As a veteran with PTSD, DPDR, that has spent a lot of work, time, and money to not have a bad day. If I cannot prevent myself from committing acts of violence please just put me down.

There is no reason my existence, for whatever reason caused it to be fucked up should cause harm to others. As a survivor of abuse at the hands of Catholic Church, nothing justifies harming children. As a TBI traumatic Brian injury survivor of war, my continued existence and freedom for self determination doesn’t justify continuing to abuse others or commit unsanctioned acts of violence against others.

If I am incapable of controlling myself or not causing harm to others I should not be allowed to cause harm to others simply because I am a faulty individual that has been harmed or suffered. My suffering does not justify causing others to suffer. Get out of here with that bull shit. If the person refuses medications, therapy, work then the only alternative is involuntary treatment.

I feel that engineer is shoehorned into a lot of job titles nowadays… But I also now work in software engineering. I have a degree in CS as well as degrees and certs in cybersecurity.

Should I need to be licensed by the State to discuss the lack of cybersecurity in systems?

If anything, my studies, and application of project management pay more benefits than my CS certifications and degrees. SMEs really lack the ability to explain to management how it costs more to screw around and half ass some fantastic plan than to, you know, just get minimum viable product going then integrate improvements.

Previously I worked with aircraft where safety is written in blood. Yet in software dev I still have a hard time convincing people to provide a software bill of materials even though it’s required. It’s still the wild west. Even when DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas termed “killware” only a few took notice.

I guess what I’m saying is that we care more about Netflix uptime than we care about if water treatment plants or infrastructure that could literally kill people if it fails insecure.

The problem is qualified people already built a lot of the systems that are either no longer secure or no longer up to the task post IoT and climate change. How do we admit that qualifications aren’t the problem? The problem is lack of continued penetration, stress, fail safe, or regression testing!

Sold in 2014

Good to know I went on my first toured before they got bought out.

Recently went on a tour and didn’t think that much had changed tho.

I like to buy from vineyards and distilleries I’ve been to. But conglomerates are buying everything up :/

How can us older folks explain concern trolling and that among the old out of touch frontman both sides always choose, you can set aside single issues, and just pick the one that will do the least harm?

I hear a lot of black and white ultimatums and statements boiling down to if you don’t do impossible I won’t vote tantrums. Sounds exactly like the trash before, people won’t vote for a woman. Gore came out slightly critical of Iraqi war and the media ate him alive as a antiwar idiot peace nut. He tried to transition to climate change but got called a boring and stiff despite being passionate about environmental activism.

There’s always an ultimatum. Being slightly critical of a blank check for war after 9-11 was an express ticket to no where.

The Democrats, even if they have some fresh ideas behind closed doors, are always running a terrible campaigns with mixed messages : “more of the same” mantra to big business; latest identity politics hot button issues for the people.

But past all the terrible policy that can’t be quickly changed and flat messages one party constantly comes in with a plan to exploit, fucks shit up, dig a deeper hole, and hold onto power. While the other at least seems like they’re trying to act in good faith and approach some issues.

I feel like there’s always a bunch of trolls identitying a single issue and saying, well because there’s some war you can’t have reproductive rights cuz I won’t vote .

Or because some fetuses aren’t fit to live but I like cute babies you have to have even worse and more war, cuz I hate reproductive rights.

For fucks sake nothing is black and white. It’s complex and voting for those that listens to science and lean into harm reduction is a real platform.

Several presidents have put tax dollars to work on medical research. For example the The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) paved the way for money for the PreP trials in 2005.

Obama kicked off precision medicine and gene research.

Obama’s HITECH Act reformed HIPAA in a way that improved outcomes for patients and the industry.

But yea, everything is black and white. Conflicts in Africa and the middle east are the only concern I could ever have.

I especially do not care at all about any medical advancements or harm reductions.

Everyone must survive and no one can ever be harmed or everything is lost.

You know you sound just like the every sperm is sacred anti abortion activists.

War = so bad we must sabotage anyone involved in war and trade all our liberties, freedoms, health, etc just to not have war!

I let perfect be the enemy of good.

I’m doing my part, for the Republicans!

People are always ready with some morality test but the cold hard truth is trying to enforce your absolutes on others is not going to work out. It just backs you into a corner supporting a turd sandwich. Compromises suck though. Can’t have that. You do you.

Unfortunately based on the rules of was the medical staff do not have to cooperate, or even be aware, simply storing weapons, or a command center, or staging armed soldiers for war next to a hospital removes the protections.

