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Georgia
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Just finished Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century by @HelenHet20. Thank you professor, for bringing energy, monetary and government policies together in a very readable epistle. Those who fail to understand history are doomed to repeat it.
Watching Voyage of the Damned 1976. What a tragic, moving film. Performances are excellent - reviews said some were over the top, but I imagine that emotions were over the top for these passengers. Faye Dunaway magnificent as the aristocrat.
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Take your shot. Build a family. Matter.
"Americans More Likely to Say Parents Should Marry" @Gallup news.gallup.com/poll/713234/…
The UK does not depend on Falklands for defence, and Falklands too far to safely transfer oil to Europe w/o solid & large blue water navy. Transfer to Argentina (weak, poor, willing to make a deal) soon. In a few years, Argentina will be much stronger & may not want a deal.
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Still nothing from @CaitlinPacific on Ms. Steinem's passing. I can only deduce that much contemplation is going into a poignant essay (with a little humor thrown in for good measure).
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Anthony Fauci's diaries are deeply embarrassing—and surprisingly instructive, Gal Beckerman argues. theatlantic.com/books/2026/0…
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In my experience it’s the only way that writers who have no access or connections to the world of publishing can meet people who do and who may help them along that journey. Absurdly expensive way to do it - but there aren’t a lot of roads in.
Read this genius article by @dwpasulka to gain insight into AI, corporate entities, and, of course, religion. dwpasulka.substack.com/p/ai-…
I wonder-perhaps elect a prime minister who focuses on UK matters e.g. defense, farming, energy, immigration, foreign relations. The UK has large economy, energy resources, arable land. Foreign heads of state don't matter as much as UK. @edwardstrngr65 @HelenHet20
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Some poor kids get to go to a world-class aquarium?
All good by me
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Whatever is biggest, newest, most disruptive is the domain of men. Women finally learn to code, but the men aren’t there anymore. They’re in AI
If one looks at what is actually happening in the gulf... USA/Israel destroy Iran navy, USA blockades, deprives Asia/Europe of NH₃/Cₙ-Hₙ/He. China/Europe lack of naval power on display. Now comes the time for "deals" @edwardstrngr65 @HelenHet20?
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It doesn’t matter how many books you read in a year, what type of books they are, or what method of reading you use. All that matters is you love what you read.
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There is much in this from @CalumDouglas1
Especially if you expand ‘lie’ into ‘useful in the moment’ disingenuousness… Most people going along with something ‘a bit off’ would be horrified to be called a ‘liar’. They were just not making waves…
I have posted about this before, see my post "Advice for young engineers".
But it just gets more relevant every day that the world gets filled with more worthless tripe, quick-fix nonsense and AI garbage.
All the really important stuff has been known about for hundreds of years, the details take care of themselves as things advance, but people lose track of the critical bedrock on which everything stands.
I`ve made recommendations before about how to start your career as an engineer, or just what to do if you are a young person with no job and little idea what to do about it.
So I`ll start here with just ONE thing to do from today forwards which will help you immensely, which was satirised by the wonderful Irish writer Jonathan Swift in 1726, it is to NEVER:
"Say the thing which was not"
In Gullivers Travels, he meets a breed of intelligent horses who have no language for a lie, he explains to them at length what it is, and since they cannot even concieve of it, they can only descibe the concept as "saying the thing which was not".
Telling the truth under ALL circumstances is THE most pivotally critical personality trait of ANY engineer, get that right, and you`re already ahead of half the planet.
"oh but if I do that I`ll get sacked"
Good, anyone who gets rid of truthful engineers is running an organization which is heading for lawsuits and bankrupcy.
Good employers today need people who do things, and since everyone (even me) get things wrong ALL THE TIME, its impossible to make any sucessful engineered product if anyone refuses to take responsibility for being wrong, and fixes it.
I know I`m wrong a lot, and therefore I check everything I do several times over, assuming it MUST be wrong the first time, and NEVER:
"say the thing which was not"
therefore I am known as a reliable person, even though I get things wrong.
It is also on a personal level, immensely liberating, just tell the truth in all transactions, and you never need to worry again. If anyone gets angry that you said the truth, you are not the wrong employee THEY were the wrong employER.
