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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:48:17 AM EDT
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For someone who doesn't know, what's "wrong" with it? I see a clock screen and some microcontroller gizmos. http://i.imgur.com/zMKphmc.jpg They took part of it out. With those grey blocks it is easier to mistake as a bomb. http://www.googlepixel.com/images/nowitsabomb.jpg Were those grey blocks in there or are they a doc_zox photoshop? Photoshop. What's a doc_zox photoshop? He's got the rooster/chicken avatar crossing the stream.. He loves photoshop. He's awesome at it. And the first time I saw that photo with the clay blocks, it was in one of his posts. So, my first inclination is harmless shenanigans, maybe hoping someone would call him on said shenanigans. A teachable moment, if you will. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:48:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryGuys here say they "built" a gun when they simply assemble parts they bought. Just sayin'. 
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I will hereby serve my three day suspension over in Appomattox at CWE3. See y'all later. 
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:50:02 AM EDT
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An English teacher reported it, not some bomb tech. The police take a bomb report seriously and everyone loses their minds. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well I don't know shit about electrical engineering, but if he wanted to build a "hoax bomb" wouldn't he have put something in it that looked like explosives? What that looks like to me is a pencil case. When you open it, then it looks like a pencil case with a couple circuit boards and a display in it. It sure as hell doesn't look like a bomb, because bombs require explody stuff. If he put some paper towel rolls in there with wires sticking out of the ends you would have a point. But he didn't. An English teacher reported it, not some bomb tech. The police take a bomb report seriously and everyone loses their minds. They took the hoax device seriously, and took it from there. If they took the bomb report seriously, they would have evacuated the building and maybe blown the thing up. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:50:29 AM EDT
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The investigating officers will be laughed out of court. Even with the extremely limited training I've received on arson and explosives I can tell what that thing is. If he was consistent in representing it to faculty and students as a clock he cobbled together then there's no sin that I see.
Now this is a bomb. Get back to me when little Mohamed comes up with something like this....  |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:50:41 AM EDT
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He was told to put it away, he did. He went up to a random teacher and opened it to get a reaction. He was acting like a little shit. That isn't what happened according to any report I saw. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:51:44 AM EDT
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An English teacher reported it, not some bomb tech. The police take a bomb report seriously and everyone loses their minds. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well I don't know shit about electrical engineering, but if he wanted to build a "hoax bomb" wouldn't he have put something in it that looked like explosives? What that looks like to me is a pencil case. When you open it, then it looks like a pencil case with a couple circuit boards and a display in it. It sure as hell doesn't look like a bomb, because bombs require explody stuff. If he put some paper towel rolls in there with wires sticking out of the ends you would have a point. But he didn't. An English teacher reported it, not some bomb tech. The police take a bomb report seriously and everyone loses their minds. Not TOO seriously - where was the bomb squad. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:52:10 AM EDT
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This has been blown way out of proportion, just like the little kid who made a 'gun' out of a poptart. The main difference is the 'bomb' kid is meeting the President, and the poptart kid has a permanent mark on his record. Sad, really I'm not .mil but I've seen it in some sig lines here. IYAOYAS |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:53:10 AM EDT
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Assembling an AR is still more impressive than what this kid did. Completely irrelevant. It isn't the point how good or bad his project was. The point is the completely retarded over reaction that lead to an arrest. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:53:24 AM EDT
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WE all know whats going on here. Its all about making the US look paranoid about brown people. So the left can say"LOOK AT HOW THE EVIL WHITE MAN TREATS POOR MUSLIMS JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THIS WORLD!!!" Who cares if the device looked like Little Boy or Fat Man. Its your fault RIGHT WINGERS! Not all of GD knows that, half still think this kid is an innocent little angle who had no other motive. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:53:29 AM EDT
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For someone who doesn't know, what's "wrong" with it? I see a clock screen and some microcontroller gizmos. http://i.imgur.com/zMKphmc.jpg I have seen better "clocks" from a 10 year old microwave that fell out of a rusted out pickup doing 45 in the left lane on the highway. 
