Overall I agree. However, it does seem that purpose built CFL fixtures do have considerably longer bulb life than CFLs used in standard fixtures. Have not done a real study but I have used a lot of CFLs in both commercial and residential situations for over 10 years. The typical screw in replacements frequently, (and sometimes spectacularly),fail in less than one year. On the other hand - many of our overhead CFL fixtures have bulb lives exceeding 4 years.
Great light output, color temperature, and reasonably long life. Good for places I like a LOT of light, (kitchen and bathroom). Maybe they are new in the states but they have existed for over 10 years in Europe. (Long enough that you can get assorted Asian knockoffs as well as the standard Phillips, Osram etc).
Continuing the military analogy... What great battles have been won purely by defense? Denying yourself he ability to "reach out and touch someone", will always give the advantage to those who seek to blow you up -- or to bring your server down.
Why not go all the way and paint them with aluminum paint, (like we have done in the American southwest for, oh, 60 years or so). Big payback in required cooling. Equally big difference in heat absorbed by the BIQ, (Building In Question). This increase in albedo, (due to cities where forests used to be), was the driving force behind the OMFG Ice Age in he 1970s. Maybe it will help with the current global warming fad as well.
The summary was a little misleading on how/where these would be deployed. The dirigibles would be used for covering large areas from a safe distance. They would not be deployed in a active air war where major military opponents had AA defenses against high altitude targets. Think Iraq, Afghanistan, and similar places. The threats are real but generally limited to small arms and shoulder fired missiles. 65,000 feet is plenty safe against these threats.
I have ridden the Empire Builder, the Southwest Chief, and the California Zephyr, ( "Tho it's been a while). Expensive, takes longer than flying, and absolutely worth it. Note that the differences between NE Corridor and other eastern trains and Amtrak trains west of Chicago are extreme. Equipment , personnel, attitudes, and scenery are much nicer. Big seats, the ability to relax, (or actually walk around), and the fact that you are generally treated as guests rather than as members of a herd make it far superior to flying.
Admittedly I am out of my element here but there seems to be a couple of potential problems with this.
1. Water vapor is the most significant of the greenhouse gases. 2. Cloud cover prevents heat from being re-radiated into space.
I guess if you covered the whole earth with clouds it might reflect more sunlight and lead to a net temperature decrease. Not sure about that being a Real Good Idea.
At least part of this problem is due to lack of networking. There are some environments where networking isn't practical/possible. A USB key around the neck may be the only way to easily distribute data, (sort of an updated SneakerNet).
Lots of folks howling about how USB keys should never be allowed. Reality is that with the use of known, inspected, and encrypted devices it is a very safe method of transferring data, (in the same way that a trusted courier is a very safe way of transferring things.
The wonders of Autoplay, combined with outdated anti-virus software, can get a pretty good infective chain reaction going. Propagation of malware by this method may not be fast compared to some famous network worms. However, it certainly can be effective.
Expect that some Sysaddys will have sore, red rings by the time this is over. Either updated AV, or disabled Autoplay would have slowed/stopped AgentBTZ/SillyFTD while it was still a nuisance rather than ltting it grow into a crisis.
You don't even have to go back to the DDR. Smell ID was used in Germany as recently as 2007. It was one of the methods used in an attempt to identify/track known and potential troublemakers attending the G8 summit. Not sure what if any results were produced.
Apparently this method is still taught and practiced by the German police. It is also covered in criminal statutes for evidence collection.
This is called Traffic Analysis. It was in use long before the term AI was coined. It also works - very well. Long term monitoring of a network will quickly show patterns. The patterns can generally be developed into chains of command, orders of battle etc. Like most sources Traffic Analysis is seldom used alone. A lot of TA combined with a little bit of corroboration can give a pretty accurate picture of an organization.
Lots of good points here. I have work with the same type of reservations system. A front desk clerks credentials could indeed be used to extract the data -- calling up one record at a time. (On versions released in the past five years all but the last 4 numbers of the CCN are masked so they still would not have everything they might want.)
