Interesting, a lot of folks around here use 154.xxx ranges. Which even I can pick up.:) And out of curiosity, when they run the NCIC and local to dispatch wouldn't dispatch place that information into a database as a record of all stops? Honestly, just curious, not sure if they do/do not.
In terms of databases, I also would imagine they just sell the DMV database themselves, so agree its moot from that perspective. I am more worried about Chuck sitting downtown with a scanner listening in for ID theft...granted there are easier ways...:)
But, let's say you are in a state the the DL# =SS#. The barcode is now toast, making the police use a standard unencrypted radio (in most areas). So basically, your name, address, SS#, and bio-features are sent over open air. Equally scary.
Screwed either way.
Well, neat article in concept. But at risk of stating the obvious, this is not a scientific public health study. I would place this into "pulp science" or worse a marketing tactic by Yahoo and a marketing firm.
While I would be willing to think that there is such an addiction as being addicted to the internet, that can be said of anything. Especially so for people with addictive personalities. I believe that there have been studies showing computer gaming is a severe form of addiction. For a parallel lets use game addiction. This form of addiction, like many, has to do with levels of your brain chemistry being stimulated by playing a video game. To over simplify, when you have a positive action in a game, your brain will release a "good feel" chemical. The better you do, the better you feel. Now, if you play occasionally not a huge issue, after all you can get this stimulation from any number of sources in daily life. However, when you begin to play a lot of games (no, I don't know the threshold for alot) you get your brain chemistry needing more of the source/trigger of the chemical. In other words you are addicted.
Given this very crude description of addiction, you can see it is possible to get addicted to the internet. Though I would guess you need to work on it.
You could design a study to test this. Identify a few hundred people and baseline their use of the internet and their views and any psychological or physical existing dependency on the Internet. Then, basically, if we were unethical you could subject people to hours of using the internet for a few weeks straight (insert p0rn joke here). Then strip the internet away and see what happens. Thus gathering insight into too much internet use and then removal to see if people do exhibit addictive withdrawal symptoms.
IMHO, this article's value is getting us to consider the possibility of an "internet addiction," but in no way makes the case for it.
Not sure I would be so quick to dismiss the DoD budgeting process or their fiscal responsibility. A few anectodal popular press examples of fiscal excess should not be taken as the rule. (It is actually debatable if the Gov't really did purchase $800 hammers etc, or "padded" the cost of these items to cover larger non-public expenses).
So, the DoD method of Planning, Programming, and Budgeting is actually very robust and has a good deal of merit. The system is widely refered to as the PPBS. It has been around since the 1960's and was first introduced by then Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
"The PPBS is a cyclic process containing three distinct but inter-related phases: planning, programming, and budgeting. The process provides for decisionmaking on future programs and permits prior decisions to be examined and analyzed from the viewpoint of the current environment (threat, political, economic, technological, and resources), and for the time period being addressed." There is both a 5-year and a 10-year horizon for this planning and budgeting.
There is a connection between this process and the "big budget." And overruns, well that is another story.:)
For the really curious, here is the process. http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/704 57.htm
Wow AM radio? You must be old, we are already on XM radio! Ya ya, I know.
But interesting point. If AM or FM can be impacted by everyday electronics (smart tag transmissions) or concrete structures, I would guess that these modems are also subject to all types of interference. I would be curious to see what the optimal conditions are for use...
Sorry, just found the link. "The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with nearly 128 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 29 million books and other printed materials, 2.7 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps, 5 million music items and 57 million manuscripts." More neat facts here http://www.loc.gov/homepage/fascinate.html.
Good question. I've seen the number 20 TB for just the text, and as high as 50 TB when you count everything (e.g., images, audio). But to be honest? I don't think there is an official number...
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For the curious, the State of Rhode Island is 1,045 Sq Mi. with about 1,000 persons per Sq. Mi. Rumor has it the state has another 500 Sq. Mi covered by water. It has 408,424 Households with a 1999 per household income of ~42K. With a 2003 estimated population of 1,076,164. For the really curious check out RI Census page http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/44000.html
The area is certainly larger than RI. But I would venture to guess that the topology of RI is also very different than Walla Walla. For example, I think RI ranges from 0-800 feet above sea level. Not sure, but I would guess Walla Walla is fairly flat.
Great news that NASA will seek to keep the Hubble up and working. Sounds like NASA will be able to schedule a service mission in about 3 years (with one of those years just planning).
However, I am a little worried that there is not a lot of press covering its replacement - the James Webb Space Telescope. This isn't scheduled to be launched until 2011. The extension of Hubble closes the gap between current and future platforms.
Interestingly Webb has a mission life of 5 - 10 years. In contrast Hubble was launched in 1990 and will be in use for at least another 3-4 years. Let's hope NASA is being conservative in their estimate of the duration of the Webb...
