One has to understand that at this epoch the USSR was very vulnerable. The US planes could fly over the whole Soviet territory, but the soviet planes could not even reach the USA.
That is why they tried to make from the rocket program more than it actually was. These first rockets could barely fly.
We have an experience of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is not perfect, but it kind of works.
We need something sumilar for the Internet, Hardware, and Software. It is not a secret that numerous political and economic entities use the Internet for hidden agenda activities.
Yesterday the Ministry of Defense published a short video https://youtu.be/hcP-6lHn3fQ where the SU-30 capabilities are demonstrated. I did not even know that a fixed-wing aircraft can perform such a maneuvers.
I think one of the reasons behind the "Russian this and Russian that" campaign is that some people collected a lot of money before the elections. Because it is not possible to run an elections campaign without printing materials, broadcasting political ads, etc. It all costs money. Bedsides they were sure of winning.
And now a good reason is needed to explain why this money was lost. I think it is millions if not billions. And it is surely a difficult situation.
As for an antivirus program, we know from E.Snowden that behind any computer program or an electronic gadget stand agencies of at least 3 - 4 countries.
As far as I know this is the first collision of a RPAS and a manned aircraft with a material evidence.
However, it is a bit suspicious, since the DJI is a Chinese company, which is years ahead of its competitors (including the US ones). I mean there are millions of DJI quads all over the world, and still the collision happened with the US military helicopter. It looks kind of too convenient.
There is the technology to conduct the cables underground, but it is more expensive than hanging wires in the airspace. It is a really serious problem, which concerns medical, military, police, etc. aircraft.
Dealing with this problem requires investing in the research and development, rebuilding infrastructure. It is much easier to make noise about RC model aircraft hobby.
In the beginning of the 20th century the leftists were literally banned. Such figures as Stalin, Trotsky, etc. were stuck in prisons or penal servitude hopelessly. Nevertheless they resurfaced with a bang.
Even though nowadays those leftists may look ridiculous, in certain conditions such as a massive war, division of society into poor and rich, widespread homelessness, famine, etc. these ideas may again attract a public attention.
At least, the history demonstrates that it is a realistic possibility. Besides, it is proven already that the overeating causes health problems, spending time in a luxurious house as opposite to hiking, running at a stadium, etc. is also problematic. So, perhaps, an investment in helping people in need could be a good insurance against losing everything.
What is interesting it that people, who in the USSR were the most severe hard-liners, who uncompromisingly protected the official communist ideas, became again the official line supporters. Even if it meant changing political orientation by 180 degrees.
Each year about 1.3 million people are killed in traffic accidents, times more badly wounded: http://www.who.int/gho/road_sa... . These are the figures consistent with a World War.
Deliveries by RPAS could free roads and save millions of lives. It is much safer to move in a 3D space than in a 2D one.
Documents, cash, small parcels, etc. could be well delivered by air right now if it were not for the prohibitive over-regulation.
DJI is several years ahead of its competitors, including US companies. In tech industry it is forever.
I see on youtube a lot of videos as in the USA people are fined routinely for flying a tiny quad-copter say in a national park (while one can fly a huge and really loud helicopter there all right). There are enforced bans of tens of miles in radius around large cities, etc.
Instead of creating such obstacles in a negative way, a government in fact could do a lot for the development of this industry. For example create spacious RPAS (UAV) parks were people could come with their unmanned aircraft and pilot freely (perhaps with technical guidance?). Or teach students in schools UAV electronics, aerodynamics, piloting, meaningful regulations, safety.
But instead we see only ban this, ban that. So as a result we see as the US and European civil UAV industry is lagging behind. It is not possible to build a hundred of good quad-copters or fixed-wing civil RPAS. A base, a mass market is necessary for this.
It is not that easy to build a quad-copter which can match the DJI. Even if the US Army builds its own quad-copter it would be build still from components made in China, from the aluminum produced in Russia, plastic made from Iranian oil, etc.
