Interesting... I've never been on a flight (during which the pilot announced the cruising altitude or I had access to flight data via seatback entertainment system) higher than 37K, and I've been on various transcontinental flights, transatlantic flights, and transpacific flights.
Weather balloons last for days/weeks at best, not years. Weather balloons also can't loiter over a specific area - they are at the mercy of the prevailing winds.
Most commercial air traffic flies between 29,000ft - 39,000ft. I think there are one or two private jets that are certified to fly as high as 52,000ft. At 60,000ft it's just military traffic.
But as I understand it, an end user does not necessarily have control over where their information is routed/stored. So if there are a few rogue server managers out there acting the way FB does today (selling personal info as a source of revenue) then every member of the user base will (potentially) be affected.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, because I'd like to be wrong about this.
a Nigerian oil minister with a few billion dollars in a shoebox that just needed a shipping addresss
Hey wait a second, is there something I need to know about Minister Matobo Leta? He said the paperwork will be notarized just as soon as I come up with some money for stamp fees.
they wouldn't be able to get ripped off by dodgy fund managers, or left in poverty by mismanaged pension funds
A scam of Madoffesque proportions extends well beyond a few dozen "risky" investments that somebody should have known to avoid. Lots of people who never even heard of Bernie Madoff got burned by spillover effects - they found out how much exposure they had months later when opening an account statement.
If you are a savvy investor, you might be aware of every single holding in every fund and instrument you hold (but you have to be committed to staying on top of all the changes). If you are an average investor, you hand a bunch of money every month over to an advisor and hope like hell they know what they are doing. It's not an ideal approach, but the thing is: if you have a job that keeps you busy 40-50 hours a week, and a young family, and a bunch of yardwork and house repairs to keep on top of, and you want to take your kid to a ballgame once in a rare while... you don't really have time to be a full time investor on top of all that.
So you're saying that despite the fact there are hundreds of thousands of them on the roads, the Toyota Prius is neither practical, affordable, nor does it offer any real and immediate savings to the consumer? And before you come back with some trite answer about it being a smug feel-good car, I've got two words for you to consider: Taxi Cab. If the Prius weren't a winner on all three of the metrics you name, why would taxi companies love the things as much as they do?
As for the Edison2, it's a cool concept, but it's still a concept. The thing exists as a one-off prototype with exactly none of the real-world production hassles and economics worked out. It therefore fails your three metrics by default.
But there's a real difference in perception of crime in today's society.
People who are violent criminals or petty thieves are treated with apathy at best - and utter contempt at worst - by the majority of people. Even if these people grew up in a household where they suffered physical and emotional abuse throughout their childhood, and grew up in the shittiest neighbourhood imaginable, there is little inclination toward giving them a break and maybe helping them turn their life around. Most people figure the appropriate response is to lock 'em up and throw away the key.
White collar criminals, on the other hand, are almost admired for their cunning and their ability to build wealth. People who fall victim to their games are just chumps who should have known better, or whiners who resent success. Even if these people grew up with plenty of opportunity and privilege, and should have learned it's not right to step on the necks of other people while climbing to the top, the fact they did it all in an attempt to become obscenely wealthy somehow makes it seem less "criminal."
I'm guessing you're not 60+, with a lifetime of hard work behind you, suddenly faced with a future of poverty and desperation. I'm not saying suicide is an "answer" to anything, but your macho posturing is laughably shallow.
Slashdot Mirror
Maybe I'm an anomaly, but I actually refuse to click tinyurl links.
So? TCP/IP is 36 years old.
Yeah, but it still lives in its parents' basement.
That's pretty much it. There are no laws, only guidelines.
I don't see a problem so long as Verizon charges per kilobyte.
Obligatory Onion reference
Looks like I'm going to have to post the reference.
Sigh ... I feel old now.
Interesting ... I've never been on a flight (during which the pilot announced the cruising altitude or I had access to flight data via seatback entertainment system) higher than 37K, and I've been on various transcontinental flights, transatlantic flights, and transpacific flights.
