usual... someone who is doing well says "too bad, life is tough, you gotta work hard, etc." but when someone else does it better, they scream, "unfair!"
Interesting article today as I watched PBS program on savannah wildlife which they showed a ant-eater (or similar animal) digging into a termite mound. With its long tongue scooping up number of termites and narrator saying termites are very high concentration of nutrition so makes a great meal for the ant-eater. However, for me eating insects is really gross. It has been said insect meal is much more energy efficient and less prone to transmittting diseases as they are lower in the food chain. This can be debated as others pointed out earlier many insects carry significant disease, maybe it depends on what kind of insect to eat like plants. Some are very edible while others are highly poisonous.
Going back to the PBS program, the ant-eater must have scooped up a few thousand termites but with a total population of million(s) that is insignificant. And the queen termite delivering eggs at one every three seconds. They also showed organization of the termite mound. Huge queen termite serviced by many transporting eggs to various locations, soldier termites constantly on duty, many others performing tasks to continue expanding the mound. Like an ant colony or a bee's nest, socialism rules! Except when a capitalistic creature like the ant-eater wrecks havoc.
i.e. from the line in the movie "Dr. Strangelove" of something like "...it's all about lust if you keep it a secret. Why did you keep it a secret!?!?" while asking the Soviet ambassador who replied, "Premier was going to announce it at Party Conference, as you know he likes surprises." I cannot recall the exact conversation from the movie.
Or something like that... Kubrick did a lot of research of politicos and technology of the time which much shown in movie has a realistic resonance. Soviet doomsday machine that was proposed but Kruschev (sp?) cancelled the program, "bomb 'em back the stone age" general, and illustrating B52 weapons systems (there are several steps and procedures to ready a nuclear bomb, they don't have readouts that tell you when exactly it will explode). This 1964 film also illustrates the psychology of various people with nuclear weapons.
don't know why so many complaints. OK so has been done before, but I haven't seen such video before. However, this package was "lucky" to get good shots (camera could have been pointing mostly at side of another box or at a wall). probably too risky to try in countries like US, China, or Russia as this can get certain attention from authorities you don't want to have.
infantrymen, light armor and close air support. All of which function just fine without a networked environment.
And have good interaction but not too much interservice rivalry. I imagine military leaders constantly study and exercise this trying to identify foibles that can cripple an entire force. There's lots of examples since beginning of time of what worked and what didn't work.
There was a documentary which the factious comment,
Navy says you cannot win the next war unless you command the seas.
Air Force says you cannot win the next war unless you command the skies.
Army says you cannot win the next war unless you have ground forces in command.
Marines say, "We don't care how the next war is won but it can't be done without an amphibous landing!"
Somewhat surprised to see such an article years after BSG remake was shown. My impression of first episode was I thought if we were to go into major war with one of our major business partners, our forces probably suffer something like this. Regarding the show, Galactica survived and was able to carry out counter attacks because Adama is an old guy sticking with archaic systems, you know those DEC computers and Mocom-70 2-way radios are tough stuff! None of it is networked and hardware itself is housed in solid steel containers.
Al Stern at SETIcon II said these suborbital flights have generated interests among certain researchers because cost is reasonable and researchers themselves can fly and conduct the experiment. Some sub-orbitals flights might be too low and others get to that sweet spot. Stern also made some mention about sub-orbital flights into areas where meteors break-up which seems to imply gather samples. Although this can be done by remote control, Al Stern says look at university professors, they go to the basement themselves to conduct the experiment (or get a grad student). They do space things by remote because there is no other choice. He mentioned some other stuff (I cannot precisely remember it all) and was quite enthusiastic about commercial space.
Get the DVD, "Commercial Space and Suborbital Science - Wave of the Future, $10.00, featuring Alan Stern, Peter Jenniskens, Ariel Waldman, David Knight. Moderated by Franck Marchis." at http://seticon.com/products/#category=saturday
Going through some old website bookmarks, I found this comment about private groups instead of govt going to Mars from imipak (edited below to show key point) and I have agreement with this. It seems setting up infrastructure to mine asteroids by governments seems logical but others think private industry should lead the way. Maybe there are holes in this comment but it does raise discussion regarding who will send a person to Mars, of if current NASA plans to retrieve an asteroid are squelched by budget cutters. Link of original posting below.
"The added twist in the tale that was missed is that Werner von Braun quit NASA because of the direction it was going. "
"The Russian space shuttle... died from funding starvation due to idiotic arms races."
