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The classic Mac/Windows game DEFCON is still available on Steam. Its combination of vector graphics and an eerie soundtrack are still a good but sobering experience.

I read somewhere that the pattern displayed by the CM-5 in the film was referred to as 'common and pleasing #6', as close as I can recall it. I've not seen a definition of the pattern other than it's actual output.

You seem to be in an org that has a well established process, and this can be a good thing. Many startups have 'requirements' scribbled on a napkin, and everybody 'just starts coding'. This type of environment is a little more 'exciting' than many would like. Perhaps you can seek to be someone who writes the requirements, or analyzes them for risks before they are passed to the developers. Learn every part of the process, and it becomes something you can bring to your next position.

I've seen this movie.

SELF FOOT SHOOT DUP

Track down an old show called Denno Coil. Every character wears AR glasses, and there's practically a startup idea in every episode of the first season. It is so very Japanese that they used AR on a show from over 10 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennō_Coil

For US aerospace contracts, one of the standard provisions is the disposal and destruction of any remaining products and tooling. This is done for compliance with ITAR regs, to prevent advanced technical information from reaching other countries. No buying a booster prototype at auction for you!

What was bizarre about (aboot) the Arrow program is that the entire company staff were fired, and the Canadian military was sent in to destroy all records, drawings, test data, and of course the destruction of the six flyable aircraft. The program was replaced with US made BOMARC missiles, so there's one clue.

It is at times a good move, but make the offer before the rejection, possibly as being willing to work as a contractor and later go full time.

Your new manager is very likely to be a friend of the VP.

This video is fictional, and was made as a warning about where current tech could take us. I have no doubt that generals who have seen it are quite upset that they can't have it yet.

You're correct. The CEO is a former hedge fund guy, who has purchased a number of companies, shut them down, and added the IP to a portfolio. If Gibson ends up with new leadership out of this they will have a chance.

CNN is full of it. The key paragraph in the article: "North Korea has never successfully tested an ICBM, despite repeatedly showing off what it claims are working missiles at military parades. Some experts have publicly doubted whether these missiles are anything but mock-ups."

The missile that is claimed to have a 5,400 mile range has never demonstrated this capability, making the article alarmist claptrap. CNN should check actual distances they've achieved, versus what they claim in their breathless press releases.

NK's last launch, on March 6, went 620 miles.

NK have detonated 5 nuclear underground tests, which have had incredibly low yields. Like early US designs, it is likely that the devices were large and heavy. I do not believe NK has a warhead small enough to fit on a rocket - the costly R&D to make a miniature nuke is beyond their means.

Finally, NK loves posturing and bragging. The NK leadership is well aware that an actual attack would end the good life they have as elites.

I recall the Forth entry from 'how to shoot yourself in the foot in programming languages': self foot shoot dup.

Somebody should do a video startup that values free expression and adult topics of discussion, and eat their lunch. Oh, and cat videos.

I'm going to die from a bad implementation of bitcopy(). Great.

Heh, Steve Jobs unknowingly solved this problem years ago. Apparently he didn't want a license plate in order to protect his privacy, before plate scanners were a thing. In California you have a certain amount of time after buying a car to get the plate. Steve leased a new car at that interval, and never had a plate.

When I see companies demanding people's lives, I now see a message. The message is from the executives, board members, and investors. The message is the reality behind 'corporate culture', 80 hour weeks, and other destructive, unsustainable practices.

The message is: "WE ARE NOT GETTING RICH FAST ENOUGH!"

That'll never happen. Congressmen and senators would then not be able to say "...and my opponent voted against the America Awesome Act..." in the next election.

Anything sufficiently sensitive or representing a US advantage over other nations is ITAR controlled.

You use very large values of 2.

There are still $1500 Pro exporters for IOS and Android listed on the site.

And this is a problem how?

Putting up transparent bubble wrap does a great job of blurring what's behind, while letting people see if you're in your office. Raid the shipping department.

Open to him.

The power and authority religion grants the adherent is the key motivator. Power over women, power to kill 'enemies' in the name the faith, and so on.

To be fair, booting the Cray would require a good sized power substation. The power bill would be... impressive.

Perhaps such 'sightings' trigger an avalanche of calls, emails, FOIA requests, and lawsuits, consuming resources that are better spent on their organizational goals.

iirc the Tesla battery pack has liquid heating and cooling.

The election is here, it's just not evenly distributed.

I read of a university that tested potential professors. At a lunch, the applicant would have a piece of fruit tossed their way. If they bit into it, and did not use the provided fruit knife on the table, they weren't hired.