Posts by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
 (DIR) Post #APk5EAJLSKhZ00rMrw by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2022-11-18T22:40:34Z
       
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       @ruud Thank you.  I'm sure this was a surprise to server hosts.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQEiboffFpz8iECAQC by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2022-12-03T17:23:10Z
       
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       @ruud Thank you! I've not been here for long,  but can appreciate the work you're doing on everyone's behalf. :mastodonworld:
       
 (DIR) Post #ASKE5aOSadXpR9BJNA by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2023-02-04T04:53:20Z
       
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       @lauren Best commentator I've heard about it is that it's a big screw up for PRC. Furthermore, the US is going to score the equipment any day now and have their own instant Espionage boost. It's like handing over the passwords to their tech network.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASKEZv5iCXCmJhsOnY by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2023-02-04T04:58:43Z
       
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       @lauren Well,  apparently, from the MSNBC commentator (US Senator someone), the US is behind on high altitude balloon spy surveillance.  And it would give us a better idea of where they are on it.  So info either way.  And that it will likely be quietly retrieved in some nondestructive way.  That the US State Dept trip to China probably won't happen until the balloon equipment is examined.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASKGUv0VHmuwW6BQ0G by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2023-02-04T05:20:16Z
       
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       @lauren My first 10 yrs working was at Hanford Nuclear site during the end of the Cold War. I dealt with plutonium and uranium & had a Q Clearance.  I know very well the Info Sec games we play.  I still agree with the commentator.  Grab the thing and learn whatever we can from it.  And we can always learn *something* even if it isn't obvious.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASKHQIqFLGoWwckSzQ by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2023-02-04T05:30:42Z
       
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       @lauren People might be surprised by what can be determined.  For example,  we might find out that they are using certain materials,  indicating a shortage of materials used in higher tech.  Or,  maybe the analyses show that the materials originated in a country that we didn't know was supplying them with raw materials.  Any info could be useful.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASKIB3ukevx8G69Uzg by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2023-02-04T05:39:09Z
       
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       @lauren Nope. That's not compatible with the world view of the Chinese government.  They have a very... umm.... self- confident and superior view of China over others.  They would never willingly let anything even have the appearance of an error. It's also why the news of SARS and COVID-19  were all slow and limited.  It would make their gov look bad so they would never do it intentionally.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASKKE6xxy7tqV7En6e by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2023-02-04T06:02:05Z
       
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       @lauren Like i said,  they would not do it intentionally.  They were forced to acknowledge it by the cancelation of the SoS trip.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASxfEslQ47wd4auEfQ by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2023-02-23T00:30:53Z
       
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       @stevensanderson @adamasnemesis @mekkaokereke I argued this during the start of the Pandemic.  Retail and service workers (R&SWs) were sacrificed while teachers and other fields were prioritized.  Yet,  R&SWs have exposure to the highest number of people w/least controls & almost no support or safety protections. Why? These are predominantly female jobs.  Not only that,  but they are older women, women of color, LGBTQIA+ marginalized people, and immigrants, perceived to be uneducated.  1/2
       
 (DIR) Post #ASxfEtGcC8tkdLV9I8 by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2023-02-23T00:35:35Z
       
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       @stevensanderson @adamasnemesis @mekkaokereke 2/2The reality is that many of us in Gen X have been hit by compounding economic downturns & rapid job market changes. And older women still get hit with job losses worst & get paid less.  So you have a group of the most vulnerable people, with the least protections, being forced to take the highest risks for the lowest pay.
       
 (DIR) Post #AT1iiCsxPTcQN6wijw by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2023-02-25T04:29:19Z
       
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       @brewster He always showed his misogyny from what I could tell.  And racism.  It always showed in the comics if you really look.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATrCFJWk7kjybZwojI by VividConfusion@mastodon.world
       2023-03-22T00:30:33Z
       
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       @mo Because it's exactly what I'm doing today.  This minute.  I've finally got a few days off to do stuff I need to do.  Instead. I'm lying in bed thinking I should do it.  But just thinking about doing it is too exhausting to actually get up to do it.