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#31
The rest of the world / Do Americans really know how m...
Last post by TDoS - Jun 13, 2026, 06:09 AMQuote from: RE on Jun 12, 2026, 04:07 PMI didn't have any trouble producing results back in the day. I just didn't like the job. I didn't like academia much either, I was just good at it.Oh...there are results, and then there are results. And me, I can't do academia. Research no problem, but academia is something else entirely. It is one of the reasons I find it so amusing when, based on results, they automatically think I am one of them. Doesn't take much to dupe them.
Quote from: REI was already a socialist by the time I returned from Rio at 10.Well now that is interesting. Did you know at that age the word for what you were, or did that come later.
Quote from: REI positively hated Nixon and Vietnam. I've been disgusted by the politics, consumerism and the plastic world of Big Yellow Taxi my whole life.Instilled by an early family life among the well off?
Quote from: RESo I dropped out of it and did what I liked. I coached a lot of good gymmies along the way. It was fun.
RE
We each measure our results in different ways. I never dropped out, arguably, I never entered anything to drop out of.
#32
War / US and Israel carrying out str...
Last post by RE - Jun 13, 2026, 05:52 AMQuote from: K-Dog on Jun 12, 2026, 08:24 PM
The problem is that this news is 9 hours old and since then there have been things that have been shot down since.
The problem is the "newz" isn't newz at all, it's just transcriptions of whatever handout the WH Press office gives the reporters. Nobody actually files newz reports from where the action is happening anymore. Not only are there no independent journalists allowed onsite anymore, they don't even have embedded journalists traveling with the military units. Hell, they can't even get satellite images from the neighborhood.
Tonight there's still no reports of where the bombs are dropping, by whom or how many. What is certain at this point is that the drones and missiles are flying back and forth leaving contrails all over the skies of the entire region. A day or two later, we'll get reports of how many of them were intercepted on their way to the target. What we will not get are reports of how many got through, what they hit, how much it all cost or how many grunts got blasted.
There's no ceasefire, there's no real negotiation, there's no plan for ending it and the strategy is just to keep dropping bombs until they capitulate, which is not gonna happen. Dropping bombs makes Chump feel good and powerful, and he'll keep doing it until they literally rum out of bombs to drop. lol. As long as the MSM continues to toe the line and not actually report what is going on, most Amerikan idiots will continue to believe the FSoA is winning, none of our guys are dying and soon everything will be back to normal and there will be plenty of gas and food to buy here no matter how many people are starving in Sri Lanka, Somalia and Afghanistan. So why worry?
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#33
War / US and Israel carrying out str...
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 13, 2026, 01:13 AM
Iranian Cyber Group Handala Claims Cal Water Hack
The Iran-linked threat actor Handala this week boasted to have hacked California Water Service (Cal Water), and published 5 gigabytes of data allegedly stolen from the US water utility.
In a post on their blog, the hacking group said the intrusion was retaliation for recent US actions in Iran and claimed they had the ability to disrupt water access but chose not to.
The hackers stated they deliberately avoided cutting off water to U.S. cities, framing the intrusion as a warning. They declared that any future U.S. attack would be met with swift retaliation against American infrastructure. The incident follows reported U.S. strikes on Iranian water infrastructure in June, which Iran has registered as a potential war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
The group also claimed to have breached U.S. military communications, obtaining coordinates of naval forces in the Middle East and sending threatening messages to American personnel. Cybersecurity researchers link Handela to a broader Iranian cyber network known as "Banished Kitten."
What goes around comes around.
#34
The rest of the world / Do Americans really know how m...
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 12, 2026, 09:55 PMQuote from: TDoS on Jun 12, 2026, 03:30 PMQuote from: K-Dog on Jun 12, 2026, 10:51 AMI think I am a mere centurion. One in a hundred. The dirt on the bottom of a shoe.
Did you think this before or after consuming mind altering hallucinogens?
The fish oil has probably done more good for my thinking than anything else. Upgraded cognitive abilities. Send me the T-shirt.
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#35
War / US and Israel carrying out str...
Last post by K-Dog - Jun 12, 2026, 08:24 PMThe latest is; Trump is buying his way out. With your money of course.
TIMESOFINDIA.INDIATIMES.COM • 2026-06-13
US Iran War: Pakistan says US and Iran agree on 'final' text of peace deal to end war
Three regional officials said the emerging deal is expected to pave the way for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the phased lifting of sanctions on Iran, and the release of frozen Iranian assets. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the negotiations.
The problem is that this news is 9 hours old and since then there have been things that have been shot down since.
This is only 41 minutes ago:
DAWN.COM • 2026-06-12
US says 'downed' multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships
“Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” US Central Command (Centcom), which oversees operations in the region, posted on X. Centcom insisted that the strait “remains open for transit”.
If you look at the dates there appears to be a discrepancy, but that has to do with time zones and the Indian article is referencing Pakistan 9 hours ago.
And this is most recent.
Of course saying no frozen funds have been used is not a lie. The money used is your money which could have funded USAID operations, before Musk stole the money.
DETROITNEWS.COM • 2026-06-12
SpaceX vaults over $2 trillion valuation after record IPO
SpaceX soared in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, sending its value past $2 trillion.
America loves thieves.
This stock rocket will be in orbit before it blows up.
US Iran War: Pakistan says US and Iran agree on 'final' text of peace deal to end war
Three regional officials said the emerging deal is expected to pave the way for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the phased lifting of sanctions on Iran, and the release of frozen Iranian assets. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the negotiations.
