Apparently India and Americah [sic] think alike. According to Dr Saraswat (the head of the program) "This is dual-use technology, which when developed, will have multiple civilian applications. It can be used for launching satellites at low cost. It will also be available for long-range cruise missiles of the future."
Well, his statement a few days ago said exactly that, so no rocket science there. And, he specifically called out the administration for intervention in Libya, and for leaving a power vacuum leading to the rise of ISIL. He also specifically mentions Trump, saying that he was a wildcard and no one knew what he would really do if elected, while he thought it was clear through her history what Hillary would do. Agree with it or not, it was a concise and fairly straightforward statement, no need to speculate about his motives.
politicians don't use performance enhancing drugs.
You may have me on a technicality. Perhaps we could make PED's mandatory for politicians? If nothing else steroid use would make them less likely to reproduce.
I expect people will just want to see how bad it will be.
This might be the only thing that saves it. Can the New Zealand sailing team recover the lead after striking a floating corpse in the harbor? Did the exploding water heater ruin the chances for Olympic Gold for the plucky runner from Zimbabwe? And can Mauritania raise enough cash in time to pay the ransom for their volleyball team? It's like reality TV but better! "Survivor Rio Edition"!!
"Celebrity Earth Apprentice", "Survivor - Map Edition", and "The Pixlerette". We'll have to wait for Google Sky Map to upgrade before we see "Googling with the Stars".
I strongly suspect that 51+ people have had password protected accounts for 30 years longer than 'millennials'. I'd bet I've forgotten about more accounts than the average millennial has ever had.
Nice! Thats a lot more work than I invested, thanks! So, lets say 3x easier, but more importantly the skin is thin and at Mach2 dog-fighting it probably doesnt take much to make an aircraft "revert to kit form". Just in terms of material ablated, 38x10x1=380ml of material. Just to be simple lets say the skin is 3mm to account for the 3x 'easier', so half a meter slice in 1 second. Or 1 meter half-sliced. That seems sufficient to end a tactical engagement (IMHO). Collimation is easy enough out to a mile. Target speed does matter - can the beam be held on a spot long enough to matter may be the trick... one meter per second *is* pretty slow. Then again, we'd have 1000 pulses to fire for every gallon of avgas. If the target has to keep jinking to avoid laser lock, he's not going to be able to use guns or lock missiles.
(only about 150MJ in a gallon of aviofuel) the laser will be barely powerful enough to melt any amount of aluminum to get at the electronics behind it
IANALE so honestly asking - 150MJ ~= 42KWH, assume they run at 50% efficiency (Ive heard 80 and believe 20), and a 100KW laser will cut steel 38mm deep x 1mm at 3M per minute, so (scribble scribble scribble.. carry the 2...) its on the order of 1000 1 second pulses. Need about 200 shaft horse-power to run it but the F119 engine (for instance) makes about 17,000 SHP so probably not much of an issue. A one-second pulse that could slice 38x10x1mm in steel could probably do 10 to 100 times that in aluminum skin, enough to slice struts, fuel tanks, control surfaces, hydraulics, turbine blades, and of course flesh. I dont think its really about messing with sensors or blinding pilots when destruction and carnage seems technically feasible.
As far as your sarcasm goes Im 100% on board with that! LOL
...and "[H]ow recidivism is defined has consequences for the results in any recidivism study, and since recidivism is often politically highly relevant, such definitions can easily affect policies. For example, we have provided both high and low recidivism rates for Norway – all being relevant and accurate – and while the lowest figures might be taken to overrate Norwegian criminal policies, the highest figures might be taken to debunk those policies. Thus, the consequences of the definitions for the results need to be made explicit."
- from "Pick a number: Mapping recidivism measures and their consequences" where the author notes that 20% and 54% (about the same as France) are both given figures for recidivism in Norway and both are cited depending on political objective. And this paper was the source cited in the paper you cited.
"Sample selection and definitions of recidivism varied widely, and few countries were comparable.
Conclusions: Recidivism data are currently not valid for international comparisons."
...but dont let that stop tyou from citing it as long as it supports your view, right?
Yes but the same effect with fewer but more specific pictures. Pictures of family or places the subject has visited should get a signature response, and since this is supposedly for high security verification then selecting a specific gallery to validate a target person shouldnt be a problem.
