Quite true, however you must have missed the rest of the paragraph where I said:
I'm not against sending aid to other countries that need it, but to declare the USA as "responsible", and potentially bankrupt a single country for a global problem, is ignorant at best...
If we did not cause the problem, then we (as a country) aren't responsible to fix it. The entire world is. Does it take someone to move first? Sure. Does it take one country to do it? No. So why isn't the pressure on the whole world to commit aid and implement policy to help, rather than the focus being on the USA (as it appears to be from the media reports)? Plus, we simply don't know if the human race will die off because of the climate. To say that we must act because we'll all die if we don't is nothing more than sensationalism. No hard evidence supports that. Sure, there do exist models that predict the end of the human race, but most of those models have little to no supporting evidence. It just like saying that the entire world could explode if I crashed my car into a brick wall. Sure, I could create a model that would predict that outcome, but that wouldn't make it true...
I actually think that this is a good measure at heart. Rather than jumping in on sensationalism, they are saying that basically "We just want to get justifiable evidence before committing any more resources"...
Nobody (well, nobody of significance) denies that we are having an impact on the climate. What is in question is the amount of impact that we are having. The fact of the matter is that we have very little knowledge about the driving forces of the climate. We have so little, that we cannot predict where the climate would be without our impact. For all we know, we could be in a naturally occurring warming period as it is, and our impact is as little as 0.001 * C per year. Or, we could be in what otherwise would be a cooling period, and our impact is strong enough to swing the net change into the positive. We simply do not have enough understanding of the planet to make such a sharp distinction. We do know from ice records that the planet has gone through these kind of temperature swings before (And oddly enough these kinds of CO2 swings as well), and we do know that it will happen again.
To say that it's our fault (definitively at least) is to ignore the fact that we simply don't know enough to make such a determination... Could it be our fault? Sure. Is there enough evidence to --for all practical purposes-- bankrupt countries trying to "limit the damage"? That question is the hot plate issue. This is why I agree with Utah's policy. Not because it disagrees with AGW, but because its inner meaning can be summarized by "We simply don't know, so before we commit huge amounts of resources, lets try to gain a little more understanding"...
You mentioned that:
Funny that absent from their "concerns" of foreign citizens is the statement that "increasing temperatures will increase drought and famine in equatorial developing nations resulting in starvation and displacement." Third world peoples will be the first to feel the effects of climate change while people like me in the United States will hear about this on the news.
Now, I pose the question. If our impact did not cause it, are we responsible to fix it? Even if our impact did cause it, what portion of what they are experiencing can be attributed to what we did? And what about the impact of the rest of the world (including those very same third world countries that are going to suffer the effects first, as you put it)? I'm not against sending aid to other countries that need it, but to declare the USA as "responsible", and potentially bankrupt a single country for a global problem, is ignorant at best...
I am an american, and I do believe the Imperial system is a lot easier to use. For me. Because that's what I learned from day 1. Do I think it's better? No way. Do I think it should be changed to metric? Absolutely. But the fact that most people would have a very hard time with switch is why it hasn't happened. The only way it would be able to happen is with a (possibly multiple) decade long "dual usage"... That way kids would be taught from the beginning, and regular people would have time to learn the new system...
With Verizon on my droid, I have yet to find a location where I don't have 3g reception... Then again, I do live in a pretty populated suburban area...
This is definitely cool stuff. However, in reality, I think it's rather useless. The better use IMHO would be if/when it comes to mobile phones. I like Google maps/street view because I can pull it up from my phone, and get a look at what's in front of me... Same thing for the Augmented reality. Even cooler, would be enabling any mobile device to capture video from their cell phone.
I'm not knocking the technical achievement, what they did is definitely cool stuff. I just don't think it's game changing YET. Plus, they showed one city (where MS has its home base). What kind of time scale are we talking about for mapping the rest of the major US cities (yet alone the smaller ones). (Assuming they don't have it done already), they have a lot of catch up to do before it's as useful as Google Maps. But, looking at the functional base, if they address these few issues, they may have a game changer here...