"This is not the way to run a space program and really does demonstrate that neither side has any real interest in such a program except as it furthers their military objectives. Us British are no better - the rocket program and the HOTOL program were both scrapped by hostile governments."
"I have thought for some time that if there were to be a manned mission to Mars, it would be by a mix of enthusiasts and academia, not by governments or corporations. At this point, I'm more certain than ever that my prognosis is correct."
What makes you think the US isn't doing the same? There have been complaints from European companies for decades that the US was spying on them...
heh, I was talking with someone, Japanese-American, and she remembered way back when the Germans complained, "US takes our first-class scientists, Soviets take our second-class scientists, and we're stuck with third-class scientists!"
Many police depts use "open radios" easily received by common scanners. Main reason is 2-way radios are simple, the sets last years and don't require endless software upgrades to upgrade in order to meet the next upgrade (but companies such as the Big M don't like that). When time to talk, you grab the mic and talk. Dispatch can readily receive transmission (audio quality is excellent), other units can hear same transmissions (i.e. "I'm in same area, I can respond") or other depts can easily receive and/or switch to a mutual aid frequency and exchange info without having to log in, etc. Of course there are times when info needs encryption. Many transmissions such as responding to disruptive person at a store, large party getting out of hand, fight over a traffic accident, etc. doesn't need encryption! And encrytion systems are ***expensive*** plus all this new 700 MHz digital trunking using proprietary methods is really expensive, i.e. handheld radios running into $$$thousands$$$ and that ain't counting the mobiles plus additional repeater sites needed all running proprietary software. More money all when cities are laying off cops and firemen.
What you mean to say is that YOU don't have the skill to open and mod a cell phone.
I know cellphones are hackable, but then others you cannot. Plus recent rants of "Unlock a phone, go to jail!" and other mischief, plus all those EULAs. It gets mysterious and raises questions of do you really own that phone? Any two-way radio I purchased I did not have to sign anything, except credit card to the seller.
yep, I have an XP system not connected to the internet and it ***never*** crashes. I have other computers for internet though I use a usb stick to move things back and forth. Yes, I know you all computer experts will cry foul, mod down, call me an idiot, etc. and I do many things with that non-connected XP (none involve playing old games or watching old movies). I have a few programs whether it be radio RSS, photoshop, Nero, MS office stuff, other odd stuff and all seem to work fine. OK, so I know there is some risk of virus getting transported on the usb stick. With the other PC on the internet, occasionally some programs just don't seem to work, i.e. BK radio software crashes or the crop feature in Photoshop no longer works. Non-connected PC works just fine, in fact I have it running Outpost with the terminal and logger continously to see if I can pickup Phonesat packet data.
True, we have many activities in this area as well (much more than I can handle). I'd like to see some 20 and 30-somethings participating. Not that there is anything wrong with old guys but always need to recruit new people.
The CB is also a really good way to get real-time traffic updates.
well yes and no. You cannot break a radio transmission like you can with a phoneline or a cell system that gets overloaded. So 2-way radio is good for emergencies.
However, I have been changing my tune about ham radio that its real values are DIY/hacking/experimentation. You still have to pay a license fee (measly $14 to FCC every 10 years) and pay for equipment. You can open it because you own it (cannot do that with many cellphones) and you can modify it as you please (just keep the RF inside the ham bands). And when you have skill and talent to design/modify/implement wireless systems, you can be valuable to those who cannot.
Promoting ham radio only by emergency uses is limiting. Let's be honest, how many disasters occur that ham radio pays a key role? Not many (but don't get me wrong, many public safety officials see amateur radio operators as important resource). So all these people that get caught up in one-day ham cram and take ARES/RACES classes, then wait for the big one.... they get bored and go off and do something else. Emergency planning is important but it is not action-and-adventure where the hero ham parachutes in for the rescue.
CB can be great for traffic updates but for here in Silicon Valley the band is dead. There have been times when the highways backup beyond normal, would be great to call someone couple miles up 101 and ask what the situation is. But this is Silicon Valley and nobody comprehends frequencies less than 800 MHz.
