It has the added bonus of giving the Regressive Left an excuse as to why they lost that doesn't involve them doing any form of self reflection.
Exactly this. By focusing on this alleged Russian hacking, they can continue to ignore the possibility that they lost because they selected a nominee who was, just 17 years prior, voted the 6th most evil person of the last millennium by the readers of the NY Post.
Because that's how you get audited. Just think about how many people were mysteriously audited under the Clinton administration. Do you not think that Trump would pull the same stunt?
Not a good look for a company that's looking to be acquired by a bigger fish.
I used to work for a (bigger than small but smaller than medium) family owned business doing web development.
The CEO and President were brothers, they were the sons of the owner.
One of the two was the idea man. He'd see something on a competitor's website or he'd read about it somewhere and call a meeting to find out what would be needed for us to do it too. We'd discus it, start developing a plan and get to it and three days later, there'd be another newer, shinier thing that he wanted us to work on. It was soul-crushing because we never got to follow through on anything. I was very happy to leave that place.
I think that many of them don't realize the future implications.
I can only use the US's political landscape as a point of reference but I think the point will be clear... We've been hearing about the GOP's "Demographic problem" for more than a decade. Basically, as America is getting younger and browner, there is dwindling power for those groups who have traditionally been the Republican party's base. People with left-of-center politics really did think that we wouldn't see another Republican president for a generation or more.
Now that Trump won the presidency and Republicans control both houses of congress, I have heard grumblings on the right-of-center side who think that the Democrats are now over and done.
They're both wrong.
Giving more power to the government is a bad idea, no matter who is in control of it.
During the Bush administration, I used to remind people of the dangers of giving too much power to the executive branch by reminding them that one day, another "Clinton" will have control.
During the Obama administration, I reminded people that one day, another "Bush" will have control.
Eventually, I'll remind people that another "Obama" or "Trump" will have control.
Never give anyone, even your allies, the kind of power you would fear in the hands of your enemies.
I don't remember the version number of the change change but I remember the game mechanics of the change. Back when they first make it so you could wear more than just an armor.
Back when the most Usurper could handle was a signed 32 bit integer. I had a crew of guys and I managed to amass over a billion credits. I saved up and bought a supreme protector. Then I saved up and got the best weapon (It's been so long, I just don't remember what it's called) and we took over the city. Everyone who tried to fight us lost miserably. I passed on a billion to my next in command and he sat on it, earning interest. As he began to approach 2 billion, I started messaging him furiously. He HAD to spend that money. Don't be greedy. Buy the stuff and give it to the next guy.
He didn't listen. There was an overflow and his bank balance went to something like -900,000,000.
The next day he started screaming and crying about all of his money and all I could say was "I tried to tell you".
With the next version of Usurper, they made it so there was different armor for different parts of the body and in the waning days of BBSs, I lost interest.
I think I finally pulled the plug when I went a month with no calls.
Even though it's been 22 years since I first registered my copy of Hermes II, I still remember my login and password for the Olympus BBS where one was able to download updates.
Yes, I get it. You don't like Trump. I don't like Trump either.
There was a lot of bluster and bitching but Texas didn't really try to secede from the Union when Obama was elected or re-elected and they dislike Obama as much as you dislike Trump.
We already have planes that are excellent in that role.
Super Hornets and F-22s are still capable of kicking ass and taking names.The money spent on the F-35 would have been better spent improving the air superiority platforms already have that are working well.
The A-10 is still the king of ground support.
I'm all for adopting newer, better tech but it should be better.
They've been trying for 50 years and their repeated failures have been precisely because we take a hard line on the issue. Not one inch.
It's been 8 years. Don't you think if he was going to do it he would have?
He has done everything within the power of the executive branch. Operation Chokepoint was instituted to make it hard for gun related businesses to do business. He has blocked importation of perfectly legal guns from Russia and South Korea. He has been hostile to the American gun owner, even if he doesn't have the votes in congress to pass a new anti-gun law.
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As a moderate conservative, I voted for Hillary.
Let me guess, by "moderate conservative" you mean "Pro-Choice", "Amnesty for Illegal Aliens" and "Ban 'Assault Weapons'", right?
In the end, you violated your principles and still lost anyway.
LK
It has the added bonus of giving the Regressive Left an excuse as to why they lost that doesn't involve them doing any form of self reflection.
Exactly this. By focusing on this alleged Russian hacking, they can continue to ignore the possibility that they lost because they selected a nominee who was, just 17 years prior, voted the 6th most evil person of the last millennium by the readers of the NY Post.
LK
Having Top Secret Clearance is not the same as having a need to know for compartmentalized information.
Moreover, he could just have been lying.
LK
We had a Chief here in Pittsburgh who attempted to make that transition and the police union had a vote of No Confidence and forced him to resign.
The culture is thuggish, brutish and corrupt.
I don't know how to change it other than federal oversight and sending offenders to prison.
LK
if he was a user, he wouldn't have been able to sleep in the car.
LK
Something like that but the only way to get away from his idiocy was to get a new job.
The worst part is that he was a really good guy. I personally liked and still do like him but working for him was terrible.
LK
Because that's how you get audited. Just think about how many people were mysteriously audited under the Clinton administration. Do you not think that Trump would pull the same stunt?
