NASA's Galileo spacecraft successfully completed a close flyby to study Jupiter's moon Io at 0123 Universal Time today (6:23 p.m. Oct. 15, Pacific Daylight Time), during the long-lived spacecraft's 32nd orbit around Jupiter.
Galileo passed closer to Io than ever before, within about 181 kilometers (112 miles) of ground level near Io's south pole.
Have you caught any terrorists? I asked. ''No, not using this technology, no,''
he replied.
So, why are we talking about these things?
There is plenty of dispute about the effectiveness of these cameras, for example: CCTV fails to cut crime rate
INCREASES in fighting and abusive behaviour in an
East Lothian town have cast doubt on the
effectiveness of closed circuit television.
.... done little to reduce incidents of drug dealing and abuse in the area.
People who are opposed to such cameras should be aware of the Surveillance Camera project which seeks to make people aware of these cameras.
I wish the NYT article had referenced some of these other bits of information.
Does anyone remember what the "thought monitors"
were called in "Agent of Chaos" by Norman Spinrad.
They watched for any sign of deviant behavior, and destroyed the miscreant. In reality, they just
vaporized random people -- it worked just as well.
The ST5 nanosatellites will be "full service", meaning they will
carry a wide range of spacecraft services including guidance,
navigation and control, attitude control, propulsion, high
bandwidth and complex communication functions.
This is what NASA is trying to develop - a new generation of smart sats, with an exciting set of
new technologies
But if you're looking to launch a handful of satellites that are each the size of a
bowling ball or a desktop computer monitor, you're likely to be able to squeeze
them onto a flight that's already arranged with some other primary purpose,
such as servicing the International Space Station, Hirschbein said. "Little tiny
critters are a lot easier to tack on."
These guys are meant to fly in swarms, or packs.
I think the most interesting part of this is the
"ability to configure a set of nanosats as a single craft" - flexible distributed processing among craft, not just small autonomous craft.
I think that all viruses show how much the Internet relies on trust, and how easy it is to violate that trust. To me this is like removing stop signs at intersections, or disabling stop lights -- on the one hand, a thoughtless prank,
; on the other hand, a criminal act that costs countless money and time. I hope this kid has to do sysadmin work, install patches, and fight off other viruses as part of his community service.
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I think the term would be: areologist.
NASA's Galileo spacecraft successfully completed a close flyby to study Jupiter's moon Io at 0123 Universal Time today (6:23 p.m. Oct. 15, Pacific Daylight Time), during the long-lived spacecraft's 32nd orbit around Jupiter.
Galileo passed closer to Io than ever before, within about 181 kilometers (112 miles) of ground level near Io's south pole.
So, why are we talking about these things?
There is plenty of dispute about the effectiveness of these cameras, for example:
CCTV fails to cut crime rate
People who are opposed to such cameras should be aware of the Surveillance Camera project which seeks to make people aware of these cameras. I wish the NYT article had referenced some of these other bits of information.
Does anyone remember what the "thought monitors" were called in "Agent of Chaos" by Norman Spinrad. They watched for any sign of deviant behavior, and destroyed the miscreant. In reality, they just vaporized random people -- it worked just as well.
I think that all viruses show how much the Internet relies on trust, and how easy it is to violate that trust. To me this is like removing stop signs at intersections, or disabling stop lights -- on the one hand, a thoughtless prank,
; on the other hand, a criminal act that costs countless money and time. I hope this kid has to do sysadmin work, install patches, and fight off other viruses as part of his community service.