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it's already known that from spacex to nvidia, from google to openai, it's all a circular ponzi scheme. the most important factor determining whether or not all that speculative capital investment will pay off is the productivity trend of the flagship model. but that's a long-term prediction. by the time that horizon arrives, you've taken the company public, collected money from the public, and inflated the share price as much as you want based on public expectation rather than experts. as long as the derivative of productivity sits at a certain slope.

anthropic is already used to doom-marketing along the lines of "now this model is gonna mess everyone up, don't forget to ask for it at your dealers tomorrow." the well-known ipo is at the door too, and this has time-bombed reasons like the market collapsing once trump turns into a lame duck. but fable was probably measured at a performance that's a harbinger of the structural model plateau, meaning that the trillion dollars of capital buried into it won't turn over quite that many trillions, and a receiver had to be appointed to public perception.

they had already started giving away some of the problems by changing their pricing and mechanisms. then before fable came out, they prepped the ground in advance by going on and on about oh no, cybersecurity, some object or other is approaching. that way, when the model was released with such a badly excessive amount of guardrails that it was unusable, nobody would get suspicious. i'm sure they got some marginal improvement out of all the user data and such, but the rest of the model's visible productivity, in my opinion, mostly amounts to flooring the engine right at release time, internalizing the market's harness stubbornness into their own harnesses. (making it burn tokens like an ox with a supervisor prompt along the lines of "try ten times until you find it, don't ask the user" instead of saying "i couldn't find this, what should i do" isn't a skill, but it isn't productivity either. people who use openclaw and the like will get what i mean.)

if the amount of profitable work that can be done per unit token or dollar or time isn't rising as fast as the capital investment being made, those shares are going to fall there. normally this is a healthy thing. but if what you've got on hand is bloat and circular pumping, then this truth coming to light has very unpleasant consequences. especially when you consider that the american economy has nothing else whatsoever that promises any hope of growth. and this national security matter in question is exactly that.

this is not investment advice, but it's the method elon musk has come up with to nibble away at the money of completely ordinary investors, people who invest in indexes, and the money in pension funds.

the s&p made the right call by not adding it to the index. yes, with this rush, it'll bring money to those looking for action who'll hit and run in a day or two, but the money of most individual investors and people with investments in pension funds is going to get nibbled away too.

the company is already going public at twice the valuation it should be, it has never seen a profit and is constantly posting losses, and it's impossible for it to see a profit anytime soon.

but elon knows where he'll find the money, and spacex investors, with their shares in a firm that has never seen a profit since the market opening, will fleece the ordinary investor like always.

even while wrestling with hunger, disasters, and death, somebody off in a corner was carving stone, raising a temple, sculpting a statue, smearing paint on a wall. maybe what makes us human began right here. because from that moment on, we stopped being just a creature trying to stay alive and turned into a being that wanted to make sense of what it saw and leave a trace behind.

take the people who chased mammoths, for instance, we don't know their trace or trail, but we can still come across what that first homo sapiens guy drew when he sketched a bison on a cave wall with charcoal.

maybe that's exactly why art can never be a luxury. today, in the middle of economic crises, wars, and the rush of daily life, there are still people writing novels, shooting films, composing songs, putting paint to canvas. there isn't as big a difference as you'd think between the person who left the print of their hand on a cave wall and the sculptor whose back is bent from carving marble, the master craftsman working a pattern into a dome, and today's artist. despite all the hardships, what's eating at all of them is really the same thing: "if i'm going to vanish one day, how will i tell anyone that i lived here?"

"advice given to someone in front of others is not advice, it is an insult."

kintsugi is a japanese art form based on the idea that when something breaks, it can be repaired in a way that makes it even more beautiful and valuable than it was before. the cracks and fractures are filled with gold, turning the damage into a visible part of the object’s history rather than something to hide. instead of pretending the object was never broken, kintsugi highlights the break and honors it as part of the story. kintsugi

the mandalorian is basically star wars meets the wild west — but with cooler helmets. it follows din djarin, a badass bounty hunter with a strict code, as he roams the galaxy taking odd jobs and trying to keep his adorable sidekick, grogu (a.k.a. baby yoda), safe from shady villains and imperial leftovers. think space cowboys, epic shootouts, and unexpected heartwarming moments — all while rocking the best armor in the galaxy.

