I'd also agree with the funding thing; that's all I hear about is the constant chasing of funding from people at the lab here.
I'd bet the tech is a more resistant upgrade of the PAL system; from what I've heard, punching in the wrong code a certain number of times renders the bomb useless, until the board is replaced. Unless you're McGuyver, lol.
A mems keylock would be pretty hard to pick... but easy to break.:)
There are much newer variants, I'd bet, since the 40's.
It's really hard to set off that many explosives to within a few nanoseconds of "exactly the right time"; an electric plasma pretty much wins out every time.:)
Jupiter's radiation belts are pretty extreme; there's some info in the Galileo data.:)
We can't possibly carry enough shielding for the x-rays alone... and get there in a reasonable time.
A Jupiter mission will have to launch from Mars orbit, IMHO; unless we learn a new engine technology.
Although; I still think we should send as many people to Mars as will go; I'm sure when the postcards about the Ham Bushes and Blanket trees come rolling in from Mars, and how we were completely mistaken on the whole there not being an Atmosphere thing, ticket sales will skyrocket!
Of course, we'll need lots of Security people and Politicians to go; we could build them special ships.:)
Who knew the actual Problem isn't popprob, it's PolProb. .
I think America has finally realized they're being lied to; hell, Obama doesn't even look like he believes what he's saying, and that's suicide for a politician.
This will not end well, however it goes.
I advocate a full Nuclear Strike; It makes as much sense as everything else.
It will get there anyway in a few billion years, as the Earth is enveloped in the outer layers of the expanding Red Giant our sun is to become.:)
The only issue with that plan is the eventual "Launch Failure", probably over an unfriendly country.:o
Shit goes downhill fast from there, regardless of intent.:(
The Nevada site is the best available site in the country; everything south of the Mason Dixon line will be abandoned in the next century due to Global Warming anyway.:)
Nice reference; like all the recent wars, this one is a Farce as well.:)
MrP: "Vladimir, we've had a problem with the bomb. Yes, the atomic bomb..." "One of our Generals went a little crazy, and nuked Syria and Iran. Oopsie."
Like the Iraqi Oil War, this Country's Beachfront property is already being parceled out to developers friendly to the next Regime. Contingent on the radioactivity level, of course.:)
To be appropriately Ironic, they should launch a full spread of Sub-launched Trident missiles, fully mirv-ed, and maximum yield, just to get their point across about Not Using Chemical Weapons. That should teach the Commie bastards! (Whadd'ya mean there aren't Commies anymore?) rofl.
I mean, this is Syria; it's not like we Know people there or anything. (I've heard dumbass comments like this from people who should know better.)
The worst thing you can hear these days: "Hi, we're from the US Govt, and we're here to help." This translates into "You're Boned!"
I found XKCD in the mid thousands, and am always amazed at the various topics.
The "Blow-Dryer in a Box" What-If was a major point of discussion between the Engineers and Physicists, but everyone agreed with Monroe in the end, lol.
Finding the tiny velociraptor profile in my Monday morning slide is a regular contest now...
I hope XKCD lasts another few decades, at least.:)
Sand on a 15" speaker, an amp, and a signal generator was a fixture of Hamfests in the 70's.
Ever notice how sliding a desk across a floor is really heard to do, then gets easier? It's because it's levitating part of the mass on trapped sound waves under the sliding feet...
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/05/08/inside_mind_stuart/
I saw it years ago, when everyone was wondering if it was real, lol.
Reminds me, I need some more nyquil...
I'd also agree with the funding thing; that's all I hear about is the constant chasing of funding from people at the lab here.
I'd bet the tech is a more resistant upgrade of the PAL system; from what I've heard, punching in the wrong code a certain number of times renders the bomb useless, until the board is replaced. Unless you're McGuyver, lol.
A mems keylock would be pretty hard to pick... but easy to break. :)
Oddly enough, Nukes DO run on tubes, lol.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krytron
There are much newer variants, I'd bet, since the 40's.
It's really hard to set off that many explosives to within a few nanoseconds of "exactly the right time"; an electric plasma pretty much wins out every time. :)
Lot of astroturfers on this story already, lol.
Maybe this will be over soon; hopefully, some furloughed CIA assassins who didn't get their weekly heroin allotment are doing us all a favor.
Nice ones like Hal or the Terminator.
Fred Saberhagen's Berserkers series is much more terrifying.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserker_(Saberhagen)
"What do you mean you killed the guy that knew the override password? He knew too much, Sir." :)
Jupiter's radiation belts are pretty extreme; there's some info in the Galileo data. :)
We can't possibly carry enough shielding for the x-rays alone... and get there in a reasonable time.
A Jupiter mission will have to launch from Mars orbit, IMHO; unless we learn a new engine technology.
Although;
I still think we should send as many people to Mars as will go; I'm sure when the postcards about the Ham Bushes and Blanket trees come rolling in from Mars, and how we were completely mistaken on the whole there not being an Atmosphere thing, ticket sales will skyrocket!