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:54:10 AM EDT
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http://www.newslinq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/weird-things1.jpg Old Macdonald made a cell phone Obviously not part of a bomb, just some phone from kid invented. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:54:27 AM EDT
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Maybe Obama is inviting him to the White House to personally tell him "you didn't build that".
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:54:35 AM EDT
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Were those grey blocks in there or are they a doc_zox photoshop? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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For someone who doesn't know, what's "wrong" with it? I see a clock screen and some microcontroller gizmos. http://i.imgur.com/zMKphmc.jpg They took part of it out. With those grey blocks it is easier to mistake as a bomb. http://www.googlepixel.com/images/nowitsabomb.jpg Were those grey blocks in there or are they a doc_zox photoshop? Photo shop I guess. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:54:48 AM EDT
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He was told to put it away, he did. He went up to a random teacher and opened it to get a reaction. He was acting like a little shit. That isn't what happened according to any report I saw. The inmates here like to make shit up to confirm and conform to their assumptions. Sometimes they're even aware they're doing it. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:55:12 AM EDT
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My background is in computer engineering. At Penn State, that meant a good mix of computer science and electrical engineering. In both my CE and EE labs, we built a lot of simple devices to help teach us about electronics in reality. CD players and clocks were among them. I bring this up because the digital clocks that we would build - using various displays and drivers to teach you how to drive a clock with a counter, an FPGA, a microcontroller, whatever - looked NOTHING like what this kid made. You don't have a briefcase with wires sticking out of it. There is zero chance that this was not done intentionally. This was engineered to look exactly like a bomb and get a reaction. This was done intentionally to make some sort of statement, most likely with the assistance of his radical father. He even said that he "didn't think he would get this far." I wonder what that means? Almost like it was planned or something. Pencil case, not a briefcase. Are you aware that he showed this to his Engineering teacher earlier in the day? Why would he do that if he was hoping to get a bomb reaction? And his teacher thought "[this is a bad idea] I wouldn't show that to anyone else." And he didn't. Until it went off and he had to explain to the teacher after class what had happened. Yeah, but the clock came with printed instructions, in multiple languages no less. Most high school students would have been able to follow the instructions, and keep the alarm from going off in class. Meanwhile, super genius, who can even follow the simple instructions of one to the simplest consumer electronic devices on Earth, is being invited to the White House, because according to POTUS, "We need more kids like you." Shit, if he can't figure out simple instructions, how many times have bystanders pulled a misplaced plastic bag off of his head? |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:56:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:57:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They took the hoax device seriously, and took it from there. If they took the bomb report seriously, they would have evacuated the building and maybe blown the thing up. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Well I don't know shit about electrical engineering, but if he wanted to build a "hoax bomb" wouldn't he have put something in it that looked like explosives? What that looks like to me is a pencil case. When you open it, then it looks like a pencil case with a couple circuit boards and a display in it. It sure as hell doesn't look like a bomb, because bombs require explody stuff. If he put some paper towel rolls in there with wires sticking out of the ends you would have a point. But he didn't. An English teacher reported it, not some bomb tech. The police take a bomb report seriously and everyone loses their minds. They took the hoax device seriously, and took it from there. If they took the bomb report seriously, they would have evacuated the building and maybe blown the thing up. Is the SOP in this case exactly the same as it would be for a suspicious unattended package? They had the kid that possessed it and were trying to gain more information. If the police had automatically evacuated everyone and detonated it inside the school, people would be vilifying the cops even more. They just can't win. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:58:24 AM EDT
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Yeah, but the clock came with printed instructions, in multiple languages no less. Most high school students would have been able to follow the instructions, and keep the alarm from going off in class. Meanwhile, super genius, who can even follow the simple instructions of one to the simplest consumer electronic devices on Earth, is being invited to the White House, because according to POTUS, "We need more kids like you." Shit, if he can't figure out simple instructions, how many times have bystanders pulled a misplaced plastic bag off of his head? