The military has been graduating experts in the "black arts"* since the inception of organized militaries. Guys who know basic hand to hand combat, firearms skills. Advanced soldiers learn even more technical and lethal combat skills. I'm not saying that every soldier is a killing machine, but that is what they train for. Black hat network uber hacker on the "outside" a real threat? As veterans, aren't they already sort of registered? They've got their DNA on file. What more do you want from those who have served? Constant loyalty tests?
Good network security shouldn't be through obscurity, so even the "black hats" should know as much as the "white hats".
*I using the term "black arts" hear to refer to all those things which are generally forbidden except when in a war zone, killing, breaking things, etc. I won't bore you with a list. Granted, the killing is supposed to be reserved for combatants.
And according to this: http://www.jamesoberg.com/soyuz.html the crew has no control over the parachute deployment. (This is written in entry 6 B under "Special Questions)
I agree, but I think that operating the craft "manually" is overstated. I would think that things like the retro ("soft" landing) rockets and the parachutes would be operated automatically. Not only automatically, but I would bet that the cosmonauts wouldn't be able to activate them if they wanted to. Especially since the landing rockets are supposed to fire 1 meter off the ground. If it lost battery power, I'm sure they are screwed regardless.
I would think that once you're experiencing 10G, your course has already been set. It is a space capsule, not a maneuverable atmospheric vehicle. The only control I could imagine is the decent burn, just prior to "falling out" of orbit. Once that happens, it is like going over the hump on a roller coaster, gravity takes over from there.
I suppose I'll be called a self-hating liberal but I believe we should never forget the price we pay for the weapons we hold. These weapons that were supposed to be the end of war aren't and any future horror developed to stop war won't be the end to war either.
Your sentiments are correct. My fear is that we have yet to pay the full price for the weapons we hold. The day we pay the full price is the day that these weapons are actually used.
These are items which in the US and Russian inventories, have been tested and tested and tested. The US and the former Soviet Union performed thousands of nuclear tests. Granted, they haven't, to my [limited] knowledge, done and "all up" test of a ballistic missile with warhead. Something about the atmospheric nuclear test ban gets in the way of such a test. The re-entry vehicles have been well tested. Every now and then, they pull a missile, take the warhead off, put in an inert warhead, and test launch it.
Personally, I would have high confidence to both US and Russian nuclear weapons. Sure, in a real war scenario, some will fail, just like any other produced complex device, but I'd guess that far more work correctly than fail.
Agreed. But the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I don't shop at Wal-Mart (generally, I have on occasion shopped there). I certainly don't buy music there. But if they bring the RIAA down with their volume buying leverage, more power to them.
'bout time, music really is a commodity item
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Let us price it like one. Whoever thought that it would be Wal-Mart to break the industry.
I was going to suggest that maybe miniaturizing metal halide lamps might be a solution. They are more efficient, but they contain even more mercury than fluorescents.
So instead, create tougher CFL bulbs to prevent accidental breakage, phase out, or otherwise make tougher the long fluorescent bulbs used in commercial and industrial settings, or use HID bulbs* more in those settings. All of which should be used in conjunction with a well designed recycling program.
*I suggest HID because while they may contain more mercury, they are generally packaged it a tougher and smaller bulb design. As a result, I believe they would benefit when used with a good recycling program. Plus they are energy efficient.
linking the "first" internet to the "second" one, what do you get? The internet? Isn't it kinda like adding infinity to infinity? Or would it then be called the omninet?
It had been working for at least 3 years after I quit using them. It had still been in semi-active use up until six months ago. Tried it today and it no longer works.
I was surprised it lasted so long.
Yeah, but Santovac 5 http://www.vacuumoil.com/santovac5.htm#5p/ costs over $100 per ml. Now I can say that it costs just a little bit more than HP printer ink. That will make it easier to procure.
Or further up the line? Because the Telco is responsible up to the demarcation point, after which, it is the customer's wiring. Which side are they cutting? How significant is this cutting? Whole sections, or just a snip here to isolate the premise wiring in preparation of new equipment installation?
'The split between artists and (music) artists is indecent [...] Our contracts give too good a share to artists.'
