True. I grew up in rural North Florida, so I already have experienced the degrowth “paradise.” And no fucking thank you to all that.
My biggest intellectual mistake is that I used to be a degrowther. And if I were capable of embarrassment, I’d be embarrassed about that because it’s a doofy thing to be.
Without NIMBYism, in the US we’d all be something like 30% richer.
And that fact pisses me off.
Philosophy is the core of science because in its ideal from it integrates the limitations of human perception and understanding with the underlying realities of the universe. All else is false certitude and misperception of what is possible.
The Bradford nurse who married train driver who saved her life.
Great story, but Gen Z would see this as “sus” and harassment as a man talked to a strange woman in public. And there is an age gap.
Therefore, in their minds, he should have just let her off herself. To avoid any appearance of impropriety of course.
Lord, if I were single I’d date a 23-year-old just to piss those clowns off. And so I could drink her blood to rejuvenate myself1.
Career advice: find your superpower, if you have one, and capitalize on that. To be fair, that only works for a few. Mine is understanding and making use of complex information very, very quickly.
Failing that, the best strategy to pursue (I stole this from somewhere, but forget the origin) is to be okay to good in several disparate but related areas. Most of your peers won’t take the time and effort to do this and instead they’ll only be competent in one small area. This makes them limited. Even though I do in fact have a superpower, I’ve relied more on this “many skills” strategy as it’s more beneficial in my specific field. For instance apart from my technical skills I am good at these things, all of which I am not a “natural” at (that is, I had to learn them from scratch):
And learning none of this to a “good enough” level requires being a genius! Just perseverance. That’s the advantage of the latter strategy — it just takes some determination. It’s like working out in that if you devote a couple of extra hours a week to acquiring 3-4 of the above you’ll be far ahead of your competition. Anyone can do it if they want to and I can guarantee it’ll benefit them.
This is exactly what I did and it’s why I am where I am.
To me as well. I will burn every bridge, defame every saint, destroy every graven image and impugn any sacred doctrine — as long as I’m right. That’s all I care about. That’s all that matters.
Russia is behind fake video of ballots being destroyed, U.S. officials say.
NY Times tries to sanewash Patrick Soon-Shiong’s capitulation to Trump.
Obeying in advance. Media billionaires ask for tyranny.
The Globalization And Offshoring Of U.S. Jobs Have Hit Americans Hard.
Our First Look At The Ghost Shark Uncrewed Submarine Underwater.
Two hurricanes stir up voter backlash to Florida Republicans’ climate denialism. It’s getting harder and harder to deny now if you have any brain left.
Where did kissing come from? Study introduces the ‘groomer’s final kiss hypothesis.’
North Korean Soldiers Arrive on Russia’s Front Line. How Ready Are They to Fight?
The SpaceX Advantage That Rivals Are Trying to Emulate.
Two Billionaires, Two Newspapers, Two Acts of Self-Sabotage.
I got to see a glimpse of the evil that lives in “reasonable” people when they began cheering on Russia to crush Ukraine and commit genocide on the Ukrainian people.
Because it somehow in their minds harmed the US. Even for the “progressives,” a genocide being a negative thing is contingent on who is being exterminated.
Human nature kinda sucks.
Now I know what the people felt like warning before WWII that the world was on the brink of a major conflagration and no one listening.
We are there again and again no one pays even a bit of a attention. Well, not no one. Very few and even they don’t treat it seriously. This is not gonna be pretty.
How and why do people get their identities so wrapped up in their jobs? I like my job and I’m good at it; I do quality work. But to be perfectly honest, if I lost my job tomorrow it’d be nothing to me. The next day would just be another day, but with more free time.
Yes, it certainly helps to have money but I’m not talking about that. Even people who have adequate emergency funds etc. seem to have their entire character and being deeply enmeshed in their job. And I just can’t understand. I think watching my dad get laid off in the 1980s cured me of that right quick, and at a young age.
If it weren’t for the Electoral College, the election would not even be close. I predict Harris will get 52% of the popular vote. And still might not win.
Even when it’s not AI, why do people on YouTube use that monotone uninflected “YouTube voice?” It’s even worse than “podcast voice,” which I fucking despise. Yet another reason never to listen to those turds.
Is it just attempting to mimic AI, because people expect that? Is it for ease of transcription? Even vids on there I might want to watch I just grow so so sick of them due to that damn voice.
It’s an odd liberal idea that a country can and should absorb an unlimited number of immigrants regardless of the availability of housing, the nation’s current finances, the culture of the incoming populations(s), the availability of jobs and the state of infrastructure.
This seems more like a desire to commit self-harm to me than any actual concern about the immigrants themselves. But the expiation of white guilt is of no interest to me.
Combined Arms Tactical (CAT) manoeuvre warfare. https://t.co/viQiMtKw5H
— Nicholas Drummond (@nicholadrummond) October 27, 2024
That attacking cat has better tactics than the Russian army:
1) Approaches the enemy from the weakest point.
2) Uses the strongest point of armored vehicle appropriately for shielding.
3) Attacks with decisive force while still relying on vehicle for protection.
4) Leaves vehicle in place for tactical retreat once the enemy proves too much to overmaster.
5) Does not run over self or friendlies (in this case, just self) with the CFV (Cat Fighting Vehicle) in the heat of battle.
From what I’ve seen, the Russian army cannot achieve any of these things consistently. I hope they don’t conscript this cat. They might have more success.
