Colorado Town to Vote on Drone Hunting Ordinance

[Very Tired]

Maybe the Federal Gov would allow this if they were ever in the need for drone target practice.

[Arkenaw]

Yeah this sounds really safe. Not...

Ok honestly I don't know what I'm talking about, but it just sounds reckless and stupid to me.

[inboundpaper]

I'm not sure the average Joe could reasonably afford something that could really damage a drone. Probably worth less than the reward to actually bring one down.

[Deleted]

Do they also intend to shoot down police and military helicopters? Theres not much difference between them and drones.

[Reeve]

Do they also intend to shoot down police and military helicopters? Theres not much difference between them and drones.

They don't actually intend to shoot down anything. If they did, they'd let you use something more significant than a 12-gauge shotgun.

As an aside, does the spelling of "gauge" bother anyone else? It's a bizarre place to put a U in a word that's pronounced the way it is.

[chaotus]

I really thought for a second we were seeing some rotary drones hunting deer... and I expected the awesome to flow freely. Then I realized it was a protest law and nobody is going to shoot a predator drone down with a shotgun or sniper rifle...

[Deleted]

well they said only shotguns, but there's nothing to stop us building a giant 12 guage with balls the size of a medicine ball, right?

12 gauge is the bore diameter, so if you build a giant shotgun, it's not a 12 gauge anymore.

They don't actually intend to shoot down anything. If they did, they'd let you use something more significant than a 12-gauge shotgun.

As an aside, does the spelling of "gauge" bother anyone else? It's a bizarre place to put a U in a word that's pronounced the way it is.

That's English for ya. Doesn't make much sense.

[Notos]

Probably because theres another word called gage. It literally forces you Americans to use a U. "laughs maniacally"

That's really no cause to add a letter. Lots of words use the exact same spelling while meaning different things. Also, words can't literally do anything. :P

[Reeve]

No such thing as adding a letter :P thats how its spelt. Otherwise White = Wite Leter = Letter. Roll with it >_>

It would simplify learning English for people if our orthography were a little more phonetic. It's easy to read anything with the proper pronunciation in Spanish. Impossible in English unless you already know the language.

[Gwiez]

The law would require someone speak English, what if some Amish guy (who didn't speak English) wanted to hunt a drone? I know the law is in order to express disdain at hispanic immigrants, but there's unintended consequences if they accidentally keep any white Christians from using their guns to destroy the property of the government.

It would simplify learning English for people if our orthography were a little more phonetic. It's easy to read anything with the proper pronunciation in Spanish. Impossible in English unless you already know the language.

ɪf ju wɔːnt tə si ʍʌt fəˈnɛɾɪk ˈspelɪŋ dəʊz tu kɑmpɹəˈhɛnsəˈbɪl.ə.ti, kəmˈpɛɹ ˈaɪrɪʃ ənd mɑ̃ks. ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ hæz ə môr ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk ˈhɪstri ðæn spæn.ɪʃ.

[Reeve]

The law would require someone speak English, what if some Amish guy (who didn't speak English) wanted to hunt a drone? I know the law is in order to express disdain at hispanic immigrants, but there's unintended consequences if they accidentally keep any white Christians from using their guns to destroy the property of the government.


ɪf ju wɔːnt tə si ʍʌt fəˈnɛɾɪk ˈspelɪŋ dəʊz tu kɑmpɹəˈhɛnsəˈbɪl.ə.ti, kəmˈpɛɹ ˈaɪrɪʃ ənd mɑ̃ks. ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ hæz ə môr ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk ˈhɪstri ðæn spæn.ɪʃ.

How long did it take you to translate that? Honestly, a language can be made closer to phonetic without going to that extreme, but even if we did go to that extreme, people would just learn to read it the same way we do the current alphabet.

[Bakis]

They don't actually intend to shoot down anything. If they did, they'd let you use something more significant than a 12-gauge shotgun.

As an aside, does the spelling of "gauge" bother anyone else? It's a bizarre place to put a U in a word that's pronounced the way it is.

The mighty state of Colorado just made skeet shooting alot more interesting imo

[Adam Jensen]

The law would require someone speak English, what if some Amish guy (who didn't speak English) wanted to hunt a drone? I know the law is in order to express disdain at hispanic immigrants, but there's unintended consequences if they accidentally keep any white Christians from using their guns to destroy the property of the government.


ɪf ju wɔːnt tə si ʍʌt fəˈnɛɾɪk ˈspelɪŋ dəʊz tu kɑmpɹəˈhɛnsəˈbɪl.ə.ti, kəmˈpɛɹ ˈaɪrɪʃ ənd mɑ̃ks. ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ hæz ə môr ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk ˈhɪstri ðæn spæn.ɪʃ.

I don't see y we wod have to go to such extremes. We don't have to rite the specific fonetiks, but just simplify the way we spell things. That way, wen we have to use words like "gauge" they don't contane unnesesary letters in them that caws confusion. Also, this wod help enshure our language remanes consistent and eesy to lern. The English language is too complex and inconsistent for its own good.

See? It's not that much of a change.

[Deleted]

It would simplify learning English for people if our orthography were a little more phonetic. It's easy to read anything with the proper pronunciation in Spanish. Impossible in English unless you already know the language.

Try French. Half the letters aren't spoken.

[Adam Jensen]

Try French. Half the letters aren't spoken.

God that annoys me to no end.

Ils n'utilizent pas plus des lettres dans leurs mots! They don't use most the letters in their words! My grammar probably sucks.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

How long did it take you to translate that? Honestly, a language can be made closer to phonetic without going to that extreme, but even if we did go to that extreme, people would just learn to read it the same way we do the current alphabet.

I don't know, but it took me about ten seconds to read it

I don't see y we wod have to go to such extremes.

*wud. Not "wod"

[smelltheglove]

the funny thing is the government had no rational reason to send drones to check out an irrelevant nowhere town full of paranoid shitkickers. now said town has brought attention to itself, lol

[Reeve]

I don't know, but it took me about ten seconds to read it



*wud. Not "wod"

Easier to read than write. I was just imagining trying to find all the characters without a keyboard that automatically supports them. Plus, of course, knowing which phonetic letters to use for which sounds.

And I would have said "wood."

[Deleted]

MQ-1 Predator has max load of 1020kg/2,250lb and empty weight of 500kg. So materials and stucture must be made of something light like aluminium. Basic FMJ rifle ammo can take it down if it penetrates, if not, just make steelcore bullets and those will do it.
One bullet tearing through aircraft filled with electronics, fuel systems and an engine, will do a lot of damage.

That is if you even hit the damn thing, probably it is flying very high to avoid stuff like bullets.

[Adam Jensen]

Easier to read than write. I was just imagining trying to find all the characters without a keyboard that automatically supports them. Plus, of course, knowing which phonetic letters to use for which sounds.

And I would have said "wood."

TBH, I wasn't exactly sure how to reduce "would" into its phonetic sound. It's a weird word.