I totally agree that this seems like people accepting the unacceptable. You shouldn’t have to dress things up at quarter/year end. That they have to is worrying, but this is not new so we shouldn’t expect the world to explode weeks after this happens again for the millionth time. The system rigged and crooked and fragile, but this indicator isn’t signal.
Completely off. End of the quarter/year, they adjust cash reserves to dress up the balance sheet.
Blues and greens vs oranges and reds
The upgrade that digital cameras brought is amazing. Literally unlimited film. Easy editing, easy transmission, etc… are you a Kodak or Fuji guy
Roll Tide.
“Homonationalism”? Why not. The Gay-Islam alliance never made sense.
THIS IS THE DAY!!!
Read Ross’s annual letter to get hyped and smart about your 2026.
Yes he did! So much goodness in there. I get a lot out of that letter, and Dave Collum’s much more erratic year in review.
“I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take to protect me.”
- Banksy
The Power of the Powerless - a classic essay that rhymes with today’s events. Just like the economy of the 1970s looks familiar - so does the principled dissent.
https://ia801204.us.archive.org/28/items/power-of-the-powerless/power-of-the-powerless.pdf
Time to germinate, plebs.
“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”
- Venezuelan Proverb
A visualization showing the pollution produced when tires are burned.
https://blossom.primal.net/c6c47670cb4ee8a0fda61c5c6710e5d9c64810bc93618e3b36c40c687265b162.mp4
“Look how much pollution this causes!”, they exclaimed while causing the pollution.
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“Experience keeps a dear school, yet fools will learn in no other.” — Benjamin Franklin
“What’s an expert anyway? Just some guy from out of town.”
- Mark Twain
Don’t sell them short. That class of 1899 got up to some nonsense.
