Why not just 2 APs with some runs of "leaky coax" (RADIAX or equivalent)? Leaky coax has been bringing all manner of signals into tunnels and metal buildings for years.
"We saved those books for you. That's what we do." Unfortunately, that perspective on librarianship is becoming as hard to find as books on vacuum tubes. The more common approach is, "We facilitate access to information. So that our library can be more modern and spacious, we got rid of OUR copy, but you can rely on databases or interlibrary loan to get that item." Meanwhile, every other library has made the same decision to "weed" that item. In my own research, I'm increasingly encountering items which were commonly available a just a year or two ago, but are now not available from any library (and yes, I've looked on WorldCat and its brethren).
What items get weeded from a library? When I've personally observed the weeding practices of my local libraries (public and academic), actual circulation is rarely considered, and utility or rarity or ILL availability is never considered. The official weeding policy of the library notwithstanding, weeding is all too often a 1-to-3-second judgment based on the age and condition of the item, a judgment made by one specialist librarian who is being graded on weeding productivity.
Sad weeding decisions I've witnessed recently: Classic childrens books weeded because "the book is older than the child." Brand-new (copyright 2011) books weeded because they are part of a collection that is being discontinued. Reference books weeded because other libraries do NOT have the same book (standardization, y'know). Short-run local history books weeded because the cover was dirty or because the book was old. Electronics books weeded because "no one needs that stuff." Paper journals weeded when I know that the digitized version is missing some of the content.
As mentioned in the parent post, a very similar swarm of earthquakes was triggered at Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Colorado, when "they" tried disposing of chemical weapon waste by pumping it underground.
TFA says this is the "last great arcade" and the "last vestige of New York City's video arcade golden age." It does not even imply that there are no other arcades in the Big Apple. Video arcades, albeit in newer forms, are still common across the USA.
All too true. I'm about as harmless-looking as a male can get, but on multiple occasions, kids have wandered up to me in a public place (as kids do), followed shortly by Mom screaming for me to get away from her baby. That's trained me to go FAR out of my way to avoid unknown kids, even if it means leaving the room (indoors) or walking over to another street (outdoors). Of course, all is fine if the parents know me. Or if I'm walking a dog, which seems to magically dispel any suspicion.
I do have a need for the added features of a "smart" phone, but some of the features of my dumb phone are too important to give up: easy to hold when making voice calls, long battery life, good audio quality, ability to plug into an external antenna when I'm in the boonies, and tactile buttons I can operate without devoting my full attention to a glowing screen. Many "dumb phone" users I know refuse to upgrade even to a new dumb phone, because the new phones fall short in one or more of these areas.
It seems to me that Sony is opening themselves up to litigation, if they're really getting the hardware themselves. "Your honor, my computer contained trade secrets unrelated to the PS3 case. After acquiring my computer, Sony released a product containing said secrets. Money, please."
Germanium, atomic number 31, is Ge. Gallium, atomic number 32, is Ga. The logic devices in the article are made from single germanium wires (admittedly with shells of "stuff" around them); in conventional GaAs devices, gold or perhaps aluminum-germanium alloy wires are used as interconnects between gates, which are made by stacking different semiconductor layers.
This was a worldwide survey, so it's not surprising that not everybody is as brash and unselfcontrolled as the stereotypical American.
Also consider that the Avira's surveys use radio buttons, and that there were other "interesting" responses from which to choose, including various forms of physical violence.
Thus far, in the police tests, drones have been limited to a maximum altitude of 200 feet and 1,000-foot range from their operator. The FAA is expected to issue an NPRM (notice of proposed rulemaking) this year to streamline the Certificate of Authorization process for law enforcement. The NPRM process will likely include an opportunity for the public to comment.
Time. Consider our everyday conversations: "Ooh, he's creepy. He keeps looking at my stomach." "Look me in the eye and tell me that." "Watch that customer in the Jewelry department--he's got shifty eyes."
