I've a tape on this, it's about 30mins long, and covers a few of the Future Fighting Weapons. (hellies, comms, weapons, tanks, bombs, tech advancments, pilot training)

So if there is enough (say more than 5) people that actually want it, please let me know.

The reason I say that is on dial up, it takes a few hours to download something decent. As many of the 56ker's know.

It's in two parts the first being 12.2mb and the second being 6.35mb. (18.6mb in total download)

It'll take me about an hour and half to upload.

send it! anything on exoskeletons? those things would kick so much ass if they figured out how to power them without risking thousands of Chernobyls.

I would love to see it! I always miss those types of shows on the Discovery channel, it seems.

However, I saw a couple good ones the other day... an hour special on pickpockets, and one on crime in general, including a lot of info on shoplifting (the only section I really saw).

Anyway, uhh, that would be great!

Yes. Please upload it. Sounds interesting.

i'd like to see it! i allways wonder what sort of weapons there will be in the future.

yeah, upload it...i would be interested in seing it

Wow, didn't expect this much feedback so quick, I'll begin uploading as soon as I hit the Add Reply button.

The topics it covers are pretty much what I put in the first reply. But there's a few others like recon robots for subs and ships testing for mines and other hull busting "toys" :D .

I also uploaded something called "Eating Pavement" check that out as well, it's quite funny, I won't tell you what it is, as that will spoil the suspence.[sp?]

I spent quite a few hours downloading the FFW part 2 file since I thought maybe someone had taken my earlier hint and convert Final Fantasy, The Spirts Within (FFW?) into RealVideo.

Imagine my disappointment after 4 hours of downloading to discover this:

http://server3001.freeyellow.com/nbk2000/error.gif

Anyone else have this problem?

Also, it wouldn't hurt to have actually named the file "Future Fighting Weapons" instead of "FFW". Much more descriptive that way, saves people time.

And while on the subject of RealVideo, what where your settings when converting the video? And what program did you use for converting?

I just upped a video about MP5 submachine guns to the FTP ("MP5_MP5SD_MP5K_by_NBK" note the title, very descriptive) that started out as a 30MB mpg, reduced to 3.5MB. Used Slideshow/Corporate LAN/Dual-pass, variable rate, de-interlace. And it came out looking pretty damn good. I could have used full motion video, but that would have tripled the size and really added nothing to the purpose.

You'll note in the video that the man isn't wearing ear muffs when firing the SD version, and it's REALLY quiet. The target getting hit is louder than the shots.

Also, the cop talking about the K version, says they were going around wearing these under their coats while posing as drug dealers making deliveries in stretch limos.

OK...... :rolleyes:

Firstly, any "drug dealer" who rolls around making drug deliveries in a limo is either:

A. A fool! You don't draw attention to yourself, and a limos sole purpose is to do just that. Also, submachine guns are VERY rare (especially K versions) and not something a dealer is going to have. Unless the dealer is from colombia, in which case, why is he delivering dope to some ghetto thug?

B. A cop! Because they know that peoples "minds eye" image of a "big time" dealer is a guy with a limo and bodyguards with Hi-tech machine guns. Too much "Miami Vice" I'm afraid.

[ January 04, 2002: Message edited by: nbk2000 ]</p>

I don't have any problem with watching it, so I decided to download it and test it, but I can still watch it.

I used Multi Rate Sure Stream, voice only, normal motion video, single isdn, and used the version you (NBK) uploaded to the FTP.

Sorry for the confusion on the file name also.

Anyone else here actually fired an SD version of the MP5? They are fucking sweet and I know from first hand experience. :D Hope I haven't made anyone jealous. ;)

Neat stuff. I tried downloading again and it works now.

When converting video for uploading to the FTP, you don't want to use sure-stream. This adds additional layers of data (lager file sizes) that aren't needed since people are going to be downloading it and not watching it via streaming.

