Oh, no doubt there is plenty of arrogance in the industry (having worked with Lockheed, I’ve seen my share) but it feels like the Air Force in particular leads GE along just enough to be able to strong-arm Pratt and then cuts them loose. Again, personal perspective, not that of the government or the Air Force.
It is strategy to keep a strong military industrial supply base. You dole out billions in FSD money to have competition though they know who they want to start with. It keeps engineering and manufacturing alive on defense side. Then every 30 or 40 years throw a big enough production program the losers way with one of the armed service branches. Then the other big competitor has a 25 to 30 year sustainment contract until a new bone is thrown their way.
Kerpds?
Another reason to eschew voice recognition.
Or at least proofread.
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Keeps. I have cell phone fat finger disease.
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I’d use text to speech but god knows the side conversations that that adds.
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By the way, an interesting discussion.
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A man with a conscience.
I am waiting for an opening to discuss imagined child abuse I suffered in dreams.
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I had a doozy of a dream a few nights ago I don’t want to talk about!
Just got back from the store with a celebratory four pack of IBC Root Beer.
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I was abused by a Stealth kid named Sakra in my dream last night, and I think he was like 17 year old.
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I dreamed i got introduced to a daughter I didn’t know I had by an ex girlfriend. Funny I don’t recall her name or her mother’s. But they both had brown hair. Perhaps Sextet and Dream Petite if it was a stealth induced dream.
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Don’t fall asleep. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t fall asleep.
Don’t… zzz…
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I really love you guys!
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Last night I dreamed of hot dogs chasing donuts thru the Lincoln Tunnel. What in the world could that mean???
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In the fifties I had dreams about touching a naked woman and she would turn to bronze or the dream about hot dogs chasing donuts through the Lincoln Tunnel. Robert Klein
Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/hot-dogs-quotes
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Apparently you’re Robert Klein or his alter ego.
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Always good to check with an expert…
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Sometimes a hot dog is just a hot dog and donuts are just donuts. But, in your case…
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Intermission at the drive-in movie.
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Not exactly sure what to make of what is going on from the 2:07 mark…
Seems like quite the metaphor. 