I am usually suspect when they say "it's worth your time to watch this video", but in this case, just watch it...
So then by that logic, only theologists would be able to comment on religions role in science? In fact, I would argue that a scientist would be the best person to make such a comment (since they are ones with actual first hand experience).
I did not cite a physicist as an authority. I cited a physicist as I felt what he said was applicable to the discussion at hand. What I meant to say is don't blame me for WHAT he said. If you disagree with his standpoint, I cannot be held responsible for that. If, on the other hand, you think that what he said was not relevant to the topic at hand, then yes I am to blame (but only for the relevancy, not the content itself).
I looked into the network cards, but I felt that I couldn't justify the cost (not that it was all that much). The reason is simple. We have multiple internet connections which are on separated networks. The nagios server is connected to both networks (it's one of 2 servers that have access to both). I wanted a failsafe notification mechanism that would be able to alert if either network went down (one is cable, the other is a T1, both on different polls). The network card's email functionality from what I could tell could only talk to one SMTP server. Not a huge issue, and definitely workaroundable, but considering what we paid for the UPSes, I felt I could get the same functionality (perhaps even more) via an attached server. Not to mention that I had the old desktops lying around (with little chance of needing them later) doing nothing...
Yes. I get an alert when power fails, and when it's restored. I also get alerts about each and every server, so if a server doesn't come back up (it has happened), I can realize it and either try to turn it on via ssh (triggering a WOL), or go in to try to turn it back on.
The entire infrastructure (each modem, firewall, router, switch port, etc) is monitored and set to give alerts as differing priorities. I have to say, Nagios is a really nice tool. Plus, with Munin monitoring, I can (usually) see what caused the issue, such as a brown out, or monitoring server failure, etc... The pair (Nagios + Munin) is really a must have (or similar functionality) for all administrators with more than 2 or 3 servers... (IMHO of course)...
I have 2 3000 watt APC SmartUPSes per rack. They have both Serial and USB notification. Since each rack has about 25 servers, I get around 25 to 40 minutes of runtime for each server. So I have a small PC for each rack that monitors those 2 devices. It connects by serial to the upses, and runs CentOS. Then I have APCUPSD installed and configured in multi-ups mode. On each server, I simply install APCUPSD (There is a windows version), and tell it which UPS it is on. I also configure the appropriate shutdown parameters (20 minutes of battery left for non-critical servers, 15 for DC, and 5 for other critical servers. I also hooked each UPS monitor into Nagios and Munin, so I can track each one's power output and time remaining. So far, it's worked great over 2 "brownouts", and 1 total power failure (a test where I simply tripped the appropriate breakers).
The rational behind having dedicated UPS monitors, is that I don't really care if the loose power while running, so I have them set to never shut down from UPS activity. Then, I simply implemented a script that on power restore issues a netboot command to each server under its control (configured with puppet for Linux, AD for Windows). That way, the whole system (all servers) automatically shut down, and turn themselves back on even if they never really lost power... So far, it's worked flawlessly (and with nagios, I get a text message on my cellphone within a minute or two of a UPS switching to battery (we have 2 dedicated internet connections that are on different power sources and different UPSs.
Latency would be the problem with that kind of network. Unless the density of these routers was so high that you were never more than 3 hops away, but then you wouldn't really need to have the mesh network in the first place...
My old college didn't even expose imap or pop (Nor could I implement forwarding). You HAD to use their horrid web interface. It led to the accounts never being checked. While there are concerns over gmail, it does open up quite a bit of flexibility.
I think that will depend on the control you have over the functionality. Will the handset be aware of the radio? Will it be able to control it (turn it on and off)? Does it support encryption?
OTOH, it could be a portal for providing ubiquitous coverage for WiFi. Imagine having a city full of people with these (Even with reduced range to reduce the clutter). Then you would be able to access a "hot spot" from just about anywhere. Of course you'd be charged for access (by the provider most likely), but still it's a pretty cool idea...
