I invite evertone to read this article I realise that your not going to, this is Slashdot after all, but it answers many questions.
To quote from BoingBoing:
This long, excellent article on the history of broadcast spectrum allocation in America is the single best explanation of the mess that we're in today. In short: greedy broadcasters tricked Congress into giving them free spectrum for a second set of digital channels, so that Americans who bought digital TVs would have something to watch. Then they did nothing with them. Meantime, cops and firefighters and EMTs are (literally) dying for some of that squat-upon spectrum so that they can coordinate their rescue efforts.
Among other things, it explains WHY a date was set for a crossover to HDTV.
Sure TV works just fine now, so why switch you ask? Actually, it's NOT about trying to sell the public new TVs. It sounds simple, but that's a very narrow view that doesn't see the whole picture and all the politics behind what's going on. The linked article sheds quite a bit of light on that.
However, you reminded me of a coworker I once had who always went everywhere with a clipboard (this was not an office setting) and everyone around knew he didn't really need the clipboard; it was just for show, and it was obvious that's all it was.
He ended up LOSING respect in everyones eyes because of the thing.
Thousands of feet up? Not damaging the retna? Hard to target all 4 eyes?
I don't think the danger lies in the physical damage a laser could do at range. All an attack needs to do is create a brief distraction at a critical moment.
If someone wanted to attack an aircraft (for terrorism purposes) they would want to do it at take-off or landing. So we're only talking about maybe a hundred feet or so. (But say the attackers are a mile from the airport so maybe ranges will from 5-10 thousand feet)
I'm not saying a 5mW laser would necessairly be effective for this kind of attack but a distraction from maybe a dozen attackers all at once right before the wheels contact the tarmack? That could be fatal indeed. Considering the relative ease of aquiring laser sources, why point 1 at a plance when you can point 10 or 20 just as easy?
Imagine that the pilot has had a long flight and is dealing with a strong crosswind on landing, and suddenly at the critical moment there are flashes in his vision from multiple angles and he flinches or has to shut his eyes. Ok, so maybe the laser might not damage his eyes, but might not the flaming wreakage of the crashed plane be harmful enough?
The password hint questions were an interesting change from the normal: mother's maiden name, pet's name, etc that we are so used to seeing from western/european registrations
Here are the DPRK's registration password hint questions:
The name of your best friend is...
The scenery I love most is...
My favorite movie star is... How would Korea change after reunification?
What will you do when Korea is reunified?
My favorite movie...
(Emphasis mine)
I'll say, they just can't resist packing in the propaganda and agenda into every square inch.
No. It is not Transcription Stats fault. Your "she" is refering to Sonya, but Sonya is not the owner of Transcription Stat.
Kim Kaneko, the owner of Transcription Stat, did not outsource overseas, but yet will lose her company.
Sonya Newburn is the one who broke her contract. Newburn is the weasel telling all the lies. Newburn is the party at fault, but Kaneko is paying the price.
Perhaps there is a lawsuit here? Not that Transcription Stat can probably hope to get much out of it. And certianly won't regain a tarnished reputation.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I heard that the pilots were NOT told about friendly training exercises in the area. That that was one of the inter-department communication breakdowns that facilitated the accident.
As others have said, I agree that AA is not a good choice for a casual gamer. Especialy considering that there is no way to really practice on your own, aside from exploring the maps, and even that takes the use of cheat codes that are immediately apparent.
Also, I have found that the players on AA are one of the rudest crowds in FPS. Which I find somewhat strange. I expectd AA to have a more mature, serious gamer considering the high realism nature of the game. I'll play Ghost Recon anytime, I'm not sure I'll go back to AA.
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To quote from BoingBoing:
Among other things, it explains WHY a date was set for a crossover to HDTV. Sure TV works just fine now, so why switch you ask? Actually, it's NOT about trying to sell the public new TVs. It sounds simple, but that's a very narrow view that doesn't see the whole picture and all the politics behind what's going on. The linked article sheds quite a bit of light on that.That's true.
However, you reminded me of a coworker I once had who always went everywhere with a clipboard (this was not an office setting) and everyone around knew he didn't really need the clipboard; it was just for show, and it was obvious that's all it was.
He ended up LOSING respect in everyones eyes because of the thing.
Thousands of feet up? Not damaging the retna? Hard to target all 4 eyes? I don't think the danger lies in the physical damage a laser could do at range. All an attack needs to do is create a brief distraction at a critical moment. If someone wanted to attack an aircraft (for terrorism purposes) they would want to do it at take-off or landing. So we're only talking about maybe a hundred feet or so. (But say the attackers are a mile from the airport so maybe ranges will from 5-10 thousand feet) I'm not saying a 5mW laser would necessairly be effective for this kind of attack but a distraction from maybe a dozen attackers all at once right before the wheels contact the tarmack? That could be fatal indeed. Considering the relative ease of aquiring laser sources, why point 1 at a plance when you can point 10 or 20 just as easy? Imagine that the pilot has had a long flight and is dealing with a strong crosswind on landing, and suddenly at the critical moment there are flashes in his vision from multiple angles and he flinches or has to shut his eyes. Ok, so maybe the laser might not damage his eyes, but might not the flaming wreakage of the crashed plane be harmful enough?
Here are the DPRK's registration password hint questions:
The name of your best friend is...
The scenery I love most is...
My favorite movie star is...
How would Korea change after reunification?
What will you do when Korea is reunified?
My favorite movie...
(Emphasis mine)
I'll say, they just can't resist packing in the propaganda and agenda into every square inch.
Kim Kaneko, the owner of Transcription Stat, did not outsource overseas, but yet will lose her company.
Sonya Newburn is the one who broke her contract. Newburn is the weasel telling all the lies. Newburn is the party at fault, but Kaneko is paying the price.
Perhaps there is a lawsuit here? Not that Transcription Stat can probably hope to get much out of it. And certianly won't regain a tarnished reputation.
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turns up relevant results.
The site worked for me. It's just a little slow. Everything works including the video. Put away the tinfoil and try it again.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I heard that the pilots were NOT told about friendly training exercises in the area. That that was one of the inter-department communication breakdowns that facilitated the accident.
As others have said, I agree that AA is not a good choice for a casual gamer. Especialy considering that there is no way to really practice on your own, aside from exploring the maps, and even that takes the use of cheat codes that are immediately apparent. Also, I have found that the players on AA are one of the rudest crowds in FPS. Which I find somewhat strange. I expectd AA to have a more mature, serious gamer considering the high realism nature of the game. I'll play Ghost Recon anytime, I'm not sure I'll go back to AA.