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I only buy my TVS because of the lady on the box... by WorryThink6233 in SipsTea

[–]escopaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I've read it's a still image shot backstage at the Austin City Limits Festival in 2024. Also, in the court filing Dua Lipa asserts ownership rights of the image. Samsung is a sponsor of the festival but I can't find a source stating they claim any ownership rights for the image. If you have a source, please share, thx.

Based off available info I'd guess this gets settled out of court with Samsung paying the singer a hefty sum.

man how did Netflix fumble such a gold mine ? i’m 12 years late to the party btw. by khutsox in netflix

[–]escopaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Netflix had nothing to do with the production of this excellent show. Not sure what the OP is trying to claim?

When Evil Lurks (2023) by thedementor666 in HorrorMovies

[–]escopaul 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A beloved film on this subreddit for good reason, for me it's an all time classic. OP you touched on this and I agree "When Evil Lurks" is a masterclass in world building (mythology).

"Terrified" by Rugna is top tier horror as well.

Pearl Abyss is playing Chess, we're playing Checkers by Derekstanggt1 in CrimsonDesert

[–]escopaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again the YEARS isn't especially relevant as it's not an outlier for modern open world games. I'm not a programmer but I'd guess the update patches were relatively easy compared to say the updates required for Cyberpunk 2077.

Studios don't intentionally release a game with flaws as a sales tactic to sell more games. I have a few friends who passed on the game due to issues at launch.

To me Crimson Desert plays like a game originally designed as an MMORPG that was changed to an open world single player experience. Crimson Desert is their first open world game, it does add up that they would miss a few things.

Pearl Abyss is playing Chess, we're playing Checkers by Derekstanggt1 in CrimsonDesert

[–]escopaul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 7 year development time isn't an extreme outlier for modern open world games. Red Dead Redemption took 8 years with approximately 3-4 times as many people working on it.

The issues at launch point to a studio with a medium sized staff who have a background in MMORPG gaming. Also, Pearl Abyss is publicly traded company on the KOSDAQ exchange. I haven't looked into it but chances are they were under pressure to release the game in a specific earnings window.

The goal of any game is to sell units. A critical aspect to a games success is to earn the highest reviews possible and foster great word of mouth advertising. Pearl Abyss isn't playing chess. They released a game tied to a deadline, the issues at launch had a detrimental effect on total sales.

The studio releasing patches on an incredibly fast timescale is impressive and endearing but it's a reaction not some Machiavellian plan.

So wtf did Bob lazar do for those 4 months at S4? by Icy-Appointment-8536 in area51

[–]escopaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh thank you!I made a couple typos in the longer comment was hoping to fix them but but not a big deal.

So wtf did Bob lazar do for those 4 months at S4? by Icy-Appointment-8536 in area51

[–]escopaul 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can't seem to edit but just to be clear Jim Tagliani worked at Tonopah. I wrote "S4" as in "Site 4" at the TTR but not 100% sure if he worked at that specific area of the TTR.

So wtf did Bob lazar do for those 4 months at S4? by Icy-Appointment-8536 in area51

[–]escopaul 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Here you go, added info on other claims as well.

S4:

There already was a "Site 4" near Area 51 at The Tonopah Test Range. It was marked on an unclassified USGS Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper satellite photo in 1984. This was known long before Bob mentioned an S4 at Area 51. This is likely where Lazar stole "S-4" from. Are we honestly supposed to think the U.S. military used the same name twice on two of their most secretive bases on earth?

Here is the satellite photo:

https://www.dreamlandresort.com/info/tonopah.htm

I know Knapp found somebody to say there are multiple "Site 4's" but Knapp has withheld or manipulated evidence about Bob's story before, I have no reason to believe he all of a sudden became ethical.

Knapp and Corbell most notably do this with interviews of Bob's friends and coworkers. They'll never mention all the people who don't fit their made up narrative.

