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I think this sweet bastard is currently in development: #design
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1: The apparent 'cockpit canopy bump' is too far forward.
So they look 'cab forward' like a Lamborghini vs a Ferrari.
So your 'eye' tells you the centre of gravity is in the wrong place and it shouldn't fly.
2: They adopt a different flight 'attitude' because there is no pilot's eyeline to be flown 'around'.
So they look like they're 'pointing' in the wrong direction to be flying where they're going.
3: In flight there is a lack of dynamic pilot control inputs.
So they don't look like they're being 'flown'.
4: There is no pilot's helmet visible.
So there is no perceived 'eye contact' with the pilot.
5: It's a machine. #design
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#design
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Predator in da house, yo, indeed. #design
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And they keep the good guys safe and the bad guys can keep watching the sky. #design
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Terrorists are certainly jerks, but they face men eye to eye all the time.
-Kle. #design
11/10/09
Sure it might have problems with identifying who is surrendering or not and its indiscriminate use of force, but it will inadvertently make the wait times for border crossing so much easier. #design
11/05/09
I've been studying the concepts of Buddhism recently (which is actually more of a philosophy rather than a religion,) and I've got to say, there's definite merit in his ideas, but, interestingly enough, there's no way we'd ever convince a group of soldiers that embraced those ideas fully to ever participate in any sort of warfare again. #firstearthbattalion
11/05/09
If it's defined as worship of the supernatural, then Buddhism tends to be generally less religious than what we're familiar with from mainstream Christianity.
If you define religion as "re + ligare," "to reconnect," with reality as it is, then certain forms of Buddhism are very religious.
It all depends on which form of Buddhism you're talking about, though. There's a big difference between Theravada and Pure Land, for example.
The core concepts are the same, but the interpretations are wildly different.
Out of curiosity, what sort of Buddhism have you been studying? #firstearthbattalion
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I agree that it's a religion, but you can take away the religious aspects of it to reflect on the philosophy behind the message. #firstearthbattalion
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I started with Theravada as well, when I got into insight meditation.
The thing I love about it is that it's like a diagnosis. The Four Noble Truths identify the problem of suffering; and the Eightfold path is the prescription / remedy.
Whatever your interest in it, I wish you the best of luck, with metta! #firstearthbattalion
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haha yeah: D #firstearthbattalion
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You heathen. #firstearthbattalion
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Y'know, in a hetero way. #firstearthbattalion
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He swindles people.
-Kle. #firstearthbattalion