Smile for the Camera, Now You're Dead

[Astroboy]

Laser weapons make major breakthrough surpassing the 100KW power rating, a first for electric solid state lasers. That barrier is the mark of what military folks consider "weapons grade" laser power and is small enough to be carried on trucks. Fire ready in less than a second and unlimited rounds of fire if the power is available. The power level is scalable so you can just set someone on fire instead of burning a hole in his head. Nice.:

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Scales New Heights in Electric Laser Power, Achieves 100 Kilowatts From a Solid-State Laser

Marry this laser weapon to one of these amazing operational sniper pods and you can take out someone from 10 miles out with precision and stealth. Be afraid.

Sniper Pod Video:

Sniper ATP Videos | Lockheed Martin
Sniper ATP Video 2 | Lockheed Martin
Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod | Lockheed Martin

Check out the image stabilization and lock on the tail of the F-16. Incredible.

Maybe we can shoot down a few more UFOs while we're at it.

 

[Gareth]

Your thread title was kinda freaking me out. I was expecting some creepy Japanese horror shit and Im relieved and what I did find

(That Jap stuff is the only horror that gets to me)

 

[Xylo]

I don't think there will ever be an end to the weaponizing of technology. Humans just look for new, more efficient ways of killing other humans. How wonderful and interesting.

 

[Schuyler]

I don't think there will ever be an end to the weaponizing of technology. Humans just look for new, more efficient ways of killing other humans. How wonderful and interesting.

You say that like it's a bad thing! And unless you want to re-engineer the species to take out aggressiveness, it's not gonna change. Besides, if we live in a 'World of Warcraft' scenario and are half-conscious avatars ourselves, it makes sense. See: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1424336260/?tag=rockoids-20 for a good read on this possibility. Is it too much of a stretch? I dunno. See what you think. It is a little different than the usual theories of our existence.

 

[AnnetteMarie]

You say that like it's a bad thing! And unless you want to re-engineer the species to take out aggressiveness, it's not gonna change. Besides, if we live in a 'World of Warcraft' scenario and are half-conscious avatars ourselves, it makes sense. See: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1424336260/?tag=rockoids-20 for a good read on this possibility. Is it too much of a stretch? I dunno. See what you think. It is a little different than the usual theories of our existence.

hey, if I'm an avatar, I wanna have a little chat with my user about the body they stuck me in.....

 

[Xylo]

Oh I realize there won't be an end to it, I just think we're shooting ourselves in the proverbial foot. (Pun intended )

 

[skunkape]

I don't think there will ever be an end to the weaponizing of technology.

True, but the classic blunt object to the skull will never go out of fashion.

 

[Xylo]

True, but the classic blunt object to the skull will never go out of fashion.

Too bad that won't put Acme Corp. out of business.