Of course, you are correct. Thanks for the additional input.
My position was though was that the randomness instead of being 50-50 like the coin flip might instead be 60-40 or even 70-30 but still a large unknown exists to predict with any sense of integrity of accuracy.
Perhaps if it collapsed nearer to 100% such as 95-5 or 98-2 then I could see a usefulness for predicating a potential.
It does remind me of the old adage "Figures lie and liers figure"
In addition, women tend to look for jobs in which they can use their open hearts such as teaching and nursing which are mainly lower paying support jobs. Men tend to find jobs in which they use their minds and if they have the right built for a sport might excel in the physical arena as well.
Of course, there are many exceptions to this as we all know individuals who are the exceptions.
I ran a repair lab in Sydney Australia in the late 70's and we had a lady there who was the technical match of any guys. In addition to her technical prowess in coding and diagnosing, she was fluent in 5 or 6 spoken languages and was also a rated squash player. It would be nice to have cloned her.
You are right in a sense that if two keys were turned by the launch crew at the launch control facility (LCF)so a launch of missiles was initiated then the launch could be inhibited by other launch crews at other LCF's in the squadron. There was only a narrow window of time in which the launch could be inhibited.
I was a part of the initial "Operation Looking Glass" in which the missiles (under certain prescribed postures) could be launched from an airborne aircraft. Probably now it is the KC135 but back in the 60's it was the KC97 as I recall.
Thanks for the update... we called it two-man concept back in the 60's but now I see it is now a two-person concept.
If I may ask are women now doing the maintenance and the launch procedures also? At the time I was in it was only for males... no idea why that was so... maybe a hold over from WWII as there were many individuals there who flew B-29's and B-17's over targets during the war.
Lots of nice personal stories came out of those conversations when traveling two hours to a LF or LCF located a few miles from the Canadian border.
Also lots of medals on their blue blouses and one knew it was no picnic during the war and just because they were older and slower than us younger guys... we still had great respect for they were also wiser from the experiences of combat.
Spent 8 years in SAC at ICBM sites on a Combat Targeting Team... we optically aimed the missiles using a theodolite and programmed in the targets and the methods of arriving at the target, as well as the war plans.
If a launch control facility (LCF) did go rogue for some purpose then another LCF would simply "Inhibit" the launch thus preventing it from actually launching. Another safe guard.
Also all members were under the AF 35-7 which was the manual pertaining to human reliability. As an example our team (three man team) had to work together and know each other and if anything seemed to become out of kilter then it was reported for upper staff to review... as an example, one of the guys on my team's wife started talking about leaving him and so he was put on duty in the office until he was evaluated as being "OK".
This was to prevent the stress of a personal relationship of any kind from affecting the work being performed. How often do we hear about someone filing for divorce and the other spouse goes postal... it prevented that kind of thing when dealing from issues of money, family issues, alcohol issues and etc. There was no limit as to what could appear to impact a person and we took it seriously.
Also we each were armed with a side gun to prevent someone from violating the two-man concept spoken about in the article and on some other posts here.
I personally assist in the posturing of missiles at Malmstom, Minot, Whiteman and Grand Forks AFB then was transfered to Vandenburg to assist in launches there.
Each SAC base had a team of experts who evaluated each task that was performed to see that it was completed according to the appropriate technical manual. Also Vandenberg had a special group (3905) that not only evaluated the experts but also the regular staff at all levels again to ensure proficiency and standardization across the various bases.
It was hard work but it was fun too. Sort of like the work we do today.
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HAARP High frequency Active Auroral Research Program - This messes with the Earth's natural energy fields as well as the ozone layer. This project has some strange side effects such as lightning from a cloudless sky, large fragments of ice simply falling from thin air, and other odd disturbances.
This project is located in Alaska away from the prying eyes of citizens in the USA.
There is a lot of stuff on the web about it... some very hysterical and some fairly factual.
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When I think of Rambus and how they as a company act... I can not help but think of SCO.
Perhaps with a final ending not unlike that as well.
Thanks for the link... that was hilarious.
It's sitting right in front of you, but it's covered with an invisibility cloak.
would you or wood ewe
You are right... especially if the wind is blowing westward... might get Heidelberg too!
I loved my years in Australia, but alas I am back in the ole USA once again.
Dump it in Canberra... they would never even notice.
Use to spend a lot of time in Lower Templestowe.
Mary Jo told Ted that she was pregnant that night on Chappaquiddick Island... and he said "That's OK, We will cross that bridge when we come to it".
Classic case of two sets of rules.
Reminds me of the old saying "If you drink... drive... don't park... accidents cause people."
My favorite movie of all time.
And just like Ground Hog Day... Blackberry service failure is going to occur over.. and over.. and over
I did know that actually, but thanks for sharing it in more detail.
