I would tend to agree (even though I'm a neocon). There's a good saying that every terrorist is another person's freedom fighter (A line straight from anti-terrorism training manuals). The hard part is that freedom fighting appears to be in shades of grey. It's hard to condemn a person for something they truly believe in. Where should we draw the line though. It's easy to say that Iraqis that attack hotels are bad, but surely all of the ones that attack US troops don't have pure intentions, and thus we can't make a blanket statement absolving them of their actions. It should be clear then, that it is not easy to pass judgement on either the Iraqis, or our own (American) government. Surely history will pass judgement. I think that most people, including the Brittish, will agree that the revolutionary war turned out OK in the long run (the very long run). Will we be able to say the same thing if the Iraqi insurgency is successful? Please reference the insurgency in Afghanistan in the 1980's and the result of its success, the Taliban. And yes, I know, we funded the insurgency, history bites you on the ass sometimes.
I used to be a soldier at Ft. Polk, Louisianna. The following is, from my recollection, a typical packing list (in mostly civillian terms) that I'd use for a week long trip to the swamps:
-A stout bag that you can carry on your back
-2 1quart canteens and 1 2quart canteen plus water purification tablets
-One set of outer clothes (Definately long pants and a light long sleeve shirt). Army style clothing is really the most usefull. It has been perfected over the years.
Army style jungle boots. They have holes to let the water drain out. I wouldn't use goretex boots. They keep your feet to hot and keep the water in.
-One set of underclothes for each day. Lots of wool socks. Cotton is worthless when wet.
-A mosquito net and lots of 100% deet insect repellant. The mosquitoes are really bad. Also bring some hydrocortizone cream.
-one full days worth of food
-Ear plugs for sleeping next to generators.
-Notebook and several pens/pencils
I'm sure there's other stuff I left off, but this is a meager start at least. Louisianna this time of year is still pretty hot. Sleeping outside sucks. The mosquitoes are bad. It stinks because everything is so warm and moist. It would be a horrible place to live if it weren't for the people. They are very genuine and kind and really rather pleasant to be around.
I would recommend the program falconview (http://www.falconview.org/) if you can get a copy of it. It handles all sorts of maps and can even export to GPS. The military uses it in all sorts of undeveloped countries.
True, high tech security measures are useless unless the proper protocols are followed.
Actually all security measures are useless unless proper protocols are followed, but that doesn't mean they should be abandoned. You may notice that higher security locations are more anal about protocols.
I agree that any ID card system must be fully implemented or its pretty much crap.
As a former security officer in the military, I can comment a little bit on the effectiveness of ID cards. A good high tech ID card, like the Army's new CAC card can be very effective in promoting security. It is hard for the average street crook or ID theft artist to re-create. It's not impossible to forge, but it takes a significant ammount of money and time. Here's the kicker though, loss of the ID card must be reported immediately and updated in a database that contains all ID information. Also, it's not enough to simply look at a card to verify someone's identity. Reference must be made to the database to ensure a forgery isn't being used. How will this create better security? It would allow the government to track terrorism suspects on a national basis (I know, loss of personal privacy is "bad", but that's one of the only ways to reduce the risk of domestic terrorism and nievety doesn't necessarily equal security). I have more to say, but I don't want to write a whole essay right here.
This concrete would probably help, but there are other solutions to reducing cracking in concrete members.
-Post tensioned reinforcement in basement walls would eliminate cracking
-Better conventional reinforcement would reduce the width of cracks. Other options are exterior applied fiber reinforcement and prestressed concrete walls.
Sorry to get all engineery on you, but I would guess that the modulus of elasticity of this material is comparable to regular reinforced concrete. It's the geometry of the cross section that actually determines how much a member will bend under load (assuming the elastic moduli are about the same). The picture in the article shows a very thin sheet which would have a low moment of inertia and thus would bend easily. The fibers and the chemical makeup of the concrete simply keep it from breaking when it bends.
