Unless you are asexual, and reproduce by budding. I personally wouldn't like that; it gives you all the burdens of being a single parent without any of the joys that made you a parent in the first place!
The rule of thumb we used for FOUO was "Don't keep it in plain sight and don't tell anyone you have it, but if someone asks specifically for it, you can show it."
15 years ago, computers weren't widely available at the battalion level. Furthermore, power supplies were unreliable--you can't run a generator tactically, and you never have enough batteries--so hand encryption made sense.
Next thing you know, you'll tell me you can't use a slide rule!
I agree. An astute observation came from a member the OPFOR, the "Red Army" used at the Fort Irwin, California National Training Center, in briefing materials. Too many commanders used improvised codes instead relying on the tactical codebook or the CEOI; they were very easy to break.
This is not necessarily true. They could have developed a system that was so unusable and with so high development costs, that the only thing to do was to pull the plug on the project. The IRS has had to do this at least once in the last decade.
The better path for the FBI would be to develop a gradual improvement in software, thoroughly testing each app for compatibility with the existing system. That's not the type of project that Federal empire builders and big contractors want.
No. It doesn't because there are many, many churches and people in that church, and to say "all priests" is like saying "all Democrats" or "all software engineers."
The Kennedy Space Flight Center museum is up and running. I visited it two weeks ago. The museum is supported by admission fees; no tax dollars are involved. The Saturn is in a complex that includes the original Apollo launch control center, and part of the tour is a recreation of the Apollo 8 launch, which was the first Saturn V lanuch. I took lots of pictures; this was the most powerful engine built, after all, though I think the Delta 4 Heavy might be more powerful.
'Most' religions? Isn't that a rather sweeping statement? And don't most religious organizations exist firstly to take care of the spiritual needs of its members? Charity is a mandate for Christians and Jews, but it's not the only thing churches and synagogues must handle in this world.
There will be infrastructure costs for buildings, salaries, insurance, mortgages, and other things any organization needs. Compared to the mortgage, a gold altar might be a small expense. And it might be gilded paint done by a person of talent.
Of course, there are well-publicized cases of televangelists' churches that pocketed money and enabled the ministers to live a lavish lifestyle. The PTL Club and the Bakkers were like this; however, other ministries, such as Coral Ridge Ministries, have opened their ledgers for inspection. The Catholic Church has many precious works of art, but it also has dioceses in the U.S. where parishes are being closed because the cost of maintaining church property is too high (especially with high legal settlement costs)
As in any other establishment, be aware of where your money is going. However, to attack religion without specifics is a sign of mental laziness. If you attack an institution so broad as "most religions," then you don't have any effect but making yourself feel good for a while. Pick your targets for more effect. Better yet, why not find a religious institute that is spiritually satisfying and effective with its money?
Let us also remember that these 65,000 ft airships can also be used for surveillance. The U.S. military apparently has a black program using these as well.
There may be no obvious immediate use for mechanical analogs of digital circuits, when digital circuits are orders of maginitude faster than mechanical circuits, but dismissing the idea out of hand reminds me of old scientists telling the newspaper that "There's no need for flying machines here!"
Besides, a steam-powered computer would be really fun to build!
"If there's one thing you should remember from the comments on this topic, it is that the USA pisses a lot of people off. Instead of telling them that they should not be pissed off, maybe you need to start thinking about why people are so aggravated."
Considering that the Russian Federation has just developed a long-range cruise missile capacity, and that China has an advanced aerospace capacity and can make cruise missiles, too, I want their missiles to miss if they're aimed at me. (The purpose of air defense, by the way, is not to shoot down enemy aircraft; it's to make them MISS.)
Tibet, I might point out, is part of China--reluctantly, but part of China, and the Chinese don't have to turn off the GPS to figure out what's there. A good topographic map and a compass will give every Chinese second lieutenant the chance to drive his convoy off the edge of a cliff, just as they do in all armies with new officers.
The navigation system wouldn't have told a relatively untrained pilot where they were, and the White House is also surrounded by a number of buildings approximately the same height or higher, such as the Executive Office Building, the Old Executive Office Building, the stuff on 15th and G Street, and so forth. The only clear approach would have been from the south, and there was, ironically, too much of a risk of a mid-air collision from traffic at National Airport.
