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--Tech & Moderator Notes
Moderator note

I have deleted posts made by someone from 71.123.157.140 who is posting under several nyms, each pretending to debate the others in the 'Home Front: Politix' section of comments.

Be gone, troll/moby, we're on to you. You're banned.

AoS (moderator)


I have been busily blocking a troll, who is brilliant in the black arts of hacking. If my fat f*cking fingers have blocked you without good reason, please contact me at grurkka@gmail.com, or use a proxy and post here or in the O-club.

This election season, only four days old, is apparently gonna be one helluva ride, so I do hope our regulars and guest will bear with us as we try to keep discourse civil and well reasoned.
Posted by: Steve White || 07/31/2016 14:27 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  15?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 07/31/2016 15:55 Comments || Top||

#2  We have a saying in Oklahoma. Offense wins games, but defense wins championships.

I just played some defense.

By now you are discovering that at least five of the networks you use are banned, but please, by all means, log in using others. We really need to update our ban lists.
Posted by: badanov || 07/31/2016 17:51 Comments || Top||

#3  Seems in the long run it would be better to pick a nym and argue respectfully. We both may learn something. Warning: sarcasm tags are optional here.
Posted by: gorb || 07/31/2016 18:33 Comments || Top||

#4  Arguing respectfully won't get you paid... Which of the mutually incompatible positions the troll was stating was what you think he actually believed Gorb?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain || 07/31/2016 18:37 Comments || Top||

#5  OOoohhhh he know about Tor!

Better watch out Badanov - He's some eleet Haxer!
Posted by: CrazyFool || 07/31/2016 18:37 Comments || Top||

#6  Better watch out Badanov - He's some eleet Haxer!

The basics always apply.
Posted by: badanov || 07/31/2016 19:17 Comments || Top||

#7  Did he call you a slughead?
Posted by: swksvolFF || 07/31/2016 19:27 Comments || Top||

#8  Oh. Sorry. A real troll. His comments on actual threads were already mopped up by the time I came along. I was hoping they at least were at least all pointed in the same general direction, even if he was being a butt.
Posted by: gorb || 07/31/2016 19:36 Comments || Top||

#9  heh

Posted by: Frank G || 07/31/2016 19:41 Comments || Top||

#10  A small child
smears poo on the wall
and basks
in his own brilliance
Posted by: SteveS || 07/31/2016 19:42 Comments || Top||

#11  Well said SteveS.
Posted by: CrazyFool || 07/31/2016 19:45 Comments || Top||

#12  ** Zapped **

And when you log on again, let me axe you a question.

Didn't you just say that I am banning proxies and denying others the opportunity to read what is here?

Here is my question: Why were you posted from a website hosting network and not a common proxying network, if that is true?

I blocked a netblock of web servers that generally do not make requests, but services them.

How is that blocking anyone but those who can log on to those servers from remote?

Do you really think that using a customer's website as your personal proxy network would set well with them should they find out?

And don't deny it, we have the logs.

Perhaps now you would like to modify your personal behavior and listen and learn a little something about the website and people you are trolling.
Posted by: badanov || 07/31/2016 19:51 Comments || Top||

#13  Just a reminder, not all of us who use TOR are trolls. Blocking this troll would block some of us too. There are legitimate security reasons for it.

Legitimate security reasons if you are connecting to a Tor server? But you're not, are you? You are using a proxy through http, and not TOR. This website doesn't service TOR requests, it doesn't even make TOR requests.

You can twist and turn technical terms until you are a Belgian pretzel, but the fact remains, you are using http to troll a website and a web community which has done nothing to you.
Posted by: badanov || 07/31/2016 19:56 Comments || Top||

#14  thought so
Posted by: Frank G || 07/31/2016 20:06 Comments || Top||

#15  Can we still troll idiot posts?
Posted by: DarthVader || 07/31/2016 23:29 Comments || Top||


-Lurid Crime Tales-
Liberal Dem Running for Congress Caught Driving Stolen Van, Resists Arrest – Blames Cops
[Gateway Pundit] Jesse Wineberry, a Seattle Democrat running for Congress, was detained after driving a van that was reported stolen and being extremely uncooperative with police. And now he’s claiming a "conspiracy" to stifle his political career, according to a police report.