A front desk clerk with way too many permissions, working knowledge of Oracle, and a DB password might be more efficient at stealing information.
Have not been able to find much information on this case yet. Have a feeling that the user level account info was merely the point of entry. There are also some very real Oracle issues and vulnerabilities with the system in question. Yes I am intentionally obfuscating at this point.
As an aside: The online reservation system stores no data. It sits in a DMZ, serves web pages, and uses PL_SQL, (or similar), to talk to a database server. If properly setup and configured it provides good protection to the internal DB server.
Looks like they are still at it. However, it seems that the are now based in Pakistan, (SCOXQ.PK). I don't see Darryl's name anywhere but it looks like the same managerial skills are being applied. Stock is worth a whopping $0.22. Balance sheet is that of a dead company. Cash flow exists but could be best described as pathetic. On the other hand their web site, (http://www.sco.com/), looks like business as usual. They are even offering free downloads of Samba 3.0.24!
Shouldn't have any problems at Atlanta. Recently went in and out of the states there. Had laptops, camera, phones, DvD player etc. Nothing got so much as a second glance. I'm a US citizen but only spend a couple of weeks per year in the US. Never have been questioned about anything more sensitive than the weather.
On the TSA side: They have about half as many security lanes open as their passenger traffic requires. This likely affects the amount of scrutiny given to any one passenger. It also means you can look forward to waiting a REALLY long time to get on a plane out of ATL.
Also, landings at Atlanta are usually bumpy and scary.
Fuel generally doesn't exit from the bottom of the tank when it's full either. The fuel pickup is usually mounted a small distance above the bottom of the tank, (or the tank has a sump area lower than the fuel pickup). The idea is to keep water from being pumped into the rest of the system.
Theoretically the remaining fuel in a nearly empty tank can slosh around and carry water, and any other crud to the pickup.
The water scenario can be real, (condensation or contaminated fuel). I've never been convinced of the "crud" problem. Generally there is a screen and/or filter at the pickup, (which is also the pressure pump in most modern cars). There will be another filter somewhere between the tank and the injection system or carburetor. Filters do a pretty good job of removing fine solids. They can trap a small amount of water but will be overwhelmed by a large quantity.
Yep. Curiosity caused me to buy a 6-CD set of something called Slackware in 1996 or so. I think the set cost DM29.95 at Media Markt, (sort of a German version of Best Buy). Have been using Linux in one form or another ever since. (Cue hazy flashback scene of distraught nerd trying to create an XF86Config file that would do better than 640x480x4 on a Matrox Mystique...)
Wish I had mod points. Likely the most sensible response in the thread. The line: "Some people are only alive because it would be illegal to kill them," rings true.
Amazing how the same folks who call for the hanging/castration/arm-breaking of spammers and scammers are now crying "OMFG this is the murder of an innocent person".
No, this was the murder of a meatspace scam artist. That fact does not make the murder legal. It does not make it pleasant. It does however, make the act more understandable.
"I don't know of any actual data that is banned by the government."
Pretty sure that you will find that simple possession of kiddie porn, unauthorized US Government classified data, and possibly a few other bits is illegal.
To use your cocaine analogy - Possession of that brick of cocaine, without any intent to use or distribute it, can result in an unplanned stay in an unfriendly environment.
Fortunately there is a big difference between old tires and subway cars, (in both the composition and mass). This is more like sunken ships. Ships of wood, steel, and concrete have provided excellent marine habitat for a very long time. Those that are sunk intentionally as reefs get stripped/cleaned of hazardous materials before going down. Wartime and accidental sinkings aren't as "green" - but still work pretty well.
In a previous life I worked on fishing boats out of Indian River Inlet. There was already a good selection of wrecks in the area, including an U-Boot from WWII. All the wrecks are hot spots both for fish and for divers.
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No need to worry. California's last grizzly bear was shot about 80 years ago.
