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Comment Re:Trump is really smashing the China now! (Score 1) 115

This has nothing to do with a corporation. You are ignorant of high level security requirements. He does indeed need to report any contact, however brief or casual, on any medium or in person, with any foreign national. (I have held clearances that required exactly this. It's been so many decades ago, that I won't get in trouble for saying that today.

You are correct. To be certain however, I haven't worked there for some 14 years now and the post employment requirements have long run out.

And this is not some onerous requirement. It helps to keep the employee safe. Seldom is there an actual problem. Most reportage is looked at and filed away as inconsequential. Occasionally there might be someone who could put you in a compromising situation, and it is good for you to know, so as to avoid issues.

Comment Re:Trump is really smashing the China now! (Score 1) 115

there needs to be an in depth investigation, because at some point it is espionage.

Espionage is a problem for a company. Are you implying that they simply appointed a CEO without vetting them first?

Apparently not enough. We don't know the timeline either, when and what happened. And the onus is on the person, Not those who do the security investigation. They do what they can, but if a person decides to commit espionage the agents don't get punished

Hell, I needed to report to security if I spoke to a foreign national.

Maybe you shouldn't be on the internet here. Hi, please go report you spoke to me, I'm not a US citizen. No you don't need to report every time you speak to a foreign national, you need to report if you discuss specific topics with a foreign national.

You will if you read carefully, not that I referred to it in the past tense. SO thinking you scored a gotcha by misreading, ain't gonna give you the endorphin buzz. Second thing is how do you know about my security rules - yes, I had to report any contact with foreign nationals. This included my wife's best friend who is a German married to an American but not naturalized. I had to report before leaving and after coming back. It isn't a big deal.

Either that or you're not following your company policy until you print this comment and submit it to HR.

Is your need to contradict that strong? Why would I have to report to HR about typing back and forth with you 14 years after I retired. And if you know the rules I had to follow, you would know my required reports were to Security, not HR.

Consider the possibility that you are a smart guy, but your need to argue about things you don't know about does not make you look all that smart.

Comment Re:Why (Score 1) 93

One of the worst possible behaviors of this kind is women playing "hard to get", because it gives some men entirely wrong ideas.

At present, a lot of women who play hard to get - after all, she wants to see if he is interested in a relationship, and not just a one night stand - has been complicated via simplicity. Women need to vet their suitors, and making him wait a while proves something to her if he sticks around. But "No means no" has caused a lot of men who simply go away after he gets that no.

A lawyer when asked about it noted that if you ask a woman out, and she says "no", you are probably okay. If you ask again after she said no once, she might have an actionable sexual harassment claim against you.

Which is really concerning. When I was single, and a woman said no, You could say something like "Are you sure", without worrying about repercussions.

There is a saying that people should be careful about what they wish for because they might get it.

A lot of good women are concerned that no men approach them any more. Many have no issues with being approached. If she isn't interested, she thanks them but gives her reason. But those who rudely dismiss an approach by a guy they think isn't attractive enough, or post TikTok's telling men to never approach women, or vid it to embarrass the guy are causing a real problem for decent women.

Oh, that claim that rape is not about sex at all but all about power? To believe that you have do deny evolution. Does not put you in good company.

It depends on the situation. If a young lady goes to a frat party, gets really drunk and has a train run on her (talk about not being PC!) it is definitely all about sex.

If it is some woman walking home at night and gets assaulted, a good chance it was a power/hate move.

I think the broad acceptance of the power move motivation was a legal move response to the Defense trying to blame the victim for dressing provocatively, even if she really wasn't. So even if it was about sex it is a way to deflect the presumed motive toward something the prosecution can work with.

Comment Re:Such a surprise (Score 1) 93

For any sane woman, abortion is a last resort. But contraception is a problem (carrying condoms can get women arrested in the US), and information about contraception seems to totally suck in many US states. Apparently some younger US women do not even know how their cycle works and what their fertile days are. We had that in biology class (Europe).

