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@dyaseen.bsky.social
Reply craftsman. 2 skill points in just about everything. Smart, but not a jerk about it. he/him #gobills
Overconcentrated (bad) decision-making as the driver of the AI bubble might be the concept that finally awakens the public to the necessity of reining in the billionaires
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Overconcentrated (bad) decision-making as the driver of the AI bubble might be the concept that finally awakens the public to the necessity of reining in the billionaires
Canadian delicacy which is basically pecan pie w/o the pecans. I'll save you the trouble
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Canadian delicacy which is basically pecan pie w/o the pecans. I'll save you the trouble
Interesting post, but Lincoln? In the 1870s?
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Interesting post, but Lincoln? In the 1870s?
No butter tarts for you, then
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
No butter tarts for you, then
A professor friend told me his ex contacted him out of the blue with a 40-page manifesto proclaiming her creation of a universal grammar based on skywatching. ‘You’re the only one I know who could possibly understand this,’ she told him
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A professor friend told me his ex contacted him out of the blue with a 40-page manifesto proclaiming her creation of a universal grammar based on skywatching. ‘You’re the only one I know who could possibly understand this,’ she told him
He should be looking the other way
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
He should be looking the other way
I thought the term applied to the too-trusting victim of a scam?
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I thought the term applied to the too-trusting victim of a scam?
It helps bring out the green peaness
November 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It helps bring out the green peaness
Not giving them a chance used to be automatic and obvious. It's like our societal immune system has dissipated
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Not giving them a chance used to be automatic and obvious. It's like our societal immune system has dissipated
He likes thinking about it though
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
He likes thinking about it though
What about private citizen Trump?
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
What about private citizen Trump?
You're a smart guy, one of the best posters here (and formerly on twitter). I go to your page and read all of your posts every day. I know on some level you know all of this
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You're a smart guy, one of the best posters here (and formerly on twitter). I go to your page and read all of your posts every day. I know on some level you know all of this
7) there is something deeply amoral and sick about a society that tells its citizens that they have to work harder or starve and be homeless and then starve them and take their homes when they happen to get sick and can no longer work.
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
7) there is something deeply amoral and sick about a society that tells its citizens that they have to work harder or starve and be homeless and then starve them and take their homes when they happen to get sick and can no longer work.
6) making average citizens manage their own hc provision causes waste and inefficiency that profits purely parasitical entities;
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
6) making average citizens manage their own hc provision causes waste and inefficiency that profits purely parasitical entities;
5) as for incentivizing unhealthy behavior, we're accustomed to seeing the results of unmediated effects - in Japan, everyone smoked but they've got among the longest lifespans in the world;
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
5) as for incentivizing unhealthy behavior, we're accustomed to seeing the results of unmediated effects - in Japan, everyone smoked but they've got among the longest lifespans in the world;
3) public provision of hc results in longer, healthier lives in literally every other developed country; 4) could you, personally, look into the eyes of parents with a sick child and say 'give me your house and all of your money or the kid dies?';
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
3) public provision of hc results in longer, healthier lives in literally every other developed country; 4) could you, personally, look into the eyes of parents with a sick child and say 'give me your house and all of your money or the kid dies?';
Several cans of worms here: 1) Innovation doesn't require ungodly sums of money that mostly wind up in the hands of passive investors and superfluous administrators; 2) the productivity gains from timely, inexpensive care would more than pay for its cost;
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Several cans of worms here: 1) Innovation doesn't require ungodly sums of money that mostly wind up in the hands of passive investors and superfluous administrators; 2) the productivity gains from timely, inexpensive care would more than pay for its cost;
Successful snake oil is still snake oil
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Successful snake oil is still snake oil
2 is most expensive, 4 is the best value. 1 just kind of looks cheap and sloppy and 3 is trying to look expensive and failing
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
2 is most expensive, 4 is the best value. 1 just kind of looks cheap and sloppy and 3 is trying to look expensive and failing
Right click, open in new tab, go to tab and click. Original is pretty large
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Right click, open in new tab, go to tab and click. Original is pretty large
We should at least consider the possibility that some social spending can at least partially pay for itself. I've been in NYC over 30 years, and the number 1 reason people left is the cost of raising children. What if they had stayed?
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We should at least consider the possibility that some social spending can at least partially pay for itself. I've been in NYC over 30 years, and the number 1 reason people left is the cost of raising children. What if they had stayed?
I smoked for a long time, and it's true you condition yourself to avoid cravings and the conditioning is maybe worse than the addiction itself. Good luck!
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I smoked for a long time, and it's true you condition yourself to avoid cravings and the conditioning is maybe worse than the addiction itself. Good luck!