In Australia the doctrine is Police do not give chase, EVER! If the suspect's car starts speeding, they have strict protocols in place to back off, radio in the situation and follow from a safe distance
Studies have shown that chasing only escalates the danger to property and the public. So the correct response, is to radio in for support and do everything to protect life and property. They can't really outrun a radio.
There was a recent, going back a few years now, chase that took five days from when they first attempted to stop a car, to the actual capture. There were gaps, but police had photos, videos, registration plates and descriptions of the suspects. They knew it was only a matter of time before the suspects would be caught.
So what happens when you do power up your laptop, for example. Do they then want you to login? I've I don't happen to have my Company PKI card on my body, but I'm carrying my company laptop, then good luck getting in. I know it's an unlikely scenario, but sometimes the brain cells aren't firing properly and you just dump shit into checked luggage, when you're rushing to catch the 6am International flight.
I agree. Plot isn't everything. EVE online, for example has absolutely no plot.
There's some missions, which are very repetative, but then it's all about PvP in a massive sandbox.
What this means is that the people are the plot. An unfortunate side-effect of that, is that most "people" are dicks, so there's a lot of ganking that goes on.
But what kind of person is going to research all the information needed to fly and operate a drone safely. Mostly, they'll buy the cheapest unit that the retailer sells them.
The fact that he crashed it, is likely to put him into trouble, especially since he was using it for commercial purposes. In Australia, a license is required to operate a UAV commercially, with adequate certification of the pilots.
From the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
1. It's Illegal to fly Remotely Piloted Aircraft for money or economic reasons...
2. You must not fly closer than 30 meters to vehicles, boats, buildings or people
3. FPV flying is illegal without an Advanced Amateur Radio License
I have a $5000 rig (120mm ED refractor and EQ5-Synscan system) + another 150mm Dobsonian. The Galileo Scope is recommended by professional Astronomers and Science educators as a good quality starter telescope. Bang-for-buck it's a great buy. You get to see the same crappy optics Galileo used + some decent modern optics. You can pull it apart and put it back together. What more do you want.
You can buy a really cheap, and good quality "Galileo Scope" http://galileoscope.org/. It's a great starter / educational scope and the optics can be swapped out to see what Galileo saw and for more modern lenses.
You should prepare for a visit from Homeland Security anytime, in the not too distant future. You're obviously a terrorist, as only they want electronics and chemicals.
About 10 years ago, or it could have been longer, we had a similar case in Australia. The driver in question argued that he was just informing other drivers to drive safely. The magistrate agreed with the argument and the charges were dropped. Suffice it to say, the police were mightily annoyed, but there is nothing they can do about it now.
Good for you. However, you're not in the majority. In reality, what you have depends on your suburb. All the new developments (ie. in the last 10 years) are serviced by Satelite for Pay-TV and DSL for Internet. It's only the really new developments (last 2 years) that have fibre.
Everyone in my suburb has a DSLproblem. The DSLAMs in most areas are full and Telstra won't upgrade. Mine is about 5km away (as the crow flies), so give it about 7km of crappy copper. Every time it rains, I lose my internet and VoIP, but Telstra don't care, as my service is not through them.
I couldn't disagree with you more. That isn't problem solving. That's management.
What you describe is a manager's view of problem solving. They basically don't want problems in the first place. It is a manger's role to ensure succession planning, training, resourcing and appropriation documentation and standards are maintained. A manager doesn't have to do them all. Just create the environment through appropriate "stick & carrot" measures.
Problem solving is a rare gift. I know many competent Design Engineers that cannot solve problems. Most good ones can follow patterns and apply them to new situations. They're the ones you want to do most day to day designs. They'll need attention to detail. But again, they'll get stuck at something that doesn't fit within the those patterns.
The true problem solver is one that can make those intuitive leaps. They can see patterns, where others don't. Or even work with a thousand disconnected clues to get to the root cause. The very best do have a formal background (and they'll draw on those bits of lectures and notes when needed, going back to 1st Principals). Unfortunately, this is difficult and mostly can't be put down in Manuals and Procedures. This doesn't necessarily make them appropriate for Design and quite often they are terrible at mundane tasks. So bad managers don't know how to value or deal with this skill.
It's interesting to watch this from the outside. I don't quite understand how you got into this situation. In Australia, if the Senate blocks supply of funding for the government to run, that triggers a double dissolution of parliament. At that point, a general election of both the Upper and Lower houses of the Government is triggered. All seats are open. The public then gets to vote on which idiots we want to run the country. Generally, the voters side against the politicians that caused the mess in the first place. So it rarely gets to this point.
