Data/Policy/Software wonk

Canberra
Guyren Howe retweeted
This is an amazing graph. h/t @noahpinion mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui…
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Guyren Howe retweeted
You need a diversified portfolio of friends: > crypto (friends you hide from your parents) > gold (childhood friends) > growth stocks (friends with questionable judgment but unlimited potential) > international (friends with a free place to stay abroad) > index funds (friends who fit in with any friend group) > bonds (boring but will pick you up from the airport) > cash (friends you can call at 2am when everything goes wrong) > real estate investments (friends who reliably show up once a month) > meme stocks (friends who are objectively terrible influences but incredibly fun to be around)
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"Late stage capitalism is so terrible"
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What if the toxicity that folks widely perceive online would just not be there if it wasn’t for states riling up each other’s citizens?
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Assume really, really solid alignment technology: we can build an AI with iron-clad ethical constraints. Now ask how a religious or political zealot could weaponise that. A religious zealot AI. Be careful what you ask for.
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If an AI makes a mistake, there is no way to punish it. Humans who take responsibility may be the last job they can't take away.
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There is only one country in the world that receives more migrants from the US than it sends to the US. Australia.
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"Describe the Trump administration in one tweet"
FBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’ mediaite.com/media/news/fbi-…
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Guyren Howe retweeted
This might be the most beautiful thing I've read in my life. What a privilege to be alive in 2026. ordinaryabundance.com
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The plastic you “recycle” is being shipped overseas for processing. Plastic recycling is carbon emission-increasing, energy- and effort-wasting bullshit. gh.bmj.com/content/11/8/e023…
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I wonder if this could have something to do with why young folks today drink less, commit less crime, etc
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