So...I don't care what fancy DRM they bring out, if you can hear it, you can copy and distribute it.
Until they put DRM in our ears.
What? You don't think they're working on that?
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"While JDAMS are "GPS-aided," [USAF Maj. Gen.]Leaf said, they also have backup inertial navigation systems that "will still be precise enough for almost any target that we face."
http://www.rense.com/general33/ussmart.htm
Yes, JDAM's use GPS. But there are many other types in the inventory. LGB, IR, TV guided, and the old standbys, CCIP (Continuously Computed Impact Point) and CCRP (Continuously Computed Release Point).
Further, the military might even do the jamming itself.
"The military will jam GPS in any future conflict to avoid its hostile use. Several initiatives have been launched by the Dept of Defense (DoD) to allow its forces to use the GPS signal in a jamming environment, including a new code broadcast by more powerful satellites and protected with enhanced cryptography."
http://industry.esa.int/CGForum/get/indust02/21.ht ml .
Many companies are working on, or have fielded, anti-jam GPS equipment.
In the possible coming conflict in Iraq, this is not a dealbreaker. Even if ol' Saddam decides to deploy these things en masse.
Nothing in this article is the "fault" of the technology (Oracle, Java, IBM, Linux, or anything) itself any more than it's the fault of a head of cabbage.
No, it is because the project management actually had cabbage for brains.
Do Poulsen and Mitnick do internships, or take volunteers? Maybe they should. They are heroes to a lot of people.
And who keeps an eye on Poulsen and Mitnick? The unabomber was a 'hero' to a lot of people. The beltway snipers were 'heroes' to some. Should we give them a foundation and let them take in interns?
"True talent" isn't enough. You have to display a little responsibility along with it to be a good contributor to society. Otherwise, let em rot in jail.
The first rule of all user interfaces is to put things where people expect them.
CLI or GUI
one button or 2. or 3. or 5.
keyboard or touchscreen
Ergo or regular keyboard
QWERTY or Dvorak
drive on the right or the left
tiller or steering wheel
steering wheel or joystick (Saab prototype)
touchtype or thumbing
People CAN get used to new ways of doing the same task. Sometimes they are better. Sometimes not. We shall just have to wait and see.
Thank (your personal deity). I don't want all those idiots tooling around in their VTOL Mustangs over MY house.
Hey, how about a car that drives itself?
We're still years and years away from that. You'd need to refine radar resolution and control down to a few inches at the most.
A car that drives itself on an empty road is not too hard. Put it out on the chaotic streets, and you'd have to make it be able to avoid a dog AND a soccer ball at the same time. Without hitting the telephone pole.
Or have it make the decision...Soccer ball + kid or dog. You want a computer to recognise and decide that?
"The driver operates the brakes very intuitively by automatically tightening the hand grips in a braking situation,"
That's about the only part of this configuration I have a problem with. Frequently, you tighten your grip when on a bumpy road, tenseness, whatever. Having that be the braking signal may not be what you want at that time.
Yes, in that instance, there is a large difference.
But also, graffiti on the store front (web or brick) could lead to reduced sales, depending on exactly what that message was. Theft of credit card info is not the only method to cause harm to a company, or it's customers.
1) If you show up at your local store and find that someone graffiti'd the wall, would you still buy something there, or would you get in your car and leave?
Depends. It the graffiti were something subtle, like a sign saying "*Mart supports the destruction of Iraq" (even though there is no corporate policy stating such). You might leave, and never come back.
2) If you hit a website for a retailer and find that someone graffiti'd their front page, would you still buy something there, or would you go someplace else?
Same thing. Adding a link to a neonazi group, or pro-abortion info. Doesn't have to be regular kiddie graffiti, but could be far more damaging.
The 'model' Fabio got hit by a duck(?) during the opening of Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens/Williamsburg. He was in the front seat, and the fowl crossed the path. He ended up somewhat bloody IIRC. They've since put up a barrier net to keep the birds from taking off directly across the coaster path.
Yes it is. But a design based on a current SUV/pickup might be easier to get parts/repairs for out in the boonies.
Oops...its only about 20 years old. Went into design in 1983.
Transporting 4 humans is no longer the mission. Drone launch, intel, crowd control, riot supression...all this takes equipment. Equipment is heavy. More horsepower needed to haul it.
If you've ever seen a HUMVEE haul a duece and a half out of frame deep mud, you'd understand the difference.
Modularity. Designing in the ability to swap boxes for different missions adds cost and weight.
Finally...from the article: The military said it has no plans to produce the truck any time soon, although Bran Ferren, a designer of SmarTruck II, said that if an order came through it could be put in production in a year.
I mean, it is obvious this thing wasn't really intended for a desert.
And not every military mission is in a desert. Just about every country on the planet have some land that is not desert.
