Emergency services have been using things like "zombie attacks" for decades. There's a lot of reasons why. One is if a civilian stumbles onto your training exercise, they're more likely to think it's some sort of movie then to get scared. Another is it's a bit lighthearted for a serious subject and may make it more enjoyable for people involved. And, any skills or experienced from the fantasy directly carries over to real life situations.
Its a politically correct way to practice for when the Muslims change tactics from trying to subvert our democracy and freedoms to outright attack. An enemy that may look like normal people, but want to kill or convert all others... and someone you know could become converted. Its no surprise that the authorities pick "zombies" to train for this.
I think it is unlikely that police would deactivate it without good reason. Where cameras have been used they have resulted in a large reduction in complaints against police . If they were widely used then switching them off would be seen as suspicious if a complaint was received.
There are some times when an officer might want to switch it off - for example when taking a toilet break or dealing with a vulnerable victim. Ideally switching on should be easy; a "one touch" operation, but switching off harder (hold two buttons for 10 seconds) so it cannot be done (or claimed to have been done) accidentally.
Suppose the vehicle determines that another vehicle is going to run into a kindergarden group, but that it can stop it if it puts itself (plus passengers) in the path? Or suppose that it determines that someone on the pavement is about to machinegun a crowd? Should it intervene then?
What if a super intelligent car decides that the passenger he is taking to an embassy is very likely to escalate a difficult position into warfare, killing hundreds of tousands? Should it crash on purpose?
You cannot because it's not possible. A 'base' is the number of unique symbols in the number system. You can't have partial symbols; you can have 3 symbols for base 3, and 4 symbols for base 4, but you cannot have 3.1415xxx symbols for base Pi.
You might as well ask what it would be like to have a "base yellow" number system or a "base CmdrTaco" number system. Meaningless.
Traditionally, Pounds Sterling were backed by silver,
That's a myth. The pound has been backed by gold but never silver. Though in Saxon and Medieval times there were actual silver coins, there was never a pound coin then - for obvious reasons of size, weight, and the fact that few people would ever see such an amount of money
British bank notes have a recursive backup. It says on them "“I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of ” then the amount, e.g. "..five pounds".
(Though this is pointless today it did mean something when the currency was backed by gold)
It reminds me of when the BNFL changed the name of its nuclear generating and reprocessing plant from Windscale to Sellafield to lose the association with radiation leaks, fires, etc.
The man who effectively declared war on the USA by murdering 1/50th the amount of 'innocent' civilians as the USA did in Japan 66 years prior.
I really, really, hate people who point to the atomic bombings as proof that America is evil. The only way you can even remotely make that claim is by ignoring every reality of war and by using your modern knowledge of how things *did* happen to damn those who had to make the decision without the benefit of knowing how it turns out.
Believe it or not, there are often things that are justifiable in a war that would otherwise be unthinkable.
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Absolutely. The Japanese then were like Muslims are now - believing they were on a divine mission and that anyone who stood in the way of their divine right should be killed without mercy in the most unpleasant way possible. There will be time when muslims will use nuclear weapons, then our big regret will be that we had not used them earlier
Unlimited also means you aren't getting gouged when you happen to go over some arbitrary limit which has been the modus operandi of the wireless industry since the inception. Paying a flat $25/month for 5GB/unlimited/unlimited means I'll never have a surprise $900 bill.
That's why I use a PAYG contract. I top up £10 and get 500MB of data free for a month. If I run out (and I'm usually nowhere near, I do most of my big downloads by wifi) then I get charged £1 a day for internet access. When the balance reaches zero I lose access (and can only make free and emergency calls) - no surprise bill.
If it had been my house, it would have destroyed all my paperwork that proves who I am.
There's this marvelous service called a safe deposit box that banks offer...
But what if a comet hits the bank? Dear God, is there no where on Earth that is safe? Can you charter a service to put a spare house key on Mars?
What if a comet hits the whole USA when you are abroad, then your hotel burns down when you are at the swimming pool. That could make proving who you are really difficult
An inductive charger would help. Keep it by the bedside. I think it would be more acessible to take of your watch and put it on the charger each night.
UI is still a problem. You can only reasonably display a couple of dozen characters. I think even displaying an entire tweet on one screen would be pushing the limits of the technology.
More like pushing the limits of comfortable reading, we already have screen resolutions high enough to display smaller text than can be comfortably read,
Company representatives seemed sure that people in practice would be uninterested in constantly recharging their watches and downloading software updates just to tell time.
I think that for most users they are right for now. But when a smart-watch can be charged weekly or have battery changes annually it will be a different story,
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Emergency services have been using things like "zombie attacks" for decades. There's a lot of reasons why. One is if a civilian stumbles onto your training exercise, they're more likely to think it's some sort of movie then to get scared. Another is it's a bit lighthearted for a serious subject and may make it more enjoyable for people involved. And, any skills or experienced from the fantasy directly carries over to real life situations.
Its a politically correct way to practice for when the Muslims change tactics from trying to subvert our democracy and freedoms to outright attack. An enemy that may look like normal people, but want to kill or convert all others ... and someone you know could become converted. Its no surprise that the authorities pick "zombies" to train for this.
I think it is unlikely that police would deactivate it without good reason. Where cameras have been used they have resulted in a large reduction in complaints against police . If they were widely used then switching them off would be seen as suspicious if a complaint was received.
There are some times when an officer might want to switch it off - for example when taking a toilet break or dealing with a vulnerable victim. Ideally switching on should be easy; a "one touch" operation, but switching off harder (hold two buttons for 10 seconds) so it cannot be done (or claimed to have been done) accidentally.