The problem is that this news is 9 hours old and since then there have been things that have been shot down since.
This is only 41 minutes ago:
US says 'downed' multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships
“Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” US Central Command (Centcom), which oversees operations in the region, posted on X. Centcom insisted that the strait “remains open for transit”.
If you look at the dates there appears to be a discrepancy, but that has to do with time zones and the Indian article is referencing Pakistan 9 hours ago.
And this is most recent.
QuoteThe United Arab Emirates has categorically denied reports published by certain international media outlets alleging the transfer of funds from the UAE to the Islamic Republic of Iran, including allegations concerning $3 billion.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that these allegations are entirely false and unfounded, stressing that no frozen Iranian funds have been released, transferred, or facilitated through the UAE.
The Ministry also called on media outlets to exercise accuracy, rely on official sources, and refrain from publishing or circulating unverified information and unfounded allegations.
Of course saying no frozen funds have been used is not a lie. The money used is your money which could have funded USAID operations, before Musk stole the money.
SpaceX vaults over $2 trillion valuation after record IPO
SpaceX soared in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, sending its value past $2 trillion.
America loves thieves.
This stock rocket will be in orbit before it blows up.
#36
War / Trump has backed away from ren...
Last post by RE - Jun 12, 2026, 06:23 PM
Trump has backed away from renewed war with Iran – here’s why
Trump claimed to have cancelled the strikes because of progress in negotiations between the two countries. In a statement posted on social media, Trump said: “Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved.”
He later added that the deal is set to be signed over the "next few days". Whether this will happen remains to be seen. Trump has declared that a deal between the US and Iran is imminent on numerous occasions only for no agreement to be signed. Iran's foreign ministry has also called claims that an agreement has been reached speculative, insisting that "nothing has been finalised".
I'll tell you why he's "backed off". Because it's TACO Friday and his war is an EPIC FAILURE! Iran's retaliations over the last 2 days have undoubtedly caused at least another $5B in hardware and infrastructure destruction, and they probably don't have enough working radar installations and planes to target Iranian assets with missiles and bombs they're running out of. At some point Demodopes are going to get hold of this information and it's going to start leaking out to the most censored press corps since Pravda & Ysvestia were dishing out bullshit under Uncle Joe Stalin.
The so-called diplomacy and "agreement" he lies about every day has not progressed a millimeter since the ceaseless fire began over a month ago, and it's pretty clear the whole region is in flames at the moment, even if Chump says he backed away.
The economy is destined for some serious shit in the not too distant future.
RE
#37
The rest of the world / Do Americans really know how m...
Last post by RE - Jun 12, 2026, 04:07 PMI didn't have any trouble producing results back in the day. I just didn't like the job. I didn't like academia much either, I was just good at it. Mainly, I didn't like the society, from the time I was old enough to have 2 sets of friends, the boys I played futbol on Ipanema Beach with from the favela and the boys I went to school with from the FSoA Embassy diplomatic corps. I was already a socialist by the time I returned from Rio at 10. I positively hated Nixon and Vietnam. I've been disgusted by the politics, consumerism and the plastic world of Big Yellow Taxi my whole life. So I dropped out of it and did what I liked. I coached a lot of good gymmies along the way. It was fun.
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#38
The rest of the world / Do Americans really know how m...
Last post by TDoS - Jun 12, 2026, 03:30 PMQuote from: K-Dog on Jun 12, 2026, 10:51 AMI think I am a mere centurion. One in a hundred. The dirt on the bottom of a shoe.
Did you think this before or after consuming mind altering hallucinogens?
#39
The rest of the world / Do Americans really know how m...
Last post by TDoS - Jun 12, 2026, 03:28 PMQuote from: RE on Jun 11, 2026, 07:02 PMI make no claim of mastery of any topic, but I know a lot about many topics, make connections others don't and I can generally find solutions to problems other people find intractable.
I don't doubt this statement. I really liked your explanation of genes previously. Perhaps the only difference between us comes down to a peculiar characteristic.....an ability perhaps, as opposed to raw intelligence.
I make a claim of being a polymath only within a small set of topics, make connections others can't and I can generally find solutions to problems that other people find intractable. I then deliver a result. Results, as it turns out, can be quite lucrative. A small difference really, but on such small things can a life turn.
Quote from: REOn this particular topic, besides being smart, I have a pretty thorough experience also both my own and acquaintance with others. So I think I can justifiably say I present a well informed opinion.
RE
We are all older here, and have pretty thorough experience, on our own, and via acquitance with others. I would consider your opinion generally more informed than not (dependning on topic), yes. Particularly if the obvious biases are removed, but that can be done relatively easily, and they aren't as hard coded into your doom views as most.
I can present well informed opinion. In my world it is mostly referred to as analysis. Sometimes I choose to make them more than well informed. Those are designed to be irrefutable. Such is science.
#40
The rest of the world / Do Americans really know how m...
Last post by RE - Jun 12, 2026, 11:37 AMQuote from: K-Dog on Jun 12, 2026, 10:51 AMI think I am a mere centurion. One in a hundred. The dirt on the bottom of a shoe.
Plenty smart enough, and you have the added and VERY important quality of having CFS(Common Fucking Sense), which many very smart people lack. 1:100 puts your IQ at 135, which I would guess to be about right. I come in at ~155 on Wechsler (most common), although I have tested higher on MABII. I don't buy scores over 160 on any test, there aren't enough people who score that high to properly norm the test.
RE