OK, so it uses a SIM card,which apparently also works in a mobile phone. So, it might be fun to pick up a cheap cellular phone from ebay, then slap the card in and regularly make a few bothersome phone calls to various numbers that have a caller-ID, then slap the card back in the device(s) before attaching them to one of the vehicles mentioned in the previous post. Better still, put the SIM in a phone, change the dial-in number (it probably is listed in the SIM) to the Cromwell Police station reception number, and then replace the SIM into the tracker, and carry on as if nothing had happened...
It doesn't frighten me at all. The whole episode is a complete farce.
Tell me: Why can the CBD of the biggest Australian metropolis suffer a complete lock-down in the name of a pyjama-party for a few world leaders, while Melbourne can't even host a car-free day in part of its CBD? It strikes me that something is wrong with our priorities.
Any democratic/consensus decision making process can be subverted when the commercial stakes are high. I wouldn't be surprised if this situation is without precedent. There is no other standard ever proposed or developed that has so much commercial interest riding on it.
I'd be interested if anyone can come up with another example where subverting the standards process was in the interests of a corporation of similar size and global reach.
If this standard proposal fails, then the fall-back option will probably be ODF, if ever an ISO standard for an electronic document format gets up. Such a scenario would be a big blow to Microsoft (or at least would require complete rethink of the subversion strategy).
2) being able to go point-to-point Do you really think this thing will be able to go point to point? Can you imagine all the dust, debris and crap blown around as the thing hovers and parks......where, exactly?
In addition to that, the means of getting access the corporate intranet (talking Big Oil here) usually require two factor authentication (a RSA token type setup).
Unless there are unpatched vulnerabilities in the login system or vpn gateway, I'd reckon the chance of joe-cracker getting in that far are pretty slim.
That said, a disenfranchised employee with login credentials would be a possible risk.
Interesting that in gasoline form, the same BMW engine develops 445 hp (DIN). The H2 version develops only a bit more than half of that.
This is merely another manifestation of hydrogen's poor energy density. The fuel/air ratio required for combustion means that the engine displacement limits affect the fuel side of the ratio, compared with the air side in a gasoline engine.
Hydrogen combustion has a high flame speed, and also has a wide separation between flammability limits. This means that, for a given ignition source, a hydrogen leak (if confined) is more likely to ignite than a hydrocarbon leak. Hydrogen, however, disperses rapidly, due to its buoyancy in atmospheric air.
Mass transportation works well in certain cities which are densely populated, and geographically laid out in a way that fits with rail tranport. It doesn't work well in less-dense places like suburbs. So unless you're proposing actually bulldozing most American cities and rebuilding from scratch, mass transport won't work. You don't need ot bulldoze the city, you just need to replace the road pavement of some major transport arteries with a rail system. Mark my words; that is what will happen one day.
What's important is that a hydrogen economy would enable us to cut our dependency of carbon-based energy. A Hydrogen economy would do no such thing. Unless there was extensive development of additional nuclear, solar or wind generating capacity, then the Hydrogen economy is still (or perhaps even more so) tied to the carbon economy.
Yes, but very competitive in terms of watts/kg That may be so for just the fuel, but when you compare on a fuel+containment basis, then you'll find that it isn't the least bit competitive.
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Except that ton-miles per gallon is a better indicator of fuel efficiency.
Approximate fuel consumption numbers are (from various sources):
Inland Waterways: approx 500 ton-miles/gallon
Rail: 70-200 ton-miles/gallon
Interstate Trucking: 40-100 ton-miles/gallon
Airfreight: 5-35 ton-miles/gallon
Ah, why not lighten up a little David?
It doesn't frighten me at all. The whole episode is a complete farce.
Tell me: Why can the CBD of the biggest Australian metropolis suffer a complete lock-down in the name of a pyjama-party for a few world leaders, while Melbourne can't even host a car-free day in part of its CBD? It strikes me that something is wrong with our priorities.
I haven't read any discussion here on Noble Resolve 07-2 yet.
Just a reason or three
ODF is already an ISO standard. My bad.
Any democratic/consensus decision making process can be subverted when the commercial stakes are high. I wouldn't be surprised if this situation is without precedent. There is no other standard ever proposed or developed that has so much commercial interest riding on it.
I'd be interested if anyone can come up with another example where subverting the standards process was in the interests of a corporation of similar size and global reach.
If this standard proposal fails, then the fall-back option will probably be ODF, if ever an ISO standard for an electronic document format gets up. Such a scenario would be a big blow to Microsoft (or at least would require complete rethink of the subversion strategy).
Unfortunately, Larry Craig has exposed the acoustic signature... [tap, tap, tap...]
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So the mail with man-boobs in your sample set contributes his frontal appendages to the >50% stats?
This thing is the antithesis of a street sweeper.
...sources within the NHTSA state... Which means that public servants are speaking to the press on a "not for attribution" or "on background" basis.In addition to that, the means of getting access the corporate intranet (talking Big Oil here) usually require two factor authentication (a RSA token type setup).
Unless there are unpatched vulnerabilities in the login system or vpn gateway, I'd reckon the chance of joe-cracker getting in that far are pretty slim.
That said, a disenfranchised employee with login credentials would be a possible risk.
Two Factor authentication using a security token (like the RSA SecurID tokens).
Interesting that in gasoline form, the same BMW engine develops 445 hp (DIN). The H2 version develops only a bit more than half of that.
This is merely another manifestation of hydrogen's poor energy density. The fuel/air ratio required for combustion means that the engine displacement limits affect the fuel side of the ratio, compared with the air side in a gasoline engine.
Hydrogen combustion has a high flame speed, and also has a wide separation between flammability limits. This means that, for a given ignition source, a hydrogen leak (if confined) is more likely to ignite than a hydrocarbon leak. Hydrogen, however, disperses rapidly, due to its buoyancy in atmospheric air.
You said "Bullshit" and then agreed with the parent post.
Don't point it at pilots either
Oh yeah? How much does it cost to hang the sheets out on the line to dry?