dickthegrouch
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Gender: MaleHometown: 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.Avatar Image
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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: ActiveMember since: Wed Sep 7, 2005, 12:01 PM
Number of posts, all time: 4,401
Number of posts, last 90 days: 248
Favorite main forum: General Discussion, 191 posts in the last 90 days (77% of total posts)
Favorite topic forum: LGBT, 2 posts in the last 90 days (1% of total posts)
Last post: Tue Feb 10, 2026, 04:59 AM
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Chance of serving on Juries: 100% (explain)
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Latest Posts
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, anyone?
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 04:59 AM
Good art makes people think
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 04:21 AM
I have a real problem with all the dem governors declining
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:17 AM
I love that he recited all of the Countries that form the Americas
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 10:54 AM
You had me worried, I eat a lot of cheese
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 10:13 AM
Latest Recs
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Mon Feb 9, 2026, 06:55 PM
US Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of 'Concentration Camps,' Navy Contract Reveals
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 12:25 PM
Joe Scum et al missed a significant part of Bad Bunny's message
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 06:27 AM
Just got back from a neighborhood demonstration, saw the best sign yet:
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 06:46 PM
Denmark Just Switched to Red Streetlights, Solving a Problem Every Modern City Deals With
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 08:47 AM
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Fri Jan 5, 2024, 11:55 PM
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