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2004-08-03 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve White 2004-08-03 12:08:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Stryker," after an armored Army combat vehicle -- will run on Linux,

After an armored vehicle 'eh. Hmmmm, probably should ask Sgt. Mom about this.

Posted by Shipman 2004-08-03 9:34:32 AM|| 2004-08-03 9:34:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Tech ignorance? Supercomputers never, ever run on Windows OS.

And don't get me started on RPGII. Why would you put the page eject column next to the line feed column? [leading to an unfortunate use of massive amounts of paper in an unsupervised printer]

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-08-03 9:55:20 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-08-03 9:55:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds like they're still trying to make an armored vehicle that can be transported without major disassembly on a c-130 and can still take a hit from an RPG.

Sorry guys, unless somebody comes up with a recipie for unobtainium, bolonium, or transparent aluminium an rpg resistnt vehicle is going to be at least 42 tons and be too bulky to cram into a c-130.

Posted by N Guard 2004-08-03 11:07:47 AM|| 2004-08-03 11:07:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Is there an engineering or logistical challenge to making the plane fit the tank instead of the tank fitting the plane?

Posted by Chemist 2004-08-03 3:54:48 PM|| 2004-08-03 3:54:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The problem is the C-130 is being built and has congressional supporters whose constituents vote. The new armored vehicle is employing no one except a few consultants. Guess which one Congress wants to keep as is and which one needs to be modified to deal with reality.

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-08-03 4:05:25 PM|| 2004-08-03 4:05:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 running on Linux? Sun should have gotten with the program.

Posted by B 2004-08-03 11:04:21 PM|| 2004-08-03 11:04:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 B - Naw, screw Scott McNealy - he's a scumsucking liar, smarmy bastard, and a pluperfect prick... and I didn't like him very much, either. Of course he's no Larry Ellison, that'd be a few more rungs down.

Posted by .com 2004-08-03 11:37:44 PM|| 2004-08-03 11:37:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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