Have you ever checked out the/opt/sfw directory
on you sun machines? A solaris installation from
the normal Sun disks puts all sorts of gnu utilities
there. Vim too.
Keeping space peaceful may be one general's dream, but further militarisation of space is certainly in the plans of others. Creation of "US Space Forces" to ensure American hegemony is one recommendation of the Project for the New American Century (Cheney, Rumsfeld, Perle, Wolfowitz, Kagan, et al.) in their pre-Bush (Sept 2000) document Rebuilding America's Defenses.
It's a long document, but a must-read if you want to understand their mid-90's planning for Gulf War II and their plans for the future of US foreign policy.
My IT support staffer saw the SGI workstation on my
desk and asked me if it was a Mac. The fact that it
had Silicon Graphics writ large on the front of the
machine didn't give him pause for thought.
I get your point, but in fact at the bank, biometric identification by computer shouldn't be necessary. In any decent bank the teller, investment counsellor, and branch manager know you by sight - even if you don't visit often.
Perhaps, but when? According to the EFF (www.eff.org/congress) your letter can now take up to three months to reach somebody in power in the US, thanks to anthrax, etc. The president will have subdued yet another country by the time your protest letter hits his desk.
I agree with the parent post. That we currently don't know what to do with a space station (and cannot afford one anyway) just might indicate that mankind's foray into space was premature.
There are loads of problems to solve here on earth. How about growing up a bit more in our natural environment first. We can reventure into space in the future if and when we find a good reason.
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And anyway an RTG only produces about 300W of electricity.
A radar imaging satellite would need kilowatts.
A lot of us Americans are frankly weary of the outside world trying to influence our internal politics.
Pot calling the kettle black.
Here are some aerial photos and maps of the US landing
sites for TAT-14 (and other cables) courtesy of Cryptome's Eyeball series.
Have you ever checked out the /opt/sfw directory
on you sun machines?
A solaris installation from the normal Sun disks puts all sorts of gnu utilities there. Vim too.
>> the US wants to keep space peaceful
Keeping space peaceful may be one general's dream, but further militarisation of space is certainly in the plans of others. Creation of "US Space Forces" to ensure American hegemony is one recommendation of the Project for the New American Century (Cheney, Rumsfeld, Perle, Wolfowitz, Kagan, et al.) in their pre-Bush (Sept 2000) document Rebuilding America's Defenses.
It's a long document, but a must-read if you want to understand their mid-90's planning for Gulf War II and their plans for the future of US foreign policy.
> What is a mac, anyway?
My IT support staffer saw the SGI workstation on my desk and asked me if it was a Mac. The fact that it had Silicon Graphics writ large on the front of the machine didn't give him pause for thought.
I get your point, but in fact at the bank, biometric identification by computer shouldn't be necessary. In any decent bank the teller, investment counsellor, and branch manager know you by sight - even if you don't visit often.
Your letter is also far more likely to be read.
Perhaps, but when? According to the EFF (www.eff.org/congress) your letter can now take up to three months to reach somebody in power in the US, thanks to anthrax, etc. The president will have subdued yet another country by the time your protest letter hits his desk.
There are just so many possibilities to hack these things and have tons of fun with retail stores...
The hacking game wouldn't last long. Your congressman would soon draft a law making alteration of the RFID a copyright violation.
Actually, that's 250 employees working for pennies in a 3rd world sweatshop, and 1 employee at the homeland retail outlet raking in the cash.
You remember live mice, lasers, and red colored glasses?
Jeez, you musta been 12. I recall Faye Grant like it was yesterday. Cute. Sweet.
No Googling necessary to remember her name.
Given Dubya's recent rhetoric on Iraq, shouldn't that be "...we won't be forced to arrest you" ?
I agree with the parent post. That we currently don't know what to do with a space station (and cannot afford one anyway) just might indicate that mankind's foray into space was premature.
There are loads of problems to solve here on earth. How about growing up a bit more in our natural environment first. We can reventure into space in the future if and when we find a good reason.