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Comment Riiiight (Score 1) 302

Mean Tangerine cuts funding for two probationary employees and suddenly it's "we cured cancer but we can't share it because of funding."

I'd say it'll kill their credibility, but they don't have a whole lot left after deciding that after four months into a pandemic they went from "you want to kill grandma" to "this social cause is justification for large gatherings."

Comment Re:After only 2 succesfull launches ?! (Score 1) 49

It sounds like the argument is "rockets and internet are cool." Nothing I've read indicates any other substantial reason why we aren't seeing "swastirockets" and/or "swastidishes". Really makes it hard to take seriously, so I'll continue to treat Tesla vandalism as what it really is: domestic terrorism.

Comment Re:Not the point (Score 1) 161

If it was installed on a device approved for classified use, then yes. All the reporting I've seen has been pretty breathless and not curious as to the backend security architecture which, to be fair, probably wouldn't be answered in a public forum. Hopefully Congress thinks to ask those questions. My assumption (having done this for flag officers) is that the officials get a phone cleared for TS with a preloaded/approved software package. It's centrally managed, so they can't add random apps.

Comment Re:Not the point (Score 1) 161

No, it's neither against the rules nor the law. Secure mobile devices have been around for a rather long time, going back to at least Obama's Blackberry. The Biden Administration approved Signal for use and presumably it was installed on DISA-provided devices approved for classified use as opposed to their personal devices (no indication that personal devices were used here). No one yet knows how the journo was invited.

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