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As if college Republicans needed any help to be found gross and unsettling they now have a whole organization dedicated to showing the world what they actually think.
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Jarmak posted:Lol what is this Luddite nonsense Funny how my old SUV runs just fine for almost two decades, but my 2016 wagon needs a periodic firmware update at the dealer otherwise it bricks the speedometer or fucks up the radio. My boss's fridge which is 3 years old broke the other day and they had to replace more than one board costing hundreds of dollars to get it's retard electronic brain running again. I had to run a firmware update on the loving power brick of my Surface Pro last month using a loaner cord because it wouldn't work. Don't pretend EFI and 80s/90s tech is on par with the stupid IoT poo poo of today
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egyptian rat race posted:Funny how my old SUV runs just fine for almost two decades, but my 2016 wagon needs a periodic firmware update at the dealer otherwise it bricks the speedometer or fucks up the radio. My boss's fridge which is 3 years old broke the other day and they had to replace more than one board costing hundreds of dollars to get it's retard electronic brain running again. I had to run a firmware update on the loving power brick of my Surface Pro last month using a loaner cord because it wouldn't work. None of this gibberish makes sense and it's indicating to me the reason your electronics don't work is because you don't know how to use them. Edit: what do you even think firmware is? Edit2: the electric speedometer was invented in 1904 Jarmak fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Feb 8, 2019 |
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Feb 8, 2019 19:37
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Just ask the people who got to experience the M16 trial run in Vietnam how inherently reliable mechanical parts are.
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45 ACP CURES NAZIS posted:its really pointless to come up with a whole new rifle that uses 5.56 since the big problem going forward is the proliferation of body armor. The total weight troops carry isn't from the 8lb rifle its all the other poo poo The iRifle is suppossed to be chambered in 6.5-6.8 according to the article
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Feb 8, 2019 19:41
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I don't mind electronic components in things so long as they're comparable to mechanical components - i.e. you can swap the components out if they fail without going to the depot, and they don't deadline the weapon if they cease to function. I don't have any faith at all in the military procurement system though.
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Feb 8, 2019 19:43
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Vasudus posted:I don't have any faith at all in the military procurement system though. This on the other hand is a very fair criticism
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Feb 8, 2019 19:44
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Soulex posted:What the gently caress is that barrel attachment? A suppressor. Re: car talk: modern autos are way, way more reliable than older models were. It’s not even close.
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Feb 8, 2019 19:47
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Stravag posted:The iRifle is suppossed to be chambered in 6.5-6.8 according to the article I mean, I know that's supposed to be either/or, but I have this nightmare vision of someone trying to design a variable-geometry chamber and barrel.
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How much heavier is a 6.8 compared to 5.56? Gonna laugh if they still make the standard 7x30 mags and you're carrying 210 loving rounds of heavy rear end ammo.
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Fallom posted:Just ask the people who got to experience the M16 trial run in Vietnam how inherently reliable mechanical parts are. This is like saying that the car is bad because you poured sugar in the gas tank and now it won't run. the vast majority of the Vietnam-era M16 issues were due to the absolutely poo poo quality of powder being used in the ammo. And then the front-line troops being told "You don't need to clean it it's a SPACE GUN"
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Feb 8, 2019 19:49
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Madurai posted:I mean, I know that's supposed to be either/or, but I have this nightmare vision of someone trying to design a variable-geometry chamber and barrel. They'll also engrave the serial numbers in Comic Sans
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Feb 8, 2019 19:50
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I don't really know enough about combat arms to have much of an opinion mechanics and whatnot. But this all reeks of tech startup BS and I don't like that.
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If you don't think that the complexity and difficulty of appliance and auto repair has increased dramatically over last two decades as opposed to the decades previous, I don't know what to say. My point is that the added utility gained over that time period doesn't always justify that complexity/difficulty and the associated cost.
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egyptian rat race posted:If you don't think that the complexity and difficulty of appliance and auto repair has increased dramatically over last two decades as opposed to the decades previous, I don't know what to say. My point is that the added utility gained over that time period doesn't always justify that complexity/difficulty and the associated cost. Hey man you're the one who spoke favorably of 1980s tech.
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Feb 8, 2019 20:06
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They'll take mechanical injection diesel from my cold dead hands
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shame on an IGA posted:They'll take mechanical injection diesel from my cold dead hands Preach it brother.
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Feb 8, 2019 20:09
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Mechanical fuel injection for the win. Unless it's on a GM 6.2L or 6.5L. gently caress those boat anchors.Vasudus posted:How much heavier is a 6.8 compared to 5.56? It's a cut and necked down 7.62 cartridge. If you want to build an AR with 6.5CM you need an AR10 lower. So yeah, heavier cartridge. 6.8 would be even heavier. 6.5CM ballistics are pretty tits though.
