Any HAMS out there know the frequencies of said birds like the IKONOS, and perhaps a protocol?
I think it'd be great to receive the data direct from the sattelite and decode it yourself - skip the fee, of course, you lose the ability to tell them what area to take a picture of, but it'd still be cool to collect the images to see what others are looking at....
Last time I checked, Animals had a nice symbiotic relationship, we breath O2, and exhale CO2, Plants breath the CO2 and "exhale" O2...
Until we invented automobiles that burn hydrocarbons...
Our lovely vehicles spew out Carbon Monoxide(CO). Thisis both deadly to plants and animals.
Yeah, this article is nice, but it's not the levels of CO2 that we should be trying to reduce from our cars, it's the levels of CO. (Of course, reducing CO2 would help reduce the greenhouse effect, but that's a different story..)
We need a competing test that is GPL'd. IT whould be downloadable by everyone, and have a score sheet too, this way you know where you stand, and can do some more research before shelling out $100.... It might raise the competance level of Linux people out there too!
Roddenbary, alone - had insightful ideas. I cherished someo fhte ideas he brougth to the screen(s). Berman, on the other hand does has that plastic styrene feel about him, kind of cheesy glamour and cheap glitz time feel - very shalow.
The two of them together in equal balance brought about some excellent work - Gene - with the intellectualstimulation and story line, and Rick, with the push and drive to satisfy the paramount folk to actually get some of Gene's stuff onto the screen.
When Gene passed away, that tension between them that created such gems died with him. Berman has complete control and has jeapordized the future of Star Trek with Series like Voyager, and DS9. They are too plasticy, and targeted at 9 year old boys. There's very little thought required to view one of these shows - which is what Paramount wants, which is what Berman delivers - and gets paid handomley to do so.
As someone else here on slashdot stated, some of the TNG episodes were timeless and thought provoking ("All good things" comes to mind). They let you really get a feel for the characters struggles.
Well' that's enoguh Rambling. I agree with the poster - Berman is a problem - he might think he's got his heart in the right place, but he's going about it all the wrong way.
It's undoable. The teather would have to be immense - think about the forces at work on that teather:
There's the linearly increasing weight of the teather(say 1 foot = 100lbs). You'd never find a material that could support it's own weight.
Then there's the payload, or orbiting sattelite attached to the teather - At some point on the teatherm the forces of gravity dissipate, and the mass at the end of the teather starts to pull the teather in the opposite direction - causing a huge stress point on the teather.
Then there's Anchoring the damn'd thing... And forget about it if that sucker ever snapped at some point BELOW the gravity threashhold - can you say jack and the beanstalk?
Yeah, I hear that, but I guess what I'm getting at is even though they think they have probable cause, and perhaps do obtain a warrant, how do I know that a warrant for everyone in the united states doesent exist? Ok, it's a silly question, but if there is no mechanism for finding out, then why should I feel safe? How do I know that my privacy is NOT being interrupted by a warrant that I don't even know about? I mean, yeah, it would be counterintuitive to post a list of all the people who have a warrant against them enableing the use of wiretaps, but on the other hand, doesent it seem like that is required to protect our freedom?
I'm not negating Amiga's positive's... Back in the day, It was the kick ass - more for less. A color Screen!! Key words there is back in the day. Sure it can be upgraded etc, but considering there has'nt been a core product line in years, I question the ability of that company.(albeit owned by Gateway now - a good thing!). Why did the productline die? Apart froma few true beleivers, there's nothing more than a carcass left of that company. How can they have the momentum to bring the "Transmeta" CPU to the spotlight and do it justice?
Amiga? The Toy right? Not to bruise anyone's ego (I am a former Amiga and Atari ST owner), but let's see - a company whos'e fastes product claims to be a 60840 @ 50 Mhz? They've been out of it for a while.... Let's face it, Transmeta would be bett'n the farm (pigs and all) if they expect Amiga to launch them into the next millenium...
But what if the people who are holding that "Confidential" data such as you walking around your house naked suddenly decide that people wh walk around the house naked consitute a threat to national security. They then query their database(remember now, it's still confidential) for all people who walk around their house naked. One of those names on the list is yours.
Now you get a knock at your door and are asked to pack for a very long stay by two enforcment agency people - and all things being confidential and such- you won't even know which bad habit of your fits their profile....
Does that shed some light as to how dangerous this data can be if colelcted on EVERY individual?
Forget about the implications of political powers use of this data......
Suppose a new tax comes down the line - all people who walk around their house naked will be taxed 20% more per year.... Hmmmm...
Have you ever been in a situation where your words or actions were misconstrued and used against you? Perhaps they were totally innocent actions, but for some reason, you ended up punished becuase of it. Think about some of the news stories you've heard - The government can lock you up for breathing if they were so inclined(exaggeration effect there - sorry:), the less they can get to POTENTIALLY use againts me(if they were so inclined), the better. Plus, it never hurts to keep my information out of the public view in the event that I should decide to do something illegal in the future(Perhaps defending a rightous cause...). H.
Does anyone know of some law(perhaps freedom of information act?) that would let me know if I am subject to an investigation, and a potential target for being tapped?
If there is'nt, then legally, everyone in the states can be tapped without even knowing, shilded by some obscure law that prevents the tappee from knowing they are being tapped...
Slashdot Mirror
Any HAMS out there know the frequencies of said birds like the IKONOS, and perhaps a protocol?
I think it'd be great to receive the data direct from the sattelite and decode it yourself - skip the fee, of course, you lose the ability to tell them what area to take a picture of, but it'd still be cool to collect the images to see what others are looking at....