And that is a rule in 4 liberal leaning cities. New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. The specific possession of condoms can be determined as evidence of prostitution, as hookers of both male and female versions carry a lot of condoms because they are having penetrative intercourse with a lot of people.

Just because a woman is carrying a lot of condoms, that will not get her arrested. They have to be a suspected or known prostitute. Just want to clear that up for you https://www.hivplusmag.com/cas....

So if your wife picks up a box at the Rite-Aid on the way home and is stopped, unless you married an active hooker, she won't get arrested if she gets pulled over for speeding. As for Americans having no idea about contraception, or ovulation, What States outlaw that information? I know there was a bill in Florida that prevented teaching menstruation before 6th grade. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/... And are gynecologists forbidden to dispense information about ovulation, menstruation, and anything that might ever be involved in preventing conception? I think although it is fun to paint Americans as stupid and stuck in the 1800's.

But since you are in Europe, better look out! https://shapingeurope.eu/the-p... https://spheranetwork.com/podc...

Comment Re:Trump is really smashing the China now! (Score 2, Insightful) 115

Like the proverbial dumb elephant in the china shop. Fascinating that there are apparently still people that think he is doing a good job.

I don't agree with much that Orange Jeebuz says, but yes, there needs to be an in depth investigation, because at some point it is espionage.

Hell, I needed to report to security if I spoke to a foreign national. It appears that Intel has deep ties to Pooh and his network. And despite what Trump has said, there are other solutions, depending on just what Intel has been sharing with and reporting to the Chinese government. Not many of them very pleasant for those who commit the espionage - if they were committing it.

Comment Re:How is BigPharma going to patent this now? (Score 1) 62

USA patent laws are awful. How can EpiPens be patent protected when epinephrine is a natural human hormone and not patentable and the rest of the EpiPen is a syringe, needle and spring?

That asshat who ramped up the epipens cost has competition now. A nasal spray. I dunno what the cost is, but competition can't hurt. https://www.neffy.com/

Must be good - look at how happy everyone in the ad is! 8^)

Comment Re:Finally (Score 1) 62

(See: Castle Bravo Test)

Castle Bravo is a somewhat odd example to bring up in the context of Lithium 6 versus 7: Lithium 7 fissioning from high energy neutrons and producing tritium was the reason that Castle Bravo was 2.5x larger than expected.

That's because the lithium made Castle Bravo really happy.

Comment Re:Couple of possibilities (Score 1) 62

Alternatively, what is even worse in America is finding the known and proven being shit upon and destroyed. We used to make the claim that diet and exercise was key to a healthy life. Then the obesity movement herded around the idiotic notion of body positivity at any size and poof! No more need for physical exercise programs for kids who grow into highly-profitable obesitorians instead of adults.

Not just a US issue.. DDG Body positivity Europe. https://www.psychreg.org/body-... is just one of the results. Celebration of the morbidly obese and their inevitable young deaths is a world problem.

Now I’m left wondering if lithium was ultimately removed from our food and drink in the past because it was found to be a bit too beneficial.

Probably not. Using the US lithium in water supply maps, it will be pretty hard to do that. https://www.usgs.gov/news/nati.... https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.10...

Already known is it's mental attributes of treating depression and bipolar, as well as reduced suicide rate. It may have an increase in autism, so pregnant women or those attempting to become pregnant should avoid it. Other negative effects can include hypothyroid and possible parkinism. More here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

If the benefits can be obtained at small doses, that will be a really good thing.

Comment Re:Why (Score 1) 93

Ladies, please pump the brakes on the oversharing

So... you want them to become men? "How was your day honey?" / "(grunt)".

Reminds me of the stay at home dads on my street. Happiest guys you'd ever meet, taking care of the children, just living their best life.

The breadwinner moms always looked like they were chewing on lemons all day.

Comment Re:Such a surprise (Score 1) 93

Indeed. Although some more women sent to prison for abortions should make that message very clear.

In these dark times, women need once more stop trusting the "authorities" for anything. But so should men.

I'm not anti abortion per se. But there are so many different types of birth control out there that it is probably the worst form. Obviously things like ectopic pregnancies or if the woman's life is threatened.

