tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post4644928682960675363..comments2024-03-19T04:40:56.881-05:00Comments on Stilton's Place: Spark of GeniusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-82413599842462945082019-01-12T03:13:28.653-06:002019-01-12T03:13:28.653-06:00All these wall arguments, that it isn't going ...All these wall arguments, that it isn't going to be closing the passage so tight that no-one ever can make it in over, under, through or around it, and thus it is wasted and might as well not bother but use surveillance instead. This is the solution for the wrong problem. Consider this in terms of a balance of energy, time, and expense, collectively named as effort, instead. <br /><br />The purpose of the wall is to increase the amount of effort required for successful breach, for those attempting to enter, while reducing the amount of required effort for those guarding the other side. <br /><br />That's all it can do, and all it needs to do. Like your front door, it keeps stray animals and curious bypassers out when closed; it additionally keeps the more lazy grades of burglars out when locked, but it is not reasonable to expect it to keep anyone with a bulldozer from breaking and entering.<br /><br />Since we can expect a 1/N-like distribution of the number of attempts for some level of effort, with the least effort being the most commonly occurring, it then follows that by thwarting all the low-effort attempts (i.e. intruders walking across a marked line on the ground) we will be left with the much lower number of higher-effort attempts, such as digging under, climbing up and over, or attempting to break through. These activities require time and energy -- which time will help the defense side with discovering and stopping these attempts.Ashteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285200372951251422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-91680508037053430572019-01-11T07:26:55.288-06:002019-01-11T07:26:55.288-06:00I sort of like those explosive collars, like they ...I sort of like those explosive collars, like they used on the Running Man...A. Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406276823221924014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-91600657109974436932019-01-11T05:03:55.895-06:002019-01-11T05:03:55.895-06:00Might be better to gove them to DC and construct a...Might be better to gove them to DC and construct a boatload of section eight housing for the illegals.Jim Irrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251929684654219052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-6258533031474879962019-01-11T01:09:38.049-06:002019-01-11T01:09:38.049-06:00Where's our favorite busty girl! Huh Stilton? ...Where's our favorite busty girl! Huh Stilton? Huh?...Rossmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11084065376527132090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-71285265267344845942019-01-10T15:55:40.630-06:002019-01-10T15:55:40.630-06:00Did I not read somewhere that the US Gov't con...Did I not read somewhere that the US Gov't confiscated more than 130 Billion dollars from Noriega and his drug running. If this is true then why is not that money being used to build a wall...with enough for Gun Towers at given intervals......Just Ask'in<br /><br />Motor 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-91435262117463096772019-01-10T14:12:22.933-06:002019-01-10T14:12:22.933-06:00@Alan: You're kidding, right? Drones aren'...@Alan: You're kidding, right? Drones aren't and wouldn't be used to track all 11 to 20 million illegal immigrants here. They are and would be used to patrol the border area and report incursions to border and immigration authorities who then can be dispatched to apprehend those coming over the border illegally. More barriers makes their job easier.<br /><br />Further, the kind of surveillance you describe would be much more useful for tracking political enemies, unfriendly journalists and Russian agents provocateurs. Float your idea to the next Democrat-appointed AG and his/her Justice Dept. They might buy in.Jack Colbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-43393220485148255212019-01-10T14:09:11.968-06:002019-01-10T14:09:11.968-06:00I've heard a lot of "A wall won't wor...I've heard a lot of "A wall won't work" being said, but absolutely nothing about why that might be the case. <br />Even if there are gaps, these will become the only points of access, and BP can concentrate there.<br />CCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-334278772939941622019-01-10T13:10:15.232-06:002019-01-10T13:10:15.232-06:00I'd like it if President Trump, when speaking ...I'd like it if President Trump, when speaking with Chancy or with a press gaggle, would comment that he's got a pen and a phone. <br />Might be fun for him to say, also, "and for those with questionable household staff, even if you like your illegal alien you can't keep your illegal alien."Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668828493801753456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-53468854676098296302019-01-10T12:39:14.823-06:002019-01-10T12:39:14.823-06:00Speaking of the Shutdown:
