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Science & TechnologyLondon, EnglandJoined June 2009

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It probably helps if I define it: here is my best short summary. 1) The human race is currently running the world like a death camp for poor humans, and particularly for the other species we farm or drive into extinction. 2) Fixing this situation is possible, but requires will.
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Who do these guys think they are, Blackwater?
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En esos países africanos y Venezuela opera el grupo militar mercenario Wagner. En todos ellos ha cometido crímenes terribles.
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Who ever thought that a national newspaper would be providing this kind go service for its readers in thew summer of 2023. Enter your postcode and it will tell you which local beaches you should avoid due to pollution from sewage dumping.
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it’s significant about tpot that many came here after being burned by other communities - leftists, hippies, rats, etc - and that the loose structure we’ve co-created is specifically shaped to try to avoid failure modes we found in those other communities
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for me, @vibecamp_ was absolutely magic, in a way unique to itself that i have not found at other festivals. It was truly life-changing any critical commentary that may emanate from this account henceforth is in the interests of preserving that magic 💋
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Biologically programmed to stand in the protective shade of an adult elephant. They bring their children to touch the bones of their grandparents.
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A soft hanging blanket has an important calming effect on the youngest orphaned elephants in our care. Perfect for games like peekaboo, the babies love to play under them & all respond to its comforting presence because it must feel a bit like mum.
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Not how this works. Vaccines have to be administered to well people. And well people sue when you make them sick. Medicines go to the sick. The threshold is different: few people are sick. Side effects are few. But something that goes into everybody? Has to be just perfect.
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The real issue with vaccines is legal, not medical. Restore pharma liability for injuries and preserve exemptions, and "anti-vaxxers" would mostly disappear. Vaccines would become like any other drug. The market would correct for harms and all can exercise informed consent.
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“A prince is just a stationary bandit.”
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It's a mafia, not a state, and they will walk back or swallow anything that is profitable. Infighting rarely is. This also exposes the stupidity of saying Putin needs off-ramps or to save face in Ukraine. He's a dictator, and can make up anything he wants. twitter.com/Billbrowder/st…
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Jeff Siskind has sent me email with the full account of the development of STALIN and it's every bit as epic as I remember. I would like you to contemplate the absolute beast-mode coding that we are talking about here. I do not joke when I say this should be in a computer museum.
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I believe Jeffrey Siskind wrote much of the STALIN compiler—one of the most impressive of all time—largely on the moral equivalent of a calculator (a ~3-line LCD), I think while riding the Toronto metro. Absolute God Mode programming. Maybe @BAPearlmutter can confirm. twitter.com/tritlo/status/…
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Leaving a guy who just rebelled with his own miniature army even if he had to leave the country seems more reminiscent of deals with militias cut during the Lebanese civil war or Afghanistan than a great power dealing with an internal revolt
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Everyone is puzzled about the “deal” that ended the Wagner Rebellion. And well, you should be because what was told to the public is not very sensible My two cents: On paper, Wagner should not have been able to take a small city with Army HQ, much less drive towards Moscow
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Incinerating toilets are going to become very popular quite soon.
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Lots of talk on twitter about converting office to multi-family. One of the reasons why these conversions are impractical is post-tensioned concrete slabs. PT is an engineering marvel. It allows thinner floors, longer spans, and saves a bunch of $ 1/4
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Lots of talk on twitter about converting office to multi-family. One of the reasons why these conversions are impractical is post-tensioned concrete slabs. PT is an engineering marvel. It allows thinner floors, longer spans, and saves a bunch of $ 1/4
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