Posts by codejunky

Trump announces $175B for Golden Dome defense shield over America

Re: @Paul Crawford

@Gary Stewart

"I am the downvoter and didn't hesitate to reply to one of the biggest trolls in the comments."

Do you mean the second downvote to Paul Crawford? Or that you downvoted me and wish to call me troll?

"Reagan was the first president in modern history to saddle the US with a huge, at the time at least, deficit."

Yes, he funded the US side of the cold war and won it. A quick look suggests he increased defence funding by 35%.

"This is trolling to the Trump degree. What a load of canine soft-serve."

Which part do you take issue with? What part do you feel in your opinion is wrong? Can you articulate that and maybe put some reason to your beliefs or are you just trolling?

"I especially like the Russia mighty military power part. Is Putin your besty too? The ONLY thing that makes Russia dangerous, as opposed to mighty is their nukes which of course they can't use without losing everything like everybody else in the world would."

Just because you are being dismissive does not suggest you are intelligent. Again try articulating your point and with some reasoning. For example: You already point out Russia is a nuclear power. But the common media narrative in the west seems to be schrodinger's Russia which is so pathetic that it can be stopped by a small unprepared Ukraine, and at the same time is a huge threat to Europe that we must supply lots of support, money and weapons to Ukraine and beg America to back stop anything we do. The 2 narratives are incompatible.

"Yes and it all began with Reagan and continued through every republican administration since."

Except Reagan funded the military and the power of 2 rule was dropped under Obama.

*you may disagree with me but when you cant put your reasons into words you pretty much are trolling. I am happy to discuss the topic but try not to be an example of why I held off responding.

Re: May not repeat but it rhymes

@Gary Stewart

"He who, Trump?"

Yes. The one leader in this world who seems interested in ending this war.

"threw in the towel after not ending the war easily with one phone call in 24 hours before he even became president"

The 24 hours thing keeps being repeated but doesnt make sense. Before becoming President, Trump had success getting both Putin and Zelenskyy changing their unwillingness for diplomacy to willing to talk. Then Biden escalated the war allowing NATO weapons to be used directly against Russia. Trump kept trying but Europe and congress critters lied to Zelenskyy and it blew up at the Whitehouse when Zelenskyy got kicked out empty handed and begged to come back. While the US has been meeting with Russia NATO missiles get fired into Russia to keep the war going.

There is little point for Trump to try if Zelenskyy isnt interested in peace. Putin of course is a problem in this too.

"even to the point of withholding weapons and aid going to Ukraine, making ridiculous lies about Ukraine starting the war, and of course more recently using "JP" Vance to double team Zelenskyy at the White House meeting."

As well as participating in provoking the war Obama accepted the invasion of Crimea. Obamas 'support' was mocked as blankets.

Trumps first term sent military gear to Ukraine and stopped the invasion.

Biden steps in and accepts a further invasion before eventually sending weapons.

Before becoming president Trump gets both Zelenskyy and Putin willing to talk so Biden allows long range NATO weapons to be used against Russia in what could easily be taken as an act of war by NATO against Russia.

Even now Trump is still trying to bring peace to a war he didnt cause nor continued under his first term.

Depending how Trump means his comments he is right and wrong about Ukraine starting the war and Zelenskyy had an easy job of dont be an idiot and sign what was already agreed between the US and Ukraine and he fucked up. Zelenskyy kept demanding more and showing he had no interest in peace, and apparently did this for 40 minutes before the televised bit! The last 10 minutes where the claimed 'double team' happened after Zelenskyy embarrassed himself on camera for 40 minutes.

Before that fateful meeting Zelenskyy met congress critters and god knows what they told him (I assume something about Trump not being able to stop support) and after being kicked out he was apparently told by Starmer to go back to Trump and make amends.

Re: May not repeat but it rhymes

@BartyFartsLast

"That's the side effect of it, but the reality is that this is a thundering, unstoppable gravy train for Musk and SpaceX as well as a few other favoured supporters"

If he manages to end the Ukraine war this may be his way of keeping the US war industry propped up until the next threat.

Re: May not repeat but it rhymes

@Doctor Syntax

"I wouldn't worry. Does anyone but himself think it can be done in 4 years?"