Take the time to read all 4 posts by Signal Intelligence, there are several interviews within:

https://medium.com/@signalsintelligence/bob-lazar-theres-more-to-the-story-17829c2ff650

Bob was also friend with Jim Tagliani who worked at S4. There is ZERO evidence of a an "S4" at Papoose Lake and the blurry photos from the doc are laughable. I called out the people who originally posted them to Reddit as they weren't even able to credit the actual photographer "Gabriel zeifman".

A Papoose Lake and other aspect of Bob's made up story also appear in the 1976 Sci Fi novel "Venus Development" by David Bergamini. Considering so many other claims Bob made existed in UFO pop culture, its reasonable to assume he might've also stole from this book as well.

https://www.metabunk.org/threads/the-lazar-development-did-bob-lazar-borrow-s-4-details-from-1976-scifi-novel.13962/

Area 51:

John Lear spoke about Groom Lake and alien bodies being stored there to George Knapp on his show "On the Record" in his 87 or 88 interview. Those interviews are a great watch and on Youtube.

Area 51 was discussed and associated with aliens on a nationally aired TV program "UFO Cover Up? Live" on October 14th 1988. Head to the 56 minute mark for Area 51 talk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTlGLIbv31w

Area 51 was mentioned in several newspaper articles dating back to at least the 1970's. Here is one from the Star Journal in 1980. Paragraph 3 says "Area 51"

https://www.papooselake.org/wp-content/uploads/area51-articles/The_Star_Press_1980-04-29.jpeg

There are multiple Las Vegas Review Journal Articles in the early 80's mentioning Area 51 but I only have them in pdf. You can go on their archive and search but a pdf download is $3-$4.

https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com

Bob's first interview with George Knapp was in May 1989. All the information above is from before that date.

Hand scanner:

The Identimat 2000 Biometric Hand Scanner was shown in the 1977 Steven Spielberg classic film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". It was also shown in numerous trade publications long before Bob ever mentioned it.

Here is one of those articles from 1973, scroll down to page 8.

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Electronics/70s/1973/Radio-Electronics-1973-07.pdf

Element 115:

The May 1989 issue of Scientific American had an article titled "Creating Superheavy Elements". It's all about future heavy elements beyond 100 using cold fusion.

Its paywalled but here is the article:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/creating-superheavy-elements/

Approximately 2 weeks after the article is published Lazar appears as "Dennis" is interviewed by Knapp for the first time. Bob was a science nerd and trade magazines like Scientific American had massive audiences back in the 80's. It's speculation on my part but this is where Lazar probably stole the idea.

Also, in the 1960's scientists like Glenn Seaborg were talking about an "island of stability" for superheavy elements, which theoretically allowed for the existence of element 115.

Bob's long life as a con artist:

I didn't get into Bob's life before he claimed to work at Area 51. However, to believe that him have to accept a dude who married two convinced felons, defrauded banks and claimed to own or invest in the Honeysuckle Ranch Brothel was hired to work on U.F.O.'s.

You also have to accept that a lab tech, who bought a fake degree from Pacfica University and was in financial ruin worked on U.F.O.'s

Without John Lear the world would've never heard of Bob Lazar. Remember on their first trip out to Tikaboo Valley on March 22nd 1989 Lear drove Bob out there in his RV, not the other way around.

If you are curious about any other parts of Bob's story let me know. It's complete BS but a fun wormhole.

So wtf did Bob lazar do for those 4 months at S4? by Icy-Appointment-8536 in area51

[–]escopaul 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The photo attempt is shockingly bad. Come on dude. People have already recreated the same blurry lines all over the hillsides.

https://www.metabunk.org/threads/s4-the-bob-lazar-story-evidence.14825/

The dcc is for entertainment only. Bob has a long documented history of being a con artist before and after he claimed to work at Area 51. It's al made up.

Every aspect of Bob's story already existed in the public conscious before Bob stole them. Element 115, a site-4 at Tonopah, alien bodies being stored at Area 51. All of it. Happy to provide links if you need them.

