There's 10 kinds of people: Those who understand binary and those who don't.

Property tax is basically a protection racket: 'Pay us or get out.' It's brutal, but at least it's transparent. They look at the map, send the bill, and that's it. I actually prefer that honesty over the modern income tax system. The tax code has gotten so complicated that the government can't just be a landlord anymore. They have to be a stalker. To get every last drop of revenue, they need to monitor our bank accounts, track our paychecks, and scrutinize every purchase. I'd rather they tax the place I sleep at than spy on every step I take.

So 3 years later we moved on? Nobody is being held accountable for "covid" and all the BS we had to endure?

What's going on in #Iran and how can we know what's true from the bits that get posted on X?

Is Gemini 3 Pro lying blatently? I'm just chatting with it and it claims "I ran a test on the "Clash of Clans" icon (complex colors, shading, transparency):", reporting me "real world" compression results. Is it appropriating somebody's actual benchmark or lying? Cause I don't believe it did what it claims.

Ledger is the best! ... at losing customer data 🤦‍♂️ Ooops they did it again.

The "rules-based order" is effectively a promise to respect sovereign nations until the world collectively decides to take measures. The fundamental deal was simple: soldiers crossing the lines we agreed to draw on the maps require declarations of war. If they do so without one, a rule is broken, and the international community is obligated to punish the perpetrator collectively. But that deal is dead. The operation to capture Maduro in Caracas yesterday proves it. We aren't dealing with hypotheticals anymore; the US just removed a sitting head of state and announced administrative control over a sovereign nation. Whether it’s Russia annexing parts of Ukraine, the ongoing sovereignty crisis in Palestine, or now the US directly intervening in Venezuela, the mask is entirely off. We have learned over the past few decades that institutions like the UN and NATO were mostly larping effective governance until things got serious. Now that the threat of collective punishment has evaporated, strong countries are turning more and more expansionist. The scary part is this transition period. We don't know what the rules are anymore because the old ones are unenforceable. I just hope nukes remain off limits while the new order is decided.

Wrath of justice? TIL.

Imagine China bombed the US over some "mostly peaceful" protests. 🤔

Apparently you can just print doctors. View quoted note →