Someone picking up a dropped gun in a fight and using it against its owner? Probably. But someone like Lanza from stealing his mom's guns, opening them up and jamming the solenoid in the 'enabled' position? I doubt it.
Guns are remarkably simple mechanical devices. Stolen guns will have their interlock mechanisms filed down or superglued and placed on the black market.
"The network" also includes each machines network drivers and interface. If a client on a remote host can shut down all systems' network interfaces, then "the network" is down.
You put bad data into a system and the system will react accordingly
Evidently Microsoft hasn't learned the role of a proper O/S yet. Bringing a client process down with bad data is one thing. But a true O/S will prevent a client error from propagating to other clients or hosts.
The ships network supported a number of machines and applications, including "monitoring condition assessment, damage control, machinery control and fuel control, monitoring the engines and navigating the ship". The divide by zero error brought all the connected "machines" down. Not applications, "machines".
wherein the whole universe has conspired to assemble random bits of energy
Just random chance. A 'conspiracy' assumes some conscious influence. Detecting patterns in random data is known as apophenia and is a symptom of the onset of delusional thinking. Like in the movie A Beautiful Mind.
In short 3D printing isn't taking off in the consumer market for the same reason that CNC machines aren't.
To expand on this idea: I have a small machine shop at home. Grinders, welding equipment, lathes (wood and metal), drill press, a mill, etc. None of it is CNC. Most of the stuff I build is pretty simple and can be knocked off with minimal tool setup. Preparing the needed CNC instructions would take me longer than just sketching stuff out by hand, setting up the tool and hand feeding the workpiece or tool. The few times I have to do something complex, it just isn't worth the trouble of having to set up everything by hand.
The one application for 3D printing would be to produce forms for lost wax casting. The work one needs to put into building up a form is more involved, plus I could take advantage of CAD app extensions specific to designing molds. Casting eliminates issues of 3D printing material limitations, the object's strength being a function of the casting material.
True. Texas is far more diverse than most of us outsiders give it credit for. Which is why places like Austin need to split off from the Texas board of education and manage their own school systems. This will prevent stigmatizing their children with the label "Educated in Texas".
On the other hand, places like Austin are used by many backward Texas communities as coattails with which to drag themselves along. So its not likely they will be allowed to re-brand themselves, leaving other communities behind.
We are all going to die. We will be put into the ground where worms will eat us. End of story. Can't handle that? We'll tell you a story about a wonderful place where everyone goes.
BTW, remember that farm your parents sent the family dog to when it go old?
I'm not in favor of legislative mandates for any kinds of curriculum. That said, I do agree with Canterbury's position that science fiction needs to be included in the types of literature covered in school. That the various education boards have overlooked the mainstream SiFi authors like Clarke and Asimov is a symptom of a deeper failure in their processes.
Personally, I'd throw in a little Lovecraft. Just so more people will get my Cthulhu references.
Encrypted radios are less reliable. There's a finite possibility that a critical transmission or part of one won't decrypt properly. If sensitive information needs to be exchanged, its easier for police officers to use cell phones, text messages, secure e-mail etc. Their dispatch radio systems need to be reliable.
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Someone picking up a dropped gun in a fight and using it against its owner? Probably. But someone like Lanza from stealing his mom's guns, opening them up and jamming the solenoid in the 'enabled' position? I doubt it.
Guns are remarkably simple mechanical devices. Stolen guns will have their interlock mechanisms filed down or superglued and placed on the black market.
"The network" also includes each machines network drivers and interface. If a client on a remote host can shut down all systems' network interfaces, then "the network" is down.
You put bad data into a system and the system will react accordingly
Evidently Microsoft hasn't learned the role of a proper O/S yet. Bringing a client process down with bad data is one thing. But a true O/S will prevent a client error from propagating to other clients or hosts.
Better: "I refer you to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram".
The ships network supported a number of machines and applications, including "monitoring condition assessment, damage control, machinery control and fuel control, monitoring the engines and navigating the ship". The divide by zero error brought all the connected "machines" down. Not applications, "machines".
wherein the whole universe has conspired to assemble random bits of energy
Just random chance. A 'conspiracy' assumes some conscious influence. Detecting patterns in random data is known as apophenia and is a symptom of the onset of delusional thinking. Like in the movie A Beautiful Mind.
over billions of years
Wasn't that supposed to be six days?
There were no infamous BSOD errors.
In the infamous USS Yorktown incident, the entire network was taken down. Blue screen or not, that just should never happen.
Its been a few decades since we lost any military assets to a zero.
Client software shouldn't be able to bring down an O/S. Never mind an entire network.
Yet another one has drunk the KoolAide.
Hmm. Now who might be offering just such services?
I thought I checked "Ads Disabled".
Or someone logged in as James Grimmelmann did.
In short 3D printing isn't taking off in the consumer market for the same reason that CNC machines aren't.
To expand on this idea: I have a small machine shop at home. Grinders, welding equipment, lathes (wood and metal), drill press, a mill, etc. None of it is CNC. Most of the stuff I build is pretty simple and can be knocked off with minimal tool setup. Preparing the needed CNC instructions would take me longer than just sketching stuff out by hand, setting up the tool and hand feeding the workpiece or tool. The few times I have to do something complex, it just isn't worth the trouble of having to set up everything by hand.
The one application for 3D printing would be to produce forms for lost wax casting. The work one needs to put into building up a form is more involved, plus I could take advantage of CAD app extensions specific to designing molds. Casting eliminates issues of 3D printing material limitations, the object's strength being a function of the casting material.
True. Texas is far more diverse than most of us outsiders give it credit for. Which is why places like Austin need to split off from the Texas board of education and manage their own school systems. This will prevent stigmatizing their children with the label "Educated in Texas".
On the other hand, places like Austin are used by many backward Texas communities as coattails with which to drag themselves along. So its not likely they will be allowed to re-brand themselves, leaving other communities behind.
We are all going to die. We will be put into the ground where worms will eat us. End of story. Can't handle that? We'll tell you a story about a wonderful place where everyone goes.
BTW, remember that farm your parents sent the family dog to when it go old?
I'm not in favor of legislative mandates for any kinds of curriculum. That said, I do agree with Canterbury's position that science fiction needs to be included in the types of literature covered in school. That the various education boards have overlooked the mainstream SiFi authors like Clarke and Asimov is a symptom of a deeper failure in their processes.
Personally, I'd throw in a little Lovecraft. Just so more people will get my Cthulhu references.
Come here. I need you to issue a take-down notice.
I was wondering whatever became of the Panda smackdown.
I was thinking more along the lines of the style fads auto manufacturers like to implement with fancy LEDs. Not the useful stuff like pixel light.
The fashion stuff is quite common here in the USofA. Sadly, not the useful stuff. My H4s are still technically illegal here.
Just keep them off my lawn!
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Encrypted radios are less reliable. There's a finite possibility that a critical transmission or part of one won't decrypt properly. If sensitive information needs to be exchanged, its easier for police officers to use cell phones, text messages, secure e-mail etc. Their dispatch radio systems need to be reliable.
Start with a square wheel and round the corners.