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Now I really want that iPod touch


By Blackwalt - Posted on 20 January 2009

One ticket to Boulder, Colorado please.

No reason.

Now this is using your iPod Touch for something practical. I think. Kind of. In a sick way.

It is in development for the US Army so theoretically it is legitimate.

I know if I ever get an iPod Touch I will be buying this app just to keep Stormblade guessing.

Personally I would be creating a separate "music to snipe by" playlist in my iTunes. I think I'll start now:

  • Reach out and touch – Diana Ross
  • Better Off Without You – The Clarks
  • I can see for miles – The Who
  • Try – Nelly Furtado ("I can see you standing there")
  • Another way to die – Alicia Keys
  • The Rifle – Alela Diane
  • Scope Lyrics – Bowling for Soup
  • To Distance Death From Life – Mactatus
  • Deep in my heart – Britney Spears
  • Stormblade – Demoniac
  • The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Celine Dion
  • Big gun – AC/DC
  • Your Life Is Now – John Mellencamp
  • Killer – Michael Jackson (Yes the entire album. Why?)
  • Predator – Stormblade
  • After you've gone – Anne Murray
  • Eye of the Tiger – Survivor

Spotted this at Gizmodo which went back to Engadget that then lead here just to make sure everyone is properly credited.

Blackwalt's picture

Stupid CHEZ 106

The drive home DJ spoke of the controversy of Bulletflight for hunters on their iPod touch!

Worse, he talked about what they would have on their iPod!!

His Ted Nugent was pretty funny but the one that pissed me off (because I missed it) was Pat Benatar's "Hit me with your best shot!"

Coxxorz's picture

Funny that you even heard it since it takes you what, 45 seconds to drive home?

Stormblade's picture

If he has to warm up his car.

Blackwalt's picture

I don't mind stranding Rolly overnight.

Which makes him and Guba unhappy.

Q-Bert's picture

Every Breath you Take (I'll be Watching You)

A Troll's picture

they want assassinated in the iTouch.

Coxxorz's picture

You'd think that a Californian would know that.

The only down side to this (besides the constant urge to play games instead of killing for real), would be the screen glow potentially giving away your position on night missions.

A Troll's picture

n/t

Stormblade's picture

Who take letters out of words like colour, flavour, neighbour, harbour, behaviour, etc.

Coxxorz's picture

...who pronounce it "nucular".

A Troll's picture

These are the people who use these things all the time. You may want to run around saying iPod Touch, but those of us in California have better things to do with our time. Therefore we say iTouch.

I really don't know where this nonsense of adding 'our' to words comes from. All they do is cause squiggly red lines to appear on my screen. Must be some Canadian thing that I am not aware of. 

 

 

Stormblade's picture

Your spell checker doesn't use an English dictionary.

A Troll's picture

which is better than an English dictionary. We Americans kicked our oppressors butts out of our country long ago and have since dominated them and their subject countries.

Why would we want to settle on a sub-standard dictionary? Nitwit!

Stormblade's picture

That kind of reasoning is what put the U.S. on this list with other progressive nations that don't use the metric system.

Kinda sad really....

A Troll's picture

In California, many of the road signs are in metric as well as Imperial. Get your facts straight!

Besides, what does it matter to you if we use metric or imperial?  You would only find some other BS reason to complain about the U.S.

Stormblade's picture

Imperial refers to the system used within the British Empire.

Just saying.

Coxxorz's picture

Past tense.

As in 1965.

Say, how is President Ford's Metric Conversion Act coming along?

A Troll's picture

You still buy a pint, etc in the local pub in England.

In Canada,  you still buy plywood in 4' x 8' sheets don't you? What about 2 x4s?

Stormblade's picture

You can buy what is called a 2X4, but they are cut to metric sizes. Again, you can buy a pound of cold cuts, but you'll get 450 grams.

You can also buy a pint of beer and get half a litre.

A Troll's picture

You may get .47 liters in Canada when buying a pint, but when I was in England in the mid 80s you got a pint when you ordered one. I asked an attractive bar maid about the metric system and what I got when I ordered a pint. She explained that they were not going to mess with British tradition nor did people want to have to go out and buy all new serving glasses, etc. A couple of Welshmen and a Scotsman who I was in class with backed her up on that. (At least I think they did because even after a month with them I still had difficulty understanding them sometimes when they had a bit to drink).

