spamuel

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by spamuel 4y ago
I'm explicitly talking about the people getting VA disability for things they're making up or exaggerating. I think I was very clear about that. I am a combat veteran, and I think it's ridiculous that the guy who was such a
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by spamuel 4y ago
Not unlikely. My alternate hypothesis is disability compensation inflation. There is a LOT of this in the military. 100% VA disability is ~$4,000/mo (increasing every year) for the rest of your life. That is more than a typical enl
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by spamuel 4y ago
No, I'm referring to the phenomenon that I guess most people are referring to as 'science vs "The Science"'. Science being the pursuit of knowledge through experimentation and peer review. "The Science" b
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by spamuel 4y ago
Yeah that's the "something else". The scientific establishment has garnered quite a bit of credibility, resulting in society giving it more power. But now people who are only interested in the power are seeking to have thei
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by spamuel 4y ago
Does it, though? On the level that you would write a prescription for it like a drug? Taking medicine doesn't rely on your aesthetic taste, judgement, education, etc. It just performs its chemical imperative. Things like this seem t
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by spamuel 4y ago
This whole thing is embarrassing to everyone involved.
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by spamuel 4y ago
You're allowed to complain in the military. There are extensive internal bureaucracies just to accommodate complaints. EO, SHARP/SAPR, IG, command climate surveys, congressional inquiries, open door policies (mandatory), sensing
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by spamuel 4y ago
Ok.
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by spamuel 4y ago
Correct.
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by spamuel 4y ago
Agree. I think the praise here is coming from the fringe "very online" demographic that are wrecking the media and entertainment environment. Few people read Deadspin. Few people read Defector. Few people watch SportCenter anymo
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by spamuel 4y ago
We have voice modulators on the newer CBRN masks. Tiny mike plugs into the inside, speaker plugs on the outside.
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by spamuel 4y ago
Bluetooth is a good idea, but you need to be wary of the emissions you're relying on for critical comms. If you have a whole formation using a piece of the spectrum, that piece of the spectrum is now a target.
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by spamuel 4y ago
I should have added that to my post - throat mikes are very uncomfortable. The band would also grab stubble so sometimes when I would turn my head I would get a nice sting as it tugged on a hair.
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by spamuel 4y ago
Ours could not pick up whispering.
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by spamuel 4y ago
We had them in the military and we preferred the boom mics. Throat mics, the exact ones pictured, did not pick up low-talking or whispering, which is a large amount of pre-contact traffic. The new thing the DOD has spent an UNGODLY amount
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by spamuel 4y ago
Some people genuinely believe in these things. I met a lot of lefty weirdos at house parties in California who would explain these ideas to me with nothing but love, even though they knew I did not agree. But we still drank and ate togethe
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by spamuel 4y ago
His definition reflects very succinctly what I would consider wokeness in action. It's about consolidating power in institutions by ejecting noncompliants. If you embrace the language you will be embraced by the institution. If you r
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by spamuel 4y ago
I'm going to disagee (kind of) - Reddit mods aren't woke. I think that reddit mods used the woke moment as a casus belli to consolidate power on the platform. The same thing is going on right now politically and culturally in the
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by spamuel 4y ago
Related question - why is wiping out spam by catching spammers and scam callers not a high priority in the federal cyber mission? These things are so obnoxious and damaging to commerce.
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by spamuel 6y ago
I'd take a technology hit to break from Google, but the McMorality of the author was certainly nauseating.
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by spamuel 6y ago
There are an endless number of causes one could "black out" for. But they just so happened to black out for the one with a pressure campaign and mob backing, that has intertwined itself with American national political ambitions?
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by spamuel 6y ago
You're literally just describing security theater. Why would they need to carry MP5s? Because that's what you've seen in movies? MP5s are practically antiques at this point. Not every dude operating a bag scanner needs to
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by spamuel 7y ago
Whether or not what he released was considered sensitive is jumping the gun. Everyone is just assuming that. It features none of the more advanced IMINT tools that the US possesses. This is just a picture of the ground. I would be very su
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by spamuel 7y ago
Presidents can unilaterally declassify information if they wish. They typically delegate that power to directors, but he can do it as well. And there is no requirement that they be formal about it.
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by spamuel 7y ago
Yeah, it appears that Iran is the country not wanting in on this one. Go figure.