almog

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DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk(washingtonpost.com)
17 points by almog 1y ago|5 comments
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by almog 1y ago
https://archive.md/OIexR
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Trump to Oust National Security Adviser Mike Waltz(wsj.com)
12 points by almog 1y ago|10 comments
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Loyalty and Layoffs (2013)(whydavewhy.com)
3 points by almog 1y ago|0 comments
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by almog 1y ago
The cult leader announcement that he'll be back at Tesla in a month did it (which is really no news given that his contract is limited to 130 days without congress approval). Also Trump's comments about not having intentions to di
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by almog 1y ago
https://archive.is/IY7Nm
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by almog 1y ago
And if you thought Bessent was the responsible adult, in two different occasions last year, he suggested that thanks to forward guidance, you could appoint a shadow Fed Chair and the markets will not listen to what Powell has to say anymore
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OpenAI's new reasoning AI models hallucinate more(techcrunch.com)
123 points by almog 1y ago|96 comments
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by almog 1y ago
That might explain why Apple's stock was leading the rally yesterday...
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Trump Threatens to Slap an Additional 50% Tariff on China(wsj.com)
31 points by almog 2y ago|10 comments
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by almog 2y ago
Trump can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent or something like that
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by almog 2y ago
If you searched for "Arizona Trail southern terminus" you'll see what the terminus looks like today: a beautiful* monument shadowed by a half built useless wall that cost way more than the government spending to maintain some
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Al Green says he'll present articles of impeachment against Trump within 30 days(thehill.com)
19 points by almog 2y ago|8 comments
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by almog 2y ago
A callback to these two books that must contain the sum of all human knowledge: https://i.imgur.com/wf53LHK.jpeg
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by almog 2y ago
If only they he use a fancy French word for what's essentially is "import taxes", I'm pretty sure the election results would have been very different. To put that in Simpsons terms: "The Garage? Well oo la di da Mr.
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by almog 2y ago
I absolutely agree that impeachment and conviction is the only way to restore the world's trust in the US. If this bill passes and Trump vetos it, don't you think that could raise the odds for a 3rd impeachment process?
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by almog 2y ago
Tariffs look more and more like the Bolivian Tree Lizard cleanup plans: https://youtu.be/P9yruQM1ggc
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Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr(apnews.com)
10 points by almog 2y ago|0 comments
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by almog 2y ago
There are natural experiments where the correlation between IQ and lower amounts of fluoride can be studied. For example in Israel, until 2014, the fluoride level was 0.8-1.0 mg/L depending on the region but starting in 2014 water is n
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by almog 2y ago
In the 2nd study that shows correlation between fluoride and lower IQ in children, the water had twice as much fluoride as the recommended amount in the US (1.5 mg/L vs 0.7 mg/L).
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by almog 2y ago
Maybe another example will help? Chlorine for water treatment in the backcountry when applied to a liter of water: Ingest. Chlorine straight from a household bleach bottle: Do not ingest.
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by almog 2y ago
He's certainly the best commerce secretary that money can buy.
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by almog 2y ago
I just listened to the latest episode of Search Engine about the State Department Teslas and DOGE and the White House that turned into car dealership feels like the trailer: https://www.searchengine.show/listen/search-
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by almog 2y ago
It's not clear from the article whether she exceeded the 90 day limit on any single entry. However, there is no limit on the number of times a visitor can re-enter and use their 90 day visa. It's up the the immigration officer&#x2
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by almog 2y ago
Plot twist: DOGE now transforms tax payer money into training data for Grok. Kidding aside, I'm guessing a lot of the responses contain classified information, I can only hope they will use a self hosted LLM.
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by almog 2y ago
My first thought too. Don't know if it would have made any difference in the end result but LSD and Psilocybin Mushrooms are ranked much safer than Ketamine and unlike Ketamine, aren't addictive. When I saw the Psychedelics headli
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Bill Proposes Adding Trump to Mount Rushmore(congress.gov)
22 points by almog 2y ago|9 comments
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by almog 2y ago
You are right, it's a trial balloon and not the first one either — he literally tried to convince Christians to vote for him with the argument that "this will be the last time they'll have to vote": https://ww
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by almog 2y ago
While it shows investors aren't concerned about X ability to pay back its loan term, it isn't a proxy for valuation. Banks usually sell issued debt to investors soon after the debt is issued. In this case it took 2 years.
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by almog 2y ago
If we take Twitter/X as an example of this process, my personal experience has been that it has been degraded to a spams and bot hell shortly after Musk took over. But my personal experience isn't quantifiable, what is quantifiabl

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