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“What we learn from History is that no one learns from History”
~ Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898
"There are no solutions, only tradeoffs"
~ Thomas Sowell
~ Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898
"There are no solutions, only tradeoffs"
~ Thomas Sowell
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Ritchie Blackmore trolling a reporter Smoke on the Water or Beethoven?🤪 #music #guitar
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Ritchie Blackmore trolling a reporter Smoke on the Water or Beethoven?🤪 #music #guitar - YouTube
'Ritchie Blackmore confirming the inspiration for the Smoke on the Water riff is from inverting Beethoven's 5th'
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'Ritchie Blackmore confirming the inspiration for the Smoke on the Water riff is from inverting Beethoven's 5th'
www.youtube.com/shorts/7PNkU...
UNSW: World-record photovoltaic efficiency achieved for kesterite solar cell
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World record photovoltaic efficiency achieved for kesterite solar cell
UNSW researchers have set a new best mark for a kesterite (CZTS) solar cell which could be a long-term, sustainable and cost-effective add-on or replacement for silicon-based panels.
www.unsw.edu.au
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
UNSW: World-record photovoltaic efficiency achieved for kesterite solar cell
www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Ritchie Blackmore trolling a reporter Smoke on the Water or Beethoven?🤪 #music #guitar - YouTube
'Ritchie Blackmore confirming the inspiration for the Smoke on the Water riff is from inverting Beethoven's 5th'
www.youtube.com/shorts/7PNkU...
'Ritchie Blackmore confirming the inspiration for the Smoke on the Water riff is from inverting Beethoven's 5th'
www.youtube.com/shorts/7PNkU...
Ritchie Blackmore trolling a reporter Smoke on the Water or Beethoven?🤪 #music #guitar
YouTube video by Ithenkalot
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November 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Ritchie Blackmore trolling a reporter Smoke on the Water or Beethoven?🤪 #music #guitar - YouTube
'Ritchie Blackmore confirming the inspiration for the Smoke on the Water riff is from inverting Beethoven's 5th'
www.youtube.com/shorts/7PNkU...
'Ritchie Blackmore confirming the inspiration for the Smoke on the Water riff is from inverting Beethoven's 5th'
www.youtube.com/shorts/7PNkU...
Samsung triple zero firmware issue set to grow as inquiry nears - iTnews
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Samsung triple zero firmware issue set to grow as inquiry nears
More than one issue involved.
www.itnews.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Samsung triple zero firmware issue set to grow as inquiry nears - iTnews
www.itnews.com.au/news/samsung...
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Estonian leadership’s social media game stays unmatched. 😆
The MFA, its Secretary General, and the ambassador to the UK discuss what they’ve just seen at the Russian border.
The MFA, its Secretary General, and the ambassador to the UK discuss what they’ve just seen at the Russian border.
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Estonian leadership’s social media game stays unmatched. 😆
The MFA, its Secretary General, and the ambassador to the UK discuss what they’ve just seen at the Russian border.
The MFA, its Secretary General, and the ambassador to the UK discuss what they’ve just seen at the Russian border.
iTWire - The Worst-Case Cyber Scenario: A Call to Action for Australian Organisations itwire.com/guest-articl...
iTWire - The Worst-Case Cyber Scenario: A Call to Action for Australian Organisations
GUEST OPINION: A recent headline about a cyber breach caught my eye. It suggested that the disclosure of personal information is the “worst case scenario” when a cyber breach occurs. While ...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
iTWire - The Worst-Case Cyber Scenario: A Call to Action for Australian Organisations itwire.com/guest-articl...
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Home - International Men's Day
On November 19, International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. We highlight positive
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November 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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“The Instagram generation experiences the present moment as an anticipated memory.”
—Kahneman
—Kahneman
November 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“The Instagram generation experiences the present moment as an anticipated memory.”
—Kahneman
—Kahneman
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An easy way to be less miserable is to switch from being anti-things-you-hate to pro-things-you-like.