Seattle Police Officer Benjamin Flick found a red Toyota that had been reported stolen in the 1500 block of Occidental Avenue South on July 20, according to the report. Wineberry, 61, was the driver and was asked repeatedly to exit the vehicle but did not comply.

After being asked three times to exit the van, he began to drive away from the officers but was quickly stopped. On the fifth command, Wineberry finally started to comply.

But Wineberry again ignored police commands, even with more officers arriving.

Wineberry, according to the report, would not "place his hands behind his back" even after being asked nine times. Instead, he told them to "Stop f****ing with me." He then resisted arrest, refusing to allow officers to place handcuffs on his wrist. At one point, Wineberry allegedly "place[d] his left hand onto the ... gun belt of one of the officers." At the time, he denied reaching for the officer’s gun.

Finally, Wineberry was placed in handcuffs but refused to sit in the back of the patrol car.
Posted by: Besoeker || 07/31/2016 07:57 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under:

#1  they haven't had their primary yet

Adam Smith, a Dem, has been incumbent in that district for about 230 years
Posted by: lord garth || 07/31/2016 9:11 Comments || Top||

#2  not one mention of this in this mornings seattle times on li e, but the ST is e dorsing Adam for the contested seat. so maybe' just maybe they are exercising some editorial discretion so as not to i cite the few remininv subscribers theyhave left.
the paper also ran a piece earlier discussing Trumps chances of winning the state. i see even now way more bernie dtickers that hillary
Posted by: USN, Ret. || 07/31/2016 9:41 Comments || Top||

#3  According to BLM this guy should have been shot down like a dog.

Is the BLM narrative false?
Posted by: AlanC || 07/31/2016 10:15 Comments || Top||

#4  Do you know who I am???
Posted by: CrazyFool || 07/31/2016 10:58 Comments || Top||

#5  Do you know who I am???
Posted by CrazyFoo


Yes, a suspected felon car thief resisting arrest.
Posted by: Besoeker || 07/31/2016 11:01 Comments || Top||

#6  Oddly enough there is no mention of this in the 3 local Seattle networks (King, Kiro, Komo).
Posted by: CrazyFool || 07/31/2016 13:19 Comments || Top||


-Short Attention Span Theater-
Brit paper believes naval 5-inch guns are literally 5-inch guns
If modern day journalists knew exactly how powerful, rapid firing and accurate today's naval artillery is, they would need Depends everytime they write a story about it.
A British tabloid made an embarrassing error Friday, writing a hysterical piece that incorrectly reported the Defence Ministry had paid hundreds of millions of pounds to buy a five-inch-long gun.

“We just blew £183m on a five-inch gun, but it’s ‘a good value for taxpayers,’” read the outraged headline from The Daily Star. The subheadline also reinforced that the author believed the gun was literally five inches, calling it “the length of a toothbrush.”

The only problem? Five-inch guns are named after their caliber, not their length. They shoot munitions that are five inches in diameter, meaning the guns themselves are necessarily huge.
Posted by: badanov || 07/31/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Shhh! Don't confuse the reporters with facts. It just confuses and irritates them.
Then they feel they have to waste even more ink reasserting their moral superiority.
Posted by: Nguard || 07/31/2016 1:11 Comments || Top||

#2  What happens when too many left-wing governments essentially ban guns. The door to a tyrannical government is opened. You can bet the thugs still have access to firearms and free fire zones.
Posted by: JohnQC || 07/31/2016 8:04 Comments || Top||

#3  It's either a Glock or an AK-47. Since it doesn't have a pistol grip, forestock or a magazine clip thingy with more than 10 rounds , it's not an assault weapon.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 07/31/2016 10:17 Comments || Top||

#4  Actually, £183m on a five-inch (125 mm) gun seems a bit much - unless we're talking development etc...
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 07/31/2016 12:30 Comments || Top||

#5  They only buying one?
Posted by: AlanC || 07/31/2016 13:27 Comments || Top||

#6  The British MBT fires that size. Seems a bit small?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 07/31/2016 14:47 Comments || Top||

#7  Given the way the militaries are being downsized. How long of a gun do you need to fire spitballs?
Posted by: CrazyFool || 07/31/2016 16:21 Comments || Top||

#8  Clearly victims of the 6-inch lie.
Posted by: Skidmark || 07/31/2016 18:24 Comments || Top||


Caribbean-Latin America
Castro regime is claiming that it is owed $833.755 million, for Reparations
Ht Fausta. How long before Obama gives in? Two weeks?
Representatives of the deeply pro-Castro Obama administration will be meeting this thursday and friday with representatives of the Castro regime in Washington D.C. to discuss "mutual compensation issues."