I am guessing the next administration may just cancel it if its democrat or sweep its end under the rug if its republican. He might hope it can be done in 3 years but I doubt he could keep the pressure on all the contractors to get it done during his presidency.

@Paul Crawford

"So clearly the recent DOGE cost-cutting has nothing to do with balancing the USA's books given the huge new spending?"

I would consider the military defence separate from the economic improvements of cutting down the government as with the Reagan era. Cutting wasteful government and bringing it back down to size (as well as dealing with the internal corruption) is a goal by itself, yet wartime planning and securing the country in the event of war is a separate issue.

Under Obama the US ditched the rule of a military that could match the next two military powers. Since Bush there has been forever wars sucking money for unclear goals. In the mean time China has been making leaps in its military ability and if we are honest Russia is a mighty power still.

The way I look at it is nobody bothered to maintain the roof while the sun was shining and now its got huge holes and the rain clouds are coming.

* I am the downvoter but was avoiding replying because I didnt want the board flooded with the usual trolls responding to my comment.

May not repeat but it rhymes

The cold war v2, The threat returns

UK 'extremely dependent' on US for space security

Re: I can believe it

@EvilDrSmith

"Did you mean to write that our carriers operate in cooperation with the US?"

Very plausibly. It seems I got that wrong which removes my comments olive branch I was giving to our neighbouring military. Oops.

Cheers for the correction

Re: I can believe it

@Guy de Loimbard

"Why does Europe need to ally with Russia or China?"

Alternatively it could look after its own defence except Europe is highly fragmented and so used to hiding behind the US. The EU (and US) was happy to push into Ukraine but once it went tits up the EU hid behind the US. Only with Trump expecting participation has Europe seemingly woke up to needing to fund defence.

"Why not ally with the most local neighbours, on a more local footing, in relation to global footprint?"

If you mean the continent we have been at war with for a large chunk of history and also not the most capable group (collectively) I would ask why? As Europe looks to the US for defence then that by default leaves us back to relying on the US. The EU is not the global might it dreams about. Militarily it has France and it had the UK.

"I appreciate creating a reliable industrial machine to support Europe may seem hard, without the US, but there's enough talent and capability available in Europe, if you look!"

If you are talking about trade I am all for trade with Europe, and the world pretty much. But for military might there is the US, China and Russia. We could go independent but that would mean funding our military even more and accepting our much smaller capability. Our aircraft carriers operate in cooperation with France so we have planes to put on them, I cant see independence working for us.

I can believe it

Who else could we rely on for defence ability? European NATO has chickened out of the Ukraine war and a coalition of the unwilling will only do anything if the US backs them up. While Europe provides some good military gear their actual abilities are very variable and the desire to fund the armed forces has often been lacking until recently.

We aint going to align with China or Russia which leaves the only real option the US.

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' would create a regulation-free AI hellscape, AGs warn

@BartyFartsLast

"Except if it's not called out, not reported, then it slips under the radar and nobody except the most ardent politigeek or directly affected groups know anything about it to oppose it."

I am wondering how many got whiplash from the previous administration 'hush dont mention it' news to floodgates of anything Trump does and all in negative spin. If Trump actually does something bad it is buried in the anti-fan-fiction constantly streaming.

Re: "I dont see why this should be enforced at a federal level."

@Jedit

"For once I think the downvotes you're getting aren't entirely merited"

They have nothing to do with my comments, its part of my regular fan club.

"but you are overlooking the important point that information crosses borders."

True but that isnt a US thing, that is a world thing. Whatever country decides not to apply strict laws to training AI will supersede countries that choose to restrict themselves and potentially deliver products that the others couldnt produce under the restrictions. Its one of the amusements with the EU looking green eyed at the American tech giants and wanting their own, but not recognising the tech giants couldnt have come into existence under the harsh hammer of regulations in the EU. Yet Europe and the globe get the benefit of the products of the tech giants.

You are right that harmonising the law across states would make it more consistent between states but the cost is that variety that improves lives (not a statement about AI but general across products and services).

