frezik @ frezik @midwest.social

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Well, we do know of several political appointees who leaked classified information. Didn't even need a polygraph; they just told a journalist.

I don't think that's possible. Not to the degree that would rebuild trust in a reserve currency. Once that money starts moving to something else, it's gone. There would need to be a big incentive to come back, and it's not clear what that would be.

The change would have to happen before any major moves happen. But then, just the fact that US policy is flip flopping so quickly is itself reason to mistrust it as a reserve currency. How do you know it won't flip right back?

Then we didn't learn it from covid.

Sorry, don't agree with this one. A simple "thank you" has been good job seeking advice for a long time. I've specifically gotten a job because I sent in a written thank you. Though that's more practical for local businesses rather than remote jobs that I seek these days.

Lime coke from those machines is delicious. Fight me.

Usually depends on the place around here. Some do, some don't.

In theory, separate hoses mean low octane and high octane don't mix (mid grade is already a mix of the two). In practice, it really doesn't matter. Except for diesel; don't want to mix that with anything else.

Covid doesn't transmit on surfaces very well.

Occam's Razor comes from a 14th century priest who studied logic. It's been gone over by philosophers in the centuries since and is generally considered valid.

Hanlon's Razor comes from a joke book published in 1980.

Is there reason to believe that Hanlon's Razor is correct?

The whole thing is a giveaway for China to step into America's role on the world stage. I don't think that can be undone at this point. It's obvious that the US is not a stable, rational trade negotiator. Who wants to have their currency reserves under a country like that?

A 150-200mm drone frame wouldn't have that kind of range in its battery, anyway. There are useful drones in the war that are even smaller than that.

You can dislike people with tattoos if you like. You're doing so in the context of throwing them in concentration camps, and that is dumb as fuck.

Specifically, extermination camps are industrialized human suffering. Something like an assembly line that builds cars, except the output is death.

All that said, splitting hairs about the definition of this stuff is not a good place to be.

No, they got it just fine, it's just a dumb opinion to have.

Initial reports indicate that the site, previously protected by one of Russia’s densest air defense networks, suffered catastrophic damage.

Good chance Ukraine could hit the Kremlin if they wanted to. They have drones with the 500 mile range to pull it off, and Russian air defense has become a joke. The only thing that's been stopping them was US worries about actions like that causing escalation. Ukraine has had less and less reason to care what the US thinks of late.

Best to get them desensitized to dopamine when they're young. Less disappointment when they're older.

Like the sinking of the Moskva, they choose a story that makes them look incompetent rather than giving the enemy a win. If you have to make this choice, you might be losing.

Large corporations are allergic to capital expenditures. That is, they don't like investing in new things to make the business run. They want their previous investment to run as long as possible. On occasion, the workers will arrange big projects to be covered as "maintenance" rather than capital expenditures.

Oil companies have invested in oil pumps and refineries. They could invest in all sorts of other things, but that's less money in the hands of shareholders. That's all there is to it. Money spent on new investments isn't making them richer right now.

To add, "There's no ethical consumption under capitalism" applies to your labor, as well. The phrase is meant to provide perspective, and shouldn't be used as an excuse to do whatever.

I'm not particularly happy with everything the company I work for does. Especially the actions of the people at the top. But it's not notably worse than any other Fortune 500.

Lockheed, though? It's bad in a more fundamental way.

These guys can't even come up with an original excuse.