A profile of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, whose estimated 11% stake is now worth $1B following ICE's $2B investment, as its rivalry with Kalshi intensifies (Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciap…
Wise words on the Hickel-Liegey/Nelson debate.
Neither the either nor the or: for a sideways degrowth | degrowth.info
https://degrowth.info/en/blog/neither-the-either-nor-the-or-for-a-sideways-degrowth
"...a steady decline in the proportion of the adult population who believe the monarchy is good for Britain, falling from 60% in July 2019 to 51% in March 2024, according to You Gov."
And if you break out the Scottish part of the same poll, it is obvious that Scots want an independent republic. Only 34% think it's good for Scotland...
Anyone interested in following along with the brain dump before it's completely edified can feel free. It's the same one I've posted before.
Editing support (typos, corrections, questions) is always welcome.
https://anarchoccultism.org/building-zion/
Edit:
FYI, I've temporarily renamed it "Rainforest" but WriteFreely doesn't really support changing URLs or titles very well so it's stuck until I finish it. The temporary name is "Rainforest" because it's roughly the opposite of Desert. It is not simply optimistic rather than pessimistic... it's a plan.
Struggling with our homes isn't a moral failing. It's something we're finding hard and seeing it as a moral failing, seeing it as laziness, gets us stuck. https://www.overcomecompulsivehoarding.co.uk/podcast-ep-193-laziness-is-a-myth/
... stupid thing I'm stuck on: in order to make the type of personal website I want, I think I need to do server-side line breaking. I know this is carving against the grain of html, but I'm failing to see any good alternative. all the options are bad
Rome Odunze not fretting over dad's shots at Bears following WR's catchless game vs. Bengals https://www.nfl.com/news/rome-odunze-not-fretting-over-dad-s-shots-at-bears-following-wr-s-catchless-game-vs-bengals
Sony unveils a cheaper, Japan-only PlayStation 5 Digital Edition for ~$350, a ~25% discount, following a similar move by Nintendo with the Switch 2 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/f6edb22a-0b19-4073-9e28-ec29b096dde3
The Invincible (Multi, XP'd on PC/Linux)
Based on the classic novel, you play as Yasna, a biologist, who wakes up on an alien planet not quite sure how or why she got there. After reestablishing contact with her orbiting Astrogator, she sets off to find her fellow crew on an eerily quiet and hostile feeling planet.
This is a HardcoreTM Waking Sim. Sprint nets you like a 10% speed boost, lol. However my time to credits is 9hrs, so it's not a long game, but it can be SL…