Examining static images of faces has limited (some, but limited) value. When we look at eyes, don't we immediately calculate *what they're looking at*? Much of our assessment of the character and intentions of people and animals seems to be based on how the eyes move.
I like to think of homeopathy as optimized placebo effect.
I still haven't figured out why homeopathic pills have been so very effective in pets (mine, and those of friends), however. Does my dog sense my confidence? How does that affect measures such as thyroid levels, joint inflammation, or ability to climb stairs? As with many alternative therapies, the commonly-spouted theory makes no sense, but nevertheless there's something going on which deserves investigation.
"Complete security" says: put up a barrier to prevent data leakage, then go to sleep until someone points out how that barrier can be breached.
"Redundancy" says: data leakage will happen. Yeah, do what you can to prevent it. But just as importantly, make sure that a single leak won't compromise all of your secrets at once, take measures to detect data leakage, and design the system to be quickly reconfigurable. Make sure your field operatives have a means of escape if their names are part of the leak. And perhaps provide the sysadmin with a fridge, a budget to use for their beverage of choice, and permission to hang a hammock.:)
Complete security is a fleeting deception. What we need is RESILIENCY to cope with the attacks (physical or cyber) which will inevitably occur. Wise people have known that for approximately forever (that's how we got this thing called the Internet, after all).
The news isn't that EPIC filed a suit--they did that in July, and the request for an emergency stay was denied. The news is that now they've proceeded to file their opening brief.
But seriously, this would be a great opportunity to examine straw bale and other "alternate" construction technologies. It can be incredibly difficult to get construction plans for approved by authorities accustomed to stick-built construction; data showing superior performance in worst-case conditions might add some much-needed credibility.
There's one aspect that really needs change in the US. When the cellular system is at capacity (say, during a disaster when people seem to think that calling to find out if Aunt Em is okay is more important than leaving capacity open for victims to call the authorities to report that they're trapped under rubble), I'd like to see voice calls severely restricted. Allow voice calls out of the disaster area, and restrict everyone else to texting ONLY.
In most of the world, the telecom companies provide incentives to send text messages instead of making voice calls. A text uses much less system capacity than even the very shortest voice call. In the US, cellular service providers have calculated that they can make more profit by treating text messages as something "special" for which they can charge extra. It bugs me that pricing plans in the US are completely disconnected from the actual costs of providing the services, but I guess I can't blame companies for wanting to maximize profit.
They may be hoping to promote communication techniques based on "new" theories such as concurrent codes. Early demonstrations of the BBC algorithm, for example, are simply breathtaking. BBC allows jam-resistant spread spectrum without needing to coordinate a shared secret (such as a frequency hopping sequence) between the sender and receiver.
FAA rules require that "hobbyist" UAVs be operated under strict visual line of sight (see, for example, FAA AIR-160, UAS Interim Operational Approval Guidance 08-01). And as I understand it, commercial UAVs have much stricter rules, and currently aren't allowed to fly over major roads or populated areas.
To illustrate how daunting the regulatory environment is, a multimillion-dollar research project on UAVs for tornado research (part of Vortex 2) has "learning to interact with the FAA" at the top of its research agenda.
Given that, I don't grok the value of the GPS-guided flight, unless they're planning to use them only outside the US or to sell them to the military.
Here's a simple, proven technique for damage mitigation: A steel plate covering your entertainment center (or a workbench or whatever piece of furniture contains your most valuable stuff). Attach it with 3 bolts, and hide a wrench in a convenient spot. But here's the key to this technique: WELD a few dozen additional bolt heads onto the plate. You can remove the armor in just a few seconds when you come home, but the burglar, not knowing the scheme, will quickly run out of patience.
At a shop building which had been suffering from weekly burglaries, despite all manner of locks and alarms, this technique instantly and permanently stopped the losses.
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Why not just 2 APs with some runs of "leaky coax" (RADIAX or equivalent)? Leaky coax has been bringing all manner of signals into tunnels and metal buildings for years.
