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| From | Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.electronics.design |
| Subject | Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war |
| Date | 2026-01-30 16:07 +1100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10lheb5$1qjs6$7@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <69794263$0$24$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <g0hinktkrg36mhfthuak6su9shh2jdkiml@4ax.com> <69795271$0$21961$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <nnd$7f5438d0$31c2c2d9@d8501948b6553ec2> <43annkl48v5ru8joclbv7c67o3g2l6087v@4ax.com> |
On 30/01/2026 5:43 am, john larkin wrote: > On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:24:59 +0100, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote: > >> In article <69795271$0$21961$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, >> bitrex <user@example.net> wrote: >>> On 1/27/2026 6:03 PM, john larkin wrote: >>> >>>>> The fundamental service johns tend to be paying for is for her to go >>>>> away afterwards, not to fall in love with them.. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway I can't imagine professing my love for my GF after working all >>>>> day in the weapons biz, like: "What'd you do today, honey?" "Oh you >>>>> know, worked on some software for this thing that'll probably blow some >>>>> poor bugger's limbs or head off, maybe make him a paraplegic or his wife >>>>> a widow and kids orphans. Yeah I was really laying down some solid >>>>> murderbot code at Murder Inc. today! Anyway, glad to be home, love ya >>>>> babe. What's for dinner?" >>>>> >>>>> Maybe they just say "it's classified" and leave it at that. I can see why. >>>> >>>> If this post was from anyone else, I'd assume they were just having a >>>> bad day. >>>> >>>> >>>> John Larkin >>>> Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center >>>> Lunatic Fringe Electronics >>> >>> >>> I'm just saying it's disappointing when the party of "small government" >>> gets all excited over militaria. The "problems" involved aren't >>> particularly interesting and the "solutions" are mostly buggy junk, anyway. >>> >>> "Our A.I.-powered platform processes battlefield data in real time, >>> adapting to changing conditions without human intervention,� the >>> pamphlet says. “Neutralize more targets at a fraction of legacy system >>> costs. Deploy at scale to achieve overwhelming force multiplication >>> against sophisticated threats.� The pamphlet claimed a “future monthly >>> production� of more than 6,000 units. >>> >>> As usual the NYT pretty much just repeats their military-industrial >>> master's breathless optimism about the new junk verbatim. I could just >>> read the sales brochure >>> >> >> The military industry in China makes weapons. >> The military industry in USA makes money. > > The CCP biggies make the money. Nowhere near as much as their American equivalents. > There was just a giant purge about > that. Probably has to do with tofu-dreg missiles or something. More likely political differences of opinion. > The russians have the same issue: all the good parts have been stolen. Not all of them. The Ukraine keeps on getting hit by IRBM's. > When I was working in the USSR, all sorts of stuff was stolen from our > work site. "Why not, it doesn't belong to anybody." The bosses were silly enough to have hired you. More sensible employers might have done better. -- Bill Sloman, Sydney
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Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-27 10:43 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-27 15:22 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war wmartin <wwm@wwmartin.net> - 2026-01-27 12:27 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-27 13:46 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-27 17:19 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-27 14:45 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-29 02:54 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-28 08:13 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-28 14:21 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net> - 2026-01-28 16:02 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-29 13:41 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-28 22:59 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net> - 2026-01-29 17:46 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Coileán Pól Nioclás de Ghlostéir <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-01-29 14:41 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Lasse Langwadt <llc@fonz.dk> - 2026-01-29 19:03 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-30 15:25 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-01-30 10:15 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-01-30 04:03 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-31 00:12 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-01-30 13:25 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-01-30 07:03 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-31 16:35 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-31 00:09 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-01-30 13:43 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-31 02:34 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-29 13:25 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-01-29 12:18 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-29 05:00 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-01-29 14:09 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-29 08:53 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2026-01-29 20:25 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net> - 2026-01-29 18:18 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-29 16:53 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-30 15:49 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-01 11:58 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-02 09:48 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2026-02-02 18:29 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-02 12:33 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-03 05:50 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-03 07:56 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-04 05:44 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-04 03:24 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-05 01:35 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2026-02-04 21:31 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-04 13:21 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-05 16:50 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-05 11:36 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-06 18:30 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-06 03:41 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-07 01:12 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-05 16:46 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-05 11:37 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-06 06:18 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> - 2026-02-06 09:51 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-06 12:30 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-02-05 09:14 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-02-05 04:39 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-02-05 14:30 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-02-05 08:36 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-06 02:07 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-04 15:53 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-05 01:04 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-04 15:58 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2026-02-03 16:23 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-03 09:03 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2026-02-03 17:47 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war wmartin <wwm@wwmartin.net> - 2026-02-03 11:18 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2026-02-04 01:21 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-03 18:52 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net> - 2026-02-03 13:40 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-03 23:38 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-03 05:41 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-03 10:46 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-30 03:08 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-29 08:56 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-30 15:56 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-30 03:04 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-29 08:59 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2026-01-29 20:50 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-29 19:22 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-30 16:00 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-29 15:43 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Lasse Langwadt <llc@fonz.dk> - 2026-01-28 17:42 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-27 13:47 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-27 17:31 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-27 14:42 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-27 17:55 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-27 15:03 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-27 19:04 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-01-29 12:24 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-29 10:43 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-30 16:07 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-30 11:45 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-31 16:51 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-01-29 23:03 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de> - 2026-01-28 00:18 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-01-28 11:57 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-28 08:19 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-28 15:18 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-28 13:12 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-28 16:54 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-28 15:13 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-01-27 15:32 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-27 17:44 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-01-27 15:55 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-27 19:13 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net> - 2026-01-27 19:53 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-01-27 20:30 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-29 01:56 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-01-29 12:29 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-01-29 23:09 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-01-30 13:25 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-01-30 07:07 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-30 11:49 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-01-31 02:40 +1100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war wmartin <wwm@wwmartin.net> - 2026-01-30 11:23 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-01-31 01:17 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war wmartin <wwm@wwmartin.net> - 2026-01-31 12:19 -0800
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-01-31 18:36 -0700
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-01-30 13:25 +0000
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Lasse Langwadt <llc@fonz.dk> - 2026-01-28 17:38 +0100
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-28 17:19 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war bitrex <user@example.net> - 2026-01-28 17:36 -0500
Re: Raspberry Pi goes to war Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-01-28 06:26 +0000
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