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My background is in computer engineering. At Penn State, that meant a good mix of computer science and electrical engineering. In both my CE and EE labs, we built a lot of simple devices to help teach us about electronics in reality. CD players and clocks were among them. I bring this up because the digital clocks that we would build - using various displays and drivers to teach you how to drive a clock with a counter, an FPGA, a microcontroller, whatever - looked NOTHING like what this kid made. You don't have a briefcase with wires sticking out of it. There is zero chance that this was not done intentionally. This was engineered to look exactly like a bomb and get a reaction. This was done intentionally to make some sort of statement, most likely with the assistance of his radical father. He even said that he "didn't think he would get this far." I wonder what that means? Almost like it was planned or something. Pencil case, not a briefcase. Are you aware that he showed this to his Engineering teacher earlier in the day? Why would he do that if he was hoping to get a bomb reaction? And his teacher thought "[this is a bad idea] I wouldn't show that to anyone else." And he didn't. Until it went off and he had to explain to the teacher after class what had happened. Yeah, but the clock came with printed instructions, in multiple languages no less. Most high school students would have been able to follow the instructions, and keep the alarm from going off in class. Meanwhile, super genius, who can even follow the simple instructions of one to the simplest consumer electronic devices on Earth, is being invited to the White House, because according to POTUS, "We need more kids like you." Shit, if he can't figure out simple instructions, how many times have bystanders pulled a misplaced plastic bag off of his head? Because no 14 year old has ever had a cell phone or watch alarm go off in class because they made a mistake in setting it or forgot to turn the alarm or sound off. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:58:46 AM EDT
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He was told to put it away, he did. He went up to a random teacher and opened it to get a reaction. He was acting like a little shit. That isn't what happened according to any report I saw. The alarm from his "invention" conveniently went off in his English class, so the teacher wanted to know what the noise was. He was then a smart ass and didn't come clean on what it was, nor did he say "talk to my 1st period teacher he knows what this is". I would think a "genius" student could have thought of that, hell I'm just average and i thought of it. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:58:49 AM EDT
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People are over reacting to race and ethnicity. White kid wouldn't have made the news. Possibly white kid would have given pass for having an electronics project. People also are over reacting to things that resemble dangerous things. Suspension over the pop tart and this clock are both brain dead school admins. Omg - I would hate to think what would happen if I brought one of these ROCKER LAUNCHERS to school. Or the engines which actually have solid propellant? ZOMG - terrorist! http://web4.hobbylinc.com/gr/est/est2230.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Whatever the case is, it's still a step towards freedom if they apologize to the kid. Hopefully school admins/staff/teachers across the country don't make the same mistake and shit themselves when they see kids playing with imaginary guns. I know some old-timers on these forums and elsewhere mentioned that back in their day, nobody had a problem with kids bringing guns to school and plinking/hunting afterwards. While we might not get there any time soon, responses like these are gradually setting things on the right track. Except that is not what is going to happen. White with a tetris shaped poptart? "Pack your shit son, you're getting expelled" Middle Eastern with a ticking briefcase and exposed wires? "Nothing to see here, no problem. You like STEM?!!! Someone fuckin' call NASA, we've got a kid who likes electronics!" I mean look at how it's playing out! People are falling all over themselves trying to say,"look how over-reactive people are to race and ethinicity!, I dont see color!" People are over reacting to race and ethnicity. White kid wouldn't have made the news. Possibly white kid would have given pass for having an electronics project. People also are over reacting to things that resemble dangerous things. Suspension over the pop tart and this clock are both brain dead school admins. Omg - I would hate to think what would happen if I brought one of these ROCKER LAUNCHERS to school. Or the engines which actually have solid propellant? ZOMG - terrorist! http://web4.hobbylinc.com/gr/est/est2230.jpg Ok. Let me repeat. Did you miss the actual case of a white kid biting a poptart...a pastry... into the shape of a gun? Suspended. We don't need to hypothesize anything else. It's done. Listen, it's apparent a lot of members here are technically inclined and encourage technical curiosity and learning. But I really wouldn't be hoisting the victory flag for this event. I don't disagree that many school's policies can be overreaching and stifling towards learning, and maybe even a majority of the time they are, but I think they were right this time. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:59:36 AM EDT
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Not TOO seriously - where was the bomb squad. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well I don't know shit about electrical engineering, but if he wanted to build a "hoax bomb" wouldn't he have put something in it that looked like explosives? What that looks like to me is a pencil case. When you open it, then it looks like a pencil case with a couple circuit boards and a display in it. It sure as hell doesn't look like a bomb, because bombs require explody stuff. If he put some paper towel rolls in there with wires sticking out of the ends you would have a point. But he didn't. An English teacher reported it, not some bomb tech. The police take a bomb report seriously and everyone loses their minds. Not TOO seriously - where was the bomb squad. He wasn't arrested for a bomb, he was arrested for a hoax bomb. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:59:47 AM EDT
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If reaction was not wanted, kid would have taken pic shown to school personnel and asked if ok to bring in.
