"She asked about an incoming flight, and did not respond when asked about the device."
"and the simple breadboard attached to the outside of that sweatshirt a bomb."
Key words "did not respond". Looking at the "device", it is not obvious that it is benign. Look at the photo of the "breadboard". There is no reason it could not have been a small IED. It would be reasonable to question someone wearing it, and it would be equally reasonable for the person wearing it to thoroughly explain what it was.
The purpose of wearing it was to attract _attention_, so why not explain when it DOES attract attention?
She is intelligent enough to attend MIT, yet stupid or vain enough to wear that sh1t.
"Aside from the fact, that I think someone wearing a bomb, wanting to get in as far as possible, would NOT be wearing the mechanism on the outside of their clothing, advertising it for a guard to see"
Why must a bomber fit the profile of a "terrorist" instead of a mentally disordered person wearing IED components in the open? One may wish to blow up airliners without having the slightest "terrorist" motive.
"after the situation was ascertained, why in hell did they charge this girl with a crime and set bail? Can police no longer find they made a mistake, and just LET YOU GO without penalty?? "
I think that stepping on stupid people who think they are being cute is a reasonable way to deter such conduct in future. Should a person with a realistic simulated device be let go as well? If she is guilty of anything, a court or judge can decide. Waiting on that process will give her time to sweat, er, reflect.
If I were a passenger whose flight was delayed by this moron, I'd want her doing hard time to set an example for others.
"I hate the fact I cant use the F18 I bought on Ebay to shoot down Asia Pacific Rim based Aircraft."
You certainly can! Sorting them out is the problem. (Identification Friend or Foe) is useful when engaging BVR or at night, but you can still engage and kill whoever you wish.
The composite parts of the F-16 hold up fine. In fact, the aluminum sections (bulkheads, stab boxes, etc) are the portions showing problems with age.
As far as crispy carbon fibers. one isn't supposed to disturb the burnt sections. The protocol is to spray them with floor wax (carried in the Crash Recovery trailer), wrap them in plastic, and cart off for disposal.
"a cloud of electrically conductive carbon fibers" wouldn't happen from a fighter burning, but the respiratory hazard from an airliner hull would be considerable.
"Because it is, in essence, a simple machine, it is easy to see similar devices being pressed into service in places with extremely dubious reputations."
The ones that already use Kalashnikovs for crowd control? I'll take the ray over stopping a round, thx.
"So four cops couldn't take down one scrawny journalism student and cuff him without using a god-damn taser?"
What, precisely, should they do that is gentler? What specific human-restraint method do you consider the best? Many police departments require officers using Tasers to be Tasered as part of training. That isn't "barbaric" or "excessive".
Tasing does not do the damage other methods can do to the person being restrained. Joint locks, holds, etc can cause injuries and do not always have the effect of stopping resistance. Wriggling people are not easy to hold (hence the four-to-one ratio) without injuring them.
If you don't believe me, try an experiment. Have four friends try to restrain you (no strikes/hitting allowed) while you do your best to resist and break free.:)
"The problem that a lot of human rights organizations have with "less then lethal" weapons is that they lower the standard for when force can be applied."
We should go back to lethal weapons for crowd control. The standard for application will be high, and crowds will be sufficiently intimidated by their presence that they will disperse without use of force being necessary.
"I would suggest removing its hard drive, connecting it to another laptop or to a desktop machine with adapter, writing any necessary files to boot and install Debian or other distro, and then connecting it back to the Portege."
Worked fine with my old Portege 3010CT. Too bad makers of such machines don't make the hard disk as easy to remove and install as a PCMCIA card.
Sorties ARE quite expensive (JP-8 isn't cheap), so that probably does work out to be a bargain for NASA. Just because it's a government agency doesn't make it flush with cash at all levels.
As more war takes place in cities, a way of destroying large built-up areas (in cities where one is not sorting friend from foe because the "friends" have left) is necessary. Precision weapons only work well if you know where your target is located. This would have worked wonders in Grozny, for example. Instead of fighting through every contested street, the Russians could have walked a few on these into the city, and then applied them wherever they encountered resistance.
A combination of these, MOAB-style bombs, and deep penetrators could solve many of the problems of modern urban combat.
They are paying for the ramp space. No way is this a loss to the taxpayer (the ramp was already there) and it makes a few bucks for NASA. That much money more than covers their few launches and recoveries.
"So basically, if I want to find out the passwords on someone else's computer, I have to bring along a high capacity DVD's-worth of data as well?"
Most passwords can be got with the Ophcrack Live CD, the extra data is optional.
