dickthegrouch

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Gender: Male
Hometown: SF Bay Area, CA
Current location: SF Bay Area

About dickthegrouch

40 years as a computer engineer and manager. Well familiar with iteratively defining and solving problems. Now that I’m retired, putting that skill to hopefully good use by suggesting fixes to perennial political and policy failures. Classical musician. Foodie. World traveler. Traditional dancer.

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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Salvor Hardin as channeled by Sir Isaac Asimov. "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and ...

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Account status: Active
Member since: Wed Sep 7, 2005, 01:01 PM
Number of posts, all time: 4,018
Number of posts, last 90 days: 96
Favorite main forum: General Discussion, 56 posts in the last 90 days (58% of total posts)
Favorite topic forum: Classical Music, 3 posts in the last 90 days (3% of total posts)
Last post: Sat May 17, 2025, 07:36 PM

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Latest Posts

With all those different teams and agencies involved
Sat May 17, 2025, 07:36 PM

Same place as
Sat May 17, 2025, 07:19 PM

A scripted, ARTIFICIAL, third-party created artifact isn't de-facto hearsay?
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:22 PM

I'd argue that many of us who manage to escape that cycle
Sat May 17, 2025, 03:56 PM

It's in a public place
Sat May 17, 2025, 02:01 PM

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Sat May 17, 2025, 06:52 PM

Yes, Hi. Let's see...hmmm...Yes, I'd like an order of chips, without the chips, please.
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:13 PM

TSF said he's going to ensure Walmart doesn't raise their prices in response to his tariffs.
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:11 PM

Hoist by his own petard James Comey, ex FBI director and election interferer, and now 8647 poster.
Sat May 17, 2025, 02:07 PM

Amazon sued as customers report disappearing refunds weeks after returns
Sat May 17, 2025, 02:20 PM

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