Do note the absence of ...<b>Speaking of the Shutdown:</b><br /><br />Do note the absence of "<a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Barrycade" rel="nofollow">Barrycades</a>" this time around; deliberate (and ironically expensive acts by people who were theoretically de-funded) attempts to disrupt and inconvenience the lives of as many people as possible. It's an excellent example of the difference in attitude towards the public between Trump and the previous administration. Obama and the Democrats wanted to make sure that as an typical citizen you knew you were being punished for the Republican's insolence.<br /><br />Not that you can't find examples of the deep-state "resistance" if you look hard enough for them. For example, this morning while doing some casual reading on one of my favorite topics, "climate change", I came across an example of the bureaucracy sticking its middle finger out for no legitimate reason, because apparently due to the shutdown electronics do not flow normally through NOAA servers to deliver the data normally dispensed, <a href="https://4k4oijnpiu3l4c3h-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/clip_image008-1.jpg" rel="nofollow">but are apparently capable of dispensing messages letting you know that they aren't going to work for you</a>.<br /><br />Just more proof, btw, that government-sponsored "climate change" research and data is manufactured, controlled and dispensed by people more interested in politics than in actual scientific research and advancement.John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-76289226971153531692019-01-10T06:42:17.370-06:002019-01-10T06:42:17.370-06:00@Shelly: I like "chancy". That's g...@Shelly: I like "chancy". That's great. It kinda says what our nation is under by electing such as these.Judi Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261744230143875668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-9500117593021154252019-01-09T23:28:05.387-06:002019-01-09T23:28:05.387-06:00@ James-et.al: Given the President walking out on...@ James-et.al: Given the President walking out on yesterday's meeting with the democrats, I see this scenario. <br /><br />The continued shutdown gives the President cause to invoke a national emergency to get the funds he needs to start building the wall and reopen the government. This triggers the rabid/deranged, one-trick pony democrats in the House and forces Pelosi to move towards impeachment, which given their numbers, passes. The move to convict fails in the Senate, as the Republicans control it. A year later the President is re-elected and the democrats are buried in the 2020 election.<br /><br />Fish Out of Waterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04729449106447506298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-57073033105634303812019-01-09T22:41:58.371-06:002019-01-09T22:41:58.371-06:00I believe that Rosenstein has a job waiting for hi...I believe that Rosenstein has a job waiting for him - with Mueller. Now, I am not sure that Barr's pick for AG with change anything. If anything can be done, it is up to the acting AG to get it done. <br /> <br />On the continuing wall soap opera, it is over as far as the President is concerned and now to the back up plan. Here, he will build with the Nation Emergency act and leave the shutdown in place, continuing to veto anything that comes to his desk. Again, count this collateral damage as democrat hypocrisy. <br /><br />james dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040145296544586736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-39591075639728275252019-01-09T15:47:50.675-06:002019-01-09T15:47:50.675-06:00That hundred billion spent once the illegals get i...<br />That hundred billion spent once the illegals get in is good for hiring all the "helping professionals" and NGOs to care for the poor downtrodden illegal aliens. And given that those "helping" folks are normally libs/hippies/commies, they represent the voting base of the Democrat party. <br />And that's not mentioning all the contract overhead, management fees, etc., also presided over by the l/h/c folks. There's a lot of good money to be made selling the NGOs to ply their trade (apologies to country joe and the fish).<br /><br />We need to stop paying for relocation services, etc. I'm Catholic but it steams me that Catholic charities get fat from government contracts to take care of the illegals. Kinda. Other religions do the same thing and profit in the same way. Stop that racket right now.