I used to write target allocation, accessibility and optimal launch timing software for MIRVed ICBMs. I really DO NOT want to know if the solution the code came up with is correct by real world experience.
Is generally taken to mean that there is admissible evidence or testimony and someone is willing to swear (and thus subject to perjury) that the evidence relates to the requested search.
and particularly describing the place to be searched,
Case law has constrained this to mean a specific address, office, hotel room, vehicle, etc. Generally, a specific property which is controlled by the person suspected of wrongdoing.
and the persons or things to be seized
Lots of case law and Supreme Court findings that searching for one thing and finding another isn't admissible, either. If the police raid somebody's house for drugs and instead find illegal explosives, they can't prosecute the owner for the explosives charge. They can seize the explosives and the only way the owner can get them back is to get the right permits to make them legal (unlikely). I am not a lawyer and lots of fine hairs to split here.
Mr. Obama and company need to review article X of the U.S. constitution:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
This is understood to mean that just because there isn't a specific prohibition on some action doesn't mean that the action is allowed. Thus, there is NO constitutional authority that allows the President (or any one else) to ignore the constitution and, especially, the fourth amendment:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
I'd say that's pretty clear to me but I'm not a lawyer.
What the metri-nazis seem to forget is that the English or Imperial system was in use for hundreds of years simply because it was convenient for the day-to-day measurements people needed to make. Most people never need to do unit conversions. They want their cup of coffee, their pound of sugar, their so many yards of cloth. They measure their waist and inseam in inches, They don't want 250ml of coffee, they want a cup of soffee. They don't want a half kilo of coffee beans; they want a pound of coffee.
You can bastardize the metric system by adding a "metric cup" (250ml) or a "metric pound" (half a kilo) but woe be to them that use a metric cup in a recipe that calls for a cup (English) of some ingredient. They aren't the same.
That being said, I need a pint of ale to get the metric taste out of my mouth.
There was some testing done back in I think the '80s to drop launch a Minuteman from a C5A. This was back when there was the huge debate over what was then called the MX and how to base it so that the Soviets couldn't take it out with a first strike, One idea was to have nuclear armed missiles loaded on airplanes flying around so there was no possibility of a first strike. Kind of an extension of "Looking Glass" to include the weapons, too.
I usually take whatever estimate I'm given and change it to the next largest unit and double it. Thus, an estimate of two hours become four days. This is still usually less than the actual time required. And don't even get me started on projecting when some task will be completed as opposed to how much effort will be required. The above alogorithm does a reasonable job at estimating effort actually requied but determining the calendar completion date is a whole different animal.
This (cybersquatting law application) is exactly right. Also, couldn't he call Mark Zuckerberg directly? He is a diplomat.
He could try calling Zuckerburg directly but, as a guess, FB doesn't want to set a precedent for anyone of policing their content. OTOH, making Nelson get a court order means that FB doesn't have to judge (and be put in the position of having to judge) the veracity of anyone's page. It's a slippery slope and, if they're not careful, they could be held responsible for ensuring that no one is cyber-bullying, harassing someone, spreading hate or engaging in who knows what kind of politically incorrect behavior.
I wonder if the cybersquatting laws are written (or interpreted) so narrowly that he couldn't hit the imposter that way. It may not be a domain name; it's his name and identity.
So, what does this mean for the future of fully functional, general purpose, standalone computers? 'Offline computer use frustrates the march of progress,' says Winestock. 'If offline use becomes uncommon, then the great and the good will ask: "What are [you] hiding? Are you making kiddie porn? Laundering money? Spreading hate? Do you want the terrorists to win?"'
Almost all of his examples are a complete non-sequitor. How does one launder money, spread hate, help the terrorists, etc. with a computer that is NOT connected? Likewise, does this mean that all of the people who owned computers in the pre-Internet era only owned them to do these things? And none of this follows from comparing mainframes and server farms or even has anything to do with mainframes and server farms.
Sounds more like he has a guilty conscience about doing these same things from his not connected computer and should be hauled before some secret tribunal to answer for his crimes (Oh, and just denying that this is how he came to his conclusions is just further proof that he is a lying to conceal his guilt).
I find the treeware version of Scientific American to work better for the way I read it. Deep articles outside of my area of expertise don't work for me on the computer but seem to work really well on paper. I also get "Air & Space" as treeware. Lots of eye-candy for a "plane nut" like me.
