The problem with knee-jerk assessments, which most people are operating under (Fourth Amendment, unreasonable search and seizure) is that there are all sorts of vague bits of the constitution and other amendments which leave wiggle room for things which fall under "National Security" and have done for a long time.
There's this comical belief that Congress should have the ability to approve of War Powers, which the constitution clearly states are those powers reserved to the President. Which is a way of saying, what you think it should be and how it is is not always clear cut. There's always the possibility of a Split decision by the Supreme Court, where an opinion of the court states that in the time of war, or potential war, the Executive Branch may be delegated certain abilities. Defining when hostile threats are likely or not, that's not the purview of the court.
It will certainly, no matter how it is ruled, be interesting reading.
The term 'Orwellian' tends to be overused a bit these days. But, having read 1984, this is something straight out of that book. The adjective is appropriate in this situation: Go ahead and use it.
Good old sexiest man in the world was afraid. He doesn't like to be afraid. People go away when he's afraid. It makes him feel better. NK is now safer for Dennis's visit, with this dangerous hooligan removed as well.
There's plenty of more dangerous public locations, and a lot of semi-private ones would be worse.
A doctor's office, or chair at the DMV would might get a dozen people a day. Ditto for plenty of public service waiting rooms. The plane that services US Airways flight 624 to Vegas probably goes back and forth 5-6 times a day, so that might get a dozen people -- but you'd have to get the '60 through security. The Disneyland Monorail probably gets someone every 20 minutes for 14 hours a day, but might be all plastic. I'm sure there's *some* Disneyland/6 Flags/Magic Mountain ride that you could leave the '60 on if you had the right container that'd do the same as the monorail.
I simply provided one example. Someone with more time and imagination could certainly come up with many more effective targets. For that matter, depending upon how much material there was available it could be spread over many targets.
While a dirty bomb would be attention grabbing, something approximating a plague onset would not only put local people in fear, but over a much wider area.
Back in 1995, when I was visiting Prague and three men were found to be driving around with 6 lbs of enriched Uranium in their car, looking for a buyer, I had much the same thoughts.
Had a terrorist put this under a seat cushion in a bus terminal, they could kill hundreds, perhaps thousands before it would eventually be tracked down.
Any addition of mass to a pulsar will change it's spin rate, whether it be a large asteroid or an atom of water. I think the fact that we can detect the change created by something as small as an asteroid is incredibly cool. Besides, it's not the spin rate of the pulsar that would be used for navigation, it would be the object's location. The spin rate is just a convenient marker to identify the star. As long as the spin rate is within a certain margin of error they can assume they are looking at the right star.
Always remember, the pulsar you see is an emission which was sent out as long ago as is far away, with respect to the speed of light, it has likely traveled on a curved path as everything in the universe is in motion. It is by no means a fixed point.
How is what he was doing different from printing a stock certificate?
Nobody prints stock anymore. It's all done with a confirmation that you hold X shares.
On a different tangent, the value and desirability of a token you can no longer order means they will skyrocket in value. Well played, federable gummint.
This is just the same approach as Coffee Joulies, which is a former Kickstarter project. I have a bunch of these, they work well. No need for a custom mug.
Sometimes the reason for having is in the having, not in the utility. Any geek knows this.
If Apple sold an insulated iMug people would queue up for it. You know this to be true.
they'd also be suing samsung for patent infringement with their damnable galaxy adro-mug
The insulator – which Maxwell won't identify but swears is non-toxic
I think this is a case where it most certainly needs to be disclosed in an MSDS and/or patent filing (though more likely in the MSDS, as the patent filing is allowed to be vague).
I dunno. I have a Sigg insulated drink bottle, which holds 1L and if I pour hot green tea into it, it will still be hot the next day. Larges contributing factor in coffee cooling in a cup has to be surface area at the top. Evaporation takes energy with it, so minimize exposure at the top and your coffee will stay hot longer.
Rather like those dang travel mugs where I can't drink the hot coffee for about an hour after I bought it >:(
The Scotts are to have a referendum on independance next year, as far as that goes.
With Madrid shaking its angry little fist at Scotland, saying the can't be admitted to the EU (which is an indirect way to dissuade Catalonia from pursuing independence as well.)
The US is a leader because we don't just talk big on the internet and rave into video cameras.
Yes, once in a while we actually do something right. Buying the Uranium, which largely gave the substance a safe direction to travel, and a cash reward for compliance worked out well.
Although, in 1995 I was in Prague when the news carried a story about a car being discovered with 6 pounds of enriched Uranium scooting around town. I was pretty alarmed because the people were evidently looking for a buyer.
Nothing, but nothing warmed the cockles of his heart like the 8 billion no-bid contract given to the company he was once CEO of.
