"etc." stands for "et cetera" and is pronounced "ett settera", not "ex xetera".

I feel like investing heavily into AI companies these days is like investing into internet companies in 2000 or real estate in 2007. I will admit, of course, that I am biased insofar as I severely dislike AI people - I'm firmly on the Butlerian side of this particular issue.

The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, panicked when Sauron Mamdani was elected in New York City and vowed to ensure that no ... Muslim would ever be able to assume office in Texas. So the problem was his religion, not his stated plans to "seize the means production", run government retail stores, and other socialist devilry. Nice going, Greg, you absolute knob.

As a non-American and - surprisingly - unlike large numbers of Europeans, I am fully America First - you lot stay out of our business, we'll extend that same courtesy, and every so often we can have a friendly chat about who came up with what without one side forcing their practices on the other.