I am still amazed that a TSA wait line has NOT been targeted yet. I'm **hoping** that those attacks the FBI claims to have intercepted were aimed at these EXCEPTIONALLY vulnerable targets.
And, as noted in many places, TSA does not provide security, but security theater instead. So, not only is it useless, but an utter waste of taxpayer and passenger funds. . .
Because, that biometric and password-protected issue-the-drug-machine you mentioned ? Likely a Pyxis SupplyStation, and ***very*** easily hacked. With a screwdriver. They even discussed it here on Slashdot several months ago. . .
. . ..to worry about passwords. Both my daughters work at the local hospital, a regional medical center. ~450 beds. 5000+ employees.
IT Shop ? 3 people. They're too busy putting out brush-fires to even THINK about more than out-of-the-box configs. It's to the point that both daughters (one is a ward admin, the other a radiology trainee ) spend about a third of the time as de-facto frontline IT Techs.
I suspect, however, that a relatively small amount of image processing will reveal that trick. A mirror, angled at 45 degrees from the camera, might be a better solution.. .
. . . like cost and durability ? If they are thin and flexible but degrade or fail easily (or are temperature sensitive, or the substrate breaks down under prolonged UV exposure, for example. ..) then it's only a nifty tech demonstrator.
Likewise, if the cost per watt is an order of magnitude higher than other, less-flexible technologies.
It's a complicated balancing act, and articles like this simply don't give much more information than a press release. Neat Tech ? Sure. Usable Tech ? Insufficient information. . .
Doing a quick check for venue and stadium security jobs, the primary qualifications are (1) High School Graduate, and (2) No criminal record for 7 years. Being bilingual is nice.
I rather doubt that most venue security types are "specifically trained for it". In my experience, they've been bouncer types, but your mileage may vary. . .
**ALL** government guys are subject to Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy. So, no matter WHAT the aim of the researchers, either they or their research will eventually be co-opted to serve the needs of the particular bureaucracy, and not that of the citizens it was created to serve. . .
Frankly, if the majority of citizens voted in their own best interest, we'd have neither Her Thighness or the Shaved Chimpanzee with a Brain Slug and a Bad Toupee as the prospective nominees.
The current system seems to discourage people of actual ability to seek office, at almost any level. . . .
You're proceeding under a false assumption, namely that keeping more of the income you earn is a benefit, i.e. a cost to the government.
The underlying assumption is that all income is the property of government, and allowing you to keep a portion of it is generosity on the government's part. . . .
If you believe, as many of us do, that governments derive their power from the citizens, this follows.
If, on the other hand, you consider the citizen as a subject of the government, you will conclude differently. . .
Ah, but what of the pollution costs of rare earth mining and refining ? **MY** background is as a geologist. Mining and cracking rare earths is a rather energy-intensive and polluting process, as is semiconductor manufacture. I can't speak to the costs of making rare-earth magnets for wind power generators, but the pollution tail of mining and refining applies there as well. . .
Just as long as renewables ALSO don't get any subsidies. I would note that the pollution for wind and solar is remote from the operational location: smelting and refining the rare earths for magnets and solar panels isn't exactly what you would call a "green" process. . .
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I am still amazed that a TSA wait line has NOT been targeted yet. I'm **hoping** that those attacks the FBI claims to have intercepted were aimed at these EXCEPTIONALLY vulnerable targets.
And, as noted in many places, TSA does not provide security, but security theater instead. So, not only is it useless, but an utter waste of taxpayer and passenger funds. . .
This was a decade-plus ago, but we had a guy in for an interview with pretty much every basic certification there was: MCSE, CNE, CCNA, A+.
When I asked him a Unix question, you could SEE the Blue Screen of Death in his eyes.
Because, obviously, if there wasn't a cert on it, it couldn't be important. . .
And any situation other than cookbook Microsoft, Novell, or Cisco questions got equally blank looks. . .
Entirely too many of these shake-and-bake 1-week special cert classes have destroyed the worth of certifications as a gauge of technical ability. .
I'm tempted to write-in Rick Astley.
After all, he's never gonna give us up, never gonna let us down. . . .
. . . I expect not so much Cyberdyne, but Yoyodyne. . .
