The NSA claims that it doesn't steal trade secrets from foreign companies in order to give US businesses a competitive edge. I suspect they are lying, given that it seems like they lie about everything, and that we already have reason to suspect they are lying about this in particular.
The NSA, like other intelligence agencies, prefers to say nothing. That isn't the same thing as lying. As to the rest...
In my mind, we are trying to accomplish the same thing as the Chinese, just via a different means (or probably, via both means). Yet we criticize them as if we are somehow morally superior in the way we do it.
Suppose you are trying to improve your personal economics by increasing the amount of money you have in the bank. You could cut back on your spending, open a new business, or steal. Are some of those morally superior to another? Diplomacy is preferable to war, trade and exchange are preferable to espionage. Other countries are free to not accept US positions on trade and treaties, just as the US is in return. Countries don't really have a say about Chinese espionage.
The Tyee article you link to does paint a very different picture, but I also have to wonder how even handed it is given some bits like the passage below:
Many scientists, including Hutchings and world famous water ecologist David Schindler, compared the government's concerted attacks on environmental science to the rise of fascism and the total alignment of state and corporate interests in 1930s Europe.
"You look at the rise of certain political parties in the 1930s," noted Hutchings, "and have to ask how could that happen and how did they adopt such extreme ideologies so quickly, and how could that happen in a democracy today?"
Their internationally renowned collections have been transferred to the two federal aquatic libraries that remain, in Sidney, B.C., and in Dartmouth, N.S....
Gail Shea, minister of fisheries and oceans, accuses critics of spreading “serious misinformation.” Her department insists there will be “no changes to the size or scope of the collection.”
In a statement emailed to the Star by her spokesperson, Shea said no more than a dozen nonemployees visited each library annually. And more than 95 per cent of documents provided to users were done so over the Internet.
“It’s not fair to taxpayers to make them pay for libraries that so few people actually used,” Shea says, explaining the government’s main reason for consolidating the collections. The closings will save $443,000 in 2014-2015, according to government estimates......
The research, Ayles argues, “is effectively lost because it’s no longer accessible. It’s like stuff in your grandfather’s basement.”
So the data hasn't disappeared, it's now in another library where it is less convenient to access.
WTF do you need to ask questions that are really none of your business?
Since we all live on a planet with finite resources, overconsumption of limited resources is everyone's business.
That's great. A few questions.... Since you have no idea where this house is going to be (Orlando or the Outback), how it's going to be used (shop space? home business?) and who is going to live there (extended family? orphans?) how is it that you know it involves "overconsumption"? Could you clarify the existence of this nebulous planetary authority that makes it "everybody's" business? Is everything that consumes finite limited resources "everyone's business"?
Will the state that specifies or limits the size of a bedroom also stay out of it? After all, things that go on in the bedroom tend to result in the consumption of many resources. (children or diseases)
Do you know where the committee that oversees you meets? Someone here might want to put in an application.
Thank you for spelling that out. My post was the first one in that thread that you attribute to, "First guy." The second guy was confused in his reply since the question is detection of excessive radiation, not the sun. You don't really summarize my next point correctly since the point is that sun's radiation can pose a hazard, not that it is excessive. The post that I replied to was basically off topic. In summary, you've got it wrong. The one you should be complaining to and about is the other guy.
Which part, exactly? The part where I think it's a neat idea? The part where I hope it isn't needed much outside the lab - since it is intended to measure excess radiation, including in emergency situations? Or the part where I state I'm not a fan of excess radiation?
Are you suggesting I should be a fan of excess radiation and radiation emergencies? I'm curious.
It's not a nuclear power plant.... Read again. It doesn't generate radiation. It's not a nuclear power plant.
Though if someone writes an app to turn the phone into a safe nuclear power plant it might be popular.
The danger isn't what they propose to put in your pocket, the danger is what they are trying to detect! (Ignore the radiation leak, the cell phone poses no threat.)
A cell phone into a "safe nuclear power plant"? *_*
The sensing elements used in the cameras are designed for their purpose. They will generally have a limited range of sensitivity in terms of the wavelengths they detect. Different materials and sensor element designs may be needed depending on the wavelength, required sensitivity, and other aspects of the intended use and environment. Something that works well for infrared may not work well for UV detection and measurement. Doing it all uncooled adds other challenges.
Why don't you take a look at the nutrition contents between them, especially: sodium, saturated fat, fiber, vitamin C, and on from there. You might want to track down a reference showing other nutrients as well. Also, keep in mind the serving size.
Microwave a potato or sweet potato. Inexpensive, fast, filling, better nutrition. A little pepper, maybe a couple of drops of olive oil or some such, good. (Still good without it.)
Frozen veggies aren't that expensive, and are pretty convenient.
