Astrophysicists are likely predisposed to thinking that important things come from Out There. More classical biologists have indeed hypothesized that purely earthbound reactions created the chemicals needed to start life. The chemistry is likely the same or very nearly so.
But the friction in getting (and paying for) a lawyer keeps these sorts of legally problematic issues alive. If you are a professional consultant (as you nic implies), you probably have an ongoing relationship with a lawyer to navigate all the little twisty passages that folks of your persuasion tend to encounter. If you are just a line coder, temporarily looking for work, you may not want to bother with the time and expense.
Hence, contract language which would likely (not definitively) be rendered void by a court might just pass as valid if both parties let it. Inertia often wins.
American companies should be required by law to hire Americans first and foremost, not try and save money by hiring some cheap developer from a third world country.
Nice idea. Too bad it doesn't work very well when you try. Want some history? Look at the Jones Act. Its stated purpose is to keep American flagged vessels (and crews) viable. Didn't work out well as the companies used one or another loophole to sabotage most of the effect of the law. Took them about five years to figure it out.
Not sure what the answer is, but when you have something that can move across international boundaries (cargo or programmers), it's hard to stop them from doing so.
I'll give you another anectdote. And you can do this all day. It's fun!
How about "UAVs (sometimes called "drones") shouldn't be operating around airports but the likelihood of one downing a transport category aircraft is low, certainly not zero and something responsible people are concerned about".
No, this is Slashdot so you would get a 40 count thread with various potential impact energies depending on whether it was an Audi or a Ford Truck. Somebody would bring up a DeLorean and somebody else would talk about 1.8 gigawatts. Then there would be another 40 replies about how the OP should not have used watts, but instead discussed energies in Coulombs/erg.
Give the FBI some credit. As soon as this went down, a number of things likely happened - a pretty severe audit on what this guy had accessed, a replacement of files that he might access which were tagged / modified. A close old timey stakeout. Maybe some high tech wires - you know, all the stuff we're scared about here.
Remember the TLAs can put a lot of resources on a single case if need be. That's why you don't want to raise yourself above the noise floor. Of course, most of us here couldn't do that if we tried. But this guy managed to.
It's all a bit of political posturing. The Feds can decide if they will allow Nevada to sue them (Federal Tort Claims Act). Thus, the Feds can essentially dictate whether or not they want to give Nevada some money. Everybody knows this. It's just a game.
I tried. But somehow I got dumped here. Soulskill, can you at least check the links on your own goddamned web site?
Back on track - so the government is just selling the spectrum without any preconditions, rules, regulations? The FCC? Whose regulations on simple things spans tens of pages of dense type?
I really don't get this - repeating your callsign every 15 minutes isn't particularly onerous. If it really bothers you, just set up your transmitter to kick it out in CW every so often. The encryption does makes sense for St. John's Ambulance (an emergency medical charity if I'm reading it right). US hams have asked for encryption for use in ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services) so personal information can be transmitted appropriately. Perhaps the UK's experience with this will move the FCC to act on it. Or perhaps not, what the FCC needs right now is a giant enema - that's the only way I see it moving along.
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'Flying high' could be interpreted in various ways.
quadrillion = 1E15.
That makes it easier.
Because obviously all the world's problems are always and only caused by government.
It's a pretty good first approximation ....
Group hug!
Astrophysicists are likely predisposed to thinking that important things come from Out There. More classical biologists have indeed hypothesized that purely earthbound reactions created the chemicals needed to start life. The chemistry is likely the same or very nearly so.
We need a road cut. Get an Interstate on Mars - then we'll find fossils.
That would be so very 1960's ---
"This episode of Slashdot brought to you by ...... "
I'm stuck.
Now we're in for it....
But the friction in getting (and paying for) a lawyer keeps these sorts of legally problematic issues alive. If you are a professional consultant (as you nic implies), you probably have an ongoing relationship with a lawyer to navigate all the little twisty passages that folks of your persuasion tend to encounter. If you are just a line coder, temporarily looking for work, you may not want to bother with the time and expense.
Hence, contract language which would likely (not definitively) be rendered void by a court might just pass as valid if both parties let it. Inertia often wins.
American companies should be required by law to hire Americans first and foremost, not try and save money by hiring some cheap developer from a third world country.
Nice idea. Too bad it doesn't work very well when you try. Want some history? Look at the Jones Act. Its stated purpose is to keep American flagged vessels (and crews) viable. Didn't work out well as the companies used one or another loophole to sabotage most of the effect of the law. Took them about five years to figure it out.
Not sure what the answer is, but when you have something that can move across international boundaries (cargo or programmers), it's hard to stop them from doing so.
Someone set us up the bomb!
I'll give you another anectdote. And you can do this all day. It's fun!
How about "UAVs (sometimes called "drones") shouldn't be operating around airports but the likelihood of one downing a transport category aircraft is low, certainly not zero and something responsible people are concerned about".
No, this is Slashdot so you would get a 40 count thread with various potential impact energies depending on whether it was an Audi or a Ford Truck. Somebody would bring up a DeLorean and somebody else would talk about 1.8 gigawatts. Then there would be another 40 replies about how the OP should not have used watts, but instead discussed energies in Coulombs/erg.
Really now? You trust a some random moron who's motivation and skills are complete unknowns? You have a higher opinion of mankind than I.
Yes, it's unlikely that a small drone will crash a commercial jet. No, it's not impossible at all.
Give the FBI some credit. As soon as this went down, a number of things likely happened - a pretty severe audit on what this guy had accessed, a replacement of files that he might access which were tagged / modified. A close old timey stakeout. Maybe some high tech wires - you know, all the stuff we're scared about here.
Remember the TLAs can put a lot of resources on a single case if need be. That's why you don't want to raise yourself above the noise floor. Of course, most of us here couldn't do that if we tried. But this guy managed to.
It's all a bit of political posturing. The Feds can decide if they will allow Nevada to sue them (Federal Tort Claims Act). Thus, the Feds can essentially dictate whether or not they want to give Nevada some money. Everybody knows this. It's just a game.
You can fine or sue the Federal government all you want. As to whether they care, it's up to them.
I tried. But somehow I got dumped here. Soulskill, can you at least check the links on your own goddamned web site?
Back on track - so the government is just selling the spectrum without any preconditions, rules, regulations? The FCC? Whose regulations on simple things spans tens of pages of dense type?
Really?
If we ever see the transcript of the wire that the agent was wearing, I suspect it will go something like this:
"Umm, well, it's best if the torpedo hits the hull. If it goes in front of it or behind it, it doesn't work as well."
Stolen carrier plans + 3D printer = death
Yeah, death to the 3D printer. Or perhaps the FedEx guy trying to deliver 10 billion spools of plastic to your door.
"Many Bothans died to bring us this information."
That's OK. It looks like we can open a can of kitty food and distract it.
Pinging others in the shop?
I would think that a TCP/IP conversation would be more productive.
ACK....
Cocaine is expensive these days. For that matter, so is booze.
Also, 11K for coffee seems a bit low. No wonder they never got anything done.
I really don't get this - repeating your callsign every 15 minutes isn't particularly onerous. If it really bothers you, just set up your transmitter to kick it out in CW every so often. The encryption does makes sense for St. John's Ambulance (an emergency medical charity if I'm reading it right). US hams have asked for encryption for use in ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services) so personal information can be transmitted appropriately. Perhaps the UK's experience with this will move the FCC to act on it. Or perhaps not, what the FCC needs right now is a giant enema - that's the only way I see it moving along.