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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 04:43 PM) I meant more if they were specifically trying to analyze satellite images from when the plane disappeared. That would be really tough. It's not only a small object at a large distance but its rapidly moving relative to everything around it. At a single time you need everything to come together. The good news would be there wouldn't be much data to sort through, either you have satellite images of the area or you don't. And if it's taken at night...good luck, I don't think even IR imagery would spot that.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 04:34 PM) How well do those work for images taken at 1 or 2 AM? Or are they using infrared or something else that doesn't depend on visible light? You'd also have to deal with whatever cloud cover was in the area that could obscure the plane. 1-2 a.m. you wouldn't get anything useful, IR wouldn't help unless you had a temperature difference. However, several satellites, specifically Suomi-NPP can spot fires and burning even at night if such a thing happened. Cloud cover could definitely be a problem in getting good images but we're now about a week out so a number of different satellites should have gotten clean looks.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 04:28 PM) My guess is, the US is combing through satellite images right now, for anything they have in that area for that timeframe. They can use data on flights in that area/time that were known, try to eliminate some, and maybe get lucky and find it that way while it was still in the air. But that is a LOT of data to comb through, and it would take time. Actually the real trick would be that there should be software to look for these type of things pretty quickly if you're looking in the right area, it would just take processing power. We use software to look for color changes in land/ocean all the time. That's probably why private satellite companies out of China kept spotting things like "white objects" that turned out to be boats & such. Now that I write that, it makes me wonder whether the satellites that are going over just aren't calibrated to the type of things that might be seen. I do know that the ISS was supposed to make a pass over the LKP today and take images specifically to help the hunt.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 03:43 PM) I dont see why alarm bells should have sounded in the US over a foreign airline disappearing off radar, outside of the united states. Here referring to "in this case", a perfectly valid use of the word "here".

I for one do not want Dunn getting more at bats than the rookies and I really don't care if they think it helps him get more pitches to see. (we also just had that discussion about the lack of good evidence for impact of strong protection in the stats thread).

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 02:35 PM) Of course nothing has changed in the world since that day... But take a look at how this plane behaved. The transponder went off and no alarm bells sounded here either. Maybe this would be different over the United States, but it's also possible that "sounding the alarm bells every time there's a problem with a transponder signal" is a huge expense that we don't deal with until there's more reason to respond.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 01:43 PM) Well, every military except Malaysia's, apparently. Alarms didn't go off in the U.S. when planes started turning off their transponders until those planes started running into buildings. (to first order).

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 01:14 PM) If the plane was stolen and someone was planning on flying it again, how easy is it to procure thousands of gallons of gas on the black market? I think that hiding it from radars worldwide would be much more troublesome (again, only large airports could handle a 777 coming in).

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 10:39 AM) Thing about this stolen plane theory is... where it was headed, in that direction, there are only so many places to land. Andaman Islands have only 4 airports, and the Indian Military has a heavy presence, so it seems impossible a giant plan could land there without them knowing. So, going that general direction, where else is there within the range of that plane as-fueled that it could land? I'll throw out one theory - Sri Lanka. Semi-lawless parts of that area, militant groups, little central control, and a big enough island that it has lots of airstrips. Might be able to land a plane there without the Indian military being aware. But I still think there is a 99% chance it is sitting in the Indian Ocean somewhere, what's left of it. Hiding >200 people and a plane somewhere near an airport with a runway capable of handling a 777 would be really tough.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 09:15 AM) It's really just no defense whatsoever. I wasn't intending that to be a defense, I was actually curious as to whether or not the problems were coaching guys up, scheme on the floor, or a general lack of available talent.

Q for those who know this a little better than me. Hypothetically imagine that Tom Izzo was given Indiana's roster as-is to start the season. How do you think they would have done?

As with anything else reported on this, who knows, but worth noting.

QUOTE (GallonsOfSemien @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 06:49 PM) Semien in the game. His defense has been viscous this ST. slow moving, thick, not a lot of range?

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 06:23 PM) I know, I was joking... kind of... Would much rather see him starting then Beckham (you remember how people have complained about Beckham being brought along too fast and that potentially screwing him up right?)

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 06:20 PM) Can we just give Micah Johnson the job now?? 3-2 pitch against a lefty and he took it the other way for an RBI single.. Would have been a double if it wasn't 1st and 2nd. (No, he'll start the year at AA but it's nice to see him having a good spring).

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 05:52 PM) Well Denver is in the AFC so that eliminates one obstacle to the superbowl. I dont think either one are the dominant forces that we've seen at times in the NFL. I fully expect two completely different teams in the Superbowl. One thing that scares me is that SF is already pretty loaded with young talent on rookie contracts and they're sitting on double-digits of draft picks. If they are smart about how they use those they could really surround the guys they have with a ton.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 03:21 PM) Republicanomics. While regulation doesn't always work the way it is intended, at least the left usually has a justifiable goal when they do it I get where you're going...but you're just asking for a dozen examples in reply of regulations the left supports that similarly don't do much good except for helping a well-connected industry. Especially when you start reaching the state level they're all over the place.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 03:15 PM) But how much of that is because the Saints were a pass first team with 2 pass catching running backs, while the Bears did either with a very good running back? I think a much bigger part of it is that the Bears constantly put Webb on an island on his own whereas the Saints constantly give their guys help.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 02:26 PM) No clue how Crean will continue to have a job next year. We get it, he got recruits and brought the program out of the dumps. But you'll never get any higher than you are now with Crean. He's Ron Zook

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 02:11 PM) #firetomcrean He's got 2 more years.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 01:58 PM) For those who celebrate, tomorrow, March 14th, is Steak and BJ Day. Good luck, guys. This post should be circled.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 10:48 AM) I would put the under/over at August 1st unless an injury happens. For Semien? Sept. 1 when the rosters expand if there's no injury. the only other way for him to come up is for Beckham or Ramirez to be traded. 3b is too jammed and I sincerely hope they're not dumb enough to call him up for a month to be a backup middle infielder.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 05:34 PM) He's a waste of time. A productive, detailed, solidly argued contribution as usual that in no way reflects poorly upon you for posting it.

Even if that catcher is Tyler Flowers?