If reaction was the intent, it went as planned. Smart enough for MIT, but not smart enough to know it was going to cause a reaction?? That's for everyone to decide. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 11:59:55 AM EDT
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So, did Obama just invite people to bring their homemade clocks to the Whitehouse?
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:01:26 PM EDT
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The problem is people are fucking stupid! Period.
If you think it looks like a bomb, you fail in life. I'm not an electronics person and I've taken enough things apart to know that those parts are the inner working of a commercially sold radio/ alarm clock. The case is probably an inexpensive item and it looks nice to me. The arrangement of the parts was poorly done for a 14 year old, but maybe he's just now starting. It is not an invention. A neat idea to make one different thing out of two things. Just not scientific. I don't care for Islam, but idiots are really proving themselves to be idiots with this. Crappy design but not a bomb. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:04:59 PM EDT
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Completely irrelevant. It isn't the point how good or bad his project was. The point is the completely retarded over reaction that lead to an arrest. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Assembling an AR is still more impressive than what this kid did. Completely irrelevant. It isn't the point how good or bad his project was. The point is the completely retarded over reaction that lead to an arrest. Nonsense, this "genius" kid has lots of "inventions" at home that are better than this clock, but he is so excited about the store bought clock the disassembled and then put into a pencil case that he brought that to school as his "invention". I would love to find out what other "inventions" this kid has made. maybe we can find a store bought TV that he changed cases on. or a store bought radio that fits perfectly in a coconut. he is so american I'm sure he loves Gilligan's Island. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:07:54 PM EDT
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Because no 14 year old has ever had a cell phone or watch alarm go off in class because they made a mistake in setting it or forgot to turn the alarm or sound off. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Pencil case, not a briefcase. Are you aware that he showed this to his Engineering teacher earlier in the day? Why would he do that if he was hoping to get a bomb reaction? And his teacher thought "[this is a bad idea] I wouldn't show that to anyone else." And he didn't. Until it went off and he had to explain to the teacher after class what had happened. Yeah, but the clock came with printed instructions, in multiple languages no less. Most high school students would have been able to follow the instructions, and keep the alarm from going off in class. Meanwhile, super genius, who can even follow the simple instructions of one to the simplest consumer electronic devices on Earth, is being invited to the White House, because according to POTUS, "We need more kids like you." Shit, if he can't figure out simple instructions, how many times have bystanders pulled a misplaced plastic bag off of his head? Because no 14 year old has ever had a cell phone or watch alarm go off in class because they made a mistake in setting it or forgot to turn the alarm or sound off. Yeah but he is a genius that invented the clock, he should know to turn the alarm off, but then again why did he invent the alarm to go off in english class anyway? |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:09:02 PM EDT
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So, did Obama just invite people to bring their homemade clocks to the Whitehouse? Let's see how this turns out. Yes he did, and i hope lots of people do. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:14:07 PM EDT
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Didn't he claim the clock alarm went off in class? How unless he plugged it in? Without power no clock is going off and even if they pulled the battery before the pics those 9 volts don't run the alarm clocks they just maintain the memory so they don't reset when you lose power.
