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  A real airline safety briefing
Posted by: 727Sky - 08-05-2020, 02:49 AM - Forum: Aviation Developments - Replies (3)

Much truth in the following briefing

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  My Crummy Laptop Is Dying
Posted by: NightskyeB4Dawn - 08-04-2020, 09:56 PM - Forum: Computers, Internet and the Digital World - Replies (39)

I have a crummy, broken down, five year old, HP I5 Intel Core laptop. It has been dying for a while. My sister hates it because all the letters on the keyboard have worn off, so if you need to see the letters to type, you are screwed. After years of having to input data into a computer, the letters on the keyboard are not needed, for me. So I don't even notice they are gone.

The battery is dead and won't hold a charge, but I refuse to buy a new one because every time I do, the computer dies and I have to buy a new computer, then I am stuck with an expensive battery that I can't use. The top won't close. It is slow as dishwater running down a clogged drain, and occasionally makes a disgusting clicking noise.

I am also at the same time, dealing with an old Samsung Halo that will suddenly start flashing rainbow colors on the screen and becomes totally unresponsive. So far hard booting it will bring it back for a week or two, before it does it again.

I hate spending money on electronics and have not bought a cell phone in well over ten years. I take my family's old phones when they get upgrades. Now that they are requesting returns on upgrades, I may be looking at having to do a new phone, which I will not pay more than fifty dollars for. I loved my flip phone but my job requires that I have a device that will accept and send pdf files so that is a basic demand for what ever phone I buy.

So it is just a matter of time before I will have to bite the bullet and buy a new computer and a new phone.

Suggestions on the ones with the most bang for the buck are welcomed.

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Music Another Democrat Quits -- NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot resigns
Posted by: xuenchen - 08-04-2020, 07:46 PM - Forum: Political News and more - Replies (1)

Another Democrat appointed New York City official has quit !!

This time it's the Health Commissioner  Dr. Oxiris Barbot.

I think this is same screw ball that spouted off to the NYPD Chief who asked for some masks for police officers.

Yep same nut and even though she is a medical doctor, she apparently doesn't care about certain groups !!

How ironic and I bet she supports abortion even though she's a pediatrician !!

I'd hate to have kids that had her for a doctor !! who wouldn't  tinylaughing

She obviously needs psychiatric attention!
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Quote:New York City’s embattled Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot — who drew ire for telling an NYPD boss she didn’t “give two rats’ asses” about his cops during the height of the coronavirus pandemic — resigned from her post Tuesday.

Barbot submitted her resignation letter to City Hall Tuesday morning, she said in an email to her Department of Health colleagues and obtained by The Post.

She does not say why she’s stepping down.


NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot resigns
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  The t coordinate
Posted by: F2d5thCav - 08-04-2020, 06:35 PM - Forum: Metaphysics and Related Topics - Replies (13)

Everyone is familiar with Cartesian systems.  Coordinates that are designated by an (X, Y) system.  Latitude and Longitude to indicate a place on the earth's surface is an example of this.

If one is interested in places other than surface level, a Z coordinate (elevation) is also needed.

But there is another coordinate that has long interested me -- I call it the t coordinate.  "t" for time.  All of us could occupy the same X, Y, and Z coordinates -- just not simultaneously.  But if each of us has a unique t coordinate . . . no problem.

Now, there is for sure no original thinking here.  Anyone who has contemplated time travel has thought about these things in one form or another.

I am interested in, though, not so much in time travel as time slips.

What happens if my place in time is just a bit different than yours ?

Can you see me ?

Can I see you ?

Could the direction of the arrow of time play a role in visibility ?  If that sounds 'out there', consider that the past is "real" -- it has occurred.  The future is unreal in the sense that it has yet to occur.  Now consider two observers, A and B.  They are close to each other in terms of X, Y, Z, and t coordinates, but not identical.  Because the past has occurred, could it be that observer A who is in the future in relation to observer B -can- see observer B . . . yet observer A remains invisible to observer B because he is in a timeframe that has yet to occur for observer B ?

And if that were true . . . for what duration would one be able to peer "back into" the past ?  Seconds ?  Microseconds ?

