For the average commute, an electric with even a 73 mile range (the low estimate on the LEAF) would work fine. The average commute is 16 miles, one way. That means you could go to work, get off work, go somewhere else, and go home and still be fine (remember it refuels every night).
The refueling every night thing is one of the sticking points. Many, many people can't take advantage of an all elec, because they have nowhere to plug it in. I have a single family home, but no garage. Just a carport. And I rent. Pretty sure the landlord is going to look at me funny if I ask to have a recharge station mounted on the outside wall. People in apartments, in the city? Completely out of luck. You can't string an extension cord out the 4th floor window. (Even if you could actually recharge it from a standard extension cord, which you can't). The perfect environment, and it can't really be used.
Currently, all-electric cars are for a small minority (have more than average money, have a useful garage, have a short commute).
For example, a space suit costs them 10 million dollars to make and gets thrown away after a handfull of uses. They are great at the design and science side of things, but seem to fail at budget and logistics of construction.
And how many of those "10 million dollar" space suits failed during use? Should we cheapen the construction until we do have an in-use fail?
The end result is the same, we generally reserve the word "Rocket" for the ones without guidance systems, as such the context is correct when you refer to RPG as Rocket Propelled Grenade, and the kinds used in fireworks.
In the fighter jet world, it is generally broken down thusly:
For large thingies:
Missile - Goes up, parts come down, guided, hopefully on target (ICBM)
Rocket - Goes up, parts stay in orbit or semi-orbit (first stages of an orbital vehicle/payload)
The issue is, that one would expect a distro specifically built for security and penetration testing would not have a discoverable security flaw. No matter how obscure. It might make one wonder what else has been missed?
I have a dedicated 4 camera+DVR system from Lorex. Similar to this system. $150 on sale. Many here will poo poo the video quality, but the deterrent factor has worked ever since we installed it. Kids in the neighborhood were throwing rocks at the house, and after the cameras went up, with sign in the window (Smile, you're on Candid Camera!), it has stopped completely. (Yes, we talked to parents, etc...didn't work. Telling the kids "I can see you, always" did work.)
Motion detection, so-so IR, FTP, email, web server remote access (ActiveX...grrr), screeching alarm if signal is lost from any of the cameras. Quality is good enough that, on vacation last year, I was able to call my daughter and ask her why she hadn't fed the cat yet.
The box is small enough that a burglar won't find it quickly. And it runs some Linux variant, so hack away! The motion detection is tough to get right. Clouds, bushes, damn...all trigger it. But you can +- the sensitivity, and mask off certain zones.
I mean seriously, who thinks "Hmmm, the soil won't grow anything, it's unbearably hot, everything here wants to eat us, and there's no water...let's keep living here!"
It's almost the same mindset that thinks: "Hmmmm, there is no soil to grow anything. All food must be brought in by oil consuming vehicles. I have to live in a 20x30' box, 200' in the air. There is never any silence, only a constant rising and falling background hum of humanity. The last time I saw a star was years ago. Let's stay here!"
but really, what is the point? We already have controlled flight technology, why waste time on uncontrollable flight?
Why do we still drive trucks when we have helicopters? For a given size, much longer range/endurance/payload than a flying vehicle. Think of a ground vehicle/camera system not being blocked by a fence or compound wall instead of full flight. I imagine it is also much quieter.
I suspect that this is a bigger problem in the US than elsewhere, as their airbags have to be so much more powerful than (for example) European ones as the manufacturers can't assume that you're wearing a seatbelt (a legal requirement in most of the civilised world).
No more than 10-15 slides
Don't read the slides. They should just reinforce what you're talking about. If possible, no slides. Simply show a few realtime applications as you are talking. "Here is our current server load." "Here is the realtime, right now, network traffic between Omaha and Tacoma." Or whatever. There are dangers in doing this, but if you can, it can be quite powerful.
Above all, don't let your boss change the presentation the day before. I had this happen. Short slide deck ready to go...rehearsing several days before. She altered/inserted slides to show what SHE thought it should convey. I had about 2 hours notice. Not good. I managed.
The more citizens who fight the system, the harder it is for them to do any of that. What happens if/when there are 10,000,000 names on the Do Not Fly list?
Yes, probably. Let's roll some tech into it. But do NOT lose the outdoor aspect. Camping, etc. Far, far too many kids have no clue what the "big green room with the blue and white ceiling" looks and smells like.
First, let me list my old-school nerd qualifications, so you know I'm not just equating "old" with "unusable":
...
* My first computer was a 486. I've used every version of Windows since 3.1. Yes, even ME. And Vista.
Already exists. Wifi enabled SD card that can go in most anything, Tether to a laptop or tablet, and it uploads as you shoot. If you happen to be in range of a known wifi spot (starbucks, etc), upload over their network, directly to whatever cloud service you've set up.