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:17:15 PM EDT
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I saw a thing on imgut last night. They say they thought it was a bomb. Did they evacuate anything? Did they seperate the boy from it? Did they call bomb squad? Nope. The response was that cops knew immediately that it was not a bomb but they still honored the inciting panic concerns. I work in a middle school. I'm the campus tech guy. I would not have been freaked out by this "invention". I probably would have asked what he was trying to achieve and because I'm a paranoid ARFCOMMER, looked into the kid's history – Middle eastern, white or chinese. I'm the only guy at my school who takes the active shooter shit seriously. If we had one here we'd all be dead. The whole place is made of glass. No hiding anywhere. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:17:44 PM EDT
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Ok. Let me repeat. Did you miss the actual case of a white kid biting a poptart...a pastry... into the shape of a gun? Suspended. We don't need to hypothesize anything else. It's done. Listen, it's apparent a lot of members here are technically inclined and encourage technical curiosity and learning. But I really wouldn't be hoisting the victory flag for this event. I don't disagree that many school's policies can be overreaching and stifling towards learning, and maybe even a majority of the time they are, but I think they were right this time. The point you're making, or SHOULD be making, is how retarded Zero Tolerance is, and how stupid are the teachers, cops, etc., who like and enforce ZT. The poptart thing would be retarded even if the kid were green, never mind white, brown, or black. This current nonsense, kid in handcuffs, five cops, etc., just proves the point. Also, consider this: assumiing, for the sake of discussion, that it really was a plan to get attention, did the reaction of the teachers/admins and cops make the plan succeed, or not? |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:18:42 PM EDT
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Yeah but he is a genius that invented the clock, he should know to turn the alarm off, but then again why did he invent the alarm to go off in english class anyway? It's amazing how invested in a conspiracy theory you all get. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:20:12 PM EDT
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Yeah but he is a genius that invented the clock, he should know to turn the alarm off, but then again why did he invent the alarm to go off in english class anyway? It's amazing how invested in a conspiracy theory you all get. By arfcom standards I am in fact a tinfoiler. These guys are embarrassing. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:22:17 PM EDT
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Didn't he claim the clock alarm went off in class? How unless he plugged it in? Without power no clock is going off and even if they pulled the battery before the pics those 9 volts don't run the clock they just maintain the memory so they don't reset when you lose power. It's just a white privilege conspiracy. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:23:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: From what I've heard he just bought a clock, took it apart, then put it back together in a briefcase. Don't know if its true, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if it was. Stop repeating the briefcase nonsense. There was a picture posted of the clock. Some morons who can't look at anything in detail failed to recognize other features which allowed the scale of the photograph to be understood and lacking any real cognitive ability simply linked the picture with the first thing that came to mind, a briefcase. Then other morons repeated it. Stop being one of those other morons. Thinks. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:23:28 PM EDT
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WE all know whats going on here. Its all about making the US look paranoid about brown people. So the left can say"LOOK AT HOW THE EVIL WHITE MAN TREATS POOR MUSLIMS JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THIS WORLD!!!" Who cares if the device looked like Little Boy or Fat Man. Its your fault RIGHT WINGERS! Not all of GD knows that, half still think this kid is an innocent little angle who had no other motive. Dude. This is fucking America. Want to live in some shit hole that puts people in prison for thought crime or their views, move to China. The kid didn't nothing wrong. His treatment was bullshit. He was denied council or talking to his parents. This is another case of a school acting like retards. Freedom is freedom and rights are right - even to people you don't like. Even people who DO commit crimes are afforded certain rights. THAT is what this country was founded on. We were founded on the principles of innocent until proven guilty. We were founded on the government not being able to unlawfully imprison you. Some of you need to fucking put your feels and suspicions and your biases deep down inside and start embracing American values or get the fuck out. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:24:58 PM EDT
