Posts by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
(DIR) Post #AVmfA9NVTjV4QrSYNs by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-05-18T15:34:59Z
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[Asking again, sorry:] Several big US companies have recently laid off employees by the thousands. More than 100'000 total, I read.Is there somewhere a breakdown of those layoffs by job type?#Amazon #Google #Meta #Disney #layoffs
(DIR) Post #AVstnBMeKMw97VeSpc by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-05-21T15:57:07Z
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@lauren https://mas.to/@JorgeStolfi/109944260034902873
(DIR) Post #AVtcEwts5ukcLsF20m by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-05-22T00:06:34Z
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[Reposting poll to see whether numbers changed]Does the US Republican Party fit the concept of a criminal organization (like the Mafia in the 1930s, the Mexican drug cartels, etc)?
(DIR) Post #AWKHwjZTgeNGs8ZLAO by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-06-03T20:56:56Z
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@Npars01 @jacobrogers256 @Piousunyn @grinningcat @KatM @Teri_Kanefield Democracy is not a way to reach the "right" decisions. It is a way to ensure that laws governments etc are those which are supported by the majority of the people. Nothing else.The alternative to democracy is for each one to grab a stick and bash the head of those who have the opposite view. Then the survivors have their way.🧵>
(DIR) Post #AWKHwlcO4ntFDjwgym by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-06-03T21:03:13Z
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@Npars01 @jacobrogers256 @Piousunyn @grinningcat @KatM @Teri_Kanefield 🧵>Then someone (the Classical Greeks get the fame, but the idea may have been older) said "Wait, what if instead we COUNT how many want each option? Then the majority has its way, all the same, the minority gives up because they will see that if they fight they would lose, and everyone will keep their skull intact. Wouldn't that be better?"
(DIR) Post #AWmOxpLezuSg3DSC7E by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-06-17T09:49:04Z
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[Reposting poll to see whether numbers are changing:]Does the US Republican Party fit the concept of a criminal organization (like the Mafia in the 1930s, the Mexican drug cartels, etc)?[Edited to add hashtags: #GOP #OrganizedCrime #USPolitics #Mafia]
(DIR) Post #AWsdniuoizYZSrIWtk by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-06-19T19:20:08Z
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@Jeramee But why don't residents buy tickets on a Starship flight that will take them back to the same Arizona desert, but now with the technology to extract water from rocks and build a climatized dome of 3D-prnted sand over their town, complete with closed-cycle rivers and coffee farms?
(DIR) Post #AWt1scrJ4IHT1nWgyW by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-06-20T15:20:03Z
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@brosandprose Just out of curiosity: is there any link between those two and deceased(?) Romanian bitcoin boss Mircea Popescu? The, ahem, personalities seem so similar...
(DIR) Post #AXnkm5tHEmM4GvANcm by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-07-18T00:07:01Z
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@KimPerales When I become President of the US, I will sign a multi-billion-dollar a treaty with Mexico that, besides supporting their fight against drug cartels and create jobs for would-be asylum seekers, pays Mexico to hire a Mexican company to tear down the wall, down to the foundations (and keep the scrap iron).
(DIR) Post #AXnl4MTaJM0ovKrMNU by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-07-18T00:10:18Z
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@grammargirl Pto pant pcomes pto pmind.
(DIR) Post #AXrbAVtWuveF3tlOHg by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-07-19T01:54:02Z
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@JessTheUnstill "No one can earn a million dollars honestly." -- William Jennings Bryan, US Congressman (1860--1925)(1 million dollars then would be about 40 million today.)
(DIR) Post #AY1wj9jrSi4Y47s5PU by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-07-24T20:26:54Z
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@lowqualityfacts And wore a handlebar moustache.
(DIR) Post #AY5ZSHn6kXbDnrDTSy by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-07-26T14:24:40Z
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@tarkowski @itforchange But the difficulty of using the technology should be part of its "significance". Moreover, "number of people who try X" is only a loose upper bound to "number of people who find X useful". For cryptos or NFT, for instance, the latter is practically 0%.On the other hand, the "number of people who have tried X" is largely a function of the hype or illusions surrounding X.
(DIR) Post #AY6JqX9Hth7kHA5hWy by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-07-26T13:24:55Z
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The US must urgently switch from Fahrenheit to Celsius. That alone would drop those obscene daily high temperatures by 60 degrees or more.
(DIR) Post #AY7BFtMLkbcHyHB4EK by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-07-27T09:00:22Z
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@aljazeera [GOP politicians in the audience feverishly scribbling notes.]
(DIR) Post #AY7sX2LtrhUEoVOAtM by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-07-27T12:35:06Z
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@StevenBeschloss Honesty, liberalism, knowledge, intelligence, etc. are not inherited. Deluded is the father who calls his son "Me Jr.".
(DIR) Post #AYWlR6IubEy8qRmYW8 by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2023-08-08T16:31:59Z
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@futurebird Peltier fridges don't use much energy, do they? I suppose it mostly depends on how often they are opened, how big is the door, and whether it is on the side or on the top. I would think that one can develop a small Peltier fridge that can be powered by a couple of smallish solar panels and a relatively small battery. No?
(DIR) Post #AhtqboWehWssrjfZGi by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2024-05-06T05:17:10Z
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Fettuccine Alfredo E. Neuman#HashtagGames#CuisineAFamousPerson
(DIR) Post #AkBvokx4XrBiySQctc by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2024-07-22T14:28:59Z
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@futurebird IIn the 1500s (give or take a couple of centuries) a popular book genre was a detailed description of how Hell was organized, including detailed descriptions of the many dozen version of the Devil -- names, appearance, features, and roles -- and who was subordinated to whom, as an organizational chart.
(DIR) Post #AlzIvzUckDNxak5nRw by JorgeStolfi@mas.to
2024-09-13T20:52:49Z
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If you are walking down a deserted street at night in Texas, and you see coming towards you a born American citizen on your sidewalk, and an illegal alien on the other side, you should cross the street. Seriously. All statistics say that your risk of being assaulted will be halved that way.