I wonder if micro slips on the time arrow like this happen . . . and allow the affected observer to see things and events not visible to others.

What does RN3 think ?

Thanks to @"Bally002" for prompting this line of thought.

Cheers

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  Unexplained Experiences
Posted by: Snarl - 08-04-2020, 04:34 PM - Forum: Metaphysics and Related Topics - Replies (4)

Wife and I are browsing cookbooks at our local Post Exchange (the military equivalent of a TJ Max).  She wants to make something French ... and is looking for ideas.

We pick up a book on French Cuisine from the shelf, open it thumbing through ... and everything is written in the French language ... page after page ... no English at all.  We laugh about that (as the possibility of anyone wanting such a book from the location where we're shopping is extremely remote) between us ... cementing that shared observation in our minds.

Can't find any other French cookbooks and abandon the idea of French for anything European.  We pick up another cookbook from the same publisher (if memory serves it was Italian cuisine) expecting to find the recipes in the corresponding foreign language.  But, no, the print was all in English.

So, I returned to the French cookbook thinking maybe I was just looking at a section dedicated to the native tongue.  Couldn't find a word of French.  Wife and I just stared at one another.  We bought that book and I carefully turned through each page at home ... no French.

Anyone else ever seen anything this weird?

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  My step out of reality.
Posted by: Bally002 - 08-04-2020, 04:00 PM - Forum: Long Stories - Replies (54)

My step out of reality.  For interested RN3 readers.
 
Introduction:- I have mixed feelings relating this story. I feel I’m not supposed to relate it. Perhaps because of respect to those involved and the later disrespect I had for my co-worker or ‘off-sider’ as I will refer him/her. I post it here on RN3 because there are those here that may be receptive.
 
We, my missus (true love) and I don’t do drugs, hallucinogens or the like and we haven’t in our 25 odd years of being together (4 children). I am now in what I call semi-retirement and keep our home free from those who do indulge hence we have few visitors. But, I like a drink and smoke tobacco. We tried marijuana once together at a party in our local community a couple of years back but didn’t like it. I had left the LEO job by then. The smell at that party brought back memories of many arrests. We were just trying to be part of this community. Peer pressure at a later age perhaps.
 
At the time this story occurred I was an LEO in a most remote area. Tanami desert and of Sergeant rank. The Aboriginal peoples I had in my patrol were the Warlpiri with some Pintupi. It was a very large area. Very ancient. We had 3 police and an Aboriginal Community Police Officer. Now passed away. I am not allowed to mention his name. I may use some aboriginal terms here and can explain them. This happened somewhere between my time out there, perhaps the later part between 1999 and 2002. I suppose my vehicle “Toyota Landcruiser caged truck” diary may have an entry of that patrol but I have no access to that now.
 
The Patrol:- The area encompassed as I alluded to is a large area and required rostering to visit the more remote communities at time. On this day we were required to pay a visit to a small community some 180 kilometres east. Me and my off-sider prepared for the journey as we had numerous times. Licencing duties, follow-ups for minor crimes and as the patrol was in the restricted alcohol area. Searching for ‘those grogs’. This was localized laws voted by the community councils (the traditional owners in a sense) for us to also police.
 
We entered the job and the computer and radioed our intentions to our neighboring station. My off-sider drove and I sat back in the passenger seat admiring the surroundings after a large rain. Greenery and flowering abounded. If I remember correctly it was an early, sunny spring morning. Not hot, not cold. I was wearing my bush pajamas. Light Khaki overalls and I stowed my accouterments belt under the seat. It would be about a 2 and a half drive as the track was narrow, rutted and changed constantly. We crossed the Tanami Highway and headed out along this road/track.
 
We chatted amicably, had some snacks and bottled water reaching our destination. Did a drive around the community and ended up outside ‘shop’. The local small community market store. Shop was all caged up of course. I went inside and got a few “Hello Tjungala” from the locals. Had the fuel pump switched on and unlocked the pump cage and fueled up. My off-sider prepared the licencing paper for drivers and those wishing to purchase firearms. After fueling up I walked with those desiring a firearm and inspected their respective safes. The fav rifle of choice was the “Macknem”. A .22 calibre magnum lever action for hunting. Another favorite hunting item was ‘Toyota aye!”
 
