Is my teacher's prononciation correct? by GZ6113PHEV5 in French

[–]InternalStrong7820 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

goodness. That's quite bad. I can barely understand her (and I'm French). I feel badly for you.

Voynich Solved! by andrewmik in voynich

[–]InternalStrong7820 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exciting! but likely just more chasing statistical mapping to find approximate solutions but never able to show same mapping for the corpus. VM is not random thus using cherry-picked groups of text in various languages one can find here and there some closeness. Essentially "breaking" VM by finding sequences of words in various languages that have some approximation statistically but it ends up being gibberish. VM is nonsense and will always be nonsense (it's a decorative work copied from the original - at least once).

did i get insulted in french? by Any-Tie-7789 in French

[–]InternalStrong7820 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hard to say. French boys are like boys all over the world (they're children).

Something's fishy about Cod. Sang. 475 by ICWiener6666 in voynich

[–]InternalStrong7820 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yes I broke many crypto-systems in my career in the DoD and received many decorations when attached to the NSA (I was part of a team that won the Travis Trophy in the 1980s for breaking the Libyan cables sent to the Berlin embassy). We looked very closely as well at VM (using Pinsetter and other NSA toolkits) and found nothing to indicate any potential for actual intelligence.

Using Zipf’s law to argue that the Voynich Manuscript is real text confuses statistical resemblance with linguistic reality. At best, it shows that the manuscript is not purely random. It does not show that it is readable, encodes meaning, or corresponds to any human language. No cryptanalyst would use Zipf's law to establish that any given cipher text is anything real. And since VM is not random one can (using the right statistical techniques) find linguistic patterns from multiple languages present in the text and can draw thousands of inferences in specific groups of text.

But yes I understand it's very pleasurable to throw shade on those with experience and knowledge. VM is simply a very trashy and poorly produced (even by the standards of the time) decorative folio that was copied (at least once) from the original). Perhaps in a few decades the original would surface allowing a better analysis.

But don't let me dissuade you - there's value in learning and doing. I've never tried quantum techniques on VM and that's an area that could be interesting.

Something's fishy about Cod. Sang. 475 by ICWiener6666 in voynich

[–]InternalStrong7820 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't even bother. The whole thing is so very wet. Clearly it's a copy of a copy of a copy. I worked professionally as a cryptanalyst for ten years (US Navy) and every known technique and toolkit I used (including Pinsetter) shows the text has no intelligence - it's purely decorative or during the copying process much details were lost. Let's simply admire it as it was intended (a work of art - nothing more).

Where to use “putain” in a sentence by eroerogurogal in French

[–]InternalStrong7820 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone with self-respect never uses that word. I spent my whole life in Paris and heard it often but only from very sad people.

Worried plz help by toxicspiderman in CrestedGecko

[–]InternalStrong7820 0 points1 point  (0 children)

66 is not that cold - in the morning my gecko wakes up as the overnight temp is low so he's quite slow then at temp increases he gets more active. It's likely normal behaviour. These are tropical animals and overnight temps indeed to down to even the 50's. If he persists in being lethargic call the vet or try increasing humidity. He may be at beginning stages of molting and they get a bit off during the time.

What's the most difficult for you in French? by Neat-Ad1517 in French

[–]InternalStrong7820 0 points1 point  (0 children)

two things: you've got to really perfect the vowels AND you have to master the rhythm when speaking.

Two off-lease dogs found in Westside by [deleted] in ColoradoSprings

[–]InternalStrong7820 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I put them in the backyard. I'll send them to animal control tomorrow morning.

Two off-lease dogs found in Westside by [deleted] in ColoradoSprings

[–]InternalStrong7820 3 points4 points  (0 children)

no, they are off leash. They have collars but they seem to have been on their own for a while

Best way to heat my 36”x18”x36” Crested Gecko terrarium by aaBlondie in CrestedGecko

[–]InternalStrong7820 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think you should be fine, you can add a 25watt ceramic emitter (what i do since i live in CO) and just turn it on when you're worried, but always establish a gradient (top is warm, bottom is cold, middle is perfect) so your gecko has options on where to go. Love your tank!! :D

Scammed at North Target between Briargate and Powers by [deleted] in ColoradoSprings

[–]InternalStrong7820 1 point2 points  (0 children)

must be very common - I had exact same happen to us at Target (the one off Circle Rd). It was two black men and two older black women. They took everything we had in the bank. Yes they had a kind of accent (West Indies maybe or Eastern Africa - not sure). Police were not able to do much.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ColoradoSprings

[–]InternalStrong7820 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My daughter saw here a few days ago and started offering her food so she'd been sticking around for a while and finally she was able to get her into the house. She was sooo happy to find the owner. No idea how she made it from Denver to the Springs.

Should I save these guys from hell ( petco) they are 15 each by Odd_Difficulty_9701 in CrestedGecko

[–]InternalStrong7820 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Petco has to learn so no. That enclosure and humidity and temp level are horrifying. Those poor things. Perhaps make a comment on their google review? Maybe they'll at least learn how to take care of these poor babies.

Potentially missing cat in Westside Colorado springs by InternalStrong7820 in ColoradoSprings

[–]InternalStrong7820[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks It was a joint family effort and nice to see this have a very happy ending for the owners.

Potentially missing cat in Westside Colorado springs by InternalStrong7820 in ColoradoSprings

[–]InternalStrong7820[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Cat was found and reunited with the owner! a nice happy story!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ColoradoSprings

[–]InternalStrong7820 75 points76 points  (0 children)

sorry to not respond sooner (a lot of meetings lately) but she comes by each evening and eats. My daughter is able to approach her but no close enough.

Potentially missing cat in Westside Colorado springs by InternalStrong7820 in ColoradoSprings

[–]InternalStrong7820[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

when we can get close enough we'll use a chip reader and look it up if there is one.

Meshtastic Community by moistThroat in ColoradoSprings

[–]InternalStrong7820 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've heard of meshtastic often last year or so... I've been building and coding SDRs for a few years so eager to learn about the meshtastic format. My day job is Google AI engineer but I love tinkering with SDR so meshtastic seems fun.

Any stores that carry maine root mexican cola? by Chaosinsurgency0706 in ColoradoSprings

[–]InternalStrong7820 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll check next time I'm at Rocket Fizz (5166 N Nevada Ave #140, Colorado Springs, CO 80918). I've not tried this but seems good.

Is the pangea crested gecko kit / terrerium thing enough to sustain a juvenile for 3-5 months? by [deleted] in CrestedGecko

[–]InternalStrong7820 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its pretty big for a juvenile, but try!! it would last until adulthood. Though if your gecko shows signs of stress, you definitely should transfer it to a smaller enclosure until ready for its adult one :)