It seems to me that as the more computer-savvy get older, there will be fewer problems with social isolation. We will all be in our rooms, but we'll have IM and Email and mind-challenging programs... and then we'll have Slashdot to rot our minds!
William Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience, 1789.
Little lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee, Gave thee life, and bade thee feed By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, wooly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice? Little lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee?
Little lamb, I'll tell thee; Little lamb, I'll tell thee: He is called by thy name, For He calls Himself a lamb, He is meek, and He is mild, He became a little child; I a child, and Thee a Lamb, We are called by His Name. Little lamb, God bless thee! Little lamb, God bless thee!
And 500 posts and I'm the first one to think of this poem?
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There are those of us who have military training who have an idea what's going on over there. The combat is messy, but having taken Fallujah in street fighting, the Coalition has denied the insurgents a major base city.
One thing I've noticed that is significant: al-Jazeera has quieted down. They aren't able to get the communiques from the insurgents as well as they did in the past.
Overall, it looks as if the fighting is going well for the Coalition, and the Tet offensive of THIS war was done BY the Marines, not TO the Marines.
I believe Stirlings have been proposed for cars, but they need a long warmup time to get to full efficiency.
On the other hand, using Stirlings as auxiliary power is intriguing. I can see using them in combination with photoelectric cells. The photoelectric cells generate electricity, leaving about 90% of the energy untouched as heat; the Stirlings tap that heat and generate more energy.
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Unless you are asexual, and reproduce by budding. I personally wouldn't like that; it gives you all the burdens of being a single parent without any of the joys that made you a parent in the first place!
The rule of thumb we used for FOUO was "Don't keep it in plain sight and don't tell anyone you have it, but if someone asks specifically for it, you can show it."
15 years ago, computers weren't widely available at the battalion level. Furthermore, power supplies were unreliable--you can't run a generator tactically, and you never have enough batteries--so hand encryption made sense.
Next thing you know, you'll tell me you can't use a slide rule!
I agree. An astute observation came from a member the OPFOR, the "Red Army" used at the Fort Irwin, California National Training Center, in briefing materials. Too many commanders used improvised codes instead relying on the tactical codebook or the CEOI; they were very easy to break.
If it's too hard to use, no one uses a system.
I used a retracted ballpoint pen as a dialer.
The Air Force also has RED HORSE civil engineering units that put together a house in hours... or take it apart.
This is not necessarily true. They could have developed a system that was so unusable and with so high development costs, that the only thing to do was to pull the plug on the project. The IRS has had to do this at least once in the last decade.
The better path for the FBI would be to develop a gradual improvement in software, thoroughly testing each app for compatibility with the existing system. That's not the type of project that Federal empire builders and big contractors want.
" But, if you're recording the hold music, the RIAA might have a thing or two to say about it."
They really need those royalties from "Tiny Tim Sings the Ring Cycle!"
No. It doesn't because there are many, many churches and people in that church, and to say "all priests" is like saying "all Democrats" or "all software engineers."
Microsoft United.
Can they train a robot to roll on the ground, screaming "My support units!" in hope of drawing a penalty shot?
Maybe the Italian robots.
The Kennedy Space Flight Center museum is up and running. I visited it two weeks ago. The museum is supported by admission fees; no tax dollars are involved. The Saturn is in a complex that includes the original Apollo launch control center, and part of the tour is a recreation of the Apollo 8 launch, which was the first Saturn V lanuch. I took lots of pictures; this was the most powerful engine built, after all, though I think the Delta 4 Heavy might be more powerful.
'Most' religions? Isn't that a rather sweeping statement? And don't most religious organizations exist firstly to take care of the spiritual needs of its members? Charity is a mandate for Christians and Jews, but it's not the only thing churches and synagogues must handle in this world.
There will be infrastructure costs for buildings, salaries, insurance, mortgages, and other things any organization needs. Compared to the mortgage, a gold altar might be a small expense. And it might be gilded paint done by a person of talent.
Of course, there are well-publicized cases of televangelists' churches that pocketed money and enabled the ministers to live a lavish lifestyle. The PTL Club and the Bakkers were like this; however, other ministries, such as Coral Ridge Ministries, have opened their ledgers for inspection. The Catholic Church has many precious works of art, but it also has dioceses in the U.S. where parishes are being closed because the cost of maintaining church property is too high (especially with high legal settlement costs)
As in any other establishment, be aware of where your money is going. However, to attack religion without specifics is a sign of mental laziness. If you attack an institution so broad as "most religions," then you don't have any effect but making yourself feel good for a while. Pick your targets for more effect. Better yet, why not find a religious institute that is spiritually satisfying and effective with its money?
