One would think that the homes of diplomatic workers are as well monitored for sound, RF, and radiation attacks as the office building.
Say you have two ultrasonic alarms working at 31 KHz and 36 kHz. The difference frequency is 5 kHz and is most likely to be heard between them rather than close to them. Nontechnical people would have no understanding of this phenomenon.
So, you think because their own people were killed, they have an interest in blaming it on Russia - which has a 400 year history of peaceful relations with the Netherlands and much greater economic significance for trade - rather than little Ukraine? It doesan't make sense.
Although off-compound travel enlarges the threat surface, embassy staff are often not given the freedom of the entire nation. Even the U.S. is limiting diplomats of Pakistan to 40 km from their posts, in response to a similar limit on U.S. diplomats in Pakistan.
A good deal of international law facilitates peaceful espionage against each other. For example, the diplomatic packet - though now somewhat obsolete and more likely to be used for Amazon purchases - wasn't just for coded messages to and from the embassy but to and from the spies.
The embassy in Cuba was renovated in the '70's and has ultrasonic alarms of that vintage. The sound of more than one of them intermodulating with each other (a harmless effect) would be exactly as reported.
The problem with these reports is that the U.S. has been intensively monitoring for various forms of sound, radio waves, radiation, etc. since the Great Seal Bug. And you've got to be skeptical about anything that all of the intelligence and military agencies of the great and powerful USA can't detect.
Off-shore wind farms are a good thing to do once you've depleted the potential for on-shore ones. Most of the United States isn't built-out with on-shore wind power yet. Lots of on-shore wind generation here in California. I drove across Ohio the other day and saw very few of them, miles of open farm fields with nothing to stop the wind, and not a single turbine, though there seemed to be no absence of wind. More going in California every day. And solar is going to be required on new homes in California (except where it obviously won't work).
Well, sort of. But ICBMs are solid-fueled, because they have to be ready all of the time. Conventional rockets are liquid fueled and take half an hour to load with fuel, minimum, before launch.
Now, if you know how to make one you are a good deal on the way to make the other. But they're not really the same.
The last time I had an ARPA contract, we had to hire a part-time accountant just for that one contract. We had 6-7 developers total. There really is a vastly increased compliance and accounting responsibility when you have a government contract vs. a commercial one. This is in part because so many people have ripped off the government that they have to check everything.
Robin was friendly and helpful and took his work as a journalist seriously. His work had worldwide impact, a fact that wasn't always appreciated. Robin and I corresponded often online, and I had the pleasure to meet him in person several times, and to be introduced to his charming wife once. Goodbye, Robin!
If the point was to make a hash of existing nude photos, to recognize them and prevent them from being distributed, that could be done using an app on the user's own computer without ever transmitting the actual photo to anyone else. But hashes are easy to defeat.
This sounds so half-baked that it's really difficult to believe it's an official communication.
Also, if you actually intend to file a patent, it was never a good idea to make disclosures before filing. Besides putting doubt on whether your invention actually is an invention, the duration during which your patent can effectively be enforced runs from the data of disclosure rather than the date of filing or grant.
Actually, "First to File" is doesn't seem to be the problem you think it is at all. "First to Invent" was a problem because it invited fraud. You could find something in the open world, and pre-date your date of invention by up to 364 days from date of filing. Thus, you could claim priority over the open work. Now, the open work is always prior art on an application made after it becomes publicly available.
Here's a version formatted for Slashdot's obsolete character set:
Tesla is the most shorted stock on the market, with short positions covering more than 30% of the total stock available for trading. Tesla stock has been kited to a high price by its previous short squeezes. When the commitments on short positions came due, the holders had to buy Tesla stock at the prevailing price to fulfil their obligations. They had no choice. There weren't lots of Tesla shares available to cover the short positions, and thus the price of the stock was driven up.
What if Elon Musk was out to further kite the value of Tesla on a short squeeze, at the expense of all of the Tesla-doubters? He might act exactly as he has been: he'd divert attention from good news, and act like a flake. He'd be confident in doing this, nobody could prove it was deliberate manipulation of the stock without reading his mind. Eventually, those short positions would come due, and there would be no stock to cover them, and Tesla shares would go astronomical.
Short positions like this are called "widow makers". They can wipe out investors and sometimes drive them to suicide. Elon Musk made his fortune, and continues to, by taking risky actions that other people wouldn't dare. He obviously has an ego, and pauperizing the shorts would fit that.
Tesla is the most shorted stock on the market, with short positions covering more than 30% of the total stock available for trading. Tesla stock has been kited to a high price by its previous short squeezes. When the commitments on short positions came due, the holders had to buy Tesla stock at the prevailing price to fulfil their obligations. They had no choice. There werenâ(TM)t lots of Tesla shares available to cover the short positions, and thus the price of the stock was driven up.
