There have been radio controlled planes for AGES. Why is this suddenly a big deal?
Because ages ago, the various regulatory agencies left rule making up to the hobbyist groups themselves. And with the only people building and flying RC aircraft being a small group of people with an interest in actually flying and doing so well, that solution worked.
Fast forward to the newer, cheaper 'drones'. More accurately, RC aircraft with some stability enhancements, making them easier to fly. Now, lots of people are buying these things, not so much for the thrill of flying them, but because they can hang a camera from them. The flying skill, and adherence to 'rules of the road' are only secondary to their actual goal. And many newer drone (RC) flyers view any sorts of rules as nothing more than an inconvenience. So now rules and strict enforcement are the only way to go.
Also, electric engines. Back in the gas engine days, its not likely you were going to sneak one of these things over a residential neighborhood without people noticing.
And does Godfather Tony relinquish liability for those orders as well? If Eddie the Weasel end up dead, can Tony just say, "Hey, don't talk to me. JPay owns the copyrights on those orders."
... how SoCal Edison manages to work within the Critical Infrastructure Protection directive with foreign workers having access to processes and records. Back when I worked for an electric utility as an engineer (before these directives were in place), we had access to a lot of customer information, including sites involved with other utilities such as water, sewer, gas and oil pumping stations, hospitals, public safety (police, fire,border patrol, etc.) facilities. And Department of Defense installations (including a few secret ones).
So how is it that we allow foreigners to come in and work jobs with this kind of access? You want a few hundred ISIS operatives to cross the border? No problem arranging the border sensor grid outage.
Not exactly. As described here it's also a question of airspace. J.F.K., Newark-Liberty, and LaGuardia all overlap and cause delays and complex routing to avoid conflicts.
It's actually news when a US interest loses a sale to a foreigner? Oh Noes! There must be something amiss. Some regulation standing in the way. Because otherwise this could never happen.
Never mind that it's a Spanish (speaking) company, which probably fits its Cuban user's needs quite well. It's quite possible they might have won the sale even in the absence of an embargo.
... 17 light-years away, an alien civilization is deciding how best to respond to these microwave 'chirps', obviously generated by some intelligent race.
Boy are they going to be dissapointed when they discover it was a bunch of absent-minded scientists with a worn-out oven. "Keep looking, Qwrgplv. There still might be intelligence out there."
The people with the power and authority to collect and present the evidence are the people with the power to suppress the evidence about themselves.
Not so much in Washington State (Seattle). Body cam and dash cam videos are available via the Public Records Act. So, not much suppression going on here. In fact, adoption of body cams has been hindered. Not by concerns of the authorities, afraid that their behavior will be observed, but by members of the public who might end up as the subject of a recording and want to protect their privacy.
police aware they are being recorded while they are committing what you perceive as a criminal act then you endanger yourself.
This needs to be fixed. Probably at the federal level*. If members of the public are far enough back from some activity to not be interfering with it, then holding a camera shouldn't change that. And if the police can't tolerate observation of their conduct, then its not legitimate police business and deserves no protection from 'interference'.
*There are still some law enforcement personnel (in Seattle and surrounding cities) that talk like Sheriff Bull Connor with his, "We don't need any feds telling us how to run our business" language. In spite of the high tech image, there's a strong streak of embedder redneck trash in this part of the country.
In the words of a respected law enforcement official, "It's not what you know. It's what you can prove."
You might have a pretty good idea of how a Stingray works, but your opinion is inadmissible in court. Once you have some hard evidence on what the equipment does and documentation on how law enforcement uses its capabilities, it's all just hearsay.
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There have been radio controlled planes for AGES. Why is this suddenly a big deal?
Because ages ago, the various regulatory agencies left rule making up to the hobbyist groups themselves. And with the only people building and flying RC aircraft being a small group of people with an interest in actually flying and doing so well, that solution worked.
Fast forward to the newer, cheaper 'drones'. More accurately, RC aircraft with some stability enhancements, making them easier to fly. Now, lots of people are buying these things, not so much for the thrill of flying them, but because they can hang a camera from them. The flying skill, and adherence to 'rules of the road' are only secondary to their actual goal. And many newer drone (RC) flyers view any sorts of rules as nothing more than an inconvenience. So now rules and strict enforcement are the only way to go.
Also, electric engines. Back in the gas engine days, its not likely you were going to sneak one of these things over a residential neighborhood without people noticing.
convective motion
Yes. But that might not be moving in the correct direction to produce a magnetic field external to the core. Fleming's right hand rule and all that.
And does Godfather Tony relinquish liability for those orders as well? If Eddie the Weasel end up dead, can Tony just say, "Hey, don't talk to me. JPay owns the copyrights on those orders."
Possibly due to tidal locking
So how is it that we allow foreigners to come in and work jobs with this kind of access? You want a few hundred ISIS operatives to cross the border? No problem arranging the border sensor grid outage.
A friend is someone who will help you move. A real friend is someone who will help you move a body.
My kingdom for a mod point.
+Funny
The only expansion LGA needs is the subway.
Not exactly. As described here it's also a question of airspace. J.F.K., Newark-Liberty, and LaGuardia all overlap and cause delays and complex routing to avoid conflicts.
Harris isn't the only vendor. And there are other IMSI catchers available. Some may have different and more user friendly NDAs attached to their sale.
This.
It's actually news when a US interest loses a sale to a foreigner? Oh Noes! There must be something amiss. Some regulation standing in the way. Because otherwise this could never happen.
Never mind that it's a Spanish (speaking) company, which probably fits its Cuban user's needs quite well. It's quite possible they might have won the sale even in the absence of an embargo.
Answered "Yes" to the question "Do you want anchovies on that meat lovers special?"
There's gotta be something wrong! Send the SWAT team!
Boy are they going to be dissapointed when they discover it was a bunch of absent-minded scientists with a worn-out oven. "Keep looking, Qwrgplv. There still might be intelligence out there."
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The people with the power and authority to collect and present the evidence are the people with the power to suppress the evidence about themselves.
Not so much in Washington State (Seattle). Body cam and dash cam videos are available via the Public Records Act. So, not much suppression going on here. In fact, adoption of body cams has been hindered. Not by concerns of the authorities, afraid that their behavior will be observed, but by members of the public who might end up as the subject of a recording and want to protect their privacy.
police aware they are being recorded while they are committing what you perceive as a criminal act then you endanger yourself.
This needs to be fixed. Probably at the federal level*. If members of the public are far enough back from some activity to not be interfering with it, then holding a camera shouldn't change that. And if the police can't tolerate observation of their conduct, then its not legitimate police business and deserves no protection from 'interference'.
*There are still some law enforcement personnel (in Seattle and surrounding cities) that talk like Sheriff Bull Connor with his, "We don't need any feds telling us how to run our business" language. In spite of the high tech image, there's a strong streak of embedder redneck trash in this part of the country.
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On the other hand, Detroit is adding open space at a pretty rapid rate. Perhaps there's a lesson to be taken away from there.
Or on the Baghdad to Mosul route.
Had we left it all to 1st Jan 2000
I burned a lot of midnight oil during the month of January, 19100.
Everything has tradeoffs.
I agree.
... "Draw!" means something different.
In the words of a respected law enforcement official, "It's not what you know. It's what you can prove."
You might have a pretty good idea of how a Stingray works, but your opinion is inadmissible in court. Once you have some hard evidence on what the equipment does and documentation on how law enforcement uses its capabilities, it's all just hearsay.