The real performance art could come later, when the RIAA has claimed $5,000,000 loss because of his art, and he proves that there was nothing on the hard drive all along, demonstrating to world that the losses claimed by Hollywood don't have any relation to the real world. Also, that he could get hundreds of/. nerds' panties into a wad just by saying something was on a hard drive.
The utilities in some places already hook up liquid nitrogen tanks to some underground lines, as the LN2 is a good way to drive moisture out of the lines. You might have seen them on the side of the road, often chained to a utility pole. A guy in a truck pulls up and changes the tank as necessary, no special gear required.
I can think of worse chemicals to have spill of than Nitrogen.
Accomodations for sleeping on the airship could mean you are actually well-rested an presentable when you get to your destination. That alone might be worth it, for some people.
Any evil genius worth his mustache would rather build his own lightning gun. A place to put it (next to the cup holder) would be a nice feature, though.
Or they might decide that our attempt at biological biological warfare has crossed the line, rise up out of their hiding places now, and come show us what a real invasion looks like.
Ideal Result: Judge holds agent in contempt of court. Agent's supervisor shows up, refuses to release the data, also jailed for contempt. Agency quickly figures out there is a problem, tries some workaround method to get agents out of jail, which leads to congressional hearings.
That's funny, your experience sounds about like my experience at the difference between a smal airport and a large airport within the USA. Small airport they set it up so they would it is clear they expect you to take the scan, big airport they actually just used the metal detectors most of the time; manual groping was only even required if you were randomly asked to take the scan, but opted out.
The last time I flew, my the TSA agents were so intent on staring at my wife as she went through the body scanner (the checkpoint was set up to make it clear they didn't want anyone opting out), they looked away from the screen showing her carry-on. Her Spyderco made it through that scan, and we didn't even realize until it we were on our return trip.
The sad thing is, I remember a time (August 2001) when a pocketknife was just something you put in the change bowl before walking through the metal detector, not something that gets you the extra-special treatment.
I have traveled after handling explosives. One of my bags should have gunpowder residue all over it from being used at a shooting range. I have never been flagged for "suspicious chemicals", even when they swabbed the handles and zippers of my bag.
I know people who work with explosives on a daily basis. They and everything they own should have detectable explosive residue on them. They never get flagged.
I have come to the conclusion that the swabs and tester they use at airports in the US are really only looking for drugs.
Most of the TSA agents I have met have been unimpressive in their manners. The few I remember are a) one who addmitted having an MBA, but left business to wave a wand over travelers, and b) A female agent who flirted with some of the passengers, asking the guy in front of me to show off his abs. She seemed insulted when some of the travelers didn't want to play along, were tired, and just wanted to get on their way.
c) & d) were two agents, having a conversation while rifling through peoples checked luggage, in full view (and hearing) of everyone. First they talked about different attitudes toward rifling luggage - one tried to do it neatly, but the other just shoved stuff around (only rarely did that mean extra work as the suitcase wouldn't close unless everything was refolded). then agent C brought up that some people put their clothes into separate bags within the suitcase, and she doesn't bother to put things back into the back she found them in. D responded that "some people put dirty clothes in a separate bag to keep them separate." C announced "well when I travel, I wash everything when I get home anyway. That's what people should do." D agreed, and they went back to rearranging people's luggage.
1) People will live there. Support staff, maintenance guys, technicians, contractors. There will always be people there, not to mention an actual town to support all the people who intend to make use of such a place.
2) I am automatically suspicious of the deal. Is the company getting the land with government help? This sounds like the kind of scam they will get possession of the land, the project change direction a few times, and then someone will conveniently discover that mineral rights came with the land - and now the company will become a mining venture to profit from whatever mineral asset just happens to be found there. Paying lip service to actually working toward the original project goal is optional.
Actually, it seems to usually end up with a small elite group that run things at great personal profit, while convincing the populace that they are doing it on the people's behalf.
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The real performance art could come later, when the RIAA has claimed $5,000,000 loss because of his art, and he proves that there was nothing on the hard drive all along, demonstrating to world that the losses claimed by Hollywood don't have any relation to the real world. Also, that he could get hundreds of /. nerds' panties into a wad just by saying something was on a hard drive.
Are your ears burning? Someone just talked about you.
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The utilities in some places already hook up liquid nitrogen tanks to some underground lines, as the LN2 is a good way to drive moisture out of the lines. You might have seen them on the side of the road, often chained to a utility pole. A guy in a truck pulls up and changes the tank as necessary, no special gear required.