What if Elon Musk was out to further kite the value of Tesla on a short squeeze, at the expense of all of the Tesla-doubters? He might act exactly as he has been: heâ(TM)d divert attention from good news, and act like a flake. Heâ(TM)d be confident in doing this, nobody could prove it was deliberate manipulation of the stock without reading his mind. Eventually, those short positions would come due, and there would be no stock to cover them, and Tesla shares would go astronomical.
Short positions like this are called âoewidow makersâ. They can wipe out investors and sometimes drive them to suicide. Elon Musk made his fortune, and continues to, by taking risky actions that other people wouldnâ(TM)t dare. He obviously has an ego, and pauperizing the shorts would fit that.
Tesla is the most shorted company on the market. About 1/3 of total shares are committed to short positions. This works tremendously to their benefit, as when shorts come due, their holders are forced to buy stock at the prevailing price in order to fulfill their short commitment. And this has previously kited the stock value to its present astronomical value.
What if Elon Musk were out to create the world's biggest short crunch and further kite the value of Tesla? He might downplay good news, and act like a flake, just to lure more people into shorting the stock.
I'm that Social Justice Warrior that some folks object to. What I have learned from this discussion is that if you really want to piss off the folks who don't like SJWs, having an affirmative action program is very highly effective. And you can start for less than $10,000 with this group: outreachy.org. Or if you don't have the cash, they can get it elsewhere and put a deserving person from a disadvantaged group (like a woman) in your organization for a 3-month internship. I am definitely going to make use of that knowledge!
After looking at the Outreachy program, I came away unconvinced that it was hiring at all. There is a $500 travel stipend and a $5000 living stipend, for 3 months. Even if they were to provide housing and food, living in any tech enclave for 3 months with $5000? I shiver at the prospect.
It's all so inocuous. Getting one's underpants in a bind over it seems way over the top.
You're right. But I have actually gotten a good look at the Outreachy program today. And it's so freaking innocuous. For 3 months of internship a $5,000 stipend for a living, and a $500 travel stipend. This is not employment. Who can live for 3 months on $5,000 anymore even if the organization is providing food and lodging. And the guy quit over that? It just doesn't make any sense.
I would have a really hard time surviving in Silicon Valley on $5,000 for 3 months. Even if they made some arrangements for housing and food. You go to court and prove that is employment. I'm not holding my breath.
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One would think that the homes of diplomatic workers are as well monitored for sound, RF, and radiation attacks as the office building.
Say you have two ultrasonic alarms working at 31 KHz and 36 kHz. The difference frequency is 5 kHz and is most likely to be heard between them rather than close to them. Nontechnical people would have no understanding of this phenomenon.
So, you think because their own people were killed, they have an interest in blaming it on Russia - which has a 400 year history of peaceful relations with the Netherlands and much greater economic significance for trade - rather than little Ukraine? It doesan't make sense.
And my blood pressure rises!
Or it could be a Zika mosquito. Or high blood pressure.
Well, the Dutch don't have a horse in this race. I'd much rather trust them than an Anonymous Coward.
Although off-compound travel enlarges the threat surface, embassy staff are often not given the freedom of the entire nation. Even the U.S. is limiting diplomats of Pakistan to 40 km from their posts, in response to a similar limit on U.S. diplomats in Pakistan.
A good deal of international law facilitates peaceful espionage against each other. For example, the diplomatic packet - though now somewhat obsolete and more likely to be used for Amazon purchases - wasn't just for coded messages to and from the embassy but to and from the spies.
The embassy in Cuba was renovated in the '70's and has ultrasonic alarms of that vintage. The sound of more than one of them intermodulating with each other (a harmless effect) would be exactly as reported.
The problem with these reports is that the U.S. has been intensively monitoring for various forms of sound, radio waves, radiation, etc. since the Great Seal Bug. And you've got to be skeptical about anything that all of the intelligence and military agencies of the great and powerful USA can't detect.
Off-shore wind farms are a good thing to do once you've depleted the potential for on-shore ones. Most of the United States isn't built-out with on-shore wind power yet. Lots of on-shore wind generation here in California. I drove across Ohio the other day and saw very few of them, miles of open farm fields with nothing to stop the wind, and not a single turbine, though there seemed to be no absence of wind. More going in California every day. And solar is going to be required on new homes in California (except where it obviously won't work).
Well, sort of. But ICBMs are solid-fueled, because they have to be ready all of the time. Conventional rockets are liquid fueled and take half an hour to load with fuel, minimum, before launch.
Now, if you know how to make one you are a good deal on the way to make the other. But they're not really the same.
The last time I had an ARPA contract, we had to hire a part-time accountant just for that one contract. We had 6-7 developers total. There really is a vastly increased compliance and accounting responsibility when you have a government contract vs. a commercial one. This is in part because so many people have ripped off the government that they have to check everything.