You could also use a live CD to install DreamPackPL (disable host system antivirus while running the live CD so sfcfiles.dll isn't detected on boot) and log in without knowing or changing the password.
"I'm *pretty* sure there's an established procedure for reporting GPL violations, and I'm *pretty* sure submitting a/. story griping about your experience with that software ain't it."
Submitting the story does put more eyeballs on the problem.:)
So do I. My fire ant recipe is a bucket full of laundry detergent and water. I use it for hand cleaner when wrenching, then dump it into the nearest fire ant mount. Kills 'em every time and is biodegradable.:)
I'd not destroy them when leaving them live has more potential. Fun things to do could include attaching them to long-haul trucks, boats, or leaving them in railcars.
"Another story about outsourcing to 3rd world countries!"
Funnier than you know! Remember those clothing mills that are disappearing from the South due to outsourcing? They were originally up Nawth in places like New Jersey before they were outsourced to the "backward" South.:)
"There are lots of lessons to learn from Vietnam."
Foremost being, don't go there in the first place, cut a deal instead.
We could have worked WITH the Vietnamese and leveraged our old OSS contacts with them, instead of carrying on with the South Vietnamese clients of the icky French.
Likewise, we should have cut a deal with Saddam. He was once a useful client, and with some grooming might have made a fair "Qadaffi". Clearly he was the best ruler for Iraq, since no one else could do the job, and if one may judge by their behavior, Iraqis deserved him.
I wonder what differences the Weapons Load Crew could have seen between "deactivated" and "live" missiles, if any.
They would logically have followed standard load checklists, which (I assume, I worked fighters and am not a load toad) would have allowed for training munitions and live munitions, but perhaps not "lives without warheads". It would make sense for the load crew to simply load them as usual.
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"I thought she had nice boobs."
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That's exactly why she is getting sympathy. If she were an ugly dude I doubt this would have made
"She asked about an incoming flight, and did not respond when asked about the device."
"and the simple breadboard attached to the outside of that sweatshirt a bomb."
Key words "did not respond". Looking at the "device", it is not obvious that it is benign. Look at the photo of the "breadboard". There is no reason it could not have been a small IED. It would be reasonable to question someone wearing it, and it would be equally reasonable for the person wearing it to thoroughly explain what it was.
The purpose of wearing it was to attract _attention_, so why not explain when it DOES attract attention?
She is intelligent enough to attend MIT, yet stupid or vain enough to wear that sh1t.
"Aside from the fact, that I think someone wearing a bomb, wanting to get in as far as possible, would NOT be wearing the mechanism on the outside of their clothing, advertising it for a guard to see"
Why must a bomber fit the profile of a "terrorist" instead of a mentally disordered person wearing IED components in the open? One may wish to blow up airliners without having the slightest "terrorist" motive.
"after the situation was ascertained, why in hell did they charge this girl with a crime and set bail? Can police no longer find they made a mistake, and just LET YOU GO without penalty?? "
I think that stepping on stupid people who think they are being cute is a reasonable way to deter such conduct in future. Should a person with a realistic simulated device be let go as well? If she is guilty of anything, a court or judge can decide. Waiting on that process will give her time to sweat, er, reflect.
If I were a passenger whose flight was delayed by this moron, I'd want her doing hard time to set an example for others.
"I hate the fact I cant use the F18 I bought on Ebay to shoot down Asia Pacific Rim based Aircraft."
You certainly can! Sorting them out is the problem.
(Identification Friend or Foe) is useful when engaging BVR or at night, but you can still engage and kill whoever you wish.
The composite parts of the F-16 hold up fine. In fact, the aluminum sections (bulkheads, stab boxes, etc) are the portions showing problems with age.
As far as crispy carbon fibers. one isn't supposed to disturb the burnt sections. The protocol is to spray them with floor wax (carried in the Crash Recovery trailer), wrap them in plastic, and cart off for disposal.
"a cloud of electrically conductive carbon fibers" wouldn't happen from a fighter burning, but the respiratory hazard from an airliner hull would be considerable.
"Because it is, in essence, a simple machine, it is easy to see similar devices being pressed into service in places with extremely dubious reputations."
The ones that already use Kalashnikovs for crowd control? I'll take the ray over stopping a round, thx.
"You Can't END a war with weapons, only with words"
:)
The Red Army didn't talk it's way into Berlin in 1945.
"So four cops couldn't take down one scrawny journalism student and cuff him without using a god-damn taser?"
:)
What, precisely, should they do that is gentler? What specific human-restraint method do you consider the best?
