Samuel

Member since: Jul 12th, 2009

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Report: Army wins fight to keep spending money on NASCAR sponsorship [w/poll] (Autoblog)

Feb 19th 2011 1:36AM As long as things of this nature are cut before things like retirement benefits get cut, I'm content with a $7 million advertising campaign through NASCAR

It's official: Google Voice comes to Gmail -- phone booths on the way (Download Squad)

Aug 26th 2010 3:45PM I definitely live in Italy and made a US call this morning when I saw the blog update. My GMail account was created in either Korea or Kuwait, I don't remember, so I don't think I believe anything about US based GMail accounts only. My wife, whom created her GMail account in the US has nothing popping up for her.

Audi A5 Sportback could come to the States, A8 diesel due next year (Autoblog)

Aug 11th 2010 2:10PM If by the miracle of the internet Audi pays any attention to autoblog comments, I'm in the market for this car. I'd much rather buy one when I go back home to the US rather then be a foreigner going into a dealership.

Chrysler debuts limited-edition Mopar '10 Challenger (Autoblog)

Jul 7th 2010 7:54PM Why would someone who is considering a Mopar special edition Challenger be too concerned about fuel economy? The Super Bees are all fitted with the 6.1, and they sell like hot cakes. It seems kind of absurd to use the 5.7 now that the Challenger is going to have to fill the shoes of halo car while the next generation Viper awaits it's destiny. I'd much rather go with one of the 400 fruity Furious Fuschia Challenger SRT8s then one of the 500 Mopar editions.

Chrysler debuts limited-edition Mopar '10 Challenger (Autoblog)

Jul 7th 2010 11:35AM I'm trying to figure out why they would do a special edition and not use the best engine available.

Waze app may be the way of the navigation future (Autoblog)

Jul 7th 2010 11:31AM It's directions tend to be pretty horrible in my experience. I'm in Augusta, and when I was testing out the app for the first time I put in directions from the mall to regal cinema (it's literally the next exit on the highway adjacent to both locations). The directions suggested I go through residential streets away from the movie theater and then back around (making a 3 minute drive a 15 minute adventure). When I started going the "correct" route, it only gave progressively worse directions as I drove towards the on-ramp. It has potential, but as others said, without a plethora of users in your city it's just another nav app with an akward interface.

Porn sites will finally get .XXX domain, says ICANN (Download Squad)

Jun 25th 2010 3:18PM I think this is all a little bit too late. Maybe if when porn sites first starting buying domains they were required to stay in a .xxx top level it would be effective, but they're going to have a hell of a time getting people to switch now. The intent makes sense, as it would be easier for people who are offended by porn to block it, but where would it really end? The same argument for porn could be used to create a top level domain for hate groups or gay websites. People are offended by all sorts of things, and I don't think they're going to get the results they're hoping for with .xxx

U.S. Army leak may have also compromised the investigation into China's attacks on Google (Download Squad)

Jun 15th 2010 8:57PM First, I think I've made it completely clear I'm not posting claiming to be an expert, so I don't mention said training to pretend I know more then you, but to simply say the law is relevant to me (which is why you won't see my name in any headlines in my lifetime). Clearly we're both reading too deep into each other's posts. But here's what I gather based purely on what you post:

The law doesn't concern you when a criminal does something you like (exposing an atrocity)

You're content with not caring about the real impact on what a traitor's actions accomplish

Your short sighted view is nothing short of amazing.

U.S. Army leak may have also compromised the investigation into China's attacks on Google (Download Squad)

Jun 15th 2010 7:34PM @Scwhinn

To figure out the whole timeline from the video is close to impossible, here is a link to the actual investigation done.

http://www.lineofdeparture.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/070717-2nd-BCT-15-6.pdf

So as it turns out, the Apache's were reacting to a ground element's request for support. After reading the sworn statements from those involved, the conclusions drawn by the investigating officer, and taking into account the laws of war, this is a whole less shocking then people make it out to be. To hear about combat, and to be in combat is two totally different animals. I think a lot of the people who find this video so unbelievably shocking is because what reason would a citizen need to become thoroughly acquainted with the laws and regulations of war? The international community has recognized that collateral damage is a risk associated with combat operations, which is why things like the Articles of the Geneva Conventions exist. It doesn't take away from the horror of innocent people getting killed, but soldiers from all over the world don't have boots on ground to show off how effective our weapon systems are. There is an active insurgency who doesn't "play by the rules" who is making it difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

U.S. Army leak may have also compromised the investigation into China's attacks on Google (Download Squad)

Jun 15th 2010 7:13PM @xanemadman

I generally know better then to feed the trolls, so I'll simply offer you advice.

Before you add commentary on a legal issue (in this case, what you presume is war crimes), you would be best off reading the law and regulations that define these alleged crimes you think were committed. I am in no means a legal expert, but I have had training on LOAC, Geneva Conventions, and RoE, and that could very well be the reason why we both see a tragedy in the video, but you see the "law" being broken and I don't. No one will dispute the loss of innocent human life is a horrible thing, so we at least share some common ground.

And as far as your ignorant rant about citizens becoming sheep, suggesting that a nation as powerful as the USA should be transparent shows you are as separated from reality as humanely possible. Could we use more transparency? I'm sure it would give some people more comfort, but it would be pretty hard for any nation to react to an asymmetric threat if our secrets were open and we didn't even know who the enemy is.