Pre-paid credit cards and proxy servers would make it 'difficult', to say the least, for tracking down who is paying for the hosting. Pay for the pre-paid in cash and you're untraceable.
When ATSC was created, everyone knew who owned the patents on the different parts of it. What RAMBUS did was guide the standards process so that the standard would involve patents they own in the standard, without letting them know. R
The difference here is that RAMBUS disguised the fact that they had patents on the technology in the standard while in ATSC everyone knew about the patents before hand. That is the difference.
Depends, really. I know several people who play WoW who are not in the power user group. They would still need a wired connection. Also, depending on the actual WiFi throughput, it is possible that people would still get a home connection. If the throughput is only 100kbps (not connection, throughput) then youtube videos will take a long time to load. Also, I know people who have the bad habbit of emailing several megs of pictures in one go. Again, not power users, just regular people. I doubt any municipal WiFi would be able to offer them the througput necessary to send that quickly.
As people increase their bandwidth usage, municipal WiFi like this is going to be more and more obsolete for it. For what I have mentioned, people need either a fairly reliable service or fast connection. WiFi will provide neither unless they shell out a ton of money to give everyone what amounts to a 6mbps connection. I doubt that is going to happen. I just don't see people being able to even use youtube regularly on WiFi like this.
Basically, it'll be fine for regular surfing and text emails, but anything that starts to use pictures or video or games is going to need a personal connection. Given the way internet usage is going, that's going to be more and more necessary.
What you're talking about isn't jamming then, but what amounts to an EMP to the circuits. They are two different things. What you describe would likely destroy the equipment or require it to be repaired. Also, it would require the microwave to be pointed more or less directly at the receiver. A jammer would only need to be in the general area. It also would have a much lower chance of causing the operator harm.
On the net neutrality half, the way the law is written and the way you would perceive the law to be written are generally two very different things. It is conceivable that a net neutrality law would be written in such a way that it prevents QoS by using something like the phrase "no prioritization of packets is allowed". QoS involves the prioritization of some packets over another. Sorry, but screwy things happen when laws get written.
In physical implementation, there is no difference between QoS and non-Net Neutrality. It is all a matter of how the packets are prioritized.
The key point is that if you are a paying customer, access to your service are prioritized no matter how time sensitive they are, and if you are not paying, your service will have a bandwidth cap, no matter if currently there are no usage spikes.
I have never heard this second (bolded) portion before. The closest I have heard is that non-paying customers will have a lower prioritization, not that there would be an actual cap. Could you provide some source for a hard cap? And yes, I am being serious. I have never heard this specific portion before.
As to the Microwave Oven, well, the problem is that microwaves transmit on one specific frequency, not the entire band. With 802.11, you have three non-overlaping frequencies (1,6,11) and so there is no way the microwave can take out them all. This is presuming that the microwave is even in the ch 1-11 frequency block and not outside of it by 100khz or so. All of 802.11 only uses up 83khz.
Net Neutrality may eliminate QoS implementations (wouldn't that be ironic).
But as to jaming, you're being overly optimistic. Any WiFi can be jammed, regardless of the encryption used. All one needs is to put out enough RF noise in the WiFi band and it's toast. Some basic electronics knowledge is all it would take to build an RF jammer.
How many millions of people play WoW and other MMOs? Then there are the FPSs and RTSs. Seriously, there are enough gamers out there that need something better than WiFi that the ISPs aren't going anywhere. Even HALO would suck on a WiFi simply due to lag congestion if you had too many people around you.
The Greenland Glaciers can be over a mile thick in places. I doubt GPS signals can penetrate 10 meters of ice. Sorry, but there really is no way to track them. Even supplying a power source for that long in that small of a package would be dificult.
Again, they researchers are saying that this is [i]in addition to[/i] what would be used if there was no DST at this time of year. They would have those hot meals with or without DST.
Over the course of a full year, yes, your numbers are correct. However, we are looking at a few weeks only, and only in the fall. Further, this would be increased usage over the regular amount. All this sums up to a much reduced amount of electricity than 45kwh.
However, the coffee maker is not on for a very long time. In order for the coffee maker to use $3.29 of electricity at 10Â/kwh (fairly high) it would have to use 32.9kwh, or be on for a cumulative 27 hours. How long does it take to brew coffee?
Hence why I decided to see what he said on those subjects. I found that site through a quick google, and seeing as I like to collect quotes, found it wonderful. You might also get a kick out of his comment on Dachshunds (it might be under dogs).