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Ok. Let me repeat. Did you miss the actual case of a white kid biting a poptart...a pastry... into the shape of a gun? Suspended. We don't need to hypothesize anything else. It's done. Listen, it's apparent a lot of members here are technically inclined and encourage technical curiosity and learning. But I really wouldn't be hoisting the victory flag for this event. I don't disagree that many school's policies can be overreaching and stifling towards learning, and maybe even a majority of the time they are, but I think they were right this time. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Whatever the case is, it's still a step towards freedom if they apologize to the kid. Hopefully school admins/staff/teachers across the country don't make the same mistake and shit themselves when they see kids playing with imaginary guns. I know some old-timers on these forums and elsewhere mentioned that back in their day, nobody had a problem with kids bringing guns to school and plinking/hunting afterwards. While we might not get there any time soon, responses like these are gradually setting things on the right track. Except that is not what is going to happen. White with a tetris shaped poptart? "Pack your shit son, you're getting expelled" Middle Eastern with a ticking briefcase and exposed wires? "Nothing to see here, no problem. You like STEM?!!! Someone fuckin' call NASA, we've got a kid who likes electronics!" I mean look at how it's playing out! People are falling all over themselves trying to say,"look how over-reactive people are to race and ethinicity!, I dont see color!" People are over reacting to race and ethnicity. White kid wouldn't have made the news. Possibly white kid would have given pass for having an electronics project. People also are over reacting to things that resemble dangerous things. Suspension over the pop tart and this clock are both brain dead school admins. Omg - I would hate to think what would happen if I brought one of these ROCKER LAUNCHERS to school. Or the engines which actually have solid propellant? ZOMG - terrorist! http://web4.hobbylinc.com/gr/est/est2230.jpg Ok. Let me repeat. Did you miss the actual case of a white kid biting a poptart...a pastry... into the shape of a gun? Suspended. We don't need to hypothesize anything else. It's done. Listen, it's apparent a lot of members here are technically inclined and encourage technical curiosity and learning. But I really wouldn't be hoisting the victory flag for this event. I don't disagree that many school's policies can be overreaching and stifling towards learning, and maybe even a majority of the time they are, but I think they were right this time. That incident was bullshit as well. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:26:50 PM EDT
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Quoted: My background is in computer engineering. At Penn State, that meant a good mix of computer science and electrical engineering. In both my CE and EE labs, we built a lot of simple devices to help teach us about electronics in reality. CD players and clocks were among them. I bring this up because the digital clocks that we would build - using various displays and drivers to teach you how to drive a clock with a counter, an FPGA, a microcontroller, whatever - looked NOTHING like what this kid made. You don't have a briefcase with wires sticking out of it. There is zero chance that this was not done intentionally. This was engineered to look exactly like a bomb and get a reaction. This was done intentionally to make some sort of statement, most likely with the assistance of his radical father. He even said that he "didn't think he would get this far." I wonder what that means? Almost like it was planned or something. At Penn State, do they teach anything about how observations are important for forming a theory? Does Penn State have extremely large wall outlets? Looking at the size of the plug-in, and looking at the size of the case, with all your 'expertise' how have you concluded it is a briefcase? If you can't successfully determine that the clock isn't built in a briefcase, why should any other observation of yours be trusted? Have you called Penn State and apologized for your failure to learn and sent back your diploma yet? |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:26:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:27:44 PM EDT
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Whatever the case is, it's still a step towards freedom if they apologize to the kid. Hopefully school admins/staff/teachers across the country don't make the same mistake and shit themselves when they see kids playing with imaginary guns. I know some old-timers on these forums and elsewhere mentioned that back in their day, nobody had a problem with kids bringing guns to school and plinking/hunting afterwards. While we might not get there any time soon, responses like these are gradually setting things on the right track. Except that is not what is going to happen. White with a tetris shaped poptart? "Pack your shit son, you're getting expelled" Middle Eastern with a ticking briefcase and exposed wires? "Nothing to see here, no problem. You like STEM?!!! Someone fuckin' call NASA, we've got a kid who likes electronics!" I mean look at how it's playing out! People are falling all over themselves trying to say,"look how over-reactive people are to race and ethinicity!, I dont see color!" People are over reacting to race and ethnicity. White kid wouldn't have made the news. Possibly white kid would have given pass for having an electronics project. People also are over reacting to things that resemble dangerous things. Suspension over the pop tart and this clock