Freddie
@bastiat-child.bsky.social
Bookworm. Futurist. Malcontent. Proud denizen of and advocate for the periphery.
https://fractalamerica.substack.com/
https://bastiatchild.medium.com
https://fractalamerica.substack.com/
https://bastiatchild.medium.com
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i have great affection for bsky devs, i think this is a worthy project and im grateful to them for the kindness theyve showed us
this is an open letter to them regarding what to do about Recent Complaints, offered in good faith and the spirit of friendship
my advice: 黙殺
this is an open letter to them regarding what to do about Recent Complaints, offered in good faith and the spirit of friendship
my advice: 黙殺
July 15, 2023 at 5:49 PM
i have great affection for bsky devs, i think this is a worthy project and im grateful to them for the kindness theyve showed us
this is an open letter to them regarding what to do about Recent Complaints, offered in good faith and the spirit of friendship
my advice: 黙殺
this is an open letter to them regarding what to do about Recent Complaints, offered in good faith and the spirit of friendship
my advice: 黙殺
July 5, 2023 at 1:52 AM
There are few things more fun than watching some asshole(s) get their bluff called
June 30, 2023 at 3:25 PM
There are few things more fun than watching some asshole(s) get their bluff called
Apparently I drove behind Grand Moff Ardus Kaine today
June 25, 2023 at 4:47 PM
Apparently I drove behind Grand Moff Ardus Kaine today
The latest chapter of the Fractal America anthology involves asteroid mining, orbital forging, and some good old gambling degeneracy.
https://fractalamerica.substack.com/p/mine-ours-theirs
https://fractalamerica.substack.com/p/mine-ours-theirs
June 12, 2023 at 1:47 AM
The latest chapter of the Fractal America anthology involves asteroid mining, orbital forging, and some good old gambling degeneracy.
https://fractalamerica.substack.com/p/mine-ours-theirs
https://fractalamerica.substack.com/p/mine-ours-theirs
If you've never been to a pro indoor lacrosse game, I'd highly recommend it. It's hyperreal in a very fun way, even (perhaps especially) if you don't know all the rules like I do
May 29, 2023 at 3:56 AM
If you've never been to a pro indoor lacrosse game, I'd highly recommend it. It's hyperreal in a very fun way, even (perhaps especially) if you don't know all the rules like I do
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This is so astonishingly dumb I just spent 20 minutes summarizing it for Slack friends
(all links to docket entires at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63107798/mata-v-avianca-inc/. I paid 20 cents to get one of these you're welcome)
(all links to docket entires at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63107798/mata-v-avianca-inc/. I paid 20 cents to get one of these you're welcome)
![so this guy files citations to non-existent cases (this is a case where the plaintiff says he was injured when the food/drink cart hit his knee). Opposing counsel is like WTF; none of this stuff exists:
In support of his position that the Bankruptcy Code tolls the two-year limitations period, Plaintiff cites to “Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., 925 F.3d 1339 (11th Cir. 2019).” The undersigned has not been able to locate this case by caption or citation, nor any case bearing any resemblance to it. Plaintiff offers lengthy quotations purportedly from the “Varghese” case, including: “We [the Eleventh Circuit] have previously held that the automatic stay provisions of the Bankruptcy Code may toll the statute of limitations under the Warsaw Convention, which is the precursor to the Montreal Convention . . . We see no reason why the same rule should not apply under the Montreal Convention.” The undersigned has not been able to locate this quotation, nor anything like it any cas](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyzx4hhwaqsjbqxukz2a3hve/bafkreidec5icfjxc6kmfvei5xavtapye7vmkcyvr3dpg3lffyg2bt26t2u@jpeg)
May 27, 2023 at 2:28 AM
This is so astonishingly dumb I just spent 20 minutes summarizing it for Slack friends
(all links to docket entires at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63107798/mata-v-avianca-inc/. I paid 20 cents to get one of these you're welcome)
(all links to docket entires at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63107798/mata-v-avianca-inc/. I paid 20 cents to get one of these you're welcome)
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logging onto bluesky every day
May 23, 2023 at 9:39 PM
logging onto bluesky every day
We need more popular media about Mesoamerican history. A few ideas:
(1) A political thriller set between the (mostly) Cold War between Tikal and Calakmul during the Classical Maya period.
(2) A Biblical-style epic on the migration of the Aztecs
(3) An anthology series on the Aztec Flower Wars
(1) A political thriller set between the (mostly) Cold War between Tikal and Calakmul during the Classical Maya period.
(2) A Biblical-style epic on the migration of the Aztecs
(3) An anthology series on the Aztec Flower Wars
May 24, 2023 at 12:50 PM
We need more popular media about Mesoamerican history. A few ideas:
(1) A political thriller set between the (mostly) Cold War between Tikal and Calakmul during the Classical Maya period.
(2) A Biblical-style epic on the migration of the Aztecs
(3) An anthology series on the Aztec Flower Wars
(1) A political thriller set between the (mostly) Cold War between Tikal and Calakmul during the Classical Maya period.
(2) A Biblical-style epic on the migration of the Aztecs
(3) An anthology series on the Aztec Flower Wars
TIL that there are quite a few sovereign citizens who have Swiss bank accounts. I'm curious as to how they got those resources, but given their love of admiralty law, I'm going to imagine some old-school piracy.
May 22, 2023 at 2:25 PM
TIL that there are quite a few sovereign citizens who have Swiss bank accounts. I'm curious as to how they got those resources, but given their love of admiralty law, I'm going to imagine some old-school piracy.