Name one other company that even offered (let alone could deliver - never mind competitively, price-wise) what Haliburton specialized in doing. Please, go ahead.
While you're hunting down that non-existent company, please also discuss on the no-bid contract awarded to the company that so gloriously just executed Healthcare.gov, despite there being all kinds of competition (to say nothing of companies with competent track records) willing and able to do the job.
And WHY do you think Haliburton was in a position to provide all of those services, hmmm? Former CEO is the power behind the throne and it has always looked to me like Dick passed them a note, upon being elected to the VP office, "You guys be ready. We'll find a reason to go in and had a very, very big order for services. I'll never believe they weren't positioned for the day they'd be called upon, with the understanding they would be called upon.
I would have guessed "inside Dick Cheney's heart".
Ah, but his burns with capitalism! Nothing, but nothing warmed the cockles of his heart like the 8 billion no-bid contract given to the company he was once CEO of.
The forgot to check the hearts of the congresscritters voting to end unemployment benefits as a Christmas gift, after having to cut the school lunches and food stamps. They would find it way colder than Antarctica.
Well, yes, now Maggie Thatcher is gone. My, but her heart was cold as the depths of space itself.
My V8 may only be 5.6L, but it will still leave a patch if I let it (realistically, it probably has more power than any of the 60s muscle cars, given the way that measuring power has changed over the decades). I've dione it by accident before in reverse (there's no traction control in reverse).
The gearing in reverse usually works out that you can smoke in reverse no matter how weak the mill. The engine I had, stock, was about 330hp, but had a massive 420 ft/lb of torque. It was the short-stroke predecessor of the 455 and was loved by drag racers and boaters.
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The problem with knee-jerk assessments, which most people are operating under (Fourth Amendment, unreasonable search and seizure) is that there are all sorts of vague bits of the constitution and other amendments which leave wiggle room for things which fall under "National Security" and have done for a long time.
There's this comical belief that Congress should have the ability to approve of War Powers, which the constitution clearly states are those powers reserved to the President. Which is a way of saying, what you think it should be and how it is is not always clear cut. There's always the possibility of a Split decision by the Supreme Court, where an opinion of the court states that in the time of war, or potential war, the Executive Branch may be delegated certain abilities. Defining when hostile threats are likely or not, that's not the purview of the court.
It will certainly, no matter how it is ruled, be interesting reading.
Because in the end, the Grinch comes to learn the error of his ways and eventually saves Christmas. Somehow, I don't see Disney doing this...
Disney has a problem even learning from this previous disasters in Film. Cue: William Tell Overture.
The term 'Orwellian' tends to be overused a bit these days. But, having read 1984, this is something straight out of that book. The adjective is appropriate in this situation: Go ahead and use it.
Good old sexiest man in the world was afraid. He doesn't like to be afraid. People go away when he's afraid. It makes him feel better. NK is now safer for Dennis's visit, with this dangerous hooligan removed as well.
Swap your dollars for a Co60-Coin, it has a longer half-life than Bitcoins.
There's plenty of more dangerous public locations, and a lot of semi-private ones would be worse.
A doctor's office, or chair at the DMV would might get a dozen people a day. Ditto for plenty of public service waiting rooms. The plane that services US Airways flight 624 to Vegas probably goes back and forth 5-6 times a day, so that might get a dozen people -- but you'd have to get the '60 through security. The Disneyland Monorail probably gets someone every 20 minutes for 14 hours a day, but might be all plastic. I'm sure there's *some* Disneyland/6 Flags/Magic Mountain ride that you could leave the '60 on if you had the right container that'd do the same as the monorail.
I simply provided one example. Someone with more time and imagination could certainly come up with many more effective targets. For that matter, depending upon how much material there was available it could be spread over many targets.
While a dirty bomb would be attention grabbing, something approximating a plague onset would not only put local people in fear, but over a much wider area.
Back in 1995, when I was visiting Prague and three men were found to be driving around with 6 lbs of enriched Uranium in their car, looking for a buyer, I had much the same thoughts.
Had a terrorist put this under a seat cushion in a bus terminal, they could kill hundreds, perhaps thousands before it would eventually be tracked down.
Damn dirty bombs, sneak attacks are more deadly.
Any addition of mass to a pulsar will change it's spin rate, whether it be a large asteroid or an atom of water. I think the fact that we can detect the change created by something as small as an asteroid is incredibly cool. Besides, it's not the spin rate of the pulsar that would be used for navigation, it would be the object's location. The spin rate is just a convenient marker to identify the star. As long as the spin rate is within a certain margin of error they can assume they are looking at the right star.
Always remember, the pulsar you see is an emission which was sent out as long ago as is far away, with respect to the speed of light, it has likely traveled on a curved path as everything in the universe is in motion. It is by no means a fixed point.