Suppose the vehicle determines that another vehicle is going to run into a kindergarden group, but that it can stop it if it puts itself (plus passengers) in the path? Or suppose that it determines that someone on the pavement is about to machinegun a crowd? Should it intervene then? What if a super intelligent car decides that the passenger he is taking to an embassy is very likely to escalate a difficult position into warfare, killing hundreds of tousands? Should it crash on purpose?
It seems strange to specifically ask for experts that know no SQL.
Maybe they want to employ happy programmers!
You cannot because it's not possible. A 'base' is the number of unique symbols in the number system. You can't have partial symbols; you can have 3 symbols for base 3, and 4 symbols for base 4, but you cannot have 3.1415xxx symbols for base Pi.
You might as well ask what it would be like to have a "base yellow" number system or a "base CmdrTaco" number system. Meaningless.
Wrong, you can have non-integral bases, including base Pi. Your positions each represent Pi, Pi^2, Pi^3 etc
That won't happen. When it starts happening the US military will go in and sort out the place no matter where that is
You mean you'd do what you are telling Putin he should not do in Ukraine?
Thanks - that's saved me some time messing about. It seems the nearest place with dark skies to me is five miles out to sea!
Traditionally, Pounds Sterling were backed by silver,
That's a myth. The pound has been backed by gold but never silver. Though in Saxon and Medieval times there were actual silver coins, there was never a pound coin then - for obvious reasons of size, weight, and the fact that few people would ever see such an amount of money
Recursion would imply that the BoE could pay the IOU written on the bank note using other bank notes, which they can't.
Actually I think they could ... notes are legal tender which means they are legally acceptable for settling debts
Like 'real' money is backed up by anything.
British bank notes have a recursive backup. It says on them "“I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of ” then the amount, e.g. "..five pounds".
(Though this is pointless today it did mean something when the currency was backed by gold)
It reminds me of when the BNFL changed the name of its nuclear generating and reprocessing plant from Windscale to Sellafield to lose the association with radiation leaks, fires, etc.
The man who effectively declared war on the USA by murdering 1/50th the amount of 'innocent' civilians as the USA did in Japan 66 years prior.
I really, really, hate people who point to the atomic bombings as proof that America is evil. The only way you can even remotely make that claim is by ignoring every reality of war and by using your modern knowledge of how things *did* happen to damn those who had to make the decision without the benefit of knowing how it turns out.
Believe it or not, there are often things that are justifiable in a war that would otherwise be unthinkable.
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Absolutely. The Japanese then were like Muslims are now - believing they were on a divine mission and that anyone who stood in the way of their divine right should be killed without mercy in the most unpleasant way possible. There will be time when muslims will use nuclear weapons, then our big regret will be that we had not used them earlier
Unlimited also means you aren't getting gouged when you happen to go over some arbitrary limit which has been the modus operandi of the wireless industry since the inception. Paying a flat $25/month for 5GB/unlimited/unlimited means I'll never have a surprise $900 bill.
That's why I use a PAYG contract. I top up £10 and get 500MB of data free for a month. If I run out (and I'm usually nowhere near, I do most of my big downloads by wifi) then I get charged £1 a day for internet access. When the balance reaches zero I lose access (and can only make free and emergency calls) - no surprise bill.
When you wear the presidential hat, nothing you do is ever illegal.
Yeah, but Abraham Lincoln did that and it didn't turn out too well.
If you recall, Lincoln was shot a theater and it's normal to remove your hats while attending theaters.
Is getting shot illegal?
Android is as secure as an umbrella made of lace blocks the rain.
This is my umbrella you insensitive clod
So you're saying a justice system shouldn't try to be any better than criminals?
Agree. This is the slippery slope that leads to barbaric systems like Sharia, with stoning for adultery, death for professing belief in other religions, and so on.
Or beating people up because they are different Five Hasidic Jews Arrested for Williamsburg Attack on Gay Man
Or because they don't follow your rules Ultra-Orthodox Israeli couple sparks riot after telling woman to move to the back of a public bus
If they had laws saying that people had to stay at the back of the bus or that they had to be beaten up then you'd have a point
The sole use of Bitcoins are for drug addicts and drug dealers. Why would stock traders care about these people?
Maybe its the one chance they get to be on the moral high ground.
So you're saying a justice system shouldn't try to be any better than criminals?
Agree. This is the slippery slope that leads to barbaric systems like Sharia, with stoning for adultery, death for professing belief in other religions, and so on.
If it had been my house, it would have destroyed all my paperwork that proves who I am.
There's this marvelous service called a safe deposit box that banks offer...
But what if a comet hits the bank? Dear God, is there no where on Earth that is safe? Can you charter a service to put a spare house key on Mars?
What if a comet hits the whole USA when you are abroad, then your hotel burns down when you are at the swimming pool. That could make proving who you are really difficult
but does it run on HURD?
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An inductive charger would help. Keep it by the bedside. I think it would be more acessible to take of your watch and put it on the charger each night. UI is still a problem. You can only reasonably display a couple of dozen characters. I think even displaying an entire tweet on one screen would be pushing the limits of the technology.
More like pushing the limits of comfortable reading, we already have screen resolutions high enough to display smaller text than can be comfortably read,
Company representatives seemed sure that people in practice would be uninterested in constantly recharging their watches and downloading software updates just to tell time.
I think that for most users they are right for now. But when a smart-watch can be charged weekly or have battery changes annually it will be a different story,
Why not stick to the traditional methods? put the depleted uranium into munitions and fire it at Muslims
I'm sure we will continue to do that ... we just can't be seen planning to do that
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