What the hell is about? Seriously? Slashdot, have you have completely succumb to the stupidity of the general population? I've been a loyal reader of Slashdot for quite some time now, but I'm getting sick of the cyber hacker 2.0 source crowd linked advanced persistent open source bitcoin controversial privacy landscape threat awareness law. You guys dropped your balls a thousands exits ago got played by the man.
Possession of a capsule capable of orbit is great. Making it work is another. It's sort of like buying a cool bucket seat with a six-point harness, and saying you are on your way to the Indy 500. You are, but...
I'm no lawyer, but looking at http://www.bitlaw.com/patent/requirements.html, if you publicly disclose the details of your inventions, the novelty requirement for a patent should be impossible to meet for anyone trying to patent your invention.
I guess the issue might be, what is sufficient to constitute "known to the public". Is this a blog? A website you set up to describe your inventions? I'm not sure.
We view it (I hope), like anything else - with a grain of salt...at least initially. Believe it or not, nothing of what you read or hear from ANYPLACE is this Utopia of "true and verified". You must take each thing and compare it to what you know, what makes sense, what other sources say, and what common sense tells you. Then do your own additional research to try and validate things. This is to say that one should always be a healthy skeptic, no matter what the source. Anything else, and you are asking for trouble.
I had no idea that a state could pull something like this. Being in the DC Metro area, you pay state income tax for the state you are a resident of and NO OTHER STATE. It doesn't matter how much time you spend and where you are physically working. Wow...imagine that, a tax law that makes sense....pay taxes for the municipality where you use resources. I can't see NY getting away with this....
The most amazing thing in this article is how generic it is. It does not specify if the scientists are contract or Federal employee. It does not specify WHO is telling them to change data, nor exactly what kind of data and from exactly what kind of reports. It does not specify the statictical methodology used. I mean, come on. If you think this article is "good", think again.
I'm not saying some part of it, all of it, or even more is the truth. I'm just saying that there is nothing to convince me of it. There is not a single series of supportive, factual pieces of information. It's all heresay and overly political. Nice.
I see now why they vetoed this guy. Their eyes must have glazed over reading that thing. Imagine someone giving it as a speech to a young crowd that usually can't stand still for more than two minutes. Sheesh. This guy forgot who his audience was. If it were college grads, it might have been more appropriate, but still, it's a bit windy. Chop it down, bud.
...how the very same community that creates tools for data capture and processing is scared about what someone else could do with it. At least they (the Feds) have to get a court order. What does Hacker Joe need? Nothing!
Personally, I get right about exactly what the mpg estimate is for my car - 36 highway, 27 city.
What folks have to realize is that there are many factors that affect mileage. Air temperature, altitiude, road type, fuel type, tire inflation, engine tuning, air filters, spark plugs, exhaust system, using AC, driving style, etc., etc. The list goes on and on.
If, in your sitation, many of these items are not optimal, you will get WAY less mileage. If more are better, then you can get better mileage.
There just is no way to come up with a number for mileage and have it apply accurately to everyone.
For those of you in denial, Windows products are steadily getting better. And you are getting scared. The mighty Linux is not holding its ground quite like it used to.
Windows 2000 is a good OS. Much more stable and usable than the junk that was Windows 95. I see a lot of 2k servers (including my own) that don't need the old constant reboots and such. They run just fine. Just as good as Linux in many respects.
For those that argue the virus/worm route - I hate to tell you, but there are just as many vulnerabilities on Linux as Windows. You say Windows updates are always coming out? Well, are you paying attention to rpm (or whatever you use) updates and security advisories for Linux? I guess not, because you would not say things like Windows is less secure. It all depends on the administrator's competence on getting that system secured. A Windows machine can be just as secure as a Linux machine.
And for those who would think I am a pro Microsoft weenie - think again. My background is solid in Unix. *BSD, Linux, IRIX, AIX, etc etc. I'm a Unix geek...big time. I run an OpenBSD firewall at home. I use Linux at work all the time. I use FreeBSD for other servers I run.
If it were not for some special functions of the Linux kernel and a couple of specialized applications under Linux, there would be no need for me to run it at all at the office. And Windows seems poised to be providing those capabilites in the near future.
It all comes down to how the OS performs the function you need it for. For some purposes, Windows is better, for others Unix is. Anyone who blindly says one OS is better than another is not looking at the big picture. No single OS provides superior functionality in all areas of computing.
Linux distributors need to take a long hard look at the products they provide, or one day soon they will be looking at job listings in the newspaper.
Quick and dirties all the time normally indicates a money starved, ill-managed, non-focused, no goals, unstructured organization. On the other hand, correct and proper normally indicates just the opposite...a well managed and led organization that has it's head screwed on right.
