Posts by Mike Moyle

Re: Spoken like a true FOX news viewer

"there's a lot of missing context here... and a LOT of unnecessary overreacting."

Running an online ad 88 times isn't that many impressions, but running an ad 88 times that talks about the evils of other political groups AND uses a symbol that was used to identify political enemies in concentration camps is pretty much guaranteed to have the press repeating and amplifying the ads, while being ju-u-u-u-ust vague enough that anyone who draws that connection can be derided as being paranoid, irrational, etc.

While I can't say for sure that that was the plan with these ads -- really, as a way of amplifying a message while maintaining (semi)plausible deniability, all without paying for the ad time, it's pretty brilliant!

Re: The lesson for today

"...because you lost a political argument four years ago."

Are you kidding...? We've got millions of yahoos in this country who can't let go of a fight that they lost 155 years ago!

Four years.... Pfft!

Re: Oblig comment

"We shall all have to wait and see what plays out."

You're new around here, aren't you?

Re: 3 years for a terrorist offence ?

Great! Now I've got THIS stuck in my head!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHSPVNbF5lY

Re: 22nd Amendment

"Would you mind backing up that assertion, that Trump has discussed repealing term limits? Can you show some sources for that?"

It was one of those comments that he throws out at random, and he followed it up over a couple of days in his usual fashion:

Step 1 - Make outrageous comment.

Step 2-A - If no one responds, double down and start the "Well, a lot of people are saying that..." comments, or;

Step 2-B - If it gets pushback, claim that he was:

i - only joking, or;

ii - doing it to show up how unfair the [press | liberals | Democrats in Congress | other countries' leaders] are to him (and, by extension, to America).

Here's at least one instance:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-jokes-about-running-for-third-term-in-2024/

Re: Oh dear

If we're going to ban "sources say" without any identification of the sources, can we also ban all "...well that's what people tell me" comments, as well?

And "lots of people are saying...." comments?

And maybe even, "I get calls all the time..." claims?

I mean: If we're going to insist on identifiable sources for all public statements then we should probably get those taken out of the national discourse, too, right?

Re: A reason for all the glue?

I was thinking this exact thing -- It seemed to me that glue assembly in super-thin/small form factors meant you probably couldn't fit the requisite bits inside, anyway. It's likely to be your big, easily-repairable, modular machines that would be at most risk.

Since the person was a total CAD/graphics beginner and wasn't going to need 3D,I was recommending that we try her on LibreCAD.

Re: I've no idea if it's particularly useful

"Useful for learning engineering skills, not much else."

For a programmer, possibly; for a potential end-user, probably not. If it's faster/more accurate than manual masking then it's potentially money in the bank.

The problem with that argument is that it assumes that Google has no indexed articles that mention that the charges were dropped. If they DON'T, then the argument might hold water; if they DO, and they are available with an appropriate search then, as far as I can see, they plaintiff has no case.

Insert requisite "IANAL" disclaimer here.

Re: Typical of Failbook

Your evidence...?

...or at least always refer to them as, e.g., "mast-er baiter Woody Harrelson".

Re: Must have grabbed on hard

"For obvious reasons the force required is set quite high to stop simple accidents, on the basis that when you really need to pull it you'll be motivated to do it as hard as you can until something happens."

Well, if he was grabbing it to hold himself down during negative Gs, there's him pulling upwards on the handle, while his mass (and anything he's holding onto) is ALSO being accelerated upward.

Oopsie.

Re: Why do so many businesses seem to need video?

"re: 'People tend to look at the image of their correspondent'

That's an etiquette thing, people will adapt over time."

...and once the isolation is over and we're all back to physical interaction, the polite thing will be to look at a point six inches over the other person's head when conversing.

Re: What a hoot(er)!

'S not funny, McGee!

@StargateSg7

The patent holders will simply point out that, as noted in the article, they offered a royalty-free license to the testing company. By doing so, they have made the patented tech available. Thus they are not "withholding" their tech and, if anyone dies, it's not their fault.

Given that, the rest of your argument falls apart, legally.

Re: Well that's new

I'm assuming that it's because HP stock has fallen to $17/share and Xerox is on the hook for $24 per if HP's stockholders were to suddenly decide to say yes. That sort of thing might induce a bit of sphincter-puckering for Mr. Icahn.

"I am sure they have been. Lessons will be learnt."

If there's any justice, the next president not named Trump will declassify any records of the deliberations as part of the post-mortem (as it were) of the U.S. government's response and How To Do Better Next Time™.

Re: "intensely embarrassed by the loss of some of its most valuable weapons"

He claimed things like ICs, lasers, fiber optics were among the tech that passed through his office.

His claim is that, as selected U.S. researchers showed an interest in [technology] his office would approach them with "foreign technology", the source of which had to be kept on the down-low, but which they could examine and see if it gave them any clues as to how it could have been manufactured. If they could reverse-engineer it, they could publish and patent under their own names, and since they were already known commodities in their fields and were on the record as working on the problem, no one would question the narrative.

FWIW, it IS verifiable that Corso was in Army Intelligence from 1945 onward, was a staff officer on the NSC under Eisenhower, and served in the DoD's Foreign Technology Office from 1961 - 1963, which COULD be reconciled with the developmental histories of some of the tech he claims.

Also, it should be noted that the FTO's day-to-day job was researching and assessing foreign technology of all types and liaising with industry and academia on ways to adopt or negate, as needed, the foreign tech advantage so, again, they were a known commodity in the field. Seeding the Roswell tech was (allegedly) just the most compartmentalized part of the job.

Finally, as I noted in my original post, it COULD just be that Corso was wearing his hat braid too tight.

Re: . . .and then companies have the utter gall to complain about lack of employee loyalty. . .

"There is a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and much less prevalent." – George S. Patton, Jr.; "War As I Knew It"

Re: Wasn't planned

"Maybe the liftoff was good but they botched the landing. Maybe a score of 5 out of possible 10 points."

"'Vunce ze rockets are up, who cares where zey come down? Zat's not my department,' says Werner von Braun!"

Re: Grrrreattttt!

"Oh wow, 10million for community projects!"

And let's not forget; that $10 mil is deductible off of for-profit Ethos's taxes. (It's small, but every little bit helps, dontchaknow!)

Re: "if there's something winged in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call?"

GOOSE BUSTERS!!

Re: "Less well supported"?

"This is Microsoft we're talking about - the Comcast of software pushers."

Oh, now, even for bashing Microsoft, that's harsh!

Re: Due diligence

Had an acquaintance in college -- Jack N. Box. (Nice fellow -- a little jumpy, but who wouldn't be...?). When people commiserated with him over his parents' naming proclivities, he pointed out that at least they'd had the decency not to hyphenate their surnames when they married. His mother's maiden name was Hatt, you see.

Re: "The declining popularity of Eclipse is notable"

"Remember when a lot of people said IDEs were a commodity and after Eclipse there was no need to develop another?"

It's still software -- Has there EVER been any such that SOMEONE didn't feel the need to design one that works "the right way" (i.e.: HIS way)?

Re: Instant karma

Serif Affinity software:

https://www.serif.com/en-us/

Re: This reminds me...

"Of course, the US is the one country where almost all conventional voting is carried out using closed source electronic voting machines"

I count myself lucky to be from one of the states that still uses paper ballots.

https://ballotpedia.org/Voting_methods_and_equipment_by_state