who said unbreakable? but it's pretty secure in my opinion if it lacks the following capabilities: can't load files on to it, can't load files off of it, can't connect to a computer, doesn't have a microphone, doesn't have camera, doesn't have keyboard.
agreed, this is a new device that meets the unique needs of a military nuclear submarine (the target environment). Plenty of things to rag on the military about, but I don't think this is one of them. BTW the summary would be better if it included a link to more information to the actual product:LINK
Center mass if you can, Mozambique if you have to.
what does this mean? otherwise, I really like your post. use good judgment when deciding to shoot or not to shoot, and do everything in your power to de escalate the situation without shooting.
They can put a camera on the gun today. That's what they ought to focus on. Maybe someday we'll have guns smart enough to only take disabling shots, or phasers on stun. But today, we can at least establish where a gun was pointed when it was fired, and get an idea of the situation in which it was fired which doesn't depend on testimony. These ought to be mandatory on cop guns, and optional everywhere else to start with. Maybe you need a camera on your gun for it to be legal to also possess the ammo at the same time anywhere but private property with permission, for example.
wow, I really like that idea! for cops, it's another piece of evidence for cop shootings. just like when a cop shoots somebody there's a blood test and administrative suspension automatically. it's also a good option for homeowners who want to have a gun to protect their houses, but also want some evidence of what went down for any legal headaches afterwards.
I think OP's contention is that the criminal is going to steal the gun and, at some later point, disable the disabling mechanism, at his leisure.
surely a smart gun would still be secured like a feature gun. a feature gun could just as easily be taken and reused. I thought the purpose of smart gun technology was to prevent a turn-the-tables play.,
mayhaps someday there will be groups of criminals that specialize in de-smarting firearms, presuming there's ever an actual market for the damn things to begin with.
I double checked, the NZ law is actually called the "Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act of 2013". No bullshit Patriot Act doublespeak. Give credit where credit is due.
Agreed, this was an odd statement in the summary. "Waters will rise 10 feet over the next century, and then it will become a crisis." Thanks egon Spengler! I think it's alarming enough that waters will rise 10 feet, let alone what happens after!
there's barely any difference in the lines if anything. the key point is that our current atmospheric mix is unprecedented in 500k years, and it's our fault.
true, it will take some time for CO2 levels to normalize, although I don't know if it will be millennia. The first thing we have to do is control our output to sustainable levels.
well, the planet is very different than it was 175 million years ago, with different animals, different plants, and different atmosphere. even if we could know the reactions betweenCO2, temperature, and climate back then, I don't think it would be very applicable today. Also, I don't know if there would be clear records considering how old it is. lastly, it's disingenuous of you to keep erecting moving goal posts of things climate experts need to "find out" before we stop global warming. it's like the obama birth certificate thing. he released his birth certificate, but it wasn't the one with the raised seal and the signature in blue ink!
true I guess. My only concern is that an event like this would destroy our cities, kill billions of people, and end civilizations. call my selfish but I'd rather keep things as they are, including maintaining a tight CO2/temperature band. I guess I'm a conservative in that way.
the first graph shows that the CO2 level has hovered between 200 and 300ppm for 500k years. so our current co2 concentration ~400ppm is unprecedented in the history of mankind! The graph also shows that global temperature is highly correlated with CO2 concentration.
the second graph shows that for most of the past millennium the CO2 level has been hovering at 290 ppm, which is consistent with the past. But in the past 100 years it steadily shot upwards! My conclusion is that this is strong evidence that CO2 increases are due to the large scale burning of fossil fuels that began with the industrial revolution and kept going until today. my further conclusion is that if we reduce our CO2 emissions we can bring the CO2 concentrations back to historical levels.
this is my conclusion; you may look at the same evidence and come to the same conclusion. But the important thing is to teach our children the critical thinking skills to evaluate this data. If you white wash science classes then you lose the chance to develop these skills.
i understand people wanting to protect their own business. but when they use illegal business practices to do so it's monopoly. and when the govt does it for them, it's some combination of graft, bribery, or worse
if yellow cabs think they're better than uber then let everybody compete on a level playing ground. if taxi people are right, uber is a fad that will burn itself out in a couple years.
that's ultimately the main truth. people love the service and experience in riding uber. nobody likes yellow cabs. the only thing protecting them are govt patronage. have they thought about being more pleasant?
wow i don't think you've ever used the service before. 1) it takes a couple weeks to get accepted into uber, because there are background checks and vehicle checks and insurance checks. 2) there are no meters or recording device. the smartphone app is the meter.
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who said unbreakable? but it's pretty secure in my opinion if it lacks the following capabilities: can't load files on to it, can't load files off of it, can't connect to a computer, doesn't have a microphone, doesn't have camera, doesn't have keyboard.
according to the link here it includes GoT and lotr, among others. so it's some good stuff at least.
gp is a db, but the point still stands that it's the NSA's job to provide signals intelligence outside of the US.
agreed, this is a new device that meets the unique needs of a military nuclear submarine (the target environment). Plenty of things to rag on the military about, but I don't think this is one of them. BTW the summary would be better if it included a link to more information to the actual product:LINK
very true. drilling in advance helps to engrain when to shoot and when not to shoot, for example if somebody is texting in a theater? blam blam blam!