After wrapping up and stowing the gear we indulged ourselves in the traditional ‘smoko’ meal of a microwave heated pie with sauce and a ‘coke’. It was still early and after another drive around and a visit to the clinic we departed. On the return trip I suggested we try going North West on an old hunting track then north to the Tanami Highway pointing out the co-ordinates on the ‘topo’ map. “Sure” was the reply from the off-sider/driver. We could pop off a roo or a turkey for the local aboriginal families at home. The trip on a previously un-patrolled road was something different and I calculated we’d be home before sunset. Radioed it in, got the affirmative and off the ‘beaten track” we went. Some new country for me to view. I enjoyed navigating and my off-sider responded accordingly. Sometimes stopped, got out, stretched our legs and contemplated this unusual trip home through the Tanami desert. Checking out and plotting landmarks and entering them in my notebook as a completed part of the duties.
 
An interesting land mark:- After a couple of hours I spied some bluffs that didn’t appear on the ‘topo’ map relief in detail so I said, “Drive over there.” (Pointing West) Offsider questioned, “What for?” I said, “Can’t see those bluffs on the map.” Rightly so he asked, “Have you got us lost?” I could only answer looking at him, “Dunno” He rolled his eyes, and to me that seemed he was tired of driving and I didn’t blame him. I suggested we go there, have a rest and I’ll drive back home. Seemed an okay resolution. We came upon a series of bluffs and to my reckoning we were in Naparulla land. The terrain didn’t match but we were still well within our patrol. At the bluffs we rode up to the top of the first one over the rocks and spinifex. They weren’t high but, just different.
 
The experience:- Now to those reading I am relating to the truth as I recollect. I have never forgotten this incident. I have no reason to bullshit. Standing on the edge of the bluff we looked north. Apart from this vantage everything looked flat to the Tanami Highway direction. To my right was another bluff, quite negotiable by foot if is walked down, then across. There was Mulga growing with green leaves. I took a reading and yes I was where we were supposed to be. I showed my off-sider. “Huh.” I don’t think he understood plotting and navigation. “Doesn’t show hills ” was his response. “Yeah, I know.” I said looking around. I was feeling embarrassed thinking we were lost and I had miscalculated. I checked over the map and plots again. We were’here” as far as i was concerned. I placed the map away in the door storage and we both commenced to negotiate our way down the leading edge of the not so steep bluff. I just wanted to explore.
 
We’d only walked about 10 metres down a gentle rocky slope. I said, “Strewth, look at that”. Some 20 metres ahead downhill was the biggest goanna//pirrentee or monitor lizard I had ever seen. It was standing proud on its 4 legs. It was a sight. Old mate, my off sider, backed up and turned going back to the truck. Of all things he came back with a tire lever. We had 2 glocks in our stowed belts and a shotty behind the seats. The lizard started climbing up towards us, I remember saying “Wow, stand still” But off-sider had turned and was cutting it back to the truck. Tire lever in hand. This beast wasn’t frightened of us. It made its way towards me. I stood like a statue. The lizard came up beside me with it’s head tilted in my direction. I guesstimated it was over 2 metres long. It’s body was as thick as my thigh but what was unusual for a lizard of its kind was the coloring. It was black with large purple stripes running diagonal across its back. While looking at me it’s tongue flicked in and out as if feeling me out for a moment. It then walked nonchalantly past me and across the face of the bluff. Funny thing, I didn’t feel scared. Its claws could have made some nasty wounds had it been angry. As I said my Glock was under the seat in the truck,which at this point tuning I couldn’t see or much less my off-sider for that matter.
 
