Ideally, ditch that hostile dumpster fire of an operating system by the people helping Israel carry out the genocide of the Palestinian people. If you canโt, at least use Signal.
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Oops, I tried to look him up again, and Reddit says he is still alive. Rumors of his death were greatly exaggerated.
But there is no Wikipedia page for Ernest Khalimov, so.. F'kn wikipedia.
A defense of individualism (rational/conceptual self-interest, or rational selfishness) from the standpoint of Jungian analytic psychology (to be added to the more common economic, political, and ethical defenses). --
"[T]he basis of almost all psychological problems is an unsatisfactory relation to one's urge to individuality. And the healing process often involves an acceptance of what is commonly called selfish...The majority of patients in psychotherapy need to learn how to be more effectively selfish and more effective in the use of their own personal power; they need to accept responsibility for the fact of being centers of power and effectiveness. So-called selfish or egocentric behavior which expresses itself in the demands made on others [that is, other *selves*] is not effective conscious self-centeredness or conscious individuality. We demand from others only what we fail to give ourselves. If we have insufficient self-love or self-prestige, our need expresses itself unconsciously by coercive acts toward others. And often the coercion occurs under the guides of virtue, love, or altruism. Such unconscious selfishness [i.e. *irrational* selfishness] is ineffectual and destructive to oneself and others. It fails to achieve its purpose because it is blind, without awareness of itself. What is required is not the extirpation of selfishness, which is impossible but rather that to be wedded to consciousness and thus becomes effective."
- Edward F. Edinger, "Ego and Archetype." Shambala Publications, Inc.: Boulder, Colorado. 1972. Page 161. Print.
With a handful of very minor quibbles with the way a couple words are used here -- too minor to bother mentioning in this post -- this strikes at the heart of what's wrong with the nearly universally held belief that self-interest is a bad thing, rather than the standard and source of all virtue --
Man's inhumanity to man is not the result of "selfishness." The reason such villanies as rape, murder, slavery, statism, military aggression, socialism, theft, etc, are immoral is *not* that they are self-interested acts but because they *violate* the self-interest of the victims.
Conversely, if I give aid to a man in suffering -- not because I'm forced to do so or shamed and pressured into doing so but out of sincere compassion -- this is does not prove "selflessness" is the basis of virtue, for four identifiably distinct reasons --
(1) I am *promoting* the self-interest of the recipient of my aid -- the promotion of self-interest is still the goal.
(2) Assuming it comes from my own conviction, then it feels *good* to me to do it -- the increase in oxytocin I get from the act is a self-interested act.
(3) Adopting a habit of authentic kindness in the long term is also a good policy to adopt in life, because while every particular act may not yield long-term benefits for me, the habit of doing so *in general* increases the likelihood that I will receive the same over longer periods.
(4) Most importantly, I am *not* self-sacrificing because I'm not giving up something I more for something I value less. I prefer the outcome that the recipient of my aid is better off over the time, energy, money, or whatever, I give up for that outcome.
A major part of the hostility toward self-interest stems from a confusion of terminology (yet another example of why I have recently coined the term "the fallacy of definitional neglect"). In a social, psychological, and ethical context, "the self" is just another name for consciousness or the mind. Voluntarily helping someone in need helps enhance the conscious experience of reality -- the *selves* -- of both myself and the recipient.
Rational self-interest is the basis and end goal of all morality and virtue.
Get PC BIOS back on UEFI only system
Link: github.com/FlyGoat/csmwrap
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4โฆ
Get PC BIOS back on UEFI only system. Contribute to FlyGoat/csmwrap development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Rising tensions around Georgiaโs Independence Day may signal a looming false flag operation, as foreign-backed opposition figures and Western interestsะะถะตััะธ ะกะธะปัะฒะตัะผะฐะฝ (New Eastern Outlook)
Mafia says following laws could kill its business.
#AI #BigTech #NickClegg #coinOperatedMouthHole
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Metaโs former head of global affairs Nick Clegg said asking for permission from rights owners to train models would is โimplausible.โMia Sato (The Verge)
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Pars Today- The Arab world analyst, referring to the call of an American lawmaker for atomic bombardment of Gaza, described it as the climax of Washington'...Pars Today
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Highlights from the Claude 4 system prompt
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Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4โฆ
Anthropic publish most of the system prompts for their chat models as part of their release notes. They recently shared the new prompts for both Claude Opus 4 and Claude โฆSimon Willisonโs Weblog
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von Hermann Hesse, Mai 1941
Wie jede Blรผte welkt und jede Jugend
Dem Alter weicht, blรผht jede Lebensstufe,
Blรผht jede Weisheit auch und jede Tugend
Zu ihrer Zeit und darf nicht ewig dauern.
Es muร das Herz bei jedem Lebensrufe
Bereit zum Abschied sein und Neubeginne,
Um sich in Tapferkeit und ohne Trauern
In andre, neue Bindungen zu geben.
Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne,
Der uns beschรผtzt und der uns hilft, zu leben.Wir sollen heiter Raum um Raum durchschreiten,
An keinem wie an einer Heimat hรคngen,
Der Weltgeist will nicht fesseln uns und engen,
Er will uns Stufโ um Stufe heben, weiten.
Kaum sind wir heimisch einem Lebenskreise
Und traulich eingewohnt, so droht Erschlaffen,
Nur wer bereit zu Aufbruch ist und Reise,
Mag lรคhmender Gewรถhnung sich entraffen.Es wird vielleicht auch noch die Todesstunde
Uns neuen Rรคumen jung entgegen senden,
Des Lebens Ruf an uns wird niemals endenโฆ
Wohlan denn, Herz, nimm Abschied und gesunde!