It was just my pathetic attempt at being silly.
I certainly hope that they don't use retro-rockets to lower the floating device down to a sea of methane. It might not be a pretty picture.
Sort of reminds me of the guy that was brazing a part onto his shotgun barrel having forgotten to unload it first.
Of course, you are correct. Thanks for the additional input.
My position was though was that the randomness instead of being 50-50 like the coin flip might instead be 60-40 or even 70-30 but still a large unknown exists to predict with any sense of integrity of accuracy.
Perhaps if it collapsed nearer to 100% such as 95-5 or 98-2 then I could see a usefulness for predicating a potential.
It does remind me of the old adage "Figures lie and liers figure"
I know that if I continuously flip a coin that it will come up "heads" about one half of the time.
But, that does not mean I know whether the next flip will be "heads" or "tails".
Nice evaluation on the situation.
In addition, women tend to look for jobs in which they can use their open hearts such as teaching and nursing which are mainly lower paying support jobs. Men tend to find jobs in which they use their minds and if they have the right built for a sport might excel in the physical arena as well.
Of course, there are many exceptions to this as we all know individuals who are the exceptions.
I ran a repair lab in Sydney Australia in the late 70's and we had a lady there who was the technical match of any guys. In addition to her technical prowess in coding and diagnosing, she was fluent in 5 or 6 spoken languages and was also a rated squash player. It would be nice to have cloned her.
You are right in a sense that if two keys were turned by the launch crew at the launch control facility (LCF)so a launch of missiles was initiated then the launch could be inhibited by other launch crews at other LCF's in the squadron. There was only a narrow window of time in which the launch could be inhibited.
I was a part of the initial "Operation Looking Glass" in which the missiles (under certain prescribed postures) could be launched from an airborne aircraft. Probably now it is the KC135 but back in the 60's it was the KC97 as I recall.
Thanks for the update... we called it two-man concept back in the 60's but now I see it is now a two-person concept.
If I may ask are women now doing the maintenance and the launch procedures also? At the time I was in it was only for males... no idea why that was so... maybe a hold over from WWII as there were many individuals there who flew B-29's and B-17's over targets during the war.
Lots of nice personal stories came out of those conversations when traveling two hours to a LF or LCF located a few miles from the Canadian border.
Also lots of medals on their blue blouses and one knew it was no picnic during the war and just because they were older and slower than us younger guys... we still had great respect for they were also wiser from the experiences of combat.
Spent 8 years in SAC at ICBM sites on a Combat Targeting Team... we optically aimed the missiles using a theodolite and programmed in the targets and the methods of arriving at the target, as well as the war plans.
If a launch control facility (LCF) did go rogue for some purpose then another LCF would simply "Inhibit" the launch thus preventing it from actually launching. Another safe guard.
Also all members were under the AF 35-7 which was the manual pertaining to human reliability. As an example our team (three man team) had to work together and know each other and if anything seemed to become out of kilter then it was reported for upper staff to review... as an example, one of the guys on my team's wife started talking about leaving him and so he was put on duty in the office until he was evaluated as being "OK".
This was to prevent the stress of a personal relationship of any kind from affecting the work being performed. How often do we hear about someone filing for divorce and the other spouse goes postal... it prevented that kind of thing when dealing from issues of money, family issues, alcohol issues and etc. There was no limit as to what could appear to impact a person and we took it seriously.
Also we each were armed with a side gun to prevent someone from violating the two-man concept spoken about in the article and on some other posts here.
I personally assist in the posturing of missiles at Malmstom, Minot, Whiteman and Grand Forks AFB then was transfered to Vandenburg to assist in launches there.
Each SAC base had a team of experts who evaluated each task that was performed to see that it was completed according to the appropriate technical manual. Also Vandenberg had a special group (3905) that not only evaluated the experts but also the regular staff at all levels again to ensure proficiency and standardization across the various bases.
It was hard work but it was fun too. Sort of like the work we do today.
He was a rancher but his sheep all died... now I am beginning to understand...
You misunderstand... that one virgin 72 years old
Wait until Osama Bin Laden finds THAT out!
Amen
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Lovely Homepage you have there. In spite of what you might believe in this now moment... you are destined for an exciting and interesting life. Thanks you for sharing with us.
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Who is John Galt?
HAARP High frequency Active Auroral Research Program - This messes with the Earth's natural energy fields as well as the ozone layer. This project has some strange side effects such as lightning from a cloudless sky, large fragments of ice simply falling from thin air, and other odd disturbances.
This project is located in Alaska away from the prying eyes of citizens in the USA.
There is a lot of stuff on the web about it... some very hysterical and some fairly factual.
Most of humanity has not heard of this project.