Many police departments require officers using Tasers to be Tasered as part of training. That isn't "barbaric" or "excessive".
Tasing does not do the damage other methods can do to the person being restrained.
Joint locks, holds, etc can cause injuries and do not always have the effect of stopping resistance. Wriggling people are not easy to hold (hence the four-to-one ratio) without injuring them.
If you don't believe me, try an experiment. Have four friends try to restrain you (no strikes/hitting allowed) while you do your best to resist and break free.
"The problem that a lot of human rights organizations have with "less then lethal" weapons is that they lower the standard for when force can be applied."
We should go back to lethal weapons for crowd control. The standard for application will be high, and crowds will be sufficiently intimidated by their presence that they will disperse without use of force being necessary.
Worked fine at Kent State...
"Now you won't even be able to take him to church without getting him going."
Sounds like a good fit (pun intended) for the priesthood!
'It's true abortion is such a waste. A few more months and I could have cooked and ate that baby."
Why wait? It's just like a cocktail shrimp with arms and legs.
"I would suggest removing its hard drive, connecting it to another laptop or to a desktop machine with adapter, writing any necessary files to boot and install Debian or other distro, and then connecting it back to the Portege."
Worked fine with my old Portege 3010CT. Too bad makers of such machines don't make the hard disk as easy to remove and install as a PCMCIA card.
Sorties ARE quite expensive (JP-8 isn't cheap), so that probably does work out to be a bargain for NASA.
Just because it's a government agency doesn't make it flush with cash at all levels.
As more war takes place in cities, a way of destroying large built-up areas (in cities where one is not sorting friend from foe because the "friends" have left) is necessary. Precision weapons only work well if you know where your target is located.
This would have worked wonders in Grozny, for example. Instead of fighting through every contested street, the Russians could have walked a few on these into the city, and then applied them wherever they encountered resistance.
A combination of these, MOAB-style bombs, and deep penetrators could solve many of the problems of modern urban combat.
They are paying for the ramp space. No way is this a loss to the taxpayer (the ramp was already there) and it makes a few bucks for NASA. That much money more than covers their few launches and recoveries.
"People won't switch from Windows regardless of how bad the experience or poor the customer support becomes."
Works for me.
I make side money fixing Windows problems, and keeping my personal 'puters (mostly Linux) running properly is trivial.
"So basically, if I want to find out the passwords on someone else's computer, I have to bring along a high capacity DVD's-worth of data as well?"
Most passwords can be got with the Ophcrack Live CD, the extra data is optional.
You could also use a live CD to install DreamPackPL (disable host system antivirus while running the live CD so sfcfiles.dll isn't detected on boot) and log in without knowing or changing the password.
www.d--b.webpark.pl/dreampackpl_en.htm
Depends on your outlook. Google "bmezine" and "nullo" for a variety of options...
"I'm *pretty* sure there's an established procedure for reporting GPL violations, and I'm *pretty* sure submitting a /. story griping about your experience with that software ain't it."
:)
Submitting the story does put more eyeballs on the problem.
"Honestly, I think my story is more interesting."
:)
So do I.
My fire ant recipe is a bucket full of laundry detergent and water. I use it for hand cleaner when wrenching, then dump it into the nearest fire ant mount. Kills 'em every time and is biodegradable.
I'd not destroy them when leaving them live has more potential.
Fun things to do could include attaching them to long-haul trucks, boats, or leaving them in railcars.
"Another story about outsourcing to 3rd world countries!"
:)
Funnier than you know!
Remember those clothing mills that are disappearing from the South due to outsourcing?
They were originally up Nawth in places like New Jersey before they were outsourced to the "backward" South.
"Well, for the ground crew, maybe. But those in the munitions squadron screwed up. "
Multiple times! It's not as if ACMs come together on a single trailer like BDUs...
"There are lots of lessons to learn from Vietnam."
Foremost being, don't go there in the first place, cut a deal instead.
We could have worked WITH the Vietnamese and leveraged our old OSS contacts with them, instead of carrying on with the South Vietnamese clients of the icky French.
Likewise, we should have cut a deal with Saddam. He was once a useful client, and with some grooming might have made a fair "Qadaffi". Clearly he was the best ruler for Iraq, since no one else could do the job, and if one may judge by their behavior, Iraqis deserved him.
I wonder what differences the Weapons Load Crew could have seen between "deactivated" and "live" missiles, if any.
They would logically have followed standard load checklists, which (I assume, I worked fighters and am not a load toad) would have allowed for training munitions and live munitions, but perhaps not "lives without warheads".
It would make sense for the load crew to simply load them as usual.