I would have been MUCH happier if they put Android as the 2nd OS instead of their own proprietary system. That way, you could switch from a primary os (Win7, Linux, BSD, etc) to the secondary, and still have all the capabilities of the system. It looks quite interesting as is, and I'd say I'd have to see it in person before holding other judgments...
Science can't explain how the universe was formed from. At one point it couldn't explain how the earth was formed, or why the rain fell, what was lightning.
It can't explain from second 0, but it CAN explain from second 0 + tP (Plank Time, or about 5 x 10 ^ -44 seconds)... Science is an evolutionary process. The more we learn, the more we can explain.
Why is a concept like Zues' lightning bolt sound more absurd then 'a big bang'
Simple. One is based on a mythology that exists solely in someones head. The other is based on evidence that was collected about how the real world operates.
are you saying because something is not well understood it should be ignored?
Well, we need to stop looking at religion to solve all our problems. Albert Einstein had the right idea. There are multiple definitions of religion. But all of them have an inherent trait of morality. They teach how people should live, and give people a why. Science, on the other hand, gives people a how. A how without a why is meaningless. Both are needed for people to live functional lives.
My Opinion: For centuries, religion has attempted to give a how and a why. This was not because religion is tied with the how, but because there was no other way of explaining and understanding the world we live in. In today's age, science can give us a pretty dam good how for just about any aspect you would want/need to know. Once religions stop trying to fight science, both can coexist quite harmoniously. Without a strong moral underpinning that religion provides, society would crumble. I am a strong opponent to organized religion, for the fact that more often than not it divides people instead of uniting them. Having faith in what you believe in is good. Just believe in that faith because you believe in it, not because some special man in a white robe tells you that you must...
Well, if creationism is to be taught in schools, why not pastafarianism? At least evolution can be backed up by more than just faith.
Don't belittle one persons faith because it seems silly to you. But also don't shove one faith down people's throats because you think it's the only correct one. Either teach what's based on fact, or teach every competing theory with equal weight and let the students decide...
Is that how SFC works? It calls a method in the DLL? I would think it would do an MD5 (or similar -- possibly stronger -- hash) on the file, and compare the hash and the size to the known values. The only way around that would be to alter what SFC has for the "original" values... But then wouldn't SFC launched from a bootable CD combat that issue?
Quite true, but the system is powerful enough as it stands to potentially be worth it to someone to write the docs and do the legwork needed to push it from "social tool" to "business tool"...
Actually, not true. Read article 3, section 2, clause 1 of the constitution. Actually, I'll quote it here:
The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; to all Cases of Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction; to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party; to Controversies between two or more States; between a State and Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States, between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects
Basically, it's saying the federal law and judicial power (governed by the constitution) is enforceable in those settings.
I would think it would be quite effective. Cruise missiles and aircraft generally travel much slower than a ballistic missile. On the other hand, their flight path is also less predictable and they are typically better armored (aircraft at least). The big thing is that they were able to track and hit the missile with the laser. It makes me wonder what stage of flight that they hit it in. Was it right after launch while it was still accelerating (and may have been subsonic), or was it in full cruise (where it may have been going hypersonic)? If the former, what are the chances that this thing would be able to detect and engage a missile that close to launch. If the latter, well, that's freaking cool...
Actually, I like these 'download-it-every-time-you-want-to-listen' streaming sites... I don't use it as my primary music collection, but it lets me experience music that I otherwise would not have heard. I've found quite a few bands that I otherwise wouldn't have even listened to if it wasn't for sites like Pandora. And TBH, listening to it on Pandora has lead to CD sales for me.
Yes, I do still buy CDs. I haven't gotten into the whole purchasing MP3s online. More often than not, I find that CDs are cheaper ($.99 per song vs $10 for a 12-15 song album). I do wind up ripping the CD into mp3s for my digital collection, but I like still having the CDs...
Well, try debugging a driver issue with the event log. Or any "core" issue with windows for that matter. Even kernel errors (Segmentation faults and the such) aren't logged... Sure, Applications themselves can log useful information, but what ever happened to the operating system logging abnormalities?