Any links to such a scenario?
Hams?
Shessh!
Last time I checked, Animals had a nice symbiotic relationship, we breath O2, and exhale CO2, Plants breath the CO2 and "exhale" O2...
Until we invented automobiles that burn hydrocarbons...
Our lovely vehicles spew out Carbon Monoxide(CO). Thisis both deadly to plants and animals.
Yeah, this article is nice, but it's not the levels of CO2 that we should be trying to reduce from our cars, it's the levels of CO. (Of course, reducing CO2 would help reduce the greenhouse effect, but that's a different story..)
H.
We need a competing test that is GPL'd. IT whould be downloadable by everyone, and have a score sheet too, this way you know where you stand, and can do some more research before shelling out $100.... It might raise the competance level of Linux people out there too!
If you can't figure out how to program a website with functionality like slashdot, then what the heck would you do with the Source of it anyway?
Roddenbary, alone - had insightful ideas. I cherished someo fhte ideas he brougth to the screen(s). Berman, on the other hand does has that plastic styrene feel about him, kind of cheesy glamour and cheap glitz time feel - very shalow.
The two of them together in equal balance brought about some excellent work - Gene - with the intellectualstimulation and story line, and Rick, with the push and drive to satisfy the paramount folk to actually get some of Gene's stuff onto the screen.
When Gene passed away, that tension between them that created such gems died with him. Berman has complete control and has jeapordized the future of Star Trek with Series like Voyager, and DS9. They are too plasticy, and targeted at 9 year old boys. There's very little thought required to view one of these shows - which is what Paramount wants, which is what Berman delivers - and gets paid handomley to do so.
As someone else here on slashdot stated, some of the TNG episodes were timeless and thought provoking ("All good things" comes to mind). They let you really get a feel for the characters struggles.
Well' that's enoguh Rambling. I agree with the poster - Berman is a problem - he might think he's got his heart in the right place, but he's going about it all the wrong way.
H.
Read a book:
Federation.
It delves into these areas, and is what the movie "Generations" should have been. (Ok, there are a few cheesy chapters in there, but hey!)
Worth the read, and better than any episode/visual stimulation could be.
It's undoable. The teather would have to be immense - think about the forces at work on that teather:
There's the linearly increasing weight of the teather(say 1 foot = 100lbs). You'd never find a material that could support it's own weight.
Then there's the payload, or orbiting sattelite attached to the teather - At some point on the teatherm the forces of gravity dissipate, and the mass at the end of the teather starts to pull the teather in the opposite direction - causing a huge stress point on the teather.
Then there's Anchoring the damn'd thing... And forget about it if that sucker ever snapped at some point BELOW the gravity threashhold - can you say jack and the beanstalk?
Nice concept though - but therare other ways...
Yeah, I hear that, but I guess what I'm getting at is even though they think they have probable cause, and perhaps do obtain a warrant, how do I know that a warrant for everyone in the united states doesent exist? Ok, it's a silly question, but if there is no mechanism for finding out, then why should I feel safe? How do I know that my privacy is NOT being interrupted by a warrant that I don't even know about?
I mean, yeah, it would be counterintuitive to post a list of all the people who have a warrant against them enableing the use of wiretaps, but on the other hand, doesent it seem like that is required to protect our freedom?
Hmmm - Acording to Amiga... This is their fastest(off the shelf)
I'm not negating Amiga's positive's... Back in the day, It was the kick ass - more for less. A color Screen!! Key words there is back in the day. Sure it can be upgraded etc, but considering there has'nt been a core product line in years, I question the ability of that company.(albeit owned by Gateway now - a good thing!). Why did the productline die? Apart froma few true beleivers, there's nothing more than a carcass left of that company. How can they have the momentum to bring the "Transmeta" CPU to the spotlight and do it justice?
I mean really,
Amiga? The Toy right? Not to bruise anyone's ego (I am a former Amiga and Atari ST owner), but let's see - a company whos'e fastes product claims to be a 60840 @ 50 Mhz? They've been out of it for a while.... Let's face it, Transmeta would be bett'n the farm (pigs and all) if they expect Amiga to launch them into the next millenium...
But what if the people who are holding that "Confidential" data such as you walking around your house naked suddenly decide that people wh walk around the house naked consitute a threat to national security. They then query their database(remember now, it's still confidential) for all people who walk around their house naked. One of those names on the list is yours.
Now you get a knock at your door and are asked to pack for a very long stay by two enforcment agency people - and all things being confidential and such- you won't even know which bad habit of your fits their profile....
Does that shed some light as to how dangerous this data can be if colelcted on EVERY individual?
Forget about the implications of political powers use of this data......
Suppose a new tax comes down the line - all people who walk around their house naked will be taxed 20% more per year.... Hmmmm...
H.
Have you ever been in a situation where your words or actions were misconstrued and used against you? Perhaps they were totally innocent actions, but for some reason, you ended up punished becuase of it. Think about some of the news stories you've heard - The government can lock you up for breathing if they were so inclined(exaggeration effect there - sorry:), the less they can get to POTENTIALLY use againts me(if they were so inclined), the better. Plus, it never hurts to keep my information out of the public view in the event that I should decide to do something illegal in the future(Perhaps defending a rightous cause...). H.
Does anyone know of some law(perhaps freedom of information act?) that would let me know if I am subject to an investigation, and a potential target for being tapped?
If there is'nt, then legally, everyone in the states can be tapped without even knowing, shilded by some obscure law that prevents the tappee from knowing they are being tapped...
Anyone?