An ocean strike would be most probable, and the effects much less than the recent tsunami for two reasons: First, much less energy. (1/3rd?) Second, energy transfer to water much less efficient -- collision will produce much more local heating while a fault thrust purely moves water.
Humans populate this globe on average 12/km^2. A 1000 Mt groundpounder will produce a 50% lethal diameter around 100 km.
The problem is population distribution. Some areas are empty, and others are 300x average. But even these are peaky. I don't even think a central hit on Tokyo would kill more than 40M.
Ever take apart an optical reader? My daughter (12) does all the time. The lens is positioned by coils. I don't see moderate use of a brush doing much harm. It may not do much good either if the dirst is at all sticky/moist.
Personally, I've had more optical drive failures than HD failures over far fewer operating (spinning) hours. And I'm fairly careful about air cleanliness and case ventilation (no sucking air through drive slots.
Actually, a server obtaining proof of age is required in some states under some circumstances. For instance in TX, if a person under 21 is serving alcohol, they _MUST_ get ID. The rationale is they may be poorer judges of age (ha!) or might be serving their pals (likely). I am an old gheezer and I'm flattered when I get carded.
The RIAA tactics remind me entirely of a wounded lion, lashing out at anthing it can. Their business model is failing, mostly because they slashed A&R budgets and aren't bringing new talent to disk. They're milking the back catalog, and this makes the companies look rather stale. Which they exacerbate by harassing their customers.
You cannot do much about your inbound stream unless your ISP is unusually clueful. But it isn't the inbound that causes trouble -- there's usually lots of download bandwidth, TCP throttling and other packets will fit in nicely.
Your upload is the usual problem. It has less bandwidth and worse, there's an outbound buffer you have to work through. This buffer (often in modem hardware) is horrible (2+ sec), and the only solution short of queue jumping is to keep it drained by throttling the sources.
Yes, developing nations are at a disadvantage. But I would argue their disadvantage is _greatest_ in direct software package sales, where the likes of Microsoft et al will quickly clone their product, then crush them with marketing. (The same is stifling home-grown innovation). The GPL doesn't hurt dev.nations, it may hurt the behemoths more.
Where the developing nations have the least disadvantage is support services. Just look at CSR outsourcing, where hourly wage rules. Similarly, smarter firms like IBM or CA may use dev nation resources to deliver part of their product. This will raise dv.nation skills & expertise to the point they can set up local firms and try to break into developed nations markets.
An interesting point. IP as not property. Well, IP doesn't have many of the properties of tangible property. And even as hard-boiled a capitalist as Ayn Rand admited it is for limited time. What IP actually is is legally granted and enforced monopolies to reward creativity. Framing is important, and I fear that the IP label has stuck. Perhaps we need a catchier one from the other side. GIM -- Granted Intellectual Monopoly?
Perhaps Schwartz has talked with some BillGates-wannabes in Bangalore or Pu Dong. Or development bureaucrats in New Delhi and Beijing. That does not mean that these individuals represent the general interests of their countries.
Yes, source is IP. The question is -- who has rights to it? The original author? The one who modified it? or the user? The GPL permits the original author ensure that the modifier cannot steal his IP and deprive the user.
Anytime people invoke objects of sympathy (third world nations, various underclasses), I get immediately suspicious. If the arguement is good, it is good without sympathy support.
In this case, SUN is seriously misquoting the GPL. Deliberately, I fear. Nothing in the GPL requires general publication -- giving away IP. The only thing required is that you give users source. If there are many users, it amounts to general publication. But a lot of code is _not_ general, but just for one firm. They get source (as they should, having paid for the work), but are very unlikely to publish it generally. The only thing the GPL really attacks is per-seat licencing. Co-incidentally, this is a big part of Sun's revenue stream.
Yes, with a fully switched network the major driver for a distribution layer (traffic congestion & collision domain size) has gone away. However, other reasons like expandibility, damage isolation and traffic isolation still remain. For a price. Pick your poison.
Unauthorized access to a computer system and voice wiretapping are Federal felonies. Theft of services and other intercepts are usually state felonies. Just exactly _how_ can law enforcement legally break these laws? A search warrent is only for places & things to be seized. I suppose one might be issued for airspace.
Not that anyone can stop them, but if police break the law in acquiring evidence, that evidence and any evidence gathered as a result is inadmissible in a US court. The "fruit of the poisoned vine" doctrine. You can bet this will come up at trial.
Just what are "routine operations of an EIS?" The only one I can think of is recovery and reuse of deleted diskspace. Even the cycling of backup tapes should stop once there is a Documents Preservation Order.
Deleteing anything under human control (rather than as part of an automated sweep) is obviously not routine and sanctionable. Said sanctions to increase to the level of criminal with Sarbannes-Oxley. I fully expect SOx prosecutions from civil discovery. Who else is going to look?
Actually, not this direction of bundling. What is illegal is bundling an optional service with a monopoly service. So forcing people to take DSL with voice would be illegal bundling.
But this reverse bundling still serves to support and extend the monopoly. It probably should be made illegal. Note that Microsoft does much the same thing -- getting their their monopoly OS bundled with various competing computer mfrs.
Perhaps apathetic, but that too must have a reason. The usual reason is that people are reasonably satisfied. If there were not, at least some would have some energy.