I'm in the student government at Oregon State University and just recieved a briefing on this same issue last week. The briefing was conducted by the universities Athletics Department. The football team, while not quite top tier, is 3rd in the PAC10. The football team does not even create enough revenue to support itself and is still subsidized by the university. It does bring in large ammounts of money in less tangible forms such as increased enrollment and increased visibility for the school.
I remember hearing that the NSA restricts the export of high level encryption protocols. Is this still in effect and does this new Wi-Fi encryption push the limits of this restriction?
The loss of a large ammount of the al-Qaeda leadership would spur a change in communications patterns, but the geographically diverse nature of the network necessitates consistent code words and communications patterns so that the network isn't broken. Also, the isolated nature of action cells requires that communications patterns not change drastically.
The intel wouldn't be useful in a tactical manner, but operational and strategic use extends far beyond actionable intelligence. Communications intelligence (comint) is vital in deciphering future communications. I'm surprised that the spooks allowed Mr. Cullison to publish this as it allows al-Qaeda to more effectively tailor their communications.
Jesse Ventura would have never opposed the free sharing of information. Down with the NFL.
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When I was in Baghdad, pirated programs were less than $10, including windows (pirated movies were $2). I don't think the everyday joe has a computer. The cost is still too much for every family to own a PC. The locals are making a bunch selling to US forces. The selection of computer components wasn't great. We made a weekly trip to the local tech store and bought thousands of dollars worth of stuff (flash drives included).
The Galileo system will drive the US Military to develop better jamming systems. The military will require information dominance in future conflicts which will require the degredation of the Galileo signal without damaging the GPS signal.
Actually, the Selective Availability option is still enabled in certain parts of the world (the middle east). But even with the SA turned on, my Garmin GPS still has an accuracy of around 10m.
The military also shifts satellites to provide the greatest accuracy in areas of conflict. This degrades accuracy in the rest of the world (another reason for the EU satellite cluster).
So how long after release until the great Doom III mods start hitting the net? The great engine should allow some spectacular mods. One of my personal Doom favorites was the Beavis and Butthead mod. Classic.
I totally Agree. The soldiers that run technicals systems such as the Patriot PAC-3 are very bright. The Army does a good job in matching a person's mental capabilities to their job description.
Patents should not apply to natural progression of a product. For instance shoes. First there were slip on's. Then someone invented the shoelace and the bow knot. Then, in the 1980's, velcro. Should we be paying someone everytime we use the bow knot to tie our shoes? If we used a different knot, it would still fundamentaly resemble the bow knot and we would still be infringing.
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-A stout bag that you can carry on your back
-2 1quart canteens and 1 2quart canteen plus water purification tablets
-One set of outer clothes (Definately long pants and a light long sleeve shirt). Army style clothing is really the most usefull. It has been perfected over the years.
Army style jungle boots. They have holes to let the water drain out. I wouldn't use goretex boots. They keep your feet to hot and keep the water in.
-One set of underclothes for each day. Lots of wool socks. Cotton is worthless when wet.
-A mosquito net and lots of 100% deet insect repellant. The mosquitoes are really bad. Also bring some hydrocortizone cream.
-one full days worth of food
-Ear plugs for sleeping next to generators.
-Notebook and several pens/pencils
I'm sure there's other stuff I left off, but this is a meager start at least. Louisianna this time of year is still pretty hot. Sleeping outside sucks. The mosquitoes are bad. It stinks because everything is so warm and moist. It would be a horrible place to live if it weren't for the people. They are very genuine and kind and really rather pleasant to be around.
I would recommend the program falconview (http://www.falconview.org/) if you can get a copy of it. It handles all sorts of maps and can even export to GPS. The military uses it in all sorts of undeveloped countries.
Actually all security measures are useless unless proper protocols are followed, but that doesn't mean they should be abandoned. You may notice that higher security locations are more anal about protocols.
I agree that any ID card system must be fully implemented or its pretty much crap.