After a long, long wait, Fractal America is back with this piece on an appraiser and collector of life's inevitabilities
https://fractalamerica.substack.com/p/taxes-and-death
https://fractalamerica.substack.com/p/taxes-and-death
May 19, 2023 at 2:21 PM
After a long, long wait, Fractal America is back with this piece on an appraiser and collector of life's inevitabilities
https://fractalamerica.substack.com/p/taxes-and-death
https://fractalamerica.substack.com/p/taxes-and-death
Convinced that the "Niagara Falls Information Centers" are just money-laundering fronts. Why else would there be one in Erie, PA???
May 15, 2023 at 3:30 AM
Convinced that the "Niagara Falls Information Centers" are just money-laundering fronts. Why else would there be one in Erie, PA???
Chekhov's gun is an overwrought trope, but it is a lot of fun when it has at least 2 barrels
May 11, 2023 at 11:37 PM
Chekhov's gun is an overwrought trope, but it is a lot of fun when it has at least 2 barrels
Cannot stop listening to Mermaids by Florence and the Machine; maybe their best song ever, and certainly their best since the Lungs album. It's just so beautifully haunting
May 9, 2023 at 8:37 PM
Cannot stop listening to Mermaids by Florence and the Machine; maybe their best song ever, and certainly their best since the Lungs album. It's just so beautifully haunting
My latest, (mostly) annual Star Wars Day post is up, where I out myself as a Separatist
https://bastiatchild.medium.com/free-the-outer-rim-d5fb9289e07e
https://bastiatchild.medium.com/free-the-outer-rim-d5fb9289e07e
May 8, 2023 at 1:41 PM
My latest, (mostly) annual Star Wars Day post is up, where I out myself as a Separatist
https://bastiatchild.medium.com/free-the-outer-rim-d5fb9289e07e
https://bastiatchild.medium.com/free-the-outer-rim-d5fb9289e07e
Few things feel better than cranking out 3k words in a day. Sadly, my (belated) Star Wars Day post still isn't done after that
May 7, 2023 at 8:35 PM
Few things feel better than cranking out 3k words in a day. Sadly, my (belated) Star Wars Day post still isn't done after that
Sergei "The Giant Killer" Bobrovsky
May 1, 2023 at 2:15 AM
Sergei "The Giant Killer" Bobrovsky
Figured out what I'm going to write about for my (mostly) annual Star Wars Day medium post. Looking forward to publishing it and hopefully the next Fractal America chapter next week
April 29, 2023 at 1:32 AM
Figured out what I'm going to write about for my (mostly) annual Star Wars Day medium post. Looking forward to publishing it and hopefully the next Fractal America chapter next week
What's more alchemical than turning vice into virtue?
April 26, 2023 at 9:00 PM
What's more alchemical than turning vice into virtue?
Just read the first chapter of Cinema Speculation.
Not only does it explain a lot about why Tarantino is who he is, but his dialogue skills really flow onto the page.
Not only does it explain a lot about why Tarantino is who he is, but his dialogue skills really flow onto the page.
April 26, 2023 at 6:06 PM
Just read the first chapter of Cinema Speculation.
Not only does it explain a lot about why Tarantino is who he is, but his dialogue skills really flow onto the page.
Not only does it explain a lot about why Tarantino is who he is, but his dialogue skills really flow onto the page.
Have to say I was a bit disappointed by the Horizon Forbidden West DLC.
Some fun tidbits like the forensic investigation/treasure hunt with the Oseram delvers, but a very short story with few side quests, especially compared to the first game's DLC
Some fun tidbits like the forensic investigation/treasure hunt with the Oseram delvers, but a very short story with few side quests, especially compared to the first game's DLC
April 24, 2023 at 2:13 AM
Have to say I was a bit disappointed by the Horizon Forbidden West DLC.
Some fun tidbits like the forensic investigation/treasure hunt with the Oseram delvers, but a very short story with few side quests, especially compared to the first game's DLC
Some fun tidbits like the forensic investigation/treasure hunt with the Oseram delvers, but a very short story with few side quests, especially compared to the first game's DLC
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TPoT
artists
crypto enthusiasts
swifties
long ago the four bluesky factions lived together in harmony
artists
crypto enthusiasts
swifties
long ago the four bluesky factions lived together in harmony
April 23, 2023 at 12:09 AM
TPoT
artists
crypto enthusiasts
swifties
long ago the four bluesky factions lived together in harmony
artists
crypto enthusiasts
swifties
long ago the four bluesky factions lived together in harmony
What's everyone's dream "fuck off and disappear" destination?
Mine is Sitka, Alaska. Small, incredibly temperate weather (a dozen days a year below freezing or above 70°F), and in the middle of a giant nature preserve.
St. Helena is kind of tempting too.
Mine is Sitka, Alaska. Small, incredibly temperate weather (a dozen days a year below freezing or above 70°F), and in the middle of a giant nature preserve.
St. Helena is kind of tempting too.
April 20, 2023 at 7:06 PM
What's everyone's dream "fuck off and disappear" destination?
Mine is Sitka, Alaska. Small, incredibly temperate weather (a dozen days a year below freezing or above 70°F), and in the middle of a giant nature preserve.
St. Helena is kind of tempting too.
Mine is Sitka, Alaska. Small, incredibly temperate weather (a dozen days a year below freezing or above 70°F), and in the middle of a giant nature preserve.
St. Helena is kind of tempting too.
Messing around with the Tennessine flag creator and I came up with this for Athens (the owl is a pre-existing asset; I'm not nearly good enough to make it myself)
April 17, 2023 at 2:25 PM
Messing around with the Tennessine flag creator and I came up with this for Athens (the owl is a pre-existing asset; I'm not nearly good enough to make it myself)