You hit the nail on the head. IF the errors are caused by "compromised" dlls that are then patched, then TRWTF is that there is no sanity checking on the file. Hashes, signature checks, signing the files, etc... And if it did find a difference, don't just overwrite the file blindly, stop the update and tell someone that a file isn't how it should be... Then again, asking for something useful out of the Event Logger is like asking an infant to read and understand Einstein's General Theory of Relativity...
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If we did not cause the problem, then we (as a country) aren't responsible to fix it. The entire world is. Does it take someone to move first? Sure. Does it take one country to do it? No. So why isn't the pressure on the whole world to commit aid and implement policy to help, rather than the focus being on the USA (as it appears to be from the media reports)? Plus, we simply don't know if the human race will die off because of the climate. To say that we must act because we'll all die if we don't is nothing more than sensationalism. No hard evidence supports that. Sure, there do exist models that predict the end of the human race, but most of those models have little to no supporting evidence. It just like saying that the entire world could explode if I crashed my car into a brick wall. Sure, I could create a model that would predict that outcome, but that wouldn't make it true...
Nobody (well, nobody of significance) denies that we are having an impact on the climate. What is in question is the amount of impact that we are having. The fact of the matter is that we have very little knowledge about the driving forces of the climate. We have so little, that we cannot predict where the climate would be without our impact. For all we know, we could be in a naturally occurring warming period as it is, and our impact is as little as 0.001 * C per year. Or, we could be in what otherwise would be a cooling period, and our impact is strong enough to swing the net change into the positive. We simply do not have enough understanding of the planet to make such a sharp distinction. We do know from ice records that the planet has gone through these kind of temperature swings before (And oddly enough these kinds of CO2 swings as well), and we do know that it will happen again.
To say that it's our fault (definitively at least) is to ignore the fact that we simply don't know enough to make such a determination... Could it be our fault? Sure. Is there enough evidence to --for all practical purposes-- bankrupt countries trying to "limit the damage"? That question is the hot plate issue. This is why I agree with Utah's policy. Not because it disagrees with AGW, but because its inner meaning can be summarized by "We simply don't know, so before we commit huge amounts of resources, lets try to gain a little more understanding"...
You mentioned that:
Now, I pose the question. If our impact did not cause it, are we responsible to fix it? Even if our impact did cause it, what portion of what they are experiencing can be attributed to what we did? And what about the impact of the rest of the world (including those very same third world countries that are going to suffer the effects first, as you put it)? I'm not against sending aid to other countries that need it, but to declare the USA as "responsible", and potentially bankrupt a single country for a global problem, is ignorant at best...
I am an american, and I do believe the Imperial system is a lot easier to use. For me. Because that's what I learned from day 1. Do I think it's better? No way. Do I think it should be changed to metric? Absolutely. But the fact that most people would have a very hard time with switch is why it hasn't happened. The only way it would be able to happen is with a (possibly multiple) decade long "dual usage"... That way kids would be taught from the beginning, and regular people would have time to learn the new system...
With Verizon on my droid, I have yet to find a location where I don't have 3g reception... Then again, I do live in a pretty populated suburban area...
This is definitely cool stuff. However, in reality, I think it's rather useless. The better use IMHO would be if/when it comes to mobile phones. I like Google maps/street view because I can pull it up from my phone, and get a look at what's in front of me... Same thing for the Augmented reality. Even cooler, would be enabling any mobile device to capture video from their cell phone.
I'm not knocking the technical achievement, what they did is definitely cool stuff. I just don't think it's game changing YET. Plus, they showed one city (where MS has its home base). What kind of time scale are we talking about for mapping the rest of the major US cities (yet alone the smaller ones). (Assuming they don't have it done already), they have a lot of catch up to do before it's as useful as Google Maps. But, looking at the functional base, if they address these few issues, they may have a game changer here...
I am usually suspect when they say "it's worth your time to watch this video", but in this case, just watch it...
So then by that logic, only theologists would be able to comment on religions role in science? In fact, I would argue that a scientist would be the best person to make such a comment (since they are ones with actual first hand experience).
