In response to: The US has two free trade agreements with Canada, so get used to finding out what agreements Canada has with other nations..they will quickly become agreements with the US by transitivity.
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"We can not let these transvestights from Cannid da effect our strong economy hear at home."
FYI: USAF F-15's when they are put back together after periodic depot maintenance, have to be tested before they are sent back to their home unit. Pre- 9/11 this was done off of the coast of Georgia. They run them as fast as they can go.
Post 9/11 due to fears of Norad having to figure out what the heck a jet is inbound off of the coast of Georgia( a newly rebuilt F-15 that might have a faulty radio could be a problem,) The F-15s now do their testing over middle Georgia ( near Macon ). Sonic booms can be loud. They shake the roof of some buildings pretty good. Never heard of any broken glass because of ( altitude of the test ? ) To me they sound more like a man made explosion ( like from an artillery piece or aerial bomb ) than the sound of thunder.
The goal of this project is to create a real, live, flying cruise missile with much of the functionality of the cruise missiles currently employed by the military forces of many western nations.
Yeah right... step away from the crack pipe. 22lb warhead with a CEP of 100 yards. What a loon.
I have considerable professional experience in electronics and software design, particularly in the areas of RF telemetry/control and realtime systems development/implementation.
What projects? And what was the success of these projects?
Be waiting for even more detailed results of the health risk. You have an emitter, what are the risks to humans inside?
What would a counter measure be? A secondary wall with right angle shaping?
Finally:
"Israeli firms are well known for developing revolutionary technology, particularly in the defense fields."
Yup. A big part of that is proped up by U.S. tax dollar military aid and leaked tech from U.S. Firms. How nice.
--- quote from U.S. Military And Economic Aid Report
In recent years, Israel remains the top recipient of U.S. military and economic assistance. The most commonly cited figure is $3 billion a year, with about $1.8 billion a year in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grants from the Department of Defense and an additional $1.2 billion a year in Economic Support Funds (ESF) from the Department of State. In the last decade FMF grants to Israel have totaled $18.2 billion. In fact, 17% of all U.S. foreign aid is earmarked for Israel.
Israel is one of the United State's largest arms importers. In the last decade, the United States has sold Israel $7.2 billion in weaponry and military equipment, $762 million through Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), more than $6.5 billion through the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program.
Of course we really don't "sell" much to Israel. It is mostly U.S. tax payers that pick up the tab. I don't have a problem with Israel defending themselves. I just don't see why I should pay for it.
Depends On What "Rebuilding" Means.
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Check out the June 2004 Issue of National Geographic. In it is a story on Iraq. Shows some good pictures of what can happen to a computer user that has the wrong kind of material on their computer. You get a beating by a religious fanatic. Of course that all depends where you live. This showed one Shiite region.
I wonder what OS is the best for assisting in inspecting peoples computers so you can beat them if you don't like what is on it?
Could this pose some problems for the X-Prize contender?"
Duh? You think? This kind of flying is full of all kinds of problems. Of course that would be the question we would all expect from the local News at 5 info bimbo. "Like oh my gosh... This stuff is like really difficult..."
Get Over it. It's a test flight. Stuff like this happens. Engineering fly toys isn't perfect.
Example: Early test of the big engine to be hung on the 777. All the engineers said the computer sims and such said the new big engine was good to go. That it could be hung on the 777 for its first flight no problem. The boss over-ruled the engineers and played it extra safe. One of the big new engines was hung on a 747 ( with the other 3 of its engines being regular 747 ones ). Right after rotation, the engine starts stalling in the high angle of attack air. -bang- -bang- -bang-, So the first flight of the 777 could have ended up as a big smoking hole.
You try and be as safe as possible, and not kill your monkey pilot.... Even then; stuff happens. That flight yesterday was based on great engineering. It was still full of enough danger and isn't like going out and cranking up a Cessna 172 or something.
"As I came out of the atmosphere I no longer had any attitude control,"
Well duh... welcome to spaceflight buddy. Got thrusters?
Despite Melvill's 25 years of piloting experimental craft, he found even the normal operation of the rocketship alarming, as it travelled faster and higher than any previous privately-built craft.
Again, welcome to a new way of flying::: surprise:::
"Coming down is frightening, because of that roaring sound," he said. "You can really hear how that vehicle is being pounded."
