Silicon Valley native, tech, artist, wonk, raconteur. I'll veer from topic to topic, and change stylistically on a whim. Curious about stuff and things.
UCD alum (PoliSci/IR & Tech Policy). Strong interests in the arts, actual political science, cliodynamics, systems theory, and seeking a bit of adventure at even the smallest scale.
I own more albums than you have had changes of underpants since birth.
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"The bigger problem with #Sysco is what it represents: one conglomerate controlling most of our #food culture, giving restaurants fewer options when it comes to sourcing and pricing even if it offers a one-stop shop experience."
I really loathe what Sysco represents.
https://link.eater.com/view/6151cc27a1b1b10b38c8f0f5rab3u.xb8/420032f5
"Casualties and equipment loss reports have been few and far between for a #war that has cost the U.S. billions, with the Defense Department failing to publish its own comprehensive summary of the damage suffered during the fighting.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/true-scale-of-trumps-military-disaster-in-iran-war-is-revealed/
"it proves that the #minimumwage can be raised even higher than experts previously believed without hurting #employment. That should be good news. Instead, the policy has been portrayed as a catastrophic failure. That is a testament to how quickly economic #misinformation spreads—and how hard it is to combat once it does."
https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2024/12/california-minimum-wage-myth/681145/
For #Bezos to be that affluent and still feel obligated to grovel like an invertebrate eunuch in the court of a madman with zero clue, is just so telling.
Jeff Bezos is never to be trusted in any way, for any reason.
#QoTD: "It is peculiar how thoughtless man is in dealing with the most profound things in life - and so grave in discussing all that is mere vanity and show."
- Raul Brandão
#Anthrax is a band playing #metal music that is by and large a younger mans game, but they keep putting out releases that, if not as good as their seminal releases, are still completely listenable and compelling for the fact that they can still outplay most of their contemporaries without breaking a sweat.
Banksters | #HSBC: The #MoneyLaundering #Scandal . My understanding is that the BBC initially refused to air this, but I haven't seen any corroboration other than IMDB (which I don't consider canonical for this kind of claim)