There was no wind, good light, warm and I then made my way down the slope to a breach between the 2 bluffs, occasionally looking back and up for the truck and the lizard. I shrugged from memory and got to the bottom of the slope. There was a flat piece of ground about 10 metres wide before the next bluff separating them. I remember the only sound was my boots as I walked. Midway i could make out a small track of bare earth. A walking track if you may. Looking both ways I crossed this track and commenced the incline upwards on the next bluff outcrop. About halfway up I saw a low cave. Interesting I thought and bent dow to make my way in. At a point where I had to be on my belly I paused. Ahead of me was a large kangaroo carcass. Partially eaten or dismembered. I looked at it’s head. Teeth showing and all. I decided not to go any further. I made my way back out into the sunshine and lit a smoke glancing over to see if I could see the truck. I couldn’t. I wondered why but my attention was caught by spying a “Willy Willy.” This is like a small or miniature localized tornado often caused by rising heat. It was about 100 metres away tracking through the mulga. Throwing leaves about. About 5 metres across by perhaps 10 to 15 metres tall. I could hear this disturbance.
 
So watching this, dragging on a smoke I did think that what I’m seeing was quite unique. The ‘willy willy’ essed it’s way through the mulga and spinafex. I saw leaves and dead spinafex mixed with dust rising up and being thrown about in all directions. The flamin thing then made a line directly up the small slope towards me. I crouched up against the rock wall near the cave. I was totally engulfed. Lost me smoke and held my breath. For a time of about 20 to 30 seconds this thing whipped up a storm around me. Then all was quiet again. Perhaps some superstition made me glance towards the cave with the dead roo inside. I decided I was outta there. I admit I was spooked. But it didn’t end there.
 
I cut a downhill path to the face of the bluff to where there was cleared ground. I subconsciously lit another smoke. Took a puff and saw the biggest snake painting across the face of the flat rock of the face of the bluff. I found out later I was at the “Serpent Dreaming” site where intiations took place. The snake painting was in a wave pattern and about 50 metres long and about half a metre thick. If you can imagine it stretched out I would say it could reach 100 metres. I walked to the wall looking up. My mind was in awe. “Who painted this?” There were other smaller paintings and carved reliefs.
 
I ran my hand over these. I then saw a crack in the wall, Appeared there was some fabric stowed in the crack. I tugged on it and pulled out the bundle. There were a couple left but i unwrapped this one. In the fabric was a rock hard dark ocher long dish. I didn’t explore any further. I re-wrapped the dish as best I could and replaced it with the other wrappings. Might sound strange but I thought I was seeing things I shouldn’t.
 
I gathered my sense of direction and followed a small bare trail around the bluff. I took one last look at the painting from a distance and followed the track which led me back between the 2 bluffs. It was the little track I crossed.
 
It was at this point I heard the truck and with a feeling of relief I saw my off-sider driving it basically right towrads me. As he approached i saw his gaze. It was like he was looking for me. He passed not 2 metres from where I was standing and went around the other side of the bluff. It was a “What the” moment. Boy was I going to have words with him dicking around like that. I followed where he drove and actually saw many tire prints through the spinafex. I doing this I stepped off that little track. It happened ,as I rounded the bluff, I saw him parked with a gawking look on his face when he saw me appear. There was an angry exchange of words somewhat like a professional argument interlaced with expletives. His face was red. He was as angry as I was. He was just about to call in a search. It appears I was out of his sight for about 30 minutes. I looked at the sun. That would be about right. I hadn’t noticed the time slipping away.
 
I lit another smoke. Calmed down. I said, “I want to show you where I’ve been.” No, enough was enough for him. He replied. “I want to go home”. He wouldn’t relinquish the driving. I conveyed words basically instructing to back track and then head north to the Tanami Highway. We left that place. Not much was said on the way back. My off-sider was obviously angry I’d gotten him lost and had simply disappeared. I was angry because he drove right past me. This was never resolved and he subsequently reported it to my boss in Alice Springs. I got a bit off a rocket from the boss. The report was simply a ‘patrol ’ when recorded. What I saw and what he perceived he saw wasn’t mentioned again.
 
Postscrpt:- I retained my position as an OIC of remote stations. Later to become an instructor to police recruits. My off-sider resigned under ‘a cloud’. I related this story to an aboriginal elder shortly afterwards and was told not not talk about it or let anyone know. “No white fella has ever been there”. After I retired I have constant dreams of being in uniform in obscure but familiar surroundings. I have an aboriginal name and so do members of my family. I now reside on the coast far away from there.
 