I can think of worse chemicals to have spill of than Nitrogen.
I would point out that sapphire, being Al2O3, (aluminate), should qualify under some translations as "transparent aluminum."
You think Doc Brown made up his own prefix, or used a less common (but still accepted) pronunciation of the SI "giga-" (10^9) prefix?
Would signal data be enough to at least give them a distance from that tower?
It'll be bricked from the factory, if it is working right.
> What's the survival rate on airplane crashes?
Pretty good actually once the plane has landed
What's the langing rate on airplane crashes?
Accomodations for sleeping on the airship could mean you are actually well-rested an presentable when you get to your destination. That alone might be worth it, for some people.
Any evil genius worth his mustache would rather build his own lightning gun. A place to put it (next to the cup holder) would be a nice feature, though.
More like a baseball team from america takes on a cricket squad, and there is no referee watching.
A night with Venus, a lifetime of Mercury. A roll on Mars, ...?
Or they might decide that our attempt at biological biological warfare has crossed the line, rise up out of their hiding places now, and come show us what a real invasion looks like.
Ideal Result: Judge holds agent in contempt of court. Agent's supervisor shows up, refuses to release the data, also jailed for contempt. Agency quickly figures out there is a problem, tries some workaround method to get agents out of jail, which leads to congressional hearings.
What about things that are nude, but not porn? sexually suggestive, but not nude? What about erotic literature? What about the Bible?
Still, I might call it dot-thirty.
Others might call it thought-dirty.
That's funny, your experience sounds about like my experience at the difference between a smal airport and a large airport within the USA. Small airport they set it up so they would it is clear they expect you to take the scan, big airport they actually just used the metal detectors most of the time; manual groping was only even required if you were randomly asked to take the scan, but opted out.
The last time I flew, my the TSA agents were so intent on staring at my wife as she went through the body scanner (the checkpoint was set up to make it clear they didn't want anyone opting out), they looked away from the screen showing her carry-on. Her Spyderco made it through that scan, and we didn't even realize until it we were on our return trip.
The sad thing is, I remember a time (August 2001) when a pocketknife was just something you put in the change bowl before walking through the metal detector, not something that gets you the extra-special treatment.
What if I would rather choose to be sexually assaulted by someone of the opposite sex than by someone of the same sex?
I have traveled after handling explosives. One of my bags should have gunpowder residue all over it from being used at a shooting range. I have never been flagged for "suspicious chemicals", even when they swabbed the handles and zippers of my bag.
I know people who work with explosives on a daily basis. They and everything they own should have detectable explosive residue on them. They never get flagged.
I have come to the conclusion that the swabs and tester they use at airports in the US are really only looking for drugs.
Most of the TSA agents I have met have been unimpressive in their manners. The few I remember are a) one who addmitted having an MBA, but left business to wave a wand over travelers, and b) A female agent who flirted with some of the passengers, asking the guy in front of me to show off his abs. She seemed insulted when some of the travelers didn't want to play along, were tired, and just wanted to get on their way.
c) & d) were two agents, having a conversation while rifling through peoples checked luggage, in full view (and hearing) of everyone. First they talked about different attitudes toward rifling luggage - one tried to do it neatly, but the other just shoved stuff around (only rarely did that mean extra work as the suitcase wouldn't close unless everything was refolded). then agent C brought up that some people put their clothes into separate bags within the suitcase, and she doesn't bother to put things back into the back she found them in. D responded that "some people put dirty clothes in a separate bag to keep them separate." C announced "well when I travel, I wash everything when I get home anyway. That's what people should do." D agreed, and they went back to rearranging people's luggage.
1) People will live there. Support staff, maintenance guys, technicians, contractors. There will always be people there, not to mention an actual town to support all the people who intend to make use of such a place.
2) I am automatically suspicious of the deal. Is the company getting the land with government help? This sounds like the kind of scam they will get possession of the land, the project change direction a few times, and then someone will conveniently discover that mineral rights came with the land - and now the company will become a mining venture to profit from whatever mineral asset just happens to be found there. Paying lip service to actually working toward the original project goal is optional.
Actually, it seems to usually end up with a small elite group that run things at great personal profit, while convincing the populace that they are doing it on the people's behalf.
Sounds like a good argument that the government shouldn't be doing it in the first place.
Yo dawg, I heard you liked to censor, so I put some censors on your censor so you can censor what gets censored.