I get some autodialers on my cell phone - number comes across too. It's some pre-recorded guy that pauses and says in a hesitant voice "Hi, I'm [insert some jackass name]..." and then I tune him out - I think he's pitching credit card debt consolidation. I get this every few weeks, but I've gotten it a couple times in the last week.
You also seem to misunderstand #2 - the complaint will be that a weak security measure may well be worse than none at all, as users may come to rely on what is in fact insufficient protection. Imagine a situation in which the filter catches say 70% of malicious sites. If people come to rely on it ("Hey, FF doesn't say this site is bad, so it must be good!") they'll be in more danger than if they were careful about what they did on-line. You're also ignoring the privacy issue he mentions, although I don't know enough about that to comment (never having used Google's toolbar).
Wouldn't this be a problem for any function/program that offers security and can't guarantee 100% protection? Virus protection is good and all, but if you think it'll protect you all the time, every time, you're in the same boat.
If those two things are not really met I don't seeing the service going too far. I haven't looked at XM's offering in a long time, but when i trialled it about a year ago those were the reasons it wasn't useful to me.
XM has had a mobile device (MyFi, there may be others) for about two years now, and subscribers can listen via the internet which I believe offers some extra channels.
I was under the impression that there were some models of receivers that came with rebates from time to time that made them free anyway - so I'm not sure what all the hype is with this offer from Sirius. Hype - I might have just answered my own question...
As long as you're happy with your wandering logic. Let me summarize: he had WMDs, but wasn't sure which ones he had and/or how many. So none of it counts.
Good job. You just established a reason for a global ban to all activity in space with the exception of geo-synchronous orbits for equatorial countries only. Somebody call NASA.
Both Equifax and TransUnion (I'd bet Experian does too) have fraud alerts that are broadcast with their credit reports for people in your situation. A good employer takes this into consideration. If they don't, you don't want to work for them anyway.
Employers often are looking for the following things - collections, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and accounts not in good standing (24-month payment history, accounts being paid late, etc). Getting the credit score may be helpful, but it doesn't tell the entire story. And a credit report with the credit score costs more than a standalone credit report.
An applicant with lines of credit is also indicative of someone who wants/needs job stability.
Isn't 11n supposed to allow meshing? So instead of having to run a hard wire to each router, you only one to be wired, then you expand your range by plugging more in to an outlet. To me, that's innovation and could be the beginning of even more shared connections with friends & neighbors.
I think your subject line says it all. It's funny how many people so far in these comments have pointed out how dumb it is to put a launch complex in Florida, ignoring of course all the technical and safety reasons. Nasa has been launching vehicles from there for 40 frickin years. And suddenly all the smart guys think it's a bad idea...
The original statement did not limit the gain of knowledge to the manned program. Our space program, both manned and unmanned, has done much research in radiation hardening, navigation practices (attitude and pointing, orbital maneuvering, collision avoidance), and materials science (light, strong, endure large temperature gradients). There aren't a lot of private industries conducting research in that environment, they're busy putting up their comm satellites using tech gleaned from the space program.
It's all a bragging rights/land grab game between nations
Which explains why we've been flying for the past 25 yrs grabbing up all the plots of land on the moon. However, I'm not sure how it explains the ISS...
The difference here is that we have nothing to gain from exploration of Mars or the Moon; it's a childish pipe-dream to think we'll find anything practical in terms of natural resources on either planets.
I guess you have it all figured out, SuperBanana. Go tell them scientist folk they're full of beans.
but we've gotten very little out of space "exploration"
It's pretty easy to dismiss what satellites do for us every day when you blatantly ignore it. Do you think that our space program has done nothing to advance the tech involved with keeping satellites in operation for years at a time?
I've got the 30 GB Zen Ultra - a playlist of about 1000 songs that I've been pretty content with for about 3 years now, adding and removing a few songs here and there. Heck, I don't even need 30 GB, more like 10.
I laugh at anyone who thinks they need to carry around 60 GB of music - it's even funnier when they don't have the video model.
...terror alerts, both in the US and UK, are only meant to scare people... ...it seems that the US gov just randomly shoots it between yellow and orange most of the time...
Wait a minute - do you have it figured out or not? Or maybe you're not getting all the memos, ya know, like the rest of us non-Homeland Security types who aren't privy to sensitive information.
Shuttle could have had this capability forever as well. I remember hearing that it was a political move by the astronaut office that the landing gear had to be manually deployed, assuring them a job for the duration of the program.
Like what, the fact it has enough cargo space to bring a school bus to orbit? I agree, it's time to move to the next-gen space vehicle, but the shuttle has done a terrific service to manned space flight. Guess I'm just tired of the bandwagon effect - everyone, let's pile on to the shuttle-hating team!!
Apollo was safer, and Soyuz is safer than Apollo. But you're flying in a cramped closet. The shuttle is still THE best space vehicle in the world.
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I get some autodialers on my cell phone - number comes across too. It's some pre-recorded guy that pauses and says in a hesitant voice "Hi, I'm [insert some jackass name]..." and then I tune him out - I think he's pitching credit card debt consolidation. I get this every few weeks, but I've gotten it a couple times in the last week.
I need to sue this guy. Or punch him in the face.