Yes, "mutual."

The U.S. and the Castro Kingdom will discuss two issues: American property stolen by the Castro regime and "damages" inflicted on the Castro Kingdom by the U.S. "blockade."

According to the Castro regime the U.S. claims amount to 121.192 million dollars, whatever that means.

Well, when all is said and done, the actual amount really doesn't matter, for it is the disproportionate gap between the amount owed to Castrogonia and the amount owed to the U.S. that begs the question. You see, the Castro regime is claiming that it is owed 833.755 million dollars, for "damages" inflicted on it by the U.S. "blockade."

Yes, you've got that right: the Castro regime claims that it is owed roughly SEVEN times more than it owes the U.S.
Posted by: Frank G || 07/31/2016 11:29 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  Every year, the USG sends Cuba a check for the lease of Guantanamo Bay. With the exception of the first year or two, those checks haven't been cashed.
Posted by: Pappy || 07/31/2016 12:54 Comments || Top||

#2  ...and a pony.
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 || 07/31/2016 13:43 Comments || Top||

#3  Cuba and the Castros expropriated billions of dollars in properties owned by Americans when they took over. The way I see it, they owe us money.
Posted by: JohnQC || 07/31/2016 16:38 Comments || Top||

#4  Reparations figures are negated by Pain in the Arse puntative damages that the Castros have been for over 50 years
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 07/31/2016 16:51 Comments || Top||


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russia's secret super submarine fleet could be unstoppable in World War III scenario
Prolly devastating in the submarine races context as well.
"The deadly group of stealthy underwater weapons are currently patrolling the world and have already reportedly breached UK waters having approached the Royal Navy's base in Faslane, Scotland.

Russia is stepping up its secret submarine programme to "Cold War" levels and experts warn NATO members "no longer" have the defences to stop the aquatic death machines.

Andrew Metrick, who co-wrote the report for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said: "Russia operates a small number of very small, nuclear powered submarines that are capable of diving in excess of several thousand meters.

"You can imagine what a clandestine deployable deep submergence vehicle could be used for."
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 || 07/31/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  "You can imagine what a clandestine deployable deep submergence vehicle could be used for."

Touching the bottom of the pool? I got nuthin'.
Posted by: BrerRabbit || 07/31/2016 5:42 Comments || Top||

#2  Budget time for the services?
Posted by: Procopius2k || 07/31/2016 9:31 Comments || Top||

#3  "You can imagine what a clandestine deployable deep submergence vehicle could be used for."

Ask the US SubForce! We've been doing it for decades.

diving in excess of several thousand meters.
Yeah, one time. It's called going below crush depth or not maintaining submergence to surface ratio of 1. Whatta maroon!
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 07/31/2016 10:14 Comments || Top||

#4  a clandestine deployable deep submergence vehicle is pretty much the textbook definition of a submarine.

So the Russians are working on their navy while we finish our doctorate on "The Role of Transgendered Personnel in Undersea Warfare". tl;dr: they have money. we're stupid.

Informal traffic analysis shows a steady stream of news and commentary like this about war with Russia. Seems a tad suspicious given the current problems with Islam - not that the media would ever coordinate attacks on the target du jour at the behest of their political masters.
Posted by: SteveS || 07/31/2016 15:14 Comments || Top||

#5  A constellation of nuclear powered ROVs feeding bottom data to a central surface tender would make short work of mapping the Arctic Russian Shelf.
Posted by: Skidmark || 07/31/2016 16:52 Comments || Top||


Economy
Chinese group buys Israeli gaming company Playtika for $4.4 billion
A Chinese consortium has acquired Israeli social games company Playtika from Caesars Interactive Entertainment online games unit for $4.4 billion in cash, the companies have announced. Based in Herzliya, US company Caesars acquired Playtika in 2011, for about $170 million.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 07/31/2016 12:42 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  $4.4B from $170M! Musta been reading about cattle futures gaming in the WSJ
Posted by: Frank G || 07/31/2016 13:00 Comments || Top||

#2  Playtika players use virtual currency that cannot be exchanged for real money but can spend money by purchasing items in the games.


