localist 1 year ago

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the day Gordon Brown announced he would be selling British #gold at what proved to be a market low not seen since 1971 when the US abandoned the gold standard. What on earth was he thinking? From the excellent Dominic Frisby:

Brown's Bottom: 25 Years On

What on earth was Gordon Brown thinking. Watch now | Your Sunday morning thought piece

localist 1 year ago

Ipswich Town, Premier League. Well done lads!

localist 1 year ago

Musicians of Nostr, what’s a good minimalist setup for just recording guitar (acoustic or electric) and vocal. Good mic enough for both into a laptop / Logic Pro? Is it necessary to record instrument and vocal separately or no? #songstr

localist 1 year ago

Poured myself a good glass of red and finished The Hydrogen Sonata tonight. I salute you, Iain M. Banks, and wish you well in the Sublime.

localist 1 year ago

From the excellent @WallStreetSilv on X. How did we get here? I am glad just edged in under the current collapse with a home and a family, but it’s not pretty out there for the younger folks I work with (mostly 2nd last row).

localist 1 year ago

My eldest is ~4 years away from college and I’m curious if there’ll be any point whatsoever by then. Seems perhaps too soon for us to be through this and out the other side.

localist 1 year ago

Bought $TSLA @141 in the fiat account; long view maybe not as pie~eyed as Ms. Wood, but still great value here. #stockstr

localist 1 year ago

Peter Brandt, fighting the good fight against vaccine injury and Bitcoin FUD. Have always valued his charting.

X (formerly Twitter)

Peter Brandt (@PeterLBrandt) on X

What say you?? $btc

localist 1 year ago

Bought $OKTA at 94. I like a drop to close ~half a big earnings gap which we now have (following Feb’s pop). Obvs down with the general market but should do well when we bounce. Favourable mentions at various tech conferences I attend.

localist 1 year ago

I can’t help but presume all crisis headlines are straight fuckery at this point.

localist 1 year ago

Here come the apple blossoms! Love this time of year. #flowerstr #homesteading

localist 1 year ago

Mogwai magic. Had I persisted with my recording, I would have wanted to sound like this. https://tidal.com/browse/track/2353115?u

localist 1 year ago

Sorry, my fault (true story)

localist 1 year ago

It’s accelerating. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/assisted-death-quadriplegic-quebec-man-er-bed-sore-1.7171209

localist 1 year ago

Private VPNs: essential OpSec or unverifiable honey-trap?

localist 1 year ago

Familiar.

localist 1 year ago

Completely unverified amazing factoid from TFTC 496: The Chinese incidence rate of myopia exploded from 15% to 90% in the span of a single generation. So many of us are screwed when we step on our glasses a month or so into the zombie apocalypse. https://fountain.fm/episode/v6MF8IHg6mpCyeUTesiv

localist 1 year ago

The moon being exactly the right size and distance to blot out the sun every once in a while is one of the more obvious Easter Eggs in this sim.

localist 1 year ago

From today’s walk by the river, a sample of wildflowers growing happily along the trail: forget-me-nots, red dead-nettles, and dandelions. It’s still not warmed up here, but at least the sun is out! #flowerstr #grownostr

localist 1 year ago

Latest attack vector against Elon’s family of companies. How is the FAA funded again? “President Biden wants companies like SpaceX that use American airspace for rocket launches to start paying taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of air traffic controllers”

Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX’s Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace (Published 2024)

President Biden wants companies that use American airspace for rocket launches to start paying taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of ...