I don't get it. Maybe you meant to replace 'producers' with 'artists' THEN replace 'Apple' with 'producers' =)
Here, I'll spell it out for you:
The split between producers [record companies] and artists is indecent [...] Our contracts give too good a share to producers [record companies]
Personally, I feel that the cop in this particular case shouldn't have arrested the guy. He should have detained him, cuffed him, checked him for weapons (all allowed, I believe, but I'm neither a cop or a lawyer) then checked his ID (which he did anyway) call in his driver's license number to see if he had any outstanding warrants. When everything checked out ok (which did in this case) he should have apologized, and sent the guy on his way.
Now, in my imaginary ideal world, not even this should have happened. One should be able to state one's name and address and date of birth like the Ohio law says and be done with it. Personally, I'm not even sure if one should have to give an address, being homeless isn't illegal. But in my imaginary ideal world, Circuit City doesn't exit, or if it does, they don't hassle paying customers on their way out. My grocery store doesn't check my receipts on my way out, why does Circuit City?
I'm not saying it is just or right, these are the facts on the ground. If you piss off a cop, he can likely find a way of arresting you. Disturbing the peace, loitering, or in this case "Obstructing Official Business".
Personally, I feel that the cop in this particular case shouldn't have arrested the guy. He should have detained him, cuffed him, checked him for weapons (all allowed, I believe, but I'm neither a cop or a lawyer) then checked his ID (which he did anyway) call in his driver's license number to see if he had any outstanding warrants. When everything checked out ok (which did in this case) he should have apologized, and sent the guy on his way. A cop has to have some discretion on what warrants an arrest. In this case, it is all overblown. But I am guessing that the guy really pissed the cop off, so he found a charge to arrest him with.
Don't go out of your way to piss off cops, unless you are really certain that it will be worth the hassle.
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The military has been graduating experts in the "black arts"* since the inception of organized militaries. Guys who know basic hand to hand combat, firearms skills. Advanced soldiers learn even more technical and lethal combat skills. I'm not saying that every soldier is a killing machine, but that is what they train for. Black hat network uber hacker on the "outside" a real threat? As veterans, aren't they already sort of registered? They've got their DNA on file. What more do you want from those who have served? Constant loyalty tests?
Good network security shouldn't be through obscurity, so even the "black hats" should know as much as the "white hats".
*I using the term "black arts" hear to refer to all those things which are generally forbidden except when in a war zone, killing, breaking things, etc. I won't bore you with a list. Granted, the killing is supposed to be reserved for combatants.
Oh, I'm sure a little waterboarding will jog that memory and loosen that tongue of yours. Not that I would advocate torture.
and now he wants everybody to have one? A GPS reciever, of course...sustainable?
It certainly seems overly complex. Eco? Who knows? How are those GPS satellites maintained? Oh, kudos for keeping sight of the forrest...
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According to this link: http://www.astronautix.com/flights/mireo23.htm the landing rockets failed anyway, which resulted in a hard, but survivable landing.
And according to this: http://www.jamesoberg.com/soyuz.html the crew has no control over the parachute deployment. (This is written in entry 6 B under "Special Questions)
I agree, but I think that operating the craft "manually" is overstated. I would think that things like the retro ("soft" landing) rockets and the parachutes would be operated automatically. Not only automatically, but I would bet that the cosmonauts wouldn't be able to activate them if they wanted to. Especially since the landing rockets are supposed to fire 1 meter off the ground. If it lost battery power, I'm sure they are screwed regardless.
I would think that once you're experiencing 10G, your course has already been set. It is a space capsule, not a maneuverable atmospheric vehicle. The only control I could imagine is the decent burn, just prior to "falling out" of orbit. Once that happens, it is like going over the hump on a roller coaster, gravity takes over from there.
I suppose I'll be called a self-hating liberal but I believe we should never forget the price we pay for the weapons we hold. These weapons that were supposed to be the end of war aren't and any future horror developed to stop war won't be the end to war either.
Your sentiments are correct. My fear is that we have yet to pay the full price for the weapons we hold. The day we pay the full price is the day that these weapons are actually used.
This guy is obviously high.
