Please, for the sake of your well-being and your children-to-be, make sure you include a safety shutoff for your robots just in case a bug pops up in the ball targeting algorithm!
NO2 sounds a little dangerous - it would probably trigger your cigarette to burn much faster (or break into a flame) due to the way that NO2 supercools the air. I don't think I'd want a faceful of flame, personally:)
...although it might cause me to quit even faster than C02:)
If we allow law enforcement agencies to behave unlawfully, then we can go back to torturing prisoners and concentration camps: in the substance, there's no difference.
Normally, any Nazi reference is the quintessential end-of-discussion, but I'll respond anyway: when law enforcement agencies behave unlawfully, they are still held accountable. If the FBI hadn't been able to obtain the warrant, it would probably have been possible to sue the FBI for invasion of privacy. The fact that they did obtain the warrant proves that they did not behave inappropriately. The defendants will surely appeal if there is any doubt.
. But imagine borrowing a friend's car, then getting crashed into by a drunk truck driver. Should you not be guaranteed personal safety in spite of the car you're driving not being yours?
I don't see how that comparison works. Anyway, every company I've worked for has added the disclaimer that "this system is for business use only..." and can be monitored. I understand that what I do on that computer is not private. Don't argue that the FBI doesn't have similar disclaimers - I'm certain they are smarter than that.
Even if I have nothing to hide, the law enforcement ageny might think I had something to hide and do all sorts of nasty things to me, for example. And just because someone acts in a fashion that you (or the law enforcement agency) consider strange doesn't mean they've got something to hide, and this completely subjective notion should definitely not suffice for them to start hacking into my computer
Yeah, I definitely agree with you there, and don't worry - you're still safe from that type of inspection. Past rulings have shown that, for example, it's not legal to create a blockade a street on New Year's Eve to stop and check for drunk drivers. If you have the expectation of privacy, then you still do.
There was no expectation of privacy when these hackers used FBI computers.
That's crazy. That 8KB stream is a pittance compared to the bandwidth that a single fibre (even if the telco was dumb enough to only lay a single fibre in the route to where it switches to copper) can handle.
Ah good. I was hoping someone would mention Tora! Tora! Tora!:).
Seems to me that after watching Tora! Tora! Tora!, there's really no reason to watch Pearl Harbor. With both Japanese and US historians developing the movie, you're not going to find a more accurate account of that battle.
Actually, AT&T just sent me a statement telling me they'd be raising their prices by $10 for cable modems. They did state in that letter that subscribers under a special discount plan would not have their prices changed, though...
Maybe the world is not such a bad place after all:)
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You'd never build a support structure like this for this type of generator because it would be too expensive. You'd simply use a different type of generator if you had no place to bury a flywheel type like this.
...and you're still a dumbass.
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Actually, the flywheel module would be buried. Try visiting the actual link and you'll see that is what is done. As far as access for inspections, a well-constructed unit shouldn't require it (I don't know what you'd expect to see anyway - you going to rebalance the flywheel by hand or something?). Perhaps ten years after installation you might need to pull it up, but that could easily be done with a backhoe and about 4 hours time.
Building an entire structure just to house the flywheel is quite rediculous.
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Not to mention that the angular momentum probably had some effect in keeping the ship stable:)
Anyone ever notice how games like Everquest or Star Wars Galaxies are just a bunch of endless expanses marked by a few buildings? They have such an ugly landscape.
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You hit the nail on the head.
Please, please do not compare Lord of the Rings to Battlefield Earth, or Tolien to Hubbard. Thank you.
Please, for the sake of your well-being and your children-to-be, make sure you include a safety shutoff for your robots just in case a bug pops up in the ball targeting algorithm!
It requires 18V DC input, actually. Not completely infeasible if you want to wear a bunch of batteries on your back.
Starts at $939.00.
Isn't the current standard of training for criminals called a "jail"?
Sorry, I meant to say that even hundreds of people with 8KB streams is a pittance compared to what a single fibre can handle.
- If we allow law enforcement agencies to behave unlawfully, then we can go back to torturing prisoners and concentration camps: in the substance, there's no difference.
Normally, any Nazi reference is the quintessential end-of-discussion, but I'll respond anyway: when law enforcement agencies behave unlawfully, they are still held accountable. If the FBI hadn't been able to obtain the warrant, it would probably have been possible to sue the FBI for invasion of privacy. The fact that they did obtain the warrant proves that they did not behave inappropriately. The defendants will surely appeal if there is any doubt.- . But imagine borrowing a friend's car, then getting crashed into by a drunk truck driver. Should you not be guaranteed personal safety in spite of the car you're driving not being yours?
I don't see how that comparison works. Anyway, every company I've worked for has added the disclaimer that "this system is for business use only..." and can be monitored. I understand that what I do on that computer is not private. Don't argue that the FBI doesn't have similar disclaimers - I'm certain they are smarter than that.- Even if I have nothing to hide, the law enforcement ageny might think I had something to hide and do all sorts of nasty things to me, for example. And just because someone acts in a fashion that you (or the law enforcement agency) consider strange doesn't mean they've got something to hide, and this completely subjective notion should definitely not suffice for them to start hacking into my computer
Yeah, I definitely agree with you there, and don't worry - you're still safe from that type of inspection. Past rulings have shown that, for example, it's not legal to create a blockade a street on New Year's Eve to stop and check for drunk drivers. If you have the expectation of privacy, then you still do.There was no expectation of privacy when these hackers used FBI computers.
- Atlantis' rainsoaked tiles were barely dry
Hmm, I still think I'm pretty skeptical.That's crazy. That 8KB stream is a pittance compared to the bandwidth that a single fibre (even if the telco was dumb enough to only lay a single fibre in the route to where it switches to copper) can handle.
- That hardly seems reasonable to me. In fact, it's just about the stupidest idea I've ever heard.
What did you expect from a site called "chickshardware"?</TONGUEINCHEEK>
- three make a uturn and four make a left..
Actually two would make a U-turn and three would make a left. Four just keeps you going straight.If you check the web site it states an April 10/11 release date.
Seems to me that after watching Tora! Tora! Tora!, there's really no reason to watch Pearl Harbor. With both Japanese and US historians developing the movie, you're not going to find a more accurate account of that battle.
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Maybe the world is not such a bad place after all :)
Building an entire structure just to house the flywheel is quite rediculous.
Well, ok, small flywheel vs. big ship, but eh.
- They designed an entire fucking cross-platform toolkit instead of focusing on the real point--
Precisely! Generally, when I build houses I like to pour the foundation last.How the hell does Steve Case fit in there?
- An anonymous reader submitted an interesting story about the NSA splicing fiber optics under water in order to eavesdrop on digital traffic
Anonymous, eh? Anyone got any conspiracy theories?Anyone ever notice how games like Everquest or Star Wars Galaxies are just a bunch of endless expanses marked by a few buildings? They have such an ugly landscape.
- Topics like this make me wonder if the intellect of the Slashdot editors and readers is really anything greater than grammer school children.
Misspellings like this make me wonder if the poster has an intellect greater than a grammar school child.People in glass houses don't throw stones.