November 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
An easy way to be less miserable is to switch from being anti-things-you-hate to pro-things-you-like.
Our age of kings - by Noah Smith - Noahpinion
'Strongman leaders are trying to bring order to a world disrupted by new media. But the "cure" is worse than the disease'
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'Strongman leaders are trying to bring order to a world disrupted by new media. But the "cure" is worse than the disease'
www.noahpinion.blog/p/our-age-of...
Our age of kings
Strongman leaders are trying to bring order to a world disrupted by new media. But the "cure" is worse than the disease.
www.noahpinion.blog
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Our age of kings - by Noah Smith - Noahpinion
'Strongman leaders are trying to bring order to a world disrupted by new media. But the "cure" is worse than the disease'
www.noahpinion.blog/p/our-age-of...
'Strongman leaders are trying to bring order to a world disrupted by new media. But the "cure" is worse than the disease'
www.noahpinion.blog/p/our-age-of...
The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz
'Loneliness, porn’s next frontier ...'
'Peering into Goonworld’s darkest corners has convinced me that what we are dealing with here may well be a structural flaw of networked communication itself'
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'Loneliness, porn’s next frontier ...'
'Peering into Goonworld’s darkest corners has convinced me that what we are dealing with here may well be a structural flaw of networked communication itself'
harpers.org/archive/2025...
The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz
Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation
harpers.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz
'Loneliness, porn’s next frontier ...'
'Peering into Goonworld’s darkest corners has convinced me that what we are dealing with here may well be a structural flaw of networked communication itself'
harpers.org/archive/2025...
'Loneliness, porn’s next frontier ...'
'Peering into Goonworld’s darkest corners has convinced me that what we are dealing with here may well be a structural flaw of networked communication itself'
harpers.org/archive/2025...
Arctic instincts: The personality of East Asians
'lactose tolerance genes in Europeans are a fraction of genetic variation yet altered the course of history... Arcticist traits may underlie habits like stifled expression & social rigidity...'
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'lactose tolerance genes in Europeans are a fraction of genetic variation yet altered the course of history... Arcticist traits may underlie habits like stifled expression & social rigidity...'
www.aporiamagazine.com/p/arctic-ins...
Arctic instincts: The personality of East Asians
Is Confucianism a cause or a consequence of Chinese psychology?
www.aporiamagazine.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Arctic instincts: The personality of East Asians
'lactose tolerance genes in Europeans are a fraction of genetic variation yet altered the course of history... Arcticist traits may underlie habits like stifled expression & social rigidity...'
www.aporiamagazine.com/p/arctic-ins...
'lactose tolerance genes in Europeans are a fraction of genetic variation yet altered the course of history... Arcticist traits may underlie habits like stifled expression & social rigidity...'
www.aporiamagazine.com/p/arctic-ins...
Indian tariffs cause barrier to entry for Australian wine producers
'officials are battling it out over wine & dairy tariffs. Despite the challenges posed by high levies, is India still a market worth betting on for producers Down Under?'
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'officials are battling it out over wine & dairy tariffs. Despite the challenges posed by high levies, is India still a market worth betting on for producers Down Under?'
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/10/indi...
Indian tariffs cause major barrier to entry for Australian wine producers
Despite the challenges posed by high levies, is India still a market worth betting on for Australian wine producers?
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Indian tariffs cause barrier to entry for Australian wine producers
'officials are battling it out over wine & dairy tariffs. Despite the challenges posed by high levies, is India still a market worth betting on for producers Down Under?'
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/10/indi...
'officials are battling it out over wine & dairy tariffs. Despite the challenges posed by high levies, is India still a market worth betting on for producers Down Under?'
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/10/indi...
