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.

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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: 3,444
Number of posts, last 90 days: 221
Favorite main forum: General Discussion, 158 posts in the last 90 days (71% of total posts)
Favorite topic forum: Seniors, 3 posts in the last 90 days (1% of total posts)
Last post: Thu Sep 5, 2024, 09:25 PM

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Willing to serve on Juries: Yes
Chance of serving on Juries: 100% (explain)

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Latest Posts

Hopefully she'll get a visit from the IRS too
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 09:25 PM

Every gun buy needs to be given this
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 12:22 PM

My three words would have been
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 07:57 PM

Nowhere have I said "Don't do it"
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 07:56 PM

Not an excuse to pass up the opportunity to revisit the protections against fraud
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 06:49 PM

Latest Recs

My favorite was near the end when...
Tue Sep 10, 2024, 10:57 PM

Chris Christie: "Kamala laid traps, and Trump chased every rabbit
Tue Sep 10, 2024, 11:01 PM

Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris
Tue Sep 10, 2024, 11:18 PM

This debate pushed me into Afib
Tue Sep 10, 2024, 11:20 PM

There is nothing left. Nothing he can say.
Tue Sep 10, 2024, 11:28 PM

Latest Poll Votes

Pic Of The Moment: State Of The Union 2024
Fri Mar 8, 2024, 01:07 AM

Is Biden too old for a second term?
Sun Mar 3, 2024, 10:47 AM

How do you consume "television"?
Sat Jan 6, 2024, 12:55 AM

DU Poll: Have you ever had Covid (that you know of)
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 10:36 PM

Are you finding DU4 easier or harder to use than DU3?
Sat Nov 4, 2023, 10:35 AM