These are items which in the US and Russian inventories, have been tested and tested and tested. The US and the former Soviet Union performed thousands of nuclear tests. Granted, they haven't, to my [limited] knowledge, done and "all up" test of a ballistic missile with warhead. Something about the atmospheric nuclear test ban gets in the way of such a test. The re-entry vehicles have been well tested. Every now and then, they pull a missile, take the warhead off, put in an inert warhead, and test launch it. Personally, I would have high confidence to both US and Russian nuclear weapons. Sure, in a real war scenario, some will fail, just like any other produced complex device, but I'd guess that far more work correctly than fail.
Agreed. But the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I don't shop at Wal-Mart (generally, I have on occasion shopped there). I certainly don't buy music there. But if they bring the RIAA down with their volume buying leverage, more power to them.
Let us price it like one. Whoever thought that it would be Wal-Mart to break the industry.
I was going to suggest that maybe miniaturizing metal halide lamps might be a solution. They are more efficient, but they contain even more mercury than fluorescents.
So instead, create tougher CFL bulbs to prevent accidental breakage, phase out, or otherwise make tougher the long fluorescent bulbs used in commercial and industrial settings, or use HID bulbs* more in those settings. All of which should be used in conjunction with a well designed recycling program.
*I suggest HID because while they may contain more mercury, they are generally packaged it a tougher and smaller bulb design. As a result, I believe they would benefit when used with a good recycling program. Plus they are energy efficient.
But after a couple of days disconnected, everything is ok again.
"and that just hurts consumers over time."
I see no mention of consumers in there. I didn't realize that patents and copyrights were to protect consumers. Please, explain this to me.
linking the "first" internet to the "second" one, what do you get? The internet? Isn't it kinda like adding infinity to infinity? Or would it then be called the omninet?
It had been working for at least 3 years after I quit using them. It had still been in semi-active use up until six months ago. Tried it today and it no longer works. I was surprised it lasted so long.
Now you have to buy four to keep one.
yeah, I'm a dumbass. Isn't the first time.
Yeah, but Santovac 5 http://www.vacuumoil.com/santovac5.htm#5p/ costs over $100 per ml. Now I can say that it costs just a little bit more than HP printer ink. That will make it easier to procure.
Or further up the line? Because the Telco is responsible up to the demarcation point, after which, it is the customer's wiring. Which side are they cutting? How significant is this cutting? Whole sections, or just a snip here to isolate the premise wiring in preparation of new equipment installation?
'The split between artists and (music) artists is indecent [...] Our contracts give too good a share to artists.' I don't get it. Maybe you meant to replace 'producers' with 'artists' THEN replace 'Apple' with 'producers' =)
Here, I'll spell it out for you:
The split between producers [record companies] and artists is indecent [...] Our contracts give too good a share to producers [record companies]
Your substitution is incorrect.
'The split between Apple and (music) producers is indecent [...] Our contracts give too good a share to Apple.'
Substitute "producers" for Apple and "artists" (musicians) for "producers".
Let me quantify that a little more.
Personally, I feel that the cop in this particular case shouldn't have arrested the guy. He should have detained him, cuffed him, checked him for weapons (all allowed, I believe, but I'm neither a cop or a lawyer) then checked his ID (which he did anyway) call in his driver's license number to see if he had any outstanding warrants. When everything checked out ok (which did in this case) he should have apologized, and sent the guy on his way.
Now, in my imaginary ideal world, not even this should have happened. One should be able to state one's name and address and date of birth like the Ohio law says and be done with it. Personally, I'm not even sure if one should have to give an address, being homeless isn't illegal. But in my imaginary ideal world, Circuit City doesn't exit, or if it does, they don't hassle paying customers on their way out. My grocery store doesn't check my receipts on my way out, why does Circuit City?
I'm not saying it is just or right, these are the facts on the ground. If you piss off a cop, he can likely find a way of arresting you. Disturbing the peace, loitering, or in this case "Obstructing Official Business".
Personally, I feel that the cop in this particular case shouldn't have arrested the guy. He should have detained him, cuffed him, checked him for weapons (all allowed, I believe, but I'm neither a cop or a lawyer) then checked his ID (which he did anyway) call in his driver's license number to see if he had any outstanding warrants. When everything checked out ok (which did in this case) he should have apologized, and sent the guy on his way. A cop has to have some discretion on what warrants an arrest. In this case, it is all overblown. But I am guessing that the guy really pissed the cop off, so he found a charge to arrest him with.
Don't go out of your way to piss off cops, unless you are really certain that it will be worth the hassle.