LostInSpace

This happened back in march and I just came across it now. I don't think it's been posted before since I did do a search and nothing came up. Army News: Army approves full fielding of M-107 sniper rifle Tech Specs. Another good link: Military.com: THE GRIM REAPERÔÇÖS ARM JUST GOT LONGER: The M107 Long-Range Sniper Rifle The author mentions a clip but in the tech specs it states that it's a magazine. Edit: I fixed the first link [ 07-23-2005, 01:31 AM: Message edited by: LostInSpace ]

I like this much better: New OS due on the market that will blitz the heck out of microsoft. The "Vista Cruiser" OS. Programmed and developed by Red Foreman. Will also include a printed manual titled "It's the manual dumb a$$".

ZDnet: Longhorn's new name: Windows Vista quote: The next version of Windows finally has an official name: Windows Vista. The advertising tagline for Vista is "Clear, Confident, Connected: Bringing clarity to your world," according to a video of the announcement posted by Microsoft. The company also said Friday that the first beta, or test release, of Vista is slated for release by Aug. 3. That release will be targeted at developers and IT professionals, said Brad Goldberg, general manager of Windows product development. A second, broader test release aimed at consumers will likely debut ahead of Vista's final release in the second half of next year, the company said. Microsoft is also planning to begin testing a server version of the operating system later this year, with final shipment slated for 2007. The company said that version will not bear the Vista name. Instead, its name will "follow existing naming convention" for Windows Server. The current version is called Windows Server 2003. The software giant spent roughly eight months researching potential names for the upcoming version of Windows. "We went through a process of focus groups and research to find out what name would convey idea of clarity. We think Vista captures the idea of clarity," he said. The new name debuted Thursday before roughly 10,000 attendees of a Microsoft sales conference in Atlanta, Goldberg said. The Vista moniker breaks with the company's tradition of using version numbers or acronyms for new Windows releases. The current version of the operating system, Windows XP--short for "experience," according to Microsoft--debuted in October 2001. Ah, but what's in a name? Vista's three design goals include better security, new ways to organize information, and seamless connectivity to external devices, the company said. Microsoft will provide more detail on Vista features Aug. 3, Goldberg said. The company first announced plans for Longhorn in 2001. It was originally expected to debut in 2004. The company has since revamped the feature list and launch date several times. Longhorn has changed significantly since Microsoft first demonstrated an early version in 2003. The company has dropped plans to include its all-new WinFS file system and has also changed the way it's implementing a new Web services architecture, known as Indigo, and a new graphics engine, dubbed Avalon. Goldberg said Microsoft will provide more information on WinFS, Indigo and Avalon in September at the company's Professional Developer's Conference in Los Angeles. "That's where we will unveil our entire development picture," he said. Among the key features of Vista are a new searching mechanism, lots of new laptop features, parental controls and better home networking. There will also be visual changes, thanks to Avalon, ranging from shiny translucent windows to icons that are tiny representations of a document itself. On the business side, Microsoft said Longhorn will be easier for businesses to deploy on multiple PCs and will also cut costs by reducing the number of times computers will have to be rebooted. News.com's Ina Fried contributed to this report.

I'm assuming this attorney Jack Thompson is this one: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia hxxp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney) quote: John B. 'Jack' Thompson is a controversial and outspoken attorney often cited in the media for his views on the effects of obscenity and violence in popular media. He often uses half truths and misinformation in an attempt to trick the ignorant into accepting his views. Thompson, in 1992, was named a "top ten" censor by the American Civil Liberties Union. He is also known for insulting those who do not share his views through e-mails by calling the senders idiots as it has often been demonstrated on forums where people would post copies of replies he sent to e-mails which had been written in a very polite and justified manner.

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Police in London say they have shot a man at a subway station, the day after four apparently failed attempts to repeat the carnage of the July 7 blasts. quote: There were unconfirmed media reports that the person shot at Stockwell station -- close to the Oval, one of four sites targeted by suspected bombers on Thursday -- was a suspected suicide bomber. One passenger, Briony Coetsee told the Press Association: "We were on the Tube and then we suddenly heard someone say 'get out, get out' and then we heard gunshots." Meanwhile Friday, police were hunting the bombers who struck London's transport network Thursday.

quote:Originally posted by Prez: Yep. Bronx, New York. I grew up on Benchley place in Co-op City, exit 11 on 95/ Cross Bronx Expressway. The mall is staggeringly HUGE. I for one don't like going to places THAT spread out, but my mom LOVES it. They actually live in Riverdale, NJ, but they both work in NYC. How 'bout them Yanks? Cool. A fellow NY'er. As for the Yanks. Eh, it's like riding a roller coaster with them nowadays.

I couldn't have stated it any better Maddox. LMAO.

Nice one SC thanks for the heads up.

quote:Originally posted by Grayfox: what do you mean wrong? golden showers are the in thing now Yeah, just ask the EPT-1138 droid.

I found out from my sister today, she lives about a few miles from the mall that this is like the third time this has happened so far during the summer. What did you think of the mall? That place is massive very easy to pull something like that off. Are you originally from NY?

quote: apparently Dungeon Siege's theatrical cut will run at a Lord of the Rings-style length of over three hours. OMG, now I know UB is sadistic. Trying to Make everyone sit thru his drivel for over three hours. As for the stars, I guess they are all out of their pocket change and need more.

quote:Originally posted by Kalshion: I to agree with Jamotto.... and I repeat... That was wrong in so many ways Hmmm.. wonder if George has seen this yet? Wasn't it. That's what makes is so damn funny. I think the guy they got to play Anakin (AKA poo poo head) is hilarious, I swear.

