http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42538948/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/?GT1=43001
Seems they have been working on a laser defense system for naval ships over the last 2.5 years. And it apparently cost $98 million. I'm thinking .50 caliber rounds cost significantly less, but hey, who am I to stand in the way of finding new ways to 'kill it with fire'. :p
i saw a test firing video on Wired. Super awesome.
Nerds have a responsibility to our collective fantasies not to whine about budget on projects like this
elfprince13 wrote:
i saw a test firing video on Wired. Super awesome.
Nerds have a responsibility to our collective fantasies not to whine about budget on projects like this
Exactly. Same goes for NASA. As far as anyone here should be concerned, they should get a blank check.
I'm of the opinion that we should cut military employment by 50%, simply cut 25% of that money from the budget, and redirect the other 25% to R&D. Some seriously awesome shit has come out of military research.
tifreak8x wrote:
I'm thinking .50 caliber rounds cost significantly less, but hey, who am I to stand in the way of finding new ways to 'kill it with fire'. :p
Because bullets have limited range, travel time, are affected by weather, etc...
And why .50 caliber? I'll take 30 mm thank you very much: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-8_Avenger
DShiznit wrote:
elfprince13 wrote:
i saw a test firing video on Wired. Super awesome.
Nerds have a responsibility to our collective fantasies not to whine about budget on projects like this
Exactly. Same goes for NASA. As far as anyone here should be concerned, they should get a blank check.
KermMartian wrote:
Definitely agreed. The retirement of the space shuttle program is a crying shame; we should be reaching towards the stars, not spending our money and resources fighting over the dwindling space on this little globe.
Not nearly as much of a shame as that we can't get the concentrated effort to replace it and Obama has instead decided it's more important to task them with improving middle-eastern relations.
You know damn well no Republican would vote for more spending for NASA, especially if it were proposed by a democrat. This was the presidents unfortunate only option.
DShiznit wrote:
You know damn well no Republican would vote for more spending for NASA, especially if it were proposed by a democrat. This was the presidents unfortunate only option.
Actually, honestly, I'm glad to see a developing space industry - what really pisses me off is how far we've been set back by the transition.
This has nothing to do with being Dem or Rep.. This was something announced 3 years ago that they were retiring the old shuttles until they could build a new fleet, specific to hauling large tonnage of items to space.
Or so I read back then.
And then Obeezy canceled it for political reasons...
DShiznit wrote:
And then Obeezy canceled it for political reasons...
I must have missed that then. *shrug* Hopefully future office holders will re-instate it.
tifreak8x wrote:
DShiznit wrote:
And then Obeezy canceled it for political reasons...
I must have missed that then. *shrug* Hopefully future office holders will re-instate it.
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