<br /><br />There ain't no horse that never been rode and ain't no cowboy what never been throwed. But barriers have multiple purposes. Of course there's the obvious "don't come in here" hint, but it also helps to canalize the invasion horde into more manageable areas. Plus, with proper intrusion devices, the time it takes to tunnel under should allow for someone to come to that place to apprehend. I just looked at Joint Publication 3-15 (a DoD thing) and it had a lot of interesting stuff (plus much superfluous stuff). There used to be a Surveillance, Targeting and Night Observation FM, but I can't find my copy. STANO and barriers are a good fit.<br /><br />Using drones/electronic surveillance of an unobstructed border is just a recipe for getting suckered by feints while the real smuggling goes on down the road. Gotta canalize them. Of course, if you're talking about drones with Hellfire missiles, that's a different thing.<br /><br /><br />Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668828493801753456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-58941342270560404062019-01-09T13:58:46.392-06:002019-01-09T13:58:46.392-06:00"I've got to go tend to my chickens. It i..."I've got to go tend to my chickens. It is so windy here today that one of them laid the same egg four times......."<br /><br />Great line! We had winds in the 50s and 60s last week and again yesterday. It does get a bit tiresome. But I do little things like pruning the trees, so ours don't uproot and fall over - unlike some of our neighbors. Guy next door lost two of his, yesterday.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-49346834146934643792019-01-09T13:48:24.730-06:002019-01-09T13:48:24.730-06:00It was patently obvious that Chancy (or is it NanC...It was patently obvious that Chancy (or is it NanChuck?) were only interested in the government shutdown, not border security. Those poor poor people who will be paid retroactively for their unexpected vacation must be top priority, even if they are deemed non-essential. Here's a thought. Since they are going to be paid anyway and we all know it, why not make them work during the shutdown? Well, can't have that because it makes sense.Shellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-14232029355324392852019-01-09T13:04:58.712-06:002019-01-09T13:04:58.712-06:00Government shutdown? WHAT government shutdown? I w...Government shutdown? WHAT government shutdown? I would never have known, unless it had been on the news each day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-53803708368509853332019-01-09T12:56:54.575-06:002019-01-09T12:56:54.575-06:00@TrickyRicky
"Sean Hannity. Douche"
Touc...@TrickyRicky<br />"Sean Hannity. Douche"<br />Touche!<br />I can't even stand looking at him for the few seconds he appears at the end of Tucker's show.NVRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683217941649062534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-82264349684249018722019-01-09T10:47:48.141-06:002019-01-09T10:47:48.141-06:00The prog talking point that there is no "cris...The prog talking point that there is no "crisis", it's all manufactured and suddenly appeared with the election of DJT is laughable horseshit. This has been going on since the mid-1960s, when it was initiated by the Lyin' of the Senate (Mary Jo Kopechne was not available for comment). Unfortunately Reagan was fooled by the bait and switch in the 1980's. It's way past time for this NATIONAL SECURITY emergency to be addressed with seriousness and haste.<br /><br />I am also so very sick of all commentators, even on the right, stressing that 99% of the migrants are ONLY looking to improve their lots in life. Fine, come through the front door into the most immigrant-friendly nation in the whole freaking world. Otherwise stay home. Yeah, I'm looking at you, Sean Hannity. Douche.TrickyRickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-5378395244751337302019-01-09T10:44:28.115-06:002019-01-09T10:44:28.115-06:00It's nice to see Democrats suddenly concerned ...It's nice to see Democrats suddenly concerned about expensive and inefficient government expenditures, which pretty much describes the $10-trillion spent during the Obama era. Perhaps if Trump had called the wall "shovel ready" it might have gone over better.<br /><br />Before the ascension of Obama and Hillary, a sleazy trial lawyer named John Edwards was vying for the White House with his "Two Americas" theme. Of course, the "Two Americas" were supposedly "the evil rich" and "the sainted poor". (Of which, Mr. Edwards was clearly and unapologetically a member of the upper 1% of the former) I concurred that there was "two Americas", except they really were not the traditional Democratic "rich vs the poor", but was, in fact, the beneficiaries of government largesse versus those who were to be the victims of it. The beneficiaries are:<br /><br />The political class.