You zero experience space wannabe's wanting to pony up some $$$ for a fun ride, better wear some diapers, so as not to be embarrassed at the post flight photo op. Freight train ride down to hell.
Having said all that... that team did a great job.
The Star Trek thing needs to get back to it's roots. ( No, not Levar Burton ) I mean...what made it a real impact on Sci-Fi in the orginial series: Those hot short skirts and boots the women crew had!
Helped me ( and I am sure a lot of others ) get through puberty a lot easier thats for darn sure!
There is already, a whole family of lower tech, less expensive, non-lethal, proven weapons out there that a squad car could have 5 or 6 different types on the cheap to match the situation. If it is a big crowd, you still have the old reliable water cannon or tear gas to keep down the rabble. Of course this new Buck Rogers toy would be great for questioning or recreational fun for some sicko.
As mentioned, it is all in what you need it for.
Many of today's consumer digital cameras are nothing less than outstanding. If you have had to suffer through the growth of digital cameras like I have ( $20-25,000 ) DCS1 Camera circa 1992 ( 1.5 megapixel approx ) and lousy color and contrast ) All you pukes:) should be thankful today.
Pros will always need large megapixel cameras. Example: Group shots, even then the industry is still working out bugs. The Kodak DCS n14 ( 13.5 megapixel camera )is awesome for group shots and such high detail / high enlargement things. Problem is that even with firmware patchs to it and its follow on model, heavy noise in the shadow areas makes it unusable for existing-low-light photography. An area that a 6 megapixel Nikon D1x or D100 has no problem in. Also as the high end systems are still very expensive, most pros have a narrow experience based on the few expensive systems they have / use.
A very excellent example of digital photography I have scene recently is a 100 years of Flight issue by National Geographic, all shot with a Nikon D1x ( 6 megapixel ) in Raw mode. Excellent photos. ( The Kodak 13.5 megapixel camera would have failed that mission because of all of the noise it still produces in the shadow areas.)
My current work cameras ( I am a USAF photographer ) are the Fuji S2, Nikon D100, Kodak 14n. This systems fit our needs ( industrial photography ). Having used film cameras for ages ( 8x10, 4x5, 120/220, 35mm ), I prefer digital cameras all the time now. Burning in and dodging, croping the digital way is a lot more fun and I find I can concentrate more on taking good photos.
You don't want the job of GPS jammer in a war. If it emits it can be targeted quickly and die.
GPS jammers are not an absolute, think of weapons like the JDAM , as being GPS assisted.
The INS onboard will still do a good job of getting the weapon to the target. A fly time of 50 seconds from 35,000ft for the weapon means that there is very little INS correction needed. Especially if the INS location pumped into the weapon before release received refinement from the onboard radar on the jet ( B-1 and B-2 technique). GPS helps the JDAM but it isn't going to force the INS outside of a certain limit in case of spoofing. Being 3 or 8 meters from a 2000lb class weapon, still means you are dead.
One of the GPS jammers destroyed in OIF was taken out by the very weapon it was made to spoof: A JDAM. The method of encrypted military GPS signals and verification process is of course classified. The idea of hoping some GPS jammers will provide protection is not recommended.
Other target aids are becoming popular and don't depend as much on GPS assistance: The digital map/target recognition infared nose found on the Israeli "SPICE", and the very good upcoming French AASM ( modular kit for dumb iron ) means that a target can still end up dead in adverse weather without GPS assist.
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Team America: World Police, was the most important documentary of the year.
It was highly informative and on point.
More than a few of the Jay Leno on the street surveys have shown that a large part of the voter base are clueless.
In response to: The US has two free trade agreements with Canada, so get used to finding out what agreements Canada has with other nations..they will quickly become agreements with the US by transitivity.
...... "We can not let these transvestights from Cannid da effect our strong economy hear at home."
-GWB, President-
Furture Quote From GW on This Topic
"By golly we gave the Indians all those casinos. What more do they want....?"
FYI: USAF F-15's when they are put back together after periodic depot maintenance, have to be tested before they are sent back to their home unit. Pre- 9/11 this was done off of the coast of Georgia. They run them as fast as they can go.
