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We have long been like this (prohibition)
It may seem like what we are experiencing is unprecedented, but it isn't. The temperance movement culminating in Prohibition is remarkably analogous to what we are experiencing today.
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Politics
Not again: French on what will happen to the shooter
What a fucking shitty day to be alive in America. And for once I am not pissed at French after reading him, but at what he wrote (that is sadly true). We are well and truly fucked...
Politics
On Police and Emotions
The murder of Renee Good was horrifying. What is worse is hearing my fellow citizens say that the agent was right to pull his weapon because his emotions were running high. That is dangerous thinking.
Music
New Gear: Strandberg N2.6
A killer new guitar, a bit out of my comfort zone, but damn, is it amazing.
Politics
Where to start on a week like this
It has become exhausting to just exist with all the fuckery happening. But last week something good did come out of the Trumpian chaos.
Politics
Fuck this fucking fucker - Adam Kinzinger
Adam Kinzinger is the fucker of the maxiamal fucking fuck, his political sensibilities is on par with his shitty courage after he bolted instead of fighting for his seat. A fucking coward.
External Distractions
What's in the Epstein files must fukkin' terrify Trump and his coterie, because distraction theater is ramping up. A round up
Music
Geek: Amplification
Guitarists are snobs, but our snobbery is a mere fraction of the nuttiness of the audiophile ecosystem. The myths are sticky, but real data and tests are good at busting them.
Tech
I was scammed
I got scammed. Alas, AI is democratizing spear-phishing, and you should be really wary of the risk.
Tech
AI gone wild
AI is increasingly being perverted to create non-consensual adult material, and even CSAM content. Most model owners "try" to gate it, but one seems to flaunt all common sense restictions. Additionally, the predictions about AI at the beginning of 2025 turn out to be dead wrong.
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Another Anniversary - 16
Sixteen years ago today, I was going to die. Luck, a quick thinking wife (who was panicking) and a lot of hard work got me here.
Politics
Reading and Thoughts: Jan 2, 2026
First post of '26, the Bulwark does a fuckery, AI is going to destroy young people's career prospects, and Hayek's Bastards still are bastardy.