You might take a look at This Film Is Not Yet Rated. Not saying it's correct. Just pointing out that treating homosexual sex more strictly than heterosexual sex has been a given in the film business for a long time. Looks like Apple is just following precedent from a different media.
BTW, it's actually a good flick. Definitely worth watching with regard to how MPAA rates movies.
I hear you. My wife has finally agreed to let me scrape Windows 8 off of her laptop and install Windows 7. I just couldn't pass up a chance to get a dig in at Windows 8. What were they thinking?
I install Fedora from the XFCE "live CD" respin. I then add what I need. I get a very functional Linux GUI and not a whole lot of junk unless I go nuts with "yum install" (which is my problem; not the Fedora XFCE maintainer's).
I'm guessing that other distro's live CDs will work as well. Just be sure it's a live CD and not a live DVD. Making things fit in 700MB enforces a discipline that isn't there on a DVD image.
Actually, they do it all of the time. Just no pays any attention since they do it all of the time. The operational readiness launches have been going on from Vandenburg for as long as Minuteman has been deployed. The Air Force also does other launches from Vandenburg on a fairly regular basis. If you know what you're looking at and/or where the missile was launched from you can tell whether it was a minuteman or something else. Most people don't know (and don't care).
No one seems to have pointed out that North Korea has no national means of detecting the launch of such a missile and it's doubtful that they have a radar that would be able to track the RVs when they hit around Kwajalein. I guess someone hanging around Vandenburg AFB (where we launch the operational readiness test flights; not an operational ICBM field) could phone Kim-jung Un and tell him we launched it but that's about it. Likewise, an ICBM launched from the U.S. at North Korea would follow a great circle ballistic trajectory that wouldn't take it anywhere near Kwaj. Nor would a missile launched from Vandenburg at Kwaj have a trajectory that looks at all like it's headed for North Korea.
Stupid diplomatic theater. Do something meaningless but make sure the world knows about it.
Content, plot, depth, character development, realistic dialogue, original material, meaningful stories, a story that stands on its own instead of relying on gimmicky special effects (especially 3D). And I don't care if it's in black and white at NTSC resolution.
It seems like they're trying really hard in this article to make it seem like the reduction of coal in the US will have no effect, while not being able to escape the fact that it does. For example, they use phrases like:
... could erase fully half the gains the United States has made...
"fully half...," why not just say half? because fully half sounds worse.
will have only a modest impact on global warming
"only a modest impact...," but still an impact. I don't want to downplay the issue, but I really do think they're overplaying it. Rather than having a article that is based in fact, we get this apparently biased piece of journalism that brings to question the integrity of the article.
And why even mention metallurgical coal? The whole idea of coking coal is to drive off as much of the hydrogen and trace impurities while leaving the carbon to be used in making steel. Conflating demand for metallurical coal with coal used for electricity generation makes no sense unless your only goal is to sensationalize.
To the OP: Your health is THE most valuable thing you have. If you're too sick to work, the work doesn't get done. Dead being the most extreme form of too sick to work.
As much as I am not a morning person, I take my exercise time "off the top." I get up and, in my case, work out on a NordicTrak classic before I go to work. Find a machine that's right for you and set aside 15 minutes to half an hour in your morning routine to work out. You may need to get up earlier. Start with 15 minutes and build from there. You'll find that getting some physical exercise means you sleep better so don't be surprised if the getting up earlier balances out.
Working out in the morning on a machine means:
- No one can take it away from you because some late day panic came up or some crisis came up at home. - It's efficient since you have to take a shower anyway (we hope). One shower takes care of both the "get ready for work" and the "sweaty from a workout" need. - You'll find it helps wake you up so you "hit the ground running." (This helps with making time) - Running and bicycling are nice but weather can interfere. Doing a machine workout inside means the weather doesn't matter. - It becomes part of your routine as opposed to something you try to fit in.
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I used to write target allocation, accessibility and optimal launch timing software for MIRVed ICBMs. I really DO NOT want to know if the solution the code came up with is correct by real world experience.
Cheers,
Dave
Greet your friend named Jack in an airport by saying, "Hi Jack." You'll get a similar response.
Cheers,
Dave
Amplifying the other response:
Is generally taken to mean that there is admissible evidence or testimony and someone is willing to swear (and thus subject to perjury) that the evidence relates to the requested search.
Case law has constrained this to mean a specific address, office, hotel room, vehicle, etc. Generally, a specific property which is controlled by the person suspected of wrongdoing.