But when the get gas, it's gamma rays, phew, light a match!
Sorry!
All these worlds
are yours except
Europa
Attempt No
Landing there
All we'd find is a bunch of surfing apes.
How is what he was doing different from printing a stock certificate?
Nobody prints stock anymore. It's all done with a confirmation that you hold X shares.
On a different tangent, the value and desirability of a token you can no longer order means they will skyrocket in value. Well played, federable gummint.
This is just the same approach as Coffee Joulies, which is a former Kickstarter project. I have a bunch of these, they work well. No need for a custom mug.
Sometimes the reason for having is in the having, not in the utility. Any geek knows this.
If Apple sold an insulated iMug people would queue up for it. You know this to be true.
they'd also be suing samsung for patent infringement with their damnable galaxy adro-mug
The insulator – which Maxwell won't identify but swears is non-toxic
I think this is a case where it most certainly needs to be disclosed in an MSDS and/or patent filing (though more likely in the MSDS, as the patent filing is allowed to be vague).
I dunno. I have a Sigg insulated drink bottle, which holds 1L and if I pour hot green tea into it, it will still be hot the next day. Larges contributing factor in coffee cooling in a cup has to be surface area at the top. Evaporation takes energy with it, so minimize exposure at the top and your coffee will stay hot longer.
Rather like those dang travel mugs where I can't drink the hot coffee for about an hour after I bought it >:(
It holds 800ml.
If you need insulation, you are drinking it too slow.
perhaps the ability to add an iv-drip
... and I've got my immigration application signed and ready to send out*, just in case the independence movement actually succeeds :)
*Emigrating to Scotland, not from.
Sorry, but there can be only one Highlander.
Yes, but what would we do for the 52nd and 53rd states? We need 53, after all, the US is "One nation, indivisible."
Puerto Rico and Jefferson (The XX (Double Cross) State)
The Scotts are to have a referendum on independance next year, as far as that goes.
With Madrid shaking its angry little fist at Scotland, saying the can't be admitted to the EU (which is an indirect way to dissuade Catalonia from pursuing independence as well.)
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
Another book becoming real!
I think we can safely say this has advanced to the stage of yet another*.
* it's a technical term.
The US is a leader because we don't just talk big on the internet and rave into video cameras.
Yes, once in a while we actually do something right. Buying the Uranium, which largely gave the substance a safe direction to travel, and a cash reward for compliance worked out well.
Although, in 1995 I was in Prague when the news carried a story about a car being discovered with 6 pounds of enriched Uranium scooting around town. I was pretty alarmed because the people were evidently looking for a buyer.
Maybe the patent office will notice a bit of prior art? One can hope, right?
How are you going to show them a Bitcoin?
Nothing, but nothing warmed the cockles of his heart like the 8 billion no-bid contract given to the company he was once CEO of.
Name one other company that even offered (let alone could deliver - never mind competitively, price-wise) what Haliburton specialized in doing. Please, go ahead.
While you're hunting down that non-existent company, please also discuss on the no-bid contract awarded to the company that so gloriously just executed Healthcare.gov, despite there being all kinds of competition (to say nothing of companies with competent track records) willing and able to do the job.
And WHY do you think Haliburton was in a position to provide all of those services, hmmm? Former CEO is the power behind the throne and it has always looked to me like Dick passed them a note, upon being elected to the VP office, "You guys be ready. We'll find a reason to go in and had a very, very big order for services. I'll never believe they weren't positioned for the day they'd be called upon, with the understanding they would be called upon.
I may have to get a pair of wool socks.
Wigwams at CostCo. $12 for a set of 3 pair!
I do not work at CostCo, nor own stock, I merely worship there
I would have guessed "inside Dick Cheney's heart".
Ah, but his burns with capitalism! Nothing, but nothing warmed the cockles of his heart like the 8 billion no-bid contract given to the company he was once CEO of.
The forgot to check the hearts of the congresscritters voting to end unemployment benefits as a Christmas gift, after having to cut the school lunches and food stamps. They would find it way colder than Antarctica.
Well, yes, now Maggie Thatcher is gone. My, but her heart was cold as the depths of space itself.
My V8 may only be 5.6L, but it will still leave a patch if I let it (realistically, it probably has more power than any of the 60s muscle cars, given the way that measuring power has changed over the decades). I've dione it by accident before in reverse (there's no traction control in reverse).
The gearing in reverse usually works out that you can smoke in reverse no matter how weak the mill. The engine I had, stock, was about 330hp, but had a massive 420 ft/lb of torque. It was the short-stroke predecessor of the 455 and was loved by drag racers and boaters.
I miss that car.
Every pupil will be required to take the Keyboarding course.
The computer labs will fill with students who hate being there.
Just tell them there's a way to hack the computers and you won't be able to keep them out.