After all, gotta court that Red Lectron vote. . . (grin)
Because, that biometric and password-protected issue-the-drug-machine you mentioned ? Likely a Pyxis SupplyStation, and ***very*** easily hacked. With a screwdriver. They even discussed it here on Slashdot several months ago. . .
. . . .to worry about passwords. Both my daughters work at the local hospital, a regional medical center. ~450 beds. 5000+ employees.
IT Shop ? 3 people. They're too busy putting out brush-fires to even THINK about more than out-of-the-box configs. It's to the point that both daughters (one is a ward admin, the other a radiology trainee ) spend about a third of the time as de-facto frontline IT Techs.
I rather suspect it's not an isolated case. . .
. . . and J. J. Thompson made some men More Equal than others (grin)
Come now, the real question of reality is. . . Who will be eaten FIRST ???
This message brought to you, by the Campus Crusade for Cthulhlu: It found me !!
"I love it when a plan comes together".
I suspect, however, that a relatively small amount of image processing will reveal that trick. A mirror, angled at 45 degrees from the camera, might be a better solution.. .
. . . as, for my sins, I originally bought a Nook.
Their ebook settlement guidebook suggests you won't know your balance from the settlement UNTIL you make a purchase. . .
Nice. . .
" Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican and sponsor of the amendment"
Why am I not surprised. McCain never saw a tyrannical action he couldn't embrace. . .
. . . like cost and durability ? If they are thin and flexible but degrade or fail easily (or are temperature sensitive, or the substrate breaks down under prolonged UV exposure, for example. . .) then it's only a nifty tech demonstrator.
Likewise, if the cost per watt is an order of magnitude higher than other, less-flexible technologies.
It's a complicated balancing act, and articles like this simply don't give much more information than a press release. Neat Tech ? Sure. Usable Tech ? Insufficient information. . .
Doing a quick check for venue and stadium security jobs, the primary qualifications are (1) High School Graduate, and (2) No criminal record for 7 years. Being bilingual is nice.
I rather doubt that most venue security types are "specifically trained for it". In my experience, they've been bouncer types, but your mileage may vary. . .
. . . . a Bluetooth Camera/Audio pickup. Unless this "Yondr" bag is a dual-layered Faraday shield. . . .
**ALL** government guys are subject to Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy. So, no matter WHAT the aim of the researchers, either they or their research will eventually be co-opted to serve the needs of the particular bureaucracy, and not that of the citizens it was created to serve. . .
Frankly, if the majority of citizens voted in their own best interest, we'd have neither Her Thighness or the Shaved Chimpanzee with a Brain Slug and a Bad Toupee as the prospective nominees.
The current system seems to discourage people of actual ability to seek office, at almost any level. . . .
Hint: if you're on Slashdot, you're ALREADY in the "1%", as far as the Planet goes.
This entire argument, is about a First World Problem. . .
Totally pointless. It's been obvious to even the casual observer that the Congress HAS to be on drugs, based on their behavior and output. . .
You're proceeding under a false assumption, namely that keeping more of the income you earn is a benefit, i.e. a cost to the government.
The underlying assumption is that all income is the property of government, and allowing you to keep a portion of it is generosity on the government's part. . . .
If you believe, as many of us do, that governments derive their power from the citizens, this follows.
If, on the other hand, you consider the citizen as a subject of the government, you will conclude differently. . .
And now, I'm picturing Linus Torvalds as the Swedish Chef. . .
"Hin-de-foo, dee leenux in dee ker-null. . . ."
Nope. Lemmy.
We didn't get the element, so we NEED to name the planet. . .
On Slashdot, no one can hear you banging your head against the wall at some of the truly Burning Stoopid posts. . .
Ah, but what of the pollution costs of rare earth mining and refining ? **MY** background is as a geologist. Mining and cracking rare earths is a rather energy-intensive and polluting process, as is semiconductor manufacture. I can't speak to the costs of making rare-earth magnets for wind power generators, but the pollution tail of mining and refining applies there as well. . .
Just as long as renewables ALSO don't get any subsidies. I would note that the pollution for wind and solar is remote from the operational location: smelting and refining the rare earths for magnets and solar panels isn't exactly what you would call a "green" process. . .
Question is, is there enough factory capacity and available rare earths to MAKE sufficient solar panels to do so ?
Logistics is always the tough part of the solution.