How to be broke and smelly

The web was not envisioned as a form of television when it was invented. But, like it or not, it is rapidly resembling TV: linear, passive, programmed and inward-looking.

When I log on to Facebook, my personal television starts. All I need to do is to scroll: New profile pictures by friends, short bits of opinion on current affairs, links to new stories with short captions, advertising, and of course self-playing videos. I occasionally click on like or share button, read peoples’ comments or leave one, or open an article. But I remain inside Facebook, and it continues to broadcast what I might like. This is not the web I knew when I went to jail. This is not the future of the web. This future is television.

This is fundamentally why I have this site, and do not participate in social media. Control your information, or your information is controlled by others.

Out with the Candy Man, in with the Gas Chambers?

Turns out Ergodgan has pretty much stirred up a civil war.

First they sent a SWAT team to New Zealand to capture Kim Dotcom, a German national, for something that’s legal in both New Zealand and Germany, and I did not speak out — because I was not in the computer business. Then, they conducted drone strikes and assassinations and renditions around the world, and I did not speak out — because I was not a swarthy foreigner. Then, they invaded countries, from Granada and Panama, to Afghanistan and Iraq, and I did not speak out — because I believed we were always on the side of truth and justice. Then, they prosecuted the FIFA guys, and I did not speak out — because I couldn’t care less about rich guys making money from soccer. Etc. Etc.

It is flat-out amazing that the DOJ is (ab)using the same commerce clause justification to squat on all 50 states to do the same to every nation in the world:

If you touch our shores with your corrupt enterprise, whether that is through meetings or through using our world-class financial system, you will be held accountable for that corruption.

In other words, the Department of Justice’s indictment alleges that since a part of the alleged corruption may have been planned in the US — even if it was then carried out elsewhere — they are in charge. And the use of US banks to transfer US dollars gives them additional jurisdiction.

Not knowing how to be social in a society that has imposed punishing costs on doing, well, everything, many turn to statan to save them; all the while unaware that the state is the cause of said costs. However, it is a cold, uncaring breast to nurse from most places; now not only do they want their needs taken care of by the welfare state, they want their social lives to be wholly consumed by the same organization. Just join the Hitler Youth and get it over with, losers.

A sign of dropping standards of living and incomes. Communal property is always a crutch to be used until each member has capital stock of their own.

They act as if this is awesome in and of itself, as if people would prefer this over the alternative, "alienation!" they cry. History teaches the opposite lesson. People get along and are plenty social in their own private property.

Regrettably, for the wrong reasons. Henry Ford offered unprecedentedly high wages to attract the best and brightest from around the country, and was ruthless about letting go low performers. This guy sounds like a utopian idiot, and will likely fail due to such fuzzy-headedness.

As always, people don't compile the numbers unless they want to change them.

All measures to tackle it are stupid. Only the market mechanism could have stopped this.

Immediately people sold, as expected.

We live, he sleeps?

Great Idea. I have a computer with a flaky wired and wireless connection; this would be perfect for that use case.

Mullah Omar's son seems miffed that he didn't get to be 'leader of the faithful'.

The BOJ should arrest themselves

Could be coincidental, but interesting nonetheless.

As always, the cities are hives of collectivist ninnies.

In other words, by obligating all localities receiving HUD funding to compare their demographics to the region as a whole, AFFH effectively nullifies municipal boundaries. Even with no allegation or evidence of intentional discrimination, the mere existence of a demographic imbalance in the region as a whole must be remedied by a given suburb. Suburbs will literally be forced to import population from elsewhere, at their own expense and in violation of their own laws. In effect, suburbs will have been annexed by a city-dominated region, their laws suspended and their tax money transferred to erstwhile non-residents. And to make sure the new high-density housing developments are close to “community assets” such as schools, transportation, parks, and jobs, bedroom suburbs will be forced to develop mini-downtowns. In effect, they will become more like the cities their residents chose to leave in the first place.

Smart cities will tell HUD to shove it. I honestly hope this pushes a city to just secede and call it a day. The author's call for 'republicans will fix it' is beyond foolish. They love this plan too.

He's managed to survive pretty well it seems.

Great news. IF Merck could be trusted with their quality control record in Africa, that is...

It's not helping me usher in my utopian commie idiocy, so it must be re-worked to be old and stupid like me.

As usual, keynsians forget that the drop in productivity has gone lockstep with the debasement since we went off the gold standard. Productivity has risen more slowly than inflation, which means the government has overwhelmed us with negative productivity.

Excellent news.

Guess he's really dead this time then.

Y'know, to stop ISIS, yeah...

In which the Germans, being the good guys, will likely be jingoed until a French invasion occurs.