Most spacecraft -- including spy sats -- are in low Earth orbit, which stretches 1240 miles into space. As the Chinese test proved, such targets could be hit with medium-range missiles tipped with crude kill devices. GPS satellites are far higher, orbiting at about 12,600 miles. Many communications sats are in the 22,000-mile range. Destroying them requires a much more powerful and sophisticated long-range ballistic missile
Most of the strategic targets are in a much safer place, sure they could easily knock out our spy satellites, but there are alternatives to those.
Every now and then my harddrive will start whirring away, when it shouldn't be, and as far as I can tell there is no easy way to tell which process is the culprit in XP. Hell, you ever get one of those "this file is being used by another program" messages and have no idea what program is responsible? I've had to boot into safe mode just to delete a file. And it was an.avi not a system file or anything.
From the DMCA: BR> No person shall manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof, that -
* (A) is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title;
* (B) has only limited commercially significant purpose or use other than to circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title; or
* (C) is marketed by that person or another acting in concert with that person with that person's knowledge for use in circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title.
I always thought mod-chips were legal based on this. As long as the "primary purpose" was to use homebrew software. Or, in the case of the action replay or game-shark (which is apparently legal but can be used to circumvent copy protection), to modify parts of the systems memory for cheating purposes.
But, now that I read it again, it is quite vague. I guess it depends if the "work" being protected is the console or the disc that goes in it.
After the many expeditions to Tunguska, wouldn't one of them have noticed a crater shaped lake? From what I saw on a documentary about it the first expedition drained and dug in every hole they found in that swamp.
If take-two takes a loss on this game it could have a chilling effect on freedom of speech for years to come, and companies willingness to push the envelope.
54mbps isn't fast enough? I mean its not like your going to be accessing the internet with anything close to that. So the only benefit is better lan performance. Not to mention the standard isnt even official and subject to change and incompatibilities with future standard based equipment and this sounds like a waste of money.
You can't find a link because it's nonsense. Most military electronics are hardened against EMP, but you expect the Howard Stern Show to knock them out of the air? Not likely.
Some radio waves common above the battlefield "will actually affect the electrons within the aircraft's flight controls as well as its fuel controls," he said, either putting a plane into an uncommanded turn or dive or turning off its fuel supply.
Or perhaps a powerful directed radio signal. I've read that Blackhawk helicopters can crash if they get too close to a radio station. Just one of the downside of fly by wire controls. Can't find a link though.
Everyone deserves the same rights and treatment under the law. I agree.
Well, except for rich people. And pharmaceutical companies that spend more on advertising than research. AFAIK, they're first against the wall.
But yeah, equal treatment for everyone else.
Your right about the rich, for instance the rich can buy expensive lawyers to get them out of trouble. They can even afford automatic weapons, which because of the artificial scarcity caused by various gun laws, only they can afford. Could you afford to pay $20,000 for an automatic M16?
What does it matter what its classified as? Its still a big frozen chunk of rock in the middle of nowhere. I guess the only difference is if it will be taught in school.
there has become such a huge disparity between the stuff the military has and the stuff the populace has that we could never succeed in a revolt against an illegal tyrannical government anyway.
The US Military's record when it comes to fighting against guerrilla forces in foreign countries is abysmal. Remember Vietnam, the current Iraq war, even Afghanistan could be going better. If the US Military cant handle these small countries how do you think it would do against a guerrilla force of millions of its own people?
Privacy of gun buyers to get weapons of their choice without research into concerns about their mental health raised by medical professionals or an interview that would evaluate their need for this type of gun as well as strength of character necessary for a responsible owner. Farmers can kill, repel or immobilize wild animals by weapons that are not likely to kill humans. Guys living in a remote area and concerned about crime can own one 10-shot revolver which can not be reloaded by the owner. We need privacy laws for people's sex lives or freedom of travel, but privacy of an obviously disturb person to get guns capable of firing hundreds of shots in a killing spree is taking things too far.
Ya, and then we can do the same thing for diesel and fertilizer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_mcveigh#Bombi ng and everything else that can be used to make things that kill people. The problem is you don't know who is going to go crazy and want to kill people. How much privacy are you willing to sacrifice? Would it be alright for us to install cameras in your home? Based on your at times unintelligible post, maybe I think your crazy? Perhaps I should call the authorities.
Obtaining guns has nothing to do with "privacy". In fact in a lot of states there is nothing private about it, you have to ask permission to get one, then you tell the state what guns you have. Its a right to self defense granted by the constitution, or at least it was till the supreme court got involved.
And what about the "need" for a gun? What if during your "interview" to get a gun you said you wanted one in case you had to overthrow the government. I suppose we should lock those people up? But that is arguably the reason for the second amendment in the first place.