Here's his quotes http://www.twainquotes.com/quotesatoz.html
OCTOBER: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in. The other are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.
The government of my country snubs honest simplicity, but fondles artistic villainy, and I think I might have developed into a very capable pickpocket if I had remained in the public service a year or two.
After that, you might try reading Huckfin, Tom Sawyer and a whole host of others. You might try checking your local library.
I vote any herbivors go to North/South America and all Carnivores and Omnivores go to Europe. Now if you will excuse me, I need to find a taxidermist willing to stuff a Brachiasaurus.
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Bluray is not a good counterpoint. Bluray is not designed to keep the contents from being read by anyone but the 'appropriate person', it is designed to keep anyone from copying it. However, it still meeds to be readable in the player. As such, it is like trying to keep someone from photocopying something while they still need to be able to read/view it. In encryption, you don't care if the 'appropriate person' copy it, you just don't want anyone else to be able to view it.
Nuclear with reprocessing would never be that expensive, and with reprocessing we have enough nuclear material to last several hundred years. Sorry, but I don't see that happening unless the government starts taxing power at several hundred percent.
The better question is, is "the cost nuclear energy with reprocessing" cheaper than "the cost of Solar/Wind/Hydro/Geothermal" for equivalent reliability and capacity? And remember, we need to look at the room for expansion for this in the US. We can't compare the Hoover Dam, for instance, as there aren't enough places in the US to build Hydro as a replacement for all the nuclear/coal out there. Further, the best place for Geothermal would probably be Yellowstone national park. But I don't think we're going to build there.
Actually, the government did force them to give these loans. Ever hear of the "Community Reinvestment Act"? Interestingly, Obama was the lawyer on a case to force Citibank to loan money. There was also the Republican attempt to add oversight to Fannie and Freddy that was blocked by the Democrats.
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Pre-paid credit cards and proxy servers would make it 'difficult', to say the least, for tracking down who is paying for the hosting. Pay for the pre-paid in cash and you're untraceable.
When ATSC was created, everyone knew who owned the patents on the different parts of it. What RAMBUS did was guide the standards process so that the standard would involve patents they own in the standard, without letting them know.
R The difference here is that RAMBUS disguised the fact that they had patents on the technology in the standard while in ATSC everyone knew about the patents before hand. That is the difference.
Probably about $10,000 to $24,000.
I bet the guys wish they dropped it.Thats some serious bragging rights "I told ya you need a telescope to see my tool."
I don't think that implies what you think it implies.
Depends, really. I know several people who play WoW who are not in the power user group. They would still need a wired connection. Also, depending on the actual WiFi throughput, it is possible that people would still get a home connection. If the throughput is only 100kbps (not connection, throughput) then youtube videos will take a long time to load. Also, I know people who have the bad habbit of emailing several megs of pictures in one go. Again, not power users, just regular people. I doubt any municipal WiFi would be able to offer them the througput necessary to send that quickly.
As people increase their bandwidth usage, municipal WiFi like this is going to be more and more obsolete for it. For what I have mentioned, people need either a fairly reliable service or fast connection. WiFi will provide neither unless they shell out a ton of money to give everyone what amounts to a 6mbps connection. I doubt that is going to happen. I just don't see people being able to even use youtube regularly on WiFi like this.
Basically, it'll be fine for regular surfing and text emails, but anything that starts to use pictures or video or games is going to need a personal connection. Given the way internet usage is going, that's going to be more and more necessary.
What you're talking about isn't jamming then, but what amounts to an EMP to the circuits. They are two different things. What you describe would likely destroy the equipment or require it to be repaired. Also, it would require the microwave to be pointed more or less directly at the receiver. A jammer would only need to be in the general area. It also would have a much lower chance of causing the operator harm.
On the net neutrality half, the way the law is written and the way you would perceive the law to be written are generally two very different things. It is conceivable that a net neutrality law would be written in such a way that it prevents QoS by using something like the phrase "no prioritization of packets is allowed". QoS involves the prioritization of some packets over another. Sorry, but screwy things happen when laws get written.
In physical implementation, there is no difference between QoS and non-Net Neutrality. It is all a matter of how the packets are prioritized.
The key point is that if you are a paying customer, access to your service are prioritized no matter how time sensitive they are, and if you are not paying, your service will have a bandwidth cap, no matter if currently there are no usage spikes.