Not a good look for a company that's looking to be acquired by a bigger fish.
LK
I used to work for a (bigger than small but smaller than medium) family owned business doing web development.
The CEO and President were brothers, they were the sons of the owner.
One of the two was the idea man. He'd see something on a competitor's website or he'd read about it somewhere and call a meeting to find out what would be needed for us to do it too. We'd discus it, start developing a plan and get to it and three days later, there'd be another newer, shinier thing that he wanted us to work on. It was soul-crushing because we never got to follow through on anything. I was very happy to leave that place.
LK
One less consumer on the market can only result in lower prices for everyone who's left.
LK
I think that many of them don't realize the future implications.
I can only use the US's political landscape as a point of reference but I think the point will be clear...
We've been hearing about the GOP's "Demographic problem" for more than a decade. Basically, as America is getting younger and browner, there is dwindling power for those groups who have traditionally been the Republican party's base. People with left-of-center politics really did think that we wouldn't see another Republican president for a generation or more.
Now that Trump won the presidency and Republicans control both houses of congress, I have heard grumblings on the right-of-center side who think that the Democrats are now over and done.
They're both wrong.
Giving more power to the government is a bad idea, no matter who is in control of it.
LK
During the Bush administration, I used to remind people of the dangers of giving too much power to the executive branch by reminding them that one day, another "Clinton" will have control.
During the Obama administration, I reminded people that one day, another "Bush" will have control.
Eventually, I'll remind people that another "Obama" or "Trump" will have control.
Never give anyone, even your allies, the kind of power you would fear in the hands of your enemies.
LK
I don't remember the version number of the change change but I remember the game mechanics of the change. Back when they first make it so you could wear more than just an armor.
Back when the most Usurper could handle was a signed 32 bit integer. I had a crew of guys and I managed to amass over a billion credits. I saved up and bought a supreme protector. Then I saved up and got the best weapon (It's been so long, I just don't remember what it's called) and we took over the city. Everyone who tried to fight us lost miserably. I passed on a billion to my next in command and he sat on it, earning interest. As he began to approach 2 billion, I started messaging him furiously. He HAD to spend that money. Don't be greedy. Buy the stuff and give it to the next guy.
He didn't listen. There was an overflow and his bank balance went to something like -900,000,000.
The next day he started screaming and crying about all of his money and all I could say was "I tried to tell you".
With the next version of Usurper, they made it so there was different armor for different parts of the body and in the waning days of BBSs, I lost interest.
LK
I think I finally pulled the plug when I went a month with no calls.
Even though it's been 22 years since I first registered my copy of Hermes II, I still remember my login and password for the Olympus BBS where one was able to download updates.
LK
I thought I was the only one. I fell in love with Usurper about 22 years ago. I used to play it religiously.
When BBSs went away, I downloaded the door and played it on my local system.
I tried a telnet BBS or two but I couldn't re-capture the magic but every few years, I try it again.
LK
A bunch of people signed a petition. No one really tried to secede.
LK
In what may be the greatest of ironies, the state's lack of respect for the second amendment has left them with a third rate militia.
Anyone who has defied their laws are the least likely to fight for the secession.
LK
Yes, I get it. You don't like Trump. I don't like Trump either.
There was a lot of bluster and bitching but Texas didn't really try to secede from the Union when Obama was elected or re-elected and they dislike Obama as much as you dislike Trump.
Stop throwing a fucking tantrum and grow up.
LK
Where I live, the existing sewage infrastructure is maxed out. Too much rain results in raw sewage being released into local waterways.
If they can come up with a practical way to turn our excrement into something useful, I'm all for it.
LK
We already have planes that are excellent in that role.
Super Hornets and F-22s are still capable of kicking ass and taking names.The money spent on the F-35 would have been better spent improving the air superiority platforms already have that are working well.
The A-10 is still the king of ground support.
I'm all for adopting newer, better tech but it should be better.
LK
The A-10 still works and works wonderfully for its intended use. The pilots love it. The mechanics love it. The ground troops love it.
Keep them flying.
LK
to do precisely what people like me fear.
Let's say that instead of texting potential witnesses, they find someone upon whom they can pin the crime.
No leads, no suspects but they find that someone just happened to be in the areas with a criminal record.
LK
If they don't want them, they can return them to the US government which owns them.
They were given to the South Koreans. They no longer need them and would like to sell them to largest group of collectors on the planet.
LK
The evil libtardos aren't coming for your guns
They've been trying for 50 years and their repeated failures have been precisely because we take a hard line on the issue. Not one inch.
It's been 8 years. Don't you think if he was going to do it he would have?
He has done everything within the power of the executive branch. Operation Chokepoint was instituted to make it hard for gun related businesses to do business. He has blocked importation of perfectly legal guns from Russia and South Korea. He has been hostile to the American gun owner, even if he doesn't have the votes in congress to pass a new anti-gun law.
LK
Gun enthusiasts don't want them.
Police and military won't take them.
Non-gun people aren't going to spend that kind of money.
It doesn't make any sense other than as a propaganda tool.
LK
Rent controls cause this situation.
When landlords can not raise rents to match economic conditions, they are forced to find new revenue streams.
LK