Of course, we'll need lots of Security people and Politicians to go; we could build them special ships. :)
Who knew the actual Problem isn't popprob, it's PolProb.
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Is this guy running the NSA:
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/001/569/insp_captkirk_5_.jpg
(Apologies to William Shatner)
+1 Insightful. :)
Godwin has been suspended, until we overthrow the Nazis in power.
Another Hitler should be showing up soon.
Any guesses who the Jews will be this time?
Or will they just tell the Soldiers we're all "Zombies", like night of the living dead?
This will not end well for anyone; these people have nuclear weapons, and have used them in war.
This time it will be New York and San Francisco, those stinking Liberals...
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He's one of the paid trolls, likely by the nsa.
Nice, that.
At least this week.
I think America has finally realized they're being lied to; hell, Obama doesn't even look like he believes what he's saying, and that's suicide for a politician.
This will not end well, however it goes.
I advocate a full Nuclear Strike; It makes as much sense as everything else.
Is the proper long term solution.
It will get there anyway in a few billion years, as the Earth is enveloped in the outer layers of the expanding Red Giant our sun is to become. :)
The only issue with that plan is the eventual "Launch Failure", probably over an unfriendly country. :o
Shit goes downhill fast from there, regardless of intent. :(
The Nevada site is the best available site in the country; everything south of the Mason Dixon line will be abandoned in the next century due to Global Warming anyway. :)
That the NSA training is producing such witty posts.
Kudo, Astroturfer!
Nice reference; like all the recent wars, this one is a Farce as well. :)
MrP: "Vladimir, we've had a problem with the bomb. Yes, the atomic bomb..." "One of our Generals went a little crazy, and nuked Syria and Iran. Oopsie."
Like the Iraqi Oil War, this Country's Beachfront property is already being parceled out to developers friendly to the next Regime. Contingent on the radioactivity level, of course. :)
To be appropriately Ironic, they should launch a full spread of Sub-launched Trident missiles, fully mirv-ed, and maximum yield, just to get their point across about Not Using Chemical Weapons. That should teach the Commie bastards! (Whadd'ya mean there aren't Commies anymore?) rofl.
I mean, this is Syria; it's not like we Know people there or anything. (I've heard dumbass comments like this from people who should know better.)
The worst thing you can hear these days: "Hi, we're from the US Govt, and we're here to help." This translates into "You're Boned!"
The US Govt is going to pick this up, just in time for the elections.
I'm sure the Prison Corporations will be in favor; as well as all the greedy politicians.
It's not like it's legal, or anything, but Really; when has that stopped them from doing something?
Welcome to the New World Order; where you ARE Fries with that.
They already are.
I found XKCD in the mid thousands, and am always amazed at the various topics.
The "Blow-Dryer in a Box" What-If was a major point of discussion between the Engineers and Physicists, but everyone agreed with Monroe in the end, lol.
Finding the tiny velociraptor profile in my Monday morning slide is a regular contest now...
I hope XKCD lasts another few decades, at least. :)
If Ballmer is more fun to you than Linus, You can't come to any of My parties.
You would Not fit in.
rofl.
That's the way I see this ending, pretty much.
It's amazed me that he hasn't been "accidentally" killed in a plane crash, or other public disaster; it's not like the Russian Govt cares.
It Does amaze me that America is now a place to seek asylum From. :facepalm:
Sand on a 15" speaker, an amp, and a signal generator was a fixture of Hamfests in the 70's.
Ever notice how sliding a desk across a floor is really heard to do, then gets easier?
It's because it's levitating part of the mass on trapped sound waves under the sliding feet...
This is old news by now.
I lost mod points to post this, but this is the only use I've ever seen in 20+ years of internet, where Godwin did not apply.
We are ruled by an organization akin to the Gestapo.
There are Secret rules, secret Courts, and the Judges aren't allowed to comment, and have never ruled against the State.
I still remember when America Didn't Torture People; everyone responsible should be hanged.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines
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I have to admit; I got my initial impressions of my government from my Grandparents more from my Parents.
They lived thru a lot in the 30's and then the War; the government actually helped people that needed help, back then.
The Government back then put people under surveillance, but not everything they said or read or wrote.
I too, was extremely ignorant of a great deal of what happened in the LBJ/Nixon/Ford/Carter/Reagan years.
I'm totally amazed that I look back on Clinton as the best Pres so far, lol. I Did Not vote for him. :facepalm:
W. was Cheney/Rumsfeld's sockpuppet; You don't think He decided to land on an aircraft carrier at sea, do you? :)
Read about those guys' involvement in the Nixon era stuff, and the Regan/Iceland BS, Arsenals of Folly is a great book on some of that:
http://www.amazon.com/Arsenals-Folly-Making-Nuclear-Vintage/dp/0375713948
Hey, I'd rather have the Prez decorating some Chunky Ho's dress than Wiping Ass with the Constitution.
Maybe it's just me...
Sad isn't it?