Oh no! What does Anthony Weiner and the Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian have in Common?

gotnews.com ^ | 5-15-15 | Shannon Knutsen - Charles Johnson

[WL-law]

Gotnews.com has obtained the disturbing d**k pics of #BrandonBostian, the engineer who killed at least 8 people in a horrific crash earlier this week.

Bostian has lawyered up and implausibly claimed that he has no memory of the events leading up to the crash.

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[cynwoody]

The hardware was in place. They were waiting on FCC frequency.

Rush earlier was saying it had to do with a GPS frequency allocation. That, of course, makes no sense, since the GPS frequency allocation is a long settled matter and, in any case, not specific to trains.

It turns out to be a typical question of government bureaucratic turf having nothing to do with spectrum. The only reason the FCC is involved is because it does have to do with antennas, and antennas have to do with radio, and radio is communication. Hence, the FCC gets to sign off.

The FCC is too busy supervising the internet to get itself out of the way of positive train control. From the LA Times:

To make PTC work, freight railroads will use advanced signaling systems that require the installation of about 22,000 antennas, which requires Federal Communications Commission approval. However, the FCC recently directed the railroads to suspend antenna installations while it develops a procedure for addressing possible historic preservation and environmental review issues.

Until the FCC develops a workable procedure, installation of the PTC antennas is at a standstill.

Since when did the FCC become responsible for historic preservation and the environment? What ever would we do if there were no FCC? What if we could make them sign off, period, as opposed to signing off on stuff far from their bailiwick?

[Syncro]

LOL could be!

I think he has a buy-U there, Johnson Bayou

[cynwoody]

It appears the FCC was also late on approving the spectrum. Here is a letter dated 7 May granting access to some 220mhz spectrum to the PTC consortium:

https://www.fcc.gov/document/220-mhz-spectrum-swap-approved-facilitate-positive-train-control

[Syncro]

I think the rainbows and unicorns got in their way...

“Look, a unicorn with a rainbow flag and an ISIS flag!!”...let’s validate them and get them jobs!

Engineer, terrorist, bomber, female, US first Black President, female mutilator so many to choose from

[Syncro]

Heh, he’s not shy about that!

[LucyT]

Think about this.

The engineer didn’t remember what happened, but he immediately remembered well enough to refuse to give any statement to responders and investigators, and he well enough remembered to lawyer up ASAP.

[MeshugeMikey]

ahahahaha THANKS I needed that!

[RightGeek]

[RightGeek]

[Kenny Bunk]

Every year, in the depths of the Dog Days of August, newspapers used to run traditional "Man Bites Dog " stories. Now, thanks to this intrepid navigator of the windward passage*, every May, editors can run a story headlined:

Queer Engineer
Buggers Train

So we think the guy was doing a "selfie" text for a porno pal and got his joysticks mixed up? Regardless of what happened, young Brandon will now retire with a Railroad Disability Pension and be able to devote his nigh worthless existence to the the various gay causes.

*Thanks to Ambrose Bierce.

[RitaOK]

Okay, I saw that! Get over here where I can take a good swing at you. lol.

[Tijeras_Slim]

;)

[RitaOK]

:)

[RitaOK]

:)

[Rushmore Rocks]

Thanks for the pings.

Wiener Redux?

[RitaOK]

Good grief. Just look at posts 112,113 and 114!

Yikes!

[wardaddy]

Homosexual neurosis

I was told by Freepers yesterday it was irrelevant

Well?

[Syncro]

KIK Oops LOL

[Syncro]

LOL I saw that and looked at your handle and saw RightGreek...

[Morpheus2009]

It’s called don’t use a $^&#% cell phone while driving, the same rule applies to about everyone else!