Every since PCs got into the gigahertz range I've been waiting for someone to come out with a 2.54 GHz model with a wave guide and cooking cavity in the side. Sure would be handy...
Also, If a person or company transmitting on the open airwaves could keep the resulting radiation within their own space, we wouldn't need regulation. But they cannot. Transmission of electromagnetic radiation travels until it is absorbed or breaks free of the atmosphere and continues into infinity.
It's a shared resource, but humans don't share well unless there is some authority making sure they do so. Otherwise, greedy humans will grab all they can from the rest of us.
Over regulation can be bad and slow down the march of technology a little bit, but no regulation at all will ruin it for everyone.
The Navy has a complete offshore surveilance system already in place. It is sonar based, but can still monitor incoming traffic by sound and it is highly sophisticated. If ships are to be required to use a transponder, why not make it sonar-based instead of radio?
While it may be theoretically possible to write a law which would eliminate spyware, you will probably never see it. Just like the anti-spam laws did not stop spam. But the anti-spam laws have reduced spam by quite a bit (and I was very skeptical that they would.) I think it's reasonable to expect a small incremental decrease in spyware for every anti-spyware law that goes onto the books. If we keep passing flawed laws, eventually it will be reduced to a nuisance problem. That's looking like the best we can probably expect in the real world.
The Cascadia subduction zone, off of the Pacific Northwest region of the US, has a potential very similar to the one that just quaked in Sumatra. In recent history it seems to have quaked about every 400-600 years, with the last one being about 305 years ago. You can read about it
here.
I am in about 98% agreement with you. In fact, most cats will obey, if trained to do so. My cat will obey most reasonable requests, but only after considering it and the reward, first. Thus, he obeys and retains his independence at the same time.
My cat is a highly trained operator with at least 17 years of field experience. He can sit, shake, high-five, turn around, lie down, etc. He is very independent and will not work until you show him the money (treats.) As such, I do not think he would make a good employee of Mambernet, but could be one of your best contract agents...
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Every since PCs got into the gigahertz range I've been waiting for someone to come out with a 2.54 GHz model with a wave guide and cooking cavity in the side. Sure would be handy...
I agree.
Also, If a person or company transmitting on the open airwaves could keep the resulting radiation within their own space, we wouldn't need regulation. But they cannot. Transmission of electromagnetic radiation travels until it is absorbed or breaks free of the atmosphere and continues into infinity.
It's a shared resource, but humans don't share well unless there is some authority making sure they do so. Otherwise, greedy humans will grab all they can from the rest of us.
Over regulation can be bad and slow down the march of technology a little bit, but no regulation at all will ruin it for everyone.
The Navy has a complete offshore surveilance system already in place. It is sonar based, but can still monitor incoming traffic by sound and it is highly sophisticated. If ships are to be required to use a transponder, why not make it sonar-based instead of radio?
While it may be theoretically possible to write a law which would eliminate spyware, you will probably never see it. Just like the anti-spam laws did not stop spam. But the anti-spam laws have reduced spam by quite a bit (and I was very skeptical that they would.) I think it's reasonable to expect a small incremental decrease in spyware for every anti-spyware law that goes onto the books. If we keep passing flawed laws, eventually it will be reduced to a nuisance problem. That's looking like the best we can probably expect in the real world.
The Cascadia subduction zone, off of the Pacific Northwest region of the US, has a potential very similar to the one that just quaked in Sumatra. In recent history it seems to have quaked about every 400-600 years, with the last one being about 305 years ago. You can read about it here.
My cat will think about it for a minute, realize that it is warm and doesn't hurt, and will lay down and wait for my wife to remove it.
I am in about 98% agreement with you. In fact, most cats will obey, if trained to do so. My cat will obey most reasonable requests, but only after considering it and the reward, first. Thus, he obeys and retains his independence at the same time.
My cat is a highly trained operator with at least 17 years of field experience. He can sit, shake, high-five, turn around, lie down, etc. He is very independent and will not work until you show him the money (treats.) As such, I do not think he would make a good employee of Mambernet, but could be one of your best contract agents...