I expect expensive commercial movie DVDs to last my lifetime. I expect extortionately expensive music CDs to last my grandchildren's lifetime. I expect the backup CDs I burn to last 2 backup cycles, say 3 months.
I will not "archive" materials. If it's important, it stays online, migrated & backed-up. If it's no longer important -- delete. Online (HD) isn't that expensive. Archives can get lost or corrupted. Or readers may no longer be available.
The US 5th Amendment protects you against self-incrimination in criminal proceedings, and that would presumably apply to passwds.
However, there is no such protection in civil cases. You can be called to testify, compelled to produce evidence and answer questions. That would presumably include passwds.
What do you consider an outrageous quote? I'd expect about US$100/run, or US $4000 for your job. Less if uncertified, everything is short and can be gang pulled. More if spread apart or difficult to run.
Licensing is a different issue. LAN cabling is considered low-voltage electric wiring and various governments sometimes like to control it. Sometimes for the permit & licence income, sometimes to support guilds, occasionally even for public protection (EMI & plenum smoke hazard). I believe *.de requires licencing.
Irrespective of computational power and programming cleverness, I'm not sure people want to talk to machines. I know I feel wierd and would rather press buttons than "talk to myself". Voice-recognition software has gotten very good but remains underutilised (except for TLAs, the disabled? and medical transcription).
Yes: email, blogs and IM are imperfect writing in dire need of editing. But editing isn't that hard to do. It just doesn't get done.
Personally, I'd rather have the explosion of imperfect writing since the Internet took off than
the much, much lower volume of better writing that preceded it. I'm more afraid of missing good ideas than being offended by poor grammar.
The statement almost sounds like legalese, espeically that part about not using undocumented interfaces. I guess MS is feeling some heat from the EU.
Ironically, MS seems to be using Stallman's definition of an OS -- kernel plus libs & core apps that he uses to insist upon the GNU/Linux name. Personally, I'm more minimalist, kernel & modules & modutils.
I can understand you wanting to ensure a professional transition and part amicably. But it takes two to Tango. Your boss doesn't seem very reasonable (subsidized callback rates?) and he's torching the bridge. Sometimes you can negotiate. Sometimes not. You'd know him better than any of us.
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The problem is population distribution. Some areas are empty, and others are 300x average. But even these are peaky. I don't even think a central hit on Tokyo would kill more than 40M.
Personally, I've had more optical drive failures than HD failures over far fewer operating (spinning) hours. And I'm fairly careful about air cleanliness and case ventilation (no sucking air through drive slots.
Your upload is the usual problem. It has less bandwidth and worse, there's an outbound buffer you have to work through. This buffer (often in modem hardware) is horrible (2+ sec), and the only solution short of queue jumping is to keep it drained by throttling the sources.
Where the developing nations have the least disadvantage is support services. Just look at CSR outsourcing, where hourly wage rules. Similarly, smarter firms like IBM or CA may use dev nation resources to deliver part of their product. This will raise dv.nation skills & expertise to the point they can set up local firms and try to break into developed nations markets.
An interesting point. IP as not property. Well, IP doesn't have many of the properties of tangible property. And even as hard-boiled a capitalist as Ayn Rand admited it is for limited time. What IP actually is is legally granted and enforced monopolies to reward creativity. Framing is important, and I fear that the IP label has stuck. Perhaps we need a catchier one from the other side. GIM -- Granted Intellectual Monopoly?
In this case, SUN is seriously misquoting the GPL. Deliberately, I fear. Nothing in the GPL requires general publication -- giving away IP. The only thing required is that you give users source. If there are many users, it amounts to general publication. But a lot of code is _not_ general, but just for one firm. They get source (as they should, having paid for the work), but are very unlikely to publish it generally. The only thing the GPL really attacks is per-seat licencing. Co-incidentally, this is a big part of Sun's revenue stream.
Not that anyone can stop them, but if police break the law in acquiring evidence, that evidence and any evidence gathered as a result is inadmissible in a US court. The "fruit of the poisoned vine" doctrine. You can bet this will come up at trial.
Deleteing anything under human control (rather than as part of an automated sweep) is obviously not routine and sanctionable. Said sanctions to increase to the level of criminal with Sarbannes-Oxley. I fully expect SOx prosecutions from civil discovery. Who else is going to look?
But this reverse bundling still serves to support and extend the monopoly. It probably should be made illegal. Note that Microsoft does much the same thing -- getting their their monopoly OS bundled with various competing computer mfrs.
I will not "archive" materials. If it's important, it stays online, migrated & backed-up. If it's no longer important -- delete. Online (HD) isn't that expensive. Archives can get lost or corrupted. Or readers may no longer be available.
However, there is no such protection in civil cases. You can be called to testify, compelled to produce evidence and answer questions. That would presumably include passwds.
Licensing is a different issue. LAN cabling is considered low-voltage electric wiring and various governments sometimes like to control it. Sometimes for the permit & licence income, sometimes to support guilds, occasionally even for public protection (EMI & plenum smoke hazard). I believe *.de requires licencing.
Personally, I'd rather have the explosion of imperfect writing since the Internet took off than the much, much lower volume of better writing that preceded it. I'm more afraid of missing good ideas than being offended by poor grammar.
Ironically, MS seems to be using Stallman's definition of an OS -- kernel plus libs & core apps that he uses to insist upon the GNU/Linux name. Personally, I'm more minimalist, kernel & modules & modutils.