* Posts by Shaolin Twelve

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Trump wants to work with Russia on infosec. Security experts: lol no

Shaolin Twelve

Re: Put the Barbie on Geezer!

Just because it is there, doesn't mean you have to read it, does it?

I wonder if you read news at all? or if your version of that is to skim the titles, decide you know it all, and move on? Your life may be too short to effectively communicate anything other than a shallow interpretation of events as you see them, mine isn't.

I mean, many articles, including The Register, have long articles. Who are you (or anyone) to decide how long a response should be? This isn't twitter, and neither are you the World Authority on language, or the use of it.

If you are scared of reading long posts...well no-one is forcing you to, and I am not a coward who is frightened of speaking my mind on subjects I find interesting, or even getting voted down for it.

Those who read what I wrote, and upvoted me, may too have felt what I wrote was a bit long, but they clearly read enough, and are not frightened of many words once in a while. You'll notice that I do do, short, medium, and tedious length too!

People who complain about long postings are authoritarian, self-important fools, who have no business reading such long posts, let alone moaning about them (that also includes those who behave like linguistic police). If you don't have the time.....then don't do it!

I'm no troll, no machine, no idiot. If you don't like what I wrote, then argue your point, otherwise keep your shallow, near-wordless, and pointless opinions to yourself.

Shaolin Twelve

Re: Bah!

No need to ask the GRU, they already know it was a false flag op. The sheer number of holes, inconsistencies, contradictions, and not to mention the fact that accusations and punishment before proof, are the tools of dictators and liars who are wholly uninterested in Law or Justice, (or even general human decency). Such behaviour is deeply damaging to Law and Democracy.

Shaolin Twelve

Put the Barbie on Geezer!

Hi Alistair,

your suspicions are not only incorrect, but wholly unfounded, unless of course you yourself are a recognised World authority on The English Language. Tin-Foil Hattery you say? I could respond to your potential jibe in a negative manner, but instead I will explain.

Admittedly, at times, I can be a little lazy when it comes to punctuation, but usually it is down to eyesight, not linguistic inability, and in fairness, yes I am prone to constructing thoughts in an not-altogether (grammatically speaking) common way.

However, that said, the beauty of the English language is that it is extraordinarily flexible.

Thank you for your concern about my choice of words, making me look (to you and some others) as if I might be wearing a tin-foil hat. By all means fire up the BBQ, a beer or two sounds good to me, and you are most welcome to call my thoughts a diatribe, I'm not even offended.....sometimes there is such idiocy prevalent in The World, that one feels one must vent....diatribe or not.

I genuinely would like your input though as to where you think I could have explained myself better, but bear in mind that this forum is not exactly what I would consider something to warrant such fine fettling, of what is in reality, a non-thesis, or a non doctorate-level missive. In other words, your input is appreciated, but unless you want to help me put together an argument to take to World Leaders at The U.N. or the like, then really, what you offer could be misconstrued as a veiled insult, and a bit of ego-massaging for yourself.

These days, I think the tin-foil hat wearers are proving more reliable than those who think they have the ultimate command of the English language, which itself is a too-close-to-racist, unter-mensch ideology. That somehow a person's syntactical errors are indicative of a less then 'normal' human intelligence level, or one worthy of ridicule and derogation.

If I were to conclude that you are American because of your name, and that you have a fear (like many others) of exposing your weaknesses (hence why you see anything more than 100 words as a diatribe), you would likely, rightly point out that I am trying to make you appear to be something you are potentially not, based on the most insubstantial evidence of a few minutes reading of a person's missives.

By all means mock, but also be prepared to be mocked back, particularly if your command of the English Language is American, and not actual Queen's English. If you are English, then by all means have at me, after all, if your intent is to make me look less tin-foil hatish, then I would have to conclude that you are genuinely concerned for me....which is, well, quite a brotherly thing to do, even downright friendly :)

That leaves me with a problem however. I am not going to give you my email address, location etc., in public, but if you really feel you can help me (or darn! it you just needed to connect with someone! which is really more likely), then I would take you up on your offer, who knows? could be the start of something truly worthwhile?

Thanks for the riveting counter-arguments, and thought-provoking, nay, mind-changing concepts!

Maybe that is why I 'diatribe' so often, because there are too many cowards, with very short attention spans, and only a very small handful of critical, non-egotistic, thinkers capable of putting forward meaty, counter-arguments (not mired in more MSM laden narratives of someone else's design and desire).

Shaolin Twelve

Re: Don't get sheep herded by the fake news media

@ james_smith

So you think you are not naive, but you equate modern Russia with the past Soviet Union, essentially refusing an entire nation the ability to change, even when there is plenty of evidence to show that Putin was never involved in those times or crimes, nor were many currently living Russians?

In your exceptionalist mind, do you see America as the rightful heir to Earth, a god-blessed peoples perhaps? A gift of a Nation unto Nations?

So would you like all of America's past and present evils to be tallied? I think not, I think you would (in the style of Trump) claim it was all historic fake news, that America has never done anything wrong. Well you couldn't be more wrong.