Eventually, more and more cameras will have this functionality built in.
The initial claim was:
A. "Ethanol has been removed from mouthwash for years" and B. "and it never had an effect on breathalyzer tests anyways"
Both false. Now, whether the police test you again later (they usually do), or liklihood of getting stopped and tested within 1 minute after using mouthwash, is a completely different statement.
But mouthwash sold today does have alcohol in it, and taking a breathalyzer test soon after using said mouthwash can, in fact, show a positive reading.
And only in 2009 did Listerine come out with a non-alcohol version, Listerine Zero. Or, direct from the product: Inactive ingredients: water, alcohol(26.9%), etc, etc
Show us something that says original recipe Listerine, sold today, does not contain alcohol. Something...anything.
" Listerine mouthwash, for example, contains 27% alcohol." "Seven individuals were tested at a police station, with readings of 0.00%. Each then rinsed his mouth with 20 milliliters of Listerine mouthwash for 30 seconds in accordance with directions on the label. All seven were then tested on the machine at intervals of one, three, five and ten minutes. The results indicated an average reading of 0.43 blood-alcohol concentration, indicating a level that, if accurate, approaches lethal proportions. After three minutes, the average level was still 0.020, despite the absence of any alcohol in the system. Even after five minutes, the average level was 0.011."
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For the average commute, an electric with even a 73 mile range (the low estimate on the LEAF) would work fine. The average commute is 16 miles, one way. That means you could go to work, get off work, go somewhere else, and go home and still be fine (remember it refuels every night).
The refueling every night thing is one of the sticking points. Many, many people can't take advantage of an all elec, because they have nowhere to plug it in.
I have a single family home, but no garage. Just a carport. And I rent. Pretty sure the landlord is going to look at me funny if I ask to have a recharge station mounted on the outside wall.
People in apartments, in the city? Completely out of luck. You can't string an extension cord out the 4th floor window. (Even if you could actually recharge it from a standard extension cord, which you can't). The perfect environment, and it can't really be used.
Currently, all-electric cars are for a small minority (have more than average money, have a useful garage, have a short commute).
buy every kid on my street a used laptop at $200 a head.
I did similar in the late 90's. Bunch of ex-corporate laptops, given to kids who would otherwise not have one.
One year later, not a single one of those laptops was still functioning.
And I had exactly the same experience. All of them were toasted/stolen/pawned in short order.
For example, a space suit costs them 10 million dollars to make and gets thrown away after a handfull of uses. They are great at the design and science side of things, but seem to fail at budget and logistics of construction.
And how many of those "10 million dollar" space suits failed during use?
Should we cheapen the construction until we do have an in-use fail?
The end result is the same, we generally reserve the word "Rocket" for the ones without guidance systems, as such the context is correct when you refer to RPG as Rocket Propelled Grenade, and the kinds used in fireworks.
In the fighter jet world, it is generally broken down thusly:
Missile - Powered, guided (AIM-9/AIM-120/ALCM)
Rocket - Powered, unguided (2.75" FFAR)
Smart bomb - Guided, unpowered (JDAM)
Bomb - unpowered, unguided (regular MK-82 dumb bomb)
For large thingies:
Missile - Goes up, parts come down, guided, hopefully on target (ICBM)
Rocket - Goes up, parts stay in orbit or semi-orbit (first stages of an orbital vehicle/payload)
I don't see what the issue is.
The issue is, that one would expect a distro specifically built for security and penetration testing would not have a discoverable security flaw. No matter how obscure.
It might make one wonder what else has been missed?
Blew $300 on a new tire last week. Had to swerve so I wouldn't hit a deer, and went straight over a pothole.
$300 for a tire? Either you drive an 6 figure exotic something, or you are an idiot, or you got fleeced. Or some combination of those.
Oh, and you know you should almost never replace only one tire, right? Both fronts or both rears, unless they are really, really new.
Makes me sick I can't get paid to say things.
You're not getting paid, because your ass isn't big enough.
I still have my copy, somewhere around here.
I have a dedicated 4 camera+DVR system from Lorex. Similar to this system. $150 on sale. Many here will poo poo the video quality, but the deterrent factor has worked ever since we installed it. Kids in the neighborhood were throwing rocks at the house, and after the cameras went up, with sign in the window (Smile, you're on Candid Camera!), it has stopped completely. (Yes, we talked to parents, etc...didn't work. Telling the kids "I can see you, always" did work.)
Motion detection, so-so IR, FTP, email, web server remote access (ActiveX...grrr), screeching alarm if signal is lost from any of the cameras. Quality is good enough that, on vacation last year, I was able to call my daughter and ask her why she hadn't fed the cat yet.
