AFAIK, there are no exchanges where you can trade a murder in-game for a murder in real life. I wouldn't worry about it until then.
Maybe the balance we draw is that this person is only prosecuted if they try to turn ill-gotten ISKs to real dollars? Or, considering that ISKs already have value (as, I'll bet that many people he defrauded paid USDs for them), maybe we shouldn't wait.
there are anti-discrimination laws in the US, and yes, age IS one of the protected factors
The law itself discriminates based on age. Specifically, it only protects people 40 and above, so if you're younger, you can be discriminated against. In fact, this law used to protect only people 40-65 years old (meaning you could discriminate against retirees, but not people well along in their careers), but this was changed in 1986.
The rotational kinetic energy of the earth = 1/2 I * w^2
I = inerial moment = 2/5 m r^2 = 2/5 * 6E24 kg * (6,378 km)^2
w = angular speed = 2 pi / day so, the rotational kinetic energy of the earth = 2.6E29 Joules = 2.44E26 BTUs.
We're estimated to use 400-700E15 BTUs per year over the next 25 years.
Assuming 600E15 BTUs/year, it'll be 407 million years before we bring the earth to a rotational standstill. Then, when that's done, there's all that kinetic energy to tap. We've got to use it up while we can, because in 5 billion years the sun will become a red giant.
"Thank you, Bush. Thank you, U.S.A.," a jubilant Iraqi-American told a camera crew in Kansas City for a segment about reaction to the fall of Baghdad. A second report told of "another success" in the Bush administration's "drive to strengthen aviation security"; the reporter called it "one of the most remarkable campaigns in aviation history." A third segment, broadcast in January, described the administration's determination to open markets for American farmers.
The term "SSN" was used by only 68 searches - and one referred to a ship. Numbers of the format "111-11-1111" were searched 191 times. 22 of these searches had names attached. I didn't look in adjacent matches, so some more names might be inferred. Nine-digit numbers were searched 246 times. I did a quick look-over, and none of these appeared to be SSN's.
Correct. The new Magsafe connectors are much thicker... but without the extra strain-relief, they still kink and that can still cause a problem.
The cable should be designed to break (fail-open) before it shorts out. And, if it shorts out, it should melt the wires and fail-open before catching on fire.
Another alternative is to have a signal where the computer says "I'm using xx watts of power" and if the power supply sees more than that, it should shut down. But, that takes some intelligence and cost.
I don't think he's qualified to say that his adapter has zero short-circuit protection.
Here's what he says: Meaning, I can short the adapter on the DC side, generate a spark, and repeat again and again without causing the adapter to power off or any circuit breaker/fuse/GFCI outlet to cut the power.
He's expecting the wrong results. Sure, shorting any supply with output capacitors will generate a spark -- that's typical good design. The spark doesn't last long and it isn't indicative of the total energy released.
Now, if his circuit breaker or fuse triggered, I'd be concerned. That means the adapter is shorting out the mains voltage -- very bad, very dangerous. But, it apparently is not. It's good that this doesn't happen, but the guy seems to think it should. And a GFCI wouldn't trigger due to a hot-neutral short -- he would have to throw the adapter in a bathtub to have a chance of it tripping.
I'm not saying there are no problems with the adapter, but his assertion is unsupported by his evidence. I suspect that the adapter has an internal short-circuit protection that kicks in milliseconds after the spark is seen. He would need to use a current meter to detect if the circuit exists.
I use google's package tracking number all the time -- seems like some other people enjoy this, too.
user-ct-test-collection-01.txt:11218337 http to track the status of this shipment on line please use the following;http www.fedex.com tracking action track&tracknumbers 604041010003308 2006-04-28 18:31:15 This person lives in Stamford, CT and ordered a "SL150T-12 Battery" for Home Delivery (5.0 lbs.) from california. Their barcode got messed up in-transit. Left at front door. Signature Service not requested.
user-ct-test-collection-01.txt:2433634 tracking 9102013196683232299662 2006-03-19 17:33:48 Your item was delivered at 8:54 am on March 24, 2006 in CROWLEY, LA 70526.
