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Comment Where stealth isn't an issue. (Score 1) 127

Besides the hearing loss of those who fly without hearing protection, your not going to be sneaking up on anything.
I can see one at every circus or event that want themselves noticed, loose gravel/dirt flyover areas to really get some attention.

On the other hand for Wildlife management this would be very helpful if there's a need to constantly "herd" animals;
not to mention being fun as heck to fly.

Submission + - Appeals court rules NRC in violation for not ruling on Yucca Mountain (go.com) 1

schwit1 writes: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered the commission to complete the licensing process and approve or reject the Energy Department's application for a never-completed waste storage site at Nevada's Yucca Mountain.

In a sharply worded opinion, the court said the nuclear agency was "simply flouting the law" when it allowed the Obama administration to continue plans to close the proposed waste site 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The action goes against a federal law designating Yucca Mountain as the nation's nuclear waste repository.

"The president may not decline to follow a statutory mandate or prohibition simply because of policy objections," Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote in a majority opinion, which was joined Judge A. Raymond Randolph. Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland dissented.

The appeals court said the case has important implications for the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of government.

"It is no overstatement to say that our constitutional system of separation of powers would be significantly altered if we were to allow executive and independent agencies to disregard federal law in the manner asserted in this case by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission," Kavanaugh wrote. "The commission is simply defying a law enacted by Congress ... without any legal basis."

Comment Re:At first there was nothing then it exploded (Score 1) 190

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/files/2013/07/kozm_LSS.jpg
shows stuff coming towards us.

No, it doesn't. Perhaps the color coding was chosen poorly, but it doesn't show things moving towards us at all. Quite the opposite.

Tossed that out for a response, thank you.

I did search it out first
http://www.aao.gov.au/2df/manual/2df_manual.html
and
http://www2.aao.gov.au/2dFGRS/Public/Publications/colless_specz.pdf

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2dF_Galaxy_Redshift_Survey

I couldn't find anything to grab on to, other than "8.2 Simple redshift completeness mask" of the PDF but figure I was on the wrong track
(ie: made no sense to me).

Comment Re:And why should people trust it (Score 1) 118

AdBlock/Ghostery helps a lot. But yeah, I agree that they have intruding ads

It's been mentioned that Windows will disable a HOSTS file, I've wondered about mine recently as sites are getting through that shouldn't.Logging on to /. Ghostery claimed it was blocking two Google analytics sites and doubleclick; Ghostery should of never seen them.

Ok, my bad; Ghostery doesn't block sites, it blocks scripts "which are objects embedded in a web page"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery so even when it mentions what it's "blocked" it's already been blocked by the HOSTS file.

Is interesting to see just what's blocked for each web site/page.

Comment At first there was nothing then it exploded (Score 2) 190

This is a sig I've seen someone use on /. the article says to me dark matter was here, then nothing exploded.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/files/2013/07/kozm_LSS.jpg
shows stuff coming towards us. I've heard so many space programs say everywhere you look everything is moving away from us,

Submission + - Apple develops technology to block data transmissions

Presto Vivace writes: Apple patents tech to let cops switch off iPhone video, camera and wi-fi

Apple has patented a piece of technology which would allow government and police to block transmission of information, including video and photographs, whenever they like.

All the coppers have to do is decide that a public gathering or venue is deemed "sensitive", and needs to be "protected from externalities" and Apple will switch off all its gear.

I guess not every company can be Lavabit or Silent Circle.

Comment Re:And why should people trust it (Score 1) 118

AdBlock/Ghostery helps a lot. But yeah, I agree that they have intruding ads

Never heard of Ghostery so gave it a try, had a version for Opera which I thought special (Opera being the black sheep of browsers).

It's been mentioned that Windows will disable a HOSTS file, I've wondered about mine recently as sites are getting through that shouldn't.
Logging on to /. Ghostery claimed it was blocking two Google analytics sites and doubleclick; Ghostery should of never seen them.

Thank you for the heads up.

Comment Thepiratebay.sx fills a needed nitch (Score 2) 177

I like a place I can download stuff I read about on /. the http://thepiratebay.sx/ fills that need.

Like when Aaron Swartz uploaded JSTOR http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/22/2254204/release-of-33gib-of-scientific-publications 35 gigs of some of the driest stuff I've read, but I was able to.

Only click on the magnetic links, anything else is... well different.
Secondary link http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/6554331 not as "funny looking" as the link in the /. article (which is still good).

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