Coxxorz's picture

They've been cut to 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" for years, metric system or not.

Stormblade's picture

You'll find their cut to a metric measurement that is slightly more than 1 1/2" x 3 1/2".

A Troll's picture

are using.

The issue with cut lumber not being the actual size as advertised is probably as old as you are.  ;)

MauriceRevek's picture

It has to do with the fact that when the wood is cut, it is still wet and full of sap. When they make the cut, it measures a true 2" x 4". While it cures and dries, it shrinks some which is where you get the small differences. Purchased 2" x 4" has never been true 2"x4", then have always been a bit smaller. Hence you always install them from the center rahter than the edge.

You can see this is ever you renovate an old building from before the 1970's, and measure an exposed 2" x 4".

Q-Bert's picture

Look who just discovered Wikipedia.

MauriceRevek's picture

After 40 years of knowing me, do you really think I need Wikipedia for useless knowledge? Wikipedia was born from the content of my brain. I don't go to Wikipedia, Wikipedia plugs into my brain.

Akuf's picture

You suffering from wood shrinkage. Even when you are not cold...at least that is what Swag says

MauriceRevek's picture

Just come out of the closet already.

Akuf's picture

I barely fit in my closet

A Troll's picture

I was referring to Stormblades remark about them being slightly larger than 1.5 x 3.5.

As for the shrinkage issue, they used to cut them slightly larger then the desired size so that when it shrank you would get the actual size.

I remodeled my house two years ago, it was originally built back in the fortys, and the studs were actually 2x4.

MauriceRevek's picture

What it is then, is maximisation of raw material. If you can make your 2 x 4 a 1.5 x 3.5 and still have the same strength, then you can get an extra 5 - 10 pieces out of a big log.

Coxxorz's picture

There's no way it's the same strength, it's just a question of how cheaply can you build a house that still barely meets code. Just compare old nails to new ones. No shrinkage there, just cheap cheap cheap. Why do you think they have to constantly rebuild entire neighbourhoods in the tornado belt (besides the lousy American workmanship)?

A Troll's picture

That is like a lawyer joke. At least try to come up with something original.

Coxxorz's picture

Getting tired. I'll try harder next time.

Q-Bert's picture

Man, the comments are getting thin... Going for next year's award ?

MauriceRevek's picture

The indentation value in the style sheet or wherever to go half of what it currently does for each sub-topic?

Q-Bert's picture

I'm still waiting for a verb to appear in that sentence...

MauriceRevek's picture

The title dumbass

Akuf's picture

To make this thinner

Coxxorz's picture

Then it would be hard to tell what's a reply to what. Well, harder than it is now. I still think new posts should go on the bottom, no indentation, with normal quoting enabled... kind of like a REAL forum. But I didn't design Dupal, so you're stuck with it (and the inability to change the header graphic, unless you're a programming major).

Coxxorz's picture

That must be confusing. What's metric for "Fast Food Drive-Thru: Hummers and Welfare Moms Keep Right"?

A Troll's picture

 You do realize that Hummers were actually replacements for the military version of the jeep. Then people with more money than common sense wanted them as status symbols. Can't fault GM for selling people something they want.  It is akin to selling plaid flannel shirts, etc.

MauriceRevek's picture

It was not even an American that started that trend. It was an Austrian.

Stormblade's picture

It's not like it's hard. :)

A Troll's picture

You know, when he is picking out underwear for his male friends.

Coxxorz's picture

All countries with black leaders running a military led government.

A Troll's picture

Where is this military lef government that you speak of? The military did not want Obama, that is for sure.

Coxxorz's picture

Til he tries to cut defense spending. Then we'll see who runs the country.

A Troll's picture

Those Middle East guys no you don't mess with a black guy when he has a gun. Obama has a whole bunch of guns!

Coxxorz's picture

BarackObama is going to kick the butts of decades of oppression and release the African-American Dictionary.

Word.

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