Later this month, Sirius is coming out with their portable unit, the S50, that will be able to record 3 streams as well as store mp3s for portable listening. I think its a safe bet that the satellite radio recordings will be kept on a separate bank of flash chips that can't be accessed by the USB port or some other kind of proprietary format for the recorded programs.
The RIAA would have a fit if one could simply move the files onto the harddrive in an unencumbered format so easily.
Instead of overloading the Post Office with "Where are you?" notes and "Here I am!" responses, people were able to use the Internet to send E-mail.
Face it, people - the Internet did what it was supposed to do: stay connected even during emergencies. We've gotten used to it, our non-immediate disaster relief efforts now expects Internet access, and we made use of it when the usual media failed.
Given the hardest hit areas with no electricity or telecom services to speak of, amateur radio deserves the credit for getting communications in and out of the area first. The internet came into play in the outlying areas or areas that had some facilities restored. Amateur radio operators train to handle emergency and welfare traffic using alternative power sources so they aren't dependent on whenever electricity is brought back.
Next step up would be to have a ham license so you could talk back. Although...in an emergency I'm not sure how strict the FCC would be if you didn't have one.
It's not enough to simply have a license, but to have at least some training in emergency communications. Nothing would screw up an emergency net more than some unlicensed or naively untrained hams jumping in, regarless of good intentions.
I'd rather see the scene where a young Ensign Akbar struggles to succinctly describe a confining or undesirable circumstance from which escape or relief is difficult.
Most of the annoying calls coming in now are pretending to be "surveys," rather than sales calls
At home, I get an automated recording on the machine (from a telemarketer, no doubt), saying that isn't a sales call. What good is is law if simply saying "this isn't a sales call" makes it so, even if they are trying to sell you something?
do i trust the autorities with my freedoms? no. but i know they aren't the threat to me right now. i simply don't understand people who see more menace in western authorities than in terrorist's actions.
Terrorists can blow up this and that until the cows come home. Only elected officials can take away the freedoms and liberties that many hold dear. Politicans clamping down on the free movement and privacy of his/her constituents in the name of terror reminds me of a schoolteacher that would punish the entire class for the deeds of a few citing "don't blame me, they ruined it for everyone and now everyone has to pay".
A radio could be quite useful, but not nearly as useful as a couple of cases of bottled water.
If the situation is properly run, not like the NOLA fiasco, the radio could prove to be more useful, directing you to shelters, food/water canteens, and evacuation points. You can't get all that from a bottle of water.
Yes, I'm mad. Mad at this happening, mad at this not getting more attention, mad at people who think I'm crazy for bringing it up. This is unacceptable.
The decay of discourse brought on by partisan politics in the US rears its ugly head again.
People who complain about the voting system are seen as sore loser Democrats or third party wackos looking to reverse the outcome of the election. Of course, many of these same people were dreadfully silent when the republicans pulled their tricks in the 2000 election, because (in the exact words of a respected friend of mine who was a staunch republican at the time) "my guy won".
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The possible side effects are pretty scary, though. My favorite quote is from the CNN Article:
"[Critics] paint the frighteningly surreal image of a worst-case scenario: a transplanted face being rejected and sloughing away, leaving the patient worse off than before."
And I used to think that anal leakage was a scary side effect, that's nothing comparing to a soughing face! Thank god I'm not in a position for now where I have to make a decision like that, but it sure is a high price to pay for looking "normal" again.
As an alternative one can always report to the licensing boards and ask for review by a panel of experts and specialists instead of setting up a novice 'peoples' court and run a witch hunt.
Doctors overseeing doctors? Why is that not the fox guarding the henhouse?
If Patients who may be not be satisfied due to a combination of myriad factors start using the Web primarly as a means to get back at the doctors, what is going to stop the Doctors to retaliate likewise by releasing confidential health details about their patients if they are not satisfied with the patients for example?
As a doctor, I'm sure you're aware of HIPAA and the serious penalties for violations.
Wild West tactics might only backfire on the general population.
So back in the Wild West days, if someone was accused of something, they didn't lynch them in the town square, but ran back to their bunkhouses and blogged about it? Not even in the same ballpark.
Do you meen the rapid reaction of the President after he was told that we were under attack on 9/11, or do you mean the carefully crafted wisdom of the consensus (plurality, fine) that believed that "most" or "some" of the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqi in 2003?
Playing the devils advocate:
In this mobile world where one can buy a plane ticket and be almost anywhere in a day, its it really impossible for 9/11 hijackers to be aligned with Iraq, but not of Iraqi descent?
Right now, we have Afgani warlords of questionable motives fighting under the US forces in Afganistan, but thats like saying they can't possibly be fighting with the US because they aren't of American descent.
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Later this month, Sirius is coming out with their portable unit, the S50, that will be able to record 3 streams as well as store mp3s for portable listening. I think its a safe bet that the satellite radio recordings will be kept on a separate bank of flash chips that can't be accessed by the USB port or some other kind of proprietary format for the recorded programs.
The RIAA would have a fit if one could simply move the files onto the harddrive in an unencumbered format so easily.
Every Marine shoots from the 200, 300, and 500 yard lines.
Damn, thats a far way to go to get a first down.
Instead of overloading the Post Office with "Where are you?" notes and "Here I am!" responses, people were able to use the Internet to send E-mail.
