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Forum: Trials and Errors 26th January 2021, 03:58 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
One thing I neglected to post earlier re: PT/35b...

One thing I neglected to post earlier re: PT/35b was about the "number of people that need to be in on it"

*If* (and it remains a huge if) the circuit board fragment PT/35b was indeed planted into...
Forum: Trials and Errors 25th January 2021, 09:00 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
I suspect that if one was able to answer those...

I suspect that if one was able to answer those questions then you'd crack the case.

I'd guess that the orders came from the US, that Thatcher was infatuated with maintaining the "special...
Forum: Trials and Errors 18th January 2021, 04:34 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
That the bomb was loaded at Heathrow and was not...

That the bomb was loaded at Heathrow and was not interlined via a fight from Malta.

We can prove this from available evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.

It's all laid out over several...
Forum: USA Politics 17th January 2021, 01:35 AM
Replies: 3,576
Views: 293,162
Posted By Ambrosia
OK, so I know this is just all fantasy and i)...

OK, so I know this is just all fantasy and i) you'll ignore me and ii) come up with even more bizarre rationalisations come January 21 but...



No. Trump used the phrase "Giant Voice" because...
Forum: Trials and Errors 15th January 2021, 06:47 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
sad news :( albeit somewhat unsurprising.

sad news :(

albeit somewhat unsurprising.
Forum: Trials and Errors 13th January 2021, 06:33 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
AG/145 is the evidence tag given to circuit board...

AG/145 is the evidence tag given to circuit board fragments that were later identified as the Toshiba radio the bomb was encased in. They were found folded up in a part of the luggage container by...
Forum: USA Politics 11th January 2021, 11:06 AM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,118
Posted By Ambrosia
One can only refer to it as a coup darling if...

One can only refer to it as a coup darling if it's from the Coup d'etat region of France.

Otherwise it's just sparkling white terrorism.
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th January 2021, 05:25 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
Apologies for the late reply, I've been busy...

Apologies for the late reply, I've been busy emigrating to Germany. Also the HD that has all of my old Lockerbie research on it is in a box "somewhere over there" and I can't find it atm, so am...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd December 2020, 02:32 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
Rolfe knows the details better than I do, but the...

Rolfe knows the details better than I do, but the evidence for the heathrow planting of the bomb is basically rock solid. It's primarily based on physical evidence not on "eye witness" evidence.
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 22nd December 2020, 08:49 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
If there are 2 independent confessions, and...

If there are 2 independent confessions, and neither was coerced then I'd give it a little more credence, but...

How was the bomb loaded onto PA103? We can prove way BARD that it was placed in the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st December 2020, 03:36 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
old news. Masud is the prime suspect in Ken...

old news.

Masud is the prime suspect in Ken Dornsteins film "My Brothers Bomber (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/my-brothers-bomber/)" which he made for Frontline in 2015.


It's...
Forum: Trials and Errors 18th December 2020, 04:06 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
it's entirely possible that Libya was involved. ...

it's entirely possible that Libya was involved.

However if we discount the Gauci identification evidence the *only* evidence that might point to Libyan involvement is the timer fragment linked to...
Forum: Trials and Errors 17th December 2020, 04:35 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
The problem is that Libya has next to no...

The problem is that Libya has next to no involvement in the bombing.

As best as we can tell the bombing was bought and paid for by Iran and perpetrated by Ahmed Jibril and his cronies.

The bomb...
Forum: USA Politics 5th December 2020, 08:34 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,867
Posted By Ambrosia
Multiple dangerous effects?? For example? ...

Multiple dangerous effects??

For example?

In young people, sure. Any mind altering substance is best avoided until after your brain has mostly finished growing. For healthy adults though...
Forum: USA Politics 30th November 2020, 12:04 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
I read this somewhere a while back, and it...

I read this somewhere a while back, and it explains Trump perfectly to my mind.

Trump craves success and attention above all else, and he uses money as a means to measure success.

The *only*...
Forum: USA Politics 27th November 2020, 09:19 AM
Replies: 486
Views: 20,483
Posted By Ambrosia
If she had, at least it would have been spelled...

