M2 Posted July 26 Posted July 26 On 7/24/2024 at 4:03 PM, Biff_T said: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/23/science/cocaine-sharks-brazil-scli-intl-scn/index.html 1
ClearedHot Posted August 3 Posted August 3 The dystopian future is upon us. While we are distracted by this shitshow of an election, big tech and corporations are developing ever more intrusive ways to generate cash while trashing the Constitution. To summarize the story, Ford just patented technology that will used the sensors and cameras in your car to report speeders in other cars to the authorities. Also being shopped is a mass surveillance system of cameras on Fedex trucks that would collect images as they come on to YOUR property without a warrant, use AI to process and look for crimes, then sell that data to the police. 2
brabus Posted August 4 Posted August 4 8 hours ago, ClearedHot said: Also being shopped is a mass surveillance system of cameras on Fedex trucks that would collect images as they come on to YOUR property without a warrant Seems like that would open FedEx to a lot of litigation.
Smokin Posted August 4 Posted August 4 A slightly scary but potentially good use of that would be an Amber Alert. Suddenly every recent model year car on the road is looking for that license plate, kidnappers wouldn't get very far. If you are in public, you have to assume you're on camera these days. Even on your own property, there is limited privacy as police can legally sit somewhere else with a telephoto lens or fly a drone over your property. Will be really interesting to see when a drone case gets to the Supreme Court. 1
SocialD Posted August 4 Posted August 4 (edited) I mean, I won't lie, I wouldn't mind this if it helped catch the asshole I saw the other day that drove off after causing a crash because they were weaving in and out of traffic and ran someone off the road. BUT....I understand slippery slopes and all. Ya, unless you live out in sticks, you're probably on some camera anytime you're outside of the house (and even sometimes inside), even in your back yard. Look at how many incidents have been witnessed thanks to ring cameras (SWA low in Chicago, NFL players parents house explosion, etc...). They already canvas the neighborhood for these videos, but I'm not sure I like the idea of them just tapping into them all without approval. I have no doubt it will play out as a "do it for the children" or "if it saves one life," type of argument. Edited August 5 by SocialD 3
M2 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 And y'all bitch about Anthrax and COVID shots!! 🤣🤣🤣 The Icy Village Where You Must Remove Your Appendix There’s a settlement in Antarctica with a school, a post office and a huddle of homes. It’s like other sub-zero villages, except for one thing: families must have surgery to move in... While the settlement of around 100 people is mostly populated by a rotation of scientists and personnel from Chile's air force or navy, those on longer-term stints with the military often bring their families. A gravel landing strip nearby is the primary route in and out, seated on converted stretchers inside a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a huge military transport plane. On the flight over from the far south of Chile, the only sight visible from the scratched, tiny windows is hundreds of miles of dark, cold ocean, where death would come within minutes. Villa Las Estrellas might be the closest you can get on Earth to experiencing life on another planet. Sergio Cubillos is the Chilean commander of President Eduardo Frei Montalva, the air force base. Cubillos has lived there with his wife, and his son, for more than two years. While his family occasionally fly back to Chile, he has remained there the whole time. Does he himself enjoy life in Villas Las Estrellas? “Yes, but that’s because I am the commander!” he laughs. Getting pregnant is discouraged – at least in the military – because it’d be too risky. Cubillos (front), a lieutenant colonel, leads a Chilean air force team. Yet while conditions may be hard, the long-term Antarctica residents experience a one-of-a-kind life at the extreme end of the world that few people will ever share – albeit without their appendix, of course.
uhhello Posted August 6 Posted August 6 My body my appendix. I know what they are doing with all those appendixes/appendixeye. They're turning the frogs gay. 1
HuggyU2 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 Do any of you know this ex AF Flight Surgeon? https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/lets-honor-the-past-but-bid-farewell-to-the-blue-angels/
uhhello Posted August 6 Posted August 6 6 minutes ago, HuggyU2 said: Do any of you know this ex AF Flight Surgeon? https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/lets-honor-the-past-but-bid-farewell-to-the-blue-angels/ Hell yeah, shut it all down. Ban concerts, firearms, NASCAR, stadium events, driving, etc etc..... What a special touched man.
