are on opposite ends of the electromagnetic spectrum. well opposite ends of the spectrum we actually use. The Microwave "cameras" you are thinking of are most likely the millimeter wave, synthetic aperture radar satellites. these are used to augment visible light satellites, because they can image through clouds and at night. they cannot see through walls. They have a much poorer resolution than visible light imaging, because microwaves are a much longer wavelength. The maximum theoretical resolution, i think, is about 1 metre (vs. ~10 cm for the big visible light cameras)and in practice is probably worse. X-Rays would be useless for satellite photography, because the atmosphere absorbs them almost completely. Longer wavelenghts are used to see through obstacles like trees, but their resolution is worse ( longer wavelenth = poorer resolution).
The NSA may be exempt from many laws, but the laws of physics are not among them.
Yeah, but a federal judge has already ruled that "You've Got Mail" is not a protected trademark. Of course, AOL is probably appealing this ruling, so they have to keep up appearances. ^..^ ( @ ) ^..^
It says this here card can only do 15 million triangles per second. Playstation 2 can do 75 million. I don't think this is gonna put Playstation2 out of business.
Customs agents in airports can take your tickets and any cash you're carrying if they suspect you are going to use it to buy drugs. They don't have to charge you, question you, or explain anything to you, and they don't have to give it back. sounds like the Government is becoming as paranoid about computers as they are about drugs. ^..^ ( @ )
an encrypted hard drive might attract their attention and get them to look at it faster. then they get a subpoena for your key, and you end up sitting in jail until you're ready to cough it up, and then, even when they don't find anything, they charge you with destroying evidence because they found some deleted files they couldn't recover, and some judge has already issued an order barring you from ever being in the same room with a computer for the rest of your life. ^..^ ( @ )
The government that was instated in 1776 was there to insure that the white, male, land owning aristocracy would retain their own liberty as well as control of the government. Ordinary citizens were considered too stupid to vote or be given any responsibility in governement.
If you are really convinced this is true, try this for fun. Withdraw $5000 from the bank and put it in a suitcase. Go to Dallas and buy a round trip ticket to anywhere in Mexico. Pay cash. Make sure the return date is the same as the departure date. See how long it takes before the customs agents at the airport confiscate your ticket and $5000, send you on your way and you never hear from them again. No crime committed, no charges filed, no hearing and no trial.
Seems to me this law is just insurance that such a search cannot be excluded at trial. Current laws allow surrepetitious entry to plant microphones and cameras, and those warrants are upheld at trial, most likely a warrant to plant sniffer software would be upheld too. they just don't want it to be decided by a judge. ^..^ ( @ )
Networks sell adds based on ratings. Ratings are based on how many people are watching the program at the time it airs. People who record it and watch at a later time aren't counted. ]
Digital cable from Adelphia in Buffalo is terrible. $45 a month for basic package, bad artifacting (maked VCDs look good), most channels are still analog, and the box is sloooowww. DBS is a much, much better deal.
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... on some older arcade games ( can't remember which ones). .^ .^
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are on opposite ends of the electromagnetic spectrum. well opposite ends of the spectrum we actually use. The Microwave "cameras" you are thinking of are most likely the millimeter wave, synthetic aperture radar satellites. these are used to augment visible light satellites, because they can image through clouds and at night. they cannot see through walls. They have a much poorer resolution than visible light imaging, because microwaves are a much longer wavelength. The maximum theoretical resolution, i think, is about 1 metre (vs. ~10 cm for the big visible light cameras)and in practice is probably worse. X-Rays would be useless for satellite photography, because the atmosphere absorbs them almost completely. Longer wavelenghts are used to see through obstacles like trees, but their resolution is worse ( longer wavelenth = poorer resolution).
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The NSA may be exempt from many laws, but the laws of physics are not among them.
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Yeah, but a federal judge has already ruled that "You've Got Mail" is not a protected trademark. Of course, AOL is probably appealing this ruling, so they have to keep up appearances. .^ .^
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there are simple utilities around to crack passwords on just about every bios around .^
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It says this here card can only do 15 million triangles per second. Playstation 2 can do 75 million. I don't think this is gonna put Playstation2 out of business.
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You can get a motherboard with 533MHz Alpha for about $400 US.
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The courts kee reinterpreting the word unreasonable. .^
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Customs agents in airports can take your tickets and any cash you're carrying if they suspect you are going to use it to buy drugs. They don't have to charge you, question you, or explain anything to you, and they don't have to give it back. sounds like the Government is becoming as paranoid about computers as they are about drugs. .^
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an encrypted hard drive might attract their attention and get them to look at it faster. then they get a subpoena for your key, and you end up sitting in jail until you're ready to cough it up, and then, even when they don't find anything, they charge you with destroying evidence because they found some deleted files they couldn't recover, and some judge has already issued an order barring you from ever being in the same room with a computer for the rest of your life. .^
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even if it's $500.00 and the size of a dishwasher. .^
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Maybe there will be a journaling file system for linux by then. .^
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woo-hoo!!!
Can't wait for the "Me Too!" show, and infomercials for "make money fast" pyramid schemes. .^
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The government that was instated in 1776 was there to insure that the white, male, land owning aristocracy would retain their own liberty as well as control of the government. Ordinary citizens were considered too stupid to vote or be given any responsibility in governement.
woo hoo! 209th
If you are really convinced this is true, try this for fun. Withdraw $5000 from the bank and put it in a suitcase. Go to Dallas and buy a round trip ticket to anywhere in Mexico. Pay cash. Make sure the return date is the same as the departure date. See how long it takes before the customs agents at the airport confiscate your ticket and $5000, send you on your way and you never hear from them again. No crime committed, no charges filed, no hearing and no trial.
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Seems to me this law is just insurance that such a search cannot be excluded at trial. Current laws allow surrepetitious entry to plant microphones and cameras, and those warrants are upheld at trial, most likely a warrant to plant sniffer software would be upheld too. they just don't want it to be decided by a judge. .^
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... is a CD player with a buit in mp3 decoder. Or something like Rio that uses CDs instead of flash memory. Anyone have anything like this?
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they went bankrupt because nobody can figure out how or where to buy one of their phones.
yeh, you would think they could sprung for one of those camcorders with the image stabilisation feature. .^
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If France can win the world championship, it can't be much of a sport.
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Tragic, story, deserves its share of coverage, but to preempt Style with Elsa Klensch for this is just wrong.
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What he said was no widely accepted GUI. this was true 6 mos ago, and probably still is today. Maybe he should have said "Standard" GUI.
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Networks sell adds based on ratings. Ratings are based on how many people are watching the program at the time it airs. People who record it and watch at a later time aren't counted. ]
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Digital cable from Adelphia in Buffalo is terrible. $45 a month for basic package, bad artifacting (maked VCDs look good), most channels are still analog, and the box is sloooowww.
DBS is a much, much better deal.