They have a nuke-proof bunker in Nevada, why don't they use it?
Don't tell anybody, but that's where the nation's real command and control actually resides. Everything in or near Washington DC is actually just an elaborate ruse.
Well, not necessarily. After owning two Canon digicams, I recently purchased a Panasonic LX3. There is nothing quite like it (other than Leica's rebadging of the same camera), the camera has caused quite a stir among compact enthusiasts and the black version has been in short supply.
So, I overcame my bias against Panasonic, and so far the camera is very good. But now this battery thing, which sucks!
Does the article say that the carbon laminate was intended specifically and primarily to reduce radar signature? Because if I were designing a jet intended to go transonic, using wood, I'd sure put carbon laminate over the leading edge just to keep the wings from falling off.
From what I can tell this was not a carbon fiber skin, but a layer inside more like charcoal, i.e. not structural.
Here is a link about all this. (Granted, it's from a forum and so can't be authenticated):
I just happend to be the lead on the HO 229 project at Northrop Grumman. I am one of those so called "Experts"... I have been building Stealth Prototypes and Models for 29 years now. My first project was Tacit Blue then the B-2 and the list goes on... I, and a group of other Engineers at Nothrop Grumman, Got a chance to look closely and test the skin of the real HO 229 at the Garber in Md. and it does contain a significant amount of carbon between all the outer skin layers. Also the historian, David Myhra discussed these issues with the Hortens in Argentina and they did know about the shielding/absorbing qualitys of carbon, I.E. (German Submarine parascopes).
I realize that many who dont know or understand the actual phenomenology behind Stealth and what makes it work may have their doubts but let me assure you, We do. We went to great lengths to recreate all aspects of the HO 229 to get real data. We did our homework. The finished model will be set up in the air museam in San Diego California on June 23 2009.
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And that's why the 229 looks like it does. It lacks the profusion of surfaces that conventional designs had, and minimized wetted surface due to the almost non-existent fuselage.
You are going on about the shape, which wasn't even claimed to be for stealthiness. The claimed stealth feature was the layer of carbon material sandwiched into the leading edge of the plane to reduce its radar signature. Thus, it was the first plane to incorporate design features specifically for stealth. Nothing you said even addresses that. Whether stealth was considered of secondary importance, or whether all the components were designed for stealth, is irrelevant.
Here's a list of random rationalizations you could use to argue either way:
If this story is true, he apparently received a liver instead of somebody else who was a better candidate (in the sense of a better prognosis). That is, in expectation (actuarially), his actions took years from somebody's life.
Most of us with health coverage and some money will, at some point, receive some expensive treatment where the money could have instead been used to provide more basic, life-saving treatment to several poor people. Especially if you re-consider this analysis on a global basis, given that people in Africa die every day die from want of a few dollars in health care, or even clean water.
Due to Jobs ingenuity and force of will, the economy is probably larger than it would otherwise be by a few billion dollars, with some fraction of that (i.e. hundreds of millions of dollars) providing thousands of hard-working nerds and their families with money for life-saving health care services.
Distrust in the equity of organ distribution may decrease the number of donors. Some people won't like the thought that their organs are most likely to live on in rich old white guys with short life expectancies who clawed their way to the front of the line like aristocrats boarding lifeboats at the sinking of the Titanic (whether or not that is a myth).
I find NFS performance is barely acceptable (probably not acceptable to most people) over an old 6 mbps WIFI card my kids' laptop uses. Another problem is that although you mostly want all your app preferences and data to be global, there always arise situations where different hosts have different versions of client software that require different config files. Another problem with the shared home directory is that if you start the client app (e.g. firefox) on one host, you generally have to remember to shut it down before running the same app on another host. Another problem is NFS is practically useless outside the local network, so you are still left with all the hassle and potential data loss of copying files back and forth from the server to the laptop, etc.
I am moving more towards simply copying configuration information, and relying on Outlook for information and documents. The email metaphor works pretty well in offline and distributed modes because the assumption is emails, once sent, do not change, so they have constructs like message threads that effectively versioning to some degree. Thunderbird on IMAP is OK, but needs offline mode (maybe I just haven't figured it out?) But I am by no means satisified.
Nothing will rally conservative forces in Iran more than the belief that the US is supporting a coup against them yet again. On the other hand, support from *individual Americans*, that's completely different.
Seriously, there is a big risk here of blindly hopping into bed with the enemy of our enemy and catching something nasty. To listen to the Republicans, we'd have done it already if it were up to them. (Speaking of which, have I mentioned lately how glad I am that McCain lost?)
A more pointed question is, how much longer will the SLR design be with us? The slapping mirror has been with us for some time, but even the 5D Mk II's 150,000 shutter cycle durability rating is only 4 hours of 10 fps "video". (Obviously it doesn't operate as an SLR in video mode).