Also, it sounds like it's coming from the bottom of a well. Voice only is for that....voice ONLY. The video has plenty of background music in it so the appropriate choice should have been selected.

The "Sharpest Image" selection would also be more appropriate since there is a LOT of action in the video. It may move a little jerky, but it's much easier to watch than a blur.

Corporate LAN should be considered the minimum acceptable.

For an example of an EXCELLENT conversion, check out the Final Fantasy RealVideo that's on the FTP. It's fucking KICKS ASS! :D Though I'm sure being a DVD rip helps a lot too.

Who posted that anyways?

Do a conversion, then watch it yourself and ask "Would I watch this?". If not, keep going up till you get something that you'd watch. Then do the next highest because others haven't become used to watching it, so their expectations will be higher.

Anyways, keep practicing, you'll get the hang of it and the effort is appreciated. My first videos weren't DeMill classics either.

I guess I'll pipe up since its praise ;) .

First conversion was 77MB, yes, from 528MB and it looked like total shit. That was using single rate 56k.

The settings I think I used for the one I uped were, single rate, voice with background music, sharpest image, and 256k DSL and took about an hour for the conversion.

I used multi rate sure stream and 512k DSL/Cable and the file was actually bigger than the input file (900+MB compared to 528MB) and over 2h to convert.

Also, they were converted from the original .avi.

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I suspected it was you since you had posted a list of moviez earlier on the FTP and FF/TSW was one of them.

Good Job!

And this is a perfect example of why the MPAA's shit scared attempts at preventing copying is not only futile, but counter-productive.

Because, now having seen the video that I wasn't able to see in the theather, or able to rent, I'll just straight buy on DVD because it's so visually amazing.

If it wasn't for the joy of moviez, I'd never have bothered with it.

Ctrl_C,
Do you actually have any info on exoskeletons? Please tell me you do, I am really interested in exoskeletons, but I do not have alot of information (not even a little).

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I believe that this will be a great age for Fighting Weapons. There are so many institutes, corporations, and what ever else, actually researching new Developments, like DARPA (US) or DSTO (OZ).

Some of the more senior members might remember the topic on mounting a Camera on a rifle, therefore letting you see around a corner without exposing oneself. DSTO just started to mount these on Steyr's for the australian army. By 2010, Australia is said to advance to a new stage of fighting weapons.

DARPA, long ago invented the one-man-helicopter. It is said that once this Helicopter is in place, it would revolutionise warfare. Imagine being able to swoop over your enemies and discharge them easily from the air, Imagine being able to cover great distance in hours instead of days on foot.

Yes, It will be interesting to see how the Future wars will be fought. With wars being fought as a big PR cause, governments a paying more money for research that would cause less soldiers to come home in body bags, thus making the government look better in the publics eye.

No country would want to associate itself with launching nuclear missiles in an insane atempt to kill civilians. Sure America did it in WWII but that still gives America a bad rap. So I believe nuclear weapons would be used as a last ditch effort, not as a straight equalizer.

Before I end I would like to say that if this starts the old America vs the world shit I know that I would not be the only pissed off person around here.

It'll be neat when they start using directed energy weapons like excimer and chemical lasers, x-ray pulse lasers, and mini-nukes with yields like 100 tons of TNT.

I remember a discussion on slashdot about exoskelotons that had a link to a prototype walker. Didn't have armor or shit like that, since it was strictly man powered, but eventually they'll come up with suitable power supplies to make it workable as a weapon. There may be a link in the uberarchives somewhere.

And I remember the TV gunsight thread since I'm the one who started it. Still got it too (the gunsight).

But I'm leaning towards fiberoptics now instead for daylight use because of the utter simplicity of it. Totally free of moving parts, no electronics or batteries to get Murphy'd, cheap, and a rock-solid piece of kit.

The periscope (as shown in another thread) is for general looking around. There'd be a small screen on the rifle itself attached to a reeled strand of FO that pulls out when needed that'd clip to the helmet or BDU as needed.

