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JonathanE 4 points ago +4 / -0

So, are they getting to pick one to use on each other?

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JonathanE 1 point ago +1 / -0

Indeed. If it was just the $$ weakening, then Ag would be climbing likewise, but it isn't, so there is definitely something going on behind the scenes re:Au

Silver will follow along once the cat's out of the bag.

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JonathanE 1 point ago +1 / -0

I know, but I thought it was interesting to co-incide the start date with Trump getting into office :)

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JonathanE 2 points ago +2 / -0

That kind of makes sense, but the demo video had speckles evenly spread across it, although I get that it was closer to the source.

I dunno, something about that element seems off to me and I can't explain why. It certainly suggests radiation as per the demo, it just feels like I'm missing a component that should be obvious.

Your explanation about the intensity relating to the light source etc. would mean there should still be speckles at the edges of the screen, just not as many, since there is also light hitting the edge of the ccd, just not as much as from the source of the blast.

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JonathanE 3 points ago +3 / -0

Does anyone have an explanation as to why the speckling effect seems centered around the blast itself rather than across the whole frame?

Bear in mind that the ccd sensor in the phone is tiny and a radiation wave is pretty even, especially compared to something like a laser, which has an area of intensity, a scattering effect around the edges which reduces the futher out you go.

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JonathanE 2 points ago +2 / -0

It was interesting that the short clip at the end of the first vid didn't show much speckling, but it was only short ans then I realised they didn't have line of sight to the point of impact, meaning the radiation was being blocked by the buildings.

This supports the radiation premise, but I'm not sure why in the other videos the speckling is concentrated around the point of impact. Wouldn't that imply an area of effect more akin to a laser than a wide area field such as a radiation blast?

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JonathanE 1 point ago +1 / -0

I agree. I build remote teams that have a lot of cohesion, loyalty, camraderie and performance.

Not one of us has met face to face.

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JonathanE 1 point ago +1 / -0

Ask HR to clarify your position in writing in light of your signed contract. Don't ask anything else and don't supply your opinion.

Ask them to supply their answer within 10 working days as you require the written confirmation to present to your legal counsel.

If your contract is as you say, HR will make the whole thing go away to avoid an issue with the court, as otherwise you might be able to sue.

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JonathanE 5 points ago +5 / -0

So, no-one can tell her that Ukraine has no freedom of speech and no democracy, because they'll mute your voice.

This MEP was talking on behalf of those who elected him to that position, so this is suppression, pure and simple - which is the purview of dictatorships.

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JonathanE 4 points ago +4 / -0

My laptop's battery is screwed. Doesn't charge and doesn't appear connected.

If they want to turn that into a bomb then they can bloody well fix it first.

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JonathanE 3 points ago +4 / -1

Same.

I refuse to encourage things that make me 'less' or provide control over me, my thoughts or my actions.

It's getting harder to navigate the system without these things, but still possible, for now.

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JonathanE 4 points ago +4 / -0

Israeli tech firms are so embedded in our infrastructure it would take years to remove them, assuming there was even the political will to do so.

In 6 months time this will just be another story, no-one will believe it can happen to them.

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JonathanE 2 points ago +2 / -0

The real question is, what will it take for the current generation to reject the false promises of the internet as it is today?

The things you describe have always been with us in one form or another (drugs for example) but the internet has massively accelerated everything.

One of the main challenges is that it offers easy solutions (that actually aren't). Until people wake up and realise that life is essentially other people it's going to be hard to get them to understand anything else.

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JonathanE 3 points ago +3 / -0

These idiots must absolutely hate that Trump takes their best shot and then surfs the interwebs looking cool on the back of it :)

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