> Such communications are computer files that display ALL of the keystrokes that a computer makes.
So if my keylogger drops all the spacebars then I'm home free, thank you sir!
I wouldn't even bother with that myself. My computer hasn't been making any keystrokes all by itself lately and I don't know of any that do. Just who is this bill written for?
A national I.D. card would certainly eliminate the problem of having to have real expertise to spot fakes and anyone who says otherwise is engaging in wishful thinking.
Why bother giving Ashcroft his wet dream with a national ID to solve this problem, when a national STANDARD would satisfy it? If the actual layout and security measures of your driver's/liquer license are decided upon at the federal level, and implemented by the states, half of the really good arguments for a national ID die, leaving mostly the closet authoritarian ones.
Regardless, I think you have a lot of good ideas, and would be doing a service to continue to share them.
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)
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Does anyone need more proof that the Republicans and Dems have become just two sides of the same coin? After this, I don't trust them to do much of anything right. *sigh*
Not really. Its really not uncommon at all for a bill's sponsors to be of different parties, as it creates a token perception that the content lies in the mainstream. I wouldn't put too much in this; you can always find some common ground between arbitrary members of opposing parties.
Frankly, I strongly suspect it is a false factoid, like that the internet was built to survive a Nuclear War. I strongly suspect it is a bullshit meme that keep being repeated because it sounds cool, but is completely false.
I wish I could cite my source, but its just something which has been kicking around in my head for some time. I'll see if I can find a more "reputable" source when I conclude writing this reply.
Pray explain what you mean when you say the other 138 moons would float off ?
Sure. Orbit around a sperical body can be thought of as "falling" towards it at the same rate as the "ground" drops with the body's curve. Now, if the death star were to zap Saturn into oblivion (and somehow make all its matter cease to exist), its 31 known moons will no longer be subject to its gravity (no longer "falling"), hence they will continue on in whatever direction they were previously moving. I suppose its not truly "floating off," as they would still be affected by the second most significant source of gravity, the sun, which would result in some eccentric orbits, the pretty much as you described
I would think the best way to describe the moon's situation would be as a body orbiting the Sun which is in turn also orbiting the Earth. So, Emperor Palpatine and Dr. Evil have a great meeting of minds and Earth is no more. The moon continues its approximate orbit, disturbed due to the lack of Earth, though still not different nearly to the degree of the previous scenerio.
I'll use Pluto for comparison, as others have today. This is what Hubble can discern of Pluto. They had the advantage of knowing where to look and... well the Hubble. Pluto isn't very bright at all. Its a magnitude 14 object (the higher the magnitude, the less bright the object). To give you an idea of just how bright that is (isn't), Sirius, the second brightest star in sky (Good old Sol is a bit brighter from our standpoint), is a magnitude -1.4 object (yes, NEGATIVE) and Polaris, the "North Star," a respectable 1.5. Suffice to say it doesn't stick out. Its reccommended of amateur astronmers seeking to observe Pluto that they tune in on its coordinates over the course of several nights and look for the little dot which seems to move over this time... which is kind of how it was discovered, if I remember correctly.
Now, we're talking about an object that no one knew the location or even the existence of and is about another third of this distance away AND its even smaller. I'm not sure I've conveyed just how improbable it is to pick out this little ball of matter accidently, but its also worth considering that even if it were observed, it might not have be seen for its significance. Uranus, for example, was several times mistaken for a star, until William Herschel got credit for its discovery.
IMO, Pluto should [shouldn't?] be labeled an asteroid since it's smaller than even our own moon [wikipedia.org].
An interesting point, though to be fair, its an arbitrary cutoff. There are moons elswhere in our solar system larger than Mercury, which is indisputably a planet, for example. Also its worth pointing out that our moon is large enough that it and Earth are sometimes called a double planet. Consider this, Luna does not orbit Earth as near the equator as is usual among most other moons. Also, peculiar to all 138 known moons with the exception of Charon, it possesses an orbit where the effect of the Sun's gravity is greater than that of Earth's. Without their host planets, they would float off, wheareas the moon would continue orbiting the sun quite contently.
I concur with the parent. However, the consumers will end up paying for the wiretapping regadless, whether the ISP's are forced to do the upgrade themselves, or if the FBI funds since the FBI is funded with everyone American's dollars.
I was expecting to read a post like this. Yes, its ultimately US citizens paying for this one way or another, but the FBI is more likely to play nicely if the funds to make these changes are drawn out of their allocated budget.
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Honestly, I'm surpised nobody here has seen "Marathon Man." Real protection from muggers is a retractable blade concealed in the forearm's sleeve!
> Such communications are computer files that display ALL of the keystrokes that a computer makes.
So if my keylogger drops all the spacebars then I'm home free, thank you sir!
I wouldn't even bother with that myself. My computer hasn't been making any keystrokes all by itself lately and I don't know of any that do. Just who is this bill written for?