Hmm

I dont see why this should be enforced at a federal level. The idea of independent states is they can try out different things to suit their populations

Trump signs TAKE IT DOWN law meant to stop revenge porn

Re: Hmm

@Casca

"This is an article about trump you moron. And you use it to harp on about how bad Biden is and was."

I thought this article was about the new law? And while President Trump has to sign it to make it official, this is a bipartisan law almost unanimous in the house and unanimous in the senate to approve the law for Trump to sign.

Do you not consider the possibility that this is an article about the law but its you who thinks the article is about Trump?

I added the news about Biden because there seems to be a shortage of such (even when he was the President). How on earth did the Hur tapes get released when previous FOI requests couldnt get hold of them? How did Axios get hold of them?

Also Biden having cancer is news. It calls into question the health of someone who was running for President. We already know about the cover up of Bidens cognitive problems. Did they already know and cover up this as well? Something that is extremely important news (especially at the time).

So back on topic, what do you think about the bipartisan law that passed almost unanimously before being presented to Trump to sign?

Re: Hmm

@Casca

"LMAO, everyone here knows what you mean when you write you weasle posts. Yea you dont write trump but we all know what you are saying and meaning."

Obviously not. This was a bipartisan law that passed the house with a grand total of 2 dissenters. It passed the senate unanimously. None of those people are Trump and they are republicans and democrats.

So without any doubt you are replying about YOUR obsession. You obviously have no idea what I am talking about nor have a clue what you are responding to. You are complaining about your own fantasy

Re: Hmm

@ChodeMonkey

"Oh Madam, your subtexts are not very subtle. They are always on display. Try covering them. For modesty's sake. Here, use my coat."

Are these subtexts in the room with you right now? Where did the subtexts touch you? Do you hear their voices in an empty room?

I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you are just trolling and not really so stupid.

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@Casca

"Its codejunky who never defends trump according to himself..."

I know you post this bullshit regardless of what is said but would you care to explain how or in what way I am defending Trump here? Even better can you search the text of my comment and find where I said anything at all about Trump?

Hmm

Sounds like the usual problems with a law like this. It is difficult to balance the protection of people with the law being used as a weapon against platforms. And with the speed of data transfer vs the speed of protecting a victim. Forget republican/democrat this is not an easy problem to solve.

In other news somehow the Robert Hur tapes have been released embarrassing democrats who attacked Hur for pointing out Joes mental state, to which it seems Biden was much worse than people thought. The edited transcripts and Hur being very kind to Joe.

And it seems Joe has an aggressive form of cancer. A nodule was 'discovered' and a few days later it seems he has an aggressive cancer that is slow growing and can be detected through a simple blood test. Was this condition also covered up or is this a terrible failure of the Presidents medical staff? And was this surprise discovery to try and stop criticism of Joe's mental state and those who covered it up?

AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge

Hmm

Almost as though the money that has been thrown into energy generation should have gone into... energy generation. We could have had reliable and affordable energy. But with econuts like Clegg and seemingly most people opposing nuclear and the green madness opposing energy generation in general we can be proud of our high energy costs and being close to blackouts at winter.

UK government overrules local council’s datacenter refusal on Green Belt land

Re: Green Noise & Green Energy

@Lon24

"But where is the 96MW going to come from?"

We have no reason to worry. Energy generation has had money thrown at it since the Blair years. We even have increased bills to fund subsidies for energy generation. And Milliband said our bills will fall as he pushes for more generation. Its a good job the gov didnt push smart meters with kill switches, they obviously have no need for the feature.

The result of a bad winter--->

As US scientists flee Trump, MP urges Britain to do more to nab them

Re: Hmm

@Jamie Jones

"post this as a "What do you think about this" rather than a "ha ha, you're wrong" link"

That was an interesting read and seems fairly right. Especially that the examples of our 40 years of influence are mostly late 70's and 80's to which we had Thatcher. Like her or not she had a spine and Europe knew it. Compare that to Blair who wanted us to have the Euro, gold plated regs and handed over the rebate he absolutely promised would not be negotiable. Following Blair we got wet lettuce Cameron who was sent packing and reportedly had a chair for Merkel when considering UK policy with the EU (I hope it was figuratively).

