I just don't understand any legitimate concern to decline a breathalyzer test.
The government loves uninformed sheep like yourself.
Breathalyzers do NOT measure blood alcohol content. Instead, they use a chemical reaction as a proxy that is not specifically sensitive to just ethanol. It is possible to trigger false positives with certain foods. On top of that there is no accounting for different body sizes and metabolic rates and any host of other biological variables. There is no possible way to derive an accurate measurement using these instruments.
The industry and the courts want the public to stay in the dark on this issue because it is a convenient expedient to convicting drunks. Some countries have tried to dodge the issue by classifying intoxication by breath alcohol content but these machines can't even measure that with verifiable accuracy across the general population.
If a cop asks you to take a breathalyzer test you should ask to see the calibration sticker. No up to date cal, no good. Then ask him to explain how the device works, in detail. His ignorance of the device will be important should you end up in court over the issue.
It's too late for Akamai's form of transparent mirroring which doesn't hit their customer's servers if they already have the data they need. The insertion of Akamai's servers into the mix is done by substituting IPs and doesn't take place at a higher level of protocol.
Of course they ultimately have to serve up data to the requesting IP and they could verify that their original geo-location was accurate. Maybe someone should patent that idea quick since Akamai hasn't seen fit to implement it yet.
They are switching to the linear motors for the reliability. Steam catapults need extensive maintenance on a regular basis which cuts down on the available capacity to launch planes
Which is long before Kodak even wised up to the fact that their world was coming to an end.
Kodak did a lot of pioneering work with digital imaging going back to the 70's (much of it funded by ARPA). They still have active patents on CCDs that are widely licensed. They have also acquired a number of imaging patents from companies like Wang. While they can be accused of sitting on their laurels while film was king, Kodak did lay some key groundwork for present day technologies.
That incident occurred in Maryland which is a one-party state. The video was perfectly legal. The authorities just didn't like having it pointed out to them that they had someone on the payroll who fancied himself as the real-life star of an 80's action cop movie.
These companies promised a bill of goods. What you believe the customer should have expected does not diminish the companies' responsibility to deliver said goods as promised.
Your mistake is in thinking that the users of free internet services are the consumers of a product and are entitled to the usual consumer protections of goods and services. This obviously can't be the case since a business can't survive forever without money flowing in. The reality is that the users are the product whose data is being sold to marketers and advertisers. The free resource is just the lure.
In this model the users are no different from cattle being fattened up for slaughter. Only minimal care is given to their quality of life to ensure maximum profit. Free online services work the same way. Maximum profit is gained by collecting and selling as much information as possible while doing only what's necessary to minimize government interference. The users don't have a contract in place and can't expect that their privacy is assured for their voluntary decision to use a free resource.
DMCA takedown notifications are handled by ISPs. Website operators don't have to do anything special to accommodate them. It doesn't look like Brightcove's lawyers are very bright. Must be the inbreeding.
EFTPOS does exist in America. It's just that frequently you don't get a choice to bypass the PIN-less credit card verification with the dual use debit cards. In the not too distant past the infrastructure for PIN entry just wasn't in place because the credit card vendors didn't want the banks chipping away at their fee structure. Most gas stations now give you the option to choose debit. Wal-Mart has had a tiff with Mastercard over fees so all MC debit cards are forced to use PIN entry at their stores.
Your USB dongle wouldn't work because a properly secured Windows environment has all ports disabled or locked to approved devices. For the really paranoid cases they will physically modify hardware to mitigate less casual breeches.
I'm always annoyed by the whiners who complain about the "uselessness" of the caps lock key because they never use it. If you've ever had to do any alphanumeric data entry where upper case is necessary, the caps lock is a saving grace not a curse.
Most flash memories use a serial interface providing access to large amounts of memory through a small number of pins. The price is higher latency for memory accesses. DRAM uses a parallel bus to minimize bottlenecks at the cost of needing many more connections to a chip or module. Even RDRAM is parallel to some extent. Furthermore, about half the pins in a modern day memory module are grounds to minimize crosstalk at the high switching speeds. The I/O requirements for high speed memory all conspire to force larger module sizes than applications where space is at a premium.
It is disturbing how deplorable the US military's security practices are. Within a defense contractor, security is taken quite seriously since the government can levy stiff penalties for security breeches. Within the services themselves, it seems like there's an anything goes attitude where security is casually disregarded as a barrier to expedience.
Clearly, the post 9/11 openness initiatives are poorly implemented. There's no reason why a low ranking enlistee should have unfettered access to everything. If a service member needs secret or top secret access for a particular job that doesn't involve integrating disparate intelligence data then there should be fine-grained controls to restrict access to the job scope. As it is, the coarse-grained classification levels we have in place are clearly not enough to implement suitable access restrictions.
It is disgusting how the military manages their physical security. In a properly secured environment all PCs are locked down. No removable media is allowed. USB ports are limited to keyboards and mice or completely disabled if PS/2 ports are available. Intrusion detection is enabled and logged. All network drops are restricted to authorized MAC addresses and all connections and disconnections from the network are logged.
Within the military it appears that they just don't give a damn. It shouldn't be possible to connect a personally owned computer to the SIPRNET. It shouldn't be possible to burn a CD or connect a thumbdrive to a secure computer. With these simple security measures in place it is much more difficult for someone with compromised ethics to move sensitive data out of a secure environment.
Actually, in the US, the creation of complete copies of copyright protected materials other than audio recordings is not covered by fair use. It's just that without subsequent distribution there isn't enough incentive for a copyright holder to press for damages (and they're unlikely to ever find out anyway). The AHRA is the only legislation that explicitly permits copying for the purposes of format shifting and backups and it only applies to audio recordings. Everything else defaults to fair use which only permits excerpts to be reproduced without authorization, even in the privacy of your own home.
If the Boring's had had the forethought to copyright their house they'd have control of all derivative works and a better standing to press for damages.
ISO already has created the standardized PDF/X subsets used widely in the publishing industry. They lack support for extra features like scripting and other extensions.
The main problem with PDF for document archives is that it is a presentation format and doesn't adequately preserve text structure since everything is broken down into lines of text or individually placed glyphs. Analysis of a page layout can only bring back so much. There are better ways to store data that offer more versatility.
The payload capacity is too small to use for detailed ground observations. We can already scramble a drone in a short time frame if we have actionable intelligence that needs a quick look before a satellite flies over. It is most likely intended to be used for inspection of satellites (think Transformers 2:)), refueling them, performing simple repairs, and experimenting with spaced based operations.
I flew through Logan a month ago (before the enhanced pat down policy) and they weren't using the body scanners. I suspect that throughput issues have relegated them to random checks in most airposts.
Just beware. The USPTO derives much of its income from patent application and maintenance fees. They don't like unruly examiners with a penchant for rejecting applications. They have a quota system where you only get 2 hours for an initial examination of each patent.
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The sequel will practically write itself.
I just don't understand any legitimate concern to decline a breathalyzer test.
The government loves uninformed sheep like yourself.
Breathalyzers do NOT measure blood alcohol content. Instead, they use a chemical reaction as a proxy that is not specifically sensitive to just ethanol. It is possible to trigger false positives with certain foods. On top of that there is no accounting for different body sizes and metabolic rates and any host of other biological variables. There is no possible way to derive an accurate measurement using these instruments.
The industry and the courts want the public to stay in the dark on this issue because it is a convenient expedient to convicting drunks. Some countries have tried to dodge the issue by classifying intoxication by breath alcohol content but these machines can't even measure that with verifiable accuracy across the general population.
If a cop asks you to take a breathalyzer test you should ask to see the calibration sticker. No up to date cal, no good. Then ask him to explain how the device works, in detail. His ignorance of the device will be important should you end up in court over the issue.
There's a difference between intelligence and knowledge. You need both to be an effective president. The beauty queen has neither.
It's too late for Akamai's form of transparent mirroring which doesn't hit their customer's servers if they already have the data they need. The insertion of Akamai's servers into the mix is done by substituting IPs and doesn't take place at a higher level of protocol.
Of course they ultimately have to serve up data to the requesting IP and they could verify that their original geo-location was accurate. Maybe someone should patent that idea quick since Akamai hasn't seen fit to implement it yet.
They are switching to the linear motors for the reliability. Steam catapults need extensive maintenance on a regular basis which cuts down on the available capacity to launch planes
Which is long before Kodak even wised up to the fact that their world was coming to an end.
Kodak did a lot of pioneering work with digital imaging going back to the 70's (much of it funded by ARPA). They still have active patents on CCDs that are widely licensed. They have also acquired a number of imaging patents from companies like Wang. While they can be accused of sitting on their laurels while film was king, Kodak did lay some key groundwork for present day technologies.
That incident occurred in Maryland which is a one-party state. The video was perfectly legal. The authorities just didn't like having it pointed out to them that they had someone on the payroll who fancied himself as the real-life star of an 80's action cop movie.
If you consider Google to be the underpants gnomes it's obvious that she baited them to try and get a cut into their profit.
These companies promised a bill of goods. What you believe the customer should have expected does not diminish the companies' responsibility to deliver said goods as promised.
Your mistake is in thinking that the users of free internet services are the consumers of a product and are entitled to the usual consumer protections of goods and services. This obviously can't be the case since a business can't survive forever without money flowing in. The reality is that the users are the product whose data is being sold to marketers and advertisers. The free resource is just the lure.
