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. Classical musician. Foodie. World traveler. Traditional dancer.

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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, 12:01 PM
Number of posts, all time: 4,412
Number of posts, last 90 days: 254
Favorite main forum: General Discussion, 195 posts in the last 90 days (77% of total posts)
Favorite topic forum: Humor, 2 posts in the last 90 days (1% of total posts)
Last post: Wed Feb 11, 2026, 05:10 PM

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Chance of serving on Juries: 100% (explain)

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Latest Posts

This is fantastic on Indigenous Americans
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 05:10 PM

It's not even performance, it's perfidy
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:35 PM

Hahaha
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:27 PM

It's still around ☹️
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:04 PM

I'm stealing several
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 01:38 PM

Latest Recs

CBS producer resigns in lieu of following opinion blogger Bari Weiss' "vision" of being a 24/7 Trump fluffer
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 10:11 AM

Deadline Legal Blog-How Todd Blanche's 'You are fired' post against a New York prosecutor ignores the law
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 05:25 PM

Canadians snub US Disney parks for Paris in Trump travel boycott
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 06:38 PM

Great Marc Elias Bluesky post today
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 06:21 PM

I am afraid for the Onion
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 02:12 PM

Latest Poll Votes

Did you give Elon Musk permission to see your personal information?
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 09:11 PM

Pic Of The Moment: State Of The Union 2024
Fri Mar 8, 2024, 12:07 AM

Is Biden too old for a second term?
Sun Mar 3, 2024, 09:47 AM

How do you consume "television"?
Fri Jan 5, 2024, 11:55 PM

DU Poll: Have you ever had Covid (that you know of)
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 09:36 PM