Complicated privacy laws have left education, health care, and law enforcement officials confused about what they can legally tell one another concerning dangerous and mentally ill people, and that confusion has limited the ability of these officials to prevent the kind of violence that occurred at Virginia Tech, according to a federal report released today.
Well should everyone who acts a little bit out of the ordinary end up on some list? Should their picture be in every squad car? Sure its easy to say, hey this kid was weird and unstable and someone should have seen it, but people say that about a lot of people. Freedom is dangerous and living in a police / nanny state isnt any safer / more desirable.
$267,000 is a lot of cash. Why right now you can get a seat on one of those 727s that can simulate zero Gs for a mere $3,675.00. Thats affordable for almost anyone who really wants to experience it.
http://www.gozerog.com/
Its great to be able to see exactly whats taken place in Sudan, but it was well know that genocide was taking place. This is just more confirmation. Im not sure what value this has. What is really needed is some concrete proof to bring someone to trial for crimes against humanity. The higher up the better.
Step 1: Become a Corporation.
Step 2: Commit a crime.
Step 3: Profit!
Step 4: Dont go to jail.
and maybe..
Step 5: Write a book about it.
Step 6: Profit!
Shame the government has a few million times more of them than you do. And rather a lot more people experienced in using them (and willing to do so), and better equipment to fire them and defend against them. And lots of pieces of paper which the majority of people think grants them more right to use their ammo against you than vice versa.
So, uhm, what are you going to use that ammo for? Are you going to make like a slave uprising, kill a few people and then get put down and made out to be utterly crazy? Yes, I can really see that helping make an oppressive, paranoid government less so:/
The US Military's record when it comes to fighting against guerrilla forces in foreign countries is abysmal. Remember Vietnam, the current Iraq war, even Afghanistan could be going better. If the US Military cant handle these small countries how do you think it would do against millions of its own people?
Well maybe the administration isnt responsible for all the stuff that goes on. If the Smithsonian would pre-emptively change how it does things just because it thinks thats whats expected of it, then all you need is the idea that you are going to suppress certain ideas, not actively pursue their suppression.
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Most spacecraft -- including spy sats -- are in low Earth orbit, which stretches 1240 miles into space. As the Chinese test proved, such targets could be hit with medium-range missiles tipped with crude kill devices. GPS satellites are far higher, orbiting at about 12,600 miles. Many communications sats are in the 22,000-mile range. Destroying them requires a much more powerful and sophisticated long-range ballistic missile
Most of the strategic targets are in a much safer place, sure they could easily knock out our spy satellites, but there are alternatives to those.
"Should the government be keeping me from showing my son how to direct brave goblin suicide bombers against their elven oppressors?" - Hans Reiser
Every now and then my harddrive will start whirring away, when it shouldn't be, and as far as I can tell there is no easy way to tell which process is the culprit in XP. Hell, you ever get one of those "this file is being used by another program" messages and have no idea what program is responsible? I've had to boot into safe mode just to delete a file. And it was an .avi not a system file or anything.
From the DMCA:
BR> No person shall manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof, that -
* (A) is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title;
* (B) has only limited commercially significant purpose or use other than to circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title; or
* (C) is marketed by that person or another acting in concert with that person with that person's knowledge for use in circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title.
I always thought mod-chips were legal based on this. As long as the "primary purpose" was to use homebrew software. Or, in the case of the action replay or game-shark (which is apparently legal but can be used to circumvent copy protection), to modify parts of the systems memory for cheating purposes.
But, now that I read it again, it is quite vague. I guess it depends if the "work" being protected is the console or the disc that goes in it.
After the many expeditions to Tunguska, wouldn't one of them have noticed a crater shaped lake? From what I saw on a documentary about it the first expedition drained and dug in every hole they found in that swamp.
4 mega watts? You could power a small town with that.
If take-two takes a loss on this game it could have a chilling effect on freedom of speech for years to come, and companies willingness to push the envelope.
54mbps isn't fast enough? I mean its not like your going to be accessing the internet with anything close to that. So the only benefit is better lan performance. Not to mention the standard isnt even official and subject to change and incompatibilities with future standard based equipment and this sounds like a waste of money.
Sounds good, as long as it doesnt turn into - Ill approve your patent for breathing, if you approve mine for walking.
Some radio waves common above the battlefield "will actually affect the electrons within the aircraft's flight controls as well as its fuel controls," he said, either putting a plane into an uncommanded turn or dive or turning off its fuel supply.
http://www.cheniere.org/misc/mixedsignals.htm/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Scarry_and_El
Or perhaps a powerful directed radio signal. I've read that Blackhawk helicopters can crash if they get too close to a radio station. Just one of the downside of fly by wire controls. Can't find a link though.
