Just when you thought it was safe to eat at Taco Hell again…

@al3xanderthegr8

People say that carriers are obsolete because:

Hypersonic missiles are getting increasingly more powerful, to the point where it isn’t possible or economical to defend a carrier. Not only that, hypersonic missiles might have a longer range than carrier aircraft in the future (based on my own research, the F-35 still has a longer combat radius than most current missiles, though that’s because the Zicron doesn’t exist).

Submarines are getting quieter, to the point where they can easily destroy carriers.

Carriers are too big of a target. Some people use this argument and extend it to all surface ships.

If you’re curious, I personally disagree that these developments are too big of a problem, making them obsolete. Just my opinion.

People say tanks are obsolete because:

Tanks are easier to be targeted by anti-tank missiles, which have longer range than tanks.

Tanks are too expensive.

Aircraft have gotten more powerful to the point where they can replace the role of tanks.

Keep in mind my summary might be wrong, this is just what it seems reading some articles saying they’re obsolete.

lol… good one DK.

There are gullible stupid people crooks take advantage of.  Then of course on the flip side you have some crooks that are so stupid you wonder who they survived into their teen years and beyond.  Folks, you can’t make this stuff up.  The headline: “Stolen iPad leads to 780lb crystal meth seizure”.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/05/stolen_ipad_crystal_meth/

www.theregister.co.uk  Is a website devoted to high tech news and other interesting news items all with an interesting twist of British humour.  I rather enjoy it.

@Smacktard:

Clinton was corrupted long before he became president. The guy was/is a habitual liar and womanizer. But murderer? That’s a bit of a stretch.

This.  Gotta find an excuse to dispel any guilt from simply hating someone…

Not my #s…
just my emphasis!
:-P

:-)

@El:

Here’s a question…If below par is good why do most people mean bad or poorly when they say, “I’m feeling under/below par?”

Par simply means what the standard. If Par for the course is 72 then 72 strokes is the standard # of strokes needed to finnish the course. If you shoot under par you are doing well.

On the contrary if you are feeling under par, you are feeling worse than standard or normal, thus bad. :)

“we get 70% of our oxygen from the algae…save the algae!!! and who’s to say a communist socieity gives a damn about the environment???”

I’m sure if the algae population was threatened or exploited by capitalist (who knows?) there would be an attempt to save it. But the rainforest provides a lot more than just “oxygen.”

"The problems and corruptness of capitalism would not be eliminated by communism. "

Kind of ambiguous. What exact problems are we talking about?

“You base that off no one you know. My father, my landlord, my father’s students…all made money because of hard work.”

Hmmm… how is it that a worker makes less money than a CEO sitting in his/her office building when that worker does more hard work? Again, I find you definition of hard work ambiguous.

“And stop denouncing being rewarded from hard work as “American.””

Whoa… who said that? I think that’s more of a compliment. :roll: