72,000 people out there actually put pills in their bodies which came from a spammer who spells it "V1Ag ra!!!"
According to TFA: "The indictment claims that from March 2004 to May 2005 the operation generated sales of more than $20 million from medications containing a single addictive painkiller, hydrocodone."
Hydrocodone is probably better known as Lortab or Vicodin. It's addictive. The recipients probably weren't that picky about their source.
There is also the small matter of Israel's military, they have already blown up an Iranian nuclear reactor in the past and they are threatening to do it again.
The dedicated servo track that would make it possible to read multiple tracks at a time is obsolete, as this method is sensitive to temperature variations between the platters.
The embedded servo track is used by all modern drives, which intersperses the servo information with the data.
For clarification, I should note that I worked on the OS driver for a 4-head parallel drive, rather than the actual disk -- which explains my ignorance about the details of the drive technology.
Modern recording densities require an independent positioner and servo channel for every active head.
So there's a separate positioner for every head in a multi-platter ATA drive? Or does it just switch to a different head for servo information every time it switches to a different platter?
Many years ago, I worked on a drive that used four heads in parallel, on a multi platter drive. There was only a single servo, and all the heads were already there. It was just a matter of multiplexing the data and streaming it out the I/O channel.
I don't think I've seen anything like it since then, at least not in the consumer market. I'm not sure why it wouldn't be possible to multiplex the data from every head into the drive cache simultaneously. I'm sure it would require more electronics, but what would be the incremental cost?
No, the L1 point is where the forces between the Earth and the Sun are balanced. We have a number of spacecraft there... ACE, SOHO, WIND, etc...
L1 is a point between two massive bodies orbiting around a common center of mass. There is one between the Earth and the Sun. There is also one between the Earth and the Moon.
The complexity for minimum component costs has increased at a rate of roughly a factor of two per year (see graph on next page). Certainly over the short term this rate can be expected to continue, if not to increase.
You left out the rest of this quote:
Over the longer term, the rate of increase is a bit more uncertain, although there is no reason to believe it will not remain nearly constant for at least 10 years.
This quote was published in 1965. The Wikipedia article continues:
In 1975, Moore projected a doubling only every two years. He is adamant that he himself never said "every 18 months", but that is how it has been quoted.
An article linked from the Wikipedia article examines the historical growth of transistor counts in Intel processors since 1971:
There are three groups of data points, in which the number of transistors double every 22, then 33, then 54 months. But, this data ends at the Pentium II, after which Intel stopped publishing transistor counts.
However, the transistor counts in subsequent chips have clearly increased rapidly, mostly due to larger cache memories.
Now, I pay more than one of my coworkers does, and he has two cars and two people on the policy, and his policy covers damage and far more than my insurance plan does.
He's probably married and a few years older than you. Car insurance rates for single males are higher than for any other class. Your rates will drop when you turn 25 (mine dropped by almost 50%) and again when you turn 30, if you don't get married before then.
I wish I wasn't forced by law to pay money to a company which does nothing for that money I pay them.
You are required to have liability insurance, which covers damage to other people and their cars when you are at fault. Nothing else is required, at least in my state.
If you are carrying any kind of collision or damage insurance on an 8-year car that has little residual value, you are wasting your money. The premiums were priced to cover the average value over the typical life of the car, starting from when it was new.
Financial institutions generally require that the owner carry collision insurance to protect the bank's interest in the vehicle. But, once the car is paid off, you have to ask yourself: I'm only going to get the wholesale value of the car if it's a complete loss. Is the additional premium worth it?
As it turned out, the Deskstar series, have been having problems and are known to fail now.
It's been known for years. When the DeathStar debacle became public, I replaced mine shortly thereafter with a pair of Western Digital drives.
I gave them to a friend that used them in lab machines for evaluating Linux distributions. They lasted for another 6 months or so, after which he took them apart for a class demonstration and used various pieces to decorate his office.
My guess is that Microsoft will never see a penny of that money. The guy was in the process of declaring bankrupty.
RTFA.
Additionally, as part of the settlement, Richter agreed to drop bankruptcy proceedings filed in March in the U.S. bankruptcy court in Denver, according to a joint statement by Microsoft and Richter. The settlement is conditioned on dismissal of the bankruptcy cases.
Well, that's the FCC's domain, when one system interferes with another, the FCC gets to decide who gets to do what. Like cell phones are fully FCC approved, but cannot be used on planes because the FCC has determined they can interfere with the plane's operation (nevermind that they don't work anyhow, you're too high).
No, the FCC prohibits cell phone usage in an airplane because it can interfere with other cell phone systems. When you are flying at 35,000 feet, you potentially are within line-of-sight of several cell phone systems (never mind how many base stations). Since cell phone system depend on frequency reuse by non-adjacent towers to handle the typical number of simultaneous calls, that one cell phone can reduce capacity significantly, or interfere with calls already in progress.
The FAA simply says that it is the responsibility of the aircraft operator to make sure that electronic devices do not interfere with any systems required for safe operation of the aircraft. Most airlines have responded by prohibiting devices that transmit or receive RF intentionally (because the local oscillator in a receiver can transmit sufficient power to interfere). The remainder are prohibited below a certain altitude (10,000 feet, I think), which is where navigation must be most precise.
No, they just happened to wind up with them. Do they still have copies? Where are they? What have they looked at?
RTFA.
"Rackspace employees searched for the specific information requested in the subpoena but were unable to locate this information prior to the strict delivery deadline imposed by the FBI. In order to comply with the mandated deadline, Rackspace delivered copied drives to the FBI. Shortly thereafter, Rackspace succeeded in isolating and extracting the relevant files responsive to the subpoena and immediately asked that the drives be returned by the FBI. The FBI returned the drives, and it was our understanding that at no time had they been reviewed by the FBI. The relevant files were then delivered to the FBI."
OK, There is risk but what is the chance of an accident during the space walk? Has there ever been an accident during a space walk?
There have been some close calls, but no serious accidents in the US program. During the 60's, a Soviet astronaut had problems getting back into the capsule and shutting the hatch, due to the pressuration in his suit. More recently, a problem with pressure in an oxygen bottle forced a spacewalk at the ISS to be aborted.
But, the risks aren't just to the spacewalker. Just moving around near the outside of the orbiter risks a collision that can cause more damage.
It seems like there have been more space walks than shuttle flights.
If you add up all the spacewalks since the 60's, I sure that there are more. However, the relative infrequency of these events doesn't provide enough samples to compare the risk on that basis alone.
So now that you've been proven to be a total liar, you change your story to something else that has been proven to be complete nonsense. Nice try..
No, you are the one that tried and failed, Anonymous Cowards not withstanding.
Going back to the original quote:
WILSON: My wife was not a clandestine officer the day that Bob Novak blew her identity.
Your interpretation:
WILSON: My wife was not a clandestine officer (after) Bob Novak blew her identity.
That's a possible interpretation. But, the alternate interpretation (without the implied "after") is not a fabrication, either.
You claim that Wilson clarified the statement, in a way that supports your interpretation. But, you haven't offered any of them, except this:
BLITZER: But she hadn't been a clandestine officer for some time before that?
WILSON: That's not anything that I can talk about.
This is a classic non-answer. It's the equivalent of "I can neither confirm or deny that". You can assume what you want, but you it's your assumption, rather than anything that Wilson said.
Your interpretation is that Novak's article was the "turning point". But, an alternative explanation is consistent with the opposite view: at some point in the past, the person in question "hung up their spurs" and was no longer a covert agent. But Wilson can't say that, for obvious reasons.
You claim that a viewpoint different than yours is "partisan". But, your insistence makes you partisan, as well.
I can see that both interpretations are potentially correct. But, I can also see that Wilson was choosing his words very carefully -- either because he didn't want to violate the law or because he didn't want to undermine his own position.
The 13 wpm and 20 wpm tests were done away with several years ago. Now it's just 5 wpm.
Hmmm. Maybe I should upgrade to General, just for the fun of it. I went to look at the ARRL website, and if I can provide proof that I held a tech license before 1987, I can upgrade for only the cost of taking an exam (but not really taking it).
Yes, it used to be faster in the past, but as for now, it's only 5 wpm. Most tests are done with a Farnsworth speed of 5 wpm, but the actual dits and dahs are set at around 13 wpm, with large gaps between letters making up the difference.
I always thought the navaid identifiers were really slow, because the dot/dashes sound like they are really at 5 wpm.
Do many pilots actually know morse code? I don't think my dad does, though he's only VFR rated. Is it actually required that pilots learn it?
I already knew Morse code when I learned to fly, and surprised my instructor when I tuned to a navaid and confirmed the identity without looking at the chart. Maps for visual and instrument navigation include graphical depictions of the Morse code that is broadcast. So, there's no need for a pilot to know Morse code.
What speed is it sent at?
As you have already found, I think it's about 5 WPM. Long ago, I was able to just barely pass the 5 WPM test, but haven't really used Morse code since then.
I learned enough morse code to barely pass the 5 wpm test so I could get my Extra class license, but only barely, and haven't really used it since.
Extra Class only required 5 WPM? General used to require 13 WPM, and Extra required 20 WPM.
There are a handful of guns that can easily be modified into fully automatic weapons, yet those manufacturers aren't held responsible.
While I agree with the rest of your post, this is also total BS. Despite what the sensationalist media wants you to believe, it's simply not true.
First, the necessary parts are not easily obtained (at least not legally). There are a fixed supply of auto-sears for civilians -- ones manufactured before 1986. Depending on the model, typical prices for this part alone are around $3,000.
Second, a firearm that is easily modifiable to full-automatic is also restricted. The BATF has been known to confiscate rifles after they were sold to civilians and later found to be easily converted.
Frankly, I can't tell you exactly how legal weapons are designed to prevent conversion to full-automatic, because the BATF considers that conspiracy to commit a crime (i.e. making a conversion to full auto). If you don't believe me, that's your choice. But, I'm not sticking my neck out to convince you.
Of course, with the knowledge, skill and necessary tools, you might be able to do so. But, the BATF has a threshold (in man-hours) that must be met, or a weapon cannot be manufactured in or imported into this country.
Bad quote in that CNN article. All the real trekkies (trekkers? whatever.) know that the exact phrase "Beam me up, Scotty" never happened in any TOS script.
RTEFA. (E = Entire)
The last two paragraphs:
In a 1998 interview, Doohan was asked if he ever got tired of hearing the line "Beam me up, Scotty" -- a line that, reportedly, was never actually spoken on the TV show.
"I'm not tired of it at all," he replied. "Good gracious, it's been said to me for just about 31 years. It's been said to me at 70 miles an hour across four lanes on the freeway. I hear it from just about everybody. It's been fun."
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According to TFA: "The indictment claims that from March 2004 to May 2005 the operation generated sales of more than $20 million from medications containing a single addictive painkiller, hydrocodone."
Hydrocodone is probably better known as Lortab or Vicodin. It's addictive. The recipients probably weren't that picky about their source.
No, that was an Iraqi nuclear reactor:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osirak
The FAA does, unless the mask can be placed on the pilots face, sealed, and supplying oxygen within 5 seconds.
However, wearing a mask is required if either pilot leaves the cockpit (for a bio-break) above approximately 25,000 MSL.
The rules are here:
http://www.flightsimaviation.com/data/FARS/part_12 1-333.html
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/op/act_Servo.htm
The dedicated servo track that would make it possible to read multiple tracks at a time is obsolete, as this method is sensitive to temperature variations between the platters.
The embedded servo track is used by all modern drives, which intersperses the servo information with the data.
For clarification, I should note that I worked on the OS driver for a 4-head parallel drive, rather than the actual disk -- which explains my ignorance about the details of the drive technology.
So there's a separate positioner for every head in a multi-platter ATA drive? Or does it just switch to a different head for servo information every time it switches to a different platter?
I don't think I've seen anything like it since then, at least not in the consumer market. I'm not sure why it wouldn't be possible to multiplex the data from every head into the drive cache simultaneously. I'm sure it would require more electronics, but what would be the incremental cost?
L1 is a point between two massive bodies orbiting around a common center of mass. There is one between the Earth and the Sun. There is also one between the Earth and the Moon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange_point
You left out the rest of this quote:
Over the longer term, the rate of increase is a bit more uncertain, although there is no reason to believe it will not remain nearly constant for at least 10 years.
This quote was published in 1965. The Wikipedia article continues:
In 1975, Moore projected a doubling only every two years. He is adamant that he himself never said "every 18 months", but that is how it has been quoted.
An article linked from the Wikipedia article examines the historical growth of transistor counts in Intel processors since 1971:
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/inde x.html#t4
There are three groups of data points, in which the number of transistors double every 22, then 33, then 54 months. But, this data ends at the Pentium II, after which Intel stopped publishing transistor counts.
However, the transistor counts in subsequent chips have clearly increased rapidly, mostly due to larger cache memories.
He's probably married and a few years older than you. Car insurance rates for single males are higher than for any other class. Your rates will drop when you turn 25 (mine dropped by almost 50%) and again when you turn 30, if you don't get married before then.
I wish I wasn't forced by law to pay money to a company which does nothing for that money I pay them.
You are required to have liability insurance, which covers damage to other people and their cars when you are at fault. Nothing else is required, at least in my state.
If you are carrying any kind of collision or damage insurance on an 8-year car that has little residual value, you are wasting your money. The premiums were priced to cover the average value over the typical life of the car, starting from when it was new.
Financial institutions generally require that the owner carry collision insurance to protect the bank's interest in the vehicle. But, once the car is paid off, you have to ask yourself: I'm only going to get the wholesale value of the car if it's a complete loss. Is the additional premium worth it?
I don't know why moderators thought this was informative. It's in TFA.
It's been known for years. When the DeathStar debacle became public, I replaced mine shortly thereafter with a pair of Western Digital drives.
I gave them to a friend that used them in lab machines for evaluating Linux distributions. They lasted for another 6 months or so, after which he took them apart for a class demonstration and used various pieces to decorate his office.
You can't short a stock after the price drops below $5.00.
I'm not sure if it's an SEC rule, or an exchange rule.
RTFA.
Additionally, as part of the settlement, Richter agreed to drop bankruptcy proceedings filed in March in the U.S. bankruptcy court in Denver, according to a joint statement by Microsoft and Richter. The settlement is conditioned on dismissal of the bankruptcy cases.
No, the FCC prohibits cell phone usage in an airplane because it can interfere with other cell phone systems. When you are flying at 35,000 feet, you potentially are within line-of-sight of several cell phone systems (never mind how many base stations). Since cell phone system depend on frequency reuse by non-adjacent towers to handle the typical number of simultaneous calls, that one cell phone can reduce capacity significantly, or interfere with calls already in progress.
The FAA simply says that it is the responsibility of the aircraft operator to make sure that electronic devices do not interfere with any systems required for safe operation of the aircraft. Most airlines have responded by prohibiting devices that transmit or receive RF intentionally (because the local oscillator in a receiver can transmit sufficient power to interfere). The remainder are prohibited below a certain altitude (10,000 feet, I think), which is where navigation must be most precise.
RTFA.
"Rackspace employees searched for the specific information requested in the subpoena but were unable to locate this information prior to the strict delivery deadline imposed by the FBI. In order to comply with the mandated deadline, Rackspace delivered copied drives to the FBI. Shortly thereafter, Rackspace succeeded in isolating and extracting the relevant files responsive to the subpoena and immediately asked that the drives be returned by the FBI. The FBI returned the drives, and it was our understanding that at no time had they been reviewed by the FBI. The relevant files were then delivered to the FBI."
There have been some close calls, but no serious accidents in the US program. During the 60's, a Soviet astronaut had problems getting back into the capsule and shutting the hatch, due to the pressuration in his suit. More recently, a problem with pressure in an oxygen bottle forced a spacewalk at the ISS to be aborted.
But, the risks aren't just to the spacewalker. Just moving around near the outside of the orbiter risks a collision that can cause more damage.
It seems like there have been more space walks than shuttle flights.
If you add up all the spacewalks since the 60's, I sure that there are more. However, the relative infrequency of these events doesn't provide enough samples to compare the risk on that basis alone.
Preparing for, and performing a spacewalk requires that the astronauts skip other tasks that have already been planned.
Safety first and all that.
