Comments by "Doncarlo" (@doujinflip) on "VICE News" channel.

  1. If the mines are still open by then
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  2. Conveniently ignoring how their "right way" is no longer available (Bracero program, overseas military enlistment) if not downright illegal (merely surviving a boat ride to Ellis Island without ID).
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  3.  @ConCon75  Any organization that runs on authoritarianism and social hierarchy tends to attract fascists. It's efficient for the task but also psychologically toxic. This is why it's important to ensure they remain subservient to civilian leadership and not be allowed to control the wider society.
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  4. Corporations and intelligence agencies disagree.
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  5. Considering the lack of mission activity and an admittedly strict separation of "personal feelings", getting interviewed by the media is probably the most challenging and engaging thing they'll be doing for weeks.
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  6. There is a shortage of IT workers in general, particularly those not involved in software development but in cybersecurity and uptime operations. It's especially acute in government because corporations keep luring the limited pool away with higher paychecks, which are easier to appreciate compared to less quantifiable benefits and job security that the public sector offers instead.
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  7. If they're not on its own VLAN, you're just asking for trouble.
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  8. "Cutting costs." Tells you all you need to know about why private enterprises should not be in charge of public goods like basic infrastructure 🏚💰
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  9. Everyone who's not an English-speaking white churchgoer. They're anxious about not getting the automatic deference they enjoy and being treated more like every other minority.
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  10. Bahasa Indonesia and Filipino have the same Malayan roots
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  11. Tell that to the MAGA and neo-Nazi folks who wish to recreate a past that never really happened the way they thought.
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  12. Collectively. Often the progress itself advances one funeral at a time.
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  13. It's written as "Sgt.", arguably short for "Sergeant" which is an accepted address for E-5 through E-8 in the Army. Specifying Sergeant E-5 would be written "SGT".
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  14. Don't forget "well regulated Militia".
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  15. Right, in Mainland China the state legally owns all the land, so acquisition is much simpler. They only have to compensate the occupants enough for them to leave quietly and not spark a mass revolt.
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  16. A lot of it comes from the right, who constantly identify new targets to hate and their build political unity with. We're not going to get past identity politics when socially conservative opposition keeps employing it as a way to block legislation, dominate the narrative, defeat more open-minded competition, and impede justice for those born outside their caste.
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  17. I passed 9 AP courses in my high school, which was in a gang infested neighborhood and could literally see into Mexico. But we still had all those options because it was California, a state that values public education.
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  18. TopShot501st Steve Jobs trained in calligraphy, and through art he built the one of the most reputable, most profitable technology companies in the world. The government of Greece put financial experts into high positions years ago, and their economy is still a wide-open money drain. There are some things about human endeavors, like politics and the economy, that no algorithm could ever hope to solve in its limited realm of pure mathematical optimization.
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  19. Walmart marked the beginning of late-stage capitalism, where a lucky big few muscled into the position of gatekeeper for the "free" market and have begun entrenching their position. This will destroy our nation if we don't extract profit proportional to the labor they've extracted from us.
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  20. I've fired many guns in full auto. I prefer to actually hit my intended target.
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  21. There are cases of COVID-19 patients having a normal conversation and dying only hours later, she probably saw a few of those herself
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  22. A lot of airsoft guns are designed to look exactly like the real thing. Plus it's not as satisfying since they simply bounce off without leaving a visible mark (airsoft games rely on the honor system when getting hit).
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  23. The warning is more about what could happen to us if we insist on not following the instructions of experts.
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  24. Bunkers aren't invincible. Without active guards, a defensible environment outside, and viable plans to break sieges, someone could eventually be able to pour fuel down a vent and turn each shelter into a cremator.
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  25. To illustrate what could happen if we don't follow doctors' orders and physically isolate + face mask + wash regularly as directed
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  26. I graduated in sociology, dabble in art, and got OJT for SysAdmin. This wide knowledge actually makes my cybersecurity job more intuitive than if I studied it directly, because I can approach problems and foresee potential weaknesses from multiple angles. This is why "useless" studies are still important.
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  27. We can adapt to new technologies with freely available training and convenient mobility, but it's ultimately a losing game as automation already has far superior mobility (i.e. the internet) and becomes increasingly competitive on training itself (i.e. AI machine learning).
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  28. Just search "Texas helicopter hunting" 🤠
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  29. Technically it's still a new virus because the only immunity we have from it is by exposure and recovery the hard way (and we still don't know how long that lasts either).
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  30. I was thinking it'd be great flight hours and shooting practice especially for reservists. Certainly better than being stuck in the motor pool doing classroom training.
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  31. The pneumonia can arise quickly and severely. I've read that some patients were dead within a day of bringing themselves to a hospital and chatting it up with the staff.
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  32. Interesting statement, because education and public sector researchers usually aren't paid as well as an industry CEO.
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  33. Being easily terrorized is the definition of conservative. They fear change and hate learning and adapting beyond a narrow set of ideals.
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  34. He's trying to get the reliable vote of old folks
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  35. If you want to get into cybersecurity, get some old rackmount components off of eBay, configure a new lab network, study what each component logs, and see if you can find alternative ways of accessing it.
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  36.  @josephgriffin2388  Failure to feed its people is a common cause of governments falling throughout history.
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  37. Except airsoft guns often look exactly like the real thing. Plus marking the target is a big part of the satisfaction of shooting paintballs.
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