And I think it is clear that this thing is designed to either operate in America or other countries similarly structured, not against any target the administration is likely to publicly attack (i.e. 'heathen desert living primitive terrorist types').
I think it is clear you have no clue as to the many, many types of missions that are carried out by the military (US and otherwise).
What role would this truck ever really play in the army?
Who knows? Has the senior Army leadership clued you into the plans they have for this? Light pickups and Blazers are very common in the military. Why not outfit them for tasks where they can be useful?
It seems to me that the curent Humvee is probably modular enough to perform any of the tasks that the SmarTruck is designed for.
Starting with a reliable platform (current pickup/SUV) brings a lot to the table. Parts availability, repairs, fix it anywhere.
The HUMVEE is a 30 year old design. Not perfect for many missions. Maybe, just maybe, a new (or additional) platform should be looked at. The only way to stay ahead is to keep trying new things.
...the contents of the file itself. Anything else is extra. Nice to have, but extra.
You want to find last quarters financial data and can't remember where you put it? OK, search for something that would be in that file ("Nov 2002"), and of file type X(whatever you use for a spreadsheet)
HFS or file descriptor info adds to this searching, but if you can't remember where you put it....search the text.
Doesn't work with binaries or images, but you get the idea.
Keep lots of books around the house, and let the kids see the parents reading. Take them to the library. Encourage them volunteer to lead the little kids reading program at the library.
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So...I don't care what fancy DRM they bring out, if you can hear it, you can copy and distribute it.
Until they put DRM in our ears.
What? You don't think they're working on that?
"While JDAMS are "GPS-aided," [USAF Maj. Gen.]Leaf said, they also have backup inertial navigation systems that "will still be precise enough for almost any target that we face."
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http://www.rense.com/general33/ussmart.htm
Yes, JDAM's use GPS. But there are many other types in the inventory. LGB, IR, TV guided, and the old standbys, CCIP (Continuously Computed Impact Point) and CCRP (Continuously Computed Release Point).
Further, the military might even do the jamming itself.
"The military will jam GPS in any future conflict to avoid its hostile use. Several initiatives have been launched by the Dept of Defense (DoD) to allow its forces to use the GPS signal in a jamming environment, including a new code broadcast by more powerful satellites and protected with enhanced cryptography."
http://industry.esa.int/CGForum/get/indust02/21.h
Many companies are working on, or have fielded, anti-jam GPS equipment.
In the possible coming conflict in Iraq, this is not a dealbreaker. Even if ol' Saddam decides to deploy these things en masse.
Personally I'd never drive a car where the computer has any control over critical systems.
...oh...a 1990?
THen you won't be driving anything newer than
When the visibility is really too low, the plane can make a computer-only landing
Only at airports designed for it. All the electronics need to be in place on the ground to talk to the aircraft.
You do realize cell phone use is banned in most hospitals. Yours, of course, may be different.
except the Onkyo doesn't have an amplifier
From the extremetech review:
"The TX-NR900 offers 110 watts RMS into 7 channels"
Sounds like an amp to me.
why do they have to make these so big??
1. space for all the connections in the back
2. power amp cooling. Driving serious power to multiple large speakers takes power. That heat needs to be dissipated.
3. It looks better
Nothing in this article is the "fault" of the technology (Oracle, Java, IBM, Linux, or anything) itself any more than it's the fault of a head of cabbage.
No, it is because the project management actually had cabbage for brains.
US Military Budget this year is something like $780 billion US dollars.
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/. Actual facts don't matter.
2002 US military budget is less than 1/2 of that. $342.3 billion.
http://www.cdi.org/issues/budget/fy'02/index.ht
Let's not get silly with our bitching, OK?
Insightful, my ass. But hey...this is
Do Poulsen and Mitnick do internships, or take volunteers? Maybe they should. They are heroes to a lot of people.
And who keeps an eye on Poulsen and Mitnick?
The unabomber was a 'hero' to a lot of people. The beltway snipers were 'heroes' to some. Should we give them a foundation and let them take in interns?
"True talent" isn't enough. You have to display a little responsibility along with it to be a good contributor to society. Otherwise, let em rot in jail.
The first rule of all user interfaces is to put things where people expect them.
CLI or GUI
one button or 2. or 3. or 5.
keyboard or touchscreen
Ergo or regular keyboard
QWERTY or Dvorak
drive on the right or the left
tiller or steering wheel
steering wheel or joystick (Saab prototype)
touchtype or thumbing
People CAN get used to new ways of doing the same task. Sometimes they are better. Sometimes not. We shall just have to wait and see.
The damn thing *still* can't fly.
Thank (your personal deity). I don't want all those idiots tooling around in their VTOL Mustangs over MY house.
Hey, how about a car that drives itself?
We're still years and years away from that. You'd need to refine radar resolution and control down to a few inches at the most.
