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--Cpt. Vince Foster 2nd Cannon Place Fort Marcy Park, VA
P.S. I'm bored
I don't think I am naive. I do believe the captain - I mean, you use a moniker yourself - are you suggesting we start to seriously consider claims you or anybody else here is a fraud based on some incident that happened years ago to a person with the same name? If you think so, you are the one that is gullible here. How do you know the captain is not using a moniker?
Ok, you seem very confused by all this.
There is nothing wrong with using a pseudonym, alias, moniker or whatever you want to call it, in fact it is the accepted norm - a Usenet tradidion, even. I have never seen it even mentioned, never mind criticised, outwith this forum.
My view that Vince is not in reality some sort of military weapons programmer is based primarily on the fact that nobody in that position would be bragging about it on a public forum. There's lots of supporting evidence to go along with this - the choice of alias complete with mysterious story, the addition of 'captain' and associated fragile ego, the near archaic programming terminology used, the novice like approach to commonly accepted programming techniques, the fact that every little snippet of, nod, nod, wink, wink semi-secret information he drops pops up verbatim after a quick Google and so on.
You may not think yourself naive but do please realise that people frequently differ enormously from the image they try to present on the internet.
Face it: what you and others find hard to accept is that somebody here is doing such cool work.
Don't fool yourself into thinking that your views are those of all of us. I certainly don't have any desire to work on weapons designed to maim and kill other human beings, indeed I would not do so.
I understand your position and frankly - I would work not on weapons either (but it is a fine line sometimes, surely you agree). Anyhow, I think many people that actually do this kind of work justify it by persuading themselves using arguments used by some of the people that worked/developed atomic/hydrogen weapons: "I'm only the technician doing this out of intellectual curiosity. What happens next is non of my business" (or more easily - plain nationalism). A lot of this work was outright brilliant, of course, and had many civilian/scientific implementations too, but the essence remains: I don't thing it is a nice thing to do, not can it be reconciled that easily.
This has definitely turned into a non-typical Cpt. Vince initiated thread.
I've even found myself reading it all!
There are many typos in the previous post - sorry for that.
I don't thing it is a nice thing to do, not can it be reconciled that easily.
I am in agreement with you.
It's now clear that if we think this thing back through to first principles energy is actually to blame for everything. We should lock it all up and only let it out if it promises to appear slowly and gently as nice parts of the spectrum. Bunching itself up in to lumps of mass then mucking about with the speed of light is strictly forbidden.
Jack, I happen to know Captain Vince personally. He was a great mentor to me as I was starting out as a young engineer. I have seen proof that Captain Vince was indeed a weapons programmer for many years.
Well Cyril, that's just great. I won't ask you to show us that proof though because it's no doubt all secret. (Don't worry Cyril, all that other stuff I posted was just a smokescreen to keep the others off our scent. They were getting a bit too close to guessing the truth...)
"I understand your position and frankly - I would work not on weapons either (but it is a fine line sometimes, surely you agree)."
Now that made me curios. Fine line as in "our devices are not weapons, but are known to be at least as lethal"? :)
Something in the line of: A "one-gee express elevator" or a "10kV flash toaster" or maybe a revolutionary environmentally friendly "hibernating ABS system".
Beautiful!
Think of military thermal vision system.
Is it a weapon?
It may be used to target weapons, but are the ones writing the software for it complicit?
Yikes this thread jumped up: monikers-n-all.
#1. Thanks for the vouch there Cyril: BTW read your email. (and thanks for the kudos) #2. Of course I google snippets and pass the off as my own work. Oh, wait, I would have to post some 'proof' otherwise. #3. That 'proof' standard of Jack Sprat would be what exactly? #4. If I posted actual code, I would be breaking two things: a) security, and b) confidential IP #5. Those 'photos' I have aren't google-able: e.g. to gain a chain of claims like the MRM I would have to post the following: -- MRM in flight (published--Duh): www.raytheon.com/.../cms04_022892.wmv (no, I don't work for Raytheon) -- MRM still photo (published): http://i.imgur.com/FyquM.jpg -- MRM electronics validation (un-published): http://i.imgur.com/JMV0r.jpg -- MRM guidance section (un-published): http://i.imgur.com/7Fq7t.jpg -- MRM wind-tunnel testing (un-published because I can't find the photo at the moment) -- Gee, Sardine-head, with all that info, you should be able to google that, right? go ahead and try.
#6. I can 'brag' about doing both the electrical design and the firmware, but to prove so is obviously not going to happen (posting schems and code--I think not) #7. Anybody in MY position can brag about stuff, but we usually don't even bother with forums. I happen to like this one, and I think that there are many things I could contribute to, in order to 'help' others. #8. Andy ... you've been quiet... I've emailed you, but please honor what I asked for (anonymity) #9. Anonymity, DUH. Some of the stuff I illude to shouldn't be illuded to sometimes. #10. So, Jack... I've been into the electronics/firmware business since the 1970's. Thus the 'archaich' references... and the inability to spell. #11. "New" stuff isn't really that new, *IF* you know what you are doing.
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You just keep on living the fantasy, Vince. It seems to entertain people, so why not?
It is futile to convince a fish of anything. But you keep up the 'fantasy' remarks as your own bait to me. My ego issues are all flaired up now.
the sardine seems particular full of bile these days, maybe a big dog bit him in the can :)
Erik
Does this about cover it then?...
Look what I did... Cool... But Im not me... OK... You didnt do it... He did too... Didnt do it... Did too... Did not... Did too... Stinkyhead... DogBreath... ...
Did too! http://i.imgur.com/y9w57.png and with plenty of Horse-Power baby! --Cpt. Vince Foster 2nd Cannon Place Fort Marcy Park, VA