Overall I agree. However, it does seem that purpose built CFL fixtures do have considerably longer bulb life than CFLs used in standard fixtures. Have not done a real study but I have used a lot of CFLs in both commercial and residential situations for over 10 years. The typical screw in replacements frequently, (and sometimes spectacularly),fail in less than one year. On the other hand - many of our overhead CFL fixtures have bulb lives exceeding 4 years.
Great light output, color temperature, and reasonably long life. Good for places I like a LOT of light, (kitchen and bathroom). Maybe they are new in the states but they have existed for over 10 years in Europe. (Long enough that you can get assorted Asian knockoffs as well as the standard Phillips, Osram etc).
No. The latest, (and most previous), fuel economy improvements followed large increases in fuel prices.
Continuing the military analogy... What great battles have been won purely by defense? Denying yourself he ability to "reach out and touch someone", will always give the advantage to those who seek to blow you up -- or to bring your server down.
Why not go all the way and paint them with aluminum paint, (like we have done in the American southwest for, oh, 60 years or so). Big payback in required cooling. Equally big difference in heat absorbed by the BIQ, (Building In Question). This increase in albedo, (due to cities where forests used to be), was the driving force behind the OMFG Ice Age in he 1970s. Maybe it will help with the current global warming fad as well.
Mk 44 Bushmaster 30mm. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M242_Bushmaster and http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a6f_1179347015 . Yes there is a shipboard version.
The summary was a little misleading on how/where these would be deployed. The dirigibles would be used for covering large areas from a safe distance. They would not be deployed in a active air war where major military opponents had AA defenses against high altitude targets. Think Iraq, Afghanistan, and similar places. The threats are real but generally limited to small arms and shoulder fired missiles. 65,000 feet is plenty safe against these threats.
I have ridden the Empire Builder, the Southwest Chief, and the California Zephyr, ( "Tho it's been a while). Expensive, takes longer than flying, and absolutely worth it. Note that the differences between NE Corridor and other eastern trains and Amtrak trains west of Chicago are extreme. Equipment , personnel, attitudes, and scenery are much nicer. Big seats, the ability to relax, (or actually walk around), and the fact that you are generally treated as guests rather than as members of a herd make it far superior to flying.
Admittedly I am out of my element here but there seems to be a couple of potential problems with this.
1. Water vapor is the most significant of the greenhouse gases.
2. Cloud cover prevents heat from being re-radiated into space.
I guess if you covered the whole earth with clouds it might reflect more sunlight and lead to a net temperature decrease. Not sure about that being a Real Good Idea.
At least part of this problem is due to lack of networking. There are some environments where networking isn't practical/possible. A USB key around the neck may be the only way to easily distribute data, (sort of an updated SneakerNet).
Lots of folks howling about how USB keys should never be allowed. Reality is that with the use of known, inspected, and encrypted devices it is a very safe method of transferring data, (in the same way that a trusted courier is a very safe way of transferring things.
The wonders of Autoplay, combined with outdated anti-virus software, can get a pretty good infective chain reaction going. Propagation of malware by this method may not be fast compared to some famous network worms. However, it certainly can be effective.
Expect that some Sysaddys will have sore, red rings by the time this is over. Either updated AV, or disabled Autoplay would have slowed/stopped AgentBTZ/SillyFTD while it was still a nuisance rather than ltting it grow into a crisis.
You don't even have to go back to the DDR. Smell ID was used in Germany as recently as 2007. It was one of the methods used in an attempt to identify/track known and potential troublemakers attending the G8 summit. Not sure what if any results were produced.
Apparently this method is still taught and practiced by the German police. It is also covered in criminal statutes for evidence collection.
This is called Traffic Analysis. It was in use long before the term AI was coined. It also works - very well. Long term monitoring of a network will quickly show patterns. The patterns can generally be developed into chains of command, orders of battle etc. Like most sources Traffic Analysis is seldom used alone. A lot of TA combined with a little bit of corroboration can give a pretty accurate picture of an organization.
Lots of good points here. I have work with the same type of reservations system. A front desk clerks credentials could indeed be used to extract the data -- calling up one record at a time. (On versions released in the past five years all but the last 4 numbers of the CCN are masked so they still would not have everything they might want.)
