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About morbid thriftiness (Autism Spectrum Condition)
As you may have noticed, I am morbidly thrifty. Usually I don't buy stuff that I don't need — and if I decide that I actually need something, I am going to ponder about it for a while, look for value products, and for the best price. And with some luck, I'm going to decide I don't need it that bad after all.
One reason for that is probably how I was raised. My parents taught me to be thrifty, so I have to be. It doesn't matter that, from retrospective, I see that their thriftiness was applied rather arbitrarily to some spendings and not others, or that perhaps they were greedy — spending less on individual things so that they could buy more. Well, I can't delude myself like that, so I have to be thrifty for real. And when I fail, when I pay too much, when I get cheated — I feel quite bad about it.
The other reason is that I keep worrying about my future. It doesn't matter how rich I may end up — I'll keep worrying that I'll run out of money in the future. Perhaps I'll lose a job and won't be able to find anything for a long time, Perhaps something terrible will happen and I'm going to need to pay a lot suddenly.
Another thing is that I easily get attached to objects. Well, it's easier to be thrifty when you really don't want to replace stuff. Over time you also learn to avoid getting new stuff at all, since the more stuff you have, the more stuff may break and need to be thrown away.
Finally, there's my environmental responsibility. I admit that I don't do enough — but at least the things I can do, I do.
[EDIT: and yes, I feel bad about how expensive my new phone was, even though it's of much higher quality than the last one. Also, I got a worse deal because I waited too long.]
#ActuallyAutistic

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I think a key reason the AI grift is so devious it it's built on top of an actual product that does have some utility. The grift just promises far more than AI is actually capable of in the foreseeable future.
Previous grifts like crypto and NFTs were entirely vaporware, but when we see AI generated images and text in the wild, it takes a more nuanced understanding to navigate the hype.

#ndwgoecountdown Ein Blick in den Himmel: Ausstellung Astrofotografie
Unser Nachthimmel ist voller atemberaubender Ansichten, die über die Astrofotografie sichtbar gemacht werden können, mit einer einfachen Kamera oder einem hochtechnischen Teleskop. Unsere Ausstellung zeigt Bilder von Sonne und Planeten über interstellare Gasnebel bis hin zu fernen Galaxien, aufgenommen von u…

OK, so FFOTUS is making noises that he knew about Israel's plans to attack Iran, or that FFOTUS actually approved and supported that attack.
Whether that is true of not, FFOTUS has planted a very dangerous seed.
Now, there is plausible reason for Iran and Islamic radicals to conclude that there is an actual, but undeclared, war by the US on Iran.
Iran is not a stupid country, it knows that it can not directly attack the US, especially with anything nuclear.
But Ir…

Went out to see Stewart Lee doing his "Man Wulf" show at the Royal Festival hall.
Huge place. Ginormous! Easily the biggest place I've ever seen him perform.
He mocks the 60 million dollar netflix special offensive comedians doing their skits about how they're not allowed to say stuff, while actually saying the stuff they say you're not allowed to say and suffering nothing but millions of dollars for it.
There are things you're *actually* not allowed to say this month of course. But they will not say the things that can get you 14 years in jail: like pointing out the government's collaboration in a genocide and supporting those who oppose it.
The man wulf just mocks the weak instead.
And Stew does too, while by mocking the wolf inside him showing he could be them. Sort of. Only he can't, because even though it's enjoyable and funny and easy to deconstruct, it's still fundamentally inane.
Stew's voice and accents and singing and impersonations have improved considerably!
Great costume. See the show if you can.
#stewartLee #comedy #london

Dobrindt argumentiert die Entscheidung des Gerichts, die Zurückweisung an der Grenze sei illegal gewesen, sei eine Einzelfall­entscheidung und daher nicht generell anwendbar.
Nehmen wir diesen Einwand mal kurz ernst. Einzelfall bedeutet: es gab besondere Umstände. Nun, diese können im vorliegenden Fall kaum extern sein, die aktuelle Bedrohungslage hat sich nicht für diese Menschen spontan geändert, Sonnenstand, aktuelle Stimmungslage der Union etc dürfen keinen Einfluß haben, d.h. der …

An alternative and more radical reading would be that the US government conquered indigenous nations and the failure of the US government to maintain legitimacy means a default return of authority to those nations. You know, default to #LandBack.
But, again, I don't actually believe in the justification for authority that took the land in the first place so that's an idea for someone else to explore.
Perhaps those #50501movement folks, or people who actually *believe* in America might find value in contemplating some of these ideas as they face down their dictator.

I have recently become aware that I tend to change my profile picture based on my mood.
As someone who is #ActuallyAutistic, I have only just discovered this particular habit of mine.
The more you know!
#Autistic

I think a key reason the AI grift is so devious it it's built on top of an actual product that does have some utility. The grift just promises far more than AI is actually capable of in the foreseeable future.
Previous grifts like crypto and NFTs were entirely vaporware, but when we see AI generated images and text in the wild, it takes a more nuanced understanding to navigate the hype.