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Israel is a terrorist state.

The argument that Ukraine "provoked" Putin by soliciting Western protection has the same reasoning defect as claiming that you "provoked" a burglar by installing a security system.

Afghanistan: largely a wealth transfer from U.S. taxpayers to military contractors.

The rarest (and most valuable) thing on this planet: a clear mind.

Much of the problems of modernity is taking religion literally and science metaphorically, rather than the reverse.

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ATTENTION SALARYPEOPLE Next Friday when your guaranteed monthly paycheck is deposited, take a moment of gratitude for the entrepreneurs who took the risks so you get this risk-free income. Shaming an risk-taker for losing money is like shaming a soldier for losing a limb.

No, I don't want to "learn fast", in any subject. I don't want shortcuts. If I don't enjoy the subject, I don't want to learn it; and if I enjoy it, I want to prolong the pleasure. I avoid what exam-takers do: I trade speed for depth.

"Strike" kills, not "Israeli strike". There is a script to follow if you want to keep your job.

Women revolutions are harder to repress, and not just in Iran. Remember that they represent 50% of the population and are more educated, more sophisticated, more cohesive, yet more repressed than men.

Sophisticated minds adopt simplified lifestyles; simplistic minds are drawn to overly sophisticated lifestyles.

I still don't know what lead to "success". But I know what leads to insuccess: a temperament of complaint, the mentality of permanent victimhood, and the collective and individual propensity for lamentation.

It is starting. China explaining very bluntly that Britain no longer exists.

I've been getting rid of my BTC. Why? A currency is never supposed to be more volatile than what you buy & sell with it. You can't price goods in BTC In that respect, it's a failure (at least for now). It was taken over by Covid denying sociopaths w/the sophistication of amoebas

If you don't get why, between 2019 and 2022, I turned down exactly 10 requests to be on his podcast, this will provide a succinct explanation.

ATTENTION SALARYPEOPLE Next Friday when your guaranteed monthly paycheck is deposited, take a moment of gratitude for the entrepreneurs who took the risks so you get this risk-free income. Shaming an risk-taker for losing money is like shaming a soldier for losing a limb.

COVID DEBUNKING DU JOUR I'm obligated to bust BS by Weinstein. 1 Malone is spreading DISINFORMATION abt Covid, vaccines, etc. & causing people to die 2 Twitter is not involved in the scientific process, which is (luckily) left to scientific venues Weinstein needs to get a job

So looks like 1- Bitcoin is no hedge for adversity 2- Bitcoin is no hedge for inflation 3- Bitcoin is no hedge for deflation 4- Bitcoin is no currency 5- Bitcoin is nothing

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Let me be blunt. Those who are afraid of AI feel deep down that they are impostors & have no edge. If you have a 1) clear mind, 2) a deep, not just cosmetic, undertanding of your specialty, 3) and/or are original enough to reinvent yourself when needed, AI will be your friend.

The argument that Ukraine "provoked" Putin by soliciting Western protection has the same reasoning defect as claiming that you "provoked" a burglar by installing a security system.

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Actually this is a parody account. Chemistry (Al-Kimia), pharmacology Algebra, Algorithms, Cryptography, Combinatorics, Triangulation, The Ravello School Modern Medicine taught in Arabic (Avicenna), Ophtalmology Cartography ...

Never threaten when angry Never promise when joyful Never plan when gloomy Never reply when tired Never buy when euphoric [?]