A front desk clerk with way too many permissions, working knowledge of Oracle, and a DB password might be more efficient at stealing information.
Have not been able to find much information on this case yet. Have a feeling that the user level account info was merely the point of entry. There are also some very real Oracle issues and vulnerabilities with the system in question. Yes I am intentionally obfuscating at this point.
As an aside: The online reservation system stores no data. It sits in a DMZ, serves web pages, and uses PL_SQL, (or similar), to talk to a database server. If properly setup and configured it provides good protection to the internal DB server.
Looks like they are still at it. However, it seems that the are now based in Pakistan, (SCOXQ.PK). I don't see Darryl's name anywhere but it looks like the same managerial skills are being applied. Stock is worth a whopping $0.22. Balance sheet is that of a dead company. Cash flow exists but could be best described as pathetic. On the other hand their web site, (http://www.sco.com/), looks like business as usual. They are even offering free downloads of Samba 3.0.24!
De asemenea, în spaniola.
No mod points today but I love simple and effective. This meets both standards.
Shouldn't have any problems at Atlanta. Recently went in and out of the states there. Had laptops, camera, phones, DvD player etc. Nothing got so much as a second glance. I'm a US citizen but only spend a couple of weeks per year in the US. Never have been questioned about anything more sensitive than the weather.
On the TSA side: They have about half as many security lanes open as their passenger traffic requires. This likely affects the amount of scrutiny given to any one passenger. It also means you can look forward to waiting a REALLY long time to get on a plane out of ATL.
Also, landings at Atlanta are usually bumpy and scary.
Fuel generally doesn't exit from the bottom of the tank when it's full either. The fuel pickup is usually mounted a small distance above the bottom of the tank, (or the tank has a sump area lower than the fuel pickup). The idea is to keep water from being pumped into the rest of the system.
Theoretically the remaining fuel in a nearly empty tank can slosh around and carry water, and any other crud to the pickup.
The water scenario can be real, (condensation or contaminated fuel). I've never been convinced of the "crud" problem. Generally there is a screen and/or filter at the pickup, (which is also the pressure pump in most modern cars). There will be another filter somewhere between the tank and the injection system or carburetor. Filters do a pretty good job of removing fine solids. They can trap a small amount of water but will be overwhelmed by a large quantity.
Yep. Curiosity caused me to buy a 6-CD set of something called Slackware in 1996 or so. I think the set cost DM29.95 at Media Markt, (sort of a German version of Best Buy). Have been using Linux in one form or another ever since. (Cue hazy flashback scene of distraught nerd trying to create an XF86Config file that would do better than 640x480x4 on a Matrox Mystique...)
Wish I had mod points. Likely the most sensible response in the thread. The line: "Some people are only alive because it would be illegal to kill them," rings true.
Amazing how the same folks who call for the hanging/castration/arm-breaking of spammers and scammers are now crying "OMFG this is the murder of an innocent person".
No, this was the murder of a meatspace scam artist. That fact does not make the murder legal. It does not make it pleasant. It does however, make the act more understandable.
Sorry but most MySpace clientele probably would not understand Murdoch, right-leaning, Facist, or for that matter - young progressive.
Oh shit! That could be me!
"I don't know of any actual data that is banned by the government."
Pretty sure that you will find that simple possession of kiddie porn, unauthorized US Government classified data, and possibly a few other bits is illegal.
To use your cocaine analogy - Possession of that brick of cocaine, without any intent to use or distribute it, can result in an unplanned stay in an unfriendly environment.
Fortunately there is a big difference between old tires and subway cars, (in both the composition and mass). This is more like sunken ships. Ships of wood, steel, and concrete have provided excellent marine habitat for a very long time. Those that are sunk intentionally as reefs get stripped/cleaned of hazardous materials before going down. Wartime and accidental sinkings aren't as "green" - but still work pretty well.
In a previous life I worked on fishing boats out of Indian River Inlet. There was already a good selection of wrecks in the area, including an U-Boot from WWII. All the wrecks are hot spots both for fish and for divers.