"Commercial package-delivery drones such as those revealed by Amazon and DHL could face danger from more than shotgun-toting, UAV-hunting yahoos "
A shot gun won't do you a bit of good over about 150 feet, unless you just wanted to wake the neighbors. You might hit the thing, but the shot will be moving so slow it will bounce off just about anything. Good luck getting that close. Of course, a GPS spoof/jamer could net you some great stuff that was supposed to go to the neighbors.
I was wondering why bother with directed energy weapons?
No guidance system required, unlike missiles..
Actually, the guidance systems are going to be pretty sophisticated and darned difficult to get right. You have to fix the target's position and then get the laser beam headed in the right direction when the energy is being emitted, while keeping the adaptive optics to maintain focus working long enough to transfer enough energy to cook the target. If it take more than a small fraction of a second to transfer enough energy, you are going to have to track the target too, which could be a guidance problem that's pretty hard, for ballistic objects or really hard for fast maneuvering objects. As the object gets further away, your ability to be as accurate in absolute distance will diminish as will your ability to transfer energy, so you will have to track longer and better.
You don't have to throw away all the fancy guidance equipment by blowing it up though.
There is NOTHING inherently special in binary, base10
Oh but there is. Count your fingers. People normally have 10 fingers, so base 10 is how language defined the basic numbers. Once we started writing things down, place value creeps in and we have the decimal system.
Mathematically, there is no unique reason to use base 10 except that one has to invent new digits when you go above 9 (OK above F for you Hex types). Binary, Octal and Hex are all used for convenience because the devices we have use multiples of 4 bits (usually). We used base 10 when all we had was fingers. What base you use is about what makes the problem easy. More often than not, that's going to be decimal, unless perhaps you are working with computers doing hardware interfaces.
And if the soaps fail to do anything worthwhile, the manufacturers will just have to remove the "kills bacteria" from the labels in order to continue selling them.
Nope. In the situation you describe, they won't have to remove "kills bacteria" from the labels. Any soap will do that, assuming you *use* it properly with water and rinse. (A truth I've been trying to communicate to a group of Boy Scouts every time I'm watching them cook on camp outs.)
We may be on the right track making manufacturers prove their claims, but until we have the same standard for politicians, we will not have arrived anywhere close to our desired destination.
But keep up with your Tea Party rallying cries, and let the world see what kinds of stupid things they say.
I've heard the Tea Party advocate for doing away with most of the the EPA, Department of Energy and Department of Education, but the FDA? Haven't heard anybody on the right asking for that. They advocate for "smaller government" not zero government.
"JetBlue is rolling out a new form of inflight Wi-Fi operating from satellites instead of ground-based cell towers."
No current airline internet system uses cell towers. They are all satellite based.
Actually, it is almost the opposite, at least here in the US. Most airborne data services today are ground based, with satellite services being new and usually reserved for long over water international routes.
I believe that they have successful deployments using SAT. But this is pretty new stuff for them. Most of their equipment uses ground based stations for which they where granted an exclusive FCC licenses. I'm sure that the majority of their installs are currently ground based and will continue to be ground based for a long time.
Within the confines of the United States, this power is limited by the bill of rights. On foreign soil, your mileage may vary.
So if you know of anybody who has been abducted by the state within the territory of the United States using this law and has been denied their constitutional rights, you need to speak up about it. Criminal prosecutions do not count neither do detentions made on foreign soil.
We can debate if it actually happens or not and not get anywhere... I'm addressing the *legal* questions.
Inside the borders it is *illegal* to do what you suggest, where outside our borders a US citizen would not be afforded the same protections and some of what you suggest *might* be legal activity. Inside our borders the assumption is people are US citizens/Non combatants and have constitutional rights to due process. Outside our borders the assumptions may be different depending on the situation, so they may assume you are a combatant/non-Citizen and are thus subject to the rules of war.
If I get something in the mail addressed to me that I didn't order, I'm keeping it.
Interesting... So instead of shipping all that stuff to Yucca Mountain, you are OK with storing it in your back yard? Better start digging some holes, deep ones.
Seriously. You can do what you think is right as long as you stay within the law. My view is that I'd rather error in the favor of others when the question starts to get grey, so I'm sending it back upon request because I'd want somebody to do the same for me.
Peak usage during the summer hits very late in the day, after 3PM or so and does not start to fall off until after 6PM. Off peak electricity rates therefore don't start until "evening" hits.