As a former security officer in the military, I can comment a little bit on the effectiveness of ID cards. A good high tech ID card, like the Army's new CAC card can be very effective in promoting security. It is hard for the average street crook or ID theft artist to re-create. It's not impossible to forge, but it takes a significant ammount of money and time. Here's the kicker though, loss of the ID card must be reported immediately and updated in a database that contains all ID information. Also, it's not enough to simply look at a card to verify someone's identity. Reference must be made to the database to ensure a forgery isn't being used. How will this create better security? It would allow the government to track terrorism suspects on a national basis (I know, loss of personal privacy is "bad", but that's one of the only ways to reduce the risk of domestic terrorism and nievety doesn't necessarily equal security). I have more to say, but I don't want to write a whole essay right here.
This concrete would probably help, but there are other solutions to reducing cracking in concrete members. -Post tensioned reinforcement in basement walls would eliminate cracking -Better conventional reinforcement would reduce the width of cracks. Other options are exterior applied fiber reinforcement and prestressed concrete walls.
Sorry to get all engineery on you, but I would guess that the modulus of elasticity of this material is comparable to regular reinforced concrete. It's the geometry of the cross section that actually determines how much a member will bend under load (assuming the elastic moduli are about the same). The picture in the article shows a very thin sheet which would have a low moment of inertia and thus would bend easily. The fibers and the chemical makeup of the concrete simply keep it from breaking when it bends.
I'm not sure how good the compression is, but the ogg theora format is available for linux. Also, mentioning ogg on /. always creates good discussion.
I'm in the student government at Oregon State University and just recieved a briefing on this same issue last week. The briefing was conducted by the universities Athletics Department. The football team, while not quite top tier, is 3rd in the PAC10. The football team does not even create enough revenue to support itself and is still subsidized by the university. It does bring in large ammounts of money in less tangible forms such as increased enrollment and increased visibility for the school.
I remember hearing that the NSA restricts the export of high level encryption protocols. Is this still in effect and does this new Wi-Fi encryption push the limits of this restriction?
The loss of a large ammount of the al-Qaeda leadership would spur a change in communications patterns, but the geographically diverse nature of the network necessitates consistent code words and communications patterns so that the network isn't broken. Also, the isolated nature of action cells requires that communications patterns not change drastically.
The intel wouldn't be useful in a tactical manner, but operational and strategic use extends far beyond actionable intelligence. Communications intelligence (comint) is vital in deciphering future communications. I'm surprised that the spooks allowed Mr. Cullison to publish this as it allows al-Qaeda to more effectively tailor their communications.
Jesse Ventura would have never opposed the free sharing of information. Down with the NFL. http://www.officialxfl.com
When I was in Baghdad, pirated programs were less than $10, including windows (pirated movies were $2). I don't think the everyday joe has a computer. The cost is still too much for every family to own a PC. The locals are making a bunch selling to US forces. The selection of computer components wasn't great. We made a weekly trip to the local tech store and bought thousands of dollars worth of stuff (flash drives included).
The Galileo system will drive the US Military to develop better jamming systems. The military will require information dominance in future conflicts which will require the degredation of the Galileo signal without damaging the GPS signal.
Actually, the Selective Availability option is still enabled in certain parts of the world (the middle east). But even with the SA turned on, my Garmin GPS still has an accuracy of around 10m. The military also shifts satellites to provide the greatest accuracy in areas of conflict. This degrades accuracy in the rest of the world (another reason for the EU satellite cluster).
So how long after release until the great Doom III mods start hitting the net? The great engine should allow some spectacular mods. One of my personal Doom favorites was the Beavis and Butthead mod. Classic.
I totally Agree. The soldiers that run technicals systems such as the Patriot PAC-3 are very bright. The Army does a good job in matching a person's mental capabilities to their job description.
Patents should not apply to natural progression of a product. For instance shoes. First there were slip on's. Then someone invented the shoelace and the bow knot. Then, in the 1980's, velcro. Should we be paying someone everytime we use the bow knot to tie our shoes? If we used a different knot, it would still fundamentaly resemble the bow knot and we would still be infringing.