I imagine if we had a government with a spine people would have been happier to stay in the EU and the UK probably wouldnt have been as 'integrated' with the EU.

"I don't like being guilty of "internet road rage" (code-rage?), so I'm trying to improve (Still unashamedly no tolerance for nasty twats though!)"

Now that is a phrase we should 'be a thing'. Code-rage sounds awesome. I look forward to more conversations with you.

Re: Hmm

@Jamie Jones

"I wouldn't put it as extreme as that - I don't think it needed fundamental fixing and changing, but I do recognise that there were some thing I felt needing fixing, and I am realistic enough to assume there is also a lot of broken stuff that I don't know about."

Ok, I can understand that. I dont necessarily agree but I can see where you are coming from. For me it was more of a fundamentals problem.

"But yes, I am more a fixer than an abandoner. Especially as it was obvious the EU would always have some influence on us, but now we aren't in a position to be able to change it."

All countries have influence on us but I dont believe we had as much influence on the EU as we like to believe (mostly due to our politicians selling out or being spineless).

"I'm sure if all of us commentards had instead talked through this face to face, things would be a lot less fractious. (And I include myself in this, I've made some snips at you in the past over comments I probably wouldn't have thought so harsh and wrong if said in person.)"

Same here and while I am sure it will happen again in future I do appreciate a good conversation and appreciate the section you wrote about your friends. I can relate and face to face is certainly different and more nuanced.

"Fair enough. I must have missed those. Maybe due to bias affecting which bits I remember. And probably also that the anti-remain comments you make get the most replies."

Dont worry, they often get buried under the usual straw men I mentioned which results in most of my comments replying to one sided attacks. I see it a lot with the Trump stories at the moment where I can criticize him but people will still respond and attack me as some sort of MAGA or Trump worshipper. Guess an argument is more fun for them.

Re: Hmm @codejunky

@Roger Kynaston

"I am not sure that comparing a series of policies that aim to remove biases from the process of employing something is akin to Stalin’s purges or Brezhniev’s corruption"

It was a simple comparison of the idealistic intent vs the applied reality. You asked- "what is intrinsically wrong with the concept of DEI." which of course the answer is nothing. But you might as well ask what is intrinsically wrong with the concept of utopia, the answer is obviously nothing. However when the result is a 180 to the intent and DEI becomes racist, sexist, etc and worse that it blocks employment based on merit then it is justified to argue against.

"My understanding is that things like removing the details of the gender of the candidates from the information presented to the shortlist panel. Also requiring that relationships between candidates and employers are disclosed are not equivalent to sending millions of people to the gulags in Siberia."

So lets agree those two things are good. But if I now ask you to justify discriminating based on race, sex, sexual orientation etc could you? The difference being the idealistic intent vs the applied reality. I cannot and dont want to argue against your dream but I will point out problems in reality.

"If you can provide evidence that these polices are preventing people from employing the best candidate then please share them. My inexpert view is that they don’t of course."

You mean the Disney example I mentioned? If you can forgive the source- https://www.gbnews.com/news/us/disney-executive-anti-white-hiring-footage. If not look up the video. Far more publicly (and somehow ignored) Biden was so proud of the colour and gender of who he would pick next for courts and VP as if that is a factor in their ability. The FAA also discriminated on race in their pro-DEI hiring practices and that was in 2013.

I am sure as a reasonable person you wouldnt consider such discrimination to be your idealistic intent of DEI, but in real world application these are just high profile exposures of the very thing trying to be stopped.

"On a side issue I feel we need a rule like the one for accusing people of being fascist when they liken any vaguely left of centre policy as being akin to the Soviet Union. Modesty prohibits me from suggesting that it should be called Rogers law. ;-)"

That gave me a good chuckle. Maybe we could make that a thing.

Re: Hmm

@Jamie Jones

"Anyway, I'm a vocal remainer, but unlike MAGA, we never worshipped the EU like it was some kind of perfect god."

That is promising, just like a MAGA cult an EU cult struggles with unvarnished realities of their 'god'. I am happy to hear you are not one.

"There were issues, but now we are in no place to fix them."

I am guessing that puts you in the remainer faction who voted to stay so we could try to 'fix' the EU. Not a position I agreed with nor believe we could do but I understand it.