America is exceptional only in the sheer amount of death and destruction it has brought to the World. Truly, no other nation in history has had, or will likely have again, a military so large it dwarfs all other nations combined (this btw is what Hitler was after). Not even The British Empire had as much in terms of manpower and military equipment, and they too were not about making the World fit for us, just how much they could subjugate for profit. America has killed more people than any other nation, period, and sadly most of that has, and is, occurring under our 'watch'

So trying to Impose 'Democracy' (and not even the real version, but a bastardization of Democracy) on The World, by Force of Arms and Economics, by Lies and Deceit, is fine if America, or The UK, or NATO (The Collective West and their 3-4 letter agencies like the CIA) do it, but How dare any other nation not bend to the utter will of Washington and London?

Might is NOT right, if you want to argue that it is, then stop moaning that Russia, China or any other nation is evil because they also believe the same thing you do....it's absurd and hypocritical.

Do yourself a favour, get a world map, and your favourite colour/color markers (washable/permanent to your choice), then start marking all the countries where America has Military bases (that are known about in the public sphere), then with a different colour/color, mark all the countries where America has gained significant economic footing.

When doing this you can also do it by date (if you have enough care of truth to justify the effort).

When you've done that, do the same for Russia and China, then look at the results.

When I did it 10 years ago (and ongoing now in my mind, I've been doing it for so long), that clearly showed me not just who was where, but was so clear, that I have not been wrong in my predictions of who will do what to whom since then. If you seek the truth of the matter, that will tell you the truth about who has designs on what. Simple, effective, and no fake news or spurious theories, just facts about who is where, and doing what.

It's so simple a child could do it, and gain a better understanding of the real world, than any number of complex hybridized theories currently circulating the planet.

Oh yes, when it comes to naivety, try always looking in the mirror before attributing that to others. It would be so nice to believe that The West is Altruistic to a fault, but that is neither the history we have, nor the truth of the current reality. Every nation on Earth is guilty of atrocities, and we are all blood-guilty because of our support of it. There is only ONE Nation on Earth currently in the very advanced staged of World Domination, and it (America) has even publicly stated that fact, when America announced her commitment to total full-spectrum Dominance in every theatre.

Russia, China, Iran, etc., are all nations too, and as such, have as much right to self-defence and self determination as ANY human being is considered to have (in this case the emphasis is on SELF-DEFENCE).

Shaolin Twelve

So it's OK 4 the West but .....

So it's all good if the West shows 'strength and power' by illegally invading other nations under false pretences, nations who clearly don't have the military might of the combined West(American Military/Industrial Complex), not to mention the West's constant interfering in other Nation's elections for decades, or the fact that Politicians are where they are because of their ability to manipulate facts to whatever they want you to believe (but so many of you STILL believe they aren't lying to you).

All I see whenever Russia, or China are mentioned in western Media, is Western MSM-led, jingoistic, anti-life, anti-peace, anti-human, pro-eternal-war, and pro-destruction of our World. So much is made of Western 'Fairness', which is nothing but a cover to be less fair than others, in order to justify taking what is not theirs in the first place, by force.

Simple, logical facts......It is The American-led Military which is surrounding Russia, & China. The US, by far, has the LARGEST, MOST EXTENSIVE reach (caps for emphasis only), IN ALL HISTORY to date, a number which dwarfs ALL of the other World's Military combined (and a lot of dead people to their despicable credit). Of course Russia and China are getting worried. Wouldn't you if the roles were reversed?

America is just Like The Roman Empire of old, except with fresh 'paint', and a MUCH larger Military Industrial base, kept afloat by utterly corrupt Bankers, and Banking Families.

Trump is only different in that he is outside the normal accepted 'circles of power and control' (in his mind), he is a maverick card, played to keep your attention on him, rather than on the hijack of our Historic ruler-ships, principally and on the face of it, by American Corporations, the largest of which is America itself (The US is a For-Profit Registered Corporation itself....as is the UK and others).

You can argue all you want that Putin is this or that, or Trump/May/Merkel/Macron etc., are better or worse, but none of that is stopping the Global Take-over of Earth, not by Aliens, but by those whom we have greedily and lazily given our power to.

It's really simple at the end of the day, and nowhere near as complex as others would have us believe.......if you undeservedly punch me in the face, you'll get it back with interest. If you undeservedly punch me in the face, and are holding a huge threatening-stick too, I'll think twice about punching you back in the face immediately, but you'll still get that 'punch' back in a different, but equally effective way (preferably in a way that disarms you of your large stick). It is no different for our organisations or nations, if a corporation can be a person...a Sociopathic person I might add, then our nations and all our organisations are Persons too (by dint of them being comprised of us persons).

Oddly in many cases, such 'Persons' behave exactly like utterly spoilt, uncivilized, combative children, that actually belies the fact they are compromised of many highly educated and civilized peoples.

If we as peoples believe in Fairness, and the punishing of Theft, Murder, and general Harm-causing as our basic Laws Suggest, then it is time for us to damn well demand, and enforce it in our own institutions and governments, and stop the self-deceptions we are all guilty of.

