I have DirectTV w/ Tivo and have yet to lose the signal. I live in Germantown, MD which is northwest of DC. This includes having a foot of snow and ice on the dish, as well as no interruptions during the september(?) '03 hurricane (while the rest of my block lost reception for a week) My only complaint is that I can't get an HDTV signal yet.
Lets see how many different business models the students create that the RIAA could use. I wonder how long it will take for a student to say that he's going to make money by actually PERFORMING the music in a public venue?
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People feel the need to have a status symbol of some sorts. If diamonds become cheap, I'm sure something else that is expensive will come along. Look at all the people that own luxury cars and SUV's that have no use for them. A lot of these people don't even own their own home. In terms of strict financial sense it is a very poor investment, yet people buy these items as a status symbol. I used to worry about parking my '97 Nissan in bad part of philly when I visited my friend, until I looked around and noticed the other cars on the streets were escalades, BMWs and Lexus's.
The problem is that we are slowly upgrading these systems built on 1950's and 60's technology into 'todays' technology. A lot of the issues present in todays technology weren't known when the regulation was written. Look at what is being used to evaluate software as 'safe'
The bottom of page 17 (Adobe Acrobat count), section B.1. I find particularly interesting. The current method of review for these safety critical systems is to make sure all the documentation checks out, and if the vendor followed a good design practice, then the conclusion is that the product is safe. BS!
The document also states that software can't be modelled in a lab like, say a pipe or a concrete wall. That is showing the documents age. Maybe 6 yrs ago it wasn't feasible, but with the 2-3 GHz processors currently available, as well as the development of simulation tools that allow modelling of hardware and software together I believe it to be feasible to actually test these systems using fault injection techniques.
"I dislike the use of "officer" to describe the person monitoring the cameras. Why does the individual have to be a certified law officer? A "dispatcher" would be a better description. They would dispatch the "highly trained" certified law officers in the patrol area to the site of the problems."
According to the article it was a police officer, not a dispatcher. Using the term "dispatcher" would be misleading. I assume that in the beginning of the program the decision was made that it was necessary to have a police officer to watch the cameras.
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I have DirectTV w/ Tivo and have yet to lose the signal. I live in Germantown, MD which is northwest of DC. This includes having a foot of snow and ice on the dish, as well as no interruptions during the september(?) '03 hurricane (while the rest of my block lost reception for a week) My only complaint is that I can't get an HDTV signal yet.
Lets see how many different business models the students create that the RIAA could use. I wonder how long it will take for a student to say that he's going to make money by actually PERFORMING the music in a public venue?
People feel the need to have a status symbol of some sorts. If diamonds become cheap, I'm sure something else that is expensive will come along. Look at all the people that own luxury cars and SUV's that have no use for them. A lot of these people don't even own their own home. In terms of strict financial sense it is a very poor investment, yet people buy these items as a status symbol. I used to worry about parking my '97 Nissan in bad part of philly when I visited my friend, until I looked around and noticed the other cars on the streets were escalades, BMWs and Lexus's.
The problem is that we are slowly upgrading these systems built on 1950's and 60's technology into 'todays' technology. A lot of the issues present in todays technology weren't known when the regulation was written. Look at what is being used to evaluate software as 'safe'
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The bottom of page 17 (Adobe Acrobat count), section B.1. I find particularly interesting. The current method of review for these safety critical systems is to make sure all the documentation checks out, and if the vendor followed a good design practice, then the conclusion is that the product is safe. BS!
The document also states that software can't be modelled in a lab like, say a pipe or a concrete wall. That is showing the documents age. Maybe 6 yrs ago it wasn't feasible, but with the 2-3 GHz processors currently available, as well as the development of simulation tools that allow modelling of hardware and software together I believe it to be feasible to actually test these systems using fault injection techniques.
"I dislike the use of "officer" to describe the person monitoring the cameras. Why does the individual have to be a certified law officer? A "dispatcher" would be a better description. They would dispatch the "highly trained" certified law officers in the patrol area to the site of the problems."
According to the article it was a police officer, not a dispatcher. Using the term "dispatcher" would be misleading. I assume that in the beginning of the program the decision was made that it was necessary to have a police officer to watch the cameras.