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Interesting, a lot of folks around here use 154.xxx ranges. Which even I can pick up. :) And out of curiosity, when they run the NCIC and local to dispatch wouldn't dispatch place that information into a database as a record of all stops? Honestly, just curious, not sure if they do/do not.
In terms of databases, I also would imagine they just sell the DMV database themselves, so agree its moot from that perspective. I am more worried about Chuck sitting downtown with a scanner listening in for ID theft...granted there are easier ways... :)
But, let's say you are in a state the the DL# =SS#. The barcode is now toast, making the police use a standard unencrypted radio (in most areas). So basically, your name, address, SS#, and bio-features are sent over open air. Equally scary. Screwed either way.
Well, neat article in concept. But at risk of stating the obvious, this is not a scientific public health study. I would place this into "pulp science" or worse a marketing tactic by Yahoo and a marketing firm. While I would be willing to think that there is such an addiction as being addicted to the internet, that can be said of anything. Especially so for people with addictive personalities. I believe that there have been studies showing computer gaming is a severe form of addiction. For a parallel lets use game addiction. This form of addiction, like many, has to do with levels of your brain chemistry being stimulated by playing a video game. To over simplify, when you have a positive action in a game, your brain will release a "good feel" chemical. The better you do, the better you feel. Now, if you play occasionally not a huge issue, after all you can get this stimulation from any number of sources in daily life. However, when you begin to play a lot of games (no, I don't know the threshold for alot) you get your brain chemistry needing more of the source/trigger of the chemical. In other words you are addicted. Given this very crude description of addiction, you can see it is possible to get addicted to the internet. Though I would guess you need to work on it. You could design a study to test this. Identify a few hundred people and baseline their use of the internet and their views and any psychological or physical existing dependency on the Internet. Then, basically, if we were unethical you could subject people to hours of using the internet for a few weeks straight (insert p0rn joke here). Then strip the internet away and see what happens. Thus gathering insight into too much internet use and then removal to see if people do exhibit addictive withdrawal symptoms. IMHO, this article's value is getting us to consider the possibility of an "internet addiction," but in no way makes the case for it.
Not sure I would be so quick to dismiss the DoD budgeting process or their fiscal responsibility. A few anectodal popular press examples of fiscal excess should not be taken as the rule. (It is actually debatable if the Gov't really did purchase $800 hammers etc, or "padded" the cost of these items to cover larger non-public expenses). So, the DoD method of Planning, Programming, and Budgeting is actually very robust and has a good deal of merit. The system is widely refered to as the PPBS. It has been around since the 1960's and was first introduced by then Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. "The PPBS is a cyclic process containing three distinct but inter-related phases: planning, programming, and budgeting. The process provides for decisionmaking on future programs and permits prior decisions to be examined and analyzed from the viewpoint of the current environment (threat, political, economic, technological, and resources), and for the time period being addressed." There is both a 5-year and a 10-year horizon for this planning and budgeting. There is a connection between this process and the "big budget." And overruns, well that is another story. :)
For the really curious, here is the process. http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/704 57.htm
Wow AM radio? You must be old, we are already on XM radio! Ya ya, I know. But interesting point. If AM or FM can be impacted by everyday electronics (smart tag transmissions) or concrete structures, I would guess that these modems are also subject to all types of interference. I would be curious to see what the optimal conditions are for use...
Sorry, just found the link. "The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with nearly 128 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 29 million books and other printed materials, 2.7 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps, 5 million music items and 57 million manuscripts." More neat facts here http://www.loc.gov/homepage/fascinate.html.
Good question. I've seen the number 20 TB for just the text, and as high as 50 TB when you count everything (e.g., images, audio). But to be honest? I don't think there is an official number...
For the curious, the State of Rhode Island is 1,045 Sq Mi. with about 1,000 persons per Sq. Mi. Rumor has it the state has another 500 Sq. Mi covered by water. It has 408,424 Households with a 1999 per household income of ~42K. With a 2003 estimated population of 1,076,164. For the really curious check out RI Census page http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/44000.html
The area is certainly larger than RI. But I would venture to guess that the topology of RI is also very different than Walla Walla. For example, I think RI ranges from 0-800 feet above sea level. Not sure, but I would guess Walla Walla is fairly flat.
I happened to notice this, and for once felt the need to say it really is from Mahatma Gandhi. Just an off-topic FYI.
Great news that NASA will seek to keep the Hubble up and working. Sounds like NASA will be able to schedule a service mission in about 3 years (with one of those years just planning). However, I am a little worried that there is not a lot of press covering its replacement - the James Webb Space Telescope. This isn't scheduled to be launched until 2011. The extension of Hubble closes the gap between current and future platforms. Interestingly Webb has a mission life of 5 - 10 years. In contrast Hubble was launched in 1990 and will be in use for at least another 3-4 years. Let's hope NASA is being conservative in their estimate of the duration of the Webb...
Yeah I noticed that too, maybe its the result of 'Manic Monday' syndrome that is mentioned in the article!