I second that. Last year, I spent only two hours helping. This year I signed up as an inspector and spent all of Thurs, most of Fri and Sat at San Jose event. It is interesting to see how teams operate. I think most of the action is in the pit area (that's where everything has to come together). Some had all members working on the robot and those not hands-on were working the bench or logistics (getting stuff, watching what other teams do). Then some teams have a few members working but others seem to just "hang out" (hey, adults are like that at many work places). And some teams had the adults doing much of the work (not a good thing, the youngsters should do everything). Adults (mentor and advisors) should be the ones "hanging out." Let the students experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.. It was loud, fast pace, go-go-go... I'm signing up next year.
Some teams were very well honed in their craft, others such as first time teams were just struggling to get their robots passed inspection, getting systems to work (i.e. frisbee toss), and couple groups barely made it (i.e. cleared their bumpers and submitted their BOM 15 seconds before closing time of 8 pm). I tell ya, this real world stuff can be a real PITA. There was a team had a solenoid jam while waiting in line for upcoming match. Like mad they stayed with it (didn't ***freak out***) and finally fixed the problem. One team had problems with their shooter, and had a match coming up. Another team saw their predicament and gave their time slot for the practice area (you can score points with gratiuous professionalism, FIRST is not winner-take-all like a demolition derby). This team was able to troubleshoot their shooter before the match.
One team that impressed me is where they changed entire chassis (from primary to alternate robot) on Thursday and finished it time for inspection sign-off. This major change is something most teams would never attempt (not enough time). How they do it? They designed and built entire robot including chassis. When they sought sponsors, they seek money, parts, and materials donations. Some sponsors want to design and build the chassis, students then do the rest. Because all team members intimately knew their hardware, it was not too big to make a major change.
If usenet was still around, I can post question like, "I'm having difficulties of getting audio to stream on my video via ustream.tv. Video stream is ok but I cannot get my Win7 to show audio from the Dazzler video-to-usb." and "Anyone have issues of choppy video when streaming on ustream.tv?" "Anyone know how to deal with this 'dinosaur' part of error message when attempting to stream on justin.tv?"
Right now all there is this are bankrupted sites like fixya or forums of people with same problems but no answers.
I miss usenet, had lots of fun reading/posting on rec.arts.dance, sci.space.policy, and rec.skydiving (which some called it wreck.skywhining)
F1 is a engineering marvel but shame it's only used for three minutes then dumped into the ocean. Think of all the design, craftsman machining, and all the horrible bureaucracy of documentation from parts selection, materials testing, assembly checks, auditing of special tools (and each tool has tons of paperwork). Armies of technicians and engineers working on just one engine. And many are built, and very $$$expensive$$$. Imagine if booster can be recovered, engines reused, the only thing lost is the propellent. But then Saturn V had a purpose to beat the Reds to the moon, performance at any cost. It may be very expensive but damned the costs if the Soviets beat us to the moon, plant the hammer and sickle flag that will enslave the world in communism. Meanwhile back in the 21st century, everyone is arguing about SLS. Like the Soviets that failed to reach the moon mainly because they never really committed to landing a cosmonaut on the moon. Many argued about N1, politicos never gave it full funding, many engineers argued among themselves. Substitute SLS for N1... well going OT. Then there is SpaceX knowing value in recovering launch vehicles to save those engines. And the Soyuz marches on!
Nice grand announcement but seems like it could have been done earlier, or later to iron out pesky details. However, Putin faced with same problems as USA. It's one thing to make plans, it's another to keep the multi-year funding rolling. But then Russia always announces some grand plans every few years or so but nothing ever gets beyond the artwork. One thing certain, Soyuz on its R7 derived booster will continue (Korolev lives on).
uhmm, actually it is for me, i.e. many images of Connie Francis and Gina Lollobrigida plus various concert, TV, and movie clips (many of these no longer exist, or if they do, good luck finding them). Plus many tech documents. Maybe not worth in terms of $USD but if data lost, it will be considerable time to replace it (much is not replacable). Yes, I gotta stay consistent with backups. fyi, I don't have any computer games.
I have a couple computers that I never connect to the internet. Besides hackers and viruses, you also have to worry about corporations penetrating your computer to gather information for sales and marketing profiles.
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usual... someone who is doing well says "too bad, life is tough, you gotta work hard, etc." but when someone else does it better, they scream, "unfair!"