Post 9/11 due to fears of Norad having to figure out what the heck a jet is inbound off of the coast of Georgia( a newly rebuilt F-15 that might have a faulty radio could be a problem,) The F-15s now do their testing over middle Georgia ( near Macon ). Sonic booms can be loud. They shake the roof of some buildings pretty good. Never heard of any broken glass because of ( altitude of the test ? ) To me they sound more like a man made explosion ( like from an artillery piece or aerial bomb ) than the sound of thunder.
When did /. become TV Guide?
The goal of this project is to create a real, live, flying cruise missile with much of the functionality of the cruise missiles currently employed by the military forces of many western nations.
Yeah right... step away from the crack pipe. 22lb warhead with a CEP of 100 yards. What a loon.
I have considerable professional experience in electronics and software design, particularly in the areas of RF telemetry/control and realtime systems development/implementation.
What projects? And what was the success of these projects?
Paid in full with WWI.
Be waiting for even more detailed results of the health risk. You have an emitter, what are the risks to humans inside?
What would a counter measure be? A secondary wall with right angle shaping?
Finally:
"Israeli firms are well known for developing revolutionary technology, particularly in the defense fields."
Yup. A big part of that is proped up by U.S. tax dollar military aid and leaked tech from U.S. Firms. How nice.
--- quote from U.S. Military And Economic Aid Report
In recent years, Israel remains the top recipient of U.S. military and economic assistance. The most commonly cited figure is $3 billion a year, with about $1.8 billion a year in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grants from the Department of Defense and an additional $1.2 billion a year in Economic Support Funds (ESF) from the Department of State. In the last decade FMF grants to Israel have totaled $18.2 billion. In fact, 17% of all U.S. foreign aid is earmarked for Israel.
Israel is one of the United State's largest arms importers. In the last decade, the United States has sold Israel $7.2 billion in weaponry and military equipment, $762 million through Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), more than $6.5 billion through the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program.
source:
U.S. Military And Economic Aid Report
Of course we really don't "sell" much to Israel. It is mostly U.S. tax payers that pick up the tab. I don't have a problem with Israel defending themselves. I just don't see why I should pay for it.
Check out the June 2004 Issue of National Geographic. In it is a story on Iraq. Shows some good pictures of what can happen to a computer user that has the wrong kind of material on their computer. You get a beating by a religious fanatic. Of course that all depends where you live. This showed one Shiite region.
I wonder what OS is the best for assisting in inspecting peoples computers so you can beat them if you don't like what is on it?
Cool. A CD burning party. Be a great media circus!
What about the poor hard working strippers at strip clubs? They love geeks.
Each country store has some unique music not found on the others, and I'd like to buy some of those tracks.
Yeah, David Hasslehoff's (search) career should be getting a big boost from this internet music thing, I would think....
All that depressing government_will_save_me_crying is ... Insightful?
You have a right to persue happiness, not have it handed out to you for free.
He explains why he thinks we need to focus more on government adoptions, and predicts serious ugliness during the next year."
Lone Ranger: "We are surrounded by hundreds of fiece indians. What should we do my faithful companion?"
Tanto: "What do you mean 'we' pale face?"
[joke]::: beep ::: ..."Roger Tea Bag One. Go throttle up!"... ::: beep ::: [/joke]
Could this pose some problems for the X-Prize contender?"
::: surprise :::
Duh? You think? This kind of flying is full of all kinds of problems. Of course that would be the question we would all expect from the local News at 5 info bimbo. "Like oh my gosh... This stuff is like really difficult..."
Get Over it. It's a test flight. Stuff like this happens. Engineering fly toys isn't perfect.
Example: Early test of the big engine to be hung on the 777. All the engineers said the computer sims and such said the new big engine was good to go. That it could be hung on the 777 for its first flight no problem. The boss over-ruled the engineers and played it extra safe. One of the big new engines was hung on a 747 ( with the other 3 of its engines being regular 747 ones ). Right after rotation, the engine starts stalling in the high angle of attack air. -bang- -bang- -bang-, So the first flight of the 777 could have ended up as a big smoking hole.
You try and be as safe as possible, and not kill your monkey pilot.... Even then; stuff happens. That flight yesterday was based on great engineering. It was still full of enough danger and isn't like going out and cranking up a Cessna 172 or something.