"We saved those books for you. That's what we do." Unfortunately, that perspective on librarianship is becoming as hard to find as books on vacuum tubes. The more common approach is, "We facilitate access to information. So that our library can be more modern and spacious, we got rid of OUR copy, but you can rely on databases or interlibrary loan to get that item." Meanwhile, every other library has made the same decision to "weed" that item. In my own research, I'm increasingly encountering items which were commonly available a just a year or two ago, but are now not available from any library (and yes, I've looked on WorldCat and its brethren).
What items get weeded from a library? When I've personally observed the weeding practices of my local libraries (public and academic), actual circulation is rarely considered, and utility or rarity or ILL availability is never considered. The official weeding policy of the library notwithstanding, weeding is all too often a 1-to-3-second judgment based on the age and condition of the item, a judgment made by one specialist librarian who is being graded on weeding productivity.
Sad weeding decisions I've witnessed recently: Classic childrens books weeded because "the book is older than the child." Brand-new (copyright 2011) books weeded because they are part of a collection that is being discontinued. Reference books weeded because other libraries do NOT have the same book (standardization, y'know). Short-run local history books weeded because the cover was dirty or because the book was old. Electronics books weeded because "no one needs that stuff." Paper journals weeded when I know that the digitized version is missing some of the content.
As mentioned in the parent post, a very similar swarm of earthquakes was triggered at Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Colorado, when "they" tried disposing of chemical weapon waste by pumping it underground.
TFA says this is the "last great arcade" and the "last vestige of New York City's video arcade golden age." It does not even imply that there are no other arcades in the Big Apple. Video arcades, albeit in newer forms, are still common across the USA.
All too true. I'm about as harmless-looking as a male can get, but on multiple occasions, kids have wandered up to me in a public place (as kids do), followed shortly by Mom screaming for me to get away from her baby. That's trained me to go FAR out of my way to avoid unknown kids, even if it means leaving the room (indoors) or walking over to another street (outdoors). Of course, all is fine if the parents know me. Or if I'm walking a dog, which seems to magically dispel any suspicion.
I do have a need for the added features of a "smart" phone, but some of the features of my dumb phone are too important to give up: easy to hold when making voice calls, long battery life, good audio quality, ability to plug into an external antenna when I'm in the boonies, and tactile buttons I can operate without devoting my full attention to a glowing screen. Many "dumb phone" users I know refuse to upgrade even to a new dumb phone, because the new phones fall short in one or more of these areas.
It seems to me that Sony is opening themselves up to litigation, if they're really getting the hardware themselves. "Your honor, my computer contained trade secrets unrelated to the PS3 case. After acquiring my computer, Sony released a product containing said secrets. Money, please."
Germanium, atomic number 31, is Ge. Gallium, atomic number 32, is Ga. The logic devices in the article are made from single germanium wires (admittedly with shells of "stuff" around them); in conventional GaAs devices, gold or perhaps aluminum-germanium alloy wires are used as interconnects between gates, which are made by stacking different semiconductor layers.
This was a worldwide survey, so it's not surprising that not everybody is as brash and unselfcontrolled as the stereotypical American.
Also consider that the Avira's surveys use radio buttons, and that there were other "interesting" responses from which to choose, including various forms of physical violence.
From the original paper: "The technique now needs to be extended to handle arbitrary photographs, not just uniform regions."
FYI, there's a case-sensitive search engine (really just a simple filter on top of Google) over at http://case-sensitive-search.appspot.com/ .
Thus far, in the police tests, drones have been limited to a maximum altitude of 200 feet and 1,000-foot range from their operator. The FAA is expected to issue an NPRM (notice of proposed rulemaking) this year to streamline the Certificate of Authorization process for law enforcement. The NPRM process will likely include an opportunity for the public to comment.
Time. Consider our everyday conversations: "Ooh, he's creepy. He keeps looking at my stomach." "Look me in the eye and tell me that." "Watch that customer in the Jewelry department--he's got shifty eyes."