elon musk's family background is rooted in dutch and english ancestry, and his grandfather was reportedly a nazi fanatic who even served in a nazi-supporting party in canada. later, after moving to south africa, he aligned himself with pro-apartheid views. musk's father apparently followed the same path: he was wealthy enough to own an emerald mine but is also infamous for having a child with a daughter he adopted when she was only four—an act many consider beyond appalling.

it's not exactly surprising that someone from such a family might have difficulty developing into a well-adjusted individual. he's practically the living embodiment of the phrase "not even a parent could love him." neither his parents nor his own children seem to want much to do with him—no small statement for someone with at least a dozen known kids. it's a pitiful situation, really.

to treat a person who can't even show genuine love to his own daughter like some kind of revolutionary leader borders on willful ignorance. he's driven by power, money, and approval, and shows no trace of moral values in the process. if you're still under the impression that he's anything but self-serving, it might be time to take a harder look at his actions.

auvers-sur-oise is a commune in the northern suburbs of paris, france. located in the val-d'oise department, auvers-sur-oise is known for its picturesque setting and its association with the impressionist movement. the town was the subject of many paintings by artists such as vincent van gogh, who lived and worked in auvers-sur-oise for the last few months of his life. today, the town is a popular destination for art lovers, and it is home to the maison de vincent van gogh, a museum dedicated to the artist's life and work. auvers-sur-oise is easily accessible from paris by train, and it offers a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.

alcetas was a prominent macedonian warlord who was mentioned among alexander the great's influential generals. after alexander's death, alcetas was challenged by antigonus, one of alexander's commanders. the war between the two warlords took place in the region of psidia and resulted in alcetas' resounding defeat. alcetas sought refuge in termessos, and the residents of the city provided protection to him. in subsequent months, in order to protect the city from danger, the elders of termessos wanted to hand alcetas over to antigonus, who had set his military camp at the foot of the mountain. alcetas did not want to face a gruesome death, so he took his own life. to this day, his grave lies on a rock wall in the highlands of termessos.

the grave is a 15-minute trek from the colonnaded street of termessos. it is a pleasant hike, not a cumbersome one. the first thing i noticed upon reaching the site was the large rock carving of alcetas on a horse on the wall above the grave. it surprised me greatly to see that this rock carving survived despite harsh natural elements, such as the scorching heat and interminable humidity. image

one of the two cities that could not be captured by alexander the great. imageimageimageimage

history of termessos

termessos is primarily known as the city that could not be conquered by the macedonian emperor and warlord, alexander the great. unfortunately, aside from the journals kept during alexander the great's military campaign in asia minor and a few surviving records from the roman empire era, there are few documents that could illuminate the history of termessos. it is still unknown when and by whom termessos was founded.

the city was first mentioned in history during alexander the great's siege. here are a few known facts about the city:

– despite the fact that termessos was a part of the roman empire, it had always been an autonomous city due to its remoteness.

– in 71 b.c, the roman senate unanimously voted for an act allowing termessos to be autonomous and make its own laws.

– the inhabitants of termessos called themselves the solym people, descending from the pamphylian greeks.

– a severe earthquake hit the city at a yet-undetermined date, destroying the aqueducts and cutting off the main water supply. subsequently, the solyms abandoned the city.

termessos hosts the tomb of alcetas who was one of the generals of alexander the great.

i am returning to my inner world. there is no room for disappointment.

the mate value is evaluated on at least three dimensions:

1. attractiveness/vitality: are we a physically attractive person with an appealing personality?
2. status/resources: are we a winner or a loser? do we have money? are we cultured and well-educated?
3. warmth/trustworthiness: are we a warm, loving, loyal, and devoted person?

if you are high on all three dimensions, you are at the top of the sexual status hierarchy. everyone wants to date you, have sex with you, marry you, and make babies with you. if you are low on all three dimensions, you are at the bottom of the sexual status hierarchy. hardly anyone wants to date you, have sex with you, marry you, or make babies with you.

was the first democratic president to win reelection since franklin roosevelt.

very expensive sports car manufactured only in 1981 and 1982, became a symbol of new wealth in the 1980s.

they weighed as much as two pounds at the beginning.