Let us also remember that these 65,000 ft airships can also be used for surveillance. The U.S. military apparently has a black program using these as well.
There may be no obvious immediate use for mechanical analogs of digital circuits, when digital circuits are orders of maginitude faster than mechanical circuits, but dismissing the idea out of hand reminds me of old scientists telling the newspaper that "There's no need for flying machines here!"
Besides, a steam-powered computer would be really fun to build!
"If there's one thing you should remember from the comments on this topic, it is that the USA pisses a lot of people off. Instead of telling them that they should not be pissed off, maybe you need to start thinking about why people are so aggravated."
Who cares what you think?
Considering that the Russian Federation has just developed a long-range cruise missile capacity, and that China has an advanced aerospace capacity and can make cruise missiles, too, I want their missiles to miss if they're aimed at me. (The purpose of air defense, by the way, is not to shoot down enemy aircraft; it's to make them MISS.)
Tibet, I might point out, is part of China--reluctantly, but part of China, and the Chinese don't have to turn off the GPS to figure out what's there. A good topographic map and a compass will give every Chinese second lieutenant the chance to drive his convoy off the edge of a cliff, just as they do in all armies with new officers.
The navigation system wouldn't have told a relatively untrained pilot where they were, and the White House is also surrounded by a number of buildings approximately the same height or higher, such as the Executive Office Building, the Old Executive Office Building, the stuff on 15th and G Street, and so forth. The only clear approach would have been from the south, and there was, ironically, too much of a risk of a mid-air collision from traffic at National Airport.
Because it allows ancient measures of magnitude to be on the same scale as modern measures.
It seems to me that as the more computer-savvy get older, there will be fewer problems with social isolation. We will all be in our rooms, but we'll have IM and Email and mind-challenging programs... and then we'll have Slashdot to rot our minds!
LITTLE LAMB, WHO MADE THEE?
William Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience, 1789.
Little lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee,
Gave thee life, and bade thee feed
By the stream and o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing, wooly, bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice?
Little lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Little lamb, I'll tell thee;
Little lamb, I'll tell thee:
He is called by thy name,
For He calls Himself a lamb,
He is meek, and He is mild,
He became a little child;
I a child, and Thee a Lamb,
We are called by His Name.
Little lamb, God bless thee!
Little lamb, God bless thee!
And 500 posts and I'm the first one to think of this poem?
There are those of us who have military training who have an idea what's going on over there. The combat is messy, but having taken Fallujah in street fighting, the Coalition has denied the insurgents a major base city.
One thing I've noticed that is significant: al-Jazeera has quieted down. They aren't able to get the communiques from the insurgents as well as they did in the past.
Overall, it looks as if the fighting is going well for the Coalition, and the Tet offensive of THIS war was done BY the Marines, not TO the Marines.
Dumb Phone: Duh? Hello... no, Bob's not here...
Bob: You idiot, I'm right over here! Who's on the line? Hello? (pause) They hung up. Who was it?
Dumb Phone: Some dude.
Bob: Which dude? What did he say?
Dumb Phone: I think it was an Ira... and an Audrey? I don't know.
Bob: Did he leave a number?
Dumb Phone: I didn't have a pencil.
Bob: You don't need a pencil, you can record the message, you idiot!
Dumb Phone: I can't figure out which button is "record."
Bob: Who designed your software, anyway?
Dumb Phone: Some dude named Bill. Chill. Fear Factor is on.
" Go to a Nasa facility sometime-this is already _happening_-there are _lots_ of Indians that work at Nasa."
Such as one of the crew of the Columbia.
Should you mod yourself down, then?
I believe Stirlings have been proposed for cars, but they need a long warmup time to get to full efficiency.
On the other hand, using Stirlings as auxiliary power is intriguing. I can see using them in combination with photoelectric cells. The photoelectric cells generate electricity, leaving about 90% of the energy untouched as heat; the Stirlings tap that heat and generate more energy.
Who says a solution has to be all-or nothing?