The box is small enough that a burglar won't find it quickly. And it runs some Linux variant, so hack away! The motion detection is tough to get right. Clouds, bushes, damn...all trigger it. But you can +- the sensitivity, and mask off certain zones.
AUTHORISE gawker's access to your account details
No thanks.
Twitter/Facebook/Google themselves, who also let you "link" accounts from other services
Big difference. 'let you' vs 'require'
I mean seriously, who thinks "Hmmm, the soil won't grow anything, it's unbearably hot, everything here wants to eat us, and there's no water...let's keep living here!"
It's almost the same mindset that thinks:
"Hmmmm, there is no soil to grow anything. All food must be brought in by oil consuming vehicles. I have to live in a 20x30' box, 200' in the air. There is never any silence, only a constant rising and falling background hum of humanity. The last time I saw a star was years ago. Let's stay here!"
but really, what is the point? We already have controlled flight technology, why waste time on uncontrollable flight?
Why do we still drive trucks when we have helicopters? For a given size, much longer range/endurance/payload than a flying vehicle. Think of a ground vehicle/camera system not being blocked by a fence or compound wall instead of full flight. I imagine it is also much quieter.
Having options is good.
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt does NOT have a direct mechanical connection between the engine and wheels.
Not a 'direct connection', but the gas engine does, under certain circumstances, help propel the car.
At least that's what the Volt chief engineer says.
It's called a CYBER-war
Fixed that for you.
Is that like cyber-sex, where you only end up diddling yourself?
I suspect that this is a bigger problem in the US than elsewhere, as their airbags have to be so much more powerful than (for example) European ones as the manufacturers can't assume that you're wearing a seatbelt (a legal requirement in most of the civilised world).
Sad attempt at a sideways dig at the US, but it is the law in 49 out of the 50 states. In 32 states, it is a primary offense.
No more than 10-15 slides
Don't read the slides. They should just reinforce what you're talking about. If possible, no slides. Simply show a few realtime applications as you are talking.
"Here is our current server load." "Here is the realtime, right now, network traffic between Omaha and Tacoma." Or whatever. There are dangers in doing this, but if you can, it can be quite powerful.
Above all, don't let your boss change the presentation the day before. I had this happen. Short slide deck ready to go...rehearsing several days before. She altered/inserted slides to show what SHE thought it should convey. I had about 2 hours notice. Not good. I managed.
The more citizens who fight the system, the harder it is for them to do any of that. What happens if/when there are 10,000,000 names on the Do Not Fly list?
They get a bigger server farm?
Somehow as computers got more popular, computer camps got less so.
They became appliances. Just like a TV, dishwasher, telephone. It's there in the house, it mostly works, everyone has one. Nothing special.
Yes, probably. Let's roll some tech into it.
But do NOT lose the outdoor aspect. Camping, etc. Far, far too many kids have no clue what the "big green room with the blue and white ceiling" looks and smells like.
First, let me list my old-school nerd qualifications, so you know I'm not just equating "old" with "unusable":
...
* My first computer was a 486. I've used every version of Windows since 3.1. Yes, even ME. And Vista.
Off my lawn, sonny.
Already exists. Wifi enabled SD card that can go in most anything, Tether to a laptop or tablet, and it uploads as you shoot. If you happen to be in range of a known wifi spot (starbucks, etc), upload over their network, directly to whatever cloud service you've set up.
Eventually, more and more cameras will have this functionality built in.
The initial claim was:
A. "Ethanol has been removed from mouthwash for years"
and B. "and it never had an effect on breathalyzer tests anyways"
Both false. Now, whether the police test you again later (they usually do), or liklihood of getting stopped and tested within 1 minute after using mouthwash, is a completely different statement.
But mouthwash sold today does have alcohol in it, and taking a breathalyzer test soon after using said mouthwash can, in fact, show a positive reading.
July 1985
And only in 2009 did Listerine come out with a non-alcohol version, Listerine Zero.
Or, direct from the product:
Inactive ingredients: water, alcohol(26.9%), etc, etc
Show us something that says original recipe Listerine, sold today, does not contain alcohol. Something...anything.
Are you reading the same wiki as everyone else?
" Listerine mouthwash, for example, contains 27% alcohol."
"Seven individuals were tested at a police station, with readings of 0.00%. Each then rinsed his mouth with 20 milliliters of Listerine mouthwash for 30 seconds in accordance with directions on the label. All seven were then tested on the machine at intervals of one, three, five and ten minutes. The results indicated an average reading of 0.43 blood-alcohol concentration, indicating a level that, if accurate, approaches lethal proportions. After three minutes, the average level was still 0.020, despite the absence of any alcohol in the system. Even after five minutes, the average level was 0.011."
No wireless. Less taste than a charcoal grill. Lame.