Sounds like we're still a generation from still/video convergence, but IMHO it's inevitable. Several years ago I bought one of the earlier consumer digicams with high-def video (Canon S80, 1040x768 video) and I've found that often a still from that video is acceptable as an image - especially when the alternative is most likely missing the shot. For instance, it provides a way to take action shots of yourself. I really have to wonder how much longer sports photographers will be taking still images instead of high-def video. Once you get a couple thousand lines of resolution it's enough for normal-sized prints, and the odds of perfectly timing a still shot are just too slim.
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I don't, I just use a password that I've used other places, and my local backup is not password protected.
More to the point than these other comparisons, I doubt $400K would pay the lifetime healthcare costs for even one AIDS case.
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There's nothing wrong with storing a backup on RAID. Just don't assume your primary, working copy is a backup because it's on RAID.
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RAID combined with a snapshotting system (Time Machine, VSS, ZFS, take your pick) can function as an excellent backup system. Not including off-site, obviously, but more than adequate for the typical home user.
I disagree, since a single mistake (e.g. mistakenly reformatting the wrong device node, or physically losing the system while moving house) could still take out the whole kaboodle.
And for something you really care about, an offsite backup is worth it and not difficult. I uploaded my family photos to my ISP-provided online file space. If you want to make sure it stays private, encrypt before uploading.
I do wonder why they didn't choose a digital encoding for digital broadcast TV that can degrade gracefully? Some clever encoding where the signal appears at multiple resolutions at different frequency bands? It must be possible.
I still find that about 20% of DVDs won't play on my Linux HTPC, so it's still enough to be a nuisance.
I wonder how people create bittorrents of those DVDs?
It does seem like the destiny of every software package is to become gradually overwhelmed with features. Nothing is worse than upgrading your system and finding the configuration format for apache or exim has changed.
I agree, personally I would worry more about the private key for Windows Update finding its way into the wild. Now that is centralized administrative authority.
can't say that with the way the US is going that I don't expect a revolution or civil war in the next 10-20 years.
Um, why? I think the US govt does a good job of tracking mainstream opinion. Personally, I think the mainstream often does not act in its own best interests, but nevertheless so long as the majority is getting what they want (even if they want it for silly reasons), I don't see major discontent. I don't think the "culture wars" now are anything like what they were in the 60s, when assassinations were happening left and right.
As a boy scout we toured a TV station and they said the guys servicing the microwave relays in the winter would be up on a tower in sub-freezing temperatures with their coats off and sweating.
Or maybe it isn't stupid. Genetics play a strong role in who gets addicted, and a huge role in the carcinogenic effects of smoking as well. I know there is a certain public-health mentality that abhors these studies fearing they might give some people license for risky behavior, but if you ask me that's just ignoring the facts to fit the risk model as it was previously understood. The fact is, people do have different risk/reward ratios depending on individual differences. My fair skin means I have to mess with sunscreen more than black people. But I don't have to regulate my intake of sugar like my diabetic friend does.
The human pilots were the final decision makers, and were able to take control entirely. They engaged the autopilot, and could have disengaged it at any time by pressing a button. In calmer circumstances, with a few more seconds to think about things, they surely would have realized their error and averted catastrophe... which is exactly the point - the human mind is funny that way.
China Airlines Flight 140, cited above, is an example of pilot error overriding autopilot causing a crash. The plane crashed because one pilot pressed the takeoff/go-around button, then the other pilot fought the autopilot, driving the plane into the ground. Apparently the plane would have been fine had they simply let it do what they told it to do.
That alone makes the anectodal score 1 to 1.
Almost any incident of controlled flight into terrain also counts, since autopilots are very good at not absent-mindedly flying into the ground. Eastern Airlines flight 401, which crashed into the everglades in 1972, is an example of this. The pilot accidently turned off the altitude hold autopilot and the continued to let the plane fly right into the ground.
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Don't tell anybody, but that's where the nation's real command and control actually resides. Everything in or near Washington DC is actually just an elaborate ruse.
Well, not necessarily. After owning two Canon digicams, I recently purchased a Panasonic LX3. There is nothing quite like it (other than Leica's rebadging of the same camera), the camera has caused quite a stir among compact enthusiasts and the black version has been in short supply.
So, I overcame my bias against Panasonic, and so far the camera is very good. But now this battery thing, which sucks!
From what I can tell this was not a carbon fiber skin, but a layer inside more like charcoal, i.e. not structural.