"So sure, there have been a few Brexit benefits, but seeing as they are vastly outnumbered by disadvantages, they have no political or financial relevance."

That we do disagree on. Admitting there are any brexit benefits is a hard core impossibility for the fanatics of the cult we discuss above. Often enough some idiot will post that there have been no brexit benefits. Not one. And of course with a lie like that we can disregard their ability to think about the subject because they deny reality (as you admit here). Admitting the advantages and disadvantages is a factual necessity to be able to discuss, even if we have differing views of the 'weight' or 'value' for those factual advantages/disadvantages.

"Ironically, you chastise "remainer fanatics" for not admitting any Brexit benefits, but you don't admit the Brexit downsides."

How and where? Throughout the brexit discussion I acknowledged both but it doesnt fit the straw man when arguing against my comments. Do note the desperate straw men people argue with when replying to me, often not even replying to what I said. I do acknowledge costs of leaving but believe the benefits outweigh them. But just because that is my opinion I dont deny their existence even if I feel the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

You may occasionally notice I post something supportive of the 'other side of the argument' but it is always a pointless exercise as people ignore that to argue against their straw man MAGA fanatic, flat earther, cult, madam who is out of a job.

Re: Hmm

@Casca

"But you keep on thinking you are the most intelligent here just because most people have tired of responding to your shitposts."

Yet you continue to respond to my 'shitposts' but never with any facts to refute my post. And you do this consistently with others too. Either you think you are the most intelligent here and dont have to explain yourself or realise you are a moron with nothing to contribute (see my post about children trying to get attention).

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@AC

"No, I'm seriously telling you this is the first and only real actual Brexit benefit that there has been thus far, which is to be punched in the face slightly less hard than our neighbours"

As I guessed you are just trolling. Seriously, if you are a fanatical remainer (as per your 'only real brexit benefit' comment) lets see which one you are. I doubt any remainer fanatic would be able to bypass their delusion to suggest even one brexit benefit.

Re: Hmm @codejunky

@Roger Kynaston

"I would, however, really like to know what is intrinsically wrong with the concept of DEI."

That depends if you mean the idealistic intent of DEI or the application of DEI. Just as the Soviet socialist paradise has an idealistic intent and the real world application (as we all know).

Hell even Disney got in trouble for their DEI hiring practice which was discrimination based on skin colour (if I remember it right).

"So, how is it that efforts ensure that only the best person is hired are a bad thing?"

At no point do I say that. I am entertained at the naive insistence that you all pretend DEI was that. While the dream might have been to hire on merit, DEI is being shut down for discriminating against merit. You may as well try to defend the Soviets 'new man'.

Re: Hmm

@gnasher729

"All of them were hired on merit. All of them were very, very good at their job. I was always good enough to compete. But you, codejunky, I’ll just guess that your toxic attitude comes from the fact that _you_ actually have nothing speaking for you other than your skin colour. Maybe it’s an attitude problem, aptly demonstrated by your username."

How very interesting. So you understand the concept of merit, of being good at their job. Then you go on an unhinged rant like an idiot claiming I said something else? Why?

Also things you mentioned in your comment- "My last job I worked with one black guy, one real Aryan (he came from North Iran, nothing to do with stupid Nazis), one guy from Libya, one very very obviously gay guy, another guy where I would never have guessed he was gay, and one very young hongkong Chinese lady,". I mentioned nothing about anything to do with sex, race, sexual orientation. You did.

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@katrinab

"Like all the women, mostly black women, at Nasa, who invented software engineering and lots of other stuff related to computer programming?"

What is concerning is that you think those mostly black women at NASA are DEI. I dont think you meant to come across that way but it seems you look down on these people because of their gender and colour than recognise their merit and ability. Good job NASA recognised their ability.

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@AC

"No need to stoop to base trolling as today is a good day for you. You can finally cite the first real Brexit benefit - the Trump administration will harm the UK slightly less than EU countries."

I nearly fell off my chair and had to read that twice! I wish you put your name to your comment so I could see which of you this was. Are you seriously telling me a fanatical remainer recognises a benefit of brexit?