Interesting you say that. The way grant funding works in Australia is different from the US. In Australia you can get grant funding becasue you've previously done good research before. Thus, the funding is along the lines of... "You've done good work, so we'll keep funding you to continue researching".
I'm the same. The excitement is gone, just more shiney and bling.
I changed to Eve Online. At least there's the excitement of losing a ship to some random PvPer.
I'm constantly getting this effect at work now. My current manager (who has no technology background or experience) is always challenging my 25+ years experience. I've already felt the pain of optimistic estimates and now include everything, requirements, documentation, design, code, integration, test, more documentation, installation, commissioning and support in an estimate.
He comes out with the following gems:
- "I believe your estimates are too high"
- "I've already committed to a delivery schedule with the CEO and Engineering Manager"
- "Well, we'll just have to challenge your assumption"
- "We'll just have to find ways to work smarter"
- "We'll just need to work extra hours then"
- "You're not showing enough committment", when asked to work on the weekend and holidays. This despite being with the same company for my entire working life
"The good news is that Shodan is almost exclusively used for good.... Penetration testers, security professionals, academic researchers and law enforcement agencies are the primary users of Shodan. "
Like Law Enforcement can be considered to only use this for good. And whose law enforcement...(USoA, China, UK, France,....)? Will they follow due process and obtain warrants, where necessary. I think not.
And its a lot easier to fly somewhere close and send in a rocket powered Bunker Buster bomb.
Where do you get your ideas that blowing up a giant rock is a good idea. I'm talking giant, because the smaller ones, while being a problem for whoever's head they land on, don't pose an Extinction Level Event.
If you blow up a big rock, you will end up with a lot of smaller rocks that will still have the same basic trajectory. So we pretty much guarantee that there will be lots of medium to largish impacts and a shitload of smaller ones. These will be spread all over the earth.
Incorrect conclusion there. Size is not the sole determining factor. Pluto was demoted (for want of a better word), because it had not cleared out it's orbit of of other significant bodies. Ie. there's a shit-load of stuff that shares the same orbit as Pluto and some of that stuff is larger than Pluto.
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In Australia the doctrine is Police do not give chase, EVER! If the suspect's car starts speeding, they have strict protocols in place to back off, radio in the situation and follow from a safe distance
Studies have shown that chasing only escalates the danger to property and the public. So the correct response, is to radio in for support and do everything to protect life and property. They can't really outrun a radio.
There was a recent, going back a few years now, chase that took five days from when they first attempted to stop a car, to the actual capture. There were gaps, but police had photos, videos, registration plates and descriptions of the suspects. They knew it was only a matter of time before the suspects would be caught.
And guess what, not a single shot was fired
So what happens when you do power up your laptop, for example. Do they then want you to login? I've I don't happen to have my Company PKI card on my body, but I'm carrying my company laptop, then good luck getting in. I know it's an unlikely scenario, but sometimes the brain cells aren't firing properly and you just dump shit into checked luggage, when you're rushing to catch the 6am International flight.
I agree. Plot isn't everything. EVE online, for example has absolutely no plot. There's some missions, which are very repetative, but then it's all about PvP in a massive sandbox. What this means is that the people are the plot. An unfortunate side-effect of that, is that most "people" are dicks, so there's a lot of ganking that goes on.
It's ok, we're already 15 years too late for that to happen.
1. [...] without a license
But what kind of person is going to research all the information needed to fly and operate a drone safely. Mostly, they'll buy the cheapest unit that the retailer sells them.
The fact that he crashed it, is likely to put him into trouble, especially since he was using it for commercial purposes. In Australia, a license is required to operate a UAV commercially, with adequate certification of the pilots.
From the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
1. It's Illegal to fly Remotely Piloted Aircraft for money or economic reasons...
2. You must not fly closer than 30 meters to vehicles, boats, buildings or people
3. FPV flying is illegal without an Advanced Amateur Radio License
....
I guess he's in a lot of trouble.
And if you're really serious, you can drop enough so that a man could walk from Greenland to Iceland to Scotland without getting his feet wet.
wish I had mod points for "Red October" reference.
Arthur C. Clarke was actually a scientist who wrote science fiction. The actual bulk of his work was science education.
I have a $5000 rig (120mm ED refractor and EQ5-Synscan system) + another 150mm Dobsonian. The Galileo Scope is recommended by professional Astronomers and Science educators as a good quality starter telescope. Bang-for-buck it's a great buy. You get to see the same crappy optics Galileo used + some decent modern optics. You can pull it apart and put it back together. What more do you want.
You can buy a really cheap, and good quality "Galileo Scope" http://galileoscope.org/. It's a great starter / educational scope and the optics can be swapped out to see what Galileo saw and for more modern lenses.
