An average person can convert a semi-auto rifle into a full auto rifle in about an hour using common tools. You can buy most of the parts of an automatic rifle without a license, you just need a way to get the lower receiver to complete it. They make lower receiver kits, that you can buy without a license. More Americans are killed by cars than by guns.
I consider the bigger issue that Apple can bypass your security settings at will, with no notification. I don't know how legal this is, but we can assume police and intelligence agencies are currently making use of this because Apple spent money to MAKE this feature.
The American War of Independence was fought over Corporate Taxes. I expect when things get bad (National Bankruptcy) that another civil war will happen to "fix" the problems (the corporations will have to pay the people off for support, again).
If they can convince an American judge that taking your stuff is a punishment of a person then they could take civil forfeiture laws to court for violating Constitutional Rights of people.
That's an average temperature, not the maximum. You could have a local spike up to 50 C, and roofers and pavers would experience higher temps too. Surviving high temp is more about having water and shade than anything else, so in rich countries only the elderly and the homeless would fear it.
Switch to a patent registration system, where the USPTO just registers your patent claim and then the holder must prove the patent valid when they attempt to use it (with no assumption of validity). It would be just like today (rubber stamp patents) but easier to challenge.
I think your economic estimates are having this compete against the bus. This thing competes with the airlines. Long term this will crush the domestic airline industry because airplane cost = massive upfront cost + high fuel cost, hyperloop cost = massive upfront cost + low fuel cost.
Have automatic pressure sensors to detect the break, and open valves to decompress the tube in front of the train to equalize pressure and stop the train.
The cars are not pneumatic, they are maglev subway trains in a elevated tunnel. They would definitely have a gap around the car so it doesn't touch the tunnel walls anywhere.
It depends on the failure. A small break in the tube means you slow down due to air friction. A larger break means you slam into a lot of air and stop really fast, and get whiplash. A huge break in the pipe means your car gets sucked out, and it crashes into the ground like a supersonic jet, and you die. A failure of the levitation means you skid to a stop in the middle of nowhere and have to get rescued. A failure of the atmospheric containment (car) means you suffocate and die, unless they have those air masks like in a plane. Car weight isn't an issue, so they can put in crumple zones and a full roll cage and air masks without significant effect on profitability.
A microwave beam modulated with an audio signal could match these symptoms. Cuban intelligence (or Russian) could be beaming a highly directional microwave signal through the embassy, where it bounces off stuff, and the reflected signal has a doplar shift carrying the room audio. A low power signal tuned to water would look like a leaky microwave if detected (or actually be one?), and could use any liquids in the Embassy as a microphone.
When people within driving distance of where you live make twice as much money, for the same job and with the same qualifications, it's not hard to join the "Brain Drain".
It's an elevated metal pipe, with trains running inside. It's cheaper to build than conventional rail because you don't need to buy the land under it, and faster than conventional light rail because lower air friction. It is cost effective for mid range high density commuter routes = cheaper than flying and faster than the bus.
The Constitution of the USA defines the legal authority of the Government of the USA, it's not a list of recognized rights of Americans. So yes, it should apply world wide, to everyone, including inside American political prisons like Guantanamo bay (the use of torture and holding people for decades without trial are defining characteristics of a political prison).
Either get rid of income tax(and tax other stuff more), or tax income in the country where it is made. Allowing a company to transfer their income to a tax haven is madness.
First rule of Intelligence, don't get caught. Second rule: take every opportunity to filter your raw data so you don't get swamped with useless data. Expert systems are subject to "mistakes" like identifying all rainy pictures as "Tank!" because all the training pictures of tanks were taken on a rainy day. AI, as every gamer knows, is subject to being "Gamed", thereby allowing your opponent to manipulate you to their advantage. More AI means more chances for some kid in a cave (basement) somewhere to trick the military into shooting/bombing an innocent target and hurting America.
First World countries have negative population growth. It turns out if you have a nice life you don't spend all your time breeding like rabbits. If we raise the standard of living in the Third World countries, the population bomb will defuse.
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An average person can convert a semi-auto rifle into a full auto rifle in about an hour using common tools. You can buy most of the parts of an automatic rifle without a license, you just need a way to get the lower receiver to complete it. They make lower receiver kits, that you can buy without a license. More Americans are killed by cars than by guns.
