Comment Re:IBM sold equipment to the nazis (Score 1) 73
Hitler kept a picture of Henry Ford on his desk; and it wasn't because he liked his cars.
Comment Re:about freaking time! (Score 1) 212
You should have said windows 3.1, or windows for workgroups. Just to see what the hell they would do.
Submission + - Latest Pictures of China's first aircraft carrier (ibtimes.com)
Daniel_Lee writes: Latest pictures of an aircraft carrier "Varyag", which is being built at a shipyard in Dalian, China, have been revealed in a foreign forum recently.The great "Varyag" is going to be China's first aircraft carrier, according to reports.
Submission + - Ballmer: Developer$, Developer$, Developer$
theodp writes: In an email to employees, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer signaled a broad set of changes in how employees are evaluated and compensated, promising to simplify performance reviews, boost its overall investment in compensation 'across the board,' and shift a portion of compensation away from Microsoft stock awards to give employees more cash up front as part of their base salary. The changes come as Microsoft fights to recruit and retain talent vs. Google, Facebook and other young whipper snapper rivals. 'Our ability to deliver great value to our billions of customers is driven by the ideas and passions of our employees,' Ballmer wrote. 'Through our history, we have been THE place people came when they wanted to make a difference in the world through software, hardware and services. This is as true today as it has been at any time in our history, and the changes we’re rolling out today will help ensure Microsoft continues to be the place that top talent comes to change the world.' The changes are significant enough to bring Mini-Microsoft back to his blog. So, if the company's stagnant share price was the only thing holding you back, it's time to Explore the Possibilities, kids!
Submission + - TEPCO official describes possible meltdown at No. (enenews.com)
Comment Re:yes yes (Score 1) 481
Maybe it was sort of like the Enterprise shuttlecraft or captain's yacht? The mothership could have stayed safely in orbit.
Comment They are afraid of an educated populance (Score 5, Insightful) 585
They can't control the flow of information and keep the people in check through ignorance like they used to. Much harder to cover up church scandals like pedophile priests with the internet available to a wide population.
Comment Re:Switching to a Mac solved this.. for a while (Score 1) 638
Time to become a Linux user - preferably an obscure distribution nobody has ever heard of.
Comment Re:Mig 25 Foxbat may be a better comparison ... (Score 1) 613
One flew across the Sinai during one of the Arab/Israeli wars at mach 3+ and really freaked the west out. As it turned out, the engines would burn out if run for an extended time beyond Mach 2.5, and after being flown at Mach 3 the airframe was toast. (The plane in question never flew again)
Think of it as a single use SR-71.
Comment Re:Is this really how fighter jets work? (Score 1) 613
The biggest problem with the Tiger 1/2 was spare parts and logistics Once they broke down, they were as good as lost. The other problem was weight. In most of Europe you can't going very far without crossing a river, and most bridges of the day couldn't handle something that heavy.
The western allies had a very few tanks that could take out axis tanks of the panther/tiger breed, including:
Sherman firefly - Modified to carry long British 76mm gun
90 mm Sherman variant
The best anti-tank weapons the allies had were their figher/bomber aircraft such as the rocket firing hawker typhoon and mosquitoes. They attacked from above where the armor was weak, and forced the germans to travel with mobile AA defenses.
Comment Re:Is this really how fighter jets work? (Score 1) 613
And the Tiger used such bleeding edge technology and parts not in common with other German tanks, it quite often was lost due to breakdowns and lack of spare parts before it even saw battle.
The first models they rushed out to Kursk were catching fire on the battlefield!
Comment Re:Interesting... (Score 1) 613
That would make Canada's opposition liberals laugh quite loudly; The conservatives have insisted the F35 purchase is a done deal.
Comment Re:Interesting... (Score 1) 613
They had no problem taking one out with comparatively primitive weapons in the former Yugoslavia
Comment Re:Arms/money race (Score 1) 613
Didn't Saddam invade Kuwait because he couldn't afford to replay them his loans for the Iran/Iraq war?
Comment Maybe Argentina will buy it and seek their revenge (Score 1) 224
That would be strange.
