If you were going to build a house for yourself with network cable in the walls, why would you use something that burns readily and creates loads of toxic smoke?
Oh, and yes, non-plenum cable can indeed carry fire from one part of a building to another.
In 1975 there was a large fire at One World Trade Center that luckily occurred in the middle of the night when the building was unoccupied. The One World Trade Center fire was analyzed in great detail and a report was issued by The New York Board of Fire Underwriters Bureau of Fire Prevention and Public Relations. The information gathered in this investigation was used to further develop New York City Local Law 5. The following are some of the observations/ conclusions of the report.
"The [exposed] polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cable insulation and plastic back panel blocks burned readily so that virtually all combustibles including the fire retardant wood paneling on the telephone closet walls of the 10th and 12th floors were destroyed".
If you want to do this in the US, here is the appropriate waiver form.
You just have to make sure your launch conforms to the following regulations.
May not be operated in a prohibited or restricted area without permission from the using or controlling agency, as appropriate [14 CFR 101.3]
May not be operated in a manner that creates a hazard to people or property [14 CFR 101.7(a)]
May not drop anything that creates a hazard to people or property [14 CFR 101.7(b)]
If within a restricted area, must: [14 CFR 101.21]
Not be operated within 1500 feet of any person or property not associated with the operations [14 CFR 101.23(g)]
Comply with additional limitations imposed by the using or controlling agency, as appropriate. [14 CFR 101.21]
If not within a restricted area, must: [14 CFR 101.21]
Not operate in a manner that creates a collision hazard with other aircraft [14 CFR 101.23(a)]
Not operate within controlled airspace [14 CFR 101.23(b)]
Not operate within 5 miles of the border of any airport [14 CFR 101.23(c)]
Not fly to altitude where cloud coverage is greater than 50% [14 CFR 101.23(d)]
Not fly to any altitude where the visibility is less than 5 miles [14 CFR 101.23(e)]
Not fly into any clouds [14 CFR 101.23(f)]
Not operate closer than 1500 feet from anyone not involved [14 CFR 101.23(g)]
Not fly between sunset and sunrise [14 CFR 101.23(h)]
Notify the nearest FAA Air Traffic Control center 24-48 hours before the launch [14 CFR 101.25]
In addition, your rocket itself has certain limitations.
Section 400.2 [14 CFR 400.2], which explicitly exempts "amateur rocket activities" from these regulations.
Section 401.5 [14 CFR 401.5], which defines "amateur rocket activities" as follows: "Amateur rocket activities means launch activities conducted at private sites involving rockets powered by a motor or motors having a total impulse of 200,000 pound-seconds or less and a total burning or operating time of less than 15 seconds, and a rocket having a ballistic coefficient--i.e., gross weight in pounds divided by frontal area of rocket vehicle--less than 12 pounds per square inch."
BTW, the Canadian rocket had a ballistic coefficient of 6.93 lbs per square inch.
Harry Potter and Leopard-Walk-Up-to-Dragon, in which Harry encountered sweet and sour rain, became a hairy troll, and joined Gandalf to re-enact scenes from The Hobbit.
Pretty much sums up memories of playing Dungeons & Dragons on a weekend in high school.
Modern inkjet print heads have at least 1200x1200 dots per inch, so if an 8x10 can be finished in 2 minutes, the heads can spray nearly a million dots per second, covering 3/4" of surface area. If the print head is 1/4" in area and the optical sensors are fine enough, you could move the head at 3" per second. That seems pretty quick. I have no idea how it relates to the actual device though.
The agency hopes to modify the machines with an electronic fig leaf -- programming that fuzzes out sensitive body parts or distorts the body so it does not appear so, well, graphic.
I sure hope the machine will be able to distinguish between silicone breast implants and bags of astrolite.
For every technological approach to anti-terrorism and security, the determined will always find a means around it.
Treating the symptoms of terrorism and not the cause will only erode the rights of the innocent and hasten a police state like nothing we've seen before.
If the backscattered x-rays show organic material like skin as opaque, does that mean a fat suit made of human skin could conceal a good amount of stuff?
My fear is that this type of technology will make the underpaid, overworked, and barely skilled security workers even more complacent.
Ok, in Mr Welsh's article, he give this as the primary reason for the fork:
Ultimately, my personal problems with Daniel and Gentoo in general can not be solved by this restructuring; the organization will still place a single person with final authority about the distribution. I would not trust any single person to lead a distribution of this size
Then, on the very next page, he says this:
Who will be in charge?
At first, I will be the ultimate arbiter and policy maker with regard to the direction, culture, and policies. I am the one that has decide to gamble career and reputation by forking this project; I am the one organizing, leading, and capitalizing it. This paper presents the vision that I have crafted for it, and while one that has been subject to significant scrutiny and feedback, it still largely reflects the vision of one single person.
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Oh, and yes, non-plenum cable can indeed carry fire from one part of a building to another.
Plenum cable is pretty much the same as regular CAT, except it's more expensive and more fire resistant.
Regular CAT in a fire can act like a fuse, moving the fire from one part of the house to another inside the walls.
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Does it include a roll-cage?
You just have to make sure your launch conforms to the following regulations.
Brazil has really got EMI by the macarenas.
Picking up news stories declared as copyright violations.
Judging from your manners, I'd say it was you who might have recently emerged from a cave.
He'll print the ticket ON your car.
Modern inkjet print heads have at least 1200x1200 dots per inch, so if an 8x10 can be finished in 2 minutes, the heads can spray nearly a million dots per second, covering 3/4" of surface area. If the print head is 1/4" in area and the optical sensors are fine enough, you could move the head at 3" per second. That seems pretty quick. I have no idea how it relates to the actual device though.
Anyone know the law on this?
Email them while you can. Or fax them at this number (202) 693-1432.
If you work in the IT industry at all, this promises to remove any right you have to overtime pay.
It's good to see Apple and Microsoft are now providing it with some timely competetion.
For instance, if she had a little less facial hair, my aunt's bouffant hairdo under a scarf might give her the same biometric as Osama bin Laden.
Is there some way to flip the evil bit and make it seem like I watch nothing but commercials?
Are they talking about Skinimax and the Playboy Channel?
You are obviously not familiar with minimum security resort prisons.
They hate the competition.
For every technological approach to anti-terrorism and security, the determined will always find a means around it.
Treating the symptoms of terrorism and not the cause will only erode the rights of the innocent and hasten a police state like nothing we've seen before.
My fear is that this type of technology will make the underpaid, overworked, and barely skilled security workers even more complacent.
How dumb do you have to be to first open a mysterious zip file, then run the payload?
The only chance you have is to let the genie out of the bottle and licence your device as GNU/Energy.
You will become world famous overnight and will still make a fortune in grants, speaking engagements, and probably the Nobel Prize.
Of course, if your just making stuff up and ripping people off, then I hope they send you to Federal "pound me in the ass" prison.
"Rosebud..."
Then, on the very next page, he says this:
Whaaaa?