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This is the part with the John Kerry quote:
“All of this was made crystal clear in August 2015 by Obama’s Secretary of State John Kerry in a highly revealing interview he gave to Reuters where he said this about why the US agreed to the JCPOA,

‘But if everybody thinks, “Oh, no, we’re just tough; the United States of America, we have our secondary…[Read more]

I visited Lebanon and Beirut 5 or 6 years ago. It was a beautiful country (what little I saw of it) and the people were welcoming, warm and very keen to make sure we had a wonderful visit. Nothing was too much trouble for them to do to help us. There were still bullet holes in many buildings and many had a sad neglected melancholy but there was…[Read more]

I’m pretty sure that the usual three letter agencies, Mossad etc., had their reps. Also sure to be there were Cisco’s “we built the internet” boys

Thanks @kahlypso, not looking for anything specific, was following up on a members vid chat question where sprachlogiek (spelling?) as a technique was discussed.

A lot of the land and property in Ireland is still owned by some old, wealthy British noble families. When I visited last year, vast tracts of Dublin were pointed out as being owned by Lord so and so. Also saw many of the large estates and castles, which are still owned by another Lord so and so. War of the Roses all over again?

@izeta, he mentioned two books definitely…. can’t remember the third.
The two I remember:
– Douglas Hofstadter. “Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid”
– G. W. Leibniz. “Philosophical Papers and Letters: A Selection”
Both of these he has, he showed the second one on the screen.

“The weaknesses are in the Wi-Fi standard itself, and not in individual products or implementations. Therefore, any correct implementation of WPA2 is likely affected. To prevent the attack, users must update affected products as soon as security updates become available. Note that if your device supports Wi-Fi, it is most likely affected. During o…[Read more]

Hello, welcome to the end of the twig of speculation 🙂

Yes, good point. It is similar here in the Middle East. Relationships are paramount. Try to get something done without a referral or introduction of some sort and it is slow and tedious.

Maybe cynical…. but also they may see this as a way of forwarding their plans… a way to keep momentum going. After all, papers with signature can be lost, burnt, retracted, etc.