Lots of case law and Supreme Court findings that searching for one thing and finding another isn't admissible, either. If the police raid somebody's house for drugs and instead find illegal explosives, they can't prosecute the owner for the explosives charge. They can seize the explosives and the only way the owner can get them back is to get the right permits to make them legal (unlikely). I am not a lawyer and lots of fine hairs to split here.
Cheers,
Dave
Mr. Obama and company need to review article X of the U.S. constitution:
This is understood to mean that just because there isn't a specific prohibition on some action doesn't mean that the action is allowed. Thus, there is NO constitutional authority that allows the President (or any one else) to ignore the constitution and, especially, the fourth amendment:
I'd say that's pretty clear to me but I'm not a lawyer.
Cheers,
Dave
Millions of people roaming the earth in a state that is neither alive nor dead. All in search of caffeine; not brains.
Cheers,
Dave
What the metri-nazis seem to forget is that the English or Imperial system was in use for hundreds of years simply because it was convenient for the day-to-day measurements people needed to make. Most people never need to do unit conversions. They want their cup of coffee, their pound of sugar, their so many yards of cloth. They measure their waist and inseam in inches, They don't want 250ml of coffee, they want a cup of soffee. They don't want a half kilo of coffee beans; they want a pound of coffee.
You can bastardize the metric system by adding a "metric cup" (250ml) or a "metric pound" (half a kilo) but woe be to them that use a metric cup in a recipe that calls for a cup (English) of some ingredient. They aren't the same.
That being said, I need a pint of ale to get the metric taste out of my mouth.
Cheers,
Dave
There was some testing done back in I think the '80s to drop launch a Minuteman from a C5A. This was back when there was the huge debate over what was then called the MX and how to base it so that the Soviets couldn't take it out with a first strike, One idea was to have nuclear armed missiles loaded on airplanes flying around so there was no possibility of a first strike. Kind of an extension of "Looking Glass" to include the weapons, too.
Cheers,
Dave
Any bets that this is the same exercise as the launch we didn't do back in April? We wouldn't want to have North Korea have a hissy fit or anything.
Cheers,
Dave
It's all a matter of perspective: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Ancient Computers in Use Today. Be glad they're running something written since the advent of the PC.
BTW, I'm an old Unix hacker who has moved on to Linux but the command line still rules.
Cheers,
Dave
Any bets that it will get slashdotted when it goes live? This assumes CERN will make it accessible to the 'net in general.
Cheers,
Dave
I usually take whatever estimate I'm given and change it to the next largest unit and double it. Thus, an estimate of two hours become four days. This is still usually less than the actual time required. And don't even get me started on projecting when some task will be completed as opposed to how much effort will be required. The above alogorithm does a reasonable job at estimating effort actually requied but determining the calendar completion date is a whole different animal.
Cheers,
Dave
This (cybersquatting law application) is exactly right. Also, couldn't he call Mark Zuckerberg directly? He is a diplomat.
He could try calling Zuckerburg directly but, as a guess, FB doesn't want to set a precedent for anyone of policing their content. OTOH, making Nelson get a court order means that FB doesn't have to judge (and be put in the position of having to judge) the veracity of anyone's page. It's a slippery slope and, if they're not careful, they could be held responsible for ensuring that no one is cyber-bullying, harassing someone, spreading hate or engaging in who knows what kind of politically incorrect behavior.
Cheers,
Dave
I wonder if the cybersquatting laws are written (or interpreted) so narrowly that he couldn't hit the imposter that way. It may not be a domain name; it's his name and identity.
Cheers,
Dave
Almost all of his examples are a complete non-sequitor. How does one launder money, spread hate, help the terrorists, etc. with a computer that is NOT connected? Likewise, does this mean that all of the people who owned computers in the pre-Internet era only owned them to do these things? And none of this follows from comparing mainframes and server farms or even has anything to do with mainframes and server farms.
Sounds more like he has a guilty conscience about doing these same things from his not connected computer and should be hauled before some secret tribunal to answer for his crimes (Oh, and just denying that this is how he came to his conclusions is just further proof that he is a lying to conceal his guilt).
How's that for a little non-sequitor inuendo?
Cheers,
Dave
I find the treeware version of Scientific American to work better for the way I read it. Deep articles outside of my area of expertise don't work for me on the computer but seem to work really well on paper. I also get "Air & Space" as treeware. Lots of eye-candy for a "plane nut" like me.