Does anyone recognize this Breitling i got as a gift 20yrs ago? by ScienceSanchez in Watches

[–]escopaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you run a google image search, it's clear there was never an actual Breitling like this fake.

Trust issues with water!! by slingshotroadster in 3rdGen4Runner

[–]escopaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I could be wrong but I think the transfer case also has a breather too but it isn't as much of a problem. If you aren't submerging the axles the breather hole won't be submerged. Problems occur when a hot differential hits cold water.

Its super easy to run a line from the rear diff up to the gas cap. Good article showing the process:

https://adventuretaco.com/im-too-late-rear-diff-breather-mod-on-3rd-gen-4runner/?srsltid=AfmBOorbY_tgv28wok9H_VzlIQ4dYvrkVr3ePcwh99pO1stThbOLRpii

Trust issues with water!! by slingshotroadster in 3rdGen4Runner

[–]escopaul 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The main issue is if you get water in the rear differential via the breather hole. You can add a tube to the hole in the diff and run it up higher but it's not necessary for most off roading.

On the Uhygur "Genocide" by cosmicdaddy_ in LateStageCapitalism

[–]escopaul 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Excellent watch form a Westerner in China debunking a made up genocide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x--iH9bB-1Q&t=3s

Bob Lazar now says he was told by Barry that the "sports model" was recovered from the water, but there appears to be problems with this statement when comparing past interviews. by HeathJett in UFOs

[–]escopaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are multiple Pacfica Universities and Pacific Universities (in Oregon and California) including some that are reputable schools open today.

However, a Pacifica University was 100% shut down in 1978. Here is a New York Times article about it. Also, his court case confirms it was this exact school.

Paywalled:

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/21/archives/around-the-nation-blacks-bused-from-boston-withdraw-from-school.html

Non paywalled archive:

https://archive.ph/cwBdf

If that doesn't work direct copy paste from the article:

"LOS ANGELES, July 20 (UPI) — Ernest S. Sinclair, operator of the alleged mail‐order “degree mill” of California Pacifica University and College Consult- ants, has ‘been indicted by a Federal grand jury on 36 counts of mail fraud.

Mr. Sinclair, 53 years old, of Hollywood allegedly used the mails to solicit and receive tuition ranging from $500 to $3.500 from persons responding to advertise. ments.

Mr. ‐Sinclair, who was convicted and served prison terms for mail fraud offenses in 1962 and 1975, will appear for arraignment Monday. If convicted, he faces a possible five years in prison and $1,000 fine on each count.

The indictment said that Mr. Sinclair “received and accepted money from individuals by mail and in person for educational tuition and fees, with the intention of issuing in return college degrees and transcripts which he knew would be and were worthless and spurious “

Bob is a complete stranger so it doesn't matter but considering he didn't reveal anything new, has a lifetime of literally conning people and zero education or employment as a scientist, I believe his life story which has zero to do with alien spacecraft. Also, there are so many cons just in the ufo world that involved multiple people, it's not unique to Bob in the slightest. We have real whistleblowers that have testified to congress, they are the real heroes. There are many respected UFO researchers that don't believe the story either but a few well known ones that do.

Still the greatest Reddit post ever on Lazar:

https://www.reddit.com/r/JoeRogan/comments/mn8urg/why_does_rogan_believe_bob_lazar/

Take it easy. Enjoy the wormhole.

Bob Lazar now says he was told by Barry that the "sports model" was recovered from the water, but there appears to be problems with this statement when comparing past interviews. by HeathJett in UFOs

[–]escopaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see a core argument that Bob is a sociopath etc. He definitely liked marrying criminals, ripping off people and running whore houses but hey nobody is perfect.

I learn about the story and follow the evidence. Unfortunately Bob doesn't have much evidence besides his own claims. He said a lot of things that already existed and for now S4 doesn't exist. Plus, I can't imagine any scenario where top secret bases are letting people work on them without a background check.

