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Mark Milley&#8217;s presentation left some aggravated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disappointed that the live streaming was turned off for @GENMarkMilley&#39;s remarks at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/madsci16?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#madsci16<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jodi (@thnklikasoldier) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thnklikasoldier\/status\/763005019453095937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general partially made up for the frustration by speaking after a panel, which was livestreamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like any defense initiative, the goal of Mad Scientist\u00a0is to help\u00a0our fighting forces to stay ahead of our enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lee_grubbs\/status\/762748078097100800\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/lee_grubbs\/status\/762748078097100800<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Would love to watch, but the Army network only streams for a few seconds then stops. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/MadSci16?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MadSci16<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3MV66JUmYL\">https:\/\/t.co\/3MV66JUmYL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dr. J. 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