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2015-01-18 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Skidmark 2015-01-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Electro-mechanical tech with a little wireless thrown in to sweeten the pot. What could go wrong? When seconds count, Radio Shack and fresh batteries are only minutes away.

Posted by SteveS 2015-01-18 03:15|| 2015-01-18 03:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Next step - Armatix GmbH gunwatch linked to internet modem, internet modem linked to......

Posted by Besoeker 2015-01-18 03:23|| 2015-01-18 03:23|| Front Page Top

#3 DOS IV for guns.

First format you weapons hard drive,
Do that again when it fails.
Fail again? Run setup and flash your weapons BIOS.
Obtain a USB cable of the correct type.
Obtain another weapon exactly as the one yo be updated.
Locate a male female adapter for your USB cable
Co locate the pistols attached by USB cable. Make sure the one with the updated BIOS is on the right, the BIOS target on the left.
Squeeze the trigger.
Of the weapon left.
If you squeezed the trigger of the weapon on the right you have left the BIOS in the same un-updated status as your left pistol.
Remove the USB cable from the right weapon.
Obtain a weapon identical to the two that need BIOS updates.
You will need to purchase and upgrade to DOS IV fr.gnz in order to accomplish this task.

Posted by Shipman 2015-01-18 06:34|| 2015-01-18 06:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Congratulations! You are now ready to practice with your weapon at any of 12 DOS indoor shooting ranges.

WARNING: To use your weapon anywhere but a DOS approved range requires a License. There are three (3) types of Licenses:

License to Kill
License to Maim
License to Makeout

If perchance you fire at a sentiment being (including MACs) without a license you will be able to fire 3 (three) rounds only at 150 feet per second. On attempting to to fire a fourth time the Blue Flag Of Death will emerge from the barrel of your weapon with details on ordering licenses and a full hex dump of weapon status. At this point the gun will need to be reset, obtain a USB cable and a USB to Serial adapter,

Posted by Shipman 2015-01-18 06:52|| 2015-01-18 06:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Brings an entirely new meaning to the phrase "Blue screen of death".

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-01-18 08:31|| 2015-01-18 08:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Another tool in the law enforcement assault arsenal:
MMBJ blocks all RF. The guns simply won't fire.

Posted by Skidmark 2015-01-18 08:45|| 2015-01-18 08:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Ship, that was both awesome and frightening.

Posted by swksvolFF 2015-01-18 12:03|| 2015-01-18 12:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Betcha any halfway competent electronics tech can modify it.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-01-18 12:30|| 2015-01-18 12:30|| Front Page Top

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