The stall detectors base their alert on the amount of airflow and pressure on certain parts of the wing. At certain angles and speeds, there is either too much lift-like pressure generated(despite still being in a stall) or there is insufficient airflow to trigger the sensor, even to alert to the lack of airflow. More or less, it just assumes you aren't flying anymore since as far as the system can tell, there is no longer wind over the wing
They basically do have that alert. If the plane begins to descend too rapidly under a certain altitude, the flight system will sound an alert that says "Sink Rate" over and over. It means "You are sinking too fast!"
Yes, but it doesn't say WHEN it has to be scrapped. Theoretically, agreeing to that just means you have to EVENTUALLY scrap it in the US. Who's to say you can't sail around a bit in it before then?
By "Muslims" do you mean "Islamic Extremists"? There is a pretty wide difference there.
Also, the actual act of using children as soldiers/suicide bombers is much more prevalent in African, Eastern Asian, and South American countries than it is in the middle east. It was a common tactic among South American rebels during the 80s, and it is a common situation in Africa among lawless organizations and people trying to coup various countries.
It's nice to see the "brown people are terrorists" propaganda has properly programmed you to jump to Middle-Eastern people when you think terrorist. I will report back to Psi Ops and the Ministry of Disinformation that their efforts are worthwhile.
Which is funny, because they love to tell you that you can't leave the line once you line up. This is tantamount to false arrest, since they don't have the authority for arrest.
If the TSA hadn't been so horrible and bastardly during this encounter, nobody would have heard of this happening except the people in that immediate area. There would have been no story, no news, nobody would know or care.
I doubt any other passengers are going to complain that a 4-year-old hugged their family member, and I doubt that it's going to be a blogworthy encounter for anyone involved...until the heavy-handed retardmobile of the TSA steps in and puts all of their limbs squarely in their mouths.
1. Did the attacker brute force/exploit to get into his account, or did he just guess the password? If the password was easy and the attacker guessed it, then it is the editor's fault. If the system was compromised or brute forced then it is completely Microsoft's fault.
2. Was the password commonsense or easily guessable? If you use a stupidly easy password(12345, anyone?) then it is completely your fault. There is no case for "microsoft should have forced a tougher password". It is up to the user to use security properly.
3. Does MS really allow enough attempts that brute forcing would not immediately be noticed and flagged? How many actual users do you think would try to log into their account a couple dozen times per second at least?
4. Doesn't hotmail have any sort of outgoing spam guard? I know on GMail when you try to send certain formatted or link-containing messages to hundreds of people, they check to see if the outgoing mail is spam-like.
This seems to be exactly what Microsoft's XNA is for the XBox. Almost to the letter.
XNA uses C#/.NET despite this not being a native language for the XBox. It doesn't expose the full capabilities of the device, so you are relegated to 'arcade-like' games which are nowhere near as complex as a real, on-the-disc game written in a proper lower-level language with hardware optimizations.
Not to mention Apple has a huge cert process for their iOS store, versus basically anyone being able to code and upload to the Android markets. They do some minor "known problem" screening, but largely it is up to the user to determine what they allow the software to do on their device.
That said, it is the fact that people who are too lacking in knowledge(stupid seems a bit harsh) who use Android are at a greater risk than if they use an iOS device, because Android actually allows you to control your device and allow it to do things that are dangerous in the hands of the computer-knowledge-deficient(aka, your average Apple customer).
If you can't read a list of settings and pick out that a flashlight app doesn't need to access your SD card and make calls/charges on your account, please get an iPhone instead of becoming a misrepresented Android statistic. You'll be happier with the device that does all the thinking for you.
I would like to see it take an open-source model with a review board to make sure the changes are safe. I propose the review board is half computer engineers and half automobile engineers, and they will judge and pass/fail the additions with sufficient documentation on their decision so the proposer/person adding the code or feature can modify it to suit their approval.
Prepaid credit cards only, mate. $5 at Walgreens/CVS.
You can load enough cash to buy a car, and once it's empty there's no point in worrying - nothing gets charged unless you put the cash into the account first.
If you read the Statement of Defence on that page, in section 29 they pretty clearly outline why this is nonsense:
29. The Plaintiff's claim to copyright in the CPC Database would lead to absurd results. Individual Canadians and businesses regularly and frequently collect and use postal codes in address books, mailing lists, customer lists, supplier lists, and an infinite variety of lists. If the Plaintiff's assertion of copyright in the CPC Database were well founded, all of these collections of addresses and the postal codes therein would reproduce parts of the CPC Database and so would infringe copyright. The result would be copyright infringement on a massive, near-universal scale, since none of these uses are licensed. Entire fields of economic activity – directory publishers, database distributors, online lookup tools, even telephone directories such as the Yellow Pages – would overnight be relegated to the status of infringers.
Also, it is of note that GeoCoder is saying even the Canada Post corp doesn't own the copyright, and that the database cannot be copyrighted as a collection of facts:
26. Even though Geolytica did not copy the CPC Database, Canada Post also does not own copyright in the CPC Database as a compilation. Geolytica denies the Plaintiff's claim to the contrary at paragraph 5 of the Statement of Claim. 27. Geolytica pleads that the CPC Database is itself a fact. The CPC Database can only substantially take on one form, wherein this compilation of facts remains a non-copyrightable fact. 28. Further, the selection and arrangement of data into the CPC Database involves no skill and judgment. Although there may have been an exertion of labour to establish a postal code designation system, Canada Post Corporation did not, and does not, exert a non-trivial amount of skill and judgment to create and maintain the CPC Database. The CPC Database simply collects “all the postal codes”. This is a “collection”, not a “selection” or “arrangement”. Nor does the Canada Post Corporation exhibit skill or judgement in collecting “all the postal codes”.
Here in Wisconsin you can actually bring a licensed concealed weapon into an airport, as long as they don't have signs prohibiting it and you don't try to take it past the security checkpoint.
This is now true of any businesses except schools and some government buildings. It is actually legal to carry a concealed weapon into the capitol building, even while the government is in session.
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The stall detectors base their alert on the amount of airflow and pressure on certain parts of the wing. At certain angles and speeds, there is either too much lift-like pressure generated(despite still being in a stall) or there is insufficient airflow to trigger the sensor, even to alert to the lack of airflow. More or less, it just assumes you aren't flying anymore since as far as the system can tell, there is no longer wind over the wing
They basically do have that alert. If the plane begins to descend too rapidly under a certain altitude, the flight system will sound an alert that says "Sink Rate" over and over. It means "You are sinking too fast!"
the pilots flying were so disoriented that...
Correct!
They were just that disorientated.
NO! Bad English speaker! No cookie!
Yes, but it doesn't say WHEN it has to be scrapped. Theoretically, agreeing to that just means you have to EVENTUALLY scrap it in the US. Who's to say you can't sail around a bit in it before then?
Well then what sort of nonsense is auctioning it off? Couldn't they just wait and auction off the scrap metal?
It seems ludicrous to say "SURE! Buy my awesome supersecret stealth boat! Oh, but you have to destroy it as soon as you get it."
In other news, exercising common sense reduces acts of pure stupidity.
By "Muslims" do you mean "Islamic Extremists"? There is a pretty wide difference there.
Also, the actual act of using children as soldiers/suicide bombers is much more prevalent in African, Eastern Asian, and South American countries than it is in the middle east. It was a common tactic among South American rebels during the 80s, and it is a common situation in Africa among lawless organizations and people trying to coup various countries.
It's nice to see the "brown people are terrorists" propaganda has properly programmed you to jump to Middle-Eastern people when you think terrorist. I will report back to Psi Ops and the Ministry of Disinformation that their efforts are worthwhile.
The USA isn't so bad for non-citizens with legit visas. Just take the train - because as you can see, air travel is now fucked thanks to Uncle Sam.
Which is funny, because they love to tell you that you can't leave the line once you line up. This is tantamount to false arrest, since they don't have the authority for arrest.
Why would the TSA officer's corpse need gloves?
If the TSA hadn't been so horrible and bastardly during this encounter, nobody would have heard of this happening except the people in that immediate area. There would have been no story, no news, nobody would know or care.
I doubt any other passengers are going to complain that a 4-year-old hugged their family member, and I doubt that it's going to be a blogworthy encounter for anyone involved...until the heavy-handed retardmobile of the TSA steps in and puts all of their limbs squarely in their mouths.
1. Did the attacker brute force/exploit to get into his account, or did he just guess the password? If the password was easy and the attacker guessed it, then it is the editor's fault. If the system was compromised or brute forced then it is completely Microsoft's fault.
2. Was the password commonsense or easily guessable? If you use a stupidly easy password(12345, anyone?) then it is completely your fault. There is no case for "microsoft should have forced a tougher password". It is up to the user to use security properly.
3. Does MS really allow enough attempts that brute forcing would not immediately be noticed and flagged? How many actual users do you think would try to log into their account a couple dozen times per second at least?
4. Doesn't hotmail have any sort of outgoing spam guard? I know on GMail when you try to send certain formatted or link-containing messages to hundreds of people, they check to see if the outgoing mail is spam-like.
This seems to be exactly what Microsoft's XNA is for the XBox. Almost to the letter.
XNA uses C#/.NET despite this not being a native language for the XBox. It doesn't expose the full capabilities of the device, so you are relegated to 'arcade-like' games which are nowhere near as complex as a real, on-the-disc game written in a proper lower-level language with hardware optimizations.
Not to mention Apple has a huge cert process for their iOS store, versus basically anyone being able to code and upload to the Android markets. They do some minor "known problem" screening, but largely it is up to the user to determine what they allow the software to do on their device.
That said, it is the fact that people who are too lacking in knowledge(stupid seems a bit harsh) who use Android are at a greater risk than if they use an iOS device, because Android actually allows you to control your device and allow it to do things that are dangerous in the hands of the computer-knowledge-deficient(aka, your average Apple customer).
If you can't read a list of settings and pick out that a flashlight app doesn't need to access your SD card and make calls/charges on your account, please get an iPhone instead of becoming a misrepresented Android statistic. You'll be happier with the device that does all the thinking for you.
I would like to see it take an open-source model with a review board to make sure the changes are safe. I propose the review board is half computer engineers and half automobile engineers, and they will judge and pass/fail the additions with sufficient documentation on their decision so the proposer/person adding the code or feature can modify it to suit their approval.
I guess that explains all the interference with my WiFi and XBee units.
WTF makes a circuit breaker cost $1000 or even $600? Or is that just your government contract pricing? How much for the golden toilet seats?
Prepaid credit cards only, mate. $5 at Walgreens/CVS.
You can load enough cash to buy a car, and once it's empty there's no point in worrying - nothing gets charged unless you put the cash into the account first.
Somehow I see this taking a sidestep into trolling(as in fishing trolling, not "trolling is a art" trolling).
How do you phish with only 2 bits? That must be a miracle of coding.
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You, sir or ma'am, win the Internets. Judging by the content of this article, I'm gonna guess it's sir.
If you read the Statement of Defence on that page, in section 29 they pretty clearly outline why this is nonsense:
29. The Plaintiff's claim to copyright in the CPC Database would lead to absurd results. Individual Canadians and businesses regularly and frequently collect and use postal codes in address books, mailing lists, customer lists, supplier lists, and an infinite variety of lists. If the Plaintiff's assertion of
copyright in the CPC Database were well founded, all of these collections of addresses and the postal codes therein would reproduce parts of the CPC Database and so would infringe copyright. The result would be copyright infringement on a massive, near-universal scale, since none of these uses are
licensed. Entire fields of economic activity – directory publishers, database distributors, online lookup tools, even telephone directories such as the Yellow Pages – would overnight be relegated to the status of infringers.
Also, it is of note that GeoCoder is saying even the Canada Post corp doesn't own the copyright, and that the database cannot be copyrighted as a collection of facts:
26. Even though Geolytica did not copy the CPC Database, Canada Post also does not own copyright in the CPC Database as a compilation. Geolytica denies the Plaintiff's claim to the contrary at paragraph 5 of the Statement of Claim.
27. Geolytica pleads that the CPC Database is itself a fact. The CPC Database can only substantially take on one form, wherein this compilation of facts remains a non-copyrightable fact.
28. Further, the selection and arrangement of data into the CPC Database involves no skill and judgment. Although there may have been an exertion of labour to establish a postal code designation system, Canada Post Corporation did not, and does not, exert a non-trivial amount of skill and judgment to create and maintain the CPC Database. The CPC Database simply collects “all the postal codes”. This is a “collection”, not a “selection” or “arrangement”. Nor does the Canada Post Corporation exhibit skill or judgement in collecting “all the postal codes”.
The URL having sued=1 in it is making it hard for me to stop laughing.
Well I guess I know exactly what to spam your Kickstarter project with to get the maximum outrage.
Here in Wisconsin you can actually bring a licensed concealed weapon into an airport, as long as they don't have signs prohibiting it and you don't try to take it past the security checkpoint.
This is now true of any businesses except schools and some government buildings. It is actually legal to carry a concealed weapon into the capitol building, even while the government is in session.