Not trolling here, but which law gives the federal government the authority to compel businesses to do this. Genuinely curious.
Federal agencies have the power to write and enforce regulations. As an example, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has made very similar rules, and enforces them, on power plants and electrical transmission companies. STUXNET was a big wakeup call and FERC had the (NERC) write standards on how to secure networks. These standards can be a good thing. It's relatively common for people to die in extended power outages in extreme weather, and a utility following all the regulations is much less likely to be found legally liable if a big event occurs.
For the airlines and airport operators, the regulating body is the DOT, under the Federal Airline Administration (FAA). For rail companies, most likely the DOT again under the Federal Railroad Administration. The authority of these agencies is sometimes disputed for certain regulations, and in such cases there are procedures in place, sometimes involving the judicial branches of government. Given the success of FERC with very similar regulation, I doubt private industry will be able to avoid all of these regulations.
That doesn't rule out US equipment though.
It seems much more likely that it is something the US has deployed than that someone has developed an undetectable long range weapon that they can smuggle into many different countries and deploy within range of these targets. London, for example, is one of the most heavily watched cities in the world.
It would be beyond the known limits of technology and physics if it existed.
Why would they test this on their own, and only their own, embassies? It makes no sense. This has caused minor to moderate friction to the relationships between the host countries and the US. Much more likely that it is a 3rd country messing with international relations for their own benefit.
The steeper the pitch of the roof, the less likely snow is to accumulate. The other bit is better designed verticle axis wind turbine, smarter design, front yard of every home, it is possible but greed holds it back.
Residential vertical axis wind turbines is about the most inefficient method of generating electricity I can think of. The design is fundamentally inefficient, but that's not a big deal if you don't care about cost. The biggest inefficiency is the allocation of skilled labor. There is a finite amount of electricians, installers, manufacturing capacity, etc. More megawatts per skilled labor hour can be installed in big installations. It doesn't matter how many people you hire, industrial-scale is always better. It's more cost and manpower efficient.
I have followed his life for the past decade or so, with great amusement. I find it hard to believe he is gone.
The guy is accused of rape and murder in Belize, in addition to being a unpredictable person with a violent temper.
Yes, there are many people who wanted to smear his reputation, but there are too many witnesses to his behavior to dismiss them all.
I'm not suggesting that these challenges are insurmountable - far from it. I'm just wondering out loud of the challenges we see facing us today are demanding such an extreme solution.
One use I can think of is a submarine rescue system. If you could airdrop it into the sea near a submarine in distress, a support vessel could then directly tow it to the submarine location and begin a rescue attempt. I'm not sure if current vessels can be piloted remotely, but that would probably be necessary to expedite the rescue.
You could also drop supplies into remote locations in any weather conditions. As an example, the ability to drop supplies into Antarctica during winter could be useful. Currently, winter flights to Antarctica are very rarely attempted due to the high risk.
What is the point of having your coins in an exchange? Seems to me that would eliminate one of the reasons to have them in the first place. With all the theft that seems to always happen at these places, why would you trust one now?
Transaction fees are becoming considerable. Bitcoin average transaction fees are around $20 on average now, but on April 21 were $60. I believe if you are transferring within an exchange, the fees are generally much more reasonable or even "0" if the institution does exchanges based on a spread.
Coinbase is no Mt. Gox. They weren't amateurs when they started, they have been around a while, and they hold massive assets. It can be certain that some very smart people have tried to breach their security. While past performance is no guarantee of future performance, and it is always possible to rob a bank, if they have used the expertise of people who do IT security at banks, account security could be nearly as safe as banks. Without the FDIC/NCUSIF guarantees of course.
Now they're going to lose a bit. To be fair, this is necessary. We also need to reign in other things, not just tech companies. I remember when people (especially conservatives) were losing their crap over the data TikTok was collecting.
I believe TikTok was the convenient chump that the government could beat up a little so they could shake down the US-based companies.
You'll notice that many times when a big company gets a little too uppity or defiant, their CEO gets hauled into Congress for a dressing down. This doesn't happen to major military contractors or lobby-heavy companies like Uber though, because they're current on their campaign and superpac contributions.
Amazon drivers don't work for Amazon they sub that out but control them like they work for Amazon and they are on high quotas that force them to piss like that.
This isn't an excuse for Amazon but I did home services for a while and bathrooms for mobile workers are a real problem. I kept my own schedule, but finding a place and a time was problematic. Some residential customers didn't invite me in, and in many other cases it didn't seem appropriate to ask. Other jobsites nobody was home so I couldn't have asked if I tried. Gas stations were hit and miss on availability and if they fit into my route. Grocery stores were possible in some locations but inconvenient due to the large parking lot. I found myself limiting my water intake and becoming chronically dehydrated. There were a couple occasions I had no choice but the bottle.
I have an office job now, but I sympathize with the workers who must plan their day around bathroom breaks. It sucks.
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