We're in the "war" age. The last 120 years have seen huge advances in the ability to wage war. That is what has driven world economies, and continues to do so. Look where the internet came from - DARPA. Integrated and Large-scale integrated circuits came about from military research. Space travel came from ICBMs, which came after the A4 (aka the V2) proved it was practical.

Without that stimulus, we would not have advanced anywhere near as fast.

It also serves to provide employment for a lot of people.

And worse, that's with a dropping participation rate. If the workforce participation rate were what it was, unemployment and under-employment would look even worse.

I don't know where you live, but here there is equal responsibility.

IYour "living independently" as a requirement for declaring sovereignty doesn't even hold up here on dirtside.

How many countries are living independently, with no trade of food, energy, cars, consumer goods, medicines, capital, knowldege, etc.? None. Doesn't stop them from being sovereign nations :-)

Would explain why they were only visible in the morning, since co2 would vaporize during the day.

Prototypes were tested in Afghanistan. They've done a lot of work to make it lighter than existing weaponry. Also, the article is wrong because it come with the 5.56mm rifle, 18mm shotgun, and 40mm grenade launcher at the same time, as you can see from the video. And can your AK-47 share targeting info with other shooters?

Used properly by themselves, they're effective at preventing pregnancy AND preventing the transmission of STDs. Throw in a spermicide and you've got nothing to worry about.

Relying on what the other party says isn't nearly as effective when talking about disease transmission, and kind of silly when it comes to preventing pregnancies.

I guess you'll just have to suck it up then. ;-(

Both of them should be taking precautions, rather than blindly trusting the other party. I get the whole "in the heat of the moment", but still ...

I'd tell you to look it up, but then I'd be swamped, like always, with [citation needed] from people who still haven't discovered how google works. Here you go

Well guess what? Maybe you should have taken a little bit of responsibility by using a condom?

With a mirror?

If you look through some of the comments, you'll see that some guys think birth control is "not my problem." Well, this will take away that excuse for behaving irresponsibly.

You entirely miss the point. After all, wasn't there a time when other colonies rebelled for their independence, rather than "obey the law"? There's ample jurisprudence for that. If you can't enforce the law, it's not really a law, just a suggestion.

Look at ISIS, look at Ukraine ...

All the treaties are "treaties of convenience", to be obeyed until one party decides it's to their advantage to violate it. I sure don't see ISIS obeying the Geneva Conventions.

You won't get a judge to agree with you if you accidentally father a child.

And yet you want her to put chemicals into her body for YOUR fun and enjoyment. Nice troll :-(

I think that one point people are missing is that the wetware is different, and that usually this has been the case for an extended period of time. I don't think that using the Ocular Rift is going to be capable of helping people understand The schizophrenic programmer who built an os to talk to god. Same as there's no way to simulate PTSD or Major Depressive Disorder, OCD, Hypervigilance, or even panic attacks that are sparked by relatively innocuous events.

If you want to get a realistic taste of what it's like, why not read through all those comments that demonstrated a total lack of understanding or empathy, and even outright hostility. Others reactions are a big part of the "experience", and you won't get that using an Oculus Rift.