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http://www.akdart.com/warming5...

As nice as that all is, I still don't see the part where anybody claims to have been refused research grants because of not believing in AGW. All the indirect debates between Krauthammer and Bill Nye, etc. are irrelevant towards proof of that one simple assertion.

http://www.akdart.com/warming5...

I have not heard of any significant crimes stopped by an armed and trained civilian.
You just not be looking very hard. Here is a recent one close to me: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/08/30/man-with-concealed-handgun-license-stops-vicious-stabbing-outside-texas-school/
And tons of others: http://www.akdart.com/gun3.html

I can sympathize with your intent, but unfortunately, that doesn't work very well either. There are way too many things that are technically illegal that nobody takes seriously (and enforcement never happens). There are way too many extenuating circumstances for most anything to possibly list them all in a law, but nevertheless, most agree that they ARE extenuating and should lessen the penalty or even render the act legal.

Zero tolerance is what brings us things like honor students suspended when their little brother leaves a cap gun in the car and other such idiocy.

And that whole dark ages thing, you get that from where? Argument by anal extraction? Well, straw-men are carbon-neutral...

From science, from their own mouths, and from what, how and in the ways they act. Don't worry if reality has to kick you in the chops every now and then.

doesn't negate your argument, but I find the amount amusing..

http://www.akdart.com/postrate.html
you apparently haven't mailed something since May 12, 2008

starts at 44 now.....;

The United States Postal Service raises its rates over time due to increases in motor fuel costs and labor costs.

The 1 oz flat rate hasn't increased since May 2009, and has increased only 10% since January 2006.

Try again.

That's quite simply impossible. The amount of data your suggesting is both effectively 100% false positive and so large in size that we can never review it by hand.

lollll....yes, reviewing it by hand would be quite the chore, wouldn't it? I do so hope that somebody invents computers someday.

Perhaps you might enjoy this Slashdot story? You might take note of the following quote from the linked article:

And what is the puerile approach taken by not only the politicians but also by the clueless amateurs who now lead the intelligence community: No problem, they say. Technology permits us to build a database of one billion names....easy!

There is no little information out there in "the public domain" that is entertaining, at least. As to the possibility that I am personally paranoid...let us just say that my "life experience" leaves no doubt in my mind as to what can be done when you transition between the red and the black. I doubt not the available capabilities; I remember how stunned I was when I found out how...primitive...civilian technology was.

1) Yes you can but it is very expensive to do. An electron scanning microscope and expertise is needed. See provided links for more information on how this is done.

http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/secure_ del.html
http://www.akdart.com/priv9.html
http://seclists.org/lists/security-basics/2002/Oct /0433.html

Show me some proof that it can't be done.

If this isn't the grossest mismanagement of government funds this side of the Atlantic I don't know what is.

• IRAQ
• http://www.occupationwatch.org/reports/archives/20 05/06/us_mismanagemen.html
  Strategic Missle Defence
  New Orleans

I could go on all day.

Some thoughts on your thoughts

As another responder pointed out, most of the security rules are regarding the airport, not the airline. you *can* run an airline where people are allowed to carry guns, you just can't use the normal federally regulated airport, because guns are illegal there.

Of course the thought of voluntarily getting into a pressurized metal tube at high altitudes with a bunch of knowingly armed and self-righteous people tends to make people think of other airlines. and therefore a commercially bad move. same with stripped naked. ugly would go looking for pretty, who would know better than to show up there.

federal mandates on planes allow the airlines to discriminate (against people carrying guns, people on the do-not-fly list. for example) federal mandates allow the locking of the cockpit door, it was the pilots union that demanded it. If you congregate in the front of a plane, you are not breaking a federal law, you are breaking an airline rule.

