Good questions. I was wondering how he could say “well stocked” and gold catch on Molotov cocktail comment. I’ll ask. Plus it seems a little strange that m-cocktails can stop army. Let’s see what he says. It could have been something in the translation or his English, I was just curious. Molotovs c...

Here is a post from a friend who works closely with someone in Ukraine - apologies if it’s offensive. Just thought it would be good to see some unfiltered real time impressions I have felt very close to Ukraine this past month. I work with some IT consultants in Ukraine and my closest contact staye...

It's very tough to figure out what's really going on on over there. The information/psychological operations being run are pretty effective, and are force-multiplied by well-deserved low trust in news companies and the government. Ned Price's press conference being a prime example. That said, my sen...

So... is your signature dis information, or mis information then? ETA: I originally thought you were mocking "fact checkers" and had a good chuckle. Very disappointing turn of events :-\ O0 This is the 2nd time I’ve disappointed you in as many months. I didn't remember another time, but T...

I was thinking about the question as jhogue posed it, but my understanding could be off. It seems like a certainty that someone will have cold-storage bitcoin in 30 years (if only because they forgot about it?). On the other hand, products from the Treasury have a track record of being discontinued;...

So... is your signature disinformation, or misinformation then?

ETA: I originally thought you were mocking "fact checkers" and had a good chuckle. Very disappointing turn of events

Which do you think is more likely to be around in the same form 30 years from now, bitcoin or I-bonds? Hmmmmm. I think I'd go with bitcoin here, TBH. You could be almost certain that there would be someone hodling bitcoin in 30 years, but I-bonds depend on the US Government continuing them in their...

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:17 pm Fact Check: Biden Administration is not giving out crack pipes.

Explain yourself!

Forgetting about the numbers/facts for a second, I have to admit that I really, really like regenerative braking. That's a beautiful thing, compared with wasting all that momentum in brake pad heat. On the other hand (I may be wrong here), electric cars can't coast. I have only bought cars with a m...

Side note: Teslas are extremely expensive to insure compared to a similarly priced gasoline car. Repairs are apparently costly and they will often total the car if there is more than minor body damage. The insurance is one of the things that give me pause about buying one. I'd say insurance costs a...

The "greenest" vehicle is probably a small, gas-powered, boring hatchback that is replaced very infrequently. I think that's right. Well, it doesn't need to be a hatchback (a small 4 cylinder sedan is just as "green" as a hatchback but not as functional). I also think frequent r...

Schools across America implement BLM Week of Action that calls for 'disruption of Western nuclear family' Schools across America are implementing the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action curriculum that calls for the "disruption of Western nuclear family dynamics." The week of acti...

From what I understand, Erdogan is trying to reduce Turkey's dependence on foreign capital, mostly from the Eurozone and the US, who he blames for the 2016 coup attempt.

More than 1 million fewer students are enrolled in college now than before the pandemic began. According to new data released Thursday, U.S. colleges and universities saw a drop of nearly 500,000 undergraduate students in the fall of 2021, continuing a historic decline that began the previous fall....

If folks on this forum had 7 figures to invest in Gold (Hypothetical Amounts). - Would you have it in Physical form? Yes. - Where would you store it? Some at home, some in safe deposit boxes. The wine-storage also sounds like a smart idea. - How do you make it liquid (preferrably nearly as liquid a...

I thought This Time Is Different was really tough to get through when I read it many years ago. IIRC, there was an article I came across afterwards that claimed there was an error that they made to arrive at their conclusions in the book. I think it was a spreadsheet error. Yes, 10 seconds of intern...

Very interesting article. It's like there are two currents in it. One, in which the degenerate Westerners turn their backs on their own culture while enabling foreigners and outsiders to gleefully tear it down So far, these articles are in agreement Moreover, [Wang] says that the “American spirit i...

I know.

Speaking of books, those stories made me think of Snow Crash.

This was on my reading list, too. Good looking out.

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:03 am https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1481 ... 60384.html

While I guess piracy could affect brick-n-mortar stores resupply as well, it doesn't directly affect the consumer. Another con for online shopping.

More.

China looks to the Western classics Very interesting article. It's like there are two currents in it. One, in which the degenerate Westerners turn their backs on their own culture while enabling foreigners and outsiders to gleefully tear it down: In the United States, the future of Classics educati...

Unrelated, but kind of related: FedEx wants to install anti-missile lasers in its cargo jets.

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While I guess piracy could affect brick-n-mortar stores resupply as well, it doesn't directly affect the consumer. Another con for online shopping.

I don't get why you'd think buying I-bonds is trouble. It takes maybe 10 minutes a year to do.