Sorry Tyler but I think you've been duped. 500lbs of HE would have everyone in that video on their asses and deaf for a week. That looks like maybe 5lbs max.

It is not a law abiding citizen's obligation to make a cop's job easier by forfeiting their rights. It is up to the police to determine with probable cause and reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed, is being committed, or will be committed. Without that, they cannot detain you.

Fuck that, cops need to know the line between right and wrong.

Dude how many times have you seen a cop say, "You need to give me your ID because [I said so, it's the law, etc]."? I have personally seen it three times. I have seen it in realistically a hundred videos online. That is a MADE UP LAW.

THIIIIIIIS. Driving on a particular road at a particular time alone does not waive your 4th Amendment rights.

The law does not recognize the level of butthurt a cop is. It is irrelevant.

WHAT, 9000???!

As a former platoon leader who has led many a convoy, I can tell you that taking a wrong turn and/or getting lost is THE worst feeling in the world. You can almost hear your wise-ass E-4 mafia thinking about the jokes they are about tell everyone.

SpaceX is a remarkably lean organization, since they started from the ground up with the correct mindset. Boeing constantly chokes on their own bureaucracy since they are so large. Boeing has had to reduce their manufacturing capabilities significantly because their systems and processes are too bogged down. For them,…

There's where we will have to agree to disagree. In my opinion only, the logistical support network required to launch something into space can be operated more efficiently in the private sector. From every nut, bolt and widget to manufacture, to the actual launch operation, I think that the less the government has…

I admit I don't know shit about the tax breaks these guys are getting.

It is closer than it was 10 years ago; SpaceX has its own launch facilities now, that the US taxpayer does not have to directly fund to maintain and operate. Yes, its primary purpose is to provide launch services to the sole customer at this moment, but there is nothing stopping them from providing the same services…

Note how I said "path to privatization." Like with StevenG, I agree that this is not pure privatization since there is only one customer. When there are more customers, the better the market will be.

Note how I said "path to privatization." I agree this is not genuine privatization. Read more comprehensively.

I meant for the higher power laser.

Hopefully this path of privatization of the space industry alleviates the burden on the taxpayer somewhat, now that we won't be on the hook for as much of the infrastructure of space flight. Sure, the private entities get their share, but it all filters into the economy more efficiently in a quasi-free market.

As far as countermeasures: I'm wondering if a computer could be quick enough to detect if it is getting lased (whether at full power or at a lower tracking power), then have some sort of reactive armor (i.e. explosive charge) that deploys in the direction of the incoming beam in a plume of material with very high…

Just say you're aiming for their helmet's radio or HUD. Just like you're not supposed to fire the Bradley's 25mm main gun at people, but the AK they're holding? That's completely fair game. Materiel is materiel, regardless of its proximity to the user.

There is zero chance they would get to use these things. SWAT would show up and take over before the school "police" could turn off the vault alarms, open the cages, and thus the racks.

Yeah but its articulation is probably best defined in two axes, like A and B or something. Such as A0B0 = origin, every other position can be defined from 0 to 360.