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Military: New Aluminum Windows Stop .50-Caliber Bullet
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| October 18th, 2005
Posted on 10/19/2005 8:34:32 PM PDT by Termite_Commander
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To: opinionator
Science geeks tend to misuse terminology or use bad examples when we take science speak and turn it into something everyone can understand.
One of my many failed analogies was comparing a new IPsec tunneling protocol back in college to a Twinkie during a presentation. I think i got an E for effort on that one.
Of course this gap between technobable and understandable english lead to the invention of the marketing department :)
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posted on
10/19/2005 9:03:33 PM PDT
by
tfecw
(It's for the children)
To: opinionator
Should a man who uses the term 'light-year' to describe a unit of time be in charge of research? I'd say it's a more extreme version of being "miles" ahead of the competition, and thus a distance measure is appropriate.
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posted on
10/19/2005 9:03:33 PM PDT
by
supercat
(Don't fix blame--FIX THE PROBLEM.)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
10/19/2005 9:03:44 PM PDT
by
DrDavid
(Support Global Warming: Surf the Hebrides)
To: DTogo
Yeah, Scotty invented it!
To: Termite_Commander
Diane Feinstein has probably up armored her limo with this stuff already.
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posted on
10/19/2005 9:16:09 PM PDT
by
Ajnin
(I)
To: DTogo
How do we know he didn't invent the bloody thing?
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posted on
10/19/2005 9:24:09 PM PDT
by
WestVirginiaRebel
(The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)
To: Termite_Commander
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posted on
10/19/2005 9:27:14 PM PDT
by
flashbunny
(What is more important: Loyalty to principles, or loyalty to personalities?)
To: Termite_Commander
So instead of people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones it'll have to turn into people who live in transparent aluminium houses shouldn't recycle.
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posted on
10/19/2005 9:34:26 PM PDT
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: Termite_Commander; adam_az; American in Israel; Ancesthntr; aragorn; archy; Badray; buccaneer81; ...
BANG!
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posted on
10/19/2005 9:38:32 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
To: opinionator
No, because saying something is [a distance unit] ahead of something else makes perfect sense, eg:
The substance itself is miles ahead of glass.
To: DTogo
It took until post 2 before someone mentioned Star Trek 4. You guys are the best!
To: Termite_Commander
just add two humpback whales and a klingon bird of prey!!!
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posted on
10/19/2005 9:46:46 PM PDT
by
Schwaeky
(Christians vs. Muslims: Jesus Loves you.... Allah wants you dead...)
To: Captainpaintball
I grew up on it, the "classic" series that is, not the new spin-off junk.
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posted on
10/19/2005 9:52:15 PM PDT
by
DTogo
(I haven't left the GOP, the GOP left me.)
To: Brian Mosely
Ah ha ha! Classic. First thing I thought of too when I saw transparent aluminum. Transporters are next ;)
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:21:08 PM PDT
by
rjp2005
To: pbrown
I can see there are alot of Star Trek fans on this thread. :-)I am amazed but I am sixty-seven years old and have managed to never see a single episode or movie about Star Trek.
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:31:46 PM PDT
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
To: pbrown
Happiness is a warm belt fed weapon.
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:40:31 PM PDT
by
magslinger
(At the end of the day the only truly educated people are autodidacts.)
To: Termite_Commander
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:46:11 PM PDT
by
Paul_Denton
(Stom ta jora Oom (Translation: Shut the F*** up UN))
To: Darksheare; DJ MacWoW; Darkchylde
transparent aluminum ping... (phasers next?)
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posted on
10/19/2005 11:05:04 PM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(What part of John 14:6 don't you get?)
To: Termite_Commander
Uh, guys?
Doogan is dead. Has been dead for a while.
DeForrest Kelly beat him to the punch though - so maybe Doogan did get to say - "He's dead Jim" after all.
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posted on
10/19/2005 11:32:03 PM PDT
by
ASOC
(Insert clever tagline here: _______)
To: ASOC
Thats Doohan, Doo Han. Pronounced Doo-in
I was corrected by the man himself at a convention in the early 90's.
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posted on
10/19/2005 11:44:39 PM PDT
by
Dr.Zoidberg
(Childrens classics updated for modern islam. "If You're Happy and You Know It, Go Kaboom!")
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