<br />Well-connected crony capitalists.<br />Rent-seekers. (Lawyers, middlemen, accountants)<br />The welfare industry.<br />Government employees.<br /><br />The losers are:<br />Those who will always pay much more in taxes than they'll ever consume in benefits.<br />The non-networked with the political class.<br />And, the middle class.<br /><br />Which brings me to current events. Just who are the victims of today's state of affairs? Certainly, the poor and middle class bear the brunt of most of the undesirable aspects of illegal immigration. But who is bearing the brunt of the government shutdown? Largely people who are getting an unscheduled paid vacation? People who didn't have a care in the world a decade ago while everyone else in the private economy were facing pay & benefit cuts, assuming that they got to keep their job in the first place?<br /><br />The latter is how this is playing out in Trump country. The Democrats sobbing is not playing well.John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-8019325874570589762019-01-09T10:10:14.780-06:002019-01-09T10:10:14.780-06:00Drone with armor on them. That's the ticket.Drone with armor on them. That's the ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-51548752576773597572019-01-09T10:03:05.168-06:002019-01-09T10:03:05.168-06:00An odd thing happened this AM. One of the news fee...An odd thing happened this AM. One of the news feeds I check had a Twitchy video of Chuckie and Nan watching themselves deliver their humorless rebuttal. I couldn't get it to play, and now I find it has disappeared. Government controlling the internet alrready?Liberty Cardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092184464184017337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-19154876213035371152019-01-09T09:23:37.364-06:002019-01-09T09:23:37.364-06:00Don't know that the shut down will get the dem...Don't know that the shut down will get the dems to do even remotely the right thing. I don't believe it is possible for Nancy P. Lousy and Chuck the Schmuck to be anything but pure evil.<br />I didn't watch his speech. Right now I cannot bring myself to switch on the tube for any reason. If I want to get lied to, I'll call people who owe me money and ask when I'm getting paid. No, I'm not insinuating President Trump would lie, it seems every other person on the networks does it with every word. especially when they speak Of the President, his staff, family and friends.JeremyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692050680065474779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-60359721243279646022019-01-09T09:20:36.703-06:002019-01-09T09:20:36.703-06:00Please don't forget the billions will go into ...Please don't forget the billions will go into OUR ECONOMY..our fabricators, our contractors & laborers, our surveillance technicians, etc. WIN/WIN all around. Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797222939301072582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-45566892764512607312019-01-09T09:04:05.144-06:002019-01-09T09:04:05.144-06:00The idiots who voted these circus clowns into offi...The idiots who voted these circus clowns into office are greedy welfarians who don't give a damn about the country (gee...I wonder why we have so many of them here; I thought we had immigration laws). It's one thing to be poor, yet quite another to be poor, uneducated, ignorant and---yes---stupid. We can use these terms to describe certain politicians, but when we tack them onto voters, we've got problems, Houston---serious problems....and it will get only worse. <br /><br />I was going to say, "Wait until the Muslims gain office in the fed gov." Hell, they are now THERE! The Democrat Party is no longer the self-described "Party of the Poor." They have morphed into what should be termed the "Socialist Party," because that is exactly how they now operate. <br /><br />I also naively thought Crazy Nancy would be kaput, but I was gravely wrong! The woman is like a virus, and for some reason, she is so powerful that she now controls the entire House. From Pelosi to Boehner to Ryan, and now back to Pelosi: the woman who blithely waved aside the vulgar statement by Rashida Tlaib. Had the source of the same term been a Republican, all hell would have broken loose in the lib media. <br />Alfonso Bedoyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275837016861108459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-65736514380804729472019-01-09T08:55:53.716-06:002019-01-09T08:55:53.716-06:00@rickn8or: voting bloc-wise, they know these furlo...@rickn8or: voting bloc-wise, they know these furloughed workers will blame the President and vote as they historically have, democratic. Fish Out of Waterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04729449106447506298noreply@blogger.com