I did not cite a physicist as an authority. I cited a physicist as I felt what he said was applicable to the discussion at hand. What I meant to say is don't blame me for WHAT he said. If you disagree with his standpoint, I cannot be held responsible for that. If, on the other hand, you think that what he said was not relevant to the topic at hand, then yes I am to blame (but only for the relevancy, not the content itself).
I looked into the network cards, but I felt that I couldn't justify the cost (not that it was all that much). The reason is simple. We have multiple internet connections which are on separated networks. The nagios server is connected to both networks (it's one of 2 servers that have access to both). I wanted a failsafe notification mechanism that would be able to alert if either network went down (one is cable, the other is a T1, both on different polls). The network card's email functionality from what I could tell could only talk to one SMTP server. Not a huge issue, and definitely workaroundable, but considering what we paid for the UPSes, I felt I could get the same functionality (perhaps even more) via an attached server. Not to mention that I had the old desktops lying around (with little chance of needing them later) doing nothing...
Yes. I get an alert when power fails, and when it's restored. I also get alerts about each and every server, so if a server doesn't come back up (it has happened), I can realize it and either try to turn it on via ssh (triggering a WOL), or go in to try to turn it back on.
The entire infrastructure (each modem, firewall, router, switch port, etc) is monitored and set to give alerts as differing priorities. I have to say, Nagios is a really nice tool. Plus, with Munin monitoring, I can (usually) see what caused the issue, such as a brown out, or monitoring server failure, etc... The pair (Nagios + Munin) is really a must have (or similar functionality) for all administrators with more than 2 or 3 servers... (IMHO of course)...
I have 2 3000 watt APC SmartUPSes per rack. They have both Serial and USB notification. Since each rack has about 25 servers, I get around 25 to 40 minutes of runtime for each server. So I have a small PC for each rack that monitors those 2 devices. It connects by serial to the upses, and runs CentOS. Then I have APCUPSD installed and configured in multi-ups mode. On each server, I simply install APCUPSD (There is a windows version), and tell it which UPS it is on. I also configure the appropriate shutdown parameters (20 minutes of battery left for non-critical servers, 15 for DC, and 5 for other critical servers. I also hooked each UPS monitor into Nagios and Munin, so I can track each one's power output and time remaining. So far, it's worked great over 2 "brownouts", and 1 total power failure (a test where I simply tripped the appropriate breakers).
The rational behind having dedicated UPS monitors, is that I don't really care if the loose power while running, so I have them set to never shut down from UPS activity. Then, I simply implemented a script that on power restore issues a netboot command to each server under its control (configured with puppet for Linux, AD for Windows). That way, the whole system (all servers) automatically shut down, and turn themselves back on even if they never really lost power... So far, it's worked flawlessly (and with nagios, I get a text message on my cellphone within a minute or two of a UPS switching to battery (we have 2 dedicated internet connections that are on different power sources and different UPSs.
I hope this helps!
Latency would be the problem with that kind of network. Unless the density of these routers was so high that you were never more than 3 hops away, but then you wouldn't really need to have the mesh network in the first place...
My old college didn't even expose imap or pop (Nor could I implement forwarding). You HAD to use their horrid web interface. It led to the accounts never being checked. While there are concerns over gmail, it does open up quite a bit of flexibility.
Don't blame me, that's what Einstein said... http://www.amazon.com/Ideas-Opinions-Albert-Einstein/dp/0517003937 (Worth the read IMHO)
I think that will depend on the control you have over the functionality. Will the handset be aware of the radio? Will it be able to control it (turn it on and off)? Does it support encryption?
OTOH, it could be a portal for providing ubiquitous coverage for WiFi. Imagine having a city full of people with these (Even with reduced range to reduce the clutter). Then you would be able to access a "hot spot" from just about anywhere. Of course you'd be charged for access (by the provider most likely), but still it's a pretty cool idea...
Eih, a resistive touch screen... Swap it for a capacitive one (I don't care about multi-touch as much as responsiveness) and I'm sold...
Still, for $400 with keyboard ($300 without keyboard), it looks quite nice!