Cheers,
Dave
You might take a look at This Film Is Not Yet Rated. Not saying it's correct. Just pointing out that treating homosexual sex more strictly than heterosexual sex has been a given in the film business for a long time. Looks like Apple is just following precedent from a different media.
BTW, it's actually a good flick. Definitely worth watching with regard to how MPAA rates movies.
Cheers,
Dave
I hear you. My wife has finally agreed to let me scrape Windows 8 off of her laptop and install Windows 7. I just couldn't pass up a chance to get a dig in at Windows 8. What were they thinking?
Cheers,
Dave
I install Fedora from the XFCE "live CD" respin. I then add what I need. I get a very functional Linux GUI and not a whole lot of junk unless I go nuts with "yum install" (which is my problem; not the Fedora XFCE maintainer's).
I'm guessing that other distro's live CDs will work as well. Just be sure it's a live CD and not a live DVD. Making things fit in 700MB enforces a discipline that isn't there on a DVD image.
Cheers,
Dave
Wait until Microsoft tries to force everyone to move to Windows 8.
Cheers,
Dave
Actually, they do it all of the time. Just no pays any attention since they do it all of the time. The operational readiness launches have been going on from Vandenburg for as long as Minuteman has been deployed. The Air Force also does other launches from Vandenburg on a fairly regular basis. If you know what you're looking at and/or where the missile was launched from you can tell whether it was a minuteman or something else. Most people don't know (and don't care).
Cheers,
Dave
No one seems to have pointed out that North Korea has no national means of detecting the launch of such a missile and it's doubtful that they have a radar that would be able to track the RVs when they hit around Kwajalein. I guess someone hanging around Vandenburg AFB (where we launch the operational readiness test flights; not an operational ICBM field) could phone Kim-jung Un and tell him we launched it but that's about it. Likewise, an ICBM launched from the U.S. at North Korea would follow a great circle ballistic trajectory that wouldn't take it anywhere near Kwaj. Nor would a missile launched from Vandenburg at Kwaj have a trajectory that looks at all like it's headed for North Korea.
Stupid diplomatic theater. Do something meaningless but make sure the world knows about it.
Cheers,
Dave
Content, plot, depth, character development, realistic dialogue, original material, meaningful stories, a story that stands on its own instead of relying on gimmicky special effects (especially 3D). And I don't care if it's in black and white at NTSC resolution.
Cheers,
Dave
It seems like they're trying really hard in this article to make it seem like the reduction of coal in the US will have no effect, while not being able to escape the fact that it does. For example, they use phrases like:
... could erase fully half the gains the United States has made ...
"fully half...," why not just say half? because fully half sounds worse.
will have only a modest impact on global warming
"only a modest impact...," but still an impact. I don't want to downplay the issue, but I really do think they're overplaying it. Rather than having a article that is based in fact, we get this apparently biased piece of journalism that brings to question the integrity of the article.
And why even mention metallurgical coal? The whole idea of coking coal is to drive off as much of the hydrogen and trace impurities while leaving the carbon to be used in making steel. Conflating demand for metallurical coal with coal used for electricity generation makes no sense unless your only goal is to sensationalize.
Cheers,
Dave
There. Fixed that subject for you.
To the OP: Your health is THE most valuable thing you have. If you're too sick to work, the work doesn't get done. Dead being the most extreme form of too sick to work.
As much as I am not a morning person, I take my exercise time "off the top." I get up and, in my case, work out on a NordicTrak classic before I go to work. Find a machine that's right for you and set aside 15 minutes to half an hour in your morning routine to work out. You may need to get up earlier. Start with 15 minutes and build from there. You'll find that getting some physical exercise means you sleep better so don't be surprised if the getting up earlier balances out.
Working out in the morning on a machine means:
- No one can take it away from you because some late day panic came up or some crisis came up at home.
- It's efficient since you have to take a shower anyway (we hope). One shower takes care of both the "get ready for work" and the "sweaty from a workout" need.
- You'll find it helps wake you up so you "hit the ground running." (This helps with making time)
- Running and bicycling are nice but weather can interfere. Doing a machine workout inside means the weather doesn't matter.
- It becomes part of your routine as opposed to something you try to fit in.
Cheers,
Dave
It looks like /. needs a sacasm tag. Check out the other responses. Sad.
Cheers,
Dave