Author: Curt Doolittle

  • PANAMA, GREENLAND, MEXICO, CANADA? WHAT IS TRUMP DOING? Trump is making a point

    PANAMA, GREENLAND, MEXICO, CANADA? WHAT IS TRUMP DOING?
    Trump is making a point about China, Iran, and Russia using his usual humor. The nitwittery may not understand. But the world leadership does: if the rules based order isn’t good for other countries then why should the USA not reject it as well and work exclusively in its interest as they are?
    This is meant to restore responsibility to the rest of the world for defending that order. Because the USA will benefit from world chaos and the rest of the world outside of the anglosphere will economically and politically collapse without that order.
    Trump is always negotiating.
    Don’t underestimate him.


    Source date (UTC): 2024-12-26 01:43:30 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872095863260282880

  • ~~Q: “ARE SCIENCE AND JURISPRUDENCE PERMANENTLY CONTINGENT?”~~ Science no – it w

    ~~Q: “ARE SCIENCE AND JURISPRUDENCE PERMANENTLY CONTINGENT?”~~
    Science no – it will always converge, but jurisprudence partly, because while tending to converge and we can measure deviation from self determination, sovereignty, and reciprocity, local utility will still vary…


    Source date (UTC): 2024-12-26 01:21:03 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872090214619066657

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872038832297967985

  • I just try to do “true and reciprocal”. I leave fussing about it to people who f

    I just try to do “true and reciprocal”. I leave fussing about it to people who find want of it…. (sigh). My job is scientific and judicial. I don’t have the luxury of sentimental folly.


    Source date (UTC): 2024-12-25 21:13:56 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872028023975010447

    Reply addressees: @SpanishBaptist

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872022164276424725

  • yes

    yes.


    Source date (UTC): 2024-12-25 21:10:03 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872027046819631609

    Reply addressees: @RichardArion1 @JoshuaLisec

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872018509980697022

  • ) Merry Christmas back at you 😉

    🙂 Merry Christmas back at you 😉


    Source date (UTC): 2024-12-25 21:09:41 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872026954586861879

    Reply addressees: @sewneo

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872021164123726251

  • 1. I only use the AI when I already know the answer but want to save time writin

    1. I only use the AI when I already know the answer but want to save time writing. In other words as a search engine. Often it will add a point or two that I wouldn’t have to a list. I find this helpful.
    2. I almost always edit the answer because the AI’s literally don’t know the correct answer – they have not been trained properly because of the overwhelming bias in the written record.
    3. I almost always tie it into my work or I wouldn’t bother.

    So no you can’t get that kind of answer out of the AI.

    In the past I would just have done a google search or two or three and then written the list out myself. In this sense AI helps me write more thorough and ‘educating’ posts on more topics with less effort.

    If you watch brad and I work, I usually just draft a paragraph that explains what I’m looking for, using all the right ‘anchor points’ and because it knows my work so well at this point, it gets most of the way there. Brad and I still have to correct it often, and I can’t train it out of weasel words, but it’s so much faster than going through my notes, (which there are thousands and thousands of pages of) or my slide decks, or my scripts, and then a bunch of google and bing queries, and then writing it manually. So we instead we upload the the book to date, and then chapter by chapter, and then we tell it to remember certain things. And if I compose a good prompt I get about what I want.

    Reply addressees: @orion_pulse


    Source date (UTC): 2024-12-25 21:08:15 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872026594577158144

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872024220328497311

  • Real estate agents is the most common I would suppose. Otherwise: Jobs where peo

    Real estate agents is the most common I would suppose.

    Otherwise:

    Jobs where people often perceive individuals to be overpaid, based on public sentiment and discussions found online:

    Athletes: Professional sports players, especially in high-profile leagues, often earn salaries that dwarf those of many other professions, leading to perceptions of being overpaid, especially when compared to the social impact of less lucrative jobs like teaching or nursing.

    Actors and Entertainers: Similar to athletes, entertainers in Hollywood or the music industry can earn millions for roles or performances, which some argue does not equate to the societal value they provide.

    CEOs and Corporate Executives: There’s a widespread belief that many CEOs and executives in large corporations are paid disproportionately high salaries or bonuses, particularly in relation to the performance of their companies or the wages of their employees

    Plastic Surgeons: While all surgeons are highly trained, plastic surgeons, especially those focusing on cosmetic procedures, can earn very high incomes, leading some to argue they are overpaid relative to the necessity or societal benefit of their work.

