bdowney.bsky.social
Infosec professional, photographer, math enthusiast, occasional augmented reality warlord. Peculiar but refined tastes in triangles, cinema, and cocktails. Some skill with Azad.
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I mean, part of this is right: it fits there is no explanation, since there is no theory behind their rulings in the last few years other than "What Trump wants he gets; what Dems want they don't."
No precedent, no intent, not even the thing fig of "well it's the *letter* of the law.".
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Taste...
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That last bit I knew about, but now the next ominous question: What are the criterion for being blue sky verified?
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Wait did they cave and get real verification??? Amazing news!
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AC is something colonies need. :P
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Uh seems more computational theologian than physicist to me.
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I know, this one was rough.
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It's tough. The study didn't seem to have very many samples.
On the other hand, very willing to be convinced it turns X% of people who use it into a p-zombie.
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I mean, it's at best: RCV means less of a share of net final voting power is being driven by shitty fearmongering from the Dem establishment.
RCV is great because it *helps* this problem, but it's not magic! And as you say, it speaks to the poor judgement (and character) of the endorsers.
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I mean, even today there were reports of no movement on geiger counters. Doesn't mean we *didn't* get the uranium stockpile even!
Good thing we have top men working on the strategy in Iran.
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As far as I can tell:
(1) We don't even know if we collapsed the uranium storage facility or whatever at Fordow
(2) In fact, we don't even know if uranium was still there. Trucks seen loading on sat two days before.
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The NYT:
"Officials Concede They Don't Know the Fate of Iran's Uranium Stockpile".
Like being right wing in the US doesn't make you an idiot, but it sure helps huh?
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Hey uh, how long have you been alive?
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Can't wait to protest outside but I am going to need to make the rat sign reference them in the kitchen.
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"My 2.0 Freedom Fries just need it for the recipe ok!"
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Live and let live. Sci-fi con in town, I expect Spock Ears and fezzes on the people leaving. Furry con comes to down, I say let them wear cat ears and llama costumes.
My only request is that the people visiting Nashville realize they're doing the same thing.
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At least it's on brand for Clinton?
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Is it better to resist by building a theocracy that stones women?
You can oppose the cruelty of imperialism without handing one to a place like Iran.
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AOC is the real deal.
We just need more like her.
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Sorry dude this argument makes sense if it's a fight over interest rates, but not if masked men show up to kidnap my neighbor and they won't tell me their badge number.
The people who support this are evil. The people doing it should go to jail.
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Critical support to the NYT for calling a war a war.
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At least now I can have a different set of stress dreams than the ones from binge watching S1 of For All Mankind.
Back to google old classics, like Missile Command and watching the Day After when I was a kid. :|
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SAME. My wife when I woke "Don't want to alarm you but we're at war with Iran."
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Surely he could be the cook.
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And finally: Doing something > doing nothing
Plenty of things to protest; I think ICE is top on my list too but this is one I can commit to.
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And it's a statistical effort — if I have to miss some week because of work, Ingress, or a social obligation, well I'll be at it next week.
PS I strongly recommend visiting a #teslatakedown when traveling. Big "I have friends everywhere" energy.
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Anyway, it's fun to go stand out with signs and bells, and I learn things doing it. Kate & I generally have brunch before or after. So it's time spent with my wife, who is a badass defender of science to boot.