Anyone notice the sudden increase in Micro$crot/Apple FUD since the (so-called) US Justice Department dropped the antitrust investigation against Microscrot? And now they're starting in on google?
Why is it the human race always defaults to a non-continuous cycle for propulsion? I mean, disregarding the historical physics/engineering obstacles, we had reciprocating steam engines before steam turbines. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is much more ubiquitous than the gas turbine. And now a proposal for a discontinuous fusion cycle for space propulsion. Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of Project Orion, especially as glorified by L. Niven in Footfall; "God was knocking, and he wanted in BAD"; and it's a great way to get out of our local gravity well, if all we have left is nukes. But in this day and age, I would think space propulsion would include a continuous fusion cycle (unless, of course, it hasn't been invented yet!). All this human cogitation about interrupted cycles leads me to believe the hand of Darwin is at work here.
"However, I can count the number of companies that became successful by partnering with Microsoft on one finger (Intel). If you shake hands with Microsoft, you better count your fingers afterwards." - Travis H.
So...has he leaked any cables "more or less damaging" to any countries other than the USA?
Or is the USA his sole target?
Many people on/. regard Assange as a saint.
If he is truly a saint, then he should be fighting against the dirty secret dealings of ALL countries (and all countries ARE guilty), not just the USA.
Otherwise he's just a fucking political hypocrite.
Several people on this discussion, including LWATCDR and Sanat, make very good points; this is really Old News.
I was a program manager at The Directorate of Nuclear Surety (now AFSC/SEWA) for three years. While there, I read the reports on all of these accidents.
In my personal opinion (NOT the opinion of the DoD or USAF), Nuclear Surety is astronomically better with modern weapons than with those prior to the early 1960s. This is mainly due to better technology such as; one-point safe designs, Permissive Action Links (events in the Jimuh Carter years notwithstanding), modern initiator explosives, Environmental Sensing Devices, and vastly improved computer modelling techniques. Not to mention some fiendishly clever engineering tricks employed in the physics packages of modern designs.
Also, as better technology became available, the DoD employed better procedures and tactics. An example of this is the USAF abandonment of Airborne for Ground Alert in the early '60s.
A few good books pertaining to this subject are;
Chuck Hansen's U.S. Nuclear Weapons (apparently out of print; and with an astronomical price tag)
Slashdot Mirror
Indoobifuckintoobly!
Anyone notice the sudden increase in Micro$crot/Apple FUD since the (so-called) US Justice Department dropped the antitrust investigation against Microscrot? And now they're starting in on google?
How much did THAT cost Ballmer?!?
...is NOT dead, but may be the target of The Marketeers.
Microsoft has been screwing over their existing user base since AT LEAST Windows 95.
I had to enable Java to read it.
Get rid of management!
Wait - this is from the LA Times?!?
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!!
Didn't the band Hayseed Dixie already do this?
And what else does Thales build?
Pitot probes for Airbus A330, a la Air France Flight 447.
Should be No Great Trick to hack into their systems...
Anonymous vs Sony leaves me no one to root for.
They're like two assholes, farting at each other.
Why is it the human race always defaults to a non-continuous cycle for propulsion? I mean, disregarding the historical physics/engineering obstacles, we had reciprocating steam engines before steam turbines. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is much more ubiquitous than the gas turbine. And now a proposal for a discontinuous fusion cycle for space propulsion. Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of Project Orion, especially as glorified by L. Niven in Footfall; "God was knocking, and he wanted in BAD"; and it's a great way to get out of our local gravity well, if all we have left is nukes. But in this day and age, I would think space propulsion would include a continuous fusion cycle (unless, of course, it hasn't been invented yet!). All this human cogitation about interrupted cycles leads me to believe the hand of Darwin is at work here.
I'm reminded of a quote I saw on a LUG;
"However, I can count the number of companies that became successful by partnering with Microsoft on one finger (Intel). If you shake hands with Microsoft, you better count your fingers afterwards." - Travis H.
Was there ever any doubt?
Why doesn't Microsoft just FIX their fscked-up software?
They've had so many security holes in so many versions of Windows/Exchange/Office/IE for so long, they MUST be making money from them.
Or are they really that stupid? We all know their CEO is.
So...has he leaked any cables "more or less damaging" to any countries other than the USA?
Or is the USA his sole target?
Many people on /. regard Assange as a saint.
If he is truly a saint, then he should be fighting against the dirty secret dealings of ALL countries (and all countries ARE guilty), not just the USA.
Otherwise he's just a fucking political hypocrite.
That makes sense - fighter pilots are always accused of having Alligator Mouths and Canary Assholes.
But I like Dial A Yield better.
Probably from that mammal-proof fence around the exclusion zone!
They didn't receive their stimulus check...
This solar system is wasting time on Ballmer!
Is there a "Funnier" mod?!? Mo funny?
"Powerpoint absorbs huge amounts of time that management, marketeers, and other suits might otherwise
spend doing real harm."
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/01apr_deepsolarminimum
http://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/spotlessdays.htm?PHPSESSID=u78g4tbhtno21eiegugs5fvde2
...they didn't have PDFs in 1984!!!
..!!
Several people on this discussion, including LWATCDR and Sanat, make very good points; this is really Old News.
I was a program manager at The Directorate of Nuclear Surety (now AFSC/SEWA) for three years. While there, I read the reports on all of these accidents.
In my personal opinion (NOT the opinion of the DoD or USAF), Nuclear Surety is astronomically better with modern weapons than with those prior to the early 1960s. This is mainly due to better technology such as; one-point safe designs, Permissive Action Links (events in the Jimuh Carter years notwithstanding), modern initiator explosives, Environmental Sensing Devices, and vastly improved computer modelling techniques. Not to mention some fiendishly clever engineering tricks employed in the physics packages of modern designs.
Also, as better technology became available, the DoD employed better procedures and tactics. An example of this is the USAF abandonment of Airborne for Ground Alert in the early '60s.
A few good books pertaining to this subject are;
Chuck Hansen's U.S. Nuclear Weapons (apparently out of print; and with an astronomical price tag)
Operation Crossroads by J. M. Weisgall
Dark Sun by Richard Rhodes
Happy Reading!