Assuming they tapped out your leaf between 3 and 5, then started charging it at 6, you would only be up to 80% charge by 6:30 PM using the "fast charge" option. Full charge would take over an hour to complete using a fast charger. So, your work day will likely end after 7 PM to make this work very well.
Sorry, I'm not working from 8AM to 7PM every day, nor am I going to let you discharge my car and strand me at work between 3 and 7 pm. Now if you want to supply the car.... We can talk, but I'm going to be starting work at 10 AM or something..
My phone has an option to unlock on face and voice. What can anybody's customs personnel do if they take a phone, but need the owner's face to unlock it?
Really face locking? Let me see, they can take a picture of you legally (think booking or passport photo) and unlock your phone at will. Yea, picture locks are *really* secure. Voice locks are a bit more secure, but with the device in hand, they are going to be able to get to your data if they really wanted too. Remember, if they really want to see your cell phone data, all they have to do is connect up to your phone the right way and dump the data. It may not be easy, but it's technically possible.
Just unlock the thing if you don't have anything to hide, or expect to be further inspected if you don't. Your choice. Encrypt or don't carry anything you want to hide.
So, the real way to deal with carrying your porn collection (legal, but embarassing) is to not carry it.
I would caution you that what is legal in one country may not be in another. Porn is one of these things, depending on what you intend to carry with you. In fact, it is illegal to have or import many kinds of porn in many countries around the world. So please don't assume that because it is legal to have in the USA you are good to carry it with you on international trips.
What you describe is only OUTSIDE the borders where many legal protections we enjoy in the US don't exist... Um.. Well.. Usually.. Inside US territory, there are a few more hindrances in government's reach.
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Nice thought but smoke and fog are fairly transparent to IR unless it's really thick. I don't see how you'd get it that dense.
"Commercial package-delivery drones such as those revealed by Amazon and DHL could face danger from more than shotgun-toting, UAV-hunting yahoos "
A shot gun won't do you a bit of good over about 150 feet, unless you just wanted to wake the neighbors. You might hit the thing, but the shot will be moving so slow it will bounce off just about anything. Good luck getting that close. Of course, a GPS spoof/jamer could net you some great stuff that was supposed to go to the neighbors.
I was wondering why bother with directed energy weapons?
No guidance system required, unlike missiles..
Actually, the guidance systems are going to be pretty sophisticated and darned difficult to get right. You have to fix the target's position and then get the laser beam headed in the right direction when the energy is being emitted, while keeping the adaptive optics to maintain focus working long enough to transfer enough energy to cook the target. If it take more than a small fraction of a second to transfer enough energy, you are going to have to track the target too, which could be a guidance problem that's pretty hard, for ballistic objects or really hard for fast maneuvering objects. As the object gets further away, your ability to be as accurate in absolute distance will diminish as will your ability to transfer energy, so you will have to track longer and better.
You don't have to throw away all the fancy guidance equipment by blowing it up though.
You are NO thumbs if you are 8 fingers...
There is NOTHING inherently special in binary, base10
Oh but there is. Count your fingers. People normally have 10 fingers, so base 10 is how language defined the basic numbers. Once we started writing things down, place value creeps in and we have the decimal system.
Mathematically, there is no unique reason to use base 10 except that one has to invent new digits when you go above 9 (OK above F for you Hex types). Binary, Octal and Hex are all used for convenience because the devices we have use multiples of 4 bits (usually). We used base 10 when all we had was fingers. What base you use is about what makes the problem easy. More often than not, that's going to be decimal, unless perhaps you are working with computers doing hardware interfaces.
There is true, false and carry.. Unless you are out of fingers in which case the carry signal sets overflow.
I'm sorry for you! If you had all of your fingers, you'd make it to 1023!
Floating point will get you further, if you don't mind loosing some digits of precision.. Should work great for 4 digits at +- E16 - E-16.
And if the soaps fail to do anything worthwhile, the manufacturers will just have to remove the "kills bacteria" from the labels in order to continue selling them.
Nope. In the situation you describe, they won't have to remove "kills bacteria" from the labels. Any soap will do that, assuming you *use* it properly with water and rinse. (A truth I've been trying to communicate to a group of Boy Scouts every time I'm watching them cook on camp outs.)
