I read the light novel before it got an anime because I'm maximum weeb. I think I'm on the second volume right now.
Nice story. Some of the comfy isekais where nobody is saving the world are nice. Not every story needs to be about literally saving the world.
Nice story. Some of the comfy isekais where nobody is saving the world are nice. Not every story needs to be about literally saving the world.
I still think it would be better in general to get rid of the character limit. There's no good reason for long writers to need to post 15 posts just to get their message out. I've got 60k characters since I was posting the first draft chapters of my book as I wrote it, but I really feel like ideas should be given the chance to spread their legs if they need to. Brevity may be the soul of wit, but there's more to life than being witty.
Found something really strange...
I have a bluetooth mouse, and if I have it on one side of my chair, it won't pair, but if I have it on the other side of my chair, it pairs. Once it's paired it runs perfectly.
I have a bluetooth mouse, and if I have it on one side of my chair, it won't pair, but if I have it on the other side of my chair, it pairs. Once it's paired it runs perfectly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuuDjqNyxyw
Honestly, even though at the moment I lean slightly right, the coming extremism is something to fear, and the people on the left who are bringing this about are either idiots or lunatics or both because the backlash will hurt every group they claim to care about will be hurt immensely, and they don't seem to care.
They're blindly driving ahead with the psychopathic and idiotic measures that will justify the coming crucifixions which frankly didn't need to happen.
Honestly, even though at the moment I lean slightly right, the coming extremism is something to fear, and the people on the left who are bringing this about are either idiots or lunatics or both because the backlash will hurt every group they claim to care about will be hurt immensely, and they don't seem to care.
They're blindly driving ahead with the psychopathic and idiotic measures that will justify the coming crucifixions which frankly didn't need to happen.
But fr mastodon needs to get rid of its tiny post length limit. (59,500 characters remaining)
YouTube barely breaks even. If we just switch to another search engine, there goes a bunch of Google's revenue.
I'm running my own searx instance that looks at a dozen search engines not including google, and it's a rare thing for me to have any reason to go back.
I'm running my own searx instance that looks at a dozen search engines not including google, and it's a rare thing for me to have any reason to go back.
It can become a virtuous cycle. You lose more weight, which means you gain more energy, which means you want to go out and do more things, which means you do more things, which means you burn more energy, which means you lose more weight!
The key thing is to make it past that first little bit so the virtuous cycle can begin.
The key thing is to make it past that first little bit so the virtuous cycle can begin.
"They could be anywhere", he thought as he walked down the street. "Huns, micks, polacks, frogs, when you least expect it they could be standing next to you and you wouldn't even know."
They already have done really bad things, one after the next, in quick succession. They've weaponized nearly every ideal. They've weaponized systems that were never supposed to be weaponized. The idea that they wouldn't weaponize yet another nice idea is incredibly naïve.
The mass violations of basic human rights we've experienced in the past 3 years are so overwhelming that if you went back in time 50 years and described them you would be shouted down for lying and making things sound worse than they could possibly be. Hell -- if you went back 10 years and described what's happening they would call you an insane conspiracy theorist.
To do anything but question the justification for literally anything they're calling for is absurd. They've shown their hand, and their hand is the end of the world my grandfather fought the fascists, and watched his friends die, to protect.
The mass violations of basic human rights we've experienced in the past 3 years are so overwhelming that if you went back in time 50 years and described them you would be shouted down for lying and making things sound worse than they could possibly be. Hell -- if you went back 10 years and described what's happening they would call you an insane conspiracy theorist.
To do anything but question the justification for literally anything they're calling for is absurd. They've shown their hand, and their hand is the end of the world my grandfather fought the fascists, and watched his friends die, to protect.
That's why "The science" is such a dangerous way to look at decision making.
When you're making decisions, you aren't balancing a chemical equation. It isn't that you just need to add 1 mol of hydrogen to 0.5 mol of oxygen and you'll accomplish what you want. The world is complicated and decisions are complicated. You could create a policy to increase a number, and not only could the policy fail to increase that number like you wanted, it could change 50 other numbers you never wanted to change. Besides that, there could be effects you can't quantify with numbers.
Intelligence is being able to create a model that correctly predicts that if you change X you'll affect Y. Wisdom is being able to question whether you want to change X in the first place.
When you're making decisions, you aren't balancing a chemical equation. It isn't that you just need to add 1 mol of hydrogen to 0.5 mol of oxygen and you'll accomplish what you want. The world is complicated and decisions are complicated. You could create a policy to increase a number, and not only could the policy fail to increase that number like you wanted, it could change 50 other numbers you never wanted to change. Besides that, there could be effects you can't quantify with numbers.
Intelligence is being able to create a model that correctly predicts that if you change X you'll affect Y. Wisdom is being able to question whether you want to change X in the first place.
If you wanted to hurt kids, these people seem to be doing every individual thing you'd expect them to be doing.