Interesting article today as I watched PBS program on savannah wildlife which they showed a ant-eater (or similar animal) digging into a termite mound. With its long tongue scooping up number of termites and narrator saying termites are very high concentration of nutrition so makes a great meal for the ant-eater. However, for me eating insects is really gross. It has been said insect meal is much more energy efficient and less prone to transmittting diseases as they are lower in the food chain. This can be debated as others pointed out earlier many insects carry significant disease, maybe it depends on what kind of insect to eat like plants. Some are very edible while others are highly poisonous.
Going back to the PBS program, the ant-eater must have scooped up a few thousand termites but with a total population of million(s) that is insignificant. And the queen termite delivering eggs at one every three seconds. They also showed organization of the termite mound. Huge queen termite serviced by many transporting eggs to various locations, soldier termites constantly on duty, many others performing tasks to continue expanding the mound. Like an ant colony or a bee's nest, socialism rules! Except when a capitalistic creature like the ant-eater wrecks havoc.
yes. back in 20th century they showed old movies on TV which was a huge timepit for me. Now 13% in 21st century, youtube is my huge timepit.
i.e. from the line in the movie "Dr. Strangelove" of something like "...it's all about lust if you keep it a secret. Why did you keep it a secret!?!?" while asking the Soviet ambassador who replied, "Premier was going to announce it at Party Conference, as you know he likes surprises." I cannot recall the exact conversation from the movie.
Or something like that... Kubrick did a lot of research of politicos and technology of the time which much shown in movie has a realistic resonance. Soviet doomsday machine that was proposed but Kruschev (sp?) cancelled the program, "bomb 'em back the stone age" general, and illustrating B52 weapons systems (there are several steps and procedures to ready a nuclear bomb, they don't have readouts that tell you when exactly it will explode). This 1964 film also illustrates the psychology of various people with nuclear weapons.
don't know why so many complaints. OK so has been done before, but I haven't seen such video before. However, this package was "lucky" to get good shots (camera could have been pointing mostly at side of another box or at a wall). probably too risky to try in countries like US, China, or Russia as this can get certain attention from authorities you don't want to have.
infantrymen, light armor and close air support. All of which function just fine without a networked environment.
And have good interaction but not too much interservice rivalry. I imagine military leaders constantly study and exercise this trying to identify foibles that can cripple an entire force. There's lots of examples since beginning of time of what worked and what didn't work.
There was a documentary which the factious comment,
Navy says you cannot win the next war unless you command the seas.
Air Force says you cannot win the next war unless you command the skies.
Army says you cannot win the next war unless you have ground forces in command.
Marines say, "We don't care how the next war is won but it can't be done without an amphibous landing!"
Somewhat surprised to see such an article years after BSG remake was shown. My impression of first episode was I thought if we were to go into major war with one of our major business partners, our forces probably suffer something like this. Regarding the show, Galactica survived and was able to carry out counter attacks because Adama is an old guy sticking with archaic systems, you know those DEC computers and Mocom-70 2-way radios are tough stuff! None of it is networked and hardware itself is housed in solid steel containers.
perhaps international policies to prevent a "tragedy of the commons."
Al Stern at SETIcon II said these suborbital flights have generated interests among certain researchers because cost is reasonable and researchers themselves can fly and conduct the experiment. Some sub-orbitals flights might be too low and others get to that sweet spot. Stern also made some mention about sub-orbital flights into areas where meteors break-up which seems to imply gather samples. Although this can be done by remote control, Al Stern says look at university professors, they go to the basement themselves to conduct the experiment (or get a grad student). They do space things by remote because there is no other choice. He mentioned some other stuff (I cannot precisely remember it all) and was quite enthusiastic about commercial space.
Get the DVD, "Commercial Space and Suborbital Science - Wave of the Future, $10.00, featuring Alan Stern, Peter Jenniskens, Ariel Waldman, David Knight. Moderated by Franck Marchis." at http://seticon.com/products/#category=saturday
These exact same fears were written about in 1980. There was a famous BBC TV programme about how robots and microprocessors would replace everyone.
We already know the outcome.
Also back in 1980, middle class income people were able to purchase houses in places which nowadays they cannot.
Going through some old website bookmarks, I found this comment about private groups instead of govt going to Mars from imipak (edited below to show key point) and I have agreement with this. It seems setting up infrastructure to mine asteroids by governments seems logical but others think private industry should lead the way. Maybe there are holes in this comment but it does raise discussion regarding who will send a person to Mars, of if current NASA plans to retrieve an asteroid are squelched by budget cutters. Link of original posting below.