If an organization is giving the proper thought to it's mission and goals, then things will be OK even if you are correct and proper. In fact, they will be much better in the end.
So you have to ask yourself, what kind of organization do you want to be a part of?
As opposed to an administration that did have a good cybersecurity plan? lol.
The problem is definitely not money, as you pointed out, but a lack of the right leadership and knowledge to get something done right! (and maybe a little red tape, miscommunication and people stuck in their own ways)
Usually things that are mechanically simple are the ones to be the most reliable. Since space travel needs to become more reliable, I think the shuttle or other spaceplanes are not the answer since we currently have no engine technology to alow us to do it without creating some crazy mess of a solution. I mean, how crazy is strapping yourself to millions of pounds of liquid hydrogen and oxygen and two solid rocket boosters full of volatile chemicals? Just seems like a bit of a hack, albeit the best hack going for now.
So, step in space tethers. I first read about something like this in Arthur C. Clarke's novels. Quite a simple concept (although by no means simple to contruct). A super strong cable stretches from the Earth's surface out into space. Simple mechanical devices climb the cable to bring a payload into orbit. Hopefully they will make space travel reliable and affordable so that we can get a bigger space presence going. I think we need to sink money into this concept instead of how to more efficiently burn chemicals to rocket ourselfs into orbit.
I'm pretty sure sector numbering starts with 1, unless you're talking LBA which I think does start with 0. Strangely enough, cylinder and head numbering DOES start with 0.....
This issue was horribly misunderstood by most of the community. It has nothing to to with DD (as foks pointed out) and everything to do with the Linux kernel. Try DD under *BSD and there is no problem.
And, ahem, what's 63*2? 126? 126 is even. Most drives have an even number of heads and cylinders, so most drives do NOT have an odd number of sectors.
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What the hell is about? Seriously? Slashdot, have you have completely succumb to the stupidity of the general population? I've been a loyal reader of Slashdot for quite some time now, but I'm getting sick of the cyber hacker 2.0 source crowd linked advanced persistent open source bitcoin controversial privacy landscape threat awareness law. You guys dropped your balls a thousands exits ago got played by the man.
If it sounds to good to be true...
Who honestly thought that with this service they were "untouchable"? Seriously....
Possession of a capsule capable of orbit is great. Making it work is another. It's sort of like buying a cool bucket seat with a six-point harness, and saying you are on your way to the Indy 500. You are, but...
In any case, I wish these guys the best of luck.
I'm no lawyer, but looking at http://www.bitlaw.com/patent/requirements.html, if you publicly disclose the details of your inventions, the novelty requirement for a patent should be impossible to meet for anyone trying to patent your invention.
I guess the issue might be, what is sufficient to constitute "known to the public". Is this a blog? A website you set up to describe your inventions? I'm not sure.
Do it for the LOLZ
We view it (I hope), like anything else - with a grain of salt...at least initially. Believe it or not, nothing of what you read or hear from ANYPLACE is this Utopia of "true and verified". You must take each thing and compare it to what you know, what makes sense, what other sources say, and what common sense tells you. Then do your own additional research to try and validate things. This is to say that one should always be a healthy skeptic, no matter what the source. Anything else, and you are asking for trouble.
I had no idea that a state could pull something like this. Being in the DC Metro area, you pay state income tax for the state you are a resident of and NO OTHER STATE. It doesn't matter how much time you spend and where you are physically working. Wow...imagine that, a tax law that makes sense....pay taxes for the municipality where you use resources. I can't see NY getting away with this....
NSA = National SECURITY Agengy. Duh.
The most amazing thing in this article is how generic it is. It does not specify if the scientists are contract or Federal employee. It does not specify WHO is telling them to change data, nor exactly what kind of data and from exactly what kind of reports. It does not specify the statictical methodology used. I mean, come on. If you think this article is "good", think again.
I'm not saying some part of it, all of it, or even more is the truth. I'm just saying that there is nothing to convince me of it. There is not a single series of supportive, factual pieces of information. It's all heresay and overly political. Nice.
I see now why they vetoed this guy. Their eyes must have glazed over reading that thing. Imagine someone giving it as a speech to a young crowd that usually can't stand still for more than two minutes. Sheesh. This guy forgot who his audience was. If it were college grads, it might have been more appropriate, but still, it's a bit windy. Chop it down, bud.
...how the very same community that creates tools for data capture and processing is scared about what someone else could do with it. At least they (the Feds) have to get a court order. What does Hacker Joe need? Nothing!
Space Ship One = approx 2300mph, payload = 3 average people
Space Shuttle = approx 17,580mph, payload = 500 average people (in equivalent weight)
Uh, wake up and smell the coffee guys. While a great accomplishment, Space Ship One is no where NEAR what the Shuttle can do!