You should prepare for a visit from Homeland Security anytime, in the not too distant future. You're obviously a terrorist, as only they want electronics and chemicals.
About 10 years ago, or it could have been longer, we had a similar case in Australia. The driver in question argued that he was just informing other drivers to drive safely. The magistrate agreed with the argument and the charges were dropped. Suffice it to say, the police were mightily annoyed, but there is nothing they can do about it now.
Good for you. However, you're not in the majority. In reality, what you have depends on your suburb. All the new developments (ie. in the last 10 years) are serviced by Satelite for Pay-TV and DSL for Internet. It's only the really new developments (last 2 years) that have fibre.
Everyone in my suburb has a DSLproblem. The DSLAMs in most areas are full and Telstra won't upgrade. Mine is about 5km away (as the crow flies), so give it about 7km of crappy copper. Every time it rains, I lose my internet and VoIP, but Telstra don't care, as my service is not through them.
Awesome is an understatement. Until we actually can be self contained on another hunk of rock. The human race is in jeopardy of extinction.
What you describe is a manager's view of problem solving. They basically don't want problems in the first place. It is a manger's role to ensure succession planning, training, resourcing and appropriation documentation and standards are maintained. A manager doesn't have to do them all. Just create the environment through appropriate "stick & carrot" measures.
Problem solving is a rare gift. I know many competent Design Engineers that cannot solve problems. Most good ones can follow patterns and apply them to new situations. They're the ones you want to do most day to day designs. They'll need attention to detail. But again, they'll get stuck at something that doesn't fit within the those patterns.
The true problem solver is one that can make those intuitive leaps. They can see patterns, where others don't. Or even work with a thousand disconnected clues to get to the root cause. The very best do have a formal background (and they'll draw on those bits of lectures and notes when needed, going back to 1st Principals). Unfortunately, this is difficult and mostly can't be put down in Manuals and Procedures. This doesn't necessarily make them appropriate for Design and quite often they are terrible at mundane tasks. So bad managers don't know how to value or deal with this skill.
It's interesting to watch this from the outside. I don't quite understand how you got into this situation. In Australia, if the Senate blocks supply of funding for the government to run, that triggers a double dissolution of parliament. At that point, a general election of both the Upper and Lower houses of the Government is triggered. All seats are open. The public then gets to vote on which idiots we want to run the country. Generally, the voters side against the politicians that caused the mess in the first place. So it rarely gets to this point.
Interesting you say that. The way grant funding works in Australia is different from the US. In Australia you can get grant funding becasue you've previously done good research before. Thus, the funding is along the lines of... "You've done good work, so we'll keep funding you to continue researching".
Why not put 4 cameras in each corner and use software to combine the image in such a way that the senders image is in the centre?
Well in most Australian states, it's now illegal to carry even a small Swiss Army style keychain knife anywhere, Period.
I'm the same. The excitement is gone, just more shiney and bling. I changed to Eve Online. At least there's the excitement of losing a ship to some random PvPer.
He comes out with the following gems:
- "I believe your estimates are too high"
- "I've already committed to a delivery schedule with the CEO and Engineering Manager"
- "Well, we'll just have to challenge your assumption"
- "We'll just have to find ways to work smarter"
- "We'll just need to work extra hours then"
- "You're not showing enough committment", when asked to work on the weekend and holidays. This despite being with the same company for my entire working life
It's like I'm in a Dilbert nightmare now.
"The good news is that Shodan is almost exclusively used for good. ... Penetration testers, security professionals, academic researchers and law enforcement agencies are the primary users of Shodan. "
Like Law Enforcement can be considered to only use this for good. And whose law enforcement...(USoA, China, UK, France, ....)? Will they follow due process and obtain warrants, where necessary. I think not.
And its a lot easier to fly somewhere close and send in a rocket powered Bunker Buster bomb.
Where do you get your ideas that blowing up a giant rock is a good idea. I'm talking giant, because the smaller ones, while being a problem for whoever's head they land on, don't pose an Extinction Level Event.
If you blow up a big rock, you will end up with a lot of smaller rocks that will still have the same basic trajectory. So we pretty much guarantee that there will be lots of medium to largish impacts and a shitload of smaller ones. These will be spread all over the earth.
Incorrect conclusion there. Size is not the sole determining factor. Pluto was demoted (for want of a better word), because it had not cleared out it's orbit of of other significant bodies. Ie. there's a shit-load of stuff that shares the same orbit as Pluto and some of that stuff is larger than Pluto.
You guys don't know what you're missing. I love Tea'n'crumpet in the morning.