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Message no. 1
From: Michael Orion Jackson <orion@****.CC.UTEXAS.EDU>
Subject: assassination technique
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 13:33:11 -0600
Just a quick thought: some cities in the SR universe are listed as
having extremely extensive, automatic pilot/guidance air taxi services,
putting hordes of shitty little cessnas buzzing around under computer
control. I can't remember exactly, but I think it was either Denver or
maybe somewhere close inthe NAN. Anyhow, just deck the taxi service's
computer and power dive a cessna onto the pointy little head of the
target. What's the damage code on a proppeller (traveling at 400+ mph and
backed up by a ton or so of metal and exploding fuel) again? :)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Michael Orion Jackson~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TAMS Class of 1996/UT Class of 199?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~2112 Guadalupe, Rm. 502; Austin, Tx 78705 (The Goodall-Wooten)~~~~~~~
"Goddamn creatures of the night, they never learn." ~Gideon, _The Crow_
"Happiness is but a temporary chemical imbalance of the true baseline state
of our minds."~Lusiphur, quote ill-rembered and butchered by M. O. Jackson
Message no. 2
From: Sight Unseen <toabo@****.UTEXAS.EDU>
Subject: Re: assassination technique
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 18:30:48 -0500
> Just a quick thought: some cities in the SR universe are listed as
>having extremely extensive, automatic pilot/guidance air taxi services,
>putting hordes of shitty little cessnas buzzing around under computer
>control. I can't remember exactly, but I think it was either Denver or
>maybe somewhere close inthe NAN. Anyhow, just deck the taxi service's
>computer and power dive a cessna onto the pointy little head of the
>target. What's the damage code on a proppeller (traveling at 400+ mph and
>backed up by a ton or so of metal and exploding fuel) again? :)
Yeah, that'll live up to your nickname as Mr. Precison. Crashing a
plane into the heart of an urban sprawl in order to take out one target.
What about the hordes of bystanders in the blast area? Is that acceptable
collateral damage?
Besides, I doubt that these computer controlled planes are totally
without pilots. I'm sure they have some slag sitting up front to take over
in case of emergency and a hostile takeover by a cold-blooded,
depraved-hearted killer is probably just cause for punching that Manual
Override button.



Enigma
Message no. 3
From: Droopy <droopy@*******.NB.NET>
Subject: Re: assassination technique
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 18:24:38 +0000
Enigma wrote:

> Besides, I doubt that these computer controlled planes are totally
> without pilots. I'm sure they have some slag sitting up front to take over
> in case of emergency and a hostile takeover by a cold-blooded,
> depraved-hearted killer is probably just cause for punching that Manual
> Override button.

More likely there's a central rigger who can take over by remote, but
same end effect.


--Droopy
droopy@**.net
Message no. 4
From: Dane Jensen <djensen@*********.COM>
Subject: Re: assassination technique
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 20:38:22 -0800
At 06:24 PM 11/23/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Enigma wrote:
>
>> Besides, I doubt that these computer controlled planes are totally
>> without pilots. I'm sure they have some slag sitting up front to take over
>> in case of emergency and a hostile takeover by a cold-blooded,
>> depraved-hearted killer is probably just cause for punching that Manual
>> Override button.
>
>More likely there's a central rigger who can take over by remote, but
>same end effect.



Can we say "jamming" I knew ya could.


Psyber
Message no. 5
From: Droopy <droopy@*******.NB.NET>
Subject: Re: assassination technique
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 01:01:13 +0000
> >More likely there's a central rigger who can take over by remote, but
> >same end effect.
>
> Can we say "jamming" I knew ya could.

Only if we say it in the same sentence as 'tight beam microwave
transmissions' or even (to use current technology) 'singnal hopping
transmissions.'

There's a counter for every counter-counter.....


--Droopy
droopy@**.net
Message no. 6
From: Dane Jensen <djensen@*********.COM>
Subject: Re: assassination technique
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 19:57:21 -0800
At 01:01 AM 11/25/96 +0000, you wrote:
>> >More likely there's a central rigger who can take over by remote, but
>> >same end effect.
>>
>> Can we say "jamming" I knew ya could.
>
>Only if we say it in the same sentence as 'tight beam microwave
>transmissions' or even (to use current technology) 'singnal hopping
>transmissions.'
>
>There's a counter for every counter-counter.....

Isn't that backwards, tight beam microwave would be hard to jam (but not
impossible).

There's a correction for every counter-counter-counter... :)

Psyber

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