I recall the time before abortions were legalized, I was just a kid, and in my little town, a lot of women seemed to need "dilation and curettage" (D and C). Go to hospital, have an overnight stay, and come home and get on with life.

After legalization whatever it was that caused the need for D and C's seemed to disappear. I was a teenager when I put the pieces together for that.

Comment Re:Why (Score 1) 93

Personally, anybody using a victim narrative immediately loses all my respect. But I have observed quite a few people that actually would legitimately qualify are not using it, probably they are as disgusted by it as I am.

And no, I will _not_ be lumped in with "all men". If you try that, then _you_ are the problem. My responsibility is for my own behavior, not for some arbitrary group.

I see there is a new term Munchausen syndrome by internet. My guess is that there is a minor form and a major form. The minor form is probably in play here, where some people play the mental trauma game for sympathy.

But for that all men thing. There are some bad people out there. Some are men, and some are women. The idea of training young women that all men are evil is doing these young women a horrible disservice as they reach adolescence and adulthood. Those who are hetero see males, are biologically physically attracted to males, and might want to start a family and settle down with a male. But their social conditioning has told them that that guy she is attracted to is a rapist because "all men are rapists", so it gets very confusing for her very quickly.

And after decent men check out of the partnership game, the only guys left who will approach them are not necessarily the best for them. Even then, very few are rapists, or physically harm them - they just don't treat women very well from an interactive aspect. When the only men left are of the pump and dump variety, the pretty boys who can get sex with a lot of women any day of the week, it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy problem for women.

Comment Re:Bye... I guess. (Score 1) 77

If you were concerned about functionality you would just buy a system that runs an OS that does everything you need without needing virtualization.

Pray tell, which operating system does everything? I need some programs that are on Mac, some that are on Windows.

To name just two of them, since you're going to ask, SmartSDR for MacOS. It does come in a Windows flavor, but that's not reliable, because Windows 10 and 11 do not play nice with audio drivers, and the Windows version is chip Architecture limited. On the Windows side, I use Intermodulation analysis software that does not run on MacOS.

You do exhibit a deep seated need to contradict me, Because unless you aren't knowledgeable, you know that not all programs are available on all OS'. Windows is not immune to that. I'm beginning to believe that I'm living rent free in your head, comrade.

Comment Re:Once upon a time.... (Score 1) 93

This is a vague statement about social media and has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ARTICLE wherein people tracking their medical, health, and family planning efforts via an app, where they had a reasonable expectation of privacy, had that privacy infringed upon for profit. Moreover, given that some states have recently criminalized certain forms of family planning, these actions are seen as an extreme risk for the safety of those users.

Sit down my enraged friend And try not to use the caps lock. First thing is, learn to understand what a joke is, and try not to fly into a rage when all it does is makes you look demented.

Second thing is - since you cannot see humor without taking a fit, I'll address this. Did you know that there are actual programs, and have been for years, that people have used to track their various cycles? Ovulation, menses, circadian rhythm. This ain't rocket science. IIRC I wrote one for the Commodore 64 way back in the day.

Know what those programs did that was different? They didn't share with the internet. A pity you and a few others couldn't even figure that out.

So considering something as so sensitive it has to be private and to never be shared, yet giving it to the world is a contradiction of expectations. App security sucks, general internet security sucks.

So Siddown, relax, and have an adult beverage or herb of your liking. You need a break, it'll do you good.

Comment Re:Once upon a time.... (Score 1) 93

Are you really equating a period tracking app to social media?

Are you really missing the point? What reason is there to share with the world that it is your period?

Because there are - believe it or not - period trackers that don't share all of that, yet do the same thing. Just not on the internet. So unless your computer is hacked, it stays right on the computer.

There are also some folks that consider the possibility this is a far right wing honeypot. While I doubt that, if you share intimate details to the Intertoobz in this day and age, you need to understand they will be exposed.

You're way too easily triggered, homie - you must be a lot of fun at parties, if you can't figure out a little innocent humor. Grab a sense of humor lest some call ye a humorless git, my good man.

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