I don't think that open comments systems can survive the onslaught of paid comments. If "winning" means having more comments (say) opposing global climate change than supporting it, that is very cheap to arrange if you have a modest amount of cash (or a suitable number of committed followers). Such tactics render the comments section value subtracting, and it is no surprise if they get turned off over time.
That is especially true if there is not a strong community present on the site. Slashdot has that, and so it is doing better than most sites.
True terrorism (as opposed to guerilla actions conveniently labeled as terrorism) has always been theater. How else are masses of people going to get terrorized?
I think they already are "wannabe-mediagenic attention whores."
(Well, except for the people working for a state intelligence service, but if they do something like this, it will be controlled and strictly for disinformation.)
This will work the first time, maybe. After that, the feeds will be shut off quickly.
I could see real-time terrorists being fed a honeytrap version of social media, tailored for them, with certain... inaccuracies for their enjoyment. THAT would be a sensible employment of the NSA's computer power.
So, someone had inside information, but they were sloppy. They thought that placing trades at 2:00 PM was fine, but they didn't account for the delay of light.
Either that, or someone has a working neutrino communication system, so they can go through the Earth, not along its surface.
My bet would be on the former, and I wouldn't be too surprised to see some people go to jail over this.
That's what comes of not having a physicist on your criminal team.
(Actualy, I think that everyone at the DEA needs to be let go, but that is a different political argument.)
This argument is so brain-dead and politically DOA that you have to wonder if something is not being mis-represented. However, if it is as the ACLU (generally a reliable source) relates, whoever is heading the DEA legal team is both dangerous and incompetent, and needs to go.
What, is Gwinnett County behind on their budget ? Is their Police Department in need of some new cruisers ?
I am from Georgia, and no level of cynicism as to why he is doing this is unjustified. It's about the revenue, you can count on it. What do you want to bet that most / all of the tickets went to people with Fulton County or Cobb County tags ? (The county of residence is right on the license plate in Georgia; Fulton is Atlanta and Cobb is Marietta; classically these sorts of revenue drives avoid county residents to avoid an electoral backlash.)
It may be sent elsewhere, but the ISS is going to be around for a long, long time. Remember, the Russians own a good chunk of it, and they don't believe in giving up on functional assets. If NASA ever is forced out, watch the US modules being transferred to the Russians for $ 1 or something like that.
We have tried this experiment for 40 years now, and it has been, to be blunt, a dismal failure. The only extraterrestrial world we understand at all well is the Moon, and that is thanks to Apollo.
Better call an ambulance and get the help to you... safer and quicker.
Maybe. In the USA, first off, ambulances are not free, and, second, they may not be close. If someone out in the country lives an hour from the nearest ambulance, they might not want to wait and they would certainly dispute the "quicker" part.
Ambulances also have a substantially higher rate of accidents and fatalities than the average driver, so they might dispute the "safer" part as well.
Let's see. My wife goes into labor at 4:00 AM*, and sleepy and excited I get into the car to drive her to the hospital... only to have the car refuse to start, as my brain waves don't match its stored template. Oh, yeah, that will go over well.
* That was, in fact, when my wife went into labor.
I wonder if she was told that it would be treason by someone in law enforcement (they are allowed to lie, after all). Perhaps, as so many other citizens would, she believed what she was told. That's unfortunate for someone in her position, but sadly quite normal.
Besides, the way the words "traitor", "treason", "un-American" and "terrorist" are thrown around, their actual meanings are diluted in common speech by all that hyperbole.
Unlike some defendants, I would be astounded if she did not have advice of counsel, and pretty good counsel at that.
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
Don't see anything there about not cooperating with the authorities.
In current practice, "Deep Space" means "you need to engage the Deep Space Network for communications." LADEE will use the DSN, so it counts as deep space.
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I don't think that open comments systems can survive the onslaught of paid comments. If "winning" means having more comments (say) opposing global climate change than supporting it, that is very cheap to arrange if you have a modest amount of cash (or a suitable number of committed followers). Such tactics render the comments section value subtracting, and it is no surprise if they get turned off over time.
That is especially true if there is not a strong community present on the site. Slashdot has that, and so it is doing better than most sites.
