Think of it like Sputnik. It beams the anthem over and over to anyone who knows what frequency to listen on.

A long way to go?

I've had LEDs lighting up my house for over two years now (my house is old with low ceilings, many of the lights are GU-10 downlighters -- they were halogen and/or compact fluorescent, they are now 7W LEDs and are superior to halogens or CF in every respect).

It sounds like the objection was that he ran servers, the bandwidth thing was merely the trigger to ask.

I'm baffled ISPs still think "servers" are something that needs banning. Reminds me of when so many clueless ISPs banned NAT (or rather connection sharing between multiple PCs in general.)

Nukes?! I prefer to use Chinese Needle Snakes.

I saw that movie when I was a kid as well. My dad took me (obviously) and I always remember those roaches. I wasn't scared of them, I thought they were cool.

Now of course I know they were Madagascar Hissing cockroaches.

Because he's made a fortune helping people get movies and music without paying. Well, without paying the producers of those movies and that music.

And this is Slashdot, so helping a bunch of leechers makes him a hero because MAFIAA.

Based on how poor the weather reports along the East Coast have been for the last few months, the satellite must have gone down much earlier.

Case in point, the weather for New York on 5/20, after looking at several different sources the day before, all said the same thing: low 70s with partly cloudy skies. The result: cloud blocked skies and light rain.

If you can't get the report right 12 hours before something happens, why should we listen to you for something a few days down the road?

Perhaps I missed it, but how was this murder terrorism?

I thought everyone was familiar with the process thanks to the Saturday morning cartoons, but perhaps some of you Delinquent Terrorees need it spelled out.

After a crime or crime-like event, what'll happen is that someone on the Terroree Committee announces their IBA (Intent to Become Afraid). Another committee member seconds this, possibly after some out-of-band side-dealing. This brings the terror (small "t") to the floor, where a wider discussion ensues. If seven ninths of the committee supports Afraidity, then goes to the larger Terroree Assembly for more debate and ultimately a straight majority vote. (I'm oversimplifying here, but I'm not sure how much detail you were requesting.)

If it wins the vote, it is promoted to a Terror (large "T"). A Terror's actors become "terrorists" and the action "terrorism" and so on. If no motive for the terrorism is found (no one comes forth and explains their demands and that they performed the act in order to persuade the public to see things their way, the classic boilerplate being "I committed that violent action in order to prove that my views are the wisest views") then something can be made up -- technically after being sent back to the Terroree Committee. To save time, the original committee's meeting may come with a non-binding suggested motive, and after the assembly's Terror vote, a popular Terror will often immediately proceed to a vote on the suggested Terror Motive.

All members of the Terroree Assembly agree, as a condition for joining the assembly, that they will comport Afraidity with any and all Terrors, without exception, and regardless of however they voted upon the original terror (the "Mandated Afraidity"). This helps to address charges of illegitimacy, so that we don't have a repeat of the Cole incident (where it languished in Terror Court after passing the assembly (with high absenteeism) and a poll of the assembly members found that 87% of its members hadn't been Afraid).

The Mandated Afraidity, while once thought of as draconian and overburdensome, is now widely accepted thanks to a notification network which helps to keep assembly members up-to-date and informed about exactly what to fear, how to persuade the public to comport Afraidity, etc.

Yeah, it's the old "Something related to X did this to me, therefore I'm going to attack people also related to X but in another way that doesn't mean they had any control over the first thing" thing.

See also numerous wars we've been involved in over the last few decades.

The amount of "I know nothing" coming out of DC the last two weeks rivals Sgt. Schultz

They're trying to fix that so please stop resisting.

I have been saying for a long time if these are our "best and brightest" can we give our worst and dullest a chance to see if things get any better?

Considering how poor SAP software is, this might produce a better product in the long run.

I have been saying for a long time if these are our "best and brightest" can we give our worst and dullest a chance to see if things get any better?

Considering how poor SAP software is, this might produce a better product in the long run.