Kosh's Shadow 10/2/2023 7:05:23 PM

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So the Nobel Prize in Muddyscene went to the developers of MRNA vaccines, which have been shown to be useless except for making big bucks for Big Pharma.

Are all the Nobel Prizes going the the way of the Nobel Pizz or Piece (certainly not Peace) Prize, given to those who at best made no actual contribution to peace, or at worst (I'm looking at you, Obama and Yassir Arafat.) a quite negative contribution?

JCM 10/3/2023 7:42:30 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 1:

Arafat had the red folder, wasn't that deserving of a surprise?

JCM 10/3/2023 7:43:49 AM

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Public Announcement.

How Amazon’s Project Kuiper is preparing for its first satellite test mission, and what we hope to learn

Occasional Reader 10/3/2023 7:48:35 AM

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The UN has backed Kenya's offer to lead a multinational security force in Haiti in response to a plea from the Caribbean nation's prime minister for help restoring order.

It would be really great if this worked.

I don't think it's going to work. 

/And I'll grudgingly give some credit to the Biden Regime for not jumping in to put US troops on the line for this

JCM 10/3/2023 8:11:23 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 4:

Yeah, 1915 and 1994 really solved the problem.

What does one do with a state that has failed, politically, economically, and socially?

The best I can think of is a strongman to impose his will over a long period, clean things up, set up rule of law, liberal democratic systems (in enlightenment definition) then start loosening the reins allowing more freedoms slowly to accustom the people to liberty.

buzzsawmonkey 10/3/2023 8:26:54 AM

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Occasional Reader 10/3/2023 8:30:24 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 6:

Jukebox

Occasional Reader 10/3/2023 8:36:10 AM

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vxbush 10/3/2023 10:55:11 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 8:

I don't even know what a "security laminate" does. Is it like an invisibility cloak?

Occasional Reader 10/3/2023 11:03:59 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 9:

It's a transparent adhesive sheet that attaches over the window glass; think of it as a giant piece of (strong) transparent Scotch tape.  This makes the windows more resistant to being shattered by glass-breaker tools, which is what the auto smash-and-grab orcs use.   It doesn't make the window by any means impervious to such methods, but changes the smash-through time from, say, 2 seconds to 30.  That makes it much riskier for the thieves; and, if you're in the car at the time, gives you time to react. 

I saw a fair number of cars with window laminates when I lived in Lima, Peru, in the late 90s, since smash-and-grab theft was big.  I was able to witness (from a taxi) the effectiveness of them one time; two thieves pulled up on a motorcycle next to a car stopped at a traffic light; one of them struck one of the side windows two or three times with a mallet; but it didn't brake.  The light changed, the lady behind the steering wheel just drove away.  

OTOH, it also makes it more difficult (potentially) for a rescuer to get into the car, in the event of an accident. 

Occasional Reader 10/3/2023 11:19:21 AM

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In #10 Occasional Reader said: but it didn't brake

[sigh]

break

Occasional Reader 10/3/2023 11:20:40 AM

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In #10 Occasional Reader said: with a mallet;

On further reflection; I think it was a pinion attached to a length of cord, which is what the thieves favored in that time and place. 

Occasional Reader 10/3/2023 3:53:29 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 12:

"I was wearing a pinion on my belt... which was the style at the time..."