America might not want to start a nuclear war over Germany, but France would be properly panicked if Russia invaded their next door neighbour. The beginning of a nuclear crisis need not involve the US.
The problem highlighted by TFA is that over a long enough timeline, the probability of things getting screwed up enough to allow a nuclear conflict to happen approach one. And that the timeline is almost certainly too short.
Don't forget to add the cost of the OS (is Windows included in $1269?). Then there's the cost of the Development suite, if you're into that sort of thing.
OS X - included.
Dell - $949.00 (MS Visual Studio 2008 Pro)
So, yes, the Mac is has a premium pricetag, but you get a lot of value for that, assuming that the features that Apple offers are the ones you need.
In Mac OS classic it was called "Clean install", and I remember performing this on Mac OS 7 in 1995. But I'm glad that MS is catching up. Maybe a reinstall can take less than a full day now.
3. Unshielded cables.
WTF is he talking about? The only way to sniff data from an unshielded cable is if you are right next to it. It is not going to help you when the cable is on a ship in the middle of the ocean. Further, the moment data is transmitted off the ship via radar, all bets are off. Unless you encrypt it *anyone* can listen to it.
Is it really reasonable to expect that there can be no transmission of sensitive information while the ship is tied at a dock? Adjacent to a freighter or other commercial vessel? These ships are not always at sea, and for all intents and purposes, we can assume that the communications systems need to be secure wherever they are.
A bigger problem is the quality of the surveys used to document the locations in the first place. Much of this stuff was laid before high quality GPS was commercially available. Location data is then only accurate with respect to the local landmark used as a control point in the original survey. Assuming that control point still exists, how many contractors would be willing or able to redo the survey? This still assumes that the original survey was even accurate to the metre, which is somewhat reasonable in a city, but unlikely in more rural areas.
Annoying? It's not really the Quebecois that are annoying, it's the ones who use the threat of separation as a stick to bully the rest of Canada. Oh no! you didn't concede to our every whim! We're leaving! It's like dealing with a three year old.
That said, most of the Quebecois that make it out west are really cool. They're almost as much fun to hang around as the Newfies.
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it does not work this way in pakistan. it does not work this way in israel. it doesn't work this way in any other nuclear armed country.
Like the UK? France? Russia? I see what you mean (bastard British religious zealots).
The problem highlighted by TFA is that over a long enough timeline, the probability of things getting screwed up enough to allow a nuclear conflict to happen approach one. And that the timeline is almost certainly too short.
Don't forget to add the cost of the OS (is Windows included in $1269?). Then there's the cost of the Development suite, if you're into that sort of thing.
OS X - included.
Dell - $949.00 (MS Visual Studio 2008 Pro)
So, yes, the Mac is has a premium pricetag, but you get a lot of value for that, assuming that the features that Apple offers are the ones you need.
I don't know what's worse: that I misread the headline, or that it didn't seem all that surprising that AT&T would cut people's fingers off.
Easy. Simply check: Am I in Britain? Yes? Then the AP is not for public use, or possible intended for use at all.
Now, now. If it was your typical Canadian Terrorist Bugler it would be The Last Post instead of Taps.
In Mac OS classic it was called "Clean install", and I remember performing this on Mac OS 7 in 1995. But I'm glad that MS is catching up. Maybe a reinstall can take less than a full day now.
You have learned much of the way of the Mac, my son. Now you must learn that Opt-e e gives you the glorious accent on your Exposé.
A bigger problem is the quality of the surveys used to document the locations in the first place. Much of this stuff was laid before high quality GPS was commercially available. Location data is then only accurate with respect to the local landmark used as a control point in the original survey. Assuming that control point still exists, how many contractors would be willing or able to redo the survey? This still assumes that the original survey was even accurate to the metre, which is somewhat reasonable in a city, but unlikely in more rural areas.
That said, most of the Quebecois that make it out west are really cool. They're almost as much fun to hang around as the Newfies.
For some reason this reminds me of Spacemoose.
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I'm pretty sure he meant catatonic. Of course, I'd take a Toyota over a coma any day.
But then again, if I see the little "B" icon on my v600 and my headset's not on my ear, I know SOMETHING's up...
I'd be more worried if I could see the display when the phone was up to my ear.
So does ipfilter. And ipfw.
But with 3 downs. Oh, and we have bigger balls.
I actually use VirtualPC, or at least i did for a while. I find now that I rarely start it up, except for Microstation.