Then who were all the childless chuds that gave Jordan Peterson an internet career?

Churchill had ‘em clocked

Fundamentalist regimes are gonna fundamental

This article was over a month ago btw.

www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

The internet, & social media in particular, dovetails so perfectly with reactionary bullshit - which centers its concerns on a scale between trivially unimportant subjects but which are emotionally reactive to ‘just some bullshit we made up to get a rise out of you’. AI just levels all the up more

[Aries K Car and Yugo have entered the chat]

I’ve come to realize the Kennedys were a mistake

"His inexperienced, blundering early crescendo mortified him and might have left him with much to overcome in the future, but her matter-of-fact patience and experience re-erected the fallen structure"

Folks, it’s not really capitalism if the large market players are only responding to / in fear of the personal whims of the head of state no matter what the press toadies and regime viziers say

“Hey chat, exactly how effective is this really stupid thing on troop readiness?”

Capoeira Paranaue Only the Strong HD720p H 264 AAC YouTube video by deady1421

It might be due time for me to rewatch this absolutely terrible 1993 film that I love deeply. It's been too long.

Seeing Heart, Dire Straits and Styx on the Heavy Metal chart is a whole vibe

Guitar of the Day

"In the place of problem-solving technology, companies have jumped on successive bandwagons like NFTs, the metaverse, and large language models. What these all have in common is that they are not built to really solve a market problem. They are built to make VCs and companies rich"

What Physical ‘Life Force’ Turns Biology’s Wheels? | Quanta Magazine The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the essence of life.

This is some mind-blowing science here: the engine propelling bacteria - a complex structure made of molecules, powered by protons:
www.quantamagazine.org/what-physica...

Pulling today’s playlist off of this post. It’s gonna be 1979 today.

Friendship Commanders - Keeping Score [Official Music Video] YouTube video by Magnetic Eye Records

Still a playlist daily banger from last year...

Friendship Commanders - Keeping Score [Official Music Video]

Goodbye tim apple, hello johnny apple

DO IT

Ok, got one of those trendy cheap little e-ink readers… the XTEINK X4. Loaded up the Crosspoint firmware, some custom sleep screens & a bunch of books. Digging it. Shown here with a Dr Manhattan sleep screen, a page from a Henry Rollins book & next to a Snowsky DAP & a CD for size comparison

Do people just forget how to walk as soon as they are in a Trader Joe’s?

The Palentir statement on its desired “Technological Republic” is one of the scariest things I have seen in a while. It is a call for a world dominated by an authoritarian U.S., generated by AI (both the statement and the world), run by tech-surveillance companies. Technofascism pure!

The Black Crowes - Tokyo 2026 Night 1 - Zepp DiverCity, Tokyo, Japan 2026-04-14 (FULL SHOW) YouTube video by Toshi Aizawa

The Black Crowes - Tokyo 2026 Night 1 - Zepp DiverCity, Tokyo, Japan 2026-04-14 (FULL SHOW)

Not sure entirely… but custom build by LA Guitars of Argentina

laguitarsofficial.wixsite.com/laguitarsoff...

The Forces of Scarcity Hitting Asia May Soon Spread Across the World

Thanks to fallout from the war in Iran, "countless businesses [in Asian countries] are verging on insolvency. Governments are taking on enormous debt to slow inflation. By year’s end, in the most dire projections by the United Nations and others, millions across Asia could be pushed into poverty."

Guitar of the Day

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Had a Snowsky for a few months now, no major complaints but I do find the playback UI a bit clunky but that could just be a me problem. Got the Xteink X4 in the mail yesterday, gonna have a play with it today