I consider the bigger issue that Apple can bypass your security settings at will, with no notification. I don't know how legal this is, but we can assume police and intelligence agencies are currently making use of this because Apple spent money to MAKE this feature.
The American War of Independence was fought over Corporate Taxes. I expect when things get bad (National Bankruptcy) that another civil war will happen to "fix" the problems (the corporations will have to pay the people off for support, again).
When Civil Forfeiture gets overturned, will they give back all the stuff? I'm not sure all those police departments have that kind of money.
If they can convince an American judge that taking your stuff is a punishment of a person then they could take civil forfeiture laws to court for violating Constitutional Rights of people.
Your comment translates as: If they anonymize the data they can't make money selling it.
That's an average temperature, not the maximum. You could have a local spike up to 50 C, and roofers and pavers would experience higher temps too. Surviving high temp is more about having water and shade than anything else, so in rich countries only the elderly and the homeless would fear it.
Most mosquitoes don't bite humans, they pollinate crops and plants instead. Killing them off would harm us.
Switch to a patent registration system, where the USPTO just registers your patent claim and then the holder must prove the patent valid when they attempt to use it (with no assumption of validity). It would be just like today (rubber stamp patents) but easier to challenge.
America loves Socialism. Just don't call it that, cause that's a dirty word in America.
I think your economic estimates are having this compete against the bus. This thing competes with the airlines. Long term this will crush the domestic airline industry because airplane cost = massive upfront cost + high fuel cost, hyperloop cost = massive upfront cost + low fuel cost.
Have automatic pressure sensors to detect the break, and open valves to decompress the tube in front of the train to equalize pressure and stop the train.
The cars are not pneumatic, they are maglev subway trains in a elevated tunnel. They would definitely have a gap around the car so it doesn't touch the tunnel walls anywhere.
It depends on the failure. A small break in the tube means you slow down due to air friction. A larger break means you slam into a lot of air and stop really fast, and get whiplash. A huge break in the pipe means your car gets sucked out, and it crashes into the ground like a supersonic jet, and you die. A failure of the levitation means you skid to a stop in the middle of nowhere and have to get rescued. A failure of the atmospheric containment (car) means you suffocate and die, unless they have those air masks like in a plane. Car weight isn't an issue, so they can put in crumple zones and a full roll cage and air masks without significant effect on profitability.
A microwave beam modulated with an audio signal could match these symptoms. Cuban intelligence (or Russian) could be beaming a highly directional microwave signal through the embassy, where it bounces off stuff, and the reflected signal has a doplar shift carrying the room audio. A low power signal tuned to water would look like a leaky microwave if detected (or actually be one?), and could use any liquids in the Embassy as a microphone.
Given that most Canadians leave for America your comment makes no sense.
I'm not sure "Getting destroyed by unfair American competition" counts as mismanagement.
When you include medical expenses with your taxes (as in Canada) you find the total taxes are close. Americans still get paid more though.
When people within driving distance of where you live make twice as much money, for the same job and with the same qualifications, it's not hard to join the "Brain Drain".
It's an elevated metal pipe, with trains running inside. It's cheaper to build than conventional rail because you don't need to buy the land under it, and faster than conventional light rail because lower air friction. It is cost effective for mid range high density commuter routes = cheaper than flying and faster than the bus.
The Constitution of the USA defines the legal authority of the Government of the USA, it's not a list of recognized rights of Americans. So yes, it should apply world wide, to everyone, including inside American political prisons like Guantanamo bay (the use of torture and holding people for decades without trial are defining characteristics of a political prison).
How about an OS mod that locks your phone at US border crossings? I suppose you could allow phone calls in case you get arrested.
Either get rid of income tax(and tax other stuff more), or tax income in the country where it is made. Allowing a company to transfer their income to a tax haven is madness.
First rule of Intelligence, don't get caught. Second rule: take every opportunity to filter your raw data so you don't get swamped with useless data. Expert systems are subject to "mistakes" like identifying all rainy pictures as "Tank!" because all the training pictures of tanks were taken on a rainy day. AI, as every gamer knows, is subject to being "Gamed", thereby allowing your opponent to manipulate you to their advantage. More AI means more chances for some kid in a cave (basement) somewhere to trick the military into shooting/bombing an innocent target and hurting America.
First World countries have negative population growth. It turns out if you have a nice life you don't spend all your time breeding like rabbits. If we raise the standard of living in the Third World countries, the population bomb will defuse.