DJI copters are incredibly reliable. I own DJI F450, DJI Phantom 3, Phantom 4 Pro+, and Spark. They all still fly well, and my US EBlade quad is somewhere in a forest, where it dropped from the sky.
The problem is that in the USA there is no base. The FAA produces layers upon layers of regulations, seven hundred pages of them. It forbids any meaningful usage of civil UAVs. And it is not possible to build good aircraft if there is no market.
The second law states that the acceleration of an object is dependent upon two variables - the net force acting upon the object and the mass of the object.
VW Golf weights 1300 kg, an SUV weighs 2500 - 3000 kg. This weight is M in the formula F=a*M. F - is the amount of burnt fossil fuel.
No way around this law. The heavier the car the more fuel it burns, the more pollution it produces. It is not possible to burn fossil fuel without producing CO2. The VW Golf burns less fuel than a SUV. Maybe they did something wrong in a paperwork, but VW Golf is still less polluting than a SUV.
All, absolutely all modern software and hardware, are based on eavesdropping. We read about entrepreneurs who built a global software empire via hard work and a talent overnight. But it just cannot be true. These all are projects which require enormous investments of several generations.
I think it is time to start building computing from scratch, from the ground, with open hardware and software, with command line tools at first. With big transparent casings, so that we can actually trace wires and components.
Certainly, it is possible to ban flying RC models say eight miles around prisons, but it would not help as criminals would not observe it.
The correctional officers should definitively learn to pilot an electric RC FPV glider, and soar above the prison, watching for drones, pilots on the ground, and other suspect activity. A glider can be in the air for hours with one battery.
I can built such a glider at home from readily available components. Surely the mighty US state is capable to do it too and stop crying constantly "drones, drones,..."
... if handing over some cash and my cell phone will end the encounter peacefully, I'll hand it over in a heartbeat. A few hundred bucks isn't worth my life....
I do not completely agree. Look at those brave girls who run in parks in the morning or evening. They intrinsically carry what other people may want. Shall they also give up easily?
One of the most important weapon is mobility. One does not have to fight stupidly. But even most important are innovative tactics. It is very useful to read historical books about real battles of the past. For example, a Battle of the Trebia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... . Often battles were won not by gun or muscle power alone.
For example, Mikhail Kutuzov did not win a single battle over Napoleon Bonaparte, even had to hold back his young generals constantly, still the Grande Armée disappeared.
In my opinion, one has to be open to all options: fight a frontal battle, move & fight a running battle, use terrain relief, employ allies, etc. Battles are important, they shape the world we live in. And a commander-in-chief genius shall not be underestimated.
In my opinion it is not the Usual Suspects this time. In Russia there is a compulsory secondary education, all children study physics and can discern that it would not be a good idea to interfere with a nuclear power plant.
this vector is used to attack and smear opposition. It is easy to drop an illegal image or two at a victim's computer, or to fabricate and ISP's log, and the public outrage and ostracism are guaranteed.
In my opinion in this sensitive area of the law there are should be some soberness as well as a system of checks and balances.
Actually I like the idea. This way I could come with a modern portable parachute say Air Pol SK-94 Emergency Parachute: http://www.afeonline.com/shop/...
And I do not like those dorky seats anyway. I never watch movies on idiotic displays inbuilt in seats either. My smartphone has got much better display and headset. I just have to pay to transport those low-quality displays, and someone makes money on it.
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One has to understand that at this epoch the USSR was very vulnerable. The US planes could fly over the whole Soviet territory, but the soviet planes could not even reach the USA.
That is why they tried to make from the rocket program more than it actually was. These first rockets could barely fly.
Actually, the Lunokhod program was more productive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
This approach is being used in other other expeditions.
We have an experience of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is not perfect, but it kind of works.
We need something sumilar for the Internet, Hardware, and Software. It is not a secret that numerous political and economic entities use the Internet for hidden agenda activities.
