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waltappel

I want some killer robots!

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Just a few of these will do.

(from http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=InThePress&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=Zone&enZone=InThePress&Date=03/08/07

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Israel unveils the Viper - a robot for urban warfare and counterrorism
Mar. 08 - An Israeli robot for urban warfare and counterterrorism, the first of its kind in the world, is being unveiled at a military exhibit in the United States, the Israeli paper Yediot Aharonot reported. The Viper, which was developed by Elbit Systems, is capable of shooting bursts of automatic fire and throwing fragmentation, smoke and stun grenades. "What was science fiction until not so long ago is now becoming operational tools that will create a revolution in counterterrorism," an Israeli expert in counterterrorism systems said. The Viper, which is about a foot long and weigh approximately five pounds, is powered by a special electrical engine and operated by remote control or according to a program implanted in its 'brain' in advance. It is capable of climbing stairs, getting past obstacles and at the same time checks what is going on around it by means of a system of sensors. Equipped with a special nine-millimeter caliber Uzi machine gun, on which a laser pointer has been installed. The Viper is carried to the battlefield by a soldier on his back in a special carrier. When it is necessary to infiltrate a building safely where, for example, armed terrorists are hiding, the soldier lowers it to the ground, turns it on and from that moment controls it from a distance.



Walt

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I'm looking forward to hearing about the tech support problems

Soldier: Nothing's coming out of the barrel.

Tech Support: Ok, first check to make sure that there are bullets in the barrel chamber and then manually pull the firing mechanism.

Soldier: Ok, I'm looking down the barrel...

Tech Support: WAIT! WAIT! WAIT! WAIT!
"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

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I'll take one, but only if they can program it to say "all your base are belong to us."



Huh?

Walt



This is a fairly ancient and arcane reference to an intro in a Japanese video game with a badly butchered "English" translastion.

Gamers use this phrase all the time, but unless you're in that circle, you probably have no idea.

See; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us
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