    Realtors: The role of real estate agents has been criticized, especially with the advent of technology simplifying property searches, leading to perceptions that their commissions are too high for the service rendered.

    Lawyers: Particularly high-profile or corporate lawyers who charge hundreds of dollars per hour or receive substantial settlements can be viewed as overpaid by the public, although this is highly dependent on the field of law.

    Financial Advisors/Consultants: In some sectors, financial advisors or management consultants are seen as making significant money for what might appear to be relatively straightforward advice or strategies, especially when their impact on a company’s success is debated.

    College Football Coaches: In the U.S., college football coaches often have some of the highest salaries in public education, which can be seen as disproportionate when compared to other educators or considering the actual academic mission of universities.

    Televangelists/Megachurch Pastors: There’s a critique of religious leaders who amass wealth through donations, leading to perceptions of being overpaid, especially when contrasted with the teachings they often preach about humility and charity.

    Influencers: Social media influencers can earn significant sums for what is perceived by some as minimal effort, mainly through sponsored content or brand deals, which can lead to perceptions of being overcompensated for their role.

    Reply addressees: @WallStreetMav


    Source date (UTC): 2024-12-25 20:55:10 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872023301498994688

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1871903722491597070

  • Not quite true Diane. First, women do not select eugenically the select for domi

    Not quite true Diane.
    First, women do not select eugenically the select for dominance expression, resource access, and emotional stimulation. Those are negative values with short term interest but long term liability.
    Second, it’s that a vastly disproportionate number of women rate themselves by criteria far above their sexual market value, and rate men far below their sexual market value.
    In other words female magical thinking and hypergamy when subject to the paradox of choice, lack market feedback mechanisms by which to adjust their appraisements. Most men and women are 4s to 6s with the primary difference being the faster and shallower maturation of women, and slower and deeper maturation of men, leading to offsets in peak sexual market value that often exceed the four year preference margin.
    So women are selecting for the short term because men have created a world where women can demonstrate that luxury. Whereas under the agrarian and hunter gatherer eras women had no such luxury – it wasn’t possible.
    The sexes always equilibrate. You can’t selectively pick out evolutionary contrivances without discovering how they are mirrored in the opposite of the other sex.
    The difference is short term female consumption, at minimum responsibility and lowest ris vs long term masculine capitalization at maximum responsibility and risk. Every sex difference is reducible to that first principle.

    Reply addressees: @RealDianeYap


    Source date (UTC): 2024-12-25 20:51:05 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872022273802334208

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1871708688454730199

  • Q: “Was adding reeding to coins anti-semitic?”– Reeding, the practice of adding

    –Q: “Was adding reeding to coins anti-semitic?”–

    Reeding, the practice of adding grooves or ridges to the edges of coins.

    The modern practice of reeding coins became prominent in the 17th century, particularly in England. The primary reason was to combat coin clipping, where the precious metal was shaved off the edges of coins. With reeding, any alteration to the coin’s edge would be immediately noticeable.

    One of the most notorious instances linking coin clipping to antisemitism occurred in England under King Edward I. In 1278, a massive operation was launched against coin clippers, leading to the arrest of all Jews in England on suspicion of this crime. Hundreds of Jews were executed, and this event was part of a broader wave of anti-Jewish sentiment culminating in the expulsion of Jews from England in 1290.

    This is one of those subjects where the stated reason for the prosecution of the jews was minor versus the substantive reason: financial baiting into hazard for profit, especially usury and unrecoverable interests rates, slaving, the sale of prostitution and alcohol on credit, and more. For example, the prohibition against jews in certain fields was to prevent their use of baiting the people into hazard while preserving some of their utility in financing for the aristocracy(demonstrated) and nobility (granted).

    So as is common in history, we have difficulty in interpreting the records of the past because of the incentives of those who composed those records.

    PS: Who asks me these questions on Christmas? lol (Sigh).


    Source date (UTC): 2024-12-25 20:41:26 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872019848039108609

  • “Communism, socialism, Marxism, and all other radical-isms are not philosophies

    –“Communism, socialism, Marxism, and all other radical-isms are not philosophies but tactics—tactics that are specifically designed to unleash terror on everyday people and revoke their human rights to life, liberty, and property.”– via @JoshuaLisec et al


    Source date (UTC): 2024-12-25 20:29:35 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1872016866136535439