Perhaps, it would be a good idea to develop an Universal Code of Conduct? Similar to Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Otherwise the attempts to destabilize each other would only keep intensifying.
Yesterday the Ministry of Defense published a short video https://youtu.be/hcP-6lHn3fQ where the SU-30 capabilities are demonstrated. I did not even know that a fixed-wing aircraft can perform such a maneuvers.
I think one of the reasons behind the "Russian this and Russian that" campaign is that some people collected a lot of money before the elections. Because it is not possible to run an elections campaign without printing materials, broadcasting political ads, etc. It all costs money. Bedsides they were sure of winning.
And now a good reason is needed to explain why this money was lost. I think it is millions if not billions. And it is surely a difficult situation.
As for an antivirus program, we know from E.Snowden that behind any computer program or an electronic gadget stand agencies of at least 3 - 4 countries.
...and this:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/05/federal-officials-investigate-drone-collision-army-helicopter-collision-near-new-yoeast-staten-islan/736537001/
As far as I know this is the first collision of a RPAS and a manned aircraft with a material evidence.
However, it is a bit suspicious, since the DJI is a Chinese company, which is years ahead of its competitors (including the US ones). I mean there are millions of DJI quads all over the world, and still the collision happened with the US military helicopter. It looks kind of too convenient.
happen often and are in many cases fatal: http://aviationweek.com/busine...
There is the technology to conduct the cables underground, but it is more expensive than hanging wires in the airspace. It is a really serious problem, which concerns medical, military, police, etc. aircraft.
Dealing with this problem requires investing in the research and development, rebuilding infrastructure. It is much easier to make noise about RC model aircraft hobby.
In the beginning of the 20th century the leftists were literally banned. Such figures as Stalin, Trotsky, etc. were stuck in prisons or penal servitude hopelessly. Nevertheless they resurfaced with a bang.
Even though nowadays those leftists may look ridiculous, in certain conditions such as a massive war, division of society into poor and rich, widespread homelessness, famine, etc. these ideas may again attract a public attention.
At least, the history demonstrates that it is a realistic possibility. Besides, it is proven already that the overeating causes health problems, spending time in a luxurious house as opposite to hiking, running at a stadium, etc. is also problematic. So, perhaps, an investment in helping people in need could be a good insurance against losing everything.
I mean creating minors.
only 10% - passengers and cargo. It is a different story with a vehicle in a tube. The tube is kind of a part of the vehicle.
Repent, - this is the solution.
What is interesting it that people, who in the USSR were the most severe hard-liners, who uncompromisingly protected the official communist ideas, became again the official line supporters. Even if it meant changing political orientation by 180 degrees.
It is so called Status Quo Bias, a social and psychological phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
I remember Elon Musk said that the AI could can cause the WW3. I've got an impression at that time that he was kind of a pacifist.
Each year about 1.3 million people are killed in traffic accidents, times more badly wounded: http://www.who.int/gho/road_sa... . These are the figures consistent with a World War.
Deliveries by RPAS could free roads and save millions of lives. It is much safer to move in a 3D space than in a 2D one.
Documents, cash, small parcels, etc. could be well delivered by air right now if it were not for the prohibitive over-regulation.
DJI is several years ahead of its competitors, including US companies. In tech industry it is forever.
I see on youtube a lot of videos as in the USA people are fined routinely for flying a tiny quad-copter say in a national park (while one can fly a huge and really loud helicopter there all right). There are enforced bans of tens of miles in radius around large cities, etc.
Instead of creating such obstacles in a negative way, a government in fact could do a lot for the development of this industry. For example create spacious RPAS (UAV) parks were people could come with their unmanned aircraft and pilot freely (perhaps with technical guidance?). Or teach students in schools UAV electronics, aerodynamics, piloting, meaningful regulations, safety.
