Me an my logician buddies have reached consensus that it is not possible to prove a negative. Now we will a few hundred million dollars to study why that is.
Just imagine the outrage if someone had broken into one of the candidate's personal email accounts, and posted pictures of their children and private conversations, or...uh...wait...
100% of the shares are owned by people. Theres a difference between people and the people, and that is a big difference. Yea, that could be a semantic difference. I would define them thusly:
"The People" is a collective that I cannot opt-out of, who would dictate governance over me.
"People" is not a collective, and is a group that allows me the choice of participation by free-will.
But please tell me, in what way are these Corporations owned by "us"? By law, all Corporate shareholders are ultimately individuals. Therefore, for any given Corp, 100% of the shares are ultimately owned by "the people". Therefore, it is (mostly) the citizens of this country that are by-and-large "profiting" from the windfall to the Corporation. Likely 90% of the 401(k)'s of Slashdot readers own one or more energy stocks.
Corporations even elect governance based on a fairly pure "popular-vote" (no Electoral College, no FL).
It is true that high energy prices hurt the US economy. It is also true that they hurt the economy's of developing countries first, and it hits them harder (as fuel cost is a larger percentage of their overall cost).
If one were inclined toward conspiracies, one might consider how a capricious "1st World" might artificially raise energy prices to limit rate-of-growth in Countries like China and India.
While it is true that the Oil Corporations are profiting from the rise in fuel prices, based on a a more-or-less fixed percentage margin on the product that becomes "more money" as the price of fuel goes up (6% of $4 is twice as much money as 6% of $2); the reassuring thing is that by definition, the Corporation is owned by "us", therefore that money is coming back to "the people".
What is much more disturbing is that the government is profiting even more significantly from the rise in prices, from taxes on the Energy Companies, Fuel Sales, etc. That $$ will be going who-knows-where.
Well there are the remarkable correlations between atmospheric carbon dioxide and temperature, even over the 650,000 years spanned by Antarctic ice cores.
What may be even more remarkable is the correlation between solar activity and atmospheric temperature.
There is increasing opinion that solar activity is a primary cause of warming. In fact, solar output has been increasing about.05% since 1970.
I don't think I understand the difference. Corporations have a responsibility to ONLY care for the interest of the shareholders. If the shareholders place higher value on profits over freedom of speech, you can be assured that the corporation will as well.
If you want a corporation to care about something, buy their stock (with like-minded folk), and elect board-members that share your priorities.
Short of deceiving the shareholders or breaking the law, the management of the company is not responsible to anyone but the shareholders. If we want to complain about the behavior of the company, we should complain to the shareholders.
* Read and decode the tag contents
Quite possible. All you need is a reader product available from the manufacturer, or if you are adventurous, a software defined radio.
* Create a new tag containing user-defined content
Slightly more chalanging, but still quite possible. Simplest case, you buy tags and a programmer from a manufacturer.
* Disable or shield the existing tag
This is brain dead simple. Easy case, tear a bit of tin foil from a random slashdoter's hat.
You now have everything you need to "re-tag" any item you desire. True you must be bright enough to not tag those Prada shoes as groceries, but with just a bit of creativity, the system may be easily spoofed.
More disconcerting is that this approach works with most existing RFID technologies, including those used for Electronic Toll Collection.
It is not necessary to alter the existing RFID tag in order to spoof the system.
If the user can:
* Read and decode the tag contents
* Create a new tag containing user-defined content
* Disable or shield the existing tag
It is quite possible to be able to alter a product price, quantity or security practices.
How much of an engine would be required to keep this thing stationary in the jet stream? What type of engine is going to be most efficient at this altitude?
The technology is 802.11 based. It is currently referenced as 802.11p. The standard implements IPv6, and modifies the MAC to enforce channel priorities (safety first, McDonalds drive through second).
The standard currently includes no applications. It is generally expected that various industries (toll, ITS, entertainment, etc.) will each standardize applications for their respective industry.
Expect to see fairly comprehensive security systems implemented in applications that are public safety or financial in nature.
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Me an my logician buddies have reached consensus that it is not possible to prove a negative. Now we will a few hundred million dollars to study why that is.
See...that is how you do science.
It will behave just like you would if you had absolute control over your motivations, thoughts and "feelings".
I think it is the first time that _anyone_ in the media has said anything that is factually incorrect.
