I am not in a deployed location. I calibrate and fix electronics. I VERY routinely require access to manufacturer's websites to do research on equipment I'm working on... just for one example...
I'll bet you that more people in the military require internet access than you realize.
the whole bit about footage too graphic for you tube... well by its very nature that is what puts the military in a bad light. sounds like propaganda to me.
on another note... I'm in the air force, and for quite some time the base network has blocked access to the following (though some of the blocks have since been rescinded): 1.e-bay 2.something awful 3.any flash content 4.any URL with the word "game" in it 5.any URL with the word "forum" in it 6.countless other harmless sites that don't come to mind right now
it always seems to me that their conclusions are specious. I can't think of any specific episodes right now but they over simplify the data, build elaborate setups that are prone to error, and use inadequate controls.
not to mention that they always try to prove stupid crap like "a rolling stone gathers no moss". I'm waiting for them to try "the grass is always greener on the other side", or "it takes one to know one".
100% of the people sitting in my chair right now have run vista, and it was ridiculously slow and half (approximately) of the apps I tried didn't work.
micrwave frequencies are usually considered to be the upper end of the radio frequency spectrum... the former being about 1G-300GHz, and the later covering 3Hz-300GHz.
I regularly work with equipment that produces signals up to 50 GHz and let me tell you... components get much higher in cost the higher in frequency they go. a 3 foot 40GHz cable can cost hundreds of dollars and a 100GHz connector can cost a thousand dollars or more on its own. I imagine that producing and transmitting signals in the terahertz range is not economically viable for most companies.
All Corporations Merge Into OmniCorp Saturday, Jan 1, 2000
UNITED NATIONS - In a multimedia press conference held Friday at the U.N., top executives from the world's three remaining corporations announced a final merger, uniting the planet's financial resources under the newly created OmniCorp.
Under the terms of the record $9.2 quadrillion merger, the Global Tetrahedron Conglomerate gains controlling shares of its two final competitors, Time-WarTurABCDis-SonylumbiaAT&T and GM-LockheedZweibSKGBank, creating what company spokespersons called "an unstoppable juggernaut wielding unparalleled wealth and power."
As a cost-saving measure, dealmakers also negotiated the absorption of all world governments into OmniCorp, making the corporate behemoth the sole ruler of mankind.
"We stand at the close of a century of progress and at a dawn of a new millennium," said OmniCorp spokesperson Ed Rohl. "One hundred years ago, the average working Joe was at the mercy of the big corporate trusts. Now, as a new century looms, we can celebrate just how far we have come."
Key members of OmniCorp's board of directors, including Walt Disney, were cryogenically unfrozen and revived by a team of shadow-government technicians. They are expected to assume overlord duties as early as Thursday.
homer: well I don't see any bears around here... the bear patrol must be doing its job!
lisa: thats specious reasoning dad... by your logic i could claim that this rock keeps away tigers.
homer: well... how does it work?
lisa: it doesn't! its just a stupid rock. but I don't see any tigers around....
homer: lisa, I want to BUY your rock!
and I for one welcome our new toxic toad overlords... and would like to remind them that as a trusted slashdot personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others, to toil in their underground sugar caves.
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I am not in a deployed location. I calibrate and fix electronics. I VERY routinely require access to manufacturer's websites to do research on equipment I'm working on... just for one example...
I'll bet you that more people in the military require internet access than you realize.
the whole bit about footage too graphic for you tube... well by its very nature that is what puts the military in a bad light. sounds like propaganda to me.
on another note... I'm in the air force, and for quite some time the base network has blocked access to the following (though some of the blocks have since been rescinded):
1.e-bay
2.something awful
3.any flash content
4.any URL with the word "game" in it
5.any URL with the word "forum" in it
6.countless other harmless sites that don't come to mind right now
do I need to mention the lack of dire straights on the list??
if they republicans are the amateurs, then how were they able to get bush elected? twice??
mod parent down "Score:-1, Absolutely Retarded"
"If no one were around, you would die from asphyxiation. It is wierd sensation, let me tell you."
you have personal experience dying from asphyxiation? that has to be a first
lol funny... if people being entertained was the end all and be all, then American Idol is the best cultural achievement of the new century thus far?
it has nothing to do with being entertained. it's bad science and it misleads people.
it always seems to me that their conclusions are specious. I can't think of any specific episodes right now but they over simplify the data, build elaborate setups that are prone to error, and use inadequate controls.
not to mention that they always try to prove stupid crap like "a rolling stone gathers no moss". I'm waiting for them to try "the grass is always greener on the other side", or "it takes one to know one".
100% of the people sitting in my chair right now have run vista, and it was ridiculously slow and half (approximately) of the apps I tried didn't work.
"3) no real reason to upgrade....I can see where you're coming from but there are people that disagree with you."
who is the other person?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terahertz_radiation
the microwave spectrum is usually considered to end at about 300GHz.
micrwave frequencies are usually considered to be the upper end of the radio frequency spectrum... the former being about 1G-300GHz, and the later covering 3Hz-300GHz.
I regularly work with equipment that produces signals up to 50 GHz and let me tell you... components get much higher in cost the higher in frequency they go. a 3 foot 40GHz cable can cost hundreds of dollars and a 100GHz connector can cost a thousand dollars or more on its own. I imagine that producing and transmitting signals in the terahertz range is not economically viable for most companies.
there isn't even a foolproof method of putting a man on the moon, let alone a method at all
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some peoples' PCs (such as mine):
500 watts
All Corporations Merge Into OmniCorp
Saturday, Jan 1, 2000
UNITED NATIONS - In a multimedia press conference held Friday at the U.N., top executives from the world's three remaining corporations announced a final merger, uniting the planet's financial resources under the newly created OmniCorp.
Under the terms of the record $9.2 quadrillion merger, the Global Tetrahedron Conglomerate gains controlling shares of its two final competitors, Time-WarTurABCDis-SonylumbiaAT&T and GM-LockheedZweibSKGBank, creating what company spokespersons called "an unstoppable juggernaut wielding unparalleled wealth and power."
As a cost-saving measure, dealmakers also negotiated the absorption of all world governments into OmniCorp, making the corporate behemoth the sole ruler of mankind.
"We stand at the close of a century of progress and at a dawn of a new millennium," said OmniCorp spokesperson Ed Rohl. "One hundred years ago, the average working Joe was at the mercy of the big corporate trusts. Now, as a new century looms, we can celebrate just how far we have come."
Key members of OmniCorp's board of directors, including Walt Disney, were cryogenically unfrozen and revived by a team of shadow-government technicians. They are expected to assume overlord duties as early as Thursday.
homer: well I don't see any bears around here... the bear patrol must be doing its job! lisa: thats specious reasoning dad... by your logic i could claim that this rock keeps away tigers. homer: well... how does it work? lisa: it doesn't! its just a stupid rock. but I don't see any tigers around.... homer: lisa, I want to BUY your rock!
and I for one welcome our new toxic toad overlords... and would like to remind them that as a trusted slashdot personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others, to toil in their underground sugar caves.
you know, the same combination that's on Bill Gates' luggage