BUT, that said, let's have a little word about federal regulations/mandates/laws and how they differ.

federal laws, mandates and regulations are slightly different things. worth checking on. remember the "real-id" act is a *mandate*, there is no requirement for the states to follow this *mandate* simply that the federal government will not recognize that state's ID as legit. they're not "forcing" the states to comply, (those of you who have had credit trouble might recognize this argument.)

federal safety *regulations*, (OSHA for example) are not there to protect you from something. they are there to make sure there is a well defined line between "my fault" and "your fault" that's all. If I did not wear a hard hat on a constructions site, I would be in violation of OSHA regulations, would I be arrested for it? no. the company I worked for would insist I wore one, because if I wore one they would not be liable in the case of my injury. Federal regulations about airports and airlines are the same. do this and you won't be liable for this kind of problem. If you don't follow these rules, so be it. on your own head be it. It is not against the law just to carry a gun on a plane. But, if the airline allows it, and something goes wrong, (anything, it not even be directly tied to the fact that you have a gun) the airline would be liable for everything. they did not conform to the rules. If the airline follows every rule, and something still goes wrong, they can say "not our fault!" and walk away.

----I have conferred with someone here, and I may be mistaken about the status of guns on planes being actual law, but I suspect there are conditions. also, the illegality of guns on planes has to do with interstate commerce laws, oddly enough... so if someone could substantiate this, I will happily retract the bits of the above diatribe that apply to guns.)----

rules about guns, knive, nailclippers, mean that already the popular misreading of the 2nd amendment doesn't apply, (and a bit of the 4th) and rules about making silly jokes mean that the 1st doesn't apply either. "no gathering at the front of the cabin" rule, that's the 1st again, so, does the constitution apply?

here are a few links that come up if you google (FAA regulations guns)
http://www.fletc.gov/artesia/travel.htm
http://www.akdart.com/gun1.html
http://www.packing.org/airlines
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel092601.sh tml
http://forums.officer.com/forums/archive/index.php /t-12995.html
and of course,
http://www.nationallampoon.com/nlbs/santa/xmas/faa .asp

The previous poster is correct. There were actually two tones (853 and 960 Hz) which were broadcast at the same time for 22.5 seconds. By using two tones it prevented false detection. Usually. I built more than one EBS detector during that period with a couple of Tone detectors (NE567 if I remember correctly) and an and gate and a 555 timer to not alert unless the tone was on for more than 10 seconds or so. This was primarily used in later years for local emergencies such as tornadoes. However, for nationwide emergencies another system was used.

Each station had a "big red envelope". The station I worked for had it at the operator position in the main control room. Digging around the internet I found this site which has a picture of an envelope from 73. I remember the newer ones (about 1991) being better printed, but about the same. The envelopes were sealed and were not to be opened unless the station received an EBS message via teletype which needed to be authenticated. This envelope was replaced on a regular basis.

At some point during the period I was around the station I asked the owner about the envelope, and he related the story about the February 1971 activation. Evidentally he was on duty when the message came in. (Looks like there's a copy of the message up on this site). He opened the envelope and checked the authenticators. Now you have to realize that everyone pretty much knew that the only likely reason for the nationwide system to be activated was nuclear war. Saying that he was rather worried by this message is an understatement. I can't remember if he complied with the warning or if it was called off fast enough that he didn't have to, but I do remember he was either ready to shut down or did.

If you google for "1971 EBS Activation", You will find some other stories about this event.

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They are forbidden by law to collect more than they need and all propsed rate hikes have to go through a long, tedious review process to make sure they're not
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I believe that's how the process is written to work but I don't believe for a second that it's not being manipulated.

Look at rate history. Here's my tin foil:

In '91 postage rates were raised $0.07. This money was funnelled through the accounting books to make 401(k)s look appealing by priming the pump. In '95 postage rates took on another $0.03 to keep the cart rolling. In '99 and '01 they took another $0.01 each to keep the pathways open while the politicians and business heads emptied the cash from the stock market. In '02 rates took another $0.03 to help Greenspan's recovery predictions. IIRC, '02 was also the year that some politicians wanted to invest social security funds in a failing stock market. This was also most likely a move to line their own pockets.

On topic: iTunes. Rate hikes. Hmmmm.

How about this: Major media executives can all afford an online music store startup. Face it, they have the capital for the servers and the cables and the support and billing. They want Apple to push customers away from iTunes so that everyone can get a "slice of the pie" with their own online music store startups.

It makes perfect business sense. Why should Apple get all the customers?