Right, let's do that again. It can't be that hard.
TagalongDT, 2012-07-03 07:09:53 UTC
Do they use AA laser batteries or AAA laser batteries
JohnD, 2012-07-03 07:14:27 UTC
Hmmm... Opponents that actually learn to stop doing something that will get them killed and will actually focus on something that is a threat... Interesting...
Michael, 2012-07-03 07:18:15 UTC
Sue is smiling! The world is going to end! :P
Tria, 2012-07-03 07:19:44 UTC
Yeah, all my attention is directed to Sue's smile.
Strongspank, 2012-07-03 12:31:57 UTC
the noses are very dead. sue is smiling.
Coop, 2012-07-03 13:17:21 UTC
Um...I may be wrong (I usually am, after all) but isn't saying "roger wilco" redundant? As far as I know, roger means "I have heard and understand" and wilco means"I have heard and will comply". Not that it really matters, since you here "roger wilco" fairly often. Oh well.
mcfood, 2012-07-03 16:10:43 UTC
Also: Sue's smile *shudders*
mcfood, 2012-07-03 16:11:44 UTC
If Roger Wilco is getting involved, everyone is probably going to die a horrible death.
Cenes, 2012-07-03 16:22:59 UTC
Roger Wilco. Isn't that the name of the protagonist of the Space Quest series, who can die in numerous ways mostly due to player stupidity?
Supernerd, 2012-07-03 17:11:36 UTC
They must be yelling really loud so that they can be heard by someone in a closed ship roughly about what I'd guess to be half a mile away from them in space.
... Wait, maybe they're using communicators?
Pie4ever0, 2012-07-03 17:37:30 UTC
I believe (and I could be completely wrong here) that "Roger" in "Roger Wilco" means, "I have heard and Understood" and the "Wilco" is short for, "I will comply". I suppose you could have a "Roger Wonco" meaning, "I have heard and understood and I won't comply". But that obviously didn't happen. And yes, "Roger WIlco" is also the hero of the Space Quest games, made playable only by the fact that they were silly and cartoony enough that you didn't mind dying over and over and over.
TagalongDT, 2012-07-03 19:45:33 UTC
I wasn't going to say anything, but since the issue of voice communication protocol has apparently become A Thing:
Correct, "Roger" means "I received the prior transmission." In the aviation field (the source of my familiarity with the subject), it doesn't necessarily imply understanding. "Acknowledged" or "Copy" implies understanding, and, by necessity, reception of the transmission, so saying "Roger, acknowledged" or "Roger, copy" would be redundant.
Similarly, "Wilco" does indeed mean "Will comply," but this necessarily implies that the transmission carrying the order was received. No one ever actually says "Roger Wilco."
But hey, who cares, free Space Quest joke.
And now you know. And knowing is half the battle.
Steve, 2012-07-03 20:53:52 UTC
@JohnD: There's not enough money in the budget for AA or AAA batteries. They get partially charged B batteries.
IRS Agent, 2012-07-03 21:37:35 UTC
Roger Wilco sounds like the name of the sheriff of a small asteroid town in a cheesy space western. He'd have a big white mustache and would spend most of his time sitting on the porch in a rocking chair with his trusty plasma shotgun "Ole Betsy".
HalfbakedProphet, 2012-07-04 02:39:31 UTC
If knowing is half the battle, then what's the other half? Oh well, thanks for explaining.
mcfood, 2012-07-04 06:31:09 UTC
@IRS Agent: Wow, not enough money in the military budget. Do they use all the money for birthdays or something?
JohnD, 2012-07-04 06:33:05 UTC
@mcfood
The other half of the battle is murder.
Pie4ever0, 2012-07-04 22:15:16 UTC
@Pie4ever0: Yes, they're talking via ship com.
Tria, 2012-07-05 00:47:03 UTC
@JohnD: Military funding cuts were rerouted to fund Alien Sufferage PSAs. Most of the funding got lost in a class action lawsuit from the fallout of the Hug A Xenomorph Campaign.
IRS Agent, 2012-07-05 01:52:28 UTC
@IRS Agent: Hug-A-Xenomorph? That sounds almost as bad as when the Predators passed the Right to Bear Arms Act or when someone eliminated the Facehugger Abortion Center or the Xenomorph blood drive.