Face it, people - the Internet did what it was supposed to do: stay connected even during emergencies. We've gotten used to it, our non-immediate disaster relief efforts now expects Internet access, and we made use of it when the usual media failed.
Given the hardest hit areas with no electricity or telecom services to speak of, amateur radio deserves the credit for getting communications in and out of the area first. The internet came into play in the outlying areas or areas that had some facilities restored. Amateur radio operators train to handle emergency and welfare traffic using alternative power sources so they aren't dependent on whenever electricity is brought back.
That would explain his bestseller Enders Game Part 2: You Got it Dude.
Rectum? It nearly killed 'em!
I think we know how this one ends...
Actually, I'm pretty sure we missed this one. Care to fill us in?
Next step up would be to have a ham license so you could talk back. Although...in an emergency I'm not sure how strict the FCC would be if you didn't have one.
It's not enough to simply have a license, but to have at least some training in emergency communications. Nothing would screw up an emergency net more than some unlicensed or naively untrained hams jumping in, regarless of good intentions.
Given the deep hate of spam around here, I don't imagine you'll need to bring much to make a stop by Ronnie Scelson's house to point and laugh.
I'd rather see the scene where a young Ensign Akbar struggles to succinctly describe a confining or undesirable circumstance from which escape or relief is difficult.
Yes, but a beowulf cluster of full stomachs just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?
Most of the annoying calls coming in now are pretending to be "surveys," rather than sales calls
At home, I get an automated recording on the machine (from a telemarketer, no doubt), saying that isn't a sales call. What good is is law if simply saying "this isn't a sales call" makes it so, even if they are trying to sell you something?
What's a geek to do?
With the liberal use of the word "trap" in the story, carrying Admiral Akbar action figures in it sounds like an appropriate use for the bag.
This must be a prank that the reporter swallowed hook, line, and sinker.
do i trust the autorities with my freedoms? no. but i know they aren't the threat to me right now. i simply don't understand people who see more menace in western authorities than in terrorist's actions.
Terrorists can blow up this and that until the cows come home. Only elected officials can take away the freedoms and liberties that many hold dear. Politicans clamping down on the free movement and privacy of his/her constituents in the name of terror reminds me of a schoolteacher that would punish the entire class for the deeds of a few citing "don't blame me, they ruined it for everyone and now everyone has to pay".
Remember KISS
I fail to see how rocking & rolling all night and partying everyday will resolve the situation.
A radio could be quite useful, but not nearly as useful as a couple of cases of bottled water.
If the situation is properly run, not like the NOLA fiasco, the radio could prove to be more useful, directing you to shelters, food/water canteens, and evacuation points. You can't get all that from a bottle of water.
Yes, I'm mad. Mad at this happening, mad at this not getting more attention, mad at people who think I'm crazy for bringing it up. This is unacceptable.
The decay of discourse brought on by partisan politics in the US rears its ugly head again.
People who complain about the voting system are seen as sore loser Democrats or third party wackos looking to reverse the outcome of the election. Of course, many of these same people were dreadfully silent when the republicans pulled their tricks in the 2000 election, because (in the exact words of a respected friend of mine who was a staunch republican at the time) "my guy won".
The possible side effects are pretty scary, though. My favorite quote is from the CNN Article:
"[Critics] paint the frighteningly surreal image of a worst-case scenario: a transplanted face being rejected and sloughing away, leaving the patient worse off than before."
And I used to think that anal leakage was a scary side effect, that's nothing comparing to a soughing face! Thank god I'm not in a position for now where I have to make a decision like that, but it sure is a high price to pay for looking "normal" again.
Now, that would be completely unprecedented.
Why would I want to look like a corpse?
You never know when Marilyn Manson will tour again.
I hope my submitted story about the Sears Catalog having almost naked ladies gets approved now.
Maybe he meant Michael Jackson's prom.
As an alternative one can always report to the licensing boards and ask for review by a panel of experts and specialists instead of setting up a novice 'peoples' court and run a witch hunt.
Doctors overseeing doctors? Why is that not the fox guarding the henhouse?
If Patients who may be not be satisfied due to a combination of myriad factors start using the Web primarly as a means to get back at the doctors, what is going to stop the Doctors to retaliate likewise by releasing confidential health details about their patients if they are not satisfied with the patients for example?
As a doctor, I'm sure you're aware of HIPAA and the serious penalties for violations.
Wild West tactics might only backfire on the general population.
So back in the Wild West days, if someone was accused of something, they didn't lynch them in the town square, but ran back to their bunkhouses and blogged about it? Not even in the same ballpark.
Do you meen the rapid reaction of the President after he was told that we were under attack on 9/11, or do you mean the carefully crafted wisdom of the consensus (plurality, fine) that believed that "most" or "some" of the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqi in 2003?
Playing the devils advocate:
In this mobile world where one can buy a plane ticket and be almost anywhere in a day, its it really impossible for 9/11 hijackers to be aligned with Iraq, but not of Iraqi descent?
Right now, we have Afgani warlords of questionable motives fighting under the US forces in Afganistan, but thats like saying they can't possibly be fighting with the US because they aren't of American descent.
Times like this I wish Slashdot had a -1 Karaoke moderation.
At least that guarantees that Geraldo will never be employed at Google.