Thursday, February 20, 2025

Singapore remembers Lee Kuan Yew

@JanineNgthegeek
"Do you believe in free press?"
"I believe in truth"
😭😭😭That was Powerful!!!!!!

@heavymetalrox268
This guy was decades ahead of the rest of the world, a once in a century, maybe millenia, type of leader. It's not even a freakin debate anymore. We are literally living his prediction of the decline of the western world right now. Singapore is incredibly lucky this man saved the Island.

@sksim6154
LKY was a Cambridge educated lawyer who graduated with first class honours. Very few, if any, Western journalists had the intellectual heft and superb command of English that LKY had.

@CKO88
Growing up I did not understand the issues between Mr. Lee and western Media, and many of his policies and decisions much. Now I do, and do appreciate majority of them. Most importantly I learned that Western media really lies, and lies without shame! And it’s getting out of hand!


Lee Kuan Yew (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the Minister Mentor between 2004 to 2011, Senior Minister between 1990 to 2004 and first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.

Monday, February 17, 2025

Architecture in Elden Ring by Addypalooza



Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:43 Limgrave
02:31 Underground
06:40 Raya Lucaria Academy
08:48 Leyndell
13:57 Mountaintop of the Giants
15:27 Farum Azula
16:29 Land of Shadow
20:51 Final Dungeon

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Anonymous attacked Sony in 2011

@Doggo_is_sus
Imagine looking at a guy, alone, who can easily break your OS but instead of hiring him to make your OS better, you sue him and fail miserably.

@bobbobbob321
Sony's reach with that lawsuit was genuinely terrifying, being able to sue anyone who even just watched his video. How could anybody in their right mind uphold that kind of behavior? The mere fact that it was suggested and allowed in court is disgusting.

@StormFive
This is a masterclass in journalism. Thank you for putting this together.


George Francis Hotz (born October 2, 1989), alias "geohot", is an American security hacker, entrepreneur, and software engineer. He is known for developing iOS jailbreaks, reverse engineering the PlayStation 3, and for the subsequent lawsuit brought against him by Sony. In April 2011, The Sony legal extended their lawfare against his social media and paypal accounts, tracking down supporters who had donated money and blocking their accounts.

This action attracted the attention of hacker group "anonymous", who then proceeded to shut down the Sony and PlayStation websites. They announced that this was only a warning. That purchasers of Sony PS3 hardware had every right to modify the machine, and to write new software for the purposes of customizing their machine. When Sony legal did not comply, a faction "doxxed" the Sony executive team and boardmembers, revealing their home addresses.

Hotz attempted to de-escalate the situation, signing an agreement with Sony to never again hack the PS3 or any other Sony product. But Anonymous did not stand down, they shutdown the internal Sony corporate server network, including the PlayStation network. The data breach released 77 million PlayStation customer accounts. Comment files were left with their signature tagline "WE ARE LEGION"

Monday, January 27, 2025

Did DeepSeek R1 just pop the AI bubble?

@Voltlighter
I can't believe ChatGPT had it's job replaced by AI

@nimya962
The fact that Altman spent the last 4 years trying justify OAI farming copyrighted content for training without a single cent paid back to the author, only to be left salty because his own IP was farmed and then open sourced is truly a masterpiece of irony


Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Brit in Guangzhou

When my friends in the US talk about China, they are mostly just parroting whatever they hear on the fakenews. At this point, most of us who have traveled and lived in China can agree that it is quite impressive. For 2000 years, China has been an administrative managerial state with layers of accountability. This structure selects for leaders who can successfully complete projects, and weeds out the bureaucrats who don't. Is there corruption? Sure there is, but when comparing results, apples to oranges, versus the performance of modern western countries... Well, there are many visible metrics where China is clearly superior. Perhaps not with toilets. One can hope for future developments on that score.

If it were up to me, I would make every US student attend a 3-month university workshop in China as part of their undergraduate degree program. The US and China are more than just the two largest global trade partners, they are bound by the arc of tradition and history. Now, in this moment in 2025, we have the opportunity to learn from each other. It is my most sincere hope that both countries are able to help improve the quality of life for people moving forward. Say what you want, but of the two, only the US is guilty of going around the world bombing and murdering people on a military industrial scale. In 2000 years, China has only invaded parts of Tibet, India, and Vietnam. One could easily say the US has been far more ambitious in that regard, despite our founding fathers strong warnings against foreign wars and the "greatest ally" aristocrat banksters that incite them.


今生缘
我们今生有缘在路上
只要我们彼此永不忘
朋友啊 让我们一起牢牢铭记呀
别在乎 那一些忧和伤
朋友啊 让我们一起牢牢铭记呀
别在乎 那一些忧和伤

我们今生注定是沧桑
哭着来要笑着走过呀
朋友啊 让我们一起牢牢铭记呀
我们今生兄弟情谊长
朋友啊 让我们一起牢牢铭记呀
我们今生兄弟情谊长

我们今生有缘在路上
只要我们彼此永不忘
朋友啊 让我们一起牢牢铭记呀
别在乎 那一些忧和伤
朋友啊
This life's fate
We are destined to be on the road in this life
As long as we never forget each other
Friends, let's remember it together
Don't care about those worries and sorrows
Friends, let's remember it together
Don't care about those worries and sorrows

We are destined to be vicissitudes in this life
I'm going to walk by laughing when I'm crying
Friends, let's remember it together
We have a long brotherhood in this life
Friends, let's remember it together
We have a long brotherhood in this life

We are destined to be on the road in this life
As long as we never forget each other
Friends, let's remember it together
Don't care about those worries and sorrows
Friends


Friday, December 6, 2024

Is Hustle Culture Ruining Young Men?

Is Hustle Culture Ruining Young Men? with Dry Creek Dewayne (12 minutes). This video deserves a lesson worksheet. Finding the balance of work, family, fun, and exercise.

@KeithWhalen11
One problem is that labourers can hardly afford a backyard in which to think from anymore. Before North America lost tens of thousands of factories through globalization, men hustled at jobs in their communities, could afford to raise a family, and had stake in society. Hustle culture isn’t doing much to rebuild Detroit, Gary Indiana, Youngstown Ohio, and the list goes on.

@timothy8142
There's no middle ground in this country anymore. It's either 100% or 0%. There is none of what he talks about. There is no "Well, I can work 40 hours and show up for a paycheck then go home and enjoy my life". Because that 40 hour job is just enough for rent, car, and wifi. Forget a family or anything else. Weekend golf outings? Too expensive for the average 40 hour job.

So in order to have the money, you need to sacrifice all your time, or find that job that can pay very well for 40 hours. I guess "hustle culture" is a mindset, but in another sense it really is the only way people can get ahead. So while I agree with what Dewayne says, it's not realistic. It doesn't apply in a post WWII world. 50+ years ago it worked, it doesn't work today.

Everything is a transaction today. Serving others is seen as being weak. Everyone these days is self-serving, trying to get as much out of someone else as they possibly can. Resources, attention, emotions, without giving anything back.


Sunday, November 17, 2024

Cancer Expert Dr Thomas Seyfried


@nydiamarrero8318
In Boston he is so highly respected. He is getting national attention and he is not even trying to get this attention. He is a professor he loves to teach and this exactly what he is doing in this interview

@IfyUploaded
Glad to see Professor Thomas Seyfried getting the exposure that he and his work deserves.


Dr Thomas Seyfried is a Professor of biology, genetics, and biochemistry at Boston College. He has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and is also the author of books such as, ‘Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer’.