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Right, let's do that again. It can't be that hard.
TagalongDT, 2012-07-03 07:09:53 UTC
Do they use AA laser batteries or AAA laser batteries
JohnD, 2012-07-03 07:14:27 UTC
Hmmm... Opponents that actually learn to stop doing something that will get them killed and will actually focus on something that is a threat... Interesting...
Michael, 2012-07-03 07:18:15 UTC
Sue is smiling! The world is going to end! :P
Tria, 2012-07-03 07:19:44 UTC
Yeah, all my attention is directed to Sue's smile.
Strongspank, 2012-07-03 12:31:57 UTC
the noses are very dead. sue is smiling.
Coop, 2012-07-03 13:17:21 UTC
Um...I may be wrong (I usually am, after all) but isn't saying "roger wilco" redundant? As far as I know, roger means "I have heard and understand" and wilco means"I have heard and will comply". Not that it really matters, since you here "roger wilco" fairly often. Oh well.
mcfood, 2012-07-03 16:10:43 UTC
Also: Sue's smile *shudders*
mcfood, 2012-07-03 16:11:44 UTC
If Roger Wilco is getting involved, everyone is probably going to die a horrible death.
Cenes, 2012-07-03 16:22:59 UTC
Roger Wilco. Isn't that the name of the protagonist of the Space Quest series, who can die in numerous ways mostly due to player stupidity?
Supernerd, 2012-07-03 17:11:36 UTC
They must be yelling really loud so that they can be heard by someone in a closed ship roughly about what I'd guess to be half a mile away from them in space. ... Wait, maybe they're using communicators?
Pie4ever0, 2012-07-03 17:37:30 UTC
I believe (and I could be completely wrong here) that "Roger" in "Roger Wilco" means, "I have heard and Understood" and the "Wilco" is short for, "I will comply". I suppose you could have a "Roger Wonco" meaning, "I have heard and understood and I won't comply". But that obviously didn't happen. And yes, "Roger WIlco" is also the hero of the Space Quest games, made playable only by the fact that they were silly and cartoony enough that you didn't mind dying over and over and over.
TagalongDT, 2012-07-03 19:45:33 UTC
I wasn't going to say anything, but since the issue of voice communication protocol has apparently become A Thing: Correct, "Roger" means "I received the prior transmission." In the aviation field (the source of my familiarity with the subject), it doesn't necessarily imply understanding. "Acknowledged" or "Copy" implies understanding, and, by necessity, reception of the transmission, so saying "Roger, acknowledged" or "Roger, copy" would be redundant. Similarly, "Wilco" does indeed mean "Will comply," but this necessarily implies that the transmission carrying the order was received. No one ever actually says "Roger Wilco." But hey, who cares, free Space Quest joke. And now you know. And knowing is half the battle.
Steve, 2012-07-03 20:53:52 UTC
@JohnD: There's not enough money in the budget for AA or AAA batteries. They get partially charged B batteries.
IRS Agent, 2012-07-03 21:37:35 UTC
Roger Wilco sounds like the name of the sheriff of a small asteroid town in a cheesy space western. He'd have a big white mustache and would spend most of his time sitting on the porch in a rocking chair with his trusty plasma shotgun "Ole Betsy".
HalfbakedProphet, 2012-07-04 02:39:31 UTC
If knowing is half the battle, then what's the other half? Oh well, thanks for explaining.
mcfood, 2012-07-04 06:31:09 UTC
@IRS Agent: Wow, not enough money in the military budget. Do they use all the money for birthdays or something?
JohnD, 2012-07-04 06:33:05 UTC
@mcfood The other half of the battle is murder.
Pie4ever0, 2012-07-04 22:15:16 UTC
@Pie4ever0: Yes, they're talking via ship com.
Tria, 2012-07-05 00:47:03 UTC
@JohnD: Military funding cuts were rerouted to fund Alien Sufferage PSAs. Most of the funding got lost in a class action lawsuit from the fallout of the Hug A Xenomorph Campaign.
IRS Agent, 2012-07-05 01:52:28 UTC
@IRS Agent: Hug-A-Xenomorph? That sounds almost as bad as when the Predators passed the Right to Bear Arms Act or when someone eliminated the Facehugger Abortion Center or the Xenomorph blood drive.
JohnD, 2012-07-05 06:32:51 UTC