The Tomahawk cruise missile was intentionally made subsonic. The sound from a supersonic cruise missile with a range in exceess of 800 miles would negate much of the stealth aspect of the missile
Pray explain what noise would make it audible before it physicaly arrives.
It's Supersonic i.e, faster than sound!!
The fact that the bang might be heard and the news radioed ahead is rather trivial as cruise missiles don't need to follow a straight line of attack.
Men have pointed at Antarctica and yet do not own it.
The error in the thinking of mr. Nemitz seems to be typical for some legal "experts" in the US.
Less then a day ago we saw the story of a US company threatening an Italian Subject with the DMCA, those two claims have in common that these "experts" seem to lack the concept that there are areas where US law is NOT valid or applicable.
This is often called Imperialism and is generally frowned upon in civil societies.
In the case of Antarctica there is a (UN sponsored) treaty that allows states that are treaty members to use (as in loan) some areas in the Antarctic but they will not own it.
But when you take into perspective the size/distances in the US vs in Europe then the situation is comparable.
Because the same expenses for the receiving cell apply in Europe too once you're out of your own country (i.e. more than ~100-150 mi. from home for many of us:-) )
Yet you seem to ignore the fact that a lot of weapons used to kill in an illigal way once were legally owned.
Are there any statistics showing how many homocides were committed with legally owned vs. illegally owned (or carried) guns?
The (in the develloped world) unmached poliferation of guns has not made the USofA a safer place!
You conveniently forget that an inseparable part of gun control is a functioning police and legal system.
Very little *Insight* in your statement that NRA-like sites would not be obscene.
OK, it's not in Europe that libraries have to filter but I'm pretty sure a majority of Europeans would concider the NRA and it's kin a greater risk for their family than porn.
M$ says they loose 40-50 million US$ per year due to piracy, for easy I'll divide it by the cost of a single office pack and get about 320,000 licences per year they feel they are loosing.
Wich sounds reasonable against a total of 2 million computers nation-wide.
But the article states that it can hardly be expected a Vietnamese could afford a M$ licence at US$ 140.00
So the so called losses are just wishfull thinking on behalf of M$.
Look people, there's a chance that the GPL will be invalidated. This probably won't be the end of the world,
In these two lines you've without realising said it all, this would only stand in the USofA.
The rest of the world would just smile and shake it's head.
Unless it includes a driver.
(For a Westerner) the low additional cost of a chaufeur is nothing vs. the chance of becoming the victim of someone trying to take you for a ride on an insurance scam through a staged accident.
This is something to keep in mind in virually all third world countries!
And the rental company gets only paid per kilometer/ mile you used the car.
So (ab)use of it as a little airconditioned mobile home would be a bad return on investment for the owner.
And it would not surprise me at all if this would be a real(tm) issue in Pakistan with it's climate and the few places having A/C.
Free incoming calls are the rule in Europe and I see no reason for it to be(come) any different in the US, why should this be different to land lines?
In Europe you do pay the international part of a call to your cell phone when you are abroad.
And in the US, it being geographically so large, it might be the owner of the cell phone would have to pick up the tab for the long distance part of the call.
I would say why no Opt-In ?
Oh, you say your politicians would not support this ???
What would we call this in a Third World place ?
A big difference between Europe and the US is that in Europe you don't pay (call minutes) for incoming calls or messages (as long as you are within your own country).
Skip throwing the book at them, and don't waste tax dollars housing these degenerates. Flag them as terrorists for their constant attacks on public infrastructures, and treat them accordingly
Hmm, sounds like a Republican(tm) remark.:-)
I'd think we should finally start throwing the book a them, not only the guys that run the computers but especially the owners of the shops that are trying to use spam as a viable business model.
Slashdot Mirror
Anything that copies must be false.
Truly trustworthy!
Who's law?
Check where they operate, it might not be your country!
Pray explain what noise would make it audible before it physicaly arrives.
It's Supersonic i.e, faster than sound!!
The fact that the bang might be heard and the news radioed ahead is rather trivial as cruise missiles don't need to follow a straight line of attack.
Just put a jumper over that bad cell and it will still have plenty of capacity for a laptop.
And they are easy to recharge with a solar cell or just the next time you're in town.
The error in the thinking of mr. Nemitz seems to be typical for some legal "experts" in the US.
Less then a day ago we saw the story of a US company threatening an Italian Subject with the DMCA, those two claims have in common that these "experts" seem to lack the concept that there are areas where US law is NOT valid or applicable.
This is often called Imperialism and is generally frowned upon in civil societies.
In the case of Antarctica there is a (UN sponsored) treaty that allows states that are treaty members to use (as in loan) some areas in the Antarctic but they will not own it.
But I do think this could only happen in the US legal system.
And that is NOT flattering.
But when you take into perspective the size/distances in the US vs in Europe then the situation is comparable. :-) )
Because the same expenses for the receiving cell apply in Europe too once you're out of your own country (i.e. more than ~100-150 mi. from home for many of us
The 'by whom' is interresting but not the core of the problem.
Lawful gunownership is a net positive benefit to society.
Lawful generally means anyone in the US.
Lawful means licenced in most other countries, including Switzerland.
Take your choice for the more successfull (less killings) system...
B.t.w. do you realise the Swiss are seriously worried about the number of killings by these Army reservists?
Are there any statistics showing how many homocides were committed with legally owned vs. illegally owned (or carried) guns?
The (in the develloped world) unmached poliferation of guns has not made the USofA a safer place!
You conveniently forget that an inseparable part of gun control is a functioning police and legal system.
But I'm still against any censorship.
OK, it's not in Europe that libraries have to filter but I'm pretty sure a majority of Europeans would concider the NRA and it's kin a greater risk for their family than porn.
I don't like sensorship.
Wich sounds reasonable against a total of 2 million computers nation-wide.
But the article states that it can hardly be expected a Vietnamese could afford a M$ licence at US$ 140.00
So the so called losses are just wishfull thinking on behalf of M$.
In these two lines you've without realising said it all, this would only stand in the USofA.
The rest of the world would just smile and shake it's head.
I remember having seen a discussion about this right here on /.
Unless it includes a driver.
(For a Westerner) the low additional cost of a chaufeur is nothing vs. the chance of becoming the victim of someone trying to take you for a ride on an insurance scam through a staged accident.
This is something to keep in mind in virually all third world countries!
And the rental company gets only paid per kilometer/ mile you used the car.
So (ab)use of it as a little airconditioned mobile home would be a bad return on investment for the owner.
And it would not surprise me at all if this would be a real(tm) issue in Pakistan with it's climate and the few places having A/C.
So I find the subject of this discussion somewhat like about the Pot (USofA) and the Kettle (places like Pakistan).
But you forgot the OP mentioned Rural Louisiana...
Bonjour from Lafayette :-)
And software packages will have the USofA added to the list of countries where you can not export it to.
Irak
North Korea
USA
Iran
Cuba
Logic, realy.
I agree, it's my favorite to.
In Europe you do pay the international part of a call to your cell phone when you are abroad.
And in the US, it being geographically so large, it might be the owner of the cell phone would have to pick up the tab for the long distance part of the call.
I would say why no Opt-In ?
Oh, you say your politicians would not support this ???
What would we call this in a Third World place ?
A big difference between Europe and the US is that in Europe you don't pay (call minutes) for incoming calls or messages (as long as you are within your own country).
Hmm, sounds like a Republican(tm) remark. :-)
I'd think we should finally start throwing the book a them, not only the guys that run the computers but especially the owners of the shops that are trying to use spam as a viable business model.
They might not read it. But they'll surely mod it!