That is a monumental improvement. I dont believe it I think you are trolling. Go on, put your name to this almost unbelievable comment.

Re: Hmm

@steviebuk

"If you're so against DEI can you explain to us all what qualifications Pete Hegseth has for his role?"

Actual soldier.

"Can you say what qualifications Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has for his role?"

Personally I suspect a load of votes he was taking from Trump when he split from the democrat party in 2024. The tactic could have worked in the Dems favour except Trump brought him onboard and then the Dems fought to keep Kennedy on the ballot to try and split the votes in areas that were too close to call.

I hear the 'official' claim is something to do with his legal experience and his work for cleaning the environment.

"What qualifications does Kash Patel have for his FBI Director role?"

Again I had to look it up but apparently a decent history of legal works for the government (including under Obama).

"ALL of those are DEI hires in your brain."

No. I dont know why you would think to understand my brain but get things so vastly and wildly wrong. So how do you come to the conclusion that these are DEI hires? Why is it that YOU have come to that conclusion?

"The way you incorrectly understand DEI, all of those are DEI hires."

How about you tell me what you believe I think about DEI and then I can try to explain why you seem to be so vastly wrong.

"Can we hear you shout about them now?"

Who is shouting what about who? I think your 'vision' of me is very different to the reality.

Re: Hmm

@gnasher729

"Maybe you just showed yourself up as a bigoted arsehole and outside the USA they don’t like bigoted arseholes."

Probably one of the better replies, but wouldnt you be the bigoted arsehole when you imply that within the USA they do like bigoted arseholes? Way to go insulting a whole country there.

So why do you consider it bigoted to suggest that when trying to acquire scientists we shouldnt be importing people doing 'not very important' stuff (see DEI)? Assuming a load of flag bearers for cars (guys to walk in front of a car with a flag) were kicked out of a job in some country that we should consider acquiring them? Left handed basket weavers? Graduates in German polka history?

GAO finds billions in possible government savings, all without Elon's help

Remind me why we need DOGE again?

Interesting. When DOGE makes a claim of how much can be saved by cutting something we get pessimism, scepticism and resistance. "The GAO regularly looks over the books" since 2011 has now discovered $100m in savings which has the 'potential' of $100bn!

I think this is a good thing and well done to the GAO. My issue is with the reporting where based on this one claim the reg is questioning the existence of DOGE. Who is to say this $100bn or even the $100m figure isnt as fanciful as a DOGE prediction?

Keep up the good work DOGE and GAO

Qatar’s $400M jet for Trump is a gold-plated security nightmare

Re: Hmm

@DS999

"Even if your worst delusions about Hunter Biden getting paid a few million dollars was done as a bribe to Joe Biden"

A few million when? Biden was Vice President when he stepped in to protect Hunters business interests in Ukraine. The pre-emptive pardon covers that far back too! The pardon which was only needed because the unprecedented 'plea deal' offered to Hunter was thrown out by a judge for being so obscene. Admit to one little thing and EVERY OTHER CRIME will not be prosecuted whatever it is.

"there are BILLIONS in bribes going Trump's way. This plane is just the small stuff, look at the stuff about buying his cryptocrap. $2 billion in a single transaction!"

I am guessing neither Trump nor his family paint. And we can agree its cryptocrap for anyone who wants to buy such rubbish. But are these bribes to Trump and for what? We know Hunter was selling access to his father and Biden influenced other countries such as Ukraine. Maybe it is a bribe to Trump but for what? By who?

"But you're willing to overlook it all because "both sides", right?"

No. I dont actually overlook them, there are receipts when it comes to the Bidens. A lot of complaints against Trump are speculation. I never even heard of Trumps crypto getting a $2 billion transaction and more fool them (crypto is entirely confidence based value) I will probably look for news later if I have time. What gets me is how willingly people overlooked other presidents doing things but if Trump is just accused of anything its a big deal. Trump even had an actual conspiracy against him by the federal security services and people overlook it or worse keep repeating the lies! So who is overlooking what?

