Back in the day, people strapped on things like the Wright Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Bell X-1, the X-15, numerous Mercury/Gemini/Apollo craft, to name a few. There were tremendous risks associated with all this, everyone knew it, everyone accepted it, and not all lived to tell about it. Because of these advances and the sacrifices made along the way, we made myriad technological advances in engineering, medicine, chemistry, electronics, computer science, and of course haberdashery (velcro). The astronaut pool is full of folks brave enough to risk their lives in the name of exploration and science. We should NOT be careless or reckless, but we shouldn't be a bunch of agoraphobic pansies either.
Back in the day, people strapped on things like the Wright Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Bell X-1, the X-15, numerous Mercury/Gemini/Apollo craft, to name a few. There were tremendous risks associated with all this, everyone knew it, everyone accepted it, and not all lived to tell about it. Because of these advances and the sacrifices made along the way, we made myriad technological advances in engineering, medicine, chemistry, electronics, computer science, and of course haberdashery (velcro). The astronaut pool is full of folks brave enough to risk their lives in the name of exploration and science. We should be careless or reckless, but we shouldn't be a bunch of agoraphobic pansies either.
Since it will take months to sort out whether a crime was committed, I've drafted a summary of expected consequences for people who do this sort of thing:
Elected representative: Forced to appear on Meet the Press and explain yourself. Typical raise the following year. Possible book deal.
Staff for elected representative: Fired. Possibly murdered.
Journalist: Pulizer/Peabody
Administrative staff (e.g., janitors, security guards): 3-5 years in prison
Twentysomething hacker/cracker (USA): Legal action. Some jail time, but steet cred
Twentysomething hacker/cracker (non-US): Legal action. Possible visit to Camp X-Ray.
Please note that the RIAA may seek additional punishment if the material was copyrighted. So kids, think before you act
Another reccomendation for Greenspun and photo.net, specifically http://www.photo.net/wtr/thebook. You can read the whole book online or buy a dead trees version. As AC stated, you won't agree with everything but it adds some perspective.
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Then you'd have the three pillars of West Coast civilization.
Back in the day, people strapped on things like the Wright Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Bell X-1, the X-15, numerous Mercury/Gemini/Apollo craft, to name a few. There were tremendous risks associated with all this, everyone knew it, everyone accepted it, and not all lived to tell about it.
Because of these advances and the sacrifices made along the way, we made myriad technological advances in engineering, medicine, chemistry, electronics, computer science, and of course haberdashery (velcro).
The astronaut pool is full of folks brave enough to risk their lives in the name of exploration and science. We should NOT be careless or reckless, but we shouldn't be a bunch of agoraphobic pansies either.
Back in the day, people strapped on things like the Wright Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Bell X-1, the X-15, numerous Mercury/Gemini/Apollo craft, to name a few. There were tremendous risks associated with all this, everyone knew it, everyone accepted it, and not all lived to tell about it.
Because of these advances and the sacrifices made along the way, we made myriad technological advances in engineering, medicine, chemistry, electronics, computer science, and of course haberdashery (velcro).
The astronaut pool is full of folks brave enough to risk their lives in the name of exploration and science. We should be careless or reckless, but we shouldn't be a bunch of agoraphobic pansies either.
Since it will take months to sort out whether a crime was committed, I've drafted a summary of expected consequences for people who do this sort of thing:
Please note that the RIAA may seek additional punishment if the material was copyrighted. So kids, think before you act
Another reccomendation for Greenspun and photo.net, specifically http://www.photo.net/wtr/thebook. You can read the whole book online or buy a dead trees version. As AC stated, you won't agree with everything but it adds some perspective.