A spacewalk is not without risk. That risk has to be weighed against the risk of not repairing the thermal blanket.
No, it's a pretty transparent attempt to bring readers to overclockers.com. The Slashdot editors should know better.
No, you are the one that tried and failed, Anonymous Cowards not withstanding.
Going back to the original quote:
WILSON: My wife was not a clandestine officer the day that Bob Novak blew her identity.
Your interpretation:
WILSON: My wife was not a clandestine officer (after) Bob Novak blew her identity.
That's a possible interpretation. But, the alternate interpretation (without the implied "after") is not a fabrication, either.
You claim that Wilson clarified the statement, in a way that supports your interpretation. But, you haven't offered any of them, except this:
BLITZER: But she hadn't been a clandestine officer for some time before that?
WILSON: That's not anything that I can talk about.
This is a classic non-answer. It's the equivalent of "I can neither confirm or deny that". You can assume what you want, but you it's your assumption, rather than anything that Wilson said.
Your interpretation is that Novak's article was the "turning point". But, an alternative explanation is consistent with the opposite view: at some point in the past, the person in question "hung up their spurs" and was no longer a covert agent. But Wilson can't say that, for obvious reasons.
You claim that a viewpoint different than yours is "partisan". But, your insistence makes you partisan, as well.
I can see that both interpretations are potentially correct. But, I can also see that Wilson was choosing his words very carefully -- either because he didn't want to violate the law or because he didn't want to undermine his own position.
Don't forget that he has his own axe to grind.
It can be udderly devastating.
See this webpage: it explains the restructuring of the license classes back in 2000, and the options to upgrade:
http://www.arrl.org/news/restructuring/faq.html
Hmmm. Maybe I should upgrade to General, just for the fun of it. I went to look at the ARRL website, and if I can provide proof that I held a tech license before 1987, I can upgrade for only the cost of taking an exam (but not really taking it).
Yes, it used to be faster in the past, but as for now, it's only 5 wpm. Most tests are done with a Farnsworth speed of 5 wpm, but the actual dits and dahs are set at around 13 wpm, with large gaps between letters making up the difference.
I always thought the navaid identifiers were really slow, because the dot/dashes sound like they are really at 5 wpm.
I already knew Morse code when I learned to fly, and surprised my instructor when I tuned to a navaid and confirmed the identity without looking at the chart. Maps for visual and instrument navigation include graphical depictions of the Morse code that is broadcast. So, there's no need for a pilot to know Morse code.
What speed is it sent at?
As you have already found, I think it's about 5 WPM. Long ago, I was able to just barely pass the 5 WPM test, but haven't really used Morse code since then.
I learned enough morse code to barely pass the 5 wpm test so I could get my Extra class license, but only barely, and haven't really used it since.
Extra Class only required 5 WPM? General used to require 13 WPM, and Extra required 20 WPM.
While I agree with the rest of your post, this is also total BS. Despite what the sensationalist media wants you to believe, it's simply not true.
First, the necessary parts are not easily obtained (at least not legally). There are a fixed supply of auto-sears for civilians -- ones manufactured before 1986. Depending on the model, typical prices for this part alone are around $3,000.
Second, a firearm that is easily modifiable to full-automatic is also restricted. The BATF has been known to confiscate rifles after they were sold to civilians and later found to be easily converted.
Frankly, I can't tell you exactly how legal weapons are designed to prevent conversion to full-automatic, because the BATF considers that conspiracy to commit a crime (i.e. making a conversion to full auto). If you don't believe me, that's your choice. But, I'm not sticking my neck out to convince you.
Of course, with the knowledge, skill and necessary tools, you might be able to do so. But, the BATF has a threshold (in man-hours) that must be met, or a weapon cannot be manufactured in or imported into this country.
RTEFA. (E = Entire)
The last two paragraphs:
In a 1998 interview, Doohan was asked if he ever got tired of hearing the line "Beam me up, Scotty" -- a line that, reportedly, was never actually spoken on the TV show.
"I'm not tired of it at all," he replied. "Good gracious, it's been said to me for just about 31 years. It's been said to me at 70 miles an hour across four lanes on the freeway. I hear it from just about everybody. It's been fun."