"That's the real reason Trump was calling out Hunter Biden"

Nothing to do with an actual criminal (convicted of actual crime) who was protected by the federal security services (laptop) and pardoned back to when Joe was VP and interfering in Ukraine? You want to overlook that? Selling access to his father for what looks like potentially favours with 10% for the big guy? Who was caught for tax evasion and numerous claims that security services got in the way of the investigation meaning Hunter probably got away with years more tax evasion (statute of limitations). Are you still overlooking? A drug addict who sat in on the top level Presidential meetings because his dad was not fit enough to be President? Still not looking?

And I bet your itch is to respond 'but Trump'. And that is why it is a problem that after 4 years of people being expected to close their eyes and cover their ears that now every speculation against the devil must be assumed as a fact against Trump. 4 years of overlooking and gas lighting voted Trump in for a second term with a practically red map. Is the whole of America suddenly MAGA? Or are they sick of the bullshit?

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@cmdrklarg

"Imagine the histrionics from the RWNJ infosphere had Biden done anything remotely similar."

You mean the guy who was seriously mentally debilitated that was propped up as a puppet President? A man with scandal after scandal that had less attention than Trump walking across a street to a church? Someone also known as 'the big guy' who interfered in Ukraines legal system to protect his son which the dems then tried to impeach Trump for trying to put it right? A guy who violated the law on taking classified documents but was too mentally incapable to be charged unlike Trump?

You have to have your eyes seriously shut to pretend Bidens gov didnt do much worse and Biden wasnt even capable. Even now the media are trying to play stupid that they were hoodwinked, Harris still wont admit she knew when she was meeting him regularly, and staffers are in various degrees of denial or admitting a problem. Amusingly in an upcoming book (pretending they didnt already know) Biden didnt even recognise Clooney at the fundraiser. Yet President autopen who didnt even know what orders he was signing got his family protected from the law? His criminal son sitting in on high level meetings.

But remember, nobody knew about his condition.

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@Potemkine!

"Maybe the next one, because the current one is considered as a clown, a threat, a traitor, a crook or an insane arsehole. At best."

Of course except for-

> both Putin and Zelenskyy who completely changed their anti-diplomatic stance to willing to talk.

> Europe who are desperate to keep the Ukraine war going but need the US to backstop any plan.

> Israel/Hamas. Another hostage was released (held since October 2023!).

> Saudi's, which is being compared to when Biden went and was apparently humiliated?

> Qatar, as per the article.

> Starmer who has tuned from anti-Trump to grovelling.

> The rest of the freaking world.

Woman screaming no to the sky... probably not. But I doubt he will lose sleep over that.

Re: Take him at his word..

@AC

"Does J.D. Vance fly on a different plane?"

I think so. I recall Vance going checking out the VP plane when Harris was doing her best to avoid reporters. He wanted to look at what he would be travelling in when Trump won

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@Triggerfish

"Did you miss the part where it's being transfered into the presidential library? At taxpayers cost of course."

The refurb might be tax payer cost but I doubt it would go to the presidential library in that case, And isnt the presidential library mostly private funded or do I have that wrong?

"So not much point or sense at all in spending so much to get it running."

I am hoping he would pass it on to the next President if Boeing still havnt built their planes.

"It would be nice to have a us president worthy of respect, only about four more years to go and well see"

It amazes me that after the previous President/administration people would complain about this one. I laugh when people now complain about his first administration after seeing Bidens.

Hmm

Sounds like a lot of work to get it ready for the President. But since Boeing doesnt seem close to replacing the ageing existing air force one and two it might make sense to get this up and running and hand it to the next President if Boeing are still behind.

It must be nice for the US to have a President being respected on the world stage again.

Attackers pwn charter airline helping Trump's deportation campaign

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@John Brown (no body)

"I think you may be confused as to who I was referencing. I was talking about the hackers in the article."

Definitely confused as to who you were referencing. I doubt it would need 'emergency powers' to put them away under existing computer misuse laws.

Re: Hmm

@John Brown (no body)

"Oh, yes, I'm sure they will be designated as a terrorist invading force allowing the Trump more "emergency powers" and the ability to use various wartime laws and regulations to deport and/or execute them if caught."

They got let off even though they intentionally intruded on a federal detention facility housing criminals.