Examining static images of faces has limited (some, but limited) value. When we look at eyes, don't we immediately calculate *what they're looking at*? Much of our assessment of the character and intentions of people and animals seems to be based on how the eyes move.
I like to think of homeopathy as optimized placebo effect.
I still haven't figured out why homeopathic pills have been so very effective in pets (mine, and those of friends), however. Does my dog sense my confidence? How does that affect measures such as thyroid levels, joint inflammation, or ability to climb stairs? As with many alternative therapies, the commonly-spouted theory makes no sense, but nevertheless there's something going on which deserves investigation.
"Redundancy" says: data leakage will happen. Yeah, do what you can to prevent it. But just as importantly, make sure that a single leak won't compromise all of your secrets at once, take measures to detect data leakage, and design the system to be quickly reconfigurable. Make sure your field operatives have a means of escape if their names are part of the leak. And perhaps provide the sysadmin with a fridge, a budget to use for their beverage of choice, and permission to hang a hammock. :)
Complete security is a fleeting deception. What we need is RESILIENCY to cope with the attacks (physical or cyber) which will inevitably occur. Wise people have known that for approximately forever (that's how we got this thing called the Internet, after all).
The news isn't that EPIC filed a suit--they did that in July, and the request for an emergency stay was denied. The news is that now they've proceeded to file their opening brief.
But seriously, this would be a great opportunity to examine straw bale and other "alternate" construction technologies. It can be incredibly difficult to get construction plans for approved by authorities accustomed to stick-built construction; data showing superior performance in worst-case conditions might add some much-needed credibility.
There's one aspect that really needs change in the US. When the cellular system is at capacity (say, during a disaster when people seem to think that calling to find out if Aunt Em is okay is more important than leaving capacity open for victims to call the authorities to report that they're trapped under rubble), I'd like to see voice calls severely restricted. Allow voice calls out of the disaster area, and restrict everyone else to texting ONLY.
In most of the world, the telecom companies provide incentives to send text messages instead of making voice calls. A text uses much less system capacity than even the very shortest voice call. In the US, cellular service providers have calculated that they can make more profit by treating text messages as something "special" for which they can charge extra. It bugs me that pricing plans in the US are completely disconnected from the actual costs of providing the services, but I guess I can't blame companies for wanting to maximize profit.
FTA: These devices are for "communicating back to the bay station." Think the author knows anything about wireless?
They may be hoping to promote communication techniques based on "new" theories such as concurrent codes. Early demonstrations of the BBC algorithm, for example, are simply breathtaking. BBC allows jam-resistant spread spectrum without needing to coordinate a shared secret (such as a frequency hopping sequence) between the sender and receiver.
FAA rules require that "hobbyist" UAVs be operated under strict visual line of sight (see, for example, FAA AIR-160, UAS Interim Operational Approval Guidance 08-01). And as I understand it, commercial UAVs have much stricter rules, and currently aren't allowed to fly over major roads or populated areas.
To illustrate how daunting the regulatory environment is, a multimillion-dollar research project on UAVs for tornado research (part of Vortex 2) has "learning to interact with the FAA" at the top of its research agenda.
Given that, I don't grok the value of the GPS-guided flight, unless they're planning to use them only outside the US or to sell them to the military.
Here's a simple, proven technique for damage mitigation: A steel plate covering your entertainment center (or a workbench or whatever piece of furniture contains your most valuable stuff). Attach it with 3 bolts, and hide a wrench in a convenient spot. But here's the key to this technique: WELD a few dozen additional bolt heads onto the plate. You can remove the armor in just a few seconds when you come home, but the burglar, not knowing the scheme, will quickly run out of patience.
At a shop building which had been suffering from weekly burglaries, despite all manner of locks and alarms, this technique instantly and permanently stopped the losses.
Nice try, but here's what Madison actually wrote:
"Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged against provisions against danger, real or pretended from abroad."
-- Letter to Thomas Jefferson (1798-05-13); published in Letters and Other Writings of James Madison (1865), Vol. II, p. 141 (via Wikiquote)