>> ^deathcow:

Depends on the power I guess. Typical affordable mirror is probably in the 90% - 95% reflectivity. If they pack a megawatt laser than your mirror will be absorbing between 100,000 to 50,000 watts.


Not to mention that not all lasers are in the visible light spectrum. Infrared and ultraviolet lasers wouldn't be repeled by such means.

A US Navy report from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command published in January says that the jet efflux will “melt the top surface of asphalt pavements and is likely to spall the surface of standard concrete pavements” and that there are “no identified sealants that can survive a significant number of vertical landings”. It recommends that vertical landings are only made on specially designed continuous concrete pads (with no joints) of at least 100ft square.

A similar report published by the US Navy in November 2009 said that aircraft carrier decks will require significant strengthening to withstand the risk of buckling under the high temperatures generated by the F-35B.

http://www.airforcesmonthly.com/view_news.asp?ID=1749

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Lamest.....Movie.....Ever!

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Oh man this looks like promotion tour for the US Navy worse even then Transformers.

Hey now, we have to clean the red floors!
>> ^blankfist:

>> ^MarineGunrock:
Boot.

Totally. He looked green. He'll soon grow into it when he gets his first taste of Seaman. That's the price you freeloaders have to pay us Navy guys for the ferrying. No homo.

>> ^MarineGunrock:

Boot.


Totally. He looked green. He'll soon grow into it when he gets his first taste of Seaman. That's the price you freeloaders have to pay us Navy guys for the ferrying. No homo.

For the most part, I agree @BoneyD. I wouldn't have been personally offended had I been on that ship but I do have some misgivings.

Members of the military tend to have a pretty crude, dark, and mean/offensive - from a civilian point of view - sense of humor. The flip side is that most of them have pretty thick skin as well and aren't offended as easily. I've heard my share of jokes that I wont tell to most civilians.

His 'gay' insults I found to be the worst part but it's hardly surprising considering he is part of an organization that until very very recently considered homosexuality worse than friendly fire.

That said, my disagreement stems from his position and how he responded to criticism. As a high-ranking officer in command (or soon to be in command) of a large number of men and women it is his job to ensure a high level of morale, to ensure his people feel safe in their place of duty and to ensure those below him feel confident with him in the lead. I could see how these videos would undermine all three, even before he refused to stop after there were complaints.

My initial response when hearing about the videos was of how his actions reflected on the Navy itself. The following is a quote from Canadian naval officer Lt(N) P. Richard Moller from his paper entitled "Bureaucracy Versus Ethics" which, I think, addresses that issue well (even if from a Canadian standpoint):

"We must, at all times, remember that while we are wearing this uniform we represent the government and the people of Canada, as well as the element whose uniform we wear. Whatever we do reflects, for better or for worse, on ourselves, our element, and on the people of Canada. We have been entrusted with the responsibility of upholding the honour of our uniform, and all that it represents. The whole world will judge this uniform and Canada on our conduct while wearing it.
We must, therefore, comport ourselves on all occasions, and in all circumstances in such a manner as to reflect credit upon our element, our government, and our country. Our every act must encourage all people to have confidence in this uniform, and what it represents."


While the videos weren't personally offensive, I think they reflected badly on the US Navy and that is why such a big issue is being made of them.

>> ^MarineGunrock:

My dad works at Bath Iron Works, a major shipbuilder for the US Navy - and all the launches they do have a limited number of tickets available for people ride the boat as it goes down the rails and into the water. Though they don't send it sideways, so it's much safer.
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Wow, they actually have those? What is it like inside? Do people stand and stuff? What about safety?

>> ^ant:

Was anyone in it? [grin]


My dad works at Bath Iron Works, a major shipbuilder for the US Navy - and all the launches they do have a limited number of tickets available for people ride the boat as it goes down the rails and into the water. Though they don't send it sideways, so it's much safer.

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Let's hope developers actually use their imaginations with this tech because I found that SOCOM game to be utterly boring. Another bloody tedious shooter and hiding behind scenery every so often. Reminds me of the pain of playing Gears of War.

I wish developers were let off their leash to make the kind of crazy games you used to see when the financial stakes weren't so high. Sure those games are now viewed as being rubbish but you wonder how much better and more wondrous things could be if every other game title didn't have a number at the end.


>> ^Shepppard:

>> ^NetRunner:
I think that PS Move seems like it was designed with making games for actual gamers in mind. You still have a controller with buttons, and the motion sensing is super-precise.
Kinect seems to be designed to try to bring mass market appeal to the 360 by trying to be even more accessible than the Wii, and turn the 360 into some sort of social networking hub at the same time.
Time will tell if anyone manages to make a really good game that's only possible with motion control, but so far nobody's really found a way to really advance the state of gaming with it yet.
It's opened it up to a new group of people, which is great, but I've been playing video games my whole life, I don't want it if all it's for is playing party games.

Might I point you towards Socom 4 seems a bit crude at the moment in terms of controls, but it shows off some impressive visuals with a clean movement control.
It definitely isn't ONLY possible with motion controls, but it definitely seems more immersive.
and again, better looking then ANYTHING on the wii.

>> ^NetRunner:

I think that PS Move seems like it was designed with making games for actual gamers in mind. You still have a controller with buttons, and the motion sensing is super-precise.
Kinect seems to be designed to try to bring mass market appeal to the 360 by trying to be even more accessible than the Wii, and turn the 360 into some sort of social networking hub at the same time.
Time will tell if anyone manages to make a really good game that's only possible with motion control, but so far nobody's really found a way to really advance the state of gaming with it yet.
It's opened it up to a new group of people, which is great, but I've been playing video games my whole life, I don't want it if all it's for is playing party games.


Might I point you towards Socom 4 seems a bit crude at the moment in terms of controls, but it shows off some impressive visuals with a clean movement control.

It definitely isn't ONLY possible with motion controls, but it definitely seems more immersive.

and again, better looking then ANYTHING on the wii.

>> ^potchi79:
Yvan Eht Nioj.


http://www.videosift.com/video/US-Navy-Recruitment-Video

"Right after his public address to a shaken nation on September 11, 2001, President Bush gave his White House staff wide secret orders, saying, “I don’t care what the international lawyers say, we are going to kick some ass.”

In the months that followed, Administration attorneys translated their president’s otherwise unlawful orders into U.S. policy into three controversial, neo-conservative legal doctrines:

(1.) the president is above the law,
(2.) torture is legally acceptable,
(3.) the US Navy base at Guantanamo Bay is not US territory."

source:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=MCC20061207&articleId=4066


And now, EIGHT fucking years later, US television says its OK to start talking about it, and so the internets are suddenly awash with all this waterboarding stuff.

I actually find it insulting to watch ANY of these American TV pundits talking about this, when none of them said a damn thing when it was going on for EIGHT YEARS.

Shame on them, and shame on the American television media.

provocative, reckless, careless and dangerous? yep, those 4 words would accurately describe the US military. it's about time somebody told those arrogant fuckers to pack their hardware, stop snooping in other people's backyards and set sail for Hawaii. mooning the US navy? priceless