Hmm

If the attackers are US based or within US reach I expect some harsh jail time will be coming to them. In New Jersey politicians tried to break into an ICE facility and got arrested. What is wrong with these people?

CISA mutes own website, shifts routine cyber alerts to Musk’s X, RSS, email

Re: When it's over - Uncle Sam will be raising a tin cup for help....

@Roland6

"However, this is Trump"

That one little bit sums up not just your comment but most comments about him. Anyone else nobody cares, but just because its Trump. We just watched the most hopeless and shady government run the US for 4 years with a President who wasnt mentally there, serious coverups, the druggy criminal son sitting in on top level meetings and yet somehow Trump gets more flak. Even in his first term against a proven conspiracy against Trump he got more flak.

You dont have to like the guy but ffs this determination to pretend anything bad even when you cant find something bad is cranked to 11. Obviously I dont just mean your comment it is a general observation but no wonder Trump won a practically red map of support.

Re: When it's over - Uncle Sam will be raising a tin cup for help....

@Roland6

"The trouble is, irs not clear if the 747 is a gift to Trump (Ie. Personal) or a gift to the President (ie. To the Office)."

In what way? In his first term Trump ordered replacements for air force one and two but Boeing didnt get the planes built in time and the timeframe has seriously pushed back (they say around 2035). So Qatar gifts the US an ex government plane which is being converted to serve as air force one. I dont get the issue? If this was any other President this wouldnt be news.

Re: When it's over - Uncle Sam will be raising a tin cup for help....

@drankinatty

"The 5hit-show continues with a wrecking ball being swung at critical US infrastructure while the orange-turd tries to stuff a 747 from Qatar in his pocket."

Is this the 747 gifted because Boeing decided they couldnt make a new one until 2035? The 747 from Qatar being a former government aircraft to replace the 30+ year old air force one Trump ordered a replacement for in his first term?

I think I got those details right but this isnt a lining of the pocket example. This should be criticism of Boeing

Britain's cyber agents and industry clash over how to tackle shoddy software

Re: Grift

@AC

"Picking locks to steal stuff is a risk/reward situation...the lock isn't there to be impenetrable, it's there to slow the burglar down and increase the risk of being caught...if a burglar really wanted to bust your lock he'd kick your door in or use an angle grinder or something...he won't give a shit about the lock"

As someone already pointed out, a bolt cutter will do the job nice and quick. It does mean carrying around big bolt cutters or as you say an angle grinder. For a good lock picks probably aint worth the effort but if you want to open a lock and leave it intact picking it (or maybe a shim for a padlock) works better. I have a cheap lock that sets the pins just by sliding in the pick. It is the absolute illusion of security

Re: Grift

@elsergiovolador

"Why are they not holding to account companies making door locks? Some can be picked with a tooth pick"

I was surprised how easy it was to pick open a good number of locks when I started to play around with the hobby. If people had any idea I suspect more secure locks would start to be used, especially padlocks

Amazon tested warehouse robots and found they're not ready to replace humans

Re: Perhaps Amazon workers . . .

@mark l 2

"I am sure that the 1000s of people who work in Amazon warehouses all over the world would rather have a shit job than no job at all."

Are you sure? They unionise and demand more pay or better conditions (not claiming the conditions are great). It seems like the Mc worker problem where they price themselves out of a job they dont feel they are compensated for doing. The compensation being related to their value and nobody wants to think their value is little. Then they get replaced by a machine that does the job cheaper.

So your [expletive] test failed. So [obscene participle] what?

Re: Didn't see it myself

@Ball boy

"I learnt to always, always do a global search for 'hello' before releasing the code. It's surprising how often one or two showed up, no matter how carefully I thought I'd been working!"

This is where I git diff and search for any print statements.

Ha

It is almost a rule that an exception that cannot be raised will one day be raised along with its associated error message.

US Transpo Sec wants air traffic control rebuild in 3 years, asks Congress for blank check

Re: highly regarded AI

@MachDiamond

"So many politicians have lost sight of basic infrastructure on their way to being a SJW. The Roads Must Roll."

It seems to be a general problem of government that opening a new shiny shiny is exciting and they can brag about it. But basic maintenance isnt as glamorous so falls off until things are falling apart.