The rules of war aren’t about making things perfect, they’re very much a do not let perfect be the enemy of good and filled with compromises.

If you want protections for medical staff you have to clear a section of ground for them that isn’t used for war.

I didn’t make these rules. These rules were agreed to in order to try to prevent total war. Where carpet bombs flattened entire cities like what happened in Dresden.

I mean, are you incapable of having any sympathy for individuals that walked into what seemed to be peaceful but turned into a warzone?

Sure, the Israel Palestine conflict has been going on since 1948 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Palestinian_conflict

But if your work told you to go on a quick in and out trip to Jamaica would you know there’s an older persistent conflict that could cause you harm? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_political_conflict

Shit Sudan and Myanmar both have higher body counts so far. You check with the state department and lists of all armed conflicts before all your trips?

Rule 28. Medical units exclusively assigned to medical purposes must be respected and protected in all circumstances. They lose their protection if they are being used, outside their humanitarian function, to commit acts harmful to the enemy.

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule28#:~:text=to medical units-,Rule 28.,and protected in all circumstances.

the protection of medical units ceases when they are being used, outside their humanitarian function, to commit acts harmful to the enemy. This exception is provided for in the First and Fourth Geneva Conventions and in both Additional Protocols.[37] It is contained in numerous military manuals and military orders.[38] It is also supported by other practice.[39]

While the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols do not define “acts harmful to the enemy”, they do indicate several types of acts which do not constitute “acts harmful to the enemy”, for example, when the personnel of the unit is armed, when the unit is guarded, when small arms and ammunition taken from the wounded and sick are found in the unit and when wounded and sick combatants or civilians are inside the unit.[40] According to the Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, examples of acts harmful to the enemy include the use of medical units to shelter able-bodied combatants, to store arms or munitions, as a military observation post or as a shield for military action.[41]

You’re absolutely right. Nothing good is going to come.

Last chance I thought of any chance of good coming died with Rachel Corrie.

Wrong about the life tho. I’m a disabled veteran and lived in more countries than I have fingers to count with. Hardship is a part of life. Chop wood, carry water.

Both sides have backed themselves into a corner with no winners and my sympathy has run out after interacting with those that claim they are the innocents but actually support Hamas behind closed doors.

If there was a way to erase the mind virus of racism and religion maybe that could end this conflict. But short of God coming down or aliens showing up and saying the holy books are myth and having time travel to prove it how could that be done? It’s the world we live in and it is going to get worse before it gets better.

I was literally just having a conversation earlier with someone In another thread calling for the destruction of Israel and for Jews to live under Hamas rule.

I used to be like you. Went to the rallies. Even met with the leaders, until they showed me they were racist and hated Jews. Didn’t want Israel to exist. Then I realized that both sides were just going to be at each other’s throats till the end of time. Because neither would back down or allow the other to back down.

In a game of Total destruction there will be no winners. The only way to win is not to play. Yet Hamas has plenty of support to erase Israel, which is hamases official position. This isn’t even the largest conflict happening right now. More people die in conflicts in Africa every day. But it’s more important to hate Jews then discuss what can be done to protect civilians in conflicts with higher casualty rates in Africa…

I asked how the anti Israeli as a country Hamas supporter would implement dearming and desegregation. I’ve seen it before after the troubles and seen reunification several times. But no response. It’s not about honesty, it’s just spin. Whatever it takes to say Israel has no right to exist is the propaganda.

Hamas will stop at nothing less than exterminating all Jews. That’s their official stance that Hamas themselves advocate for.

I won’t fall for this type of mental gymnastics because I’ve been down that road. The leaders of the rallies I went to said they want all Jews dead and their homeland restored to them after the rally was over behind closed doors when they weren’t in front of the media. All that one state solution is just propaganda BS without a chance of happening meant to tug at your heart strings while your cash goes to racists.

Yea sure let’s trust the hostage takers and child murders not to take any more hostages or murder more Jewish childen if we just open our hearts.

There are no innocents here and it’s all propaganda.

Careful the terrorist apologiests will be here any second to tell you how all Israelies should give up their country, tear down the borders,live under Hamas rule and just accept being murdered and burnt alive.

I can’t wait to hear about how the terrorist child murders and hostage takers are innocent and Israel needs to chillax.

Ok if you’re not being disingenuous then how will you get Hamas to lay down their arms when they, Iran, and Hezbollah have all said they will not until all the Jews are dead?

