No, they really didn't... no legal grounds anyway...
Of course, war isn't about law, no matter how much people like to say it is... The reality is that the winners decide what happens, no more or less...
Those are insightful comments. Some German and Japanese war criminals were tried, but no one from either side was tried for using systematic rape of as a weapon of war, though it was used on all sides.
He is following extradition procedure under the extradition treaty established between the US and New Zealand. The DoJ is claiming that following a treaty that the US government itself established is criminal. They might as well bring up the NZ courts for aiding a fugitive, since the NZ courts are processing the extradition request.
They claim MegaUpload rewarded uses for uploading specific copyrighted content. Supposedly they also have internal emails to that effect. They probably would have got him already except for the NZ police conducting an illegally overzealous raid on Dotcom's estate, followed by the scandalous behavior of the US DoJ and NZ police, which drew a lot of ire from the NZ public (and prime minister IIRC).
Whilst it is an appropriate use of a nuclear power plant, I'm sure the mass of a nuclear powered probe would have increased the costs and complexity of the launch and landing whilst decreasing the science payload.
It's not a "nuclear power plant," it's a radioisotope thermal generator (RTG). For this particular mission, a RTG would have had a very similar mass to the solar power system used (12 kg for the solar power system, ~12 kg for a 20-30W RTG).
Had a nuclear plant been installed the probe would have had a guaranteed end of life, where as the panels afford the craft the possibility of functioning indefinitely.
The probe will be destroyed as the comet nears the sun, within a year.
Other considerations aside, it really would not have added appreciable mass. There are existing RTGs producing about the right amount of power (20-30W) with 12 kg masses similar to the ~12 kg mass of Philae's solar system. You can read about them on wikipedia or a bunch of informative comments in this very thread.
Public liabilities are private assets. You can't reduce one without reducing the other - it's an accounting identity. Space exploration isn't the only area where math matters.
There are existing RTGs with nearly the same mass to Philae's solar power system. It's not a big secret or anything, you can even read about them on Wikipedia, you know, if you're in to fact-checking.
25W would be more than enough for Philae, and the solar panel system happens to also way 12 kg. The masses would be similar, but with a RTG Philae would still be online right now.
Nope. The plutonium (NOT polonium) used in RTGs is in an insoluble form; even ingesting some of the alpha source would be unlikely to hurt you before you passed it.
it would have been the end of ESA due to the public outcry, and NASA would likely be in public relations trouble too.
Spaceborn or would-be-spaceborn RTGs have crashed many times with no outcry or PR trouble for the responsible space agencies, I don't see any reason why this would be any different.
I guess you haven't heard, but there are actually multiple types of radioactive elements in the universe, and they can even be present in different amounts!
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No, they really didn't... no legal grounds anyway...
Of course, war isn't about law, no matter how much people like to say it is... The reality is that the winners decide what happens, no more or less...
Those are insightful comments. Some German and Japanese war criminals were tried, but no one from either side was tried for using systematic rape of as a weapon of war, though it was used on all sides.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_during_the_occupation_of_Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_camp_brothels_in_World_War_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_during_the_liberation_of_France
All sides.
He is following extradition procedure under the extradition treaty established between the US and New Zealand. The DoJ is claiming that following a treaty that the US government itself established is criminal. They might as well bring up the NZ courts for aiding a fugitive, since the NZ courts are processing the extradition request.
"Terrorists" did not start the war in Iraq. I'm sure the parent meant to include that conflict in their statement.
They claim MegaUpload rewarded uses for uploading specific copyrighted content. Supposedly they also have internal emails to that effect. They probably would have got him already except for the NZ police conducting an illegally overzealous raid on Dotcom's estate, followed by the scandalous behavior of the US DoJ and NZ police, which drew a lot of ire from the NZ public (and prime minister IIRC).
Right, but since the DoJ is claiming that someone in standard extradition proceedings is actually a 'fugitive,' the parent's point stands.
We're not talking about fission reactors, but radioisotope thermal generators (RTGs).
A 12 kg one, about the same mass as the solar power system. E.g. SNAP-9A, SNAP-19 would be sufficient, and those are 1970s designs.
so we could have been using nuclear in our spacecraft this whole time?
We have been.
The Russians even launched some satellites powered by actual fission reactors.
Whilst it is an appropriate use of a nuclear power plant, I'm sure the mass of a nuclear powered probe would have increased the costs and complexity of the launch and landing whilst decreasing the science payload.
It's not a "nuclear power plant," it's a radioisotope thermal generator (RTG). For this particular mission, a RTG would have had a very similar mass to the solar power system used (12 kg for the solar power system, ~12 kg for a 20-30W RTG).
Had a nuclear plant been installed the probe would have had a guaranteed end of life, where as the panels afford the craft the possibility of functioning indefinitely.
The probe will be destroyed as the comet nears the sun, within a year.
Yet another AC who doesn't understand the difference between nuclear fission and radioisotope thermal generation.
Add an RTG, which adds mass
Other considerations aside, it really would not have added appreciable mass. There are existing RTGs producing about the right amount of power (20-30W) with 12 kg masses similar to the ~12 kg mass of Philae's solar system. You can read about them on wikipedia or a bunch of informative comments in this very thread.
Public liabilities are private assets. You can't reduce one without reducing the other - it's an accounting identity. Space exploration isn't the only area where math matters.
There are existing RTGs with nearly the same mass to Philae's solar power system. It's not a big secret or anything, you can even read about them on Wikipedia, you know, if you're in to fact-checking.
unless you start ingesting it.
Even then, I think there's a good chance you'd pass the insoluble oxide before it killed you.
It's only the mass that matters, which doesn't change. Unlike pounds, grams and kilograms are measures of mass.
*weigh. Jeeze.
25W would be more than enough for Philae, and the solar panel system happens to also way 12 kg. The masses would be similar, but with a RTG Philae would still be online right now.
Nope. The plutonium (NOT polonium) used in RTGs is in an insoluble form; even ingesting some of the alpha source would be unlikely to hurt you before you passed it.
it would have been the end of ESA due to the public outcry, and NASA would likely be in public relations trouble too.
Spaceborn or would-be-spaceborn RTGs have crashed many times with no outcry or PR trouble for the responsible space agencies, I don't see any reason why this would be any different.
Enviromental damage does happen from one coal burning stove, but millions.
One coal burning stove can pose a significant health hazard to its users, though.
I guess you haven't heard, but there are actually multiple types of radioactive elements in the universe, and they can even be present in different amounts!
nobody has ever given an example of how to do this that doesn't involve keeping the systemd version at least installed on your system
The closest thing is probably uselessd (their site is apparently down temporarily). Not sure if that should be considered "keeping systemd" or not...
There's a list of specific issues (mostly not the vague hand-wavy complaints you're talking about) with systemd here.
Personally, I think uselessd should be getting a lot more attention in all this. (Their site is down atm, just a temporary provider issue I think).
I'm sure the parent was referencing systemd's notorious binary log.
it's ideal for corporations
Corporations like...Debian? Uh...