I would have been MUCH happier if they put Android as the 2nd OS instead of their own proprietary system. That way, you could switch from a primary os (Win7, Linux, BSD, etc) to the secondary, and still have all the capabilities of the system. It looks quite interesting as is, and I'd say I'd have to see it in person before holding other judgments...
It can't explain from second 0, but it CAN explain from second 0 + tP (Plank Time, or about 5 x 10 ^ -44 seconds)... Science is an evolutionary process. The more we learn, the more we can explain.
Simple. One is based on a mythology that exists solely in someones head. The other is based on evidence that was collected about how the real world operates.
Well, we need to stop looking at religion to solve all our problems. Albert Einstein had the right idea. There are multiple definitions of religion. But all of them have an inherent trait of morality. They teach how people should live, and give people a why. Science, on the other hand, gives people a how. A how without a why is meaningless. Both are needed for people to live functional lives.
My Opinion: For centuries, religion has attempted to give a how and a why. This was not because religion is tied with the how, but because there was no other way of explaining and understanding the world we live in. In today's age, science can give us a pretty dam good how for just about any aspect you would want/need to know. Once religions stop trying to fight science, both can coexist quite harmoniously. Without a strong moral underpinning that religion provides, society would crumble. I am a strong opponent to organized religion, for the fact that more often than not it divides people instead of uniting them. Having faith in what you believe in is good. Just believe in that faith because you believe in it, not because some special man in a white robe tells you that you must...
Well, if creationism is to be taught in schools, why not pastafarianism? At least evolution can be backed up by more than just faith.
Don't belittle one persons faith because it seems silly to you. But also don't shove one faith down people's throats because you think it's the only correct one. Either teach what's based on fact, or teach every competing theory with equal weight and let the students decide...
Is that how SFC works? It calls a method in the DLL? I would think it would do an MD5 (or similar -- possibly stronger -- hash) on the file, and compare the hash and the size to the known values. The only way around that would be to alter what SFC has for the "original" values... But then wouldn't SFC launched from a bootable CD combat that issue?
Will the windows SFC (System File Checker) tool find this altered file?
Quite true, but the system is powerful enough as it stands to potentially be worth it to someone to write the docs and do the legwork needed to push it from "social tool" to "business tool"...
Basically, it's saying the federal law and judicial power (governed by the constitution) is enforceable in those settings.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/article03/
I would think it would be quite effective. Cruise missiles and aircraft generally travel much slower than a ballistic missile. On the other hand, their flight path is also less predictable and they are typically better armored (aircraft at least). The big thing is that they were able to track and hit the missile with the laser. It makes me wonder what stage of flight that they hit it in. Was it right after launch while it was still accelerating (and may have been subsonic), or was it in full cruise (where it may have been going hypersonic)? If the former, what are the chances that this thing would be able to detect and engage a missile that close to launch. If the latter, well, that's freaking cool...
Actually, I like these 'download-it-every-time-you-want-to-listen' streaming sites... I don't use it as my primary music collection, but it lets me experience music that I otherwise would not have heard. I've found quite a few bands that I otherwise wouldn't have even listened to if it wasn't for sites like Pandora. And TBH, listening to it on Pandora has lead to CD sales for me.
Yes, I do still buy CDs. I haven't gotten into the whole purchasing MP3s online. More often than not, I find that CDs are cheaper ($.99 per song vs $10 for a 12-15 song album). I do wind up ripping the CD into mp3s for my digital collection, but I like still having the CDs...
Well, try debugging a driver issue with the event log. Or any "core" issue with windows for that matter. Even kernel errors (Segmentation faults and the such) aren't logged... Sure, Applications themselves can log useful information, but what ever happened to the operating system logging abnormalities?
You hit the nail on the head. IF the errors are caused by "compromised" dlls that are then patched, then TRWTF is that there is no sanity checking on the file. Hashes, signature checks, signing the files, etc... And if it did find a difference, don't just overwrite the file blindly, stop the update and tell someone that a file isn't how it should be... Then again, asking for something useful out of the Event Logger is like asking an infant to read and understand Einstein's General Theory of Relativity...