"The added twist in the tale that was missed is that Werner von Braun quit NASA because of the direction it was going. "
"The Russian space shuttle... died from funding starvation due to idiotic arms races."
"This is not the way to run a space program and really does demonstrate that neither side has any real interest in such a program except as it furthers their military objectives. Us British are no better - the rocket program and the HOTOL program were both scrapped by hostile governments."
"I have thought for some time that if there were to be a manned mission to Mars, it would be by a mix of enthusiasts and academia, not by governments or corporations. At this point, I'm more certain than ever that my prognosis is correct."
from http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/mar/13/yuri-gagarin-first-space-korolev#start-of-comments
Imagine a super highway, six lanes wide, will never again be a traffic jam, and it will be beautiful!
What makes you think the US isn't doing the same? There have been complaints from European companies for decades that the US was spying on them...
heh, I was talking with someone, Japanese-American, and she remembered way back when the Germans complained, "US takes our first-class scientists, Soviets take our second-class scientists, and we're stuck with third-class scientists!"
Many police depts use "open radios" easily received by common scanners. Main reason is 2-way radios are simple, the sets last years and don't require endless software upgrades to upgrade in order to meet the next upgrade (but companies such as the Big M don't like that). When time to talk, you grab the mic and talk. Dispatch can readily receive transmission (audio quality is excellent), other units can hear same transmissions (i.e. "I'm in same area, I can respond") or other depts can easily receive and/or switch to a mutual aid frequency and exchange info without having to log in, etc. Of course there are times when info needs encryption. Many transmissions such as responding to disruptive person at a store, large party getting out of hand, fight over a traffic accident, etc. doesn't need encryption! And encrytion systems are ***expensive*** plus all this new 700 MHz digital trunking using proprietary methods is really expensive, i.e. handheld radios running into $$$thousands$$$ and that ain't counting the mobiles plus additional repeater sites needed all running proprietary software. More money all when cities are laying off cops and firemen.
What you mean to say is that YOU don't have the skill to open and mod a cell phone.
I know cellphones are hackable, but then others you cannot. Plus recent rants of "Unlock a phone, go to jail!" and other mischief, plus all those EULAs. It gets mysterious and raises questions of do you really own that phone? Any two-way radio I purchased I did not have to sign anything, except credit card to the seller.
yep, I have an XP system not connected to the internet and it ***never*** crashes. I have other computers for internet though I use a usb stick to move things back and forth. Yes, I know you all computer experts will cry foul, mod down, call me an idiot, etc. and I do many things with that non-connected XP (none involve playing old games or watching old movies). I have a few programs whether it be radio RSS, photoshop, Nero, MS office stuff, other odd stuff and all seem to work fine. OK, so I know there is some risk of virus getting transported on the usb stick. With the other PC on the internet, occasionally some programs just don't seem to work, i.e. BK radio software crashes or the crop feature in Photoshop no longer works. Non-connected PC works just fine, in fact I have it running Outpost with the terminal and logger continously to see if I can pickup Phonesat packet data.
True, we have many activities in this area as well (much more than I can handle). I'd like to see some 20 and 30-somethings participating. Not that there is anything wrong with old guys but always need to recruit new people.
CB, and Ham for emergencies. Get it. Love it.
The CB is also a really good way to get real-time traffic updates.
well yes and no. You cannot break a radio transmission like you can with a phoneline or a cell system that gets overloaded. So 2-way radio is good for emergencies.
However, I have been changing my tune about ham radio that its real values are DIY/hacking/experimentation. You still have to pay a license fee (measly $14 to FCC every 10 years) and pay for equipment. You can open it because you own it (cannot do that with many cellphones) and you can modify it as you please (just keep the RF inside the ham bands). And when you have skill and talent to design/modify/implement wireless systems, you can be valuable to those who cannot.
Promoting ham radio only by emergency uses is limiting. Let's be honest, how many disasters occur that ham radio pays a key role? Not many (but don't get me wrong, many public safety officials see amateur radio operators as important resource). So all these people that get caught up in one-day ham cram and take ARES/RACES classes, then wait for the big one.... they get bored and go off and do something else. Emergency planning is important but it is not action-and-adventure where the hero ham parachutes in for the rescue.
CB can be great for traffic updates but for here in Silicon Valley the band is dead. There have been times when the highways backup beyond normal, would be great to call someone couple miles up 101 and ask what the situation is. But this is Silicon Valley and nobody comprehends frequencies less than 800 MHz.