This would do it:
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Full Reserve Banking and Federal Reserve Abolition Act of 2023".
Section 2. Findings
The Congress finds that fractional reserve banking has been a significant cause of financial instability and economic crises in the United States. Fractional reserve banking allows banks to create money out of thin air, which can lead to inflation, asset bubbles, and excessive debt. Furthermore, fractional reserve banking undermines the safety and soundness of the banking system, as banks may not have sufficient reserves to cover their obligations in the event of a crisis. The Federal Reserve System, which was established to provide a lender of last resort and to stabilize the economy, has not been effective in preventing financial crises and has contributed to the problems caused by fractional reserve banking.
Section 3. Prohibition on fractional reserve banking and abolition of the Federal Reserve System
(a) No bank or financial institution may engage in fractional reserve banking.
(b) The Federal Reserve System is hereby abolished and all of its functions and responsibilities shall be transferred to the Department of the Treasury.
Section 4. Implementation timeline
(a) This Act shall be implemented over a period of one year from the date of its enactment.
(b) During the implementation period, banks and financial institutions may continue to operate under their existing business models, but must take steps to transition to a full reserve banking system.
(c) The Department of the Treasury shall develop and issue regulations and guidance to facilitate the transition to a full reserve banking system and to ensure the orderly wind-down of the Federal Reserve System.
Section 5. Enforcement
(a) The Department of the Treasury, in consultation with other relevant regulatory agencies, shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this Act.
(b) Any bank or financial institution found to be in violation of this Act shall be subject to fines, penalties, and other enforcement measures as determined by the Department of the Treasury.
Section 6. Effective date
This Act shall take effect immediately upon its enactment.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Full Reserve Banking and Federal Reserve Abolition Act of 2023".
Section 2. Findings
The Congress finds that fractional reserve banking has been a significant cause of financial instability and economic crises in the United States. Fractional reserve banking allows banks to create money out of thin air, which can lead to inflation, asset bubbles, and excessive debt. Furthermore, fractional reserve banking undermines the safety and soundness of the banking system, as banks may not have sufficient reserves to cover their obligations in the event of a crisis. The Federal Reserve System, which was established to provide a lender of last resort and to stabilize the economy, has not been effective in preventing financial crises and has contributed to the problems caused by fractional reserve banking.
Section 3. Prohibition on fractional reserve banking and abolition of the Federal Reserve System
(a) No bank or financial institution may engage in fractional reserve banking.
(b) The Federal Reserve System is hereby abolished and all of its functions and responsibilities shall be transferred to the Department of the Treasury.
Section 4. Implementation timeline
(a) This Act shall be implemented over a period of one year from the date of its enactment.
(b) During the implementation period, banks and financial institutions may continue to operate under their existing business models, but must take steps to transition to a full reserve banking system.
(c) The Department of the Treasury shall develop and issue regulations and guidance to facilitate the transition to a full reserve banking system and to ensure the orderly wind-down of the Federal Reserve System.
Section 5. Enforcement
(a) The Department of the Treasury, in consultation with other relevant regulatory agencies, shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this Act.
(b) Any bank or financial institution found to be in violation of this Act shall be subject to fines, penalties, and other enforcement measures as determined by the Department of the Treasury.
Section 6. Effective date
This Act shall take effect immediately upon its enactment.
That I could believe, but the problem isn't that the process needs to change, it's that it needs to be adhered to as it's supposed to work.
I'm the first person to hate on the CCP, but I don't get a good feeling from the government coming in and regulating the Internet.
The only reason the Internet is useful is that it's an open platform. The more laws apply the less open it is, and at that point we should all get a big refund from these companies that have gotten trillions of dollars in government funding building it.
The only reason the Internet is useful is that it's an open platform. The more laws apply the less open it is, and at that point we should all get a big refund from these companies that have gotten trillions of dollars in government funding building it.
Something doesn't quite smell right with this post.
To get your pilot's license you need to start flying a small plane without instruments. It isn't like "Congratulations on Day 1 of working at American Airlines. Do you know what an airplane is, because you'll be flying one today!"
To get your pilot's license you need to start flying a small plane without instruments. It isn't like "Congratulations on Day 1 of working at American Airlines. Do you know what an airplane is, because you'll be flying one today!"
The same people who are pushing the flavor of the week have a long history of authoritarianism.
As a subject of der fuhrer Trudeau, I know exactly how tenuous our grip on basic human rights is right now. Pretty words are the easiest way to sell totalitarianism, and these people are selling totalitarianism -- and the dumbass population is buying.
As a subject of der fuhrer Trudeau, I know exactly how tenuous our grip on basic human rights is right now. Pretty words are the easiest way to sell totalitarianism, and these people are selling totalitarianism -- and the dumbass population is buying.
Overlord is one of those stories that's so good that even a deeply flawed adaption is still incredible.