I'm kind of naive about this stuff, so I hope you will all be gentle and point out the errors. That said, allow me to think out loud for a bit:
Couldn't a wifi enabled aircraft open a large hole in security? Couldn't a potential terrorist/bomber buy a ticket on one of these and not even have to get on board? Seems to me all that needs to be done is make sure the luggage is loaded. Is stuff that's going in the baggage compartment scrutinized as closely as carry on luggage? What if the luggage contained a wifi enabled detonator and a significant amount of explosive material? Would it be possible to retreat to a safe haven and wait for a ready signal when the connection is made, then press a button on the keyboard ( delete comes to mind)? Maybe it wouldn't even have to be the one loading the luggage that presses the button. Maybe there won't even need to be a button; maybe set it up to detonate when the wifi is detected. Maybe incorporate GPS tracking and bring the plane down over a large city. Could it be possible to set off several bombs from a central location?
I sincerely hope all this is way off base and not possible. Again, I ask that I not be given a public flogging here, but if someone will point out why it can't happen, I'll feel more at ease.
I don't believe it's the lowered lead levels that caused a reduction in crime. It's the spread of internet access. Those low-IQ types can now be found updating their MySpace profiles, uploading videos to YouTube or writing entries for their personal blog.
I very much agree with you on this.
This excerpt is from
http://www.lawmart.com/searches/difference.htm:
The copyright protects the form of expression rather than the subject matter of the writing. For example, a description of a machine could be copyrighted, but this would only prevent others from copying the description; it would not prevent others from writing a description of their own or from making and using the machine.
I think they would have to prove that the source code was an exact duplicate. If the object and/or code is given the "no copy" and "no modify" attributes, it is virtually impossible (no pun intended) to copy the code. It would not, however, prevent someone with good building and scripting skills from duplicating, or producing a reasonable facsimile of, the code or object.
For example, if you see a mentally retarded person, no matter how much brain stimulation you give him or her, he or she will not get smarter.
Not true. I worked for awhile at a facility for people with severe retardation. Their mission was to train people with severe retardation to be able to accomplish everyday tasks such as bed making, tooth brushing, dressing themselves, social interaction, etc. Exercises in these activities were conducted daily by staff and documented. While the most severe cases showed little or no change, a large number of clients did achieve a level of independant function that allowed them to move from the facility into a group home in 3 to 5 years. So, while a person with retardation might not learn as quickly as most people, they do learn.
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the obvious: Using an asteroid landing as a precusror to a mining mission.
If NASA's plans go forward, they're going to need a space infrastructure. Eventually, that will mean space-based manufacturing. For manufacturing, you need raw materials. Those raw materials are expensive to lift from Earth's gravity well. Ergo, the best solution is to mine them from much smaller gravity wells where the cost of transport is comparitively minimal.
The key issue that an mission to an asteroid would need to resolve is the actual composition and concentration of valuable ores. Scientists currently have a lot of educated guesses, but we won't know for sure until a geologist makes a proper survey.
"I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our people impel. This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days."
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd president of US (1882 - 1945)
Excerpt from his First Inaugural Address -- March 4th, 1933
I was 12 at the time and I understood what he meant. I think that anyone who wants to quibble over whether he said "man" or "a man" is really missing the point that he was standing on the Moon when he said it.
I believe you're right. Besides, if someone is using a box running Win 98, they probably will need to upgrade the hardware as well as the os. In fact, my mother was using a Compaq Presario running Win 98. She is 84 and had never used a computer before, but my brother gave her one a couple of years ago because she wanted to learn. She learned quickly how to use email and Google and even set up access to her bank and pays her bills online. She recently bought a new eMachines with Win XP pre-installed because (1) Windows is what she is familiar with and (2) that's what was available at Wal-Mart. I think most casual users that have been using Win 98 would not consider using anything other than Windows.
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You mean I can get paid to sit naked in front of my computer?
If anything coming out of the LHC tries to hug me, I still have my crowbar.
Thank you. I haven't flown for the last 30 years, so I don't know anything about the security today. I appreciate the input.