are both brain dead school admins. Omg - I would hate to think what would happen if I brought one of these ROCKER LAUNCHERS to school. Or the engines which actually have solid propellant? ZOMG - terrorist! http://web4.hobbylinc.com/gr/est/est2230.jpg Ok. Let me repeat. Did you miss the actual case of a white kid biting a poptart...a pastry... into the shape of a gun? Suspended. We don't need to hypothesize anything else. It's done. Listen, it's apparent a lot of members here are technically inclined and encourage technical curiosity and learning. But I really wouldn't be hoisting the victory flag for this event. I don't disagree that many school's policies can be overreaching and stifling towards learning, and maybe even a majority of the time they are, but I think they were right this time. That incident was bullshit as well. Truth. I don't see why people keep making this argument. Neither of these kids deserved the shit that happened. Many many more out there that are victims of zero tolerance didn't deserve it either. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:27:51 PM EDT
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Dude. This is fucking America. Want to live in some shit hole that puts people in prison for thought crime or their views, move to China. The kid didn't nothing wrong. His treatment was bullshit. He was denied council or talking to his parents. This is another case of a school acting like retards. Freedom is freedom and rights are right - even to people you don't like. Even people who DO commit crimes are afforded certain rights. THAT is what this country was founded on. We were founded on the principles of innocent until proven guilty. We were founded on the government not being able to unlawfully imprison you. Some of you need to fucking put your feels and suspicions and your biases deep down inside and start embracing American values or get the fuck out. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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WE all know whats going on here. Its all about making the US look paranoid about brown people. So the left can say"LOOK AT HOW THE EVIL WHITE MAN TREATS POOR MUSLIMS JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THIS WORLD!!!" Who cares if the device looked like Little Boy or Fat Man. Its your fault RIGHT WINGERS! Not all of GD knows that, half still think this kid is an innocent little angle who had no other motive. Dude. This is fucking America. Want to live in some shit hole that puts people in prison for thought crime or their views, move to China. The kid didn't nothing wrong. His treatment was bullshit. He was denied council or talking to his parents. This is another case of a school acting like retards. Freedom is freedom and rights are right - even to people you don't like. Even people who DO commit crimes are afforded certain rights. THAT is what this country was founded on. We were founded on the principles of innocent until proven guilty. We were founded on the government not being able to unlawfully imprison you. Some of you need to fucking put your feels and suspicions and your biases deep down inside and start embracing American values or get the fuck out. Point proven, thanks! |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:28:02 PM EDT
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Because no 14 year old has ever had a cell phone or watch alarm go off in class because they made a mistake in setting it or forgot to turn the alarm or sound off. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Meanwhile, super genius, who can even follow the simple instructions of one to the simplest consumer electronic devices on Earth, is being invited to the White House, because according to POTUS, "We need more kids like you." Shit, if he can't figure out simple instructions, how many times have bystanders pulled a misplaced plastic bag off of his head? Because no 14 year old has ever had a cell phone or watch alarm go off in class because they made a mistake in setting it or forgot to turn the alarm or sound off. Shit - my alarm goes off by mistake at work some times And we do need more kids like him. You think the fundamental terrorists are into science and NASA? NASA is a godless atheist creation. We need more kids interested in stuff like this (it doesn't matter if he is a genius or not, he can learn to work in the tech field) and the more modern Muslims in the US, the less fundamental bullshit we have. We should be encouraging this behavior. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:29:06 PM EDT
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Yeah but he is a genius that invented the clock, he should know to turn the alarm off, but then again why did he invent the alarm to go off in english class anyway? It's amazing how invested in a conspiracy theory you all get. By arfcom standards I am in fact a tinfoiler. These guys are embarrassing. So both of you cant explain why the MIT worthy genius had the alarm clock he invented set to go off in the english class? How the fuck would I know? I wasn't there. I'm just a dumb Georgia hick thinking about the next time I get to fuck my sister. At least I don't see terrorists under every fucking bush. Remain vigilant, don't see shit that isn't there. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:30:04 PM EDT