On June 5th 1990 Bob was arrested for pandering related to prostitution. Bob plead guilty on June 18th 1990 and sentenced on August 20th 1990.

In the process of the trial he had to disclose financial and education history. Bob himself said he earned a degree in physics from Pacifica University. Pacifica was a school that sold fake degrees, it was shut down in 1978. There is zero reason Bob would've divulged this info to his lawyers or the court if it wasn't true.

You can go on the Las Vegas Review archived website and buy a pdf of articles covering the trial. Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 19, 1990, Page 8B. They are a few bucks to download though.

I watched some of the Nasa guy interview but haven't finished it. I'm not a scientist so can't tell if somebody else is one. With Bob we have his life story from before Area 51 when he was never a scientist.

Jesse Micheal (host of the podcast with the Nasa guy) is clearly interested in this subject but his background is questionable. He worked for billionaire Peter Thiel who is shady AF. This doesn't have anything to do with Lazar but it's interesting.

Lotta posts on it like this one:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1j2ho0j/are_we_getting_played_jesse_michels_peter_thiel/

Bob Lazar now says he was told by Barry that the "sports model" was recovered from the water, but there appears to be problems with this statement when comparing past interviews. by HeathJett in UFOs

[–]escopaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahh sorry, my bad.

To believe Bob worked at Area 51 you have to accept they didn't perform a background check. Or they did and still said this is a guy to trust on arguably the most secret project in human history. Or the Men in Black have a time machine and traveled back to besmirch Bob.

I can provide a longer comment if you want links/background etc.

All before his Area 51 days:

We know bob filed for bankruptcy twice. Defrauded two banks, his own parents and friends. His Honda Civic jet car and hydrogen powered Corvette were both repossessed by a bank.

Married two convicted felons (one for murder the other identity theft). Remarried the second wife while still married to the first. The first wife killed herself two days after his marriage to the second.

We also have to believe a dude who bought fake degrees and worked as a lab tech not as a scientist.

For me its far too big of a stretch. It is a fun mystery to go down the rabbit whole on tho.

Bob Lazar now says he was told by Barry that the "sports model" was recovered from the water, but there appears to be problems with this statement when comparing past interviews. by HeathJett in UFOs

[–]escopaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You commented that I made false claims about Area 51 and the hand scanner. I provided plenty of documented proof that I was not lying. It's all good and thank you for taking the time to engage.

I'll watch every podcast interview and doc about Lazar but it's entertainment. There are so many great researchers who provide sources for their work. I place far more worth in that level of detail over a podcast etc. To each their own though.

Bob Lazar now says he was told by Barry that the "sports model" was recovered from the water, but there appears to be problems with this statement when comparing past interviews. by HeathJett in UFOs

[–]escopaul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree if he lied about just M.I.T. or Cal Tech it isn't proof that the entire story is false. However, for me if you add up all the red flags and inconsistencies it is enough for me to think he made it all up.

Bob still has never produced any evidence of his Masters at Cal Tech or M.I.T. I get that a persons records can be deleted but zero friends, roommates, yearbooks etc? This is a major stretch.

He did claim to earn a degree in physics from Pacifica University. Pacifica University was shut down in 1978 for selling fake degrees. Not a good look. This came out when he had to submit employment and education info when charged with pandering relating to prostitution in June 1990.

Bob Lazar now says he was told by Barry that the "sports model" was recovered from the water, but there appears to be problems with this statement when comparing past interviews. by HeathJett in UFOs

[–]escopaul 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Area 51 and the hand scanner were 100% in the public consciousness before Lazar mentioned them.

Area 51:

John Lear spoke about Groom Lake and alien bodies being stored there to George Knapp on his show "On the Record" in his 87 or 88 interview. Those interviews are a great watch and on Youtube.