A car that drives itself on an empty road is not too hard. Put it out on the chaotic streets, and you'd have to make it be able to avoid a dog AND a soccer ball at the same time. Without hitting the telephone pole.
Or have it make the decision...Soccer ball + kid or dog. You want a computer to recognise and decide that?
"The driver operates the brakes very intuitively by automatically tightening the hand grips in a braking situation,"
That's about the only part of this configuration I have a problem with. Frequently, you tighten your grip when on a bumpy road, tenseness, whatever. Having that be the braking signal may not be what you want at that time.
Yes, in that instance, there is a large difference.
But also, graffiti on the store front (web or brick) could lead to reduced sales, depending on exactly what that message was. Theft of credit card info is not the only method to cause harm to a company, or it's customers.
1) If you show up at your local store and find that someone graffiti'd the wall, would you still buy something there, or would you get in your car and leave?
Depends. It the graffiti were something subtle, like a sign saying "*Mart supports the destruction of Iraq" (even though there is no corporate policy stating such). You might leave, and never come back.
2) If you hit a website for a retailer and find that someone graffiti'd their front page, would you still buy something there, or would you go someplace else? Same thing. Adding a link to a neonazi group, or pro-abortion info. Doesn't have to be regular kiddie graffiti, but could be far more damaging.
The 'model' Fabio got hit by a duck(?) during the opening of Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens/Williamsburg. He was in the front seat, and the fowl crossed the path. He ended up somewhat bloody IIRC. They've since put up a barrier net to keep the birds from taking off directly across the coaster path.
Yes it is. But a design based on a current SUV/pickup might be easier to get parts/repairs for out in the boonies.
Oops...its only about 20 years old. Went into design in 1983.
Transporting 4 humans is no longer the mission. Drone launch, intel, crowd control, riot supression...all this takes equipment. Equipment is heavy. More horsepower needed to haul it.
If you've ever seen a HUMVEE haul a duece and a half out of frame deep mud, you'd understand the difference.
Modularity. Designing in the ability to swap boxes for different missions adds cost and weight.
Finally...from the article:
The military said it has no plans to produce the truck any time soon, although Bran Ferren, a designer of SmarTruck II, said that if an order came through it could be put in production in a year.
I mean, it is obvious this thing wasn't really intended for a desert.
And not every military mission is in a desert. Just about every country on the planet have some land that is not desert.
And I think it is clear that this thing is designed to either operate in America or other countries similarly structured, not against any target the administration is likely to publicly attack (i.e. 'heathen desert living primitive terrorist types').
I think it is clear you have no clue as to the many, many types of missions that are carried out by the military (US and otherwise).
What role would this truck ever really play in the army?
Who knows? Has the senior Army leadership clued you into the plans they have for this? Light pickups and Blazers are very common in the military. Why not outfit them for tasks where they can be useful?
It seems to me that the curent Humvee is probably modular enough to perform any of the tasks that the SmarTruck is designed for.
Starting with a reliable platform (current pickup/SUV) brings a lot to the table. Parts availability, repairs, fix it anywhere.
The HUMVEE is a 30 year old design. Not perfect for many missions. Maybe, just maybe, a new (or additional) platform should be looked at. The only way to stay ahead is to keep trying new things.
We had one like that recently:
something to do with revenue in the "pipeline" (future/expected)
MyPipeFirm
MyPipeNotFirm
...the contents of the file itself. Anything else is extra. Nice to have, but extra.
You want to find last quarters financial data and can't remember where you put it? OK, search for something that would be in that file ("Nov 2002"), and of file type X(whatever you use for a spreadsheet)
HFS or file descriptor info adds to this searching, but if you can't remember where you put it....search the text.
Doesn't work with binaries or images, but you get the idea.
Traveling upon the public roadways is a right. Use a horse, walk, bicycle...
... is utterly frivolous.
What is at issue here is not his right to travel interstate, but his right to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways, and we have no hesitation in holding that this is not a fundamental right. Berberian v. Petit (RI 1977) 374 A2d 791, 86 ALR3d 468"
Driving a motor vehicle may not be.
"state govt can restrict driving on the public roads to drivers with valid current licenses, and restrict drivers to vehicles registered as having passed inspection, notwithstanding argument about a "right to travel". Hendrick v. Maryland (1915) 235 US 610"
" The plaintiff's argument that the right to operate a motor vehicle is fundamental because of its relation to the fundamental right of interstate travel
"Minnesota Law and the Right To Drive" "Driving is a privilege, not a right, and because of this can be greatly regulated and restricted."
Lesson #1: For f*ck's sake, know where you're going after the airport.
Figured I'd just check the net when I got there. *laughs*
Lessons learned:
Buy a friggin' map.
You want kids reading?
Keep lots of books around the house, and let the kids see the parents reading. Take them to the library. Encourage them volunteer to lead the little kids reading program at the library.
Lead by example.