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egyptian rat race posted:If you don't think that the complexity and difficulty of appliance and auto repair has increased dramatically over last two decades as opposed to the decades previous, I don't know what to say. My point is that the added utility gained over that time period doesn't always justify that complexity/difficulty and the associated cost. Working on my mom's carbureted bike is so much simpler and easier than plugging mine into my surface and changing some values in a spreadsheet. I also hate it how my $15 Bluetooth dongle tells me exactly what is wrong with my car instead of spending my entire day troubleshooting. Edit: a reminder that while the first very limited production run of the M16 had serious deficiencies the majority of it's early reputation comes from the same sort of Luddite panic about "plastic". Jarmak fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Feb 8, 2019 |
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Feb 8, 2019 20:19
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The only new gun the army needs is one that explodes when you pull the trigger.
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Feb 8, 2019 20:21
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Madurai posted:I mean, I know that's supposed to be either/or, but I have this nightmare vision of someone trying to design a variable-geometry chamber and barrel. They havent settled on caliber just somewhere in that range. Im hoping for a 6.66 cuz gently caress it lets become the great satan. That range also means that the .264 usa people have been loving with may become the standard issue if this happens instead of some dmr/sniper only round. That would keep the weight the same or lower it to because theyre suppossed to be designing .264 to be a polymer case Stravag fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Feb 8, 2019 |
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Feb 8, 2019 20:21
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"It's the new standard issue rifle in 6.5. This one's the Bitcoin mining variant."
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Feb 8, 2019 20:22
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Mechanical fuel injection for the win. Unless it's on a GM 6.2L or 6.5L. gently caress those boat anchors. VW 1.6 
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Feb 8, 2019 20:29
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shame on an IGA posted:VW 1.6 VW 1.9 and 2.4 
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Feb 8, 2019 20:32
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I think 6.5 grendel works with existing mags? Never shot it, but on paper it looks good.
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Feb 8, 2019 20:35
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Woof Blitzer posted:The only new gun the army needs is one that explodes when you pull the trigger. Someone post that idiotic moment from the walking dead
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TF CURES GENERATOR posted:Someone post that idiotic moment from the walking dead You'll have to be more specific.
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Feb 8, 2019 20:44
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Crakkerjakk posted:You'll have to be more specific. The one where someone did something stupid and alllllmost got killed, but was saved at the last second by some implausable bullshit that would never actually work. And then the kid cried.
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BigDave posted:The one where someone did something stupid and alllllmost got killed, but was saved at the last second by some implausable bullshit that would never actually work. Woah are we talking about 24 now
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Crakkerjakk posted:You'll have to be more specific. Where an entire armys guns explode in their faces
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While it’s true that I managed to fix a 90s TV using essentially middle school circuit board set knowledge and couldn’t fix a modern TV today, 80s car reliability was still poo poo compared to modern stuff.
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"Reliability" and my 89 Buick Electra are on a non overlapping Venn Diagram.
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Feb 8, 2019 21:27
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A new bill introduced in the Senate today would legalize weed, and it’s not just the text of the bill that’s a nod to marijuana culture. The bill, introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), is labeled with a conspicuous number: S.420. The new bill would give the Drug Enforcement Administration 60 days to remove the drug from its list of controlled substances, while also barring the sale of marijuana in states where it’s still illegal. S.420 would also require merchants to add an excise tax to marijuana, an indirect tax that’s added to the price of the product, similar to how tobacco and alcohol are taxed. The bill would also require businesses to register for special permits to start selling weed. Cannabis products would also face labeling and advertising requirements similar to those required for alcohol
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:A new bill introduced in the Senate today would legalize weed, and it’s not just the text of the bill that’s a nod to marijuana culture. The bill, introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), is labeled with a conspicuous number: S.420. It'll die before hitting the floor because reefer madness
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egyptian rat race posted:If you don't think that the complexity and difficulty of appliance and auto repair has increased dramatically over last two decades as opposed to the decades previous, I don't know what to say. My point is that the added utility gained over that time period doesn't always justify that complexity/difficulty and the associated cost. The reason modern cars are insanely powerful and fuel efficient compared to their 80s counterparts is because of the technology that's used in them. "Easy to fix" doesn't always translate to better. On the flip side, connecting everything and anything to an app is also dumb. I don't need my fridge to tell me the weather. My phone already does that.
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Mechanical fuel injection for the win. Unless it's on a GM 6.2L or 6.5L. gently caress those boat anchors. Wrong 6.5. They’re looking at 6.5 Grendel or 6.8 SPR II and the like that use standard AR-15 pattern lowers and magazines.
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I only glanced at that article but those calibers make worlds more sense.mlmp08 posted:While it’s true that I managed to fix a 90s TV using essentially middle school circuit board set knowledge and couldn’t fix a modern TV today, 80s car reliability was still poo poo compared to modern stuff. I fixed a tube tv while deployed by buying the same model at the exchange and swapping the back cases so the serial # would match the box and I could get my money back in pogs. Glorious pogs! Actually, I think I sold that tv to someone in my company and used the return to trade up from 13" to 21". Ballin in the desert.
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havent we been having this 6.5/6.8 fight for like 20 years
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