Fact 1: Over 80% of the Canadian population lives on the US border.
Fact 2: The US/Canada border is the longest undefended border on Earth.
Fact 3: In 1992, Ross Perot got 19% of the popular vote.
Make your own conclusions.
I remember Magneto-Optical being somewhat "there" in the age of removable media, but does anyone even use it anymore? Why is this still something we care about?
We're going to need a system like this not just for satellites and ICBM's, but also for asteroids and meteors. Another one's going to hit us eventually, and at that point, if we don't have a defense, it'll be a big problem. Space defenses aren't just for satellites anymore.
China is not a country or a culture to worry only about short term propaganda value. The Chinese have such an ancient civilization that even if they were thinking in the short term, that would be about 100 years. Lest you think I'l talking out of my ass, my father served as an advisor to the Nationalist Chinese during his military career, and he's my source.
Apple solved this problem a lot more elegantly a long time ago with the PowerBook Duo. The PowerBook Duo itself inserted into a DuoDock that included a larger hard drive. You could connect an external keyboard and mouse and monitor. Unfortunately, the Duo didn't last long.
If it existed today, however, it might include a PCI chassis or even an AGP slot, so you COULD put a Radeon 9800 Pro in there. Unfortunately, it doesn't.
One advantage this has over the Duo is that it's a lot harder to transport the DuoDock, keyboard, monitor. etc. than just to carry around this convertible. Another is cost, since with the Duo, you'd have to buy the extra monitor, etc.
UFO's are geeky, right? Well, then don't miss Roswell, New Mexico.
The Area 51 environs in Nevada are a good choice as well. Even if you're not into UFO's, it's still a famous airbase used to test secret aircraft projects. (I wouldn't suggest going to the actual base, unless you think the signs warning that you will be shot on sight are a bluff--at the very least you'll be arrested, fined, and at the mercy of the government). Rachel, Nevada is the closest town to Area 51, and it has the infamous Little A'Le'Inn.
That was obviously a misstatement...I meant it can copy *video* content, and perhaps digitize it. I realize you can't copy digital content with an analog medium.
FireWire might become wireless in the future, but it sure isn't now. And yes, while it could do these things, why would the content industry be afraid of it? And why would that affect whether consumer electronics adopt it? Consumer electronics currently support video capture, VCR, and other such items that can copy digital content. Why would FireWire be any different?
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Fact 1: Over 80% of the Canadian population lives on the US border. Fact 2: The US/Canada border is the longest undefended border on Earth. Fact 3: In 1992, Ross Perot got 19% of the popular vote. Make your own conclusions.
They keep backups of all previous versions so that if someone vandalizes an article, said article can be fixed quickly.
I remember Magneto-Optical being somewhat "there" in the age of removable media, but does anyone even use it anymore? Why is this still something we care about?
We're going to need a system like this not just for satellites and ICBM's, but also for asteroids and meteors. Another one's going to hit us eventually, and at that point, if we don't have a defense, it'll be a big problem. Space defenses aren't just for satellites anymore.
China is not a country or a culture to worry only about short term propaganda value. The Chinese have such an ancient civilization that even if they were thinking in the short term, that would be about 100 years. Lest you think I'l talking out of my ass, my father served as an advisor to the Nationalist Chinese during his military career, and he's my source.
I wondered where the designers of the PowerBook 5300 went...
Even if they are labeled "unpatriotic", they are protected by the Constitution. It's just that our overlords in DC don't always obey the Constitution.
Child pornography is harmful and ought to be banned. Political agitation is protected by the Constitution. There's the distinction.
It's wrong to censor the Nazis too. This is a travesty of justice. Is it the greatest travesty of justice? No. But that doesn't change anything.
Apple solved this problem a lot more elegantly a long time ago with the PowerBook Duo. The PowerBook Duo itself inserted into a DuoDock that included a larger hard drive. You could connect an external keyboard and mouse and monitor. Unfortunately, the Duo didn't last long. If it existed today, however, it might include a PCI chassis or even an AGP slot, so you COULD put a Radeon 9800 Pro in there. Unfortunately, it doesn't. One advantage this has over the Duo is that it's a lot harder to transport the DuoDock, keyboard, monitor. etc. than just to carry around this convertible. Another is cost, since with the Duo, you'd have to buy the extra monitor, etc.
UFO's are geeky, right? Well, then don't miss Roswell, New Mexico. The Area 51 environs in Nevada are a good choice as well. Even if you're not into UFO's, it's still a famous airbase used to test secret aircraft projects. (I wouldn't suggest going to the actual base, unless you think the signs warning that you will be shot on sight are a bluff--at the very least you'll be arrested, fined, and at the mercy of the government). Rachel, Nevada is the closest town to Area 51, and it has the infamous Little A'Le'Inn.
That was obviously a misstatement...I meant it can copy *video* content, and perhaps digitize it. I realize you can't copy digital content with an analog medium.
FireWire might become wireless in the future, but it sure isn't now. And yes, while it could do these things, why would the content industry be afraid of it? And why would that affect whether consumer electronics adopt it? Consumer electronics currently support video capture, VCR, and other such items that can copy digital content. Why would FireWire be any different?