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decimation: but
this will be
the one corner case
that will justify $mil in usg 'requirements'
decimation: yeah, in
this case it obviously came in handy
decimation: yeah it isn't clear if
this article is about actual snipers or designated marksmen
decimation: taliban/isil with .50 cal dshk can outrange
them
assbot: Why
the Marines have failed
to adopt a new sniper rifle in
the past 14 years -
The Washington Post ... (
http://bit.ly/1IpmuO7 )
decimation: it's not really strong enough for
that either
decimation: apparently after
the round is shipped
too many
times,
the powder becomes
too fine and burns off
too quickly
decimation: he
told me
the cheapest way
to get ammo is
to buy usg surplus
decimation: I have a friend who has one,
they are fairly common among shooting enthusiasts
decimation: yes and
the armor piercing .50 bmg rounds are common.
assbot: Logged on 20-06-2015 00:56:22; mircea_popescu: you know what happened. some lt in
that preceinct had a .5 DE in his special closet.
trinque: joe stack et al, glory
to
them all
decimation: mircea_popescu: yeah but
the desert eagle round is only 33 mm long
decimation: I doubt a .50 action express has enough power
to penetrate armor
decimation: they probably didnt' use a .50 DE,
they probably had a proper anti-material rifle
decimation: "Their covering fire kept Whitman down and limited him
to shooting
through a drain opening, pretty much stopping
the killing and giving officers
the opportunity
to get into
the building.
The officers also deputized one of
the citizens
to go with
them into
the
tower
to give
them a bit more firepower, although he didn't end up facing Whitman.
decimation: "What struck me as most fascinating were
the accounts from several sources of how
the police dealt with
the lack of covering fire
that a SWAT
team would provide
today.
They just went
to citizens in
the area and asked
them
to bring
their rifles and shoot at
the
tower, and
they all went
to
their pickups, got
their deer rifles and did what
they could
to help."
mircea_popescu: you know what happened. some lt in
that preceinct had a .5 DE in his special closet.
☟︎ decimation: "I cannot quote chapter and verse, but Larry Rosler, who was chairman of
the language subcommittee (I
think), has assured me
that X3J11 considered it carefully and decided
that it was legal."
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform "Police disabled
the vehicle with a .50 caliber rifle shot
to
the engine block."
mircea_popescu: anyway :
the do doesn't exist when it appears in
the code, but when
the returning while is looking for it. much like
the
tits on
the girl don't belong
to
the girl.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: that said, it's prolly a safe bet
that contemporary compilers do in fact complain
decimation: any more
than enumerate all possible chess 'corners'
mircea_popescu: decimation
the only way
that wouldn't compile is if you specifically put custom code in
tyh4e compiler
to complain about it
mircea_popescu: but it is a powerful indictment of
the "colored bits" concept. because lo!
the compiler doth NOT CARE whence
this executionable bitcoin went. merely what it says
decimation: the confusing
thing
to me is
the closure in
the middle of
the switch
mircea_popescu: "why should
the machine put out
the right numbers regardless ?!?! BECAUSE IT IS
THE MACHINE"
mircea_popescu: incidentally,
the original babbage wonderment is perhaps
the first clash of
the
two
mircea_popescu: "they who imagine
the computer is god" from "they who imagine
the computer is
this
tramp
they picked up hitchhiking and will fcuk her a little before cutting her up
to pieces"
mircea_popescu: this is a subtle but perhaps excellent
test for distinguishing
the categories you proposed
mircea_popescu: is it because
they imagien
that
the "do" only exists in case 0
assbot: Logged on 19-06-2015 23:04:20; ben_vulpes: wai wut how do
they not break backups.
mircea_popescu: what do you mean "how it works" anyway ? cheaper
to compare
than
to iterate.
mircea_popescu: "It amazes me
that after 10 years of writing C
there are still little corners
that I haven't explored fully. "
mircea_popescu: Received: by dagobah.LFL (4.6/4.6b) id AA01034;
Thu, 10 Nov 83 17:57:56 PST
mircea_popescu: "A second poster
tried
the
test, but botched
the implementation, proving only
that with diligence it is possible
to make anything run slowly."
Adlai: fwiw
that nick means "dark pig"
mircea_popescu: honestly i never saw someoine who could code call
themselves "code literate in x". sounds more like something i'd say.
Adlai: used
to be you needed
to write a macro
to get your shilly wings
Adlai: i'm code literate in java <<
they've really been lowering
the bar eh
cazalla: you'll be needing yourself a lobster girl
then
trinque
trinque: I identify as lobster;
this is offensive.
mats: i
think ill have a lobster roll
this weekend
mircea_popescu: (this was on
the boston wharf, so a seafood choice perhaps more easy
to understand)
mircea_popescu: ironically, my first exposure
to azn cooking was in a
thai restaurant
cazalla: mats, i love
thai food.. i have a kaffir lime just for
this alone
mats: anyway not really a productive discussion, i don't enjoy
thai food but i recognize it
takes skill
cazalla: that also doesn't really fit with yum cha and
the one i ate at was full of chinese so you'd
think it was
the good one
mats: but
that's unlikely.
mats: sure. on
the other hand, you are a white man, and server or chef might choose
to whitewash
the meal
to appeal
to some sense of your palette
assbot: Logged on 19-06-2015 17:17:56; BingoBoingo:
tldr: Pool implements a replace by fee patch, derps herp because it means People can double spend before
the
transaction is committed
to a block!