If she had, at least it would have been spelled correctly and made more sense.
Forum: USA Politics 26th November 2020, 01:37 AM
Replies: 486
Views: 20,483
Posted By Ambrosia
Two Weeks! Also "former federal prosecutor"...

Two Weeks!

Also "former federal prosecutor" is a little kind.

Should be "disgraced, QAnon conspiracy peddling, former prosecutor, who was fired from Trumps legal team for being too crazy"
...
Forum: USA Politics 26th November 2020, 01:29 AM
Replies: 486
Views: 20,483
Posted By Ambrosia
To be fair, most people get shoelaces wrong. ...

To be fair, most people get shoelaces wrong.

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Forum: USA Politics 25th November 2020, 06:29 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
Nothingburg?

Nothingburg?
Forum: USA Politics 24th November 2020, 03:18 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
Given his propensity to host super spreader...

Given his propensity to host super spreader events, I'd say yes he does.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd November 2020, 04:03 PM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
CNN ...

CNN
(https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/23/politics/transition-biden-gsa-begin/index.html)
Forum: Trials and Errors 22nd November 2020, 03:34 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 115,279
Posted By Ambrosia
Judges rule that secret docs implicating PFLP-GC...

Judges rule that secret docs implicating PFLP-GC must remain secret. (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/22/scottish-judges-rule-lockerbie-documents-will-remain-secret)

So there are a...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd November 2020, 03:07 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
If he does I'd imagine that that would be at...

If he does I'd imagine that that would be at least one EO that Biden doesn't overturn.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd November 2020, 02:46 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
Going to be hard for him to campaign from inside...

Going to be hard for him to campaign from inside of a jail cell.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd November 2020, 02:45 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
To be honest watching the US over the past couple...

To be honest watching the US over the past couple of years has been something of an antidote to the problems here in the UK.

"Well at least it's not as bad as America yet"

Trouble is, that's no...
Forum: USA Politics 20th November 2020, 02:01 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
I wrote a post about this near the start of the...

I wrote a post about this near the start of the De-trumpification thread.

As I see it this is the biggest problem we face in the near future. Not just the US but in every democracy.

In order...
Forum: USA Politics 19th November 2020, 02:30 PM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
There'll be some bluster, and then the election...

There'll be some bluster, and then the election will be certified.

Trump will be booted out in January and after he's gone he'll keep trying to stir up trouble from the sidelines.

Then his...
Forum: USA Politics 19th November 2020, 03:43 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
I'd agree with that. Their "news" is usually...

I'd agree with that.

Their "news" is usually accurate, but not entirely. If they told me it was raining, I'd go look for myself rather than trust them.


While there are plenty of plenty of...
Forum: USA Politics 19th November 2020, 02:28 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
You need to divorce the news part from the...

You need to divorce the news part from the opinion part.

News channels have 2 sorts of programming. They have the actual news bulletins, where a news anchor at a desk reads out the stories of the...
Forum: USA Politics 17th November 2020, 05:57 PM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
Whoever requests the recount foots the bill. ...

Whoever requests the recount foots the bill.

If I was running things and team Trump requested a recount, I would refuse until they paid up front.
Forum: USA Politics 17th November 2020, 05:51 PM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
That my friends is what $20000 a day can buy you....

That my friends is what $20000 a day can buy you.

The finest legal minds in the business (people are saying)

worth every cent.

You are all going to be so tired of all the winning.

Though...
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2020, 05:42 AM
Replies: 3,413
Views: 206,782
Posted By Ambrosia
Plan F) Slowly morph into Joe Bidens...

Plan F)

Slowly morph into Joe Bidens Doppelganger...
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2020, 05:40 AM
Replies: 3,413
Views: 206,782
Posted By Ambrosia
You rang? :)

You rang? :)
Forum: USA Politics 13th November 2020, 10:29 AM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
Yes, yes he did make it up. He's on record...

Yes, yes he did make it up.

He's on record as having told 24000+ (and counting) lies during his term so far.

It what he does. He lies and makes **** up and people keep taking what he says as...
Forum: USA Politics 13th November 2020, 10:16 AM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
It was an error. It was quickly spotted and...

