10/1/2019 5:49:11 AM

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Broken Windows.

Prosecutors decline charges in almost half of Seattle misdemeanor cases, report finds

The new report released Monday states that two out of three cases don't result in a ‘meaningful resolution’ and leaves suspects, victims and police languishing for a result.

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Lindsay estimates 40,000 police hours have gone into cases where the City Attorney either dismissed the case or declined to prosecute.

That's 20 man years of labor.

vxbush 10/1/2019 5:59:00 AM

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I woke up at 4:30 and couldn't get back to sleep, so I spent some time catching up on Instapundit's feed. There is a definite recurring theme there, at least there was last night--the progressives have decided they are above the law and everyone else must follow the law. And there were more than enough articles to demonstrate the truth of this, with many articles citing multiple examples to support the thesis. 

As I read through the articles, I was looking for anyone--anyone from the progressive side of the universe--to recognize that there is a problem going on, that this can't continue. Not one of the articles listed anyone who could address this. Now this could be a problem of the writers, who were mostly regurgitating facts and not attempting to reach out to any progressives in any investigative fashion. But I have yet to see *any* progressive anywhere note the problem. 

10/1/2019 6:06:44 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 2:

It's a feature not a bug.

It's in Alinsky's rules, make the other side follow the rules.

Progressives aren't interest in solving problems. Problems are tools to be used within the context of Critical Theory to prove the current system has failed and that the Progressive / Socialist System is the way forward.

vxbush 10/1/2019 6:18:51 AM

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In #3 Unknown user said: Progressives aren't interest in solving problems. Problems are tools to be used within the context of Critical Theory to prove the current system has failed and that the Progressive / Socialist System is the way forward.

Oh, I know, I know. But I figured there was at least a chance--small sliver of a chance, I realize, but still a chance--that someone in progressive circles would realize what is coming. But nope--not a one. 

lucius septimius 10/1/2019 6:21:49 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 2:

The WSJ put it this way:  we have seen the creation of "permanent impeachment," whereby the speaker and/or chair of the house judiciary committee can begin impeachment proceedings without ever calling a vote, without any debate, without allowing the opposing party any voice, without allowing the opposing party rights of subpoena (as were granted in the cases of both Nixon and Clinton):  in short, nullifying a legal election without anyone ever having to vote to approve the process.  The greatest power granted Congress under the Constitution, short of declaration of war, is now subject to the whim of a party.

As the WSJ declared this morning, it is not just unconstitutional, it's Anti-Democratic.  Rule by fiat.

lucius septimius 10/1/2019 6:25:42 AM

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Reply to Unknown user in 3:

To a point, but ultimately the issue is power.  The progressives don't care how they get it, and only are interested in using it to the extent it eliminates their enemies and secures them ever greater power.  As several have revealed in their comments about business, they are true fascists, opportunistic, using whatever political or economic systems are available at the moment to achieve power.  But there really is no practical vision -- the whole "Green World" fantasy is like "true" Communism or The Master Race.  These are all things that are supposed to come about by magic at some point in the dim future, but their is no expectation that we will ever see them.  And because the stated "goals" are vague and impractical there is no pressure to actually deliver on them.  The ideology is simply one more tool of oppression and control.

Occasional Reader 10/1/2019 6:52:06 AM

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RIP Napoleon Chagnon

[dropping onto knees, and in my best Al Jolson voice]

I'd run a million yards
To dodge your poisonous darts
My Yano-maaaaamiii...

Kosh's Shadow 10/1/2019 11:35:56 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 2: 

Progressives aren't going to point out the problems. Classical liberals will, of which there seems to be only Dershowitz left, and he gets ostracized for defending the rule of law for Trump.

Kosh's Shadow 10/1/2019 12:22:26 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 6:
The anti-Big Tech view of Liz Warren has Zuckerberg of Facebook annoyed.

Imagine an election between her and Trump. Facebook won't be able to support either one!

10/1/2019 1:37:04 PM

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YEAH! Finally got all the equipment talking to each other, listening to the control software and sending data to the log file!

Running a calibration set so I can actually test tomorrow.

If you want gory details....

Kosh's Shadow 10/1/2019 3:44:22 PM

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Reply to Unknown user in 10:
Great.

At least I have some idea what that article is discussing. Changing current in one wire can induce voltages in another; cables need to be designed and constructed so that induced voltages stays within limits. This all depends on the signals going through the cables and the voltages that would cause problems.

Kosh's Shadow 10/1/2019 3:46:58 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 11:
Reminds me that in my first job, I had software that drove some piece of equipment through a custom cable, made by a tech. It was not working right, so I was told to work out the problems with the tech. I didn't give him a hard time; we worked together and got it working, and we got along well afterwards.

Kosh's Shadow 10/1/2019 3:55:59 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 12:

IIRC, we each worked at one end of the cable with a multimeter. Not a complicated cable tester.

That system had several 8080 based boards connected together with ribbon cable. Data was getting lost. I  looked at the ribbon cable, with extra cable between the connectors causing sharp bends, and said that would be the problem. They didn't believe me.

A week later, after borrowing a logic analyzer from another group, they found the problem - the sharp bends in the cable caused the connectors to make bad connections with the cable conductors..