Probably one of Sarah Paine’s lectures.

This is a good one about Sino-Soviet relations.

Wow

Nah. They’ll just get a volunteer who has a one year account, little activity, then starts banning anything remotely critical of Israel.

China has a far weaker social safety net than a lot of people assume.

I gave the only speech at my sister’s wedding that got people to cry. I also didn’t embarrass her in front of her friends.

I expect there will be more wars as countries no longer have a nation to enforce current borders. My guess is that the next international order will look more like the Concert of Europe with varying spheres of influence.

Some people are using it for work purposes when there isn’t a major policy on it.

You can tell because the work is shit.

Trump isn’t strategic, but a lot of the people currently supporting him are. As long as they can keep Trump’s attention elsewhere, they can do whatever they want.

Wanted (2008)

If I go back in time, with the friend group I had at the time, I could conceivably beat Zuckerberg to market with Facebook.

No, I’m expecting a SteamOS PC.

It needed better writing and directing, but the actors were very qualified for their roles.

I’m deleting Homeworld 2 from existence.

Because male loneliness appears to be more destabilizing to society.

Professionally, my ethics dictate that I speak up and force a change whenever I see any action that can lead to a catastrophic failure. This didn’t make someone popular.

Wrong kind of access point…

And the industry has extended the generation cycle over time because the increased specifications aren’t generally worth it.

It makes the existing situation worse for Trump. It could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back or another scandal to add to the pile.

How do you want to define yourself? Who do you want to be a decade from now? Do you have goals?

If you can start to define your future self, you can define your present self as trying to target your future self. You can also change your definitions over time; after all you choose them.

Social media companies created algorithms to allow people to find content without having to look for it. This drove users and content creators to their sites and off the web.

For social media companies, a user’s value comes from having an account, so they have a vested interest in locking away content. For content creators, it is a lot easier to get noticed if an algorithm provides the advertising and some sites now allow for monetization within their walled garden. For users, they get content that never ends.