But instead we see only ban this, ban that. So as a result we see as the US and European civil UAV industry is lagging behind. It is not possible to build a hundred of good quad-copters or fixed-wing civil RPAS. A base, a mass market is necessary for this.
It is not that easy to build a quad-copter which can match the DJI. Even if the US Army builds its own quad-copter it would be build still from components made in China, from the aluminum produced in Russia, plastic made from Iranian oil, etc.
DJI copters are incredibly reliable. I own DJI F450, DJI Phantom 3, Phantom 4 Pro+, and Spark. They all still fly well, and my US EBlade quad is somewhere in a forest, where it dropped from the sky.
The problem is that in the USA there is no base. The FAA produces layers upon layers of regulations, seven hundred pages of them. It forbids any meaningful usage of civil UAVs. And it is not possible to build good aircraft if there is no market.
The second law states that the acceleration of an object is dependent upon two variables - the net force acting upon the object and the mass of the object.
VW Golf weights 1300 kg, an SUV weighs 2500 - 3000 kg. This weight is M in the formula F=a*M. F - is the amount of burnt fossil fuel.
No way around this law. The heavier the car the more fuel it burns, the more pollution it produces. It is not possible to burn fossil fuel without producing CO2. The VW Golf burns less fuel than a SUV. Maybe they did something wrong in a paperwork, but VW Golf is still less polluting than a SUV.
The current model of governance was created as an alternative to a monarchy centuries ago. And it is time to start to think how to modernize it.
I have got an impression that the "elected" officials represent mostly themselves.
All, absolutely all modern software and hardware, are based on eavesdropping. We read about entrepreneurs who built a global software empire via hard work and a talent overnight. But it just cannot be true. These all are projects which require enormous investments of several generations.
I think it is time to start building computing from scratch, from the ground, with open hardware and software, with command line tools at first. With big transparent casings, so that we can actually trace wires and components.
Certainly, it is possible to ban flying RC models say eight miles around prisons, but it would not help as criminals would not observe it.
The correctional officers should definitively learn to pilot an electric RC FPV glider, and soar above the prison, watching for drones, pilots on the ground, and other suspect activity. A glider can be in the air for hours with one battery.
I can built such a glider at home from readily available components. Surely the mighty US state is capable to do it too and stop crying constantly "drones, drones,..."
... if handing over some cash and my cell phone will end the encounter peacefully, I'll hand it over in a heartbeat. A few hundred bucks isn't worth my life. ...
I do not completely agree. Look at those brave girls who run in parks in the morning or evening. They intrinsically carry what other people may want. Shall they also give up easily?
One of the most important weapon is mobility. One does not have to fight stupidly. But even most important are innovative tactics. It is very useful to read historical books about real battles of the past. For example, a Battle of the Trebia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... . Often battles were won not by gun or muscle power alone.
For example, Mikhail Kutuzov did not win a single battle over Napoleon Bonaparte, even had to hold back his young generals constantly, still the Grande Armée disappeared.
In my opinion, one has to be open to all options: fight a frontal battle, move & fight a running battle, use terrain relief, employ allies, etc. Battles are important, they shape the world we live in. And a commander-in-chief genius shall not be underestimated.
In my opinion it is not the Usual Suspects this time. In Russia there is a compulsory secondary education, all children study physics and can discern that it would not be a good idea to interfere with a nuclear power plant.
this vector is used to attack and smear opposition. It is easy to drop an illegal image or two at a victim's computer, or to fabricate and ISP's log, and the public outrage and ostracism are guaranteed.
In my opinion in this sensitive area of the law there are should be some soberness as well as a system of checks and balances.
Actually I like the idea. This way I could come with a modern portable parachute say Air Pol SK-94 Emergency Parachute: http://www.afeonline.com/shop/...
And I do not like those dorky seats anyway. I never watch movies on idiotic displays inbuilt in seats either. My smartphone has got much better display and headset. I just have to pay to transport those low-quality displays, and someone makes money on it.