In this model the users are no different from cattle being fattened up for slaughter. Only minimal care is given to their quality of life to ensure maximum profit. Free online services work the same way. Maximum profit is gained by collecting and selling as much information as possible while doing only what's necessary to minimize government interference. The users don't have a contract in place and can't expect that their privacy is assured for their voluntary decision to use a free resource.
I believe the maser option has some strict export controls and isn't available outside the US.
DMCA takedown notifications are handled by ISPs. Website operators don't have to do anything special to accommodate them. It doesn't look like Brightcove's lawyers are very bright. Must be the inbreeding.
EFTPOS does exist in America. It's just that frequently you don't get a choice to bypass the PIN-less credit card verification with the dual use debit cards. In the not too distant past the infrastructure for PIN entry just wasn't in place because the credit card vendors didn't want the banks chipping away at their fee structure. Most gas stations now give you the option to choose debit. Wal-Mart has had a tiff with Mastercard over fees so all MC debit cards are forced to use PIN entry at their stores.
Fortunately for our demagogues Assange isn't a citizen and doesn't get to enjoy any constitutional protections.
Your USB dongle wouldn't work because a properly secured Windows environment has all ports disabled or locked to approved devices. For the really paranoid cases they will physically modify hardware to mitigate less casual breeches.
You can always run your Java stuff from WebSphere.
Up next... BGP. We can't let the Chinese upstage us in our censorship efforts.
I'm always annoyed by the whiners who complain about the "uselessness" of the caps lock key because they never use it. If you've ever had to do any alphanumeric data entry where upper case is necessary, the caps lock is a saving grace not a curse.
Most flash memories use a serial interface providing access to large amounts of memory through a small number of pins. The price is higher latency for memory accesses. DRAM uses a parallel bus to minimize bottlenecks at the cost of needing many more connections to a chip or module. Even RDRAM is parallel to some extent. Furthermore, about half the pins in a modern day memory module are grounds to minimize crosstalk at the high switching speeds. The I/O requirements for high speed memory all conspire to force larger module sizes than applications where space is at a premium.
It is disturbing how deplorable the US military's security practices are. Within a defense contractor, security is taken quite seriously since the government can levy stiff penalties for security breeches. Within the services themselves, it seems like there's an anything goes attitude where security is casually disregarded as a barrier to expedience.
Clearly, the post 9/11 openness initiatives are poorly implemented. There's no reason why a low ranking enlistee should have unfettered access to everything. If a service member needs secret or top secret access for a particular job that doesn't involve integrating disparate intelligence data then there should be fine-grained controls to restrict access to the job scope. As it is, the coarse-grained classification levels we have in place are clearly not enough to implement suitable access restrictions.
It is disgusting how the military manages their physical security. In a properly secured environment all PCs are locked down. No removable media is allowed. USB ports are limited to keyboards and mice or completely disabled if PS/2 ports are available. Intrusion detection is enabled and logged. All network drops are restricted to authorized MAC addresses and all connections and disconnections from the network are logged.
Within the military it appears that they just don't give a damn. It shouldn't be possible to connect a personally owned computer to the SIPRNET. It shouldn't be possible to burn a CD or connect a thumbdrive to a secure computer. With these simple security measures in place it is much more difficult for someone with compromised ethics to move sensitive data out of a secure environment.
Actually, in the US, the creation of complete copies of copyright protected materials other than audio recordings is not covered by fair use. It's just that without subsequent distribution there isn't enough incentive for a copyright holder to press for damages (and they're unlikely to ever find out anyway). The AHRA is the only legislation that explicitly permits copying for the purposes of format shifting and backups and it only applies to audio recordings. Everything else defaults to fair use which only permits excerpts to be reproduced without authorization, even in the privacy of your own home.
If the Boring's had had the forethought to copyright their house they'd have control of all derivative works and a better standing to press for damages.
ISO already has created the standardized PDF/X subsets used widely in the publishing industry. They lack support for extra features like scripting and other extensions.
The main problem with PDF for document archives is that it is a presentation format and doesn't adequately preserve text structure since everything is broken down into lines of text or individually placed glyphs. Analysis of a page layout can only bring back so much. There are better ways to store data that offer more versatility.
The payload capacity is too small to use for detailed ground observations. We can already scramble a drone in a short time frame if we have actionable intelligence that needs a quick look before a satellite flies over. It is most likely intended to be used for inspection of satellites (think Transformers 2 :)), refueling them, performing simple repairs, and experimenting with spaced based operations.
I flew through Logan a month ago (before the enhanced pat down policy) and they weren't using the body scanners. I suspect that throughput issues have relegated them to random checks in most airposts.
Just beware. The USPTO derives much of its income from patent application and maintenance fees. They don't like unruly examiners with a penchant for rejecting applications. They have a quota system where you only get 2 hours for an initial examination of each patent.