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Own Your Own Fighter Jet 222

Posted by samzenpus on Saturday January 16, 2010 @03:02PM from the only-one-on-the-block dept.

gimmebeer writes "The Russian Sukhoi SU-27 has a top speed of Mach 1.8 (more than 1,300 mph) and has a thrust to weight ratio greater than 1 to 1. That means it can accelerate while climbing straight up. It was designed to fight against the best the US had to offer, and now it can be yours for the price of a mediocre used business jet."

Comment Re:Gun? (Score 1) 460

by echosilex on Wednesday August 12, 2009 @09:32AM (#29037199) Attached to: I Appreciate The Ergonomics Of My ___ The Most

Since most people are shaped just about the same, I'd venture to say that gun ergonomics are the same outside of the US, too. That means you could probably find one to fit your hand just right.

But this isn't really about ergonomics. It's about being afraid of guns. You know, the gun itself isn't something to appreciate, fear, or resent. It's the driving force behind its use that you should judge.

The day I'll give up my right to defend myself with a firearm* will be the day evil disappears from the world.

(*Why a firearm vs. less-than-lethal? Well, as is typically the accusation against gun owners, I do have something to compensate for. I'm not as tall as the average guy, so I'll take any advantage I can get against someone who has no regard for my life.)

Google Earth To Show Ocean Floor 181

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday February 02, 2009 @10:02AM from the no-running-from-big-brother-google dept.

f1vlad writes "Google is expected to announce the addition of ocean floor imagery to its Google Earth project, which will complete digital representation of our planet. 'The existing site, to which an estimated 400 million people have had access, already includes three-dimensional representations of large cities around the world and includes images from street-level and aerial photography covering thousands of miles across Britain and elsewhere. The new additions to the website are expected to include views of the ocean, and portions of the seabed. They will also provide detailed environmental data that will enhance information about the effect of climate change on the world's seas and oceans.'"

Comment Re:bad idea (Score 1) 394

by echosilex on Friday May 18, 2007 @12:06AM (#19174575) Attached to: Driver's License to be the Next Debit Card

You would have the same result if someone stole your wallet.

Submission + - Camera phones read hidden messages in prints

Submitted by pikine on Thursday February 15, 2007 @07:42PM

pikine writes: Reported by BBC News, Fujitsu developed a technology that encodes 12-bytes of information in a printed picture by skewing yellow hue, which is difficult to discern by human eye but fairly easy for camera phones to decode using software written in Java. From the article:

Pictures printed with the technique look perfectly normal but a camera can see the code printed into the image. The technique can currently store just 12 bytes of information — soon to rise to 24 — the equivalent amount of data in a barcode. That data could be a phone number, a message or a website link. Printed materials can then connect to the online world by storing information which tells the phone to connect the web.
What are the other interesting uses of steganography?

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