* Posts by obed

4 publicly visible posts • joined 20 Oct 2007

Net shoppers bullied into being Verified by Visa

obed

It's your money.

You decide how secure you want to be with it.

As for the extra security no one wants to deal with....well guess what? Deal with it! It's not the bank's fault.

Banks have to place these new features to comply with new US FEDERAL regulations. They are not going anywhere. It sucks you have to deal with the issues and banks try to make it painless but there is always pain with anything new.

Metal Storm reveals pocket bunker-buster test outcome

obed
Flame

Ethics be damned sometimes.

Hey lets not lump everyone into one group. I'm a pinko lefty liberal who serves in the military and while deployed to a warzone, I can tell you the unofficial rule for a gunfight: 1. Bring a gun, preferrably two; a big one and smaller one as a backup. 2 Bring all your friends that have guns too. 3 Make sure your ish is better than the other guys.

I believe in no firearms back home (none at all) but I'd be a fool to think I don't want the biggest baddest, and lightweight incapacitating equipment available because if your trying to kill me and I catch up to you...you better believe that I'm going to F$#k you up!!!

US Army cyber colonel in call to network arms

obed

Guess none of you have served in the US Army.

Not surpised...not surprised at all.

Officers are not that bright. If you really want to know what's happening "on the ground" (Army lingo for How things really are) then you should ask a Specialist or a Sergeant.

Alien attack? Yes, we're ready for anything

obed
Go

So why not try something different like....tell the truth?

If I were asked that question, I would have used the opportunity to bring to the forefront a fundamental belief most Americans have "We can do anything!" He had a perfect opportunity to just say, "You know what son, we've thought about things like this and have done all we can to prepare but honestly, there's really no way to know for sure. What I can tell you is that if such a thing were to occur, I have full faith in the determination, dedication and enginuity of the American (subsitute for Earthicans) people to meet such a challenge and rise to the occasion."

Simple