Trump's rare earths deal to counter China was a badly needed 'Sputnik moment' - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Trump has a 'Sputnik moment' but China is wiping the floor with America
To remind the US president: China is both communist and working passably well, something he and the United States generally are being forced reluctantly to confront.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Trump's rare earths deal to counter China was a badly needed 'Sputnik moment' - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Sanae Takaichi: Meet Japan's drum-playing, Thatcher-loving first female PM www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sanae Takaichi: Meet Japan's drum-playing, Thatcher-loving first female PM
The conservative politician, who sees Margaret Thatcher as an inspiration, has become Japan's first female prime minister.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Sanae Takaichi: Meet Japan's drum-playing, Thatcher-loving first female PM www.bbc.com/news/article...
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People often talk of tackling the “root causes of poverty”, but poverty doesn’t have a root cause; it is the natural state of existence. The real question is, what causes prosperity?
October 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
People often talk of tackling the “root causes of poverty”, but poverty doesn’t have a root cause; it is the natural state of existence. The real question is, what causes prosperity?
“The world has gone mad”: Marcus Padley goes 100% cash - Vishal Teckchandani | Livewire www.livewiremarkets.com/wires/the-wo...
“The world has gone mad”: Marcus Padley goes 100% cash
The S&P 500 is on fire, Big Tech is about to report... and Marcus has left the building. “The stock market has become a dangerous place.”
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October 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
“The world has gone mad”: Marcus Padley goes 100% cash - Vishal Teckchandani | Livewire www.livewiremarkets.com/wires/the-wo...
Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam | ZDNET
'One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI'
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'One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI'
www.zdnet.com/article/euro...
Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam
One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI.
www.zdnet.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam | ZDNET
'One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI'
www.zdnet.com/article/euro...
'One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI'
www.zdnet.com/article/euro...
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So awesome so awesome
October 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
So awesome so awesome
Paxos accidentally mints $300 trillion in PayPal stablecoin - Cryptopolitan www.cryptopolitan.com/paxos-accide...
Paxos accidentally mints $300 trillion in PayPal stablecoin - Cryptopolitan
Paxos mistakenly minted $300 trillion worth of PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoins on Ethereum before burning them within minutes.
www.cryptopolitan.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Paxos accidentally mints $300 trillion in PayPal stablecoin - Cryptopolitan www.cryptopolitan.com/paxos-accide...
‘Heavy Soda,’ ‘Venus Tummy,’ and Other Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang You Might Need Help Decoding - Entertainment
'Find out if you're a sigma who has aura or a delulu soyjack in danger of being mogged'
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'Find out if you're a sigma who has aura or a delulu soyjack in danger of being mogged'
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‘Heavy Soda,’ ‘Venus Tummy,’ and Other Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang You Might Need Help Decoding
Find out if you're a based chad who has aura or a delulu chud in danger of being mogged.
au.lifehacker.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
‘Heavy Soda,’ ‘Venus Tummy,’ and Other Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang You Might Need Help Decoding - Entertainment
'Find out if you're a sigma who has aura or a delulu soyjack in danger of being mogged'
au.lifehacker.com/entertainmen...
'Find out if you're a sigma who has aura or a delulu soyjack in danger of being mogged'
au.lifehacker.com/entertainmen...
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Keep looking. You’ll get it
October 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Keep looking. You’ll get it
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You don’t have problems
October 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You don’t have problems
Google says hackers are turning public blockchains into unkillable malware safehouses | TechSpot
'Smart contracts were built for trust. Now they're serving malware instead'
www.techspot.com/news/109909-...
'Smart contracts were built for trust. Now they're serving malware instead'
www.techspot.com/news/109909-...
Google says hackers are turning public blockchains into unkillable malware safehouses
Hackers aligned with North Korea are using public cryptocurrency blockchains to conceal and distribute malicious code, adopting a technique researchers describe as a new form of untouchable...
www.techspot.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Google says hackers are turning public blockchains into unkillable malware safehouses | TechSpot
'Smart contracts were built for trust. Now they're serving malware instead'
www.techspot.com/news/109909-...
'Smart contracts were built for trust. Now they're serving malware instead'
www.techspot.com/news/109909-...