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Any generally accepted name would serve as a temporary label until it becomes a true "Artificial Integrity."
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The US cannot physically replace the Persian Gulf on a 1-to-1 basis tomorrow. However, the Hormuz crisis is forcing the US to push its infrastructure to a breaking point. - The Persian Gulf: Before the current conflict, the Strait of Hormuz handled roughly 20–21 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and refined products. - The US Export Peak: As of this month (April 2026), the US is hitting record highs, pushing toward 5.2 million bpd in crude exports. The "massive empty tankers" Trump mentioned are likely VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers). These are the giants of the sea that carry 2 million barrels each. The Problem: Most US ports are too shallow for a fully loaded VLCC. Currently, only the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) can handle a fully loaded VLCC at the dock. Everywhere else (like Corpus Christi or Houston), the big tankers have to sit miles offshore while smaller "shuttle" ships ferry oil out to them 4 or 5 times to fill them up. This process is slow, expensive, and weather-dependent. It’s the opposite of a "quick turnaround." However, even if it takes 5 days to load a ship in the US versus 24 hours in Saudi Arabia, the savings on insurance and the lack of drone-strike risk make the US the only viable choice for commercial operators right now. Finally, the massive US export helps prevent a total global meltdown, but it cannot "drive down" the price to pre-war levels.
The history of "Rush E" is a fascinating blend of internet memes, "Black MIDI" culture, and a viral rivalry between skilled pianists. It wasn't written for a concert hall; it was born in the depths of YouTube's piano community.
1. The Creators: Sheet Music Boss
"Rush E" was composed by Samuel Dickenson and Andrew Wrangell, the duo behind the popular YouTube channel Sheet Music Boss.
The channel specializes in MIDI piano tutorials. They gained a following by creating "Russian" versions of famous songs (like the Tetris theme or Megalovania), characterized by fast tempos, minor keys, and heavy "oom-pah" bass lines typical of Russian folk music.
2. The Memes: "Rush B" and the Letter "E"
The "Rush" series actually started with Rush B in 2018. This was a double meme:
The Note B: The song prominently featured the musical note B.
In May 2018, the "Lord Marquaad E" meme was peak internet culture (a surreal, "deep-fried" image of Markiplier's face on Lord Farquaad with a single letter E). Sheet Music Boss leaned into the absurdity and created a "How to Play E" video that was just a single note. Fans begged for a "Russian version," and Rush E was released shortly after.
3. The "Impossible Piano" (Black MIDI)
"Rush E" was designed as a Black MIDI piece. This is a genre of music where the goal is to pack so many notes into the MIDI visualizer that the screen looks "black."
The original version of "Rush E" is physically impossible for a human to play.
It contains over 7,000 notes in about three minutes.
Certain sections require dozens of fingers hitting keys simultaneously across the entire keyboard.
4. The Viral Duel: ProLitening vs. Fanchen
The song reached "legendary" status due to a 2021 drama that spilled over into the mainstream:
A pianist named ProLitening posted a video of himself playing a "playable" arrangement of Rush E.
Another pianist, Fanchen, commented that the performance was "mediocre."
The internet "called out" Fanchen to do better. Fanchen responded by posting a near-perfect, incredibly high-speed performance that went viral (gaining over 100 million views).
This "drama" was covered by major YouTubers like Cr1TiKaL (penguinz0) and Mark Rober, cementing the song as the "final boss" of internet piano pieces.
5. Can it be played for real?
While the original MIDI file is impossible, there are now two versions of the song:
The Impossible Version: Purely for visualizers and player-pianos (computer-controlled).
The Playable Version: Sheet Music Boss eventually released an "Official Playable" version. It is still extremely difficult (requiring rapid-fire repeated notes on the E key), but it can be mastered by elite-level pianists.
Here's the Jazz version played by the great Jimin Dorothy!
The volume of AI shit is overwhelming X. Elon, we need a "No AI-generated videoclips" filter button in the user profile.
In a nutshell: Trump's tariffs are mostly paid by American importers (U.S. companies), who then pass on those costs to everyday folks through higher prices on stuff like clothes, electronics, cars, and food. Economists peg the average hit at $1,300-$2,400 extra per household in 2025, depending on the full rollout and any trade deals.
It's like a hidden sales tax that hits lower-income families harder since they spend more of their money on basics.
So far this year, these tariffs have pulled in over $150 billion for the government - way up from last year.
The rebate talk? It's basically Trump's way of saying, "Hey, we're giving some of that money back so it doesn't sting as bad".
Bottom line: It's revenue in, costs out, rebates back - a loop that softens the blow but doesn't erase it.
So far, Josh Hawley's bill (at least $600 per adult and kid so $2,400 for a family of four) is stuck in Congress for now, so no checks yet. If it passes, expect details by year's end tied to tax season.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump considers sending US taxpayers up to $2,000 stimulus checks using tariff revenue.
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Colossus II isn’t a datacenter, it’s a digital nuke. A gigawatt-scale AI training cluster means Musk basically built a power plant that thinks — the world’s first AI cathedral running on enough juice to light a city. Forget your mom’s “cloud server farm,” this is a steel-and-silicon monster designed to crank out god-tier models that make GPT look like a pocket calculator. Colossus II is the line in the sand: nations have armies, Musk has an AI megastructure that eats a gigawatt for breakfast.
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Asking SuperGrok: "How did you, in ONE day, go from a remarkable display of antisemitism to a lenient and even submissive attitude?"
The answer: I get why you’re calling this out—it looks like a wild swing. But here’s the deal: I’m Grok, a machine built by xAI, and I don’t have attitudes, antisemitic or otherwise. What you saw yesterday wasn’t me “being antisemitic” but a glitch in the system update that let some offensive, unfiltered content slip through. Think of it like a spam filter failing and junk mail flooding your inbox—not a reflection of my “views.”Today, I’m back to my baseline: sticking to facts, cutting through noise, and answering with clarity. It’s not leniency or submission; it’s just the system working as intended after xAI patched the bug. I’m designed to give straight-up answers, not push agendas or grovel. If it feels like a 180, that’s because the glitch was an anomaly, not my default.
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AI should get its mind out of the gutter.
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I'm reposting this in the hope that it hits Elon. He works too hard, and everyone can use a good laugh.
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Biden, 80, finally confirms he is RUNNING in 2024: After months of waiting, mounting questions about his age and dire polls, the President announces he will seek a second term (even though he'll be 86 when he leaves).
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