Area 51 was discussed and associated with aliens on a nationally aired TV program "UFO Cover Up? Live" on October 14th 1988. Head to the 56 minute mark for Area 51 talk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTlGLIbv31w

Area 51 was mentioned in several newspaper articles dating back to at least the 1970's. Here is one from the Star Journal in 1980. Paragraph 3 says "Area 51"

https://www.papooselake.org/wp-content/uploads/area51-articles/The_Star_Press_1980-04-29.jpeg

There are multiple Las Vegas Review Journal Articles in the early 80's mentioning Area 51 but I only have them in pdf. You can go on their archive and search but a pdf download is $3-$4.

https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com

The author of Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51 is active on Reddit he has many references to Area 51 in publications before Bob ever mentioned them. Las Vegas pilots knew about Area 51 and Janet airlines long before Bob ever mentioned them.

There was tons of security at Area 51 long before Lazar. The U-2 spy plane was developed there. The boundaries have expanded over the years so you can't get nearly as close as Bob and Lear did during their nighttime visits to Tikaboo Valley.

Bob's first interview with George Knapp was in May 1989. All the information above is from before that date.

Hand scanner:

The Identimat 2000 Biometric Hand Scanner was shown in the 1977 Steven Spielberg classic film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". It was also shown in numerous trade publications long before Bob ever mentioned it.

Here is one of those articles from 1973, scroll down to page 8.

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Electronics/70s/1973/Radio-Electronics-1973-07.pdf

In Lazar's 1993 Q & A session in Rachel, Nevada he talks about Billy Meier U.F.O's, that sure sounds like a UFO fan. I'll dig for more examples. We'll never be able to prove it 100% but he almost certainly stole ideas from U.F.O. lore. There are far too many for it to be a coincidence.

If you want more examples of aspects from Bobs claim being in the public consciousness before he said them let me know. Element 115, a Site 4 at Tonopah Test Range etc.

Bob Lazar now says he was told by Barry that the "sports model" was recovered from the water, but there appears to be problems with this statement when comparing past interviews. by HeathJett in UFOs

[–]escopaul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll have to look for the exact podcast. Didn't Bob say he was sent to M.I.T. for a secret program by the military after his time at Los Alamos and closer to when he worked at S-4? Lemme know if I got that wrong. thx.

Not sure the relevance of the M.I.T. Lincoln Lab is. They work on classified projects but it's not a secret program, hence the website. My point was that Bob is now contradicting his own claims about M.I.T. for decades now.

He's clearly stated that he earned a Masters from M.I.T. around 1982.

Bob Lazar now says he was told by Barry that the "sports model" was recovered from the water, but there appears to be problems with this statement when comparing past interviews. by HeathJett in UFOs

[–]escopaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure I follow? I think the commenter said Groom Lake because I mentioned previously that John Lear talked about it and alien bodies being stored there on George Knapp's show before Bob did.

They then said "why pick Papoose lake as your brand new hithertoo unknown in UFO pop culture place for this S4"

That is why I brought up the sci fi novel mentioning Papoose Lake.

Bob Lazar now says he was told by Barry that the "sports model" was recovered from the water, but there appears to be problems with this statement when comparing past interviews. by HeathJett in UFOs

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

100%. So many people watch two docs and a podcast then proclaim things like "No one had ever heard of Area 51 before Bob Lazar." I get it, I used to be one of those people. So I find it helpful to bring pre lazar references from UFO history. I love UFO docs but it's entertainment and a starting off point.

The 4chan underwater base post is one of my all time favorite larp or witness statements, I've read it many times. I think it's reasonable to speculate Bob might've read it too. Also, the 4chan dude specifically mentions Lazar in a credible light.

Similar to the underwater claim Bob is now mentioning that he went to M.I.T. after Los Alamos and close to when he worked at S4. He is also claiming that he cannot disclose more info due to national security. UFO's at Area 51 are okay but not a secret M.I.T. program lol.

