US Military Builds MMO Earth Simulator 525
transient writes "BBC reports that the US military is creating a second Earth with help from There. At the moment, only Kuwait City has been modeled, but the ultimate goal is to model the entire Earth using existing terrain data and a super-accurate physics model. While combat will be part of the game, 'the emphasis in the artificial Earth will be on human interaction rather than conflicts involving lots of military hardware.'"
Gigantic Quake server (Score:5, Funny)
So... (Score:2, Funny)
None of this is real?
So that,s residual self image
Deep Thought (Score:5, Funny)
Why do we need another Earth ? (Score:3, Funny)
Oh crap (Score:5, Funny)
i wonder the level of detail (Score:5, Funny)
The Sims (Score:5, Funny)
First of a kind? (Score:5, Funny)
peeved (Score:5, Funny)
I'm so glad to be living in the US, just to know that my tax dollars go towards making a version of The Sims on crack.
But the part that pisses me off is that they won't let me pl
Virtual Wars? (Score:5, Funny)
Obviously, we'd need to make sure the Americans aren't using cheats. Just imagine the standard procedure before entering combat. Press tilde, type 'AmericaRulesOK 1' followed by '/god', '/allweapons' and '/allammo'
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
The question is.... (Score:5, Funny)
Why bother. (Score:3, Funny)
We already know the answer is 42.
So when... (Score:2, Funny)
...can I sign up for beta?
Grand Theft auto... (Score:5, Funny)
Watch out for Kirk Logic(tm) (Score:3, Funny)
- Dave
Hitchhiker's Guide (Score:3, Funny)
There = Evil (Score:4, Funny)
Evil. Evil, I say!
This claimer: Having MSIE bundled with Windows poses no problem for me, I see it as they include Notepad instead of Word and Calculator instead of Excel. So why not let them include Internet Explorer instead of a [browser.org] real [opera.com] browser [mozilla.org]? However, I dislike sites that require it. It's like mailing around text files that need Notepad to read... Rude.
Re:Using the RFID chips implanted ... (Score:3, Funny)
A new earth? (Score:5, Funny)
Sims (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Using the RFID chips implanted ... (Score:3, Funny)
If they are tracking my private moments they will get a lot of lying on the couch after dinner with the top button of my jeans undone, watching television.
I am basically jamming the signals with massive waves of mediocrity.
Hrm (Score:5, Funny)
But I keep hearing the voice... (Score:5, Funny)
Old Steven Wright joke (Score:2, Funny)
It's actual size.
It says "One mile equals one mile"
----------------- Witht he simulated Earth have simulated civilians who never get wounded when bombs fall in the wrong place?
Re:Gigantic Quake server (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The Sims (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Choose your weapon... (Score:3, Funny)
Well, duh! Of course holding someone at gunpoint doesn't stop them from hating you.
It's when you pull the trigger and splatter their brains all over the place. *That's* when they stop hating you.
Sheesh! Wadda they teachin' youse kids in skool dese days?
Re:Deep Thought (Score:5, Funny)
(ref. vis. Dr. Dan Streetmentioner)
Ultimate risk (Score:2, Funny)
Let's just choose ugly maths for the Earth Simulation. As we already know, if their maths are too perfect, we risk being overtaked [wikipedia.org]!
(In which case, of course, we, as calculations, would have to welcome our new real overlords).
Re:Oh crap (Score:1, Funny)
of course ... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Choose your weapon... (Score:2, Funny)
When you get right down to it, the job of the folks in the Pentagon is to blow things up and kill people.
With that in mind, I admire the restraint displayed by the grandparent poster... :-)
Camp Check! (Score:2, Funny)
SWEET!!! (Score:2, Funny)
Where do I sign up?
Re:Choose your weapon... (Score:1, Funny)
Oh man, I could have gone all day without someone citing Michael Moore as a reference for anything. His theory is if you make enough wild accusations, some will stick. I've seen horoscopes that were more accurate -- and the ones I read are in The Onion.
Re:Choose your weapon... (Score:3, Funny)
This is probably the most insightful post I've seen this week.
High praise for a Monday....Re:I'll have to disagree with the premise behind t (Score:1, Funny)
> > President as he seeks wisdom on how to legally codify the definition
> > of marriage. Pray that it will be according to Biblical principles.
> > With any forces insisting on variant definitions of marriage, pray
> > that God's Word and His standards will be honored by our government."
> >
> > So here is a proposed Constitutional Amendment codifying marriage
> > entirely on biblical principles:
> >
> > A. Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one
> > man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5)
> >
> > B. Marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in
> > addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II
> > Chron 11:21)
> >
> > C. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin.
> > If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut 22:13-21)
> >
> > D. Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be forbidden. (Gen
> > 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)
> >
> > E. Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the
> > constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be
> > construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)
> >
> > F. If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry
> > the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother's widow or deliberately
> > does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be
> > otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen.
> > 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)
> >
> > G. In lieu of marriage, if there are no acceptable men in your town,
> > it is required that you get your dad drunk and have sex with him
> > (even if he had previously offered you up as a sex toy to men young
> > and old), tag-teaming with any sisters you may have. Of course, this
> > rule applies only if you are female. (Gen 19:31-36)