Tag: jail mode
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Timeless
A timeless Twitter thread from Bhattacharya. Once upon a time, I thought it reasonable for public health to expect not to be contradicted. You know, *smoking is bad for you” and the like. But that idea was based on public health telling the truth about science. Post covid era, my trust they will do that…
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Why did they choose Sammy?
Wondering why the regulators went after Sammy hard and heavy. Other bitcoin players of the same type, notably Sam Altman, are on top of the world despite engaging in equally slimy rackets. Sammy’s racket attracted rich criminals, carefully selected by his obvious location. Anyone who CHOSE to invest a million in a dubious venture located…
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Hell freezes twice!
First Frisco, now even DC!!!!! The city of DC is starting to get serious about crime. = = = = = START QUOTE: The bill will make it easier for judges to order adults and some juveniles to be detained while they await trial for violent offenses, expand the definition of carjacking so cases are…
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Demonic constant, fake variable
Oregon is recriminalizing hard drugs after decriminalizing for three years. This is a good move but as always with legislatures it’s a fake move. Constants and variables! Fentanyl is a city-ending plague EVERYWHERE, not just where drugs are decriminalized. Every city has the same genocide. Portland is no worse than Philly or Spokane or NYC.…
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Sammy still leading cult
Via Protos: = = = = = START QUOTE: Writing to US district judge Lewis Kaplan, who is overseeing SBF’s sentencing, Carmine Simpson, who is currently incarcerated alongside Bankman-Fried, claimed, “I have had the honor to have gotten to know Sam over the past six months.” He added, “Sam is the most selfless person that…
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Reprint on completion
Linked in previous, worth a reprint. = = = = = START 2017 REPRINT: An article in Aeon starts with an excellent and evocative question: Should life in jail be worse than outside, on principle? Author Chris Barker is a prof at a small POST-Christian college (Methodist) in Winfield. You don’t see articles by Kansans…
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Normalcy is a dirty word
Every job worth doing leads to completion. This is how we judge real talents and interests. If you enjoy DOING a task, it’s not necessarily your best talent. If you enjoy COMPLETING a task, you should pursue this path. As I listen to these 1950s industrial films, I’m constantly reminded of the intended COMPLETION of…
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Makes up for the silliness
Compact Mag publishes some silly or counterproductive stuff. It also publishes some hugely valuable REALISTIC coverage of important things and places. This article on Bukele has a silly-sounding headline but turns out to be a REALISTIC history of a long-suffering nation that our media ignore. The history reveals why our media ignore it. El Salvador…
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Speaking of TIL
TIL about the only astronaut who deserves to be treated as a hero. Until now I disdained the whole space endeavor. As a nerd I was supposed to follow it eagerly, but I found it boring and purposeless. Here’s one astronaut worthy of emulation! = = = = = START QUOTE: Japan’s main TV network…
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Emerson is smiling
Via MSN: The infamous Dolezal, who posed as black for a long time and got credentials and money and prestige for her fraud, was kicked out of her prestigious positions in 2015. Since then she has continued trying various fraudulent games, gradually losing even more prestige and money in a downward spiral. Lately she was…
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Interesting career, drab ideas
Pointed via Denyse as usual, the strange book and career of Julian Jaynes. Jaynes published only one book, which became popular among philosophers who like to discuss pointless and untestable questions. He theorized that modern awareness was a recent development. = = = = = START QUOTE: Humans were not fully conscious until about 3,000…
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Renightmaring
The new “city” monsters, who are even worse than the old “city” monsters, want us to REIMAGINE DOWNTOWN. The picture illustrating the “imagining” is in Seattle, capital of riots and destruction, and the first thing you see in this “dream” is a Farmers Market with a huge sign MASKS REQUIRED. THIS IS THE WET DREAM…
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Pure cult
Still grouching about spam. Recent spam from the Trump campaign has been disgusting in a specifically Christian way. An earlier email asked me if I preferred to get a handshake or a HUG from Our Lord Trump. ARRRGH! Just now: = = = = = START QUOTE: I’ll never stop loving you! THIS IS PRESIDENT…
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Nerd burglars
Speaking of typical and atypical… Model railroad fans aren’t typical criminals. A young man and woman decided to break into the Railroad Museum in Enid late at night, and stole some model railroad equipment. At one point they looked directly into the security camera, sealing their fate. (Nerds ought to know about security cameras!) The…
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