Center mass if you can, Mozambique if you have to.
what does this mean? otherwise, I really like your post. use good judgment when deciding to shoot or not to shoot, and do everything in your power to de escalate the situation without shooting.
They can put a camera on the gun today. That's what they ought to focus on. Maybe someday we'll have guns smart enough to only take disabling shots, or phasers on stun. But today, we can at least establish where a gun was pointed when it was fired, and get an idea of the situation in which it was fired which doesn't depend on testimony. These ought to be mandatory on cop guns, and optional everywhere else to start with. Maybe you need a camera on your gun for it to be legal to also possess the ammo at the same time anywhere but private property with permission, for example.
wow, I really like that idea! for cops, it's another piece of evidence for cop shootings. just like when a cop shoots somebody there's a blood test and administrative suspension automatically. it's also a good option for homeowners who want to have a gun to protect their houses, but also want some evidence of what went down for any legal headaches afterwards.
I think OP's contention is that the criminal is going to steal the gun and, at some later point, disable the disabling mechanism, at his leisure.
surely a smart gun would still be secured like a feature gun. a feature gun could just as easily be taken and reused. I thought the purpose of smart gun technology was to prevent a turn-the-tables play.,
mayhaps someday there will be groups of criminals that specialize in de-smarting firearms, presuming there's ever an actual market for the damn things to begin with.
"jailbreaking" them?
I double checked, the NZ law is actually called the "Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act of 2013". No bullshit Patriot Act doublespeak. Give credit where credit is due.
It's only a crisis from a narrow minded perspective of puny humans
Agreed, this was an odd statement in the summary. "Waters will rise 10 feet over the next century, and then it will become a crisis." Thanks egon Spengler! I think it's alarming enough that waters will rise 10 feet, let alone what happens after!
there's barely any difference in the lines if anything. the key point is that our current atmospheric mix is unprecedented in 500k years, and it's our fault.
I still say, let's get our emissions under control first.
true, it will take some time for CO2 levels to normalize, although I don't know if it will be millennia. The first thing we have to do is control our output to sustainable levels.
well, the planet is very different than it was 175 million years ago, with different animals, different plants, and different atmosphere. even if we could know the reactions betweenCO2, temperature, and climate back then, I don't think it would be very applicable today. Also, I don't know if there would be clear records considering how old it is. lastly, it's disingenuous of you to keep erecting moving goal posts of things climate experts need to "find out" before we stop global warming. it's like the obama birth certificate thing. he released his birth certificate, but it wasn't the one with the raised seal and the signature in blue ink!
well yes, but we can try to do things in our power to preserve our way of life. Nihilism doesn't really have a place in the global warming debate.
true I guess. My only concern is that an event like this would destroy our cities, kill billions of people, and end civilizations. call my selfish but I'd rather keep things as they are, including maintaining a tight CO2/temperature band. I guess I'm a conservative in that way.
here you go.
it's a way to protest the surveillance state, and protest is a form of speech. so it's constitutionally protected.
for me the greatest clincher for man-made global warming are these two graphs:
atmospheric CO2 450,000BC to present
atmospheric CO2 1000AD to present
the first graph shows that the CO2 level has hovered between 200 and 300ppm for 500k years. so our current co2 concentration ~400ppm is unprecedented in the history of mankind! The graph also shows that global temperature is highly correlated with CO2 concentration.
the second graph shows that for most of the past millennium the CO2 level has been hovering at 290 ppm, which is consistent with the past. But in the past 100 years it steadily shot upwards! My conclusion is that this is strong evidence that CO2 increases are due to the large scale burning of fossil fuels that began with the industrial revolution and kept going until today. my further conclusion is that if we reduce our CO2 emissions we can bring the CO2 concentrations back to historical levels.
this is my conclusion; you may look at the same evidence and come to the same conclusion. But the important thing is to teach our children the critical thinking skills to evaluate this data. If you white wash science classes then you lose the chance to develop these skills.
What is being taught about climate change is not proper science. It is indoctrination.
maybe it's both? "she blinded me with science" and all that.
which scam? the global warming scam? or the climate change denier scam? In US it could go either way.
i understand people wanting to protect their own business. but when they use illegal business practices to do so it's monopoly. and when the govt does it for them, it's some combination of graft, bribery, or worse
if yellow cabs think they're better than uber then let everybody compete on a level playing ground. if taxi people are right, uber is a fad that will burn itself out in a couple years.
that's ultimately the main truth. people love the service and experience in riding uber. nobody likes yellow cabs. the only thing protecting them are govt patronage. have they thought about being more pleasant?
wow i don't think you've ever used the service before. 1) it takes a couple weeks to get accepted into uber, because there are background checks and vehicle checks and insurance checks. 2) there are no meters or recording device. the smartphone app is the meter.