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curt finch
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85k is boring

Even power rule is boring

The biggest flood the biggest waterfall biggest catastrophe

https://youtube.com/shorts/jt9WvxeFvMw?si=eozzAR3CWmtvX4qB

I was asleep and it was awesome

My company is 100% virtual. It was forced on me after the pandemic and I didn't like it at first

Upon further study, being able to work from home is like getting a 30% raise due to the lack of expense on clothing automobiles ETc

And the plumber comes when your kid is sick etc

Because we hire good people some of that 30% comes back to the company and especially people don't ever want to quit and we get to hire Nationwide which means we get more talent for less money

Working in the office or being forced to anyway is to me now prima facia evidence of management system that lacks metrics kpis etc

Go look at the Moon

It's almost full

Or maybe it just was

Can you tell just by looking if it's getting bigger or smaller?

What does that mean? I don't even know what that is

The world is improving

In the year 2000, the share of green energy (including renewables and nuclear) in global electricity generation was significantly lower than today.

Renewable energy (excluding hydro): About 2% of global electricity. Wind and solar were in their infancy.

Hydropower: Around 17%, making it the dominant renewable source.

Nuclear power: About 17% of global electricity.

Total "Green" Energy Share in 2000:

~36% (Hydropower + Nuclear + Early Renewables)

Since then, nuclear's share has declined slightly, while solar and wind have surged, pushing the total green energy share toward 50% by 2030.

Bitcoin is boring

In 2024, the United States allocated approximately $916 billion to defense, constituting about 3.4% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This percentage aligns with the historical trend of U.S. defense spending relative to GDP. For comparison, NATO members in Europe and Canada spent an average of 2% of their GDP on defense during the same period.

Looking ahead, projections indicate that U.S. defense outlays could reach approximately $1.1 trillion by 2033, which would represent about 2.8% of the nation's GDP.

We've been begging the lazy Europeans for 29 years to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense but instead they just lay around and drink wine and let us defend them while they get free healthcare

I don't like Trump

But finally he just said f*** it Russia can't even invade a banana Republic with one tenth of the GDP of Russia

I think the Europeans can handle it

Adios NATO. Lots of luck

The EU has 10 times the GDP of Russia which has 10 times the GDP of the Ukraine

Russia is clearly militarily incompetent and I think Trump is right and the EU can handle it

Nothing pains me more than agreeing with Donald Trump

What did the decrepit Alzheimer infested Biden have to say about it?

Did he care about Europe spending more on defense?

Yes, President Joe Biden has addressed NATO burden-sharing during his presidency. In June 2024, ahead of the NATO summit, it was reported that a record 23 out of 32 NATO member states were meeting their defense spending target of 2% of their GDP. Defense spending for European member states and Canada increased by 18%. This indicates progress toward more balanced contributions within the alliance.

Additionally, during the 2024 Washington NATO Summit, President Biden emphasized the importance of equitable burden-sharing among NATO allies. He highlighted that European allies had increased their defense spending, reflecting a commitment to shared security responsibilities.

These developments underscore the ongoing efforts to ensure that all NATO members contribute fairly to the alliance's collective defense.