Weather balloons last for days/weeks at best, not years. Weather balloons also can't loiter over a specific area - they are at the mercy of the prevailing winds.
Most commercial air traffic flies between 29,000ft - 39,000ft. I think there are one or two private jets that are certified to fly as high as 52,000ft. At 60,000ft it's just military traffic.
I'm curious to hear more about your concept for a solar-powered jet engine.
Hell, give me $89 million and I'll take a crack at figuring the battery problem out.
On the downside it's well within SAM range, though I imagine it has a pretty small thermal signature so that might present a more difficult target.
I hope David Bowie is writing the mission soundtrack.
But as I understand it, an end user does not necessarily have control over where their information is routed/stored. So if there are a few rogue server managers out there acting the way FB does today (selling personal info as a source of revenue) then every member of the user base will (potentially) be affected.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, because I'd like to be wrong about this.
Why would you re-brand something that is known around the world as a mature, stable enterprise OS?
a variety of free diaspora hosts who get their revenue from ad dollars and harvesting your data (and that of your friends ...
So this model is different from Facebook how exactly?
Real men use punchcards and a teletype.
I don't see Microsoft acquiring EMC anytime soon.
I'll put in twenty bucks, but only if the deal includes me giving Darl McBride a swift kick in the nuts.
a Nigerian oil minister with a few billion dollars in a shoebox that just needed a shipping addresss
Hey wait a second, is there something I need to know about Minister Matobo Leta? He said the paperwork will be notarized just as soon as I come up with some money for stamp fees.
they wouldn't be able to get ripped off by dodgy fund managers, or left in poverty by mismanaged pension funds
A scam of Madoffesque proportions extends well beyond a few dozen "risky" investments that somebody should have known to avoid. Lots of people who never even heard of Bernie Madoff got burned by spillover effects - they found out how much exposure they had months later when opening an account statement.
If you are a savvy investor, you might be aware of every single holding in every fund and instrument you hold (but you have to be committed to staying on top of all the changes). If you are an average investor, you hand a bunch of money every month over to an advisor and hope like hell they know what they are doing. It's not an ideal approach, but the thing is: if you have a job that keeps you busy 40-50 hours a week, and a young family, and a bunch of yardwork and house repairs to keep on top of, and you want to take your kid to a ballgame once in a rare while ... you don't really have time to be a full time investor on top of all that.
So you're saying that despite the fact there are hundreds of thousands of them on the roads, the Toyota Prius is neither practical, affordable, nor does it offer any real and immediate savings to the consumer? And before you come back with some trite answer about it being a smug feel-good car, I've got two words for you to consider: Taxi Cab. If the Prius weren't a winner on all three of the metrics you name, why would taxi companies love the things as much as they do?
As for the Edison2, it's a cool concept, but it's still a concept. The thing exists as a one-off prototype with exactly none of the real-world production hassles and economics worked out. It therefore fails your three metrics by default.
But there's a real difference in perception of crime in today's society.
People who are violent criminals or petty thieves are treated with apathy at best - and utter contempt at worst - by the majority of people. Even if these people grew up in a household where they suffered physical and emotional abuse throughout their childhood, and grew up in the shittiest neighbourhood imaginable, there is little inclination toward giving them a break and maybe helping them turn their life around. Most people figure the appropriate response is to lock 'em up and throw away the key.
White collar criminals, on the other hand, are almost admired for their cunning and their ability to build wealth. People who fall victim to their games are just chumps who should have known better, or whiners who resent success. Even if these people grew up with plenty of opportunity and privilege, and should have learned it's not right to step on the necks of other people while climbing to the top, the fact they did it all in an attempt to become obscenely wealthy somehow makes it seem less "criminal."
I'm guessing you're not 60+, with a lifetime of hard work behind you, suddenly faced with a future of poverty and desperation. I'm not saying suicide is an "answer" to anything, but your macho posturing is laughably shallow.
What makes you think any email you send in unencrypted form is safe from prying eyes?