"there is just no substitute for a media that cost cents."
Let's think...10 years ago, how much did DVD media cost?
Oh wait, 10 years ago there was no DVD!
Seems like the charge under the Wiretap Act was not enforceable, but a charge of violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act should be:
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http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/pIch119.h
Why didn't they t also charge a violation of the ECPA? Seems like the ISP would have gotten slammed into the ground on that one.
Personally, I get right about exactly what the mpg estimate is for my car - 36 highway, 27 city.
What folks have to realize is that there are many factors that affect mileage. Air temperature, altitiude, road type, fuel type, tire inflation, engine tuning, air filters, spark plugs, exhaust system, using AC, driving style, etc., etc. The list goes on and on.
If, in your sitation, many of these items are not optimal, you will get WAY less mileage. If more are better, then you can get better mileage.
There just is no way to come up with a number for mileage and have it apply accurately to everyone.
Boy is this ever a piece to get attention if I ever seen one. Bad title Slashdot! The article deals with magnetic media only.
http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/
For those of you in denial, Windows products are steadily getting better. And you are getting scared. The mighty Linux is not holding its ground quite like it used to.
Windows 2000 is a good OS. Much more stable and usable than the junk that was Windows 95. I see a lot of 2k servers (including my own) that don't need the old constant reboots and such. They run just fine. Just as good as Linux in many respects.
For those that argue the virus/worm route - I hate to tell you, but there are just as many vulnerabilities on Linux as Windows. You say Windows updates are always coming out? Well, are you paying attention to rpm (or whatever you use) updates and security advisories for Linux? I guess not, because you would not say things like Windows is less secure. It all depends on the administrator's competence on getting that system secured. A Windows machine can be just as secure as a Linux machine.
And for those who would think I am a pro Microsoft weenie - think again. My background is solid in Unix. *BSD, Linux, IRIX, AIX, etc etc. I'm a Unix geek...big time. I run an OpenBSD firewall at home. I use Linux at work all the time. I use FreeBSD for other servers I run.
If it were not for some special functions of the Linux kernel and a couple of specialized applications under Linux, there would be no need for me to run it at all at the office. And Windows seems poised to be providing those capabilites in the near future.
It all comes down to how the OS performs the function you need it for. For some purposes, Windows is better, for others Unix is. Anyone who blindly says one OS is better than another is not looking at the big picture. No single OS provides superior functionality in all areas of computing.
Linux distributors need to take a long hard look at the products they provide, or one day soon they will be looking at job listings in the newspaper.
Quick and dirties all the time normally indicates a money starved, ill-managed, non-focused, no goals, unstructured organization. On the other hand, correct and proper normally indicates just the opposite...a well managed and led organization that has it's head screwed on right.
If an organization is giving the proper thought to it's mission and goals, then things will be OK even if you are correct and proper. In fact, they will be much better in the end.
So you have to ask yourself, what kind of organization do you want to be a part of?
Nickharbour hax to da max!
I guess they never heard of phones to stay in touch? While it's no high-speed data solution, it's always there.
As opposed to an administration that did have a good cybersecurity plan? lol.
The problem is definitely not money, as you pointed out, but a lack of the right leadership and knowledge to get something done right! (and maybe a little red tape, miscommunication and people stuck in their own ways)
Usually things that are mechanically simple are the ones to be the most reliable. Since space travel needs to become more reliable, I think the shuttle or other spaceplanes are not the answer since we currently have no engine technology to alow us to do it without creating some crazy mess of a solution. I mean, how crazy is strapping yourself to millions of pounds of liquid hydrogen and oxygen and two solid rocket boosters full of volatile chemicals? Just seems like a bit of a hack, albeit the best hack going for now.
So, step in space tethers. I first read about something like this in Arthur C. Clarke's novels. Quite a simple concept (although by no means simple to contruct). A super strong cable stretches from the Earth's surface out into space. Simple mechanical devices climb the cable to bring a payload into orbit. Hopefully they will make space travel reliable and affordable so that we can get a bigger space presence going. I think we need to sink money into this concept instead of how to more efficiently burn chemicals to rocket ourselfs into orbit.
I'm pretty sure sector numbering starts with 1, unless you're talking LBA which I think does start with 0. Strangely enough, cylinder and head numbering DOES start with 0.....
This issue was horribly misunderstood by most of the community. It has nothing to to with DD (as foks pointed out) and everything to do with the Linux kernel. Try DD under *BSD and there is no problem.
And, ahem, what's 63*2? 126? 126 is even. Most drives have an even number of heads and cylinders, so most drives do NOT have an odd number of sectors.