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Sounds interesting.

Its a good move not to offer any prizes, for getting chosen for investment by venture capitalists is a big enough prize.

I actually dont unterstand why every country is constantly preparing for war? New super rifles, weapons of mass destruction the size of pocket knives, and robots. Unmaned, super killing machines.

pffff.... I'll be in my underground bomb shelter if you need me.

Alexander Wunderlich
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Say you have country A and B. Each country has an equal military.

The two countries are neutral towards each other.

Now, if country A starts to build a slightly better military what happens when country B tries to get a better trade agreement?

A knows that B can't back up any claims, thus A can strong arm B into a lesser deal.

Even if neither country ever plans on using their military, trying to keep up with the Joneses plays a large part in global politics.

Consider how seriously the US takes India and Pakistan now that they have Nuclear weapons. This is why Iran wants to join the party.

Unless all forces are equal, there will always be the perceived need to upgrade armed forces.
]]>May 21st 2006 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/May 21st 2006 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/May 21st 2006 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/Good God, can't you people see what is right in front of your eyes? They are going to upsize these monstrosities and fit humans inside!!!
Forty-foot, missle-dispensing titanium colossi, coming soon to a country near you!
It begins... ^__^]]>May 21st 2006 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/May 21st 2006 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/
:P]]>May 21st 2006 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/
This post had nothing to do with Apple or Apple products, and no fanboy had mentioned that company in their comment. So why did you bring it up? You did it deliberately, because you wanted to add to the "too much Apple on Engadget" problem, so that you could complain about it later on.

It is the haters, not the fanboys, who are responsible for the majority of comments referencing Apple - and their major complaint is always about how often Apple is mentioned! We're through the looking-glass, here.]]>May 21st 2006 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/May 21st 2006 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/
And #10... Don't complain. If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it is that this world NEEDS more people trying to shut up the Apple cultists (they are beyond fanboys at this point).]]>May 22nd 2006 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/May 22nd 2006 5:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/May 22nd 2006 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/May 22nd 2006 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/
A small animal is the cheapest, yet most sophisticated "indicator" if a chemical or biological weapon has been used.

(This is just what my German brain thought, when it read this message, though). ]]>May 22nd 2006 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/german-army-hosts-military-bot-competition/
#8 is no less a Dell cultist/fanboy than any Apple-booster, and this was most certainly NOT the post for them to place their comment (as I said, it wasn't an Apple - or Dell - post, and it had no Apple comments). Why is #8's actions less objectionable than an Apple fanboy who does the same thing (proclaim the supposed superiority of their choice on an unrelated post) ?]]>May 22nd 2006 11:15PM