And I'd be surprised if the US isn't still running a covert bioweapons program. We have the most advanced bio-technology in the world, surely it's being put to use.

Though the russians aren't slouches either as it is now well known that they've been fucking around with an ebola/smallpox hybrid. Sounds tasty.

NBK:
I have a bunch of moviez and can't remember what I posted on the list, but I didn't do the original convert of FF/TSW so I guess I can't take full credit for it :( .
I usually don't give a crap about size of the movies since I burn them to CD for viewing and want the absolute highest quality. I plan on getting the DVD tho. I would have never thought about even watching it had I not obtained it this way.

NBK2000, would you be talking about the springwalker?

<a href="http://www.springwalker.com" target="_blank">springwalker</a>

this is a human powered exoskeleton. More for recreational use.

Yes, the springwalker is what I was thinking of.

Sure, it's useless as a weapon NOW....but in the future....

Ever seen what the first tanks looked like? Big clunky boxes that moved as fast a man could slowly walk, armed with little spitball cannons and machineguns.

Compare that with todays tanks like the abhrams. NO COMPARISON!

In fifty years these things could be flying and running fast as a cheeta.

Also, I was at Office Depot yesterday waiting for my ride home after FINALLY getting my fucking tooth pulled (more happy pills! :) ), and was dinking around on their display of Hewlett-Packard computers.

Well imagine my surprise when I found complete Divx-4 copies of Final Fantasy (700MB) and Shrek on them! And these computer have built in CD burners....how convenient. :D

Not having known this before, I didn't have a blank CD-R with me, but next time..... ;)

So anyone interested in free copies of those above movies, go find an O.D. or similar type of business. I'd imagine computer stores would also be a free supplier.

RTPB: "Anything that's free must be exploited".

And if they catch you and give you any lip, tell 'em your testing out the recorder since you do a lot of video editing for VCD's.

If they STILL give you any lip, call the MPAA on them for letting people make free copies of movies on their machines, with $100,000 fines per copy made, and a reward for you for doing so.

Callers to the MPAA's anti-piracy hotline (1-800-662-6797) are eligible for a $15,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of persons engaging in video piracy, and $2,500 to the first person to provide information on a video pirate lab.

PUNKS, FUCK WITH ME WILL YA?! :p

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i ran a search on slashdot (just curious: how many slashdotters do we have?) and it came up with a DARPA proposal.

<a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/03/23/1011217&mode=thread" target="_blank">DARPA exoskeleton proposal</a>

exoskeletons would be amazing. imagine a soldier being able to leap over a 40ft concrete wall with razor wire on the top...effortlessly. imagine being able to run at 50+mph. imagine being able to punch through a wall. quite amazing.

I saw an article in PopSci on exoskeletons too, but due to their lack of an online cataloging system, I will probabaly never find it in my 200+ issues. :(

It's either Pop Sci or Pop Mech, but one of them at least prints an end of year index of every article from the prior year. It's either the december or january issue.

Scan that in, OCR, and you've got your searchable index.

Starship Troopers was fiction in the '50s, but I'd imagine in 2050, powered mecha armor will be fact. I'll be 80 when it happens, but my children would be able to enjoy using them for nefarious purposes.

I found something that is not intended to be used as a weapon, but can be used for cooking persons/animals/whatever from a distance and instantly destroying any electronic equipment within it's reach. :D

<a href="http://www.powerlabs.org/uwavexp.htm#The%20POWERLABS%20Microwave%20Gun!" target="_blank">http://www.powerlabs.org/uwavexp.htm#The%20POWERLABS%20Microwave%20Gun!</a>

scroll the page down to the bottom, it's titled "The POWERLABS Microwave Gun!".

There's a lot of neat stuff on that page like making plasma balls in your microwave,high voltage tesla coil and even a liquid nitrogen pistol!