If you're trying to eat cheap the crock pot is your friend, along with grains, beans, and rice. Meat and bean dishes go a lot further than just meat.
These people must be terminally stupid.... Post-Snowden, even the most clueless moron must know that social media are under constant surveillance and that all said there is being recorded.
Let us now compare two bodies of knowledge G and T, for which G = gweihir, T = local thug, in which we define
Knowledge of Snowden as S where high S = 100 Knowledge of Rap, crime, and the 'hood' as RCH where high RCH = 100
Making some broad assumptions, we now have:
G = S/1 + 15/RCH T = RCH/1 + 1/S
By incorporating knowledge of the Koran K, where high K = 100, for extremists E into the scheme we can extend this to terrorism.
G = S/1 + 5/K E = S/15 + K/1
From this we can conclude that local thugs will still go to jail since they pay no attention to Snowden, fewer terrorists will be caught since they do pay attention to Snowden, and Gweihir's music tastes will be criticized by T and knowledge of the Koran by E, but he will remain out of prison and free to mock E & T for ignoring Snowden.
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The NSA claims that it doesn't steal trade secrets from foreign companies in order to give US businesses a competitive edge. I suspect they are lying, given that it seems like they lie about everything, and that we already have reason to suspect they are lying about this in particular.
The NSA, like other intelligence agencies, prefers to say nothing. That isn't the same thing as lying. As to the rest ...
Why We Spy on Our Allies
Boeing Called A Target Of French Spy Effort
In my mind, we are trying to accomplish the same thing as the Chinese, just via a different means (or probably, via both means). Yet we criticize them as if we are somehow morally superior in the way we do it.
Suppose you are trying to improve your personal economics by increasing the amount of money you have in the bank. You could cut back on your spending, open a new business, or steal. Are some of those morally superior to another? Diplomacy is preferable to war, trade and exchange are preferable to espionage. Other countries are free to not accept US positions on trade and treaties, just as the US is in return. Countries don't really have a say about Chinese espionage.
I think you need to rethink some things.
Well, there is a flip side to that too
The Tyee article you link to does paint a very different picture, but I also have to wonder how even handed it is given some bits like the passage below:
Many scientists, including Hutchings and world famous water ecologist David Schindler, compared the government's concerted attacks on environmental science to the rise of fascism and the total alignment of state and corporate interests in 1930s Europe.
"You look at the rise of certain political parties in the 1930s," noted Hutchings, "and have to ask how could that happen and how did they adopt such extreme ideologies so quickly, and how could that happen in a democracy today?"
Fascists? Really?
Clearly there is a lot of smoke and hot air being generated, not sure if there is really much of a fire.
That’s no way to treat a library, scientists say
Their internationally renowned collections have been transferred to the two federal aquatic libraries that remain, in Sidney, B.C., and in Dartmouth, N.S. ...
Gail Shea, minister of fisheries and oceans, accuses critics of spreading “serious misinformation.” Her department insists there will be “no changes to the size or scope of the collection.”
In a statement emailed to the Star by her spokesperson, Shea said no more than a dozen nonemployees visited each library annually. And more than 95 per cent of documents provided to users were done so over the Internet.
“It’s not fair to taxpayers to make them pay for libraries that so few people actually used,” Shea says, explaining the government’s main reason for consolidating the collections. The closings will save $443,000 in 2014-2015, according to government estimates. .....
The research, Ayles argues, “is effectively lost because it’s no longer accessible. It’s like stuff in your grandfather’s basement.”
So the data hasn't disappeared, it's now in another library where it is less convenient to access.
That James Gosling fella is of no consequence...
The views of those that have achieved something great or useful tend to be solicited repeatedly, especially if they had a string of achievements.
Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie? Yep.
Woz? Yep.
Gosling? Yep.
Bogaboga? Unless you are the originator of the "death by booga booga" joke, maybe not. Of course you could be holding out on us.
It is well known the America's Germans beat Russia's Germans to the moon. I don't think China had any, hence the delay.
European countries have their own struggles. If you think there aren't problems in Europe, you aren't looking.
Spain Recoils as Its Hungry Forage Trash Bins for a Next Meal
Spain certainly isn't alone. As to the US, the food stamp program is setting records. That must be going somewhere.
I find it interesting that you write, "when our men walked on the moon." Are you claiming to be American?
one of the western civilized societies (yes, I know, the U.S. doesn't exactly fit that description)
Will every country that has put a man on the moon raise their hand? (Don't make us wish it was you.)
Are you sure he isn't bragging about his music collection?
WTF do you need to ask questions that are really none of your business?
Since we all live on a planet with finite resources, overconsumption of limited resources is everyone's business.
