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by sathackr 11y ago
Oh, I might add, the vast majority of prepaid cell phone use is not criminal use [citation needed] I'd be willing to wager the vast majority of the use of most things currently being argued (encryption is the hottest one right now) i
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by sathackr 11y ago
well then for that matter lets just toss out the 1st, 4th, and 5th amendments, since they are mostly used by dissidents and criminals to escape prosecution.
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by sathackr 11y ago
I wish there was a multi-upvote button. This, so much this. It's so easy to turn it into 'us' and 'them' So many stereotypes, so much historical(and, of course, current) violence and bloodshed because someone convin
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by sathackr 11y ago
The bright spot, Scarbrough says, is no personal student or staff data or financial information is at risk. They have lax enough security to allow malware to shut them down for a day, they have unknown programs running amok in their netwo
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by sathackr 11y ago
Adding links to the actual FAA documents [1] Section 336 of Public Law 112-95 Special Rule for Model Aircraft, page 6 (PDF) https://www.faa.gov/uas/media/Sec_331_336_UAS.pdf [2] FAA Interpretation of the Special R
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by sathackr 11y ago
Thank you -- information I didn't have. Seems this, as well as the 400ft rule, is inline with the FAA's requirements for determining if an object is a hazard to the navigable airspace (Anything over 499ft, and -- within 3NM of the
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by sathackr 11y ago
I didn't pull from the actual CFR, but, from the FCC UAS section[1]: Don't fly within 5 miles of an airport unless you contact the airport and control tower before flying But, for example, there is an airport near me that i
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by sathackr 11y ago
I don't know what the new proposed regulations are, but, for recreational use, I think the current set are fair and appropriate: Don't fly outside your unaided line of sight. Don't intentionally fly over people. Stay away fro
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by sathackr 11y ago
Thank you...I had googled exomars twr and came up empty.
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by sathackr 11y ago
It seems to me that they launched that with a much higher TWR than normal...the rocket seems like it accelerated much faster than I'm used to seeing. Is that just the Russian way?
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by sathackr 11y ago
thank you. I just assumed it was configurable, like Android,, but, with the downvotes, I thought I was wrong. Of course it would take much less time for a 4-digit numeric code -- but AFAIK at this point the length of the password is unknown
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by sathackr 11y ago
With 14 million combinations just in a 4 character alphanumeric(upper/lower/numbers) password, I would think they would start to encounter flash reliability issues re-writing this "Effaceable Storage" long before the pas
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by sathackr 11y ago
This will probably be decided, like most constitutional issues, by a Judge that will be forced to interpret the 4th/5th amendment, in the ever changing light of 'reasonableness', as it applies to the case at hand. It will the
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by sathackr 11y ago
IP addresses are routinely subpoenaed. Ask the operator of any popular file sharing site how many subpoenas they get from copyright lawyers. Some large ISPs have entire departments dedicated to servicing subpoenas from law enforcement. Just
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by sathackr 11y ago
I make it an effort to respect all living things -- I'm adverse to killing anything that doesn't pose a threat to me or my family. I catch lizards and bugs and mice in my house -- I take them outside and let them go. Most spiders
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by sathackr 11y ago
Apple iPhone chargers are not inherently unstable and only kept from bursting into flames while charging by the circuitry attached to them. A lithium ion battery is prone to a runaway thermal reaction if you charge it or discharge it too fa
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by sathackr 11y ago
Every news outlet that prints the article about a Lenovo laptop catching fire isn't going to check to see if that is a Lenovo battery in it. And then the user will sue Lenovo because Lenovo didn't tell him he couldn't put a L
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by sathackr 11y ago
And I presume you know these 'gifted HNers' well enough to know they are self-proclaimed? Trust me, having an IQ 50% higher than the average of the rest of the population isn't fun. And though IQ is generally all that is need
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by sathackr 11y ago
I believe there is some sort of protection circuit that keeps such an event from destroying the PA.
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by sathackr 11y ago
There are many companies providing high bandwidth optical links. One is just about to go under, they were charging $50,000+ per link. [1][2] Most are prohibitively expensive -- the field is ripe for someone like Ubiquiti to come in with som
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by sathackr 11y ago
Why are you pointing your yagi at small birds? :-)
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by sathackr 11y ago
With most AM stations, the tower itself is the radiator. That's the reason for the insulation from ground. If the tower were grounded, it would not be able to transmit a signal at all. In the video, while that cable is attached, the to
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by sathackr 11y ago
I've never heard of it, but as the other reply mentions, it's possible. If you are near an AM station, you can make a radio with just a earphone(now called ear bud?), a diode, and a piece of wire. You will pick up all nearby stati
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by sathackr 11y ago
Yes and no. How do you think the human standing right next to the tower is not getting fried? Humans climb live radio towers routinely. The tissue absorption of RF energy at common AM station frequencies(below 2mhz) is negligible. Maximum a
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by sathackr 11y ago
I have never seen this, and I work with microwave towers nearly every day. The 'drum like cover' is called a radome, and it's primary purpose is to reduce the wind loading of the microwave dish. It also serves to protect the
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by sathackr 11y ago
I believe it's actually the arc producing the sound, otherwise the cable would make the noise regardless of the presence of the arc. Whether that's what jacquesm is referring to or not, idk.
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by sathackr 11y ago
Interesting. Many WISPs like to exaggerate their coverage area to look bigger than they are (I don't get why it seems to be the goal of every small company to appear larger than they are...but that's another topic). I wonder how m
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by sathackr 11y ago
From my unedited original post: > No, it's not gigabit fiber, but in reality, every person in America doesn't need gigabit fiber right now. You quoted it in your first reply as well. 'every person in America' is prett
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by sathackr 11y ago
Google is not promising gigabit speeds that will displace landline providers, and the article linked acknowledges the challenges with the technology that are yet to be overcome. It doesn't blow sunshine in my face and tell me everythin
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by sathackr 11y ago
Free space optics would be my technology of choice for short distance, high bandwidth, high density connections. Nearly unlimited spectrum. The 'tower' side could be essentially a 'floodlight'. And you don't even ha

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