Robin was friendly and helpful and took his work as a journalist seriously. His work had worldwide impact, a fact that wasn't always appreciated. Robin and I corresponded often online, and I had the pleasure to meet him in person several times, and to be introduced to his charming wife once. Goodbye, Robin!
If the point was to make a hash of existing nude photos, to recognize them and prevent them from being distributed, that could be done using an app on the user's own computer without ever transmitting the actual photo to anyone else. But hashes are easy to defeat.
This sounds so half-baked that it's really difficult to believe it's an official communication.
All of you actually fell for this?
Also, if you actually intend to file a patent, it was never a good idea to make disclosures before filing. Besides putting doubt on whether your invention actually is an invention, the duration during which your patent can effectively be enforced runs from the data of disclosure rather than the date of filing or grant.
Actually, "First to File" is doesn't seem to be the problem you think it is at all. "First to Invent" was a problem because it invited fraud. You could find something in the open world, and pre-date your date of invention by up to 364 days from date of filing. Thus, you could claim priority over the open work. Now, the open work is always prior art on an application made after it becomes publicly available.
Copy and paste from the front page of perens.com seemed to be sufficient :-)
No, just scraped UTF-8 from my Wordpress.
Here's a version formatted for Slashdot's obsolete character set:
Tesla is the most shorted stock on the market, with short positions covering more than 30% of the total stock available for trading. Tesla stock has been kited to a high price by its previous short squeezes. When the commitments on short positions came due, the holders had to buy Tesla stock at the prevailing price to fulfil their obligations. They had no choice. There weren't lots of Tesla shares available to cover the short positions, and thus the price of the stock was driven up.
What if Elon Musk was out to further kite the value of Tesla on a short squeeze, at the expense of all of the Tesla-doubters? He might act exactly as he has been: he'd divert attention from good news, and act like a flake. He'd be confident in doing this, nobody could prove it was deliberate manipulation of the stock without reading his mind. Eventually, those short positions would come due, and there would be no stock to cover them, and Tesla shares would go astronomical.
Short positions like this are called "widow makers". They can wipe out investors and sometimes drive them to suicide. Elon Musk made his fortune, and continues to, by taking risky actions that other people wouldn't dare. He obviously has an ego, and pauperizing the shorts would fit that.
Tesla is the most shorted stock on the market, with short positions covering more than 30% of the total stock available for trading. Tesla stock has been kited to a high price by its previous short squeezes. When the commitments on short positions came due, the holders had to buy Tesla stock at the prevailing price to fulfil their obligations. They had no choice. There werenâ(TM)t lots of Tesla shares available to cover the short positions, and thus the price of the stock was driven up.
What if Elon Musk was out to further kite the value of Tesla on a short squeeze, at the expense of all of the Tesla-doubters? He might act exactly as he has been: heâ(TM)d divert attention from good news, and act like a flake. Heâ(TM)d be confident in doing this, nobody could prove it was deliberate manipulation of the stock without reading his mind. Eventually, those short positions would come due, and there would be no stock to cover them, and Tesla shares would go astronomical.
Short positions like this are called âoewidow makersâ. They can wipe out investors and sometimes drive them to suicide. Elon Musk made his fortune, and continues to, by taking risky actions that other people wouldnâ(TM)t dare. He obviously has an ego, and pauperizing the shorts would fit that.
Tesla is the most shorted company on the market. About 1/3 of total shares are committed to short positions. This works tremendously to their benefit, as when shorts come due, their holders are forced to buy stock at the prevailing price in order to fulfill their short commitment. And this has previously kited the stock value to its present astronomical value.
What if Elon Musk were out to create the world's biggest short crunch and further kite the value of Tesla? He might downplay good news, and act like a flake, just to lure more people into shorting the stock.
I'm that Social Justice Warrior that some folks object to. What I have learned from this discussion is that if you really want to piss off the folks who don't like SJWs, having an affirmative action program is very highly effective. And you can start for less than $10,000 with this group: outreachy.org. Or if you don't have the cash, they can get it elsewhere and put a deserving person from a disadvantaged group (like a woman) in your organization for a 3-month internship. I am definitely going to make use of that knowledge!
After looking at the Outreachy program, I came away unconvinced that it was hiring at all. There is a $500 travel stipend and a $5000 living stipend, for 3 months. Even if they were to provide housing and food, living in any tech enclave for 3 months with $5000? I shiver at the prospect.
It's all so inocuous. Getting one's underpants in a bind over it seems way over the top.
You're right. But I have actually gotten a good look at the Outreachy program today. And it's so freaking innocuous. For 3 months of internship a $5,000 stipend for a living, and a $500 travel stipend. This is not employment. Who can live for 3 months on $5,000 anymore even if the organization is providing food and lodging. And the guy quit over that? It just doesn't make any sense.
I would have a really hard time surviving in Silicon Valley on $5,000 for 3 months. Even if they made some arrangements for housing and food. You go to court and prove that is employment. I'm not holding my breath.