Any panel that has Richard Clarke on it is worthy of respect.
True terrorism (as opposed to guerilla actions conveniently labeled as terrorism) has always been theater. How else are masses of people going to get terrorized?
I think they already are "wannabe-mediagenic attention whores."
(Well, except for the people working for a state intelligence service, but if they do something like this, it will be controlled and strictly for disinformation.)
This will work the first time, maybe. After that, the feeds will be shut off quickly.
I could see real-time terrorists being fed a honeytrap version of social media, tailored for them, with certain... inaccuracies for their enjoyment. THAT would be a sensible employment of the NSA's computer power.
Nah, normal old speed of light neutrinos would suffice just fine.
So, someone had inside information, but they were sloppy. They thought that placing trades at 2:00 PM was fine, but they didn't account for the delay of light.
Either that, or someone has a working neutrino communication system, so they can go through the Earth, not along its surface.
My bet would be on the former, and I wouldn't be too surprised to see some people go to jail over this.
That's what comes of not having a physicist on your criminal team.
(Actualy, I think that everyone at the DEA needs to be let go, but that is a different political argument.)
This argument is so brain-dead and politically DOA that you have to wonder if something is not being mis-represented. However, if it is as the ACLU (generally a reliable source) relates, whoever is heading the DEA legal team is both dangerous and incompetent, and needs to go.
In New Jersey, at least, you can be convicted of drunk driving for sleeping in a parked car.
By the way, if you doubt me, look up the wikipedia entry for "Ludowici, Georgia."
What, is Gwinnett County behind on their budget ? Is their Police Department in need of some new cruisers ?
I am from Georgia, and no level of cynicism as to why he is doing this is unjustified. It's about the revenue, you can count on it. What
do you want to bet that most / all of the tickets went to people with Fulton County or Cobb County tags ? (The county of residence is right on the license plate
in Georgia; Fulton is Atlanta and Cobb is Marietta; classically these sorts of revenue drives avoid county residents to avoid an electoral backlash.)
It may be sent elsewhere, but the ISS is going to be around for a long, long time. Remember, the Russians own a good chunk of it, and they don't believe in giving up on functional assets. If NASA ever is forced out, watch the US modules being transferred to the Russians for $ 1 or something like that.
We have tried this experiment for 40 years now, and it has been, to be blunt, a dismal failure. The only extraterrestrial world we understand at all well is the Moon, and that is thanks to Apollo.
When I send back wine, it's because it's turned to vinegar.
Yes, now that's happened, hasn't it.
Those are not mutually exclusive.
Better call an ambulance and get the help to you... safer and quicker.
Maybe. In the USA, first off, ambulances are not free, and, second, they may not be close. If someone out in the country lives an hour from the nearest ambulance, they might not want to wait and they would certainly dispute the "quicker" part.
Ambulances also have a substantially higher rate of accidents and fatalities than the average driver, so they might dispute the "safer" part as well.
Let's see. My wife goes into labor at 4:00 AM*, and sleepy and excited I get into the car to drive her to the hospital... only to have the car refuse to start, as my brain waves don't match its stored template. Oh, yeah, that will go over well.
* That was, in fact, when my wife went into labor.
I wonder if she was told that it would be treason by someone in law enforcement (they are allowed to lie, after all). Perhaps, as so many other citizens would, she believed what she was told. That's unfortunate for someone in her position, but sadly quite normal.
Besides, the way the words "traitor", "treason", "un-American" and "terrorist" are thrown around, their actual meanings are diluted in common speech by all that hyperbole.
Unlike some defendants, I would be astounded if she did not have advice of counsel, and pretty good counsel at that.
No, I think not.
Note that I am not hiding as an AC to say so.
It is the only crime defined there :
Don't see anything there about not cooperating with the authorities.
Who knew?
Seriously, if they do, it must be in some far-off country I have no experience of. This one here, not so much.
You might want to look at these visibility charts. Antares will go more North, but this should give you an idea of visibility.
It is a long way back from 64.
In current practice, "Deep Space" means "you need to engage the Deep Space Network for communications." LADEE will use the DSN, so it counts as deep space.