"As I came out of the atmosphere I no longer had any attitude control,"
Well duh... welcome to spaceflight buddy. Got thrusters?
Despite Melvill's 25 years of piloting experimental craft, he found even the normal operation of the rocketship alarming, as it travelled faster and higher than any previous privately-built craft.
Again, welcome to a new way of flying
"Coming down is frightening, because of that roaring sound," he said. "You can really hear how that vehicle is being pounded."
You zero experience space wannabe's wanting to pony up some $$$ for a fun ride, better wear some diapers, so as not to be embarrassed at the post flight photo op. Freight train ride down to hell.
Having said all that... that team did a great job.
Gotta Fire up the old GPS jammer again.
The Star Trek thing needs to get back to it's roots. ( No, not Levar Burton ) I mean...what made it a real impact on Sci-Fi in the orginial series: Those hot short skirts and boots the women crew had!
Helped me ( and I am sure a lot of others ) get through puberty a lot easier thats for darn sure!
The project was funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen , who would only describe the cost as being in excess of $20 million.
Shouldn't it be reported as a "bug free" or "crash free" flight?
We can put better stuff on /. I am sure.
There is already, a whole family of lower tech, less expensive, non-lethal, proven weapons out there that a squad car could have 5 or 6 different types on the cheap to match the situation. If it is a big crowd, you still have the old reliable water cannon or tear gas to keep down the rabble. Of course this new Buck Rogers toy would be great for questioning or recreational fun for some sicko.
As mentioned, it is all in what you need it for. Many of today's consumer digital cameras are nothing less than outstanding. If you have had to suffer through the growth of digital cameras like I have ( $20-25,000 ) DCS1 Camera circa 1992 ( 1.5 megapixel approx ) and lousy color and contrast ) All you pukes :) should be thankful today.
Pros will always need large megapixel cameras. Example: Group shots, even then the industry is still working out bugs. The Kodak DCS n14 ( 13.5 megapixel camera )is awesome for group shots and such high detail / high enlargement things. Problem is that even with firmware patchs to it and its follow on model, heavy noise in the shadow areas makes it unusable for existing-low-light photography. An area that a 6 megapixel Nikon D1x or D100 has no problem in. Also as the high end systems are still very expensive, most pros have a narrow experience based on the few expensive systems they have / use.
A very excellent example of digital photography I have scene recently is a 100 years of Flight issue by National Geographic, all shot with a Nikon D1x ( 6 megapixel ) in Raw mode. Excellent photos. ( The Kodak 13.5 megapixel camera would have failed that mission because of all of the noise it still produces in the shadow areas.)
My current work cameras ( I am a USAF photographer ) are the Fuji S2, Nikon D100, Kodak 14n. This systems fit our needs ( industrial photography ). Having used film cameras for ages ( 8x10, 4x5, 120/220, 35mm ), I prefer digital cameras all the time now. Burning in and dodging, croping the digital way is a lot more fun and I find I can concentrate more on taking good photos.
You don't want the job of GPS jammer in a war. If it emits it can be targeted quickly and die.
GPS jammers are not an absolute, think of weapons like the JDAM , as being GPS assisted.
The INS onboard will still do a good job of getting the weapon to the target. A fly time of 50 seconds from 35,000ft for the weapon means that there is very little INS correction needed. Especially if the INS location pumped into the weapon before release received refinement from the onboard radar on the jet ( B-1 and B-2 technique). GPS helps the JDAM but it isn't going to force the INS outside of a certain limit in case of spoofing. Being 3 or 8 meters from a 2000lb class weapon, still means you are dead.
One of the GPS jammers destroyed in OIF was taken out by the very weapon it was made to spoof: A JDAM. The method of encrypted military GPS signals and verification process is of course classified. The idea of hoping some GPS jammers will provide protection is not recommended.
Other target aids are becoming popular and don't depend as much on GPS assistance: The digital map/target recognition infared nose found on the Israeli "SPICE", and the very good upcoming French AASM ( modular kit for dumb iron ) means that a target can still end up dead in adverse weather without GPS assist.
Your results may be different, but The SATA setup I had installed first try / easy.
Why bother? I loaded up a different distro and everything works just great.