user-ct-test-collection-01.txt:5736530 ups tracking number 1z05r57w0299803522 2006-04-12 04:01:29 Delivered on: 04/12/2006 9:59 A.M. Delivered to: SOUTH BELOIT, IL, US Service Type: 2ND DAY AIR
user-ct-test-collection-01.txt:11989465 ups tracking 1z5628500342774976 2006-05-31 17:14:22 Delivered on: 05/31/2006 6:12 P.M. Delivered to: FORT WAYNE, IN, US Service Type: GROUND
user-ct-test-collection-02.txt:2103248 tracking 91025562344468252800 2006-03-02 02:11:13 There is no record of this item.
user-ct-test-collection-02.txt:2371993 tracking 1z7e49v20341755740 2006-05-08 12:22:41 Delivered on: 05/08/2006 10:25 A.M. Delivered to: BOTHELL, WA, US Service Type: GROUND
user-ct-test-collection-02.txt:2749649 usps tracking 9121010521297356081254 2006-04-04 17:11:49 Info has been stored off-line, but USPS will send it to your email
user-ct-test-collection-02.txt:5847446 www.ups.com and enter the tracking number 1z00v4270380899979 2006-03-18 16:53:15 Delivered on: 03/20/2006 2:56 P.M. Delivered to: TEMPLE CITY, CA, US Service Type: GROUND... and so on...
There were about 120 searches for UPS "1Z..." numbers. I didn't bother parsing for USPS & UPS numbers, but there are plenty of those, too. I'm sure you'd be able to pull some names when the signature service is requested.
my thoughts, too. I looked for genealogy, either in a search or a website result name. There were a lot of proper names with middle initials and cities:
True. In Philly, they won't return all your bail money even if the judge finds the charges ridiculous. This guy is out 1 week of jail and $750, for no good reason.
What we are living in is a culture war between people who want personal freedom, and people who are immersed in irrational emotional fear.
I think it's more like:
We are living in a culture war between "people who stoke irrational emotional fear in others as form of control and to make themselves more powerful" and the people who see this as b.s.
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That makes me feel the need to transport long metal pipes on my roof, at right about SUV eye level.
I care about safety, so I've got the best brakes on the road and high-performance tires to match. It won't protect me from an idiot who is tailgating me and even if they had 0-second reaction time, would still absolutely crush my car.
It's not just spontaneous, it's environmental stress. A cargo hold is a cold, low pressure, high vibration environment . This may be the first time a newly-made battery is exposed to these factors, causing infant mortality flaws in manufacture to become aparent. Even after the infant mortality portion of the bathtub curve, reliability calculations typically rate one hour of cargo flight time as worth 10-20 hours on the ground. That flight from china may be equal to 10 days on the ground.
and potentially the font used to show the lyrics in the subtitles
This is a nitpick, but just FYI... you can copyright the file used to describe how the letters are drawn, but you can't copyright the look of the letters. Yeah, it doesn't make much sense from a protecting-artistic-work point of view, and people grumble about it often. (source)
I also noticed that the V4 Beta is now a Universal Binary. Not that that helps much with a G4 iMac, but nevertheless. Sketchup is still a PPC app, but runs well on a macintel.
V4 is also a 27MB download vs. 11MB for V3. Lots of times there is extra debug information in Beta products, but I'm not sure what the exact cause is here (except for the universal binaries, of course!)
Also today - Google's free version of Sketchup for the Mac is available: Download here More info on Sketchup - it's basically a super-intuitive CAD program for quickly getting 3D ideas down on paper.
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AFAIK, there are no exchanges where you can trade a murder in-game for a murder in real life. I wouldn't worry about it until then.
Maybe the balance we draw is that this person is only prosecuted if they try to turn ill-gotten ISKs to real dollars? Or, considering that ISKs already have value (as, I'll bet that many people he defrauded paid USDs for them), maybe we shouldn't wait.
A quick search on google, and it looks like there are several going exchange rates:
$0.40 USD per $1M ISK --> 700 billion ISK = $280,000
$0.16 USD PER $1M --> 700 billion ISK = $112,000
So, it seems his con has netted him something of value (measurable in us dollars), so I think he should be prosecuted.
there are anti-discrimination laws in the US, and yes, age IS one of the protected factors
The law itself discriminates based on age. Specifically, it only protects people 40 and above, so if you're younger, you can be discriminated against. In fact, this law used to protect only people 40-65 years old (meaning you could discriminate against retirees, but not people well along in their careers), but this was changed in 1986.