I second that. Last year, I spent only two hours helping. This year I signed up as an inspector and spent all of Thurs, most of Fri and Sat at San Jose event. It is interesting to see how teams operate. I think most of the action is in the pit area (that's where everything has to come together). Some had all members working on the robot and those not hands-on were working the bench or logistics (getting stuff, watching what other teams do). Then some teams have a few members working but others seem to just "hang out" (hey, adults are like that at many work places). And some teams had the adults doing much of the work (not a good thing, the youngsters should do everything). Adults (mentor and advisors) should be the ones "hanging out." Let the students experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.. It was loud, fast pace, go-go-go... I'm signing up next year.
Some teams were very well honed in their craft, others such as first time teams were just struggling to get their robots passed inspection, getting systems to work (i.e. frisbee toss), and couple groups barely made it (i.e. cleared their bumpers and submitted their BOM 15 seconds before closing time of 8 pm). I tell ya, this real world stuff can be a real PITA. There was a team had a solenoid jam while waiting in line for upcoming match. Like mad they stayed with it (didn't ***freak out***) and finally fixed the problem. One team had problems with their shooter, and had a match coming up. Another team saw their predicament and gave their time slot for the practice area (you can score points with gratiuous professionalism, FIRST is not winner-take-all like a demolition derby). This team was able to troubleshoot their shooter before the match.
One team that impressed me is where they changed entire chassis (from primary to alternate robot) on Thursday and finished it time for inspection sign-off. This major change is something most teams would never attempt (not enough time). How they do it? They designed and built entire robot including chassis. When they sought sponsors, they seek money, parts, and materials donations. Some sponsors want to design and build the chassis, students then do the rest. Because all team members intimately knew their hardware, it was not too big to make a major change.
If usenet was still around, I can post question like, "I'm having difficulties of getting audio to stream on my video via ustream.tv. Video stream is ok but I cannot get my Win7 to show audio from the Dazzler video-to-usb." and "Anyone have issues of choppy video when streaming on ustream.tv?" "Anyone know how to deal with this 'dinosaur' part of error message when attempting to stream on justin.tv?"
Right now all there is this are bankrupted sites like fixya or forums of people with same problems but no answers.
I miss usenet, had lots of fun reading/posting on rec.arts.dance, sci.space.policy, and rec.skydiving (which some called it wreck.skywhining)
F1 is a engineering marvel but shame it's only used for three minutes then dumped into the ocean. Think of all the design, craftsman machining, and all the horrible bureaucracy of documentation from parts selection, materials testing, assembly checks, auditing of special tools (and each tool has tons of paperwork). Armies of technicians and engineers working on just one engine. And many are built, and very $$$expensive$$$. Imagine if booster can be recovered, engines reused, the only thing lost is the propellent. But then Saturn V had a purpose to beat the Reds to the moon, performance at any cost. It may be very expensive but damned the costs if the Soviets beat us to the moon, plant the hammer and sickle flag that will enslave the world in communism. Meanwhile back in the 21st century, everyone is arguing about SLS. Like the Soviets that failed to reach the moon mainly because they never really committed to landing a cosmonaut on the moon. Many argued about N1, politicos never gave it full funding, many engineers argued among themselves. Substitute SLS for N1... well going OT. Then there is SpaceX knowing value in recovering launch vehicles to save those engines. And the Soyuz marches on!
did this actually occurred? it's almost a new twist of variation of "in Soviet Russia..." or great Quote Of The Month.
Nice grand announcement but seems like it could have been done earlier, or later to iron out pesky details. However, Putin faced with same problems as USA. It's one thing to make plans, it's another to keep the multi-year funding rolling. But then Russia always announces some grand plans every few years or so but nothing ever gets beyond the artwork. One thing certain, Soyuz on its R7 derived booster will continue (Korolev lives on).
Your data as an individual isn't worth a buck.
uhmm, actually it is for me, i.e. many images of Connie Francis and Gina Lollobrigida plus various concert, TV, and movie clips (many of these no longer exist, or if they do, good luck finding them). Plus many tech documents. Maybe not worth in terms of $USD but if data lost, it will be considerable time to replace it (much is not replacable). Yes, I gotta stay consistent with backups. fyi, I don't have any computer games.
I have a couple computers that I never connect to the internet. Besides hackers and viruses, you also have to worry about corporations penetrating your computer to gather information for sales and marketing profiles.