It was an error. It was quickly spotted and corrected. There are systems in place to make sure that the vote totals are correct and this error being caught is *good evidence that those systems are...
Forum: USA Politics 13th November 2020, 10:07 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
No reason why not. There's 5 million and...

No reason why not.

There's 5 million and change in ballots to count - you'd need to count 500k/day.

If it takes an average of 2 minutes to verify and count 1 ballot that'd be 1 million minutes...
Forum: USA Politics 13th November 2020, 09:51 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
It's not complex maths though it's just basic...

It's not complex maths though it's just basic addition.

Yes there will errors in a hand count, there will also be errors in a machine count.

People have this weird disconnect where they attach...
Forum: USA Politics 12th November 2020, 02:12 AM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
:eye-poppi really? In the UK our entire...

:eye-poppi

really?

In the UK our entire election is counted by hand. 30million ballots last time around.

If you setup the right processes you get an extremely accurate count when it's done...
Forum: USA Politics 12th November 2020, 01:59 AM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
Yes but could you do that without getting caught?...

Yes but could you do that without getting caught?

Of course talking about flipping 500 or so votes is meaningless, you need to flip 30000 votes in *just* the right places to change the result, and...
Forum: USA Politics 11th November 2020, 05:11 PM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
Really? There is to date no compelling...

Really?

There is to date no compelling evidence presented in this thread, or on this entire forum, or elsewhere for that matter that systematic election fraud occurred in the 2020 US elections.
...
Forum: USA Politics 11th November 2020, 01:53 AM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
That's Matt Parker. He's an Aussie mathematician...

That's Matt Parker. He's an Aussie mathematician that lives in the UK. He's pretty good though.

If you are a numbers nerd his videos are usually a good watch and if you like that kind of thing I...
Forum: USA Politics 10th November 2020, 02:50 AM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
No. confidence is more appropriate. ...

No. confidence is more appropriate.



From a 2011 paper linked earlier upthread...
Forum: USA Politics 10th November 2020, 02:33 AM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
We know EXACTLY how the Monty Hall problem works....

We know EXACTLY how the Monty Hall problem works. It's pretty basic math. It's counterintuitive, which is why it throws up so much debate, but it boils down to pretty basic probability.



We...
Forum: USA Politics 9th November 2020, 04:40 PM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,135
Posted By Ambrosia
Have you brought any fruits or vegetables onto...

Have you brought any fruits or vegetables onto the planet?
Forum: USA Politics 9th November 2020, 04:36 PM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
Hey if you really want to bake your noodle and...

Hey if you really want to bake your noodle and are having trouble following Benfords law google the Zipf distribution.

Vsauce did a video on it a few years back.

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(and no that...
Forum: USA Politics 9th November 2020, 04:27 PM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
Benfords Law isn't black and white. It gets more...

Benfords Law isn't black and white. It gets more accurate the larger the range of the sample being considered.

i.e. if you have a set of values that span one order of magnitude it might apply or...
Forum: USA Politics 9th November 2020, 01:11 PM
Replies: 3,227
Views: 112,768
Posted By Ambrosia
I'd recommend giving the series a watch sometime....

I'd recommend giving the series a watch sometime. I thought it was really good overall and the host Latif Nasser was a good fit.

I *think* its a remake of a decades old show on the BBC called...
Forum: USA Politics 9th November 2020, 02:40 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,675
Posted By Ambrosia
Every time the subject of polling comes up I see...

Every time the subject of polling comes up I see lots of references to Nate Silver and 538 and people arguing over how right or wrong he was.

I think it's worth pointing out that Nate is not a...
Forum: USA Politics 9th November 2020, 02:06 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,978
Posted By Ambrosia
Do you have "glass is half full" moments at all...

Do you have "glass is half full" moments at all anymore?
Forum: USA Politics 8th November 2020, 12:29 PM
Replies: 3,614
Views: 118,390
Posted By Ambrosia
Let them. In a few months of doing the...

Let them.

In a few months of doing the things that are supposed to be done in response to a global pandemic cases will decrease, people will stop dying and there'll likely be a vaccine for it by...
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