You also seem to misunderstand #2 - the complaint will be that a weak security measure may well be worse than none at all, as users may come to rely on what is in fact insufficient protection. Imagine a situation in which the filter catches say 70% of malicious sites. If people come to rely on it ("Hey, FF doesn't say this site is bad, so it must be good!") they'll be in more danger than if they were careful about what they did on-line. You're also ignoring the privacy issue he mentions, although I don't know enough about that to comment (never having used Google's toolbar).
Wouldn't this be a problem for any function/program that offers security and can't guarantee 100% protection? Virus protection is good and all, but if you think it'll protect you all the time, every time, you're in the same boat.
Of those couple of hundred, one seemed to be trying to prey on little girls. This seems to be pretty much of a non-problem.
A little perspective? Make that little girl that he targets your daughter and we'll see how your "perspective" changes.
If those two things are not really met I don't seeing the service going too far. I haven't looked at XM's offering in a long time, but when i trialled it about a year ago those were the reasons it wasn't useful to me.
XM has had a mobile device (MyFi, there may be others) for about two years now, and subscribers can listen via the internet which I believe offers some extra channels.
I was under the impression that there were some models of receivers that came with rebates from time to time that made them free anyway - so I'm not sure what all the hype is with this offer from Sirius. Hype - I might have just answered my own question...
As long as you're happy with your wandering logic. Let me summarize: he had WMDs, but wasn't sure which ones he had and/or how many. So none of it counts.
Step 1: Slather thyself in protein gel. ...uh, that's all.
Step 2: Storm the castle.
Step 3:
Good job. You just established a reason for a global ban to all activity in space with the exception of geo-synchronous orbits for equatorial countries only. Somebody call NASA.
I think you're giving thieves too much credit. :)
Both Equifax and TransUnion (I'd bet Experian does too) have fraud alerts that are broadcast with their credit reports for people in your situation. A good employer takes this into consideration. If they don't, you don't want to work for them anyway.
Employers often are looking for the following things - collections, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and accounts not in good standing (24-month payment history, accounts being paid late, etc). Getting the credit score may be helpful, but it doesn't tell the entire story. And a credit report with the credit score costs more than a standalone credit report. An applicant with lines of credit is also indicative of someone who wants/needs job stability.
You can't be thrown out of Home Depot because you're a woman.
But you can't join (play at?) Augusta National...
Isn't 11n supposed to allow meshing? So instead of having to run a hard wire to each router, you only one to be wired, then you expand your range by plugging more in to an outlet. To me, that's innovation and could be the beginning of even more shared connections with friends & neighbors.
I think your subject line says it all. It's funny how many people so far in these comments have pointed out how dumb it is to put a launch complex in Florida, ignoring of course all the technical and safety reasons. Nasa has been launching vehicles from there for 40 frickin years. And suddenly all the smart guys think it's a bad idea...
Lemme guess, you think home, medical, and auto insurance fall into the same category? Or are you tossing your nickels into a jar for those too?
The original statement did not limit the gain of knowledge to the manned program. Our space program, both manned and unmanned, has done much research in radiation hardening, navigation practices (attitude and pointing, orbital maneuvering, collision avoidance), and materials science (light, strong, endure large temperature gradients). There aren't a lot of private industries conducting research in that environment, they're busy putting up their comm satellites using tech gleaned from the space program.
It's all a bragging rights/land grab game between nations
Which explains why we've been flying for the past 25 yrs grabbing up all the plots of land on the moon. However, I'm not sure how it explains the ISS...
The difference here is that we have nothing to gain from exploration of Mars or the Moon; it's a childish pipe-dream to think we'll find anything practical in terms of natural resources on either planets.
I guess you have it all figured out, SuperBanana. Go tell them scientist folk they're full of beans.
but we've gotten very little out of space "exploration"
It's pretty easy to dismiss what satellites do for us every day when you blatantly ignore it. Do you think that our space program has done nothing to advance the tech involved with keeping satellites in operation for years at a time?
Nostalgia - blowing on the Nintendo game cartridge.
I've got the 30 GB Zen Ultra - a playlist of about 1000 songs that I've been pretty content with for about 3 years now, adding and removing a few songs here and there. Heck, I don't even need 30 GB, more like 10.
I laugh at anyone who thinks they need to carry around 60 GB of music - it's even funnier when they don't have the video model.
And if you reverse engineer, ie, figure out the chords on your own, I guess you're in violation of the DMCA...
Try that argument with the judge when you get caught speeding thru a school zone at 80 mph. Why should you have to pay - you didn't order the ticket.
...terror alerts, both in the US and UK, are only meant to scare people...
...it seems that the US gov just randomly shoots it between yellow and orange most of the time...
Wait a minute - do you have it figured out or not? Or maybe you're not getting all the memos, ya know, like the rest of us non-Homeland Security types who aren't privy to sensitive information.
Your phone's ringin' Dude.
He's right, you know. Once I got married, I stopped using CD players. Then she left me, and wouldn't you know, I'm using CD players again.
Shuttle could have had this capability forever as well. I remember hearing that it was a political move by the astronaut office that the landing gear had to be manually deployed, assuring them a job for the duration of the program.
The shuttle has a bad architecture
Like what, the fact it has enough cargo space to bring a school bus to orbit? I agree, it's time to move to the next-gen space vehicle, but the shuttle has done a terrific service to manned space flight. Guess I'm just tired of the bandwagon effect - everyone, let's pile on to the shuttle-hating team!!
Apollo was safer, and Soyuz is safer than Apollo. But you're flying in a cramped closet. The shuttle is still THE best space vehicle in the world.