I agree.
Well, except for rich people. And pharmaceutical companies that spend more on advertising than research. AFAIK, they're first against the wall.
But yeah, equal treatment for everyone else.
Your right about the rich, for instance the rich can buy expensive lawyers to get them out of trouble. They can even afford automatic weapons, which because of the artificial scarcity caused by various gun laws, only they can afford. Could you afford to pay $20,000 for an automatic M16?
It's just a shame that the right decision comes down on the side of the spammer.
Everyone deserves the same rights and treatment under the law.
Has anyone come up with a new mnemonic device? My very eager mother just...
What does it matter what its classified as? Its still a big frozen chunk of rock in the middle of nowhere. I guess the only difference is if it will be taught in school.
there has become such a huge disparity between the stuff the military has and the stuff the populace has that we could never succeed in a revolt against an illegal tyrannical government anyway.
The US Military's record when it comes to fighting against guerrilla forces in foreign countries is abysmal. Remember Vietnam, the current Iraq war, even Afghanistan could be going better. If the US Military cant handle these small countries how do you think it would do against a guerrilla force of millions of its own people?
Privacy of gun buyers to get weapons of their choice without research into concerns about their mental health raised by medical professionals or an interview that would evaluate their need for this type of gun as well as strength of character necessary for a responsible owner. Farmers can kill, repel or immobilize wild animals by weapons that are not likely to kill humans. Guys living in a remote area and concerned about crime can own one 10-shot revolver which can not be reloaded by the owner. We need privacy laws for people's sex lives or freedom of travel, but privacy of an obviously disturb person to get guns capable of firing hundreds of shots in a killing spree is taking things too far.
i ng and everything else that can be used to make things that kill people. The problem is you don't know who is going to go crazy and want to kill people. How much privacy are you willing to sacrifice? Would it be alright for us to install cameras in your home? Based on your at times unintelligible post, maybe I think your crazy? Perhaps I should call the authorities.
Ya, and then we can do the same thing for diesel and fertilizer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_mcveigh#Bomb
Obtaining guns has nothing to do with "privacy". In fact in a lot of states there is nothing private about it, you have to ask permission to get one, then you tell the state what guns you have. Its a right to self defense granted by the constitution, or at least it was till the supreme court got involved.
And what about the "need" for a gun? What if during your "interview" to get a gun you said you wanted one in case you had to overthrow the government. I suppose we should lock those people up? But that is arguably the reason for the second amendment in the first place.
Complicated privacy laws have left education, health care, and law enforcement officials confused about what they can legally tell one another concerning dangerous and mentally ill people, and that confusion has limited the ability of these officials to prevent the kind of violence that occurred at Virginia Tech, according to a federal report released today.
Well should everyone who acts a little bit out of the ordinary end up on some list? Should their picture be in every squad car? Sure its easy to say, hey this kid was weird and unstable and someone should have seen it, but people say that about a lot of people. Freedom is dangerous and living in a police / nanny state isnt any safer / more desirable.
$267,000 is a lot of cash. Why right now you can get a seat on one of those 727s that can simulate zero Gs for a mere $3,675.00. Thats affordable for almost anyone who really wants to experience it. http://www.gozerog.com/
Its great to be able to see exactly whats taken place in Sudan, but it was well know that genocide was taking place. This is just more confirmation. Im not sure what value this has. What is really needed is some concrete proof to bring someone to trial for crimes against humanity. The higher up the better.
I know my connection sees more P2P traffic than web traffic. One 175mb TV show is a lot of web pages.
Step 1: Become a Corporation. Step 2: Commit a crime. Step 3: Profit! Step 4: Dont go to jail. and maybe.. Step 5: Write a book about it. Step 6: Profit!
Patent Busting? That sounds like a business model. I bet you could patent that....
Shame the government has a few million times more of them than you do. And rather a lot more people experienced in using them (and willing to do so), and better equipment to fire them and defend against them. And lots of pieces of paper which the majority of people think grants them more right to use their ammo against you than vice versa.
:/
So, uhm, what are you going to use that ammo for? Are you going to make like a slave uprising, kill a few people and then get put down and made out to be utterly crazy? Yes, I can really see that helping make an oppressive, paranoid government less so
The US Military's record when it comes to fighting against guerrilla forces in foreign countries is abysmal. Remember Vietnam, the current Iraq war, even Afghanistan could be going better. If the US Military cant handle these small countries how do you think it would do against millions of its own people?
Well maybe the administration isnt responsible for all the stuff that goes on. If the Smithsonian would pre-emptively change how it does things just because it thinks thats whats expected of it, then all you need is the idea that you are going to suppress certain ideas, not actively pursue their suppression.