My regards,
 
Bally

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  Does anyone think this is OK?
Posted by: guohua - 08-04-2020, 05:17 AM - Forum: General News and Events - Replies (19)

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Quote:Teachers Union Makes Tombstones to Scare Kids From Returning to School

Insists list of far-left demands must be met before reopening schools
Yup my friends, those kind hearted and caring educators are scaring the young.
Quote:A teachers’ union out of Milkwaukee, Wisconsin erected mock gravestones of students to scare kids from returning to school over the coronavirus.

The Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) in partnership with a far-left group called Leaders Igniting Transformation, placed several fake tombstones on school grounds as part of a “National Day of Resistance” to keep kids out of school unless their demands are met.
The Only Demands they should have is to go to work.
I'm sure there are a lot of freshly graduated new teachers needing a job, Hell BUST THE UNION!
Quote:The MTEA’s Facebook page also includes a list of radical far-left demands they insist must be met before schools reopen.
Among the demands are socialist Democrat Party platform proposals, including no police in schools, moratorium on evictions, welfare, and banning charter schools.
“Join LIT and MTEA in solidarity for this National Day of Resistance as we demand safe, healthy, and equitable schools and communities!”
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  The Armchair Warriors are ringing their jingoistic bells.
Posted by: Antisthenes - 08-04-2020, 04:13 AM - Forum: The Rogue's Music and Media Room - Replies (1)

Just seemed appropriate right about now...
Bigshots with Rambo dreams and not a clue....
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Heart How a President Pelosi could become Reality
Posted by: xuenchen - 08-04-2020, 01:39 AM - Forum: Political News and more - Replies (7)

tinybiggrin Could a Democrat Master Plan be in the making ?

Could they be attempting to install the Speaker of the House as POTUS ?

Yes it's possible !!!

Be Aware !!

It's possible the Speaker could temporarily be "sworn in" as POTUS if the general election has not been verified !!

Lots has to happen but lately we've seen lots of unbelievable things happen haven't we !!

Any Means Necessary !   tinylaughing

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Quote:Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe explained last week how "President Nancy Pelosi" could become a reality at 12:01 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2021.

Last week, President Donald Trump triggered an alarm when he suggested delaying the presidential election.

There are significant concerns regarding how to safely conduct the election during the coronavirus panic.

Democrats suggest mailing voters ballots, but Republicans claim that method will increase the influence of voter fraud in election results.


LINK-->  Harvard prof explains how ‘President Pelosi’ could become reality if election not decided on time


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Star Democrats warn GOP - Don't fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020 or we'll retaliate
Posted by: xuenchen - 08-03-2020, 11:40 PM - Forum: Political News and more - Replies (18)

Bitter Democrats still jealous and totally pissed off about the U.S. Senate's snubbing of an Obama Supreme Court nominee in 2016.

They are issuing "warnings" to Republicans to NOT confirm a 3rd Trump nominee (should a seat become available in 2020)!!

Oh are these Democrats snarling and drooling LOL.

They're so numbed, they are threatening to expand the Court and add more justices when they (Democrats) get the power again (if again).

If that ever happens it would take generations to get balance back in the Supreme Court !!

I think the power monger Democrats will do this anyway if they ever get power back regardless of what Trump does !!

Horrible Jealousy as mental case Democrats talk and threaten !!

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Quote:Democrats are warning Republicans not to fill a possible Supreme Court vacancy this year after denying President Barack Obama the chance in 2016, saying it would embolden a push on the left to add seats to the court whenever they regain power.

"We knew basically they were lying in 2016, when they said, 'Oh, we can't do this because it's an election year.' We knew they didn't want to do it because it was President Obama," Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said in an interview.

Kaine, the party's last vice presidential nominee and a lawmaker with a reputation as an institutionalist, said confirming a nominee of President Donald Trump this year could compel Democrats to consider adding seats to the high court.

"If they show that they're unwilling to respect precedent, rules and history, then they can't feign surprise when others talk about using a statutory option that we have that's fully constitutional in our availability," he said. "I don't want to do that. But if they act in such a way, they may push it to an inevitability. So they need to be careful about that."


LINK-->  Democrats warn GOP: Don't fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020 or we'll retaliate

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