So, back on topic. What should the US Navy use as the replacement for the LCS that was cut? It was the one bright spot in the whole budget.
Truman had similar plans, but he was faced with the "do nothing Congress" in his first term, and then a coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats that voted down all of his proposals in his second term; which included a national health insurance program.
Woohoo less terrorists in the world can only be a good thing.
I swear we dont live on the same planet. Or you are talking about jobs that require little skill and knowledge. If there is one thing they value in my line of work its experience.
It can be a catch 22, you need experience to get a job but to get experience you need a job. Lol
Internships and summer work during my studies helped me get a foot in the door, there was also a high demand + my university got pretty good rep. 80% of the students do have job in our field within 6 months of graduating. I had my job secured well in advance.
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The nerve is called the "nerve of awareness". You cant dissect it. Its a current that runs up the center of your spine. I dont know if any of you have sat down, crossed your legs, smoked DMT, and watch what happens... but what happens to me is this big thing goes RRRRRRRRRAAAAAWWW! up my spine and flashes in my brain... well apparently thats whats going to happen if I do this stuff...
Tell me, do you believe that the Act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen was unconstitutional?
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What the world has learned is that America is never more than one election away from losing its goddamned mindMe on Elite : Dangerous | My WoW charactersOriginally Posted by Howard Tayler
The USCG already has their new cutters under construction, and the builder has proposed a mod of it as a combat frigate. As a real warship it would not mount useless missiles like the griffin or hellfire, but Harpoon, light ASW torpedoes, and a MK41 cells for SM6 and ESSM SAMs.
The LCS has been the stupidest waste of shipbuilding I know of, useful for fighting Boston Whalers and not much else.
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What the world has learned is that America is never more than one election away from losing its goddamned mindMe on Elite : Dangerous | My WoW charactersOriginally Posted by Howard Tayler
The nerve is called the "nerve of awareness". You cant dissect it. Its a current that runs up the center of your spine. I dont know if any of you have sat down, crossed your legs, smoked DMT, and watch what happens... but what happens to me is this big thing goes RRRRRRRRRAAAAAWWW! up my spine and flashes in my brain... well apparently thats whats going to happen if I do this stuff...
The only real difference is +/- a couple of financial transactions. You could argue that obamacare is a tax though, then its literally the exact same thing, just a difference in the service/product that is purchased.
You dont want to pay for insurance from X company.
Your neighbour dont want to buy new fighters from Y company.
Law dictates that both of you must. No difference apart from how its purchased. You are both forced to subsides private industry.
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The nerve is called the "nerve of awareness". You cant dissect it. Its a current that runs up the center of your spine. I dont know if any of you have sat down, crossed your legs, smoked DMT, and watch what happens... but what happens to me is this big thing goes RRRRRRRRRAAAAAWWW! up my spine and flashes in my brain... well apparently thats whats going to happen if I do this stuff...
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What the world has learned is that America is never more than one election away from losing its goddamned mindMe on Elite : Dangerous | My WoW charactersOriginally Posted by Howard Tayler
I'll differ on this. Most people, including myself, want quality healthcare. Many people, including myself, don't go for routine checkups because they aren't covered by our shit insurance. Some subset of that last sentence will find that nagging pain in their knee could have been solved by physical therapy, and by the time it becomes detrimental to their activities, it now requires invasive surgery. To the detriment of you, either as a tax payer or insurance payer.
If only they hadn't felt seeing a doctor about it was something they couldn't afford.
/sigh.
So on Tuesday, Obama announced the US Military is building Iron Man. He was only lightly joking.
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/obama-says...-he-1532582334
http://defensetech.org/2014/02/11/ad...oming-in-june/While the Army's Iron Man suit—officially called Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS)—will not have flying capability, little missiles, or repulsors, the feature list is still extremely impressive.
RDECOM wants TALOS to have ballistic and shock protection—using an armor that will get from flexible soft surface to hard metal solid, capable of repelling ammo when applying an electric current. Oh, and fire-retardant capability. The Army also wants the suit to "store and release energy to prevent injuries and increase performance."
And as if that wasn't impressive enough, the suit will have integrated communications, body and external sensors, and a head-up display that will give battle information graphics in real time along with night vision. It will be more Google Glass than Jarvis in this generation, but you get the idea.
Another feature for the suit is an optional attachable exoskeleton that will provide with hydraulic mechanisms to improve both strength and speed. Like the others, this technology exists already.
Of course the problem is going to be what it always has been (and is neatly sidestepped by Iron Man's 'arc reactor')... how are you going to power the suit.The head of U.S. Special Operations Command said the first prototypes of a new, Iron Man-like protective suit could be ready for testing this summer.
Navy Adm. William McRaven said three unpowered prototypes of the so-called Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit — known in military parlance as TALOS and dubbed the Iron Man suit after the one worn by the Marvel Comics superhero — are being assembled and expected to be delivered in June. The plan is to evaluate the technology with the goal of fielding a system by August 2018, he said.
“That suit, if done correctly, will yield a revolutionary improvement in survivability and capability for special operators,” McRaven said during the 25th annual Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict conference on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The three-day event continues Wednesday and was organized by the National Defense Industrial Association, an Arlington, Va.-based trade group.
The technology may eventually include a powered exoskeleton, advanced full-body armor and situational-awareness displays, according to the command’s official request for information.
The idea for the project came about several years ago after a member of special operations forces was shot and killed while entering the door of a suspected insurgent, McRaven said. A young officer asked him a question he couldn’t answer: After all these years in combat, why isn’t there a way to better protect operators going through the door?
“With all the advance in modern technology, I know we can do better,” McRaven said.
Some 56 corporations, 16 government agencies, 13 universities and 10 national laboratories are working on the program, McRaven said. “We are already seeing astounding results of this collaboration,” he said.
The command also plans to hold a “Monster Garage” event to encourage mechanics and master craftsmen alike to develop components for the suit, McRaven said. It may also seek authority from the Pentagon to distribute prize money to generate even more interest in the effort, he said.
The applied technology project has the potential to provide the U.S. with a “huge comparative advantage over our enemies and give our warriors the protection they need,” McRaven said.