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: Just wait until Hilary gets wind of this. You know I was thinking just that about the sims. I went to compusa today and saw the sims game box and I was like, "ang on a minute? Why aren't they making a fuss about the sims too?" The whole thing to me is rediculous. All this fuss about a game. What was I doing at compusa today you might ask. Well I'll tell ya. I bought another copy of GTA: San Andreas. I wish I was able to buy a box load of em. Well anyway, the policy it now seems at compusa (where other chains have removed the game completely from sales) you have to go to a sales associate and he will give you a printed out pick up receipt and then you go to a pickup window and that's where they do all their checking and only 1 per customer (so no hording these valuable boxes). This box will remain untouched. When the other AO rated box comes out, I will pick that one up too. I will have a complete set in pristine condition. Opening bid starts at $1000 for the pair. Thank you Hillary and the rest of you groups. You are going to make me a wealthy man.

NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of people were evacuated from one of the largest malls in the United States on Wednesday in a bomb scare that shut the suburban New York shopping plaza for 3-1/2 hours, police said. Sheesh, I go there quite a bit. It wasn't mentioned in this article but on the news last night a movie theatre concession stand was looted in the evacuation. Hoax or trial run. Hmmmm?

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: Oh, and IGN has a pic of one of the offensive material in the game. Complete with bad graphics. Some of the torrent sites has an entire video clip of Cj's escapade with the mod.

I guess Buffy and Angel weren't enough for people. Hmmm, I wonder who they will get to play blade.

Ah thank you the thread is back. I was really enjoying this discussion with you guys. I'll be back shortly.

quote:Originally posted by jamotto: Oh, give them time I'm sure somebody will create custom patches for the game. Heh, yup I was waiting for that response.

quote:Originally posted by Prez: That was... amusing. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT... IT WAS FREAKING HYSTERICAL!!!! Do you swear to that?

quote:Originally posted by Eclipse: Well folks, better run out and grab those old M rated versions... I'm sure they are gonna start selling pretty good on ebay Well, I hope the buyers of those will realize that it will be unpatchable if they want to play it with the ability to use the "hot coffee" mod.

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: So what if they consulted the bible, our entire legal system is BASED upon it, just as MOST countries legal systems are based upon it.That's really not the heart of the issue here. The fact that some of the jurors, if not all, consulted an extra-judicial (stemming from something outside of a court proceeding) source without the consent or permission from the Judge. Whether that be "a dictionary, an Internet search, a medical textbook and BlackÔÇÖs Law Dictionary" or a bible. Just to give you a rough example. Suppose you were on trial for fraud, this will be a non-sequestered jury, and every time the proceedings end for the day the Judge intructs the jurors not to read the news paper, watch the news or talk about the case or expose themselves to any extraneous exposure that may influence their conculsions to the case etc... during the duration of their duty on your case. Let's take one of the Judges intructions, reading the news paper, as the sample of disregarding the Judges orders. Let's suppose that all the Jurors read that evenings news paper and came across and article about the case that you've been accused many times before of fraud but never convicted. Suppose you are really innocent in all these cases and this one, those jurors will get it into their head there must be something to these acusations because it's happened to many times in the past. Well you get my point. To me, these Jurors did a great disservice to what it means to be a Juror by not acting in good faith to the court and the community.

quote:Originally posted by Remo Williams: quote:I would damn well ask all that I can and cannot do in respects to my decision making and that includes asking the Judge if it would be permissable to pray for God's guidance in this matter. If the Judge said no, so be it. To follow the law of the land is a smart choice unless of course it violates the law of God. Hmmm, here we go again down that slippery slope. According to the bible, God gave us ten laws to live by. Nowhere, is it mentioned how we are suppose to handle infractions to those laws. Are we suppose to take matters into our own hands then and hold judgements on the perps? Or are the perps to be left alone for only God's judgement?

quote:Originally posted by Prez: Let me ask you a question: Would you feel it wrong if the jury admitted that they prayed for God's guidance in their decision? Ah, a nice meaty question. The answer to that would be Yes based on a purely judicial aspect. If I was a member of that Jury, I would damn well ask all that I can and cannot do in respects to my decision making and that includes asking the Judge if it would be permissable to pray for God's guidance in this matter. If the Judge said no, so be it. That is his ruling. I, to do as much service to the community as I possibly can with the only tool on hand (my brain), would follow his decision to the letter. That, IMO, is the essence of being a juror.

Okay, I'm going to try to re-evolve this topic to where it should have gone. The main question is: Did the Jury screw the pooch in this case? (let's ignore the biblical aspect of it for a few posts but just concentrate on the purely extra-judicial authority sources) Yes, they did. What am I basing this decision on? This: quote: Adams County District Judge John Vigil ruled Friday that HarlanÔÇÖs death sentence for the 1994 murder of Rhonda Maloney must be set aside because his jurors impermissibly consulted Bibles during the sentencing phase of his trial. More specifically, the judge applied the current legal standard in Colorado and found after an evidentiary hearing that there was a ÔÇ£reasonable possibility that extraneous information or influence affected the verdictÔÇØ against Harlan. To support his ruling, Judge Vigil cited Colorado precedent reversing criminal convictions in a handful of cases where jurors used during deliberations a dictionary, an Internet search, a medical textbook and BlackÔÇÖs Law Dictionary -- despite judicial admonitions against such outside-the-court quest for knowledge. Now if the members of the Jury wanted to use such sources (including anyones particular religious book) and requested from the Judge such use and the Judge granted thier request, I would have absolutely no problem with it at all. But this wasn't done in this case. Simple as that. IMHO, these jurors broke the law.

quote:Originally posted by LostInSpace: I hope the Prosecutors are successful in this case. Egads, I'm surprised no one caught me on this one. That should have been unsuccessful. Even though I do think the guy should fry for this crime, I totally disagree with the way the jurors went about it. I've been making a lot of spelling boo-boo's lately.