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Tempering the total dismissal
Purely for my own purposes. Before 2020, I thought gathering facts was an important part of science and life. The perfect unimaginable horror of 2020 taught me that “facts” and “laws” have no consequence at all. No matter how many “investigations” and “revelations” and “lawsuits” we make, rulers will continue doing what they want. If…
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New way of squatting
Most squatters break into a vacant house and live there. Spokane squatters just gotta be different. This one stole the house!. Admittedly it was a ‘tiny house’ stored on a trailer, so it’s more like stealing a camper. Update: Two days later the cops found it, 20 miles south of town, thanks to tips from…
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WRONG, asshole.
Stupid headline in Compact: Tariffs aren’t a manufacturing cure-all Yes they are, asshole. The most effective tariff is a .45 tariff. Instant death for the entire executive board and all shareholders, direct or indirect, of any corporation that imports one molecule of manufactured products, or employs or offshores one picosecond of labor from overseas. The…
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Beginner errors
Trump is making beginner errors now, running wild with utterly loony ideas and promises, totally knocked off his normal evil track by suddenly facing a live opponent. Tonight he tried an interview with Elon, EXACTLY the same mistake that ruined DeSantis. Elon pulled EXACTLY the same prank, delaying the interview by 40 minutes for “tech”…
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The real problem and purpose
A long time ago I got tired of reading the philosophical thinkers about AI. They argue about utterly meaningless shit like whether AI can be conscious or creative. Of course meaningless arguing is the JOB DEFINITION of philosophers. Artists and animators understand the ONLY purpose of AI, destroying the skills and lives of artists and…
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Highly informative!
A question posed on Reddit. = = = = = START QUOTE: Hi, I am a Vietnamese HS student and just curious about how the US teaches the next generation about the Vietnam War. I know this gonna be controversial so let me share mine first. Vietnamese do NOT call the war “Vietnam War”, instead,…
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When you write
New thought, maybe half valid. Activists are grinding about UK schools training kids to recognize the propaganda used by “misinformers”. Not new, of course. In the 60s we memorized the propaganda methods used by “commies”. We DIDN’T memorize the real fact that the “commies” were all part of FBI. I figured it out later thanks…
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Fessenden’s radio steganography
Before Fessenden developed underground and underwater sonar equipment, he went to work for an early radiotelegraph company. There he developed a unique system of private broadcasting, steganography for radio, the audio equivalent of invisible ink. Privacy was felt to be needed because radio had lost the innate self-contained privacy of a telegraph wire. Most of…
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Consistent all the way
Since I’ve been tracking the Craig Wright trial, here’s the latest from Protos. The court that found him guilty of fraud gave him until Aug 5 to file an appeal. Two online accounts that claim to be Wright announced that he had filed the appeal. In fact he didn’t, so there’s no further chance. The…
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What did I expect?
I was getting annoyed by the fact that desistors don’t get clicks or popularity. It’s UNFAAAAIIIR! Wait. That’s exactly why I desist from activism! Clicks are doled out by the algorithms, expressly designed to steer the lab rats into exactly two paths. Why did I EXPECT to get readers and clicks by staying off the…
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Reminds me…
Both sides are trading nastiness about the military records of Vance and Walz. Online folks are digging into the details to “present the evidence” on both sides. Onliners seem to be having fun, but the whole thing is utterly irrelevant. Reminds me of the Dan Rather vs Bush mess in 2004. I got into blogging…
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Astrology again
Beautiful example of astrology proved by the daily journal. This week I’m having lots of sudden panic attacks. The external reason is real enough. At the end of June a hard session in the dentist chair left the neck and shoulders tensed up, causing enhanced balance problems. Vestibular crap often triggers panic. Then a week…
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When you don’t know
Good example of censorship by omission. A redditor posted this description of a rational way to set up business. Half of the commenters said it’s pure myth, can’t possibly happen anywhere, no business could succeed. The other half noted ACCURATELY AND CORRECTLY that much of Europe already has these rules, and businesses there are profitable…
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More on prudes and playboys
Semi-related to the equivalence of prissy prudes and raunchy Playboys. Reprint from 2017, branched from an earlier thought about jury selection. = = = = = START 2017 REPRINT: The natural tendency of modern governments is CLAMP CLAMP CLAMP. Every problem must be solved by TIGHTENING THE SCREWS. It’s a one-way ratchet** like a giant…
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