How do you propose to end the conflict and unite the governments?

How should both sides unarm?

How can desegregation be implemented like it was after the troubles?

We both know you post so often you’re the one in the PR brigade and have no interest in reunification, which I’m old enough to remember seeing in several countries. It’s not Israel that’s holding up a two or one state solution. It’s those obsessed with killing all Israeli Jews.

A best one side is in a religiously modified war and the other fighting to survive. At worst both sides are in a religiously motivated war that will never end.

You literally said Hamas should be given all of Israeli and Israeli citizens should give up their citizenship and live under a “democratic” Palestine. We both know Hamas will stop at nothing less than exterminating all Jews. That’s their official stance that Hamas themselves advocate for.

“Jewish people can stay and live under Palestine”

Translation, remove the borders and let Hamas expand their operations

I’d be open to this type of thinking if the leaders of the rallies I went to didn’t say they want all Jews dead and their homeland restored to them after the rally was over behind closed doors when they weren’t in front of the media. All that one state solution is propaganda BS without a chance of happening.

Yea sure let’s trust the hostage takers and child murders not to take any more hostages or murder more Jewish childen.

There are no innocents here and it’s all propaganda.

In the other thread you call for the destruction of Israel and for Jews to live under Hamas rule. This is going to get a lot worse while Hamas and people like you refuse a 2 state solution.

I used to be like you. Went to the rallies. Even met with the leaders, until they showed me they were racist and hated Jews. Didn’t want Israel to exist. Then I realized that both sides were just going to be at each other’s throats till the end of time. Because neither would back down or allow the other to back down.

In a game of Total destruction there will be no winners. The only way to win is not to play. Yet Hamas has plenty of support from some people to erase Israel. Hamas and Israel are going to fight. And more people die in conflicts in Africa every day. But it’s more important to hate Jews then discuss what can be done to protect civilians in conflicts with higher casualty rates in Africa…

So Hamas murdered civilians, children, elderly, at gun point then burnt their houses down and took hostages but the answer is for everyone to go live with Hamas so they can all be murdered by terrorists that very vocally say their goal is to erase Israel and kill all the Jews?

Why don’t you go live in Palestine and help directly then? Plenty of people have gone to help such as Rachel Corrie.

Shit by your logic we could give Gaza to turkey because the Ottoman Empire had it for over 400 years. Such brave Internet logic. Everything is so black and white. Tell me more about how terrorists threatening to kill hostages are improving everything for everyone.

Hurry up and wait.

If you’re a specialist that’s needed for a specific task you might have to travel a long way.

You probably already have bags packed. You probably already have a limited power of attorney or will. You might write some checks out for rent/bills. You might make sure your gf/wife/dependa has some condoms ready for Jody. You might want to make sure you have childcare someone to watch your dog, someone to start or charge your car while gone or you might arrange for someone to put the car on parked status for cheaper insurance and just jump it or buy a new battery when you get back.

You prolly make sure all your CBTs are done and maybe if you don’t already have it done you get a checklist of shit to do on base. That quickly turns into a series of quests just like that video game you hate.

Then if you do deploy you get a call and possibly have to call some else on a phone tree and go HURRY UP AND WAIT.

Most terrible: Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter

Most fucked up: Ichi the Killer

WTF: Meet the Feebles

Best black mockumentary: Man bites dog

Things that aren’t cheesy, maybe more weird and creepy or worth a mind fuck mention

La jetee

Naked lunch

Brazil

Dark city

Repo man

Jacobs Ladder

Paprika

Pi

Solaris

They live

Total recall

Wristcutter A Love Story

Yea at the very least

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead

Cannibal! The Musical

The Toxic Avenger

Why?

We’ve pretty much been at war nonstop since WWII.

They just called it the cold war.

Cooler heads have prevailed, for the most part, for a long time. The shock and awe overwhelming force doctrine has worked when we needed it. There’s questions on if it will work on a near peer in a new battle space featuring Internet, space, drones, and unconventional warfare.

It’s likely a near peer would target our water and power infrastructure with hacks. It’s possible many civilians could die without even using nuclear weapons from that. It’s possible the Internet would never be the same afterwards.

But so far cooler heads have prevailed. The military industrial complex might be great at extracting tax dollars but the idea is that all that spending will work to prevent WWIII by being prepared to fight it.

We might have to fight that war one day. Why worry? We spend plenty of money to be prepared to do so.