We may be on the right track making manufacturers prove their claims, but until we have the same standard for politicians, we will not have arrived anywhere close to our desired destination.
But keep up with your Tea Party rallying cries, and let the world see what kinds of stupid things they say.
I've heard the Tea Party advocate for doing away with most of the the EPA, Department of Energy and Department of Education, but the FDA? Haven't heard anybody on the right asking for that. They advocate for "smaller government" not zero government.
Another reason to avoid BitCoin I guess.
Why did the creator(s) of Bitcoin decide to stay anonymous? I never understood the motive for that and it always struck me as a red flag.
Then hire a lawyer. Despite what you might think, the constitution is still alive and in force, even if congress writes a law that says otherwise.
"JetBlue is rolling out a new form of inflight Wi-Fi operating from satellites instead of ground-based cell towers."
No current airline internet system uses cell towers. They are all satellite based.
Actually, it is almost the opposite, at least here in the US. Most airborne data services today are ground based, with satellite services being new and usually reserved for long over water international routes.
At least he was in the back and not flying the plane at the time.
I don't care who you are, that there is funny!
I believe that they have successful deployments using SAT. But this is pretty new stuff for them. Most of their equipment uses ground based stations for which they where granted an exclusive FCC licenses. I'm sure that the majority of their installs are currently ground based and will continue to be ground based for a long time.
Within the confines of the United States, this power is limited by the bill of rights. On foreign soil, your mileage may vary.
So if you know of anybody who has been abducted by the state within the territory of the United States using this law and has been denied their constitutional rights, you need to speak up about it. Criminal prosecutions do not count neither do detentions made on foreign soil.
We can debate if it actually happens or not and not get anywhere... I'm addressing the *legal* questions.
Inside the borders it is *illegal* to do what you suggest, where outside our borders a US citizen would not be afforded the same protections and some of what you suggest *might* be legal activity. Inside our borders the assumption is people are US citizens/Non combatants and have constitutional rights to due process. Outside our borders the assumptions may be different depending on the situation, so they may assume you are a combatant/non-Citizen and are thus subject to the rules of war.
If I get something in the mail addressed to me that I didn't order, I'm keeping it.
Interesting... So instead of shipping all that stuff to Yucca Mountain, you are OK with storing it in your back yard? Better start digging some holes, deep ones.
Seriously. You can do what you think is right as long as you stay within the law. My view is that I'd rather error in the favor of others when the question starts to get grey, so I'm sending it back upon request because I'd want somebody to do the same for me.
Peak usage during the summer hits very late in the day, after 3PM or so and does not start to fall off until after 6PM. Off peak electricity rates therefore don't start until "evening" hits.
Assuming they tapped out your leaf between 3 and 5, then started charging it at 6, you would only be up to 80% charge by 6:30 PM using the "fast charge" option. Full charge would take over an hour to complete using a fast charger. So, your work day will likely end after 7 PM to make this work very well.
Sorry, I'm not working from 8AM to 7PM every day, nor am I going to let you discharge my car and strand me at work between 3 and 7 pm. Now if you want to supply the car.... We can talk, but I'm going to be starting work at 10 AM or something..
My phone has an option to unlock on face and voice. What can anybody's customs personnel do if they take a phone, but need the owner's face to unlock it?
Really face locking? Let me see, they can take a picture of you legally (think booking or passport photo) and unlock your phone at will. Yea, picture locks are *really* secure. Voice locks are a bit more secure, but with the device in hand, they are going to be able to get to your data if they really wanted too. Remember, if they really want to see your cell phone data, all they have to do is connect up to your phone the right way and dump the data. It may not be easy, but it's technically possible.
Just unlock the thing if you don't have anything to hide, or expect to be further inspected if you don't. Your choice. Encrypt or don't carry anything you want to hide.
So, the real way to deal with carrying your porn collection (legal, but embarassing) is to not carry it.
I would caution you that what is legal in one country may not be in another. Porn is one of these things, depending on what you intend to carry with you. In fact, it is illegal to have or import many kinds of porn in many countries around the world. So please don't assume that because it is legal to have in the USA you are good to carry it with you on international trips.
What you describe is only OUTSIDE the borders where many legal protections we enjoy in the US don't exist... Um.. Well.. Usually.. Inside US territory, there are a few more hindrances in government's reach.
One's reach does not end at one's finger tips.
Nor does ones control extend as far as their ability to touch.