Netscape uses the terms "netsite" and "web browser" in its 1994 press releases, but not the term "website". In 95, they start using "web site".
The rotational kinetic energy of the earth = 1/2 I * w^2
I = inerial moment = 2/5 m r^2 = 2/5 * 6E24 kg * (6,378 km)^2
w = angular speed = 2 pi / day
so, the rotational kinetic energy of the earth = 2.6E29 Joules = 2.44E26 BTUs.
We're estimated to use 400-700E15 BTUs per year over the next 25 years.
Assuming 600E15 BTUs/year, it'll be 407 million years before we bring the earth to a rotational standstill. Then, when that's done, there's all that kinetic energy to tap. We've got to use it up while we can, because in 5 billion years the sun will become a red giant.
It isn't just corporate and interest groups that are doing this. What concerns me much much more is that the Bush administration is doing this, too, to advance their agenda. And it's paid for by US taxpayers.
"Thank you, Bush. Thank you, U.S.A.," a jubilant Iraqi-American told a camera crew in Kansas City for a segment about reaction to the fall of Baghdad. A second report told of "another success" in the Bush administration's "drive to strengthen aviation security"; the reporter called it "one of the most remarkable campaigns in aviation history." A third segment, broadcast in January, described the administration's determination to open markets for American farmers.
I ran a quick check:
The term "SSN" was used by only 68 searches - and one referred to a ship.
Numbers of the format "111-11-1111" were searched 191 times. 22 of these searches had names attached. I didn't look in adjacent matches, so some more names might be inferred.
Nine-digit numbers were searched 246 times. I did a quick look-over, and none of these appeared to be SSN's.
Correct. The new Magsafe connectors are much thicker... but without the extra strain-relief, they still kink and that can still cause a problem.
The cable should be designed to break (fail-open) before it shorts out. And, if it shorts out, it should melt the wires and fail-open before catching on fire.
Another alternative is to have a signal where the computer says "I'm using xx watts of power" and if the power supply sees more than that, it should shut down. But, that takes some intelligence and cost.
I don't think he's qualified to say that his adapter has zero short-circuit protection.
Here's what he says: Meaning, I can short the adapter on the DC side, generate a spark, and repeat again and again without causing the adapter to power off or any circuit breaker/fuse/GFCI outlet to cut the power.
He's expecting the wrong results. Sure, shorting any supply with output capacitors will generate a spark -- that's typical good design. The spark doesn't last long and it isn't indicative of the total energy released.
Now, if his circuit breaker or fuse triggered, I'd be concerned. That means the adapter is shorting out the mains voltage -- very bad, very dangerous. But, it apparently is not. It's good that this doesn't happen, but the guy seems to think it should. And a GFCI wouldn't trigger due to a hot-neutral short -- he would have to throw the adapter in a bathtub to have a chance of it tripping.
I'm not saying there are no problems with the adapter, but his assertion is unsupported by his evidence. I suspect that the adapter has an internal short-circuit protection that kicks in milliseconds after the spark is seen. He would need to use a current meter to detect if the circuit exists.
(why, yes, I'm an electrical engineer)
I use google's package tracking number all the time -- seems like some other people enjoy this, too.
... and so on ...
user-ct-test-collection-01.txt:11218337 http to track the status of this shipment on line please use the following;http www.fedex.com tracking action track&tracknumbers
604041010003308 2006-04-28 18:31:15
This person lives in Stamford, CT and ordered a "SL150T-12 Battery" for Home Delivery (5.0 lbs.) from california. Their barcode got messed up in-transit. Left at front door. Signature Service not requested.
user-ct-test-collection-01.txt:2433634 tracking 9102013196683232299662 2006-03-19 17:33:48
Your item was delivered at 8:54 am on March 24, 2006 in CROWLEY, LA 70526.