A national I.D. card would certainly eliminate the problem of having to have real expertise to spot fakes and anyone who says otherwise is engaging in wishful thinking.
Why bother giving Ashcroft his wet dream with a national ID to solve this problem, when a national STANDARD would satisfy it? If the actual layout and security measures of your driver's/liquer license are decided upon at the federal level, and implemented by the states, half of the really good arguments for a national ID die, leaving mostly the closet authoritarian ones.
Regardless, I think you have a lot of good ideas, and would be doing a service to continue to share them.
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)
[...]
Does anyone need more proof that the Republicans and Dems have become just two sides of the same coin? After this, I don't trust them to do much of anything right. *sigh*
Not really. Its really not uncommon at all for a bill's sponsors to be of different parties, as it creates a token perception that the content lies in the mainstream. I wouldn't put too much in this; you can always find some common ground between arbitrary members of opposing parties.
Especially since no foriegn citizen who has ever patronized the US economy at anytime has EVER returned to the country with the laptop in tow.
Now combine that attitude with a freshly pressed sports jacket, a prominently displayed cell phone, and a big ten gallon hat...
Really, what's to stop someone from popping a few keys out? It would make the computer look a bit more worn anyway.
no the guy is not an idiot...
he's a spammer.
*throat clearing noise*
Frankly, I strongly suspect it is a false factoid, like that the internet was built to survive a Nuclear War. I strongly suspect it is a bullshit meme that keep being repeated because it sounds cool, but is completely false.
I wish I could cite my source, but its just something which has been kicking around in my head for some time. I'll see if I can find a more "reputable" source when I conclude writing this reply.
Pray explain what you mean when you say the other 138 moons would float off ?
Sure. Orbit around a sperical body can be thought of as "falling" towards it at the same rate as the "ground" drops with the body's curve. Now, if the death star were to zap Saturn into oblivion (and somehow make all its matter cease to exist), its 31 known moons will no longer be subject to its gravity (no longer "falling"), hence they will continue on in whatever direction they were previously moving. I suppose its not truly "floating off," as they would still be affected by the second most significant source of gravity, the sun, which would result in some eccentric orbits, the pretty much as you described
I would think the best way to describe the moon's situation would be as a body orbiting the Sun which is in turn also orbiting the Earth. So, Emperor Palpatine and Dr. Evil have a great meeting of minds and Earth is no more. The moon continues its approximate orbit, disturbed due to the lack of Earth, though still not different nearly to the degree of the previous scenerio.
Hell, maybe I should just do the math...
I'll use Pluto for comparison, as others have today. This is what Hubble can discern of Pluto. They had the advantage of knowing where to look and... well the Hubble. Pluto isn't very bright at all. Its a magnitude 14 object (the higher the magnitude, the less bright the object). To give you an idea of just how bright that is (isn't), Sirius, the second brightest star in sky (Good old Sol is a bit brighter from our standpoint), is a magnitude -1.4 object (yes, NEGATIVE) and Polaris, the "North Star," a respectable 1.5. Suffice to say it doesn't stick out. Its reccommended of amateur astronmers seeking to observe Pluto that they tune in on its coordinates over the course of several nights and look for the little dot which seems to move over this time... which is kind of how it was discovered, if I remember correctly.
Now, we're talking about an object that no one knew the location or even the existence of and is about another third of this distance away AND its even smaller. I'm not sure I've conveyed just how improbable it is to pick out this little ball of matter accidently, but its also worth considering that even if it were observed, it might not have be seen for its significance. Uranus, for example, was several times mistaken for a star, until William Herschel got credit for its discovery.Those already had to be retrofitted to become M-V-E-M-J-S-U-P-N, now they need to extend to M-V-E-M-J-S-U-P-N-S.
Pluto reverted to being the planet farthest from the Sun several years ago. Now it will possibly be M-V-E-M-J-S-U-N-P-S
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IMO, Pluto should [shouldn't?] be labeled an asteroid since it's smaller than even our own moon [wikipedia.org].
An interesting point, though to be fair, its an arbitrary cutoff. There are moons elswhere in our solar system larger than Mercury, which is indisputably a planet, for example. Also its worth pointing out that our moon is large enough that it and Earth are sometimes called a double planet. Consider this, Luna does not orbit Earth as near the equator as is usual among most other moons. Also, peculiar to all 138 known moons with the exception of Charon, it possesses an orbit where the effect of the Sun's gravity is greater than that of Earth's. Without their host planets, they would float off, wheareas the moon would continue orbiting the sun quite contently.I concur with the parent. However, the consumers will end up paying for the wiretapping regadless, whether the ISP's are forced to do the upgrade themselves, or if the FBI funds since the FBI is funded with everyone American's dollars.
I was expecting to read a post like this. Yes, its ultimately US citizens paying for this one way or another, but the FBI is more likely to play nicely if the funds to make these changes are drawn out of their allocated budget.