Clearly 1% of the people are hogging 99% of the dirt! Those people in Denver dont need a *mile* of dirt under their feet when the deserving 99% in Florida with damp feet have almost nothing! It's time to redistribute the dirt!
There is a downside in that there is an intangible cost both parties must pay when an individual salary deviates from the norm. I may be worth more to the company, and the company may agree, but a higher salary will upset the other workers making it difficult to implement. Basically it selects for socialism, at least among the employees, which probably works just fine for the capitalists in charge. TFA is pretty short on details but an interesting metric would be how they do at hiring and retaining top talent in a competitive environment. Since they are a small startup all the top value people are probably locked in with options (are they transparent?) but I would be surprised if full transparency works over the long haul or in other corporate environments.
http://www.dailynews.com/gener...
It was CHP. Protestors scaled the outside of the building, demanded all gas storage facilities in the state be shut down, and said they would occupy the PUC until their demands were met.
For an announcement, yes. But this was an announcement for an announcement, like a trailer, so the reveal is probably bigger. And no spoilers please. Clearly the NSF and DOE want the VIP's at LIGO in LA, WA and MIT want to keep the PC on the QT, 'cause if it leaks to CNN and MSNBC the UK and EU might cut the GWIC budget PDQ for AIGO and GEO and the VC's would go MIA. And then we'd all be put on KP.
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Apparently India and Americah [sic] think alike. According to Dr Saraswat (the head of the program) "This is dual-use technology, which when developed, will have multiple civilian applications. It can be used for launching satellites at low cost. It will also be available for long-range cruise missiles of the future."
You just have to put the pieces together.
Well, his statement a few days ago said exactly that, so no rocket science there. And, he specifically called out the administration for intervention in Libya, and for leaving a power vacuum leading to the rise of ISIL. He also specifically mentions Trump, saying that he was a wildcard and no one knew what he would really do if elected, while he thought it was clear through her history what Hillary would do. Agree with it or not, it was a concise and fairly straightforward statement, no need to speculate about his motives.
politicians don't use performance enhancing drugs.
You may have me on a technicality. Perhaps we could make PED's mandatory for politicians? If nothing else steroid use would make them less likely to reproduce.
I expect people will just want to see how bad it will be.
This might be the only thing that saves it. Can the New Zealand sailing team recover the lead after striking a floating corpse in the harbor? Did the exploding water heater ruin the chances for Olympic Gold for the plucky runner from Zimbabwe? And can Mauritania raise enough cash in time to pay the ransom for their volleyball team? It's like reality TV but better! "Survivor Rio Edition"!!
You forgot money, doping, bribery and corruption.
He said "politics" which I'm pretty sure covers money doping bribery and corruption.
And people are surprised that everything is offshored to China.
And, worker safety is maximized when they have no job at all. So a *big* win for the Unions.
I believe you might be without woosh.
"Celebrity Earth Apprentice", "Survivor - Map Edition", and "The Pixlerette". We'll have to wait for Google Sky Map to upgrade before we see "Googling with the Stars".
Oracle is going to ... try some Scooby Doo-esque scheme to screw Google over.
"Zoinks!! Old Man Ellison!"
"And I would have gotten away with it too, if it hadnt been for you pesky kids!"
All the way to the edge of the universe.
It's turtles all the way down, my friend. All the way down.
So.... "turtlanium" and "waydownium"?
I strongly suspect that 51+ people have had password protected accounts for 30 years longer than 'millennials'. I'd bet I've forgotten about more accounts than the average millennial has ever had.
Well, thats the "secret" part - using a 70 km snorkel to get the oxygen! You can see it in the picture here at the end of the long yellow air tube
(or you can go by NASA's press release that says 100,000 *feet* or very roughly 27.8 km not 278 km)
Nice! Thats a lot more work than I invested, thanks! So, lets say 3x easier, but more importantly the skin is thin and at Mach2 dog-fighting it probably doesnt take much to make an aircraft "revert to kit form". Just in terms of material ablated, 38x10x1=380ml of material. Just to be simple lets say the skin is 3mm to account for the 3x 'easier', so half a meter slice in 1 second. Or 1 meter half-sliced. That seems sufficient to end a tactical engagement (IMHO). Collimation is easy enough out to a mile. Target speed does matter - can the beam be held on a spot long enough to matter may be the trick... one meter per second *is* pretty slow. Then again, we'd have 1000 pulses to fire for every gallon of avgas. If the target has to keep jinking to avoid laser lock, he's not going to be able to use guns or lock missiles.