That's great. A few questions .... Since you have no idea where this house is going to be (Orlando or the Outback), how it's going to be used (shop space? home business?) and who is going to live there (extended family? orphans?) how is it that you know it involves "overconsumption"? Could you clarify the existence of this nebulous planetary authority that makes it "everybody's" business? Is everything that consumes finite limited resources "everyone's business"?
Will the state that specifies or limits the size of a bedroom also stay out of it? After all, things that go on in the bedroom tend to result in the consumption of many resources. (children or diseases)
Do you know where the committee that oversees you meets? Someone here might want to put in an application.
Thank you for spelling that out. My post was the first one in that thread that you attribute to, "First guy." The second guy was confused in his reply since the question is detection of excessive radiation, not the sun. You don't really summarize my next point correctly since the point is that sun's radiation can pose a hazard, not that it is excessive. The post that I replied to was basically off topic. In summary, you've got it wrong. The one you should be complaining to and about is the other guy.
IIRC "Lulzsec" did both. Hacktivism publicly and money secretly.
Somebody should be by soon to defend the l33t crackers involved in this. Can't wait to read it....
"We did you a service, now you know." Of course they won't give up anything they managed to steal.
Brace yourself for new laws.
Which part, exactly? The part where I think it's a neat idea? The part where I hope it isn't needed much outside the lab - since it is intended to measure excess radiation, including in emergency situations? Or the part where I state I'm not a fan of excess radiation?
Are you suggesting I should be a fan of excess radiation and radiation emergencies? I'm curious.
You're either asking the wrong person, or not following the conversation.
From what I hear gamma radiation come from more sources than just the sun, sometimes in dangerous dose rates.
But I'm intrigued, are you suggesting that solar radiation never poses a risk under any circumstances?
It's not a nuclear power plant .... Read again. It doesn't generate radiation. It's not a nuclear power plant.
Though if someone writes an app to turn the phone into a safe nuclear power plant it might be popular.
The danger isn't what they propose to put in your pocket, the danger is what they are trying to detect! (Ignore the radiation leak, the cell phone poses no threat.)
A cell phone into a "safe nuclear power plant"? *_*
The sensing elements used in the cameras are designed for their purpose. They will generally have a limited range of sensitivity in terms of the wavelengths they detect. Different materials and sensor element designs may be needed depending on the wavelength, required sensitivity, and other aspects of the intended use and environment. Something that works well for infrared may not work well for UV detection and measurement. Doing it all uncooled adds other challenges.
HULK SMASH!!
Does sound like a neat idea. I'm hoping there won't be much call for it outside of labs though. I'm not a big fan of excessive radiation.
I assume that means that you've cut out caffeine from other sources as well? (Soft drinks, teas, various foods.)
I know someone that can't drink a Coke after 4-5:00 PM or he has trouble getting to sleep.
Why don't you take a look at the nutrition contents between them, especially: sodium, saturated fat, fiber, vitamin C, and on from there. You might want to track down a reference showing other nutrients as well. Also, keep in mind the serving size.
Ramen Noodles, Beef
Potatoes, Microwaved, Cooked In Skin, Flesh
Microwave a potato or sweet potato. Inexpensive, fast, filling, better nutrition. A little pepper, maybe a couple of drops of olive oil or some such, good. (Still good without it.)
Frozen veggies aren't that expensive, and are pretty convenient.
If you're trying to eat cheap the crock pot is your friend, along with grains, beans, and rice. Meat and bean dishes go a lot further than just meat.
I don't think you have the whole picture.
Crazy Vandals destroy house but get their comeuppance!
Besides that, people of all races belong to gangs.
These people must be terminally stupid.... Post-Snowden, even the most clueless moron must know that social media are under constant surveillance and that all said there is being recorded.
Let us now compare two bodies of knowledge G and T, for which G = gweihir, T = local thug, in which we define
Knowledge of Snowden as S where high S = 100
Knowledge of Rap, crime, and the 'hood' as RCH where high RCH = 100
Making some broad assumptions, we now have:
G = S/1 + 15/RCH
T = RCH/1 + 1/S
By incorporating knowledge of the Koran K, where high K = 100, for extremists E into the scheme we can extend this to terrorism.
G = S/1 + 5/K
E = S/15 + K/1
From this we can conclude that local thugs will still go to jail since they pay no attention to Snowden, fewer terrorists will be caught since they do pay attention to Snowden, and Gweihir's music tastes will be criticized by T and knowledge of the Koran by E, but he will remain out of prison and free to mock E & T for ignoring Snowden.
To expand on my previous comment....
I don't think you would want to have to explain away a video like these. They are well into slam dunk prosecution territory.
2nd Video of Baltimore Tourist being Stripped and Beaten
Crazy Vandals destroy house but get their comeuppance!