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WE all know whats going on here. Its all about making the US look paranoid about brown people. So the left can say"LOOK AT HOW THE EVIL WHITE MAN TREATS POOR MUSLIMS JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THIS WORLD!!!" Who cares if the device looked like Little Boy or Fat Man. Its your fault RIGHT WINGERS! Not all of GD knows that, half still think this kid is an innocent little angle who had no other motive. Dude. This is fucking America. Want to live in some shit hole that puts people in prison for thought crime or their views, move to China. The kid didn't nothing wrong. His treatment was bullshit. He was denied council or talking to his parents. This is another case of a school acting like retards. Freedom is freedom and rights are right - even to people you don't like. Even people who DO commit crimes are afforded certain rights. THAT is what this country was founded on. We were founded on the principles of innocent until proven guilty. We were founded on the government not being able to unlawfully imprison you. Some of you need to fucking put your feels and suspicions and your biases deep down inside and start embracing American values or get the fuck out. Point proven, thanks! You should work for the CIA or Homeland Security, as you appear to have psychic powers. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:33:06 PM EDT
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Shit - my alarm goes off by mistake at work some times And we do need more kids like him. You think the fundamental terrorists are into science and NASA? NASA is a godless atheist creation. We need more kids interested in stuff like this (it doesn't matter if he is a genius or not, he can learn to work in the tech field) and the more modern Muslims in the US, the less fundamental bullshit we have. We should be encouraging this behavior. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Meanwhile, super genius, who can even follow the simple instructions of one to the simplest consumer electronic devices on Earth, is being invited to the White House, because according to POTUS, "We need more kids like you." Shit, if he can't figure out simple instructions, how many times have bystanders pulled a misplaced plastic bag off of his head? Because no 14 year old has ever had a cell phone or watch alarm go off in class because they made a mistake in setting it or forgot to turn the alarm or sound off. Shit - my alarm goes off by mistake at work some times And we do need more kids like him. You think the fundamental terrorists are into science and NASA? NASA is a godless atheist creation. We need more kids interested in stuff like this (it doesn't matter if he is a genius or not, he can learn to work in the tech field) and the more modern Muslims in the US, the less fundamental bullshit we have. We should be encouraging this behavior. Yeah terrorists are building Qassam 3 rockets that they can shoot into Israel from 16 kilometers away even though they are uneducated idiots. Not every terrorist is an uneducated goat fucking farmer. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:33:15 PM EDT
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Yeah but he is a genius that invented the clock, he should know to turn the alarm off, but then again why did he invent the alarm to go off in english class anyway? It's amazing how invested in a conspiracy theory you all get. By arfcom standards I am in fact a tinfoiler. These guys are embarrassing. So both of you cant explain why the MIT worthy genius had the alarm clock he invented set to go off in the english class? You mean other than the fact he's 14 and 14 year old kids make mistakes sometimes? It's kind of part of being a kid. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:34:13 PM EDT
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/father-muslim-kid-arrested-clock-standout-citizen-article-1.2363466
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:36:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:43:23 PM EDT
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So why then get upset when he's investigated for doing something stupid? Teenagers get stopped by the police all the time. Teenagers get put into handcuffs all the time. Why should I care about this case versus the thousands that happen every day? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You mean other than the fact he's 14 and 14 year old kids make mistakes sometimes? It's kind of part of being a kid. So why then get upset when he's investigated for doing something stupid? Teenagers get stopped by the police all the time. Teenagers get put into handcuffs all the time. Why should I care about this case versus the thousands that happen every day? You all sure as fuck cared about the pop tart kid. this is just as retarded. |
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Posted: 9/18/2015 12:49:36 PM EDT
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You mean other than the fact he's 14 and 14 year old kids make mistakes sometimes? It's kind of part of being a kid. So why then get upset when he's investigated for doing something stupid? Teenagers get stopped by the police all the time. Teenagers get put into handcuffs all the time. Why should I care about this case versus the thousands that happen every day? You all sure as fuck cared about the pop tart kid. this is just as retarded. Yep an elementary aged kid biting a pop tart is the same thing as a high school "genius" "inventing" a clock. Yes people over reacted, however this young man created some of that over reaction by his own actions. |
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