(only about 150MJ in a gallon of aviofuel) the laser will be barely powerful enough to melt any amount of aluminum to get at the electronics behind it
IANALE so honestly asking - 150MJ ~= 42KWH, assume they run at 50% efficiency (Ive heard 80 and believe 20), and a 100KW laser will cut steel 38mm deep x 1mm at 3M per minute, so (scribble scribble scribble .. carry the 2 ...) its on the order of 1000 1 second pulses. Need about 200 shaft horse-power to run it but the F119 engine (for instance) makes about 17,000 SHP so probably not much of an issue. A one-second pulse that could slice 38x10x1mm in steel could probably do 10 to 100 times that in aluminum skin, enough to slice struts, fuel tanks, control surfaces, hydraulics, turbine blades, and of course flesh. I dont think its really about messing with sensors or blinding pilots when destruction and carnage seems technically feasible.
As far as your sarcasm goes Im 100% on board with that! LOL
...and "[H]ow recidivism is defined has consequences for the results in any recidivism study, and since recidivism is often politically highly relevant, such definitions can easily affect policies. For example, we have provided both high and low recidivism rates for Norway – all being relevant and accurate – and while the lowest figures might be taken to overrate Norwegian criminal policies, the highest figures might be taken to debunk those policies. Thus, the consequences of the definitions for the results need to be made explicit."
- from "Pick a number: Mapping recidivism measures and their consequences" where the author notes that 20% and 54% (about the same as France) are both given figures for recidivism in Norway and both are cited depending on political objective. And this paper was the source cited in the paper you cited.
https://www.ssb.no/en/forskning/discussion-papers/_attachment/166596
I especially liked this part:
...but dont let that stop tyou from citing it as long as it supports your view, right?
"Sample selection and definitions of recidivism varied widely, and few countries were comparable.
Conclusions: Recidivism data are currently not valid for international comparisons."
Yes but the same effect with fewer but more specific pictures. Pictures of family or places the subject has visited should get a signature response, and since this is supposedly for high security verification then selecting a specific gallery to validate a target person shouldnt be a problem.
... so who cares?"
The media. So they can scare you, make you read ads, and profit. And politicians, so they can scare you, make you vote for them, and profit.
Clearly 1% of the people are hogging 99% of the dirt! Those people in Denver dont need a *mile* of dirt under their feet when the deserving 99% in Florida with damp feet have almost nothing! It's time to redistribute the dirt!
VOTE SANDERS 2016
The fact that they are pushing it so hard tells you everything you need to know.
Kirk: You should take the Vulcan too.
Kruge: No.
Kirk: But why?
Kruge: Because you wish it.
- Star Trek III
There is a downside in that there is an intangible cost both parties must pay when an individual salary deviates from the norm. I may be worth more to the company, and the company may agree, but a higher salary will upset the other workers making it difficult to implement. Basically it selects for socialism, at least among the employees, which probably works just fine for the capitalists in charge. TFA is pretty short on details but an interesting metric would be how they do at hiring and retaining top talent in a competitive environment. Since they are a small startup all the top value people are probably locked in with options (are they transparent?) but I would be surprised if full transparency works over the long haul or in other corporate environments.
http://www.dailynews.com/gener... It was CHP. Protestors scaled the outside of the building, demanded all gas storage facilities in the state be shut down, and said they would occupy the PUC until their demands were met.
Is there anything the students at Harvard Law can do for retribution?
They could threaten to work for Sony when they graduate
For an announcement, yes. But this was an announcement for an announcement, like a trailer, so the reveal is probably bigger. And no spoilers please. Clearly the NSF and DOE want the VIP's at LIGO in LA, WA and MIT want to keep the PC on the QT, 'cause if it leaks to CNN and MSNBC the UK and EU might cut the GWIC budget PDQ for AIGO and GEO and the VC's would go MIA. And then we'd all be put on KP.
(scales balance perfectly)
Comic: It's a fair cop.
All: Burn him! Burn him!
Peasant 3: Let's make her into a ladder!
Bedevere: Who are you, bev_tech_rob, who are so wise in the ways of science?