Easy instant first step to gaming+gambling+iPhone tracking/text monitoring+'touch consumers' marketing and sales. What's the population? Even with only 10% penetration cheap at $4B.
Posted by: Skidmark || 07/31/2016 16:23 Comments || Top||

#3  Saw an interesting youtube about how Pokemon go could be used to get images inside buildings where Google Earth can't go.
Posted by: phil_b || 07/31/2016 18:31 Comments || Top||

#4  The default for Pokemon GO (which collects all sorts in interesting info) is to give it full access to your Google Docs account...
Unless you opt-OUT.
Posted by: CrazyFool || 07/31/2016 19:43 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Lahore eatery renders apology after waiter assaults customer
[DAWN] A "hot headed" waiter at a Lahore restaurant allegedly assaulted a guest before fleeing the place, the restaurant's management issued a media release on Saturday and extended an apology in this regard.

A government officer, Ahsan Anwer Khokar -- who visited Rina's Kitchenette in the city's Defence Housing Authority (DHA) with his family -- was reportedly attacked by an unruly waiter with a tray after he complained about his order being too late in the incident which occurred Friday night, eye witnesses said.

The video of the incident, recorded by an eye witness, went viral on social media before being removed by the up-loader on victim's request.

"One of the waiters just slashed a wooden board on a customers face right across our table three times and then broke a glass on the other table where another family was sitting. The client's face was bleeding profusely and everyone was traumatised and is still shaken," said Shayan Azmat, the eye witness who recorded the whole incident on video.

"The victim only wanted to meet the manager because they kept him waiting for 40 minutes for their order and then said that the particular food was not available," another eye witness wrote in a post on social media.

People commenting on the post, however, are also saying the waiter reacted after he was verbally abused the customer.

The restaurant's management, in a post on its Facebook page apologised and claimed that they have submitted a request to the police to register an FIR against the waiter on eatery's behalf.

"In our industry there is no excuse for something like this. People will say that the waiter was provoked, that he was baited, a few will ask for the other side of the story. The truth is that there is no other side of the story; there is no excuse for violence. The waiter was hot headed and acted in rage and we strongly believe that there is no amount of provocation that justifies his act." reads the post.

The restaurant management claimed that "there is no other side of the story.The waiter was hot headed and acted in rage and we strongly believe that there is no amount of provocation that justifies his act."
Posted by: Fred || 07/31/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  prolly a former Pak Lawyer
Posted by: Frank G || 07/31/2016 12:09 Comments || Top||


Brother kills two sisters for 'honour' in Vehari for marrying outside caste
[DAWN] LAHORE: A man in Vehari district allegedly killed his two sisters in the name of "honour" for marrying the persons of their choice, police sources told Dawn on Saturday.

"Nasir Hussain killed his two sisters, Ghazala and Kausar for marrying outside their caste and later fled the area," said Station House Office (SHO) Mitro cop shoppe Mehar Riaz.

The police officer said that the victims' father Atta Muhammad Bhatti registered a First Information Report (FIR) in Mitro cop shoppe against his son Nasir Hussain for killing Ghazala, 22, and Kausar, 20, days before their formal wedding ceremony.

"The brother rubbed out both the sisters yesterday and fled the site," the officer said, adding that a search was underway. "It is a simple case of killing for honour."

Father of the family Atta Mohammad told news hounds that Hussain had "destroyed everything".

"He ruined my family, he destroyed us, he destroyed everything" Mohammad said.

The perpetrators of so-called honour killings -- in which the victim, normally a woman, is killed by a relative -- often walk free because they can seek forgiveness for the crime from another family member.

Posted by: Fred || 07/31/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:



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