Just imagine the outrage if someone had broken into one of the candidate's personal email accounts, and posted pictures of their children and private conversations, or...uh...wait...
"The People" is a collective that I cannot opt-out of, who would dictate governance over me.
"People" is not a collective, and is a group that allows me the choice of participation by free-will.
I am confident my error will be corrected though.
Corporations even elect governance based on a fairly pure "popular-vote" (no Electoral College, no FL).
It is true that high energy prices hurt the US economy. It is also true that they hurt the economy's of developing countries first, and it hits them harder (as fuel cost is a larger percentage of their overall cost).
If one were inclined toward conspiracies, one might consider how a capricious "1st World" might artificially raise energy prices to limit rate-of-growth in Countries like China and India.
While it is true that the Oil Corporations are profiting from the rise in fuel prices, based on a a more-or-less fixed percentage margin on the product that becomes "more money" as the price of fuel goes up (6% of $4 is twice as much money as 6% of $2); the reassuring thing is that by definition, the Corporation is owned by "us", therefore that money is coming back to "the people". What is much more disturbing is that the government is profiting even more significantly from the rise in prices, from taxes on the Energy Companies, Fuel Sales, etc. That $$ will be going who-knows-where.
fix your system by doing a "best practices visit" to any number of other airports -- your system sucks even at 4:00AM)
I lub it! What is the best practice for protecting the public from half-drank bottles of water?
Well there are the remarkable correlations between atmospheric carbon dioxide and temperature, even over the 650,000 years spanned by Antarctic ice cores.
.05% since 1970.
What may be even more remarkable is the correlation between solar activity and atmospheric temperature.
There is increasing opinion that solar activity is a primary cause of warming. In fact, solar output has been increasing about
I don't think I understand the difference. Corporations have a responsibility to ONLY care for the interest of the shareholders. If the shareholders place higher value on profits over freedom of speech, you can be assured that the corporation will as well. If you want a corporation to care about something, buy their stock (with like-minded folk), and elect board-members that share your priorities. Short of deceiving the shareholders or breaking the law, the management of the company is not responsible to anyone but the shareholders. If we want to complain about the behavior of the company, we should complain to the shareholders.
Does it come with a matching foil-hat?
OK, I give...what exactly does one do when you are in the woods, and your server goes down?
Is this really just a excuse to make up silly names like "Dan Rathers"?
Lets review:
* Read and decode the tag contents
Quite possible. All you need is a reader product available from the manufacturer, or if you are adventurous, a software defined radio.
* Create a new tag containing user-defined content
Slightly more chalanging, but still quite possible. Simplest case, you buy tags and a programmer from a manufacturer.
* Disable or shield the existing tag This is brain dead simple. Easy case, tear a bit of tin foil from a random slashdoter's hat.
You now have everything you need to "re-tag" any item you desire. True you must be bright enough to not tag those Prada shoes as groceries, but with just a bit of creativity, the system may be easily spoofed.
More disconcerting is that this approach works with most existing RFID technologies, including those used for Electronic Toll Collection.
It is not necessary to alter the existing RFID tag in order to spoof the system. If the user can: * Read and decode the tag contents * Create a new tag containing user-defined content * Disable or shield the existing tag It is quite possible to be able to alter a product price, quantity or security practices.
How much of an engine would be required to keep this thing stationary in the jet stream? What type of engine is going to be most efficient at this altitude?
*laugh* I love it!!!! We are not partisan, and I will prove it by going on a partisan rant! ROR! You even managed to get modded up. This rocks!
*laugh* You sound cranky... Has someone's shipment of under-age sex slaves been held up in customs again?
*laugh*
To paraphrase Shaw, "All progress/change is made by unreasonble people". Your average MBA learns this early and well.
It is only many years of practive that the average MBA gets "good enough" at being unreasonable that they don't seem the complete ass.
The technology is 802.11 based. It is currently referenced as 802.11p. The standard implements IPv6, and modifies the MAC to enforce channel priorities (safety first, McDonalds drive through second). The standard currently includes no applications. It is generally expected that various industries (toll, ITS, entertainment, etc.) will each standardize applications for their respective industry. Expect to see fairly comprehensive security systems implemented in applications that are public safety or financial in nature.
Is this in the interest of the US?
Is this positive for the World as a whole?
Everything else is spin and political BS.