Boomer6 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 That whiny ass bitch hurts my ears worse than 110 decibels ever could. 3
HuggyU2 Posted August 18 Posted August 18 20 hours ago, skybert said: I hope they killed them all Haha... if you ever went to M9 qual and watched the young SF Airmen shoot with you, you would know this is a pipe dream. 2 1
uhhello Posted August 18 Posted August 18 45 minutes ago, HuggyU2 said: Haha... if you ever went to M9 qual and watched the young SF Airmen shoot with you, you would know this is a pipe dream. While I agree with you generally, their training has definitely improved over the years. We shot often and had a great relationship with CATM folks, to include having an assigned CATM in our community so we were often out there for their shoots. It went from laughable to more shoot and move and different situations rather than old school static weaver stance blasting 🙂 Bottom line, if they aren't shooting on their own time, they aren't going to be 'good'.
kaputt Posted August 18 Posted August 18 Anyone have any more info on this? Knowing the area, it’s certainly possible it was just some ghetto shit. But a car coming back a second time does raise some eyebrows.
HuggyU2 Posted August 18 Posted August 18 UhHello, That's good to hear. However, I'd put the CATM folks in a different category than the "line" SF troops. The CATM guys enjoy shooting and shoot a lot.
uhhello Posted August 18 Posted August 18 1 hour ago, HuggyU2 said: UhHello, That's good to hear. However, I'd put the CATM folks in a different category than the "line" SF troops. The CATM guys enjoy shooting and shoot a lot. No I was referring to line guys. Still saw a bunch that I wouldn’t want showing up to any gunfight though. Same with most any career field. 1
Pitt4401 Posted August 19 Posted August 19 14 hours ago, HuggyU2 said: Haha... if you ever went to M9 qual and watched the young SF Airmen shoot with you, you would know this is a pipe dream. While that very well maybe true, let's not forget that some SF Airmen are fully dedicated to the craft. I am reminded of the SF bike cop (apparently we used to have those) who biked over a mile to the reports of an active shooter... then engaged from 50+ yards with an M-9 against a dude with a MAK-90, and won. Not trying to do a total thread derail, but a piece of history with remembering. https://www.police1.com/active-shooter/articles/10-lessons-from-the-fairchild-afb-shooting-11AZrSqTp4IM3diw/ 4
High-n-Dry Posted August 19 Posted August 19 https://www.newsweek.com/national-guard-member-defects-serving-russian-military-telegram-video-1941094 Truly WTF....gets charge with Child Pron then defects to fight with the Russians.
SocialD Posted August 19 Posted August 19 9 minutes ago, High-n-Dry said: https://www.newsweek.com/national-guard-member-defects-serving-russian-military-telegram-video-1941094 Truly WTF....gets charge with Child Pron then defects to fight with the Russians. I mean, 5 years in prison for child porn (if he survives) or no prison and probably all the access to the sick shit he wants. Seems like a no-brainer for this guy. Hopefully he thinks twice about every phone call or car start lol.
HuggyU2 Posted August 19 Posted August 19 (edited) 7 hours ago, Pitt4401 said: I am reminded of the SF bike cop (apparently we used to have those) who biked over a mile to the reports of an active shooter... then engaged from 50+ yards with an M-9 against a dude with a MAK-90, and won. I remember this. Only 4 days later, the B-52 airshow practice fatal crash occurred, also at Fairchild. It really was epic combat shooting by the SF Airman. Edited August 19 by HuggyU2
uhhello Posted August 19 Posted August 19 2 hours ago, SocialD said: I mean, 5 years in prison for child porn (if he survives) or no prison and probably all the access to the sick shit he wants. Seems like a no-brainer for this guy. Hopefully he thinks twice about every phone call or car start lol. Zero chance he stays alive 1
skybert Posted August 19 Posted August 19 2 hours ago, uhhello said: Zero chance he stays alive Hope so
McJay Pilot Posted August 19 Posted August 19 6 hours ago, High-n-Dry said: https://www.newsweek.com/national-guard-member-defects-serving-russian-military-telegram-video-1941094 Truly WTF....gets charge with Child Pron then defects to fight with the Russians. Mass Air Guard is killing it. 1 7 1
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