I have never heard this second (bolded) portion before. The closest I have heard is that non-paying customers will have a lower prioritization, not that there would be an actual cap. Could you provide some source for a hard cap? And yes, I am being serious. I have never heard this specific portion before.
As to the Microwave Oven, well, the problem is that microwaves transmit on one specific frequency, not the entire band. With 802.11, you have three non-overlaping frequencies (1,6,11) and so there is no way the microwave can take out them all. This is presuming that the microwave is even in the ch 1-11 frequency block and not outside of it by 100khz or so. All of 802.11 only uses up 83khz.
Net Neutrality may eliminate QoS implementations (wouldn't that be ironic).
But as to jaming, you're being overly optimistic. Any WiFi can be jammed, regardless of the encryption used. All one needs is to put out enough RF noise in the WiFi band and it's toast. Some basic electronics knowledge is all it would take to build an RF jammer.
How many millions of people play WoW and other MMOs? Then there are the FPSs and RTSs. Seriously, there are enough gamers out there that need something better than WiFi that the ISPs aren't going anywhere. Even HALO would suck on a WiFi simply due to lag congestion if you had too many people around you.
Don't forget the extra fuel to carry the extra fuel.
The Greenland Glaciers can be over a mile thick in places. I doubt GPS signals can penetrate 10 meters of ice. Sorry, but there really is no way to track them. Even supplying a power source for that long in that small of a package would be dificult.
Again, they researchers are saying that this is [i]in addition to[/i] what would be used if there was no DST at this time of year. They would have those hot meals with or without DST.
Over the course of a full year, yes, your numbers are correct. However, we are looking at a few weeks only, and only in the fall. Further, this would be increased usage over the regular amount. All this sums up to a much reduced amount of electricity than 45kwh.
You might want to read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder
It's been known about for years, particularly near the Arctic Circle.
However, the coffee maker is not on for a very long time. In order for the coffee maker to use $3.29 of electricity at 10Â/kwh (fairly high) it would have to use 32.9kwh, or be on for a cumulative 27 hours. How long does it take to brew coffee?
Hence why I decided to see what he said on those subjects. I found that site through a quick google, and seeing as I like to collect quotes, found it wonderful. You might also get a kick out of his comment on Dachshunds (it might be under dogs).
Here's his quotes
http://www.twainquotes.com/quotesatoz.html
OCTOBER: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in. The other are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.
The government of my country snubs honest simplicity, but fondles artistic villainy, and I think I might have developed into a very capable pickpocket if I had remained in the public service a year or two.
After that, you might try reading Huckfin, Tom Sawyer and a whole host of others. You might try checking your local library.
I vote any herbivors go to North/South America and all Carnivores and Omnivores go to Europe. Now if you will excuse me, I need to find a taxidermist willing to stuff a Brachiasaurus.
I'd prefer Dodo wings myself.
How about I ask the cook? (aka myself) I prefer boneless steaks. No bones, still very tasty.
They have flesh? Any vegan I have seen looks to be just skin and bones.
Bluray is not a good counterpoint. Bluray is not designed to keep the contents from being read by anyone but the 'appropriate person', it is designed to keep anyone from copying it. However, it still meeds to be readable in the player. As such, it is like trying to keep someone from photocopying something while they still need to be able to read/view it. In encryption, you don't care if the 'appropriate person' copy it, you just don't want anyone else to be able to view it.
Nuclear with reprocessing would never be that expensive, and with reprocessing we have enough nuclear material to last several hundred years. Sorry, but I don't see that happening unless the government starts taxing power at several hundred percent.
The better question is, is "the cost nuclear energy with reprocessing" cheaper than "the cost of Solar/Wind/Hydro/Geothermal" for equivalent reliability and capacity? And remember, we need to look at the room for expansion for this in the US. We can't compare the Hoover Dam, for instance, as there aren't enough places in the US to build Hydro as a replacement for all the nuclear/coal out there. Further, the best place for Geothermal would probably be Yellowstone national park. But I don't think we're going to build there.
Actually, the government did force them to give these loans. Ever hear of the "Community Reinvestment Act"? Interestingly, Obama was the lawyer on a case to force Citibank to loan money. There was also the Republican attempt to add oversight to Fannie and Freddy that was blocked by the Democrats.
From 2003:''These two entities -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are not facing any kind of financial crisis,'' said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. ''The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.''