walking / climbing) which seems to be a really fancy way of getting around.Bad Demographic wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 11:01 pm And yes, they need the helicopter to actually evacuate the person, but it still seemed like a good use of the technology.
But weapons are not a bit problem... He has a helmet, so he can aim by looking. We had that since Blue Thunder.
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Are we being recorded?
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Thinking on drones today I was wondering if the military had thought of airborne drone carriers? Make a large airborne drone full of small drones that can deploy in swarms. The mothership would be jet powered to get somewhere fast and safe then over or near target it would release the swarm. Those could be anything from camera drones to incendiary swarms or even ionic burst ones to take out power plants.
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The military has begun experimenting with launching drones from aircraft, but it's probably the case that bombs, missiles, cruise missiles, etc are better (faster/stronger/heavier) at their particular jobs than drones would be.Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:48 pm Thinking on drones today I was wondering if the military had thought of airborne drone carriers? Make a large airborne drone full of small drones that can deploy in swarms. The mothership would be jet powered to get somewhere fast and safe then over or near target it would release the swarm. Those could be anything from camera drones to incendiary swarms or even ionic burst ones to take out power plants.
The particular niche drones fill is (for the big ones) long loiter times and (for the small ones) airborne reconnaissance capability at the small-unit level. And of course they do it without risking a human pilot.
I have seen articles about pairing large drones with helicopters so that the drone carries addition air-to-ground missiles or even provides air-to-air "top cover."
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Thats very cool.
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All the cute robot videos are going to be very creepy when those things start being used malevolently by police states, as we know they will.
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Artillery Team Filmed Through Army's New Augmented Reality Goggles
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A New Navy Weapon Actually Stops You From Talking
The U.S. Navy has successfully invented a special electronic device that is designed to stop people from talking. A form of non-lethal weapon, the new electronic device effectively repeats a speaker's own voice back at them, and only them, while they attempt to talk.
It was developed, and patented back in 2019 but has only recently been discovered, according to a report by the New Scientist.
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No more loose lips sinking ships.
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Lord.
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It sounds interesting, but of limited utility. They mentioned crowd control. Are angry mobs really going to disperse if a dozen members suddenly can't talk? It's an interesting device, and it's worth the research. It could even lead to other innovations. But as it stands, it really seems like a solution in search of a problem.
I could see some utility on a 19th century battlefield, messing with the enemy officers, though.
But then I read this:
I could see some utility on a 19th century battlefield, messing with the enemy officers, though.
But then I read this:
Long distance ventriloquism machine? Sign me up!More intriguingly, as the patent alludes to, "by aiming AHAD system at a wall or corner, AHAD system can also project sound to the target surface such that audio appears to originate from the target."
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Long Range Acoustic Devices and Active Denial Systems are probably more effective.
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Dude, just say LoRADADS like the rest of us do.
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And now we have the world's first LoRADAD joke.
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I really want to hear Bing Crosby do a song about the LoRADADs in Trinidad.
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It'll be used to prevent leaders from inciting the crowd. There are always a couple people on a soapbox whipping up the frenzy in a mob before they go wild. If you can stop them, the mob may not actually form.Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:25 pm It sounds interesting, but of limited utility. They mentioned crowd control. Are angry mobs really going to disperse if a dozen members suddenly can't talk? It's an interesting device, and it's worth the research. It could even lead to other innovations. But as it stands, it really seems like a solution in search of a problem.
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That will work exactly once. After that, earplugs will be standard equipment (there is no indication I saw that it was anything other sound waves.) And I question whether it would be effective over the din of hundreds of people yelling against someone with a megaphone. With that level of noise, will you even notice one more voice?Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 1:00 pmIt'll be used to prevent leaders from inciting the crowd. There are always a couple people on a soapbox whipping up the frenzy in a mob before they go wild. If you can stop them, the mob may not actually form.Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:25 pm It sounds interesting, but of limited utility. They mentioned crowd control. Are angry mobs really going to disperse if a dozen members suddenly can't talk? It's an interesting device, and it's worth the research. It could even lead to other innovations. But as it stands, it really seems like a solution in search of a problem.
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I so want to use that on my kids right now!
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