user-ct-test-collection-01.txt:5736530 ups tracking number 1z05r57w0299803522 2006-04-12 04:01:29
Delivered on: 04/12/2006 9:59 A.M. Delivered to: SOUTH BELOIT, IL, US Service Type: 2ND DAY AIR
user-ct-test-collection-01.txt:11989465 ups tracking 1z5628500342774976 2006-05-31 17:14:22
Delivered on: 05/31/2006 6:12 P.M. Delivered to: FORT WAYNE, IN, US Service Type: GROUND
user-ct-test-collection-02.txt:2103248 tracking 91025562344468252800 2006-03-02 02:11:13
There is no record of this item.
user-ct-test-collection-02.txt:2371993 tracking 1z7e49v20341755740 2006-05-08 12:22:41
Delivered on: 05/08/2006 10:25 A.M. Delivered to: BOTHELL, WA, US Service Type: GROUND
user-ct-test-collection-02.txt:2749649 usps tracking 9121010521297356081254 2006-04-04 17:11:49
Info has been stored off-line, but USPS will send it to your email
user-ct-test-collection-02.txt:5847446 www.ups.com and enter the tracking number 1z00v4270380899979 2006-03-18 16:53:15
Delivered on: 03/20/2006 2:56 P.M. Delivered to: TEMPLE CITY, CA, US Service Type: GROUND
There were about 120 searches for UPS "1Z..." numbers. I didn't bother parsing for USPS & UPS numbers, but there are plenty of those, too. I'm sure you'd be able to pull some names when the signature service is requested.
my thoughts, too. I looked for genealogy, either in a search or a website result name. There were a lot of proper names with middle initials and cities:
grep "geneal" | wc = 20657
True. In Philly, they won't return all your bail money even if the judge finds the charges ridiculous. This guy is out 1 week of jail and $750, for no good reason.
Wow, even their broom closets are cool !!
What we are living in is a culture war between people who want personal freedom, and people who are immersed in irrational emotional fear.
I think it's more like:
We are living in a culture war between "people who stoke irrational emotional fear in others as form of control and to make themselves more powerful" and the people who see this as b.s.
That makes me feel the need to transport long metal pipes on my roof, at right about SUV eye level.
I care about safety, so I've got the best brakes on the road and high-performance tires to match. It won't protect me from an idiot who is tailgating me and even if they had 0-second reaction time, would still absolutely crush my car.
Good point. That makes sense, because the jet was probably designed to operate with the skin under a little tension.
Cabins are still pressurized to 8000 feet, which is 70% of the pressure at sea level. It's still 4.4 psi.
It's not just spontaneous, it's environmental stress. A cargo hold is a cold, low pressure, high vibration environment . This may be the first time a newly-made battery is exposed to these factors, causing infant mortality flaws in manufacture to become aparent. Even after the infant mortality portion of the bathtub curve, reliability calculations typically rate one hour of cargo flight time as worth 10-20 hours on the ground. That flight from china may be equal to 10 days on the ground.
and potentially the font used to show the lyrics in the subtitles
This is a nitpick, but just FYI... you can copyright the file used to describe how the letters are drawn, but you can't copyright the look of the letters. Yeah, it doesn't make much sense from a protecting-artistic-work point of view, and people grumble about it often. (source)
I'VE BEEN USING LONG FILE NAMES SINCE 1978.
I SAY THE NEXT CHALLENGE IS LOWER CASE.
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Technical specifications & available configurations
That's about the data rate of a 7X DVD burner. Or a 73X CD burner.
Wow, the view from that drone is extraordinary!! On picture number 3, you can see Cmdr Heal's furrowed brow.
Amazing!
I also noticed that the V4 Beta is now a Universal Binary. Not that that helps much with a G4 iMac, but nevertheless. Sketchup is still a PPC app, but runs well on a macintel.
V4 is also a 27MB download vs. 11MB for V3. Lots of times there is extra debug information in Beta products, but I'm not sure what the exact cause is here (except for the universal binaries, of course!)
Also today - Google's free version of Sketchup for the Mac is available: Download here
More info on Sketchup - it's basically a super-intuitive CAD program for quickly getting 3D ideas down on paper.
qualia 016?... but, going along with zlogic, a cell phone would be much easier to hide in plain site.