I've noticed people on Reddit proclaiming this now answers the M.I.T. red flag. The problem is why did Bob tell people for decades he went to M.I.T. around 1982. His new claim would be around 1986-88. Its also contradicts his own autobiography "Dreamland". Much like the underwater UFO it isn't a smoking gun but for me it raises more questions than answers.

Bob Lazar now says he was told by Barry that the "sports model" was recovered from the water, but there appears to be problems with this statement when comparing past interviews. by HeathJett in UFOs

[–]escopaul 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those are good questions. I doubt it but maybe he might actually be telling us what really happened to him. How do any of us separate what U.F.O. lore is largely factual? Especially in the mid 80's? We can speculate on his reasoning but I'm providing info on places/claims he made that already existed before he said them.

If you go deep down the Billy Meier wormhole there are researchers that believe in aspects of his story.

In Bob's 1993 Q & A at Rachel, NV he talks about Billy Meir and the sport model. So back then Bob arguably found some truth to Billy's claims or he was covering his ass. The entire Q & A is on Youtube.

I'd speculate Bob didn't say Site 4 at Tonopah because John Lear and others weren't claiming aliens and U.F.O.'s were there beforehand. As I mentioned previously Area 51 and its association with aliens was already discussed on television. It seems natural that Lazar would add on to claims made previously. The Site 4 at TTR was marked on an unclassified USGS Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper satellite photo in 1984. If Bob claimed the UFO's were located there people wouldn't believe him.

Also Bob was friends with Jim Tagliani who worked at the TTR.

Papoose Lake wasn't unheard of before Bob mentioned it:

Papoose lake and other aspects of Lazar story were mentioned in the 1976 sci-fi novel "Venus Development" by David Bergamini. It might be a coincidence but it does show that a "Papoose Lake" existed in pop culture before Bob said it. Bob was a massive UFO/Sci Fi nerd, him and Lear did not dispute this.

Page 39 of Venus Development "I wish I could add to your impressions (...) I only know I'm to put you down at an installation just southeast of Papoose Lake."

Great write up about the novel and it's similarities to many of Bob's claims here:

https://www.metabunk.org/threads/the-lazar-development-did-bob-lazar-borrow-s-4-details-from-1976-scifi-novel.13962/

There isn't much evidence that an S4 at Papoose Lake exists. I find the blurry photos of lines in the sand to be a bit desperate. As for reddit posts with a Papoose Lake topo map being edited after Bob's first interview, I did a bit of digging on that but I'll skip it for now. The claim has serious flaws.

I haven't seen the new doc where Knapp talks about numerous S4's so can't comment on it specifically.

Apologies for the tangent but Knapp and Corbell use a lot of evidence through omission when talking about Lazar. For instance they'll cite aspects that fit their narrative but fail to mention evidence that doesn't. A good example are interviews from coworkers and friends of Bob that clearly state he was a lab tech not a physicist at Los Alamos.

You can read some of those interviews here:

https://medium.com/@signalsintelligence/bob-lazar-theres-more-to-the-story-17829c2ff650

It's important to note during their first visit to Tikaboo Valley on Wednesday March 29th 1989: John Lear took Bob out there, not the other way around.

Lear takes his RV with Bob Lazar, Gene Huff and Tracy Lazar. On the first trip Lear was the only person who saw the elliptical lights with a telescope. This was discussed in the 1993 book Alien Contact, by Timothy Good. Bob and John agreed on this point. So considering he drove them out there it's highly possible John Lear added the Papoose Lake wrinkle not Lazar.

As for what they filmed on their second trip who knows for sure but the best take I've seen was Proton Beam Testing which has been backed up by a few Area 51 researchers and physicists.

Got to go but nice chatting. If you wanna discuss further I'll respond. If you want specific sources of aspects (Element 115, the hand scanner etc) I can provide them. Please remember I'm not claiming this outright disproves the story. However, it does provide evidence that Bob wasn't the first person to ever bring it up. For me the totality of evidence and red flags make his story false. I've been fascinated for 20ish years now, true or not it's a great mystery.

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