It seems to me everyone is an 'expert' in calculating how much money and power can be derived from destroying unity, and embracing destructive ideologies, but very few actually spend time working out the fact that there is even more to be gained by co-operation (I mean substantially more to be gained for the entire planet and Humanity). I believe that Vladimir Putin (regardless of his past, or because of it) understands this principle.

Russia/China's only real defence are it's Nukes. If you want so badly to feel what Russian/Chinese Nukes look and feel like in operation, go ahead and have your most cherished dream of an American-only-led World, it will last exactly the amount of time it takes for their Nuke's destructive power to be delivered from there, to a place near you (4mins?...I think less these days). Planet America is not only deeply undesirable, it is the end of this World, same as it would be if it was Planet Russia, or China, or Planet The Kingdom of Bhutan.

If you know your history, then you will know that it has ALWAYS been considered an act of aggression, and a provocative prelude to invasion, when a Nation builds up it troops and weaponry on the borders of another nation. It is in fact still currently ILLEGAL to do so under U.N. Auspices, but hey...America, the UK, and others (following the U.S. Example) have shown that when it suits them, they will ignore International Law, and make up lies, in order to justify what should not be justified under International AND domestic laws, in order to take what is not theirs.

Trump and Putin are not puppet and master, both are under extreme pressure from hidden sources, and are both, it seems to me, trying to wrest power back from those sources. Putin's U.N. speech, clearly showed that he was aware of these powerful sources, and that Russia was going to try and extricate itself from the control of those sources. Trump too, I think is after taking back control from these powerful people, but he is nowhere near the trained and capable a Statesman that Vladimir Putin is, and thinks, and behaves just like you would expect, someone who until now hasn't really needed etiquette, or a comprehensive knowledge of Our World.

Putin and Trump are not Evil people, the evil ones are those who were not elected/accepted to rule, and who regardless, use their money and power, to enslave us all into fear, arguing amongst ourselves for no other purpose than to create division, distraction, and destruction.

I appreciate that there will be many who won't like what I've written, but wouldn't it be a shame if the very nations who espouse freedom of thought, speech, and critical thinking, were the ones who dropped the Torch on it? ... I think that is already happening in the West, and the East is now picking it up, which is a shame, because it would be better for all of us, if we all picked it up that torch together.

What's in a name? For Cambridge Analytica, about a quid apparently

Shaolin Twelve

Worthless Names and PMC's

When this story first broke, a little bit of research, starting at Companies House in the UK, revealed that many of the directors of these businesses have strong ties to Private Military Contractors, like Nick Prince of Blackwater fame, who are still busy providing services, to places like Africa, through yet other innocuously named (and throw-away), and illusorily altruistic organisations.

It is interesting that the focus was on Cambridge Analytica's connections and misdeeds with Facebook, yet the connections of many of their directors (who are linked to PMC's and other shadowy organisations) goes by with hardly a feather ruffled.

I'd buy the Cambridge Analytica's name for a £1, just to ensure that the name always remains linked to these people and their continuing projects to undermine nations around the world, under the false pretexts of providing help.

It is no surprise to me that businesses like Facebook and others had/have such relationships with dodgy businesses, but it does annoy me that businesses like C.A. (and derivatives) get away with nation-meddling, yet it is Russia who gets all the blame for such antics....it is really hypocritical, and highly damaging to Democracy.

Shaolin Twelve

Interesting bunch of directors

Looking into the directors and their histories/other acquaintances makes for interesting reading .... anyone remember Nick Prince and Blackwater? No wonder the names are throw-away.

Oh bucket! Unpack the suitcases. TRAPPIST-1 planets too wet to support life

Shaolin Twelve

Re: 0.7% -- average ocean depth

Thank you for your responses,

I mentioned Earth's mantle, because a few years back I remember watching a documentary which claimed potentially 7 times more water exists in the mantle than on the surface, however, new research suggests approximately the same amount of water exists between the upper and lower mantle boundary, which would mean, if true, that the figure should be doubled to 0.14% approx (not a fifth admittedly, and much lower than I originally thought).

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2133963-theres-as-much-water-in-earths-mantle-as-in-all-the-oceans/

Thanks for the article and the feedback, I'm off to do more research on this as it's fascinating stuff!

Shaolin Twelve
Pirate

How much water?

0.7% Water....Earth?.....Really?

Can anyone confirm this figure, as that seems plain wrong to me? (admittedly I'm not a boffin)

I thought that there was around 76% water on the face of the Earth (Just looking at it from the perspective of land to sea surface-visible ratio), and potentially up to 7 times more water in the mantle (than on the surface of Earth), and while I am not using the 76% figure as the base of that 'upto' 7 times (which would be a false result), it seems to me that there must be a far greater amount of water by mass, than 0.7%.

I know there is a lot of other stuff on Earth (pesky rocks 'n stuff), but 0.7% sounds more like a figure for Mars,

I'm not a scientist, so please forgive my ignorance, it may be I am missing something entirely, and that probably shows, but even 7% doesn't strike me as being accurate. If I was to take a guess....which I am....I would have thought in the region of a fifth of the World's matter would be water (including the H2O in the atmosphere).