Here is a link about all this. (Granted, it's from a forum and so can't be authenticated):
You are going on about the shape, which wasn't even claimed to be for stealthiness. The claimed stealth feature was the layer of carbon material sandwiched into the leading edge of the plane to reduce its radar signature. Thus, it was the first plane to incorporate design features specifically for stealth. Nothing you said even addresses that. Whether stealth was considered of secondary importance, or whether all the components were designed for stealth, is irrelevant.
I am moving more towards simply copying configuration information, and relying on Outlook for information and documents. The email metaphor works pretty well in offline and distributed modes because the assumption is emails, once sent, do not change, so they have constructs like message threads that effectively versioning to some degree. Thunderbird on IMAP is OK, but needs offline mode (maybe I just haven't figured it out?) But I am by no means satisified.
Huh? I would think the company's owners have every right to know who is actually running it.
Duly noted, commence operation astroturf!
Seriously, there is a big risk here of blindly hopping into bed with the enemy of our enemy and catching something nasty. To listen to the Republicans, we'd have done it already if it were up to them. (Speaking of which, have I mentioned lately how glad I am that McCain lost?)
A more pointed question is, how much longer will the SLR design be with us? The slapping mirror has been with us for some time, but even the 5D Mk II's 150,000 shutter cycle durability rating is only 4 hours of 10 fps "video". (Obviously it doesn't operate as an SLR in video mode).
Sounds like we're still a generation from still/video convergence, but IMHO it's inevitable. Several years ago I bought one of the earlier consumer digicams with high-def video (Canon S80, 1040x768 video) and I've found that often a still from that video is acceptable as an image - especially when the alternative is most likely missing the shot. For instance, it provides a way to take action shots of yourself. I really have to wonder how much longer sports photographers will be taking still images instead of high-def video. Once you get a couple thousand lines of resolution it's enough for normal-sized prints, and the odds of perfectly timing a still shot are just too slim.
I don't, I just use a password that I've used other places, and my local backup is not password protected.
More to the point than these other comparisons, I doubt $400K would pay the lifetime healthcare costs for even one AIDS case.
There's nothing wrong with storing a backup on RAID. Just don't assume your primary, working copy is a backup because it's on RAID.
I disagree, since a single mistake (e.g. mistakenly reformatting the wrong device node, or physically losing the system while moving house) could still take out the whole kaboodle.
And for something you really care about, an offsite backup is worth it and not difficult. I uploaded my family photos to my ISP-provided online file space. If you want to make sure it stays private, encrypt before uploading.
I do wonder why they didn't choose a digital encoding for digital broadcast TV that can degrade gracefully? Some clever encoding where the signal appears at multiple resolutions at different frequency bands? It must be possible.
I still find that about 20% of DVDs won't play on my Linux HTPC, so it's still enough to be a nuisance. I wonder how people create bittorrents of those DVDs?
It does seem like the destiny of every software package is to become gradually overwhelmed with features. Nothing is worse than upgrading your system and finding the configuration format for apache or exim has changed.
I agree, personally I would worry more about the private key for Windows Update finding its way into the wild. Now that is centralized administrative authority.
Um, why? I think the US govt does a good job of tracking mainstream opinion. Personally, I think the mainstream often does not act in its own best interests, but nevertheless so long as the majority is getting what they want (even if they want it for silly reasons), I don't see major discontent. I don't think the "culture wars" now are anything like what they were in the 60s, when assassinations were happening left and right.
Yeah, it sounds pretty crazy. This was over 20 years ago.
As a boy scout we toured a TV station and they said the guys servicing the microwave relays in the winter would be up on a tower in sub-freezing temperatures with their coats off and sweating.
But at least we wouldn't have to wear coats outside anymore. Mmmmmm, the soothing warmth of microwaves.
Or maybe it isn't stupid. Genetics play a strong role in who gets addicted, and a huge role in the carcinogenic effects of smoking as well. I know there is a certain public-health mentality that abhors these studies fearing they might give some people license for risky behavior, but if you ask me that's just ignoring the facts to fit the risk model as it was previously understood. The fact is, people do have different risk/reward ratios depending on individual differences. My fair skin means I have to mess with sunscreen more than black people. But I don't have to regulate my intake of sugar like my diabetic friend does.
The human pilots were the final decision makers, and were able to take control entirely. They engaged the autopilot, and could have disengaged it at any time by pressing a button. In calmer circumstances, with a few more seconds to think about things, they surely would have realized their error and averted catastrophe... which is exactly the point - the human mind is funny that way.
That alone makes the anectodal score 1 to 1.
Almost any incident of controlled flight into terrain also counts, since autopilots are very good at not absent-mindedly flying into the ground. Eastern Airlines flight 401, which crashed into the everglades in 1972, is an example of this. The pilot accidently turned off the altitude hold autopilot and the continued to let the plane fly right into the ground.