I'm kind of naive about this stuff, so I hope you will all be gentle and point out the errors. That said, allow me to think out loud for a bit:
Couldn't a wifi enabled aircraft open a large hole in security? Couldn't a potential terrorist/bomber buy a ticket on one of these and not even have to get on board? Seems to me all that needs to be done is make sure the luggage is loaded. Is stuff that's going in the baggage compartment scrutinized as closely as carry on luggage? What if the luggage contained a wifi enabled detonator and a significant amount of explosive material? Would it be possible to retreat to a safe haven and wait for a ready signal when the connection is made, then press a button on the keyboard ( delete comes to mind)? Maybe it wouldn't even have to be the one loading the luggage that presses the button. Maybe there won't even need to be a button; maybe set it up to detonate when the wifi is detected. Maybe incorporate GPS tracking and bring the plane down over a large city. Could it be possible to set off several bombs from a central location?
I sincerely hope all this is way off base and not possible. Again, I ask that I not be given a public flogging here, but if someone will point out why it can't happen, I'll feel more at ease.
I, like, just discovered the answer to, like, life, the universe and everything, man.
I didn't have my glasses on and thought it said "Thought Controlled Prostitutes". Oh, well.
I don't believe it's the lowered lead levels that caused a reduction in crime. It's the spread of internet access. Those low-IQ types can now be found updating their MySpace profiles, uploading videos to YouTube or writing entries for their personal blog.
I think they would have to prove that the source code was an exact duplicate. If the object and/or code is given the "no copy" and "no modify" attributes, it is virtually impossible (no pun intended) to copy the code. It would not, however, prevent someone with good building and scripting skills from duplicating, or producing a reasonable facsimile of, the code or object.
Not true. I worked for awhile at a facility for people with severe retardation. Their mission was to train people with severe retardation to be able to accomplish everyday tasks such as bed making, tooth brushing, dressing themselves, social interaction, etc. Exercises in these activities were conducted daily by staff and documented. While the most severe cases showed little or no change, a large number of clients did achieve a level of independant function that allowed them to move from the facility into a group home in 3 to 5 years. So, while a person with retardation might not learn as quickly as most people, they do learn.
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the obvious: Using an asteroid landing as a precusror to a mining mission.
If NASA's plans go forward, they're going to need a space infrastructure. Eventually, that will mean space-based manufacturing. For manufacturing, you need raw materials. Those raw materials are expensive to lift from Earth's gravity well. Ergo, the best solution is to mine them from much smaller gravity wells where the cost of transport is comparitively minimal.
The key issue that an mission to an asteroid would need to resolve is the actual composition and concentration of valuable ores. Scientists currently have a lot of educated guesses, but we won't know for sure until a geologist makes a proper survey.
But they have to be in your contact list to make it work.
"Excuse me...are you a criminal planning to rob my house?"
"Why, yes...yes, I am."
"Can I have your cell phone number?"
I like the way this guy handles telemarketers
have you been drinking?
CANADIAN TROOPS ARE IN IRAQ
part-time troops now constitute more than 40 percent of the occupation force in Iraq, up from roughly a quarter of the troops who were part of the invasion force.
"I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our people impel. This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days."
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd president of US (1882 - 1945)
Excerpt from his First Inaugural Address -- March 4th, 1933
Thank you. "Paper thin" actually gives me a better visual perspective than "1/10 of a millimeter"
Thirteen Democratic members of the House of Representatives, raising the specter of possible civil rights violations that they said took place in Florida and elsewhere in the 2000 election, wrote to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in July, asking him to send observers.
I don't recall, however, that anything actually came of it.
I was 12 at the time and I understood what he meant. I think that anyone who wants to quibble over whether he said "man" or "a man" is really missing the point that he was standing on the Moon when he said it.
Can you imagine how productive a 20 fingered programmer would be?
I believe you're right. Besides, if someone is using a box running Win 98, they probably will need to upgrade the hardware as well as the os. In fact, my mother was using a Compaq Presario running Win 98. She is 84 and had never used a computer before, but my brother gave her one a couple of years ago because she wanted to learn. She learned quickly how to use email and Google and even set up access to her bank and pays her bills online. She recently bought a new eMachines with Win XP pre-installed because (1) Windows is what she is familiar with and (2) that's what was available at Wal-Mart. I think most casual users that have been using Win 98 would not consider using anything other than Windows.
"we believe everyone should think for themselves and join our cause." And think the way they do?