(4. Mai 1941)
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Palestinian Ministry of Health spokesman Dr. Khalil Al-Daqran confirmed that the Israeli occupation forces committed a horrific massacre at dawn today by targeting a school housing a large number of displaced persons in the Gaza Strip, resulting inDAILY YEMEN
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Alahednews - Fastnews - IOF spokesperson: Three missiles were launched a while ago from the Gaza Strip towards the Gaza Envelope.english.alahednews.news
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#zen #meditation #silence #prayer #psychology #illusions
It is very liberating to note, through meditation practice, the abysmal gap between the content of the reality occupied by individuals in our mind and the out-of-mind reality of these individuals. โฆNotes & Silence
TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) โ ย Russian troops have taken control of the settlements of Vladimirovka and Belovody settlements in the Sumy region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.Marzieh Rahmani (Mehr News Agency)
Power Failure: The downfall of General Electric
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Power Failure by William Cohan chronicles the spectacular collapse of General Electric, once America's most valuable company.Gordon Wintrob
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The dual U.S.-German citizen approached the embassy's branch office in Tel Aviv with Molotov cocktails in his backpack, the U.S. Justice Department said, after he had posed online: 'Join me as I burn down the embassy in Tel Aviv'Ben Samuels (Haaretz)
Y'all still want me to come with you?
Bright light city gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul on fire
There's a whole lot of money that's ready to burn
So get those stakes up high
There's a thousand pretty women just a-waitin' out there
And they're all livin' devil-may-care
I'm just the devil with a love to spare
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
I know
Ah, thank-ya very much, baby
And how I wish that there were more
Than 24 hours in the day
But even if there were 40 more
I wouldn't sleep a minute away
Oh, there's blackjack and poker and a roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on every deal
All you need's a strong heart and nerves of steel
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas with your neon flashin'
And your one-armed bandits crashin'
All those hopes down the drain
Viva Las Vegas turnin' day into nighttime
Turn the night into daytime
If you see it once, you'll never come home again
I'm gonna keep on the run
I'm gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If I wind up broke
Then I'll always remember
That I had a swingin' time
I'm gonna give it everything I've got
Lady Luck, please let the dice stay hot
Let me shoot a seven with every shot
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva, Viva
Written by: Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Album: The Very Baddest of ZZ Top
Released: #2014
#ZZTop #Blues #Rock #rockMusic #music #googleFree #youtubeFree #musicVideo #officialMusicVideo
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I got to have a shot
'Cause what you got is, oh, so sweet
You got to make it hot
Like a boomerang I need a repeat
Gimme all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Gimme all your lovin'
Don't let up until we're through
You got to whip it up
And hit me like a ton of lead
If I blow my top
Will you let it go to your head?
Gimme all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Gimme all your lovin'
Don't let up until we're through
You got to move it up
And use it like a screwball would
You got to pack it up
Work it like a new boy should
Gimme all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Gimme all your lovin'
Don't let up until we're through
Written by: Frank Lee Beard, Joe Michael Hill, Billy Gibbons
Album: #Eliminator
Released: #1983
#googleFree #youtubeFree #musicVideo #officialMusicVideo #Blues #Rock #live #concert
Aerosmith's "Janie's Got A Gun" is a powerful rock ballad that addresses serious themes of abuse and revenge. Released in the late 1980s, the song showcases the band's signature sound, combining emotive lyrics with a compelling melody. Its impactful message and memorable chorus have made it a staple in Aerosmith's discography.
Lyrics:
Lyric:
Dum, dum, dum, honey, what have you done?
Dum, dum, dum, it's the sound of my gun
Dum, dum, dum, honey, what have you done?
Dum, dum, dum, it's the sound
Janie's got a gun
Janie's got a gun
Her whole world's come undone
From lookin' straight at the sun
What did her daddy do?
What did he put you through?
They said when Janie was arrested
They found him underneath a train
But man, he had it comin', now that Janie's got a gun
She ain't never gonna be the same
Janie's got a gun
Janie's got a gun
Her dog day's just begun
Now everybody is on the run
Tell me now it's untrue, what did her daddy do?
He jacked a little bitty baby, the man has got to be insane
They say the spell that he was under the lightning and
The thunder knew that someone had to stop the rain
Run away, run away from the pain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Run away, run away from the pain, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Run away, run away, run, run away
Janie's got a gun
Janie's got a gun
Her dog day's just begun
Now everybody is on the run
What did her daddy do?
It's Janie's last I.O.U
She had to take him down easy and put a bullet in his brain
She said, "'Cause nobody believes me, the man was such a sleaze"
He ain't never gonna be the same
Run away, run away from the pain yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Run away, run away from the pain, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Run away, run away, run, run away
Janie's got a gun
Janie's got a gun
Janie's got a gun
Everybody is on the run
Janie's got a gun
Her dog day's just begun
Now everybody is on the run
Because Janie's got a gun
Janie's got a gun
Her dog day's just begun
Now everybody is on the run
Janie's got a gun
Janie's got a gun
Written by: Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton
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Album Artist: #Aerosmith
Album(s): #BigOnes, #JapanCalling
Written by: Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton
Music genre(s): #Rock
Released: #1989, #1994
Decade for first release: #1980sMusic
Meta tags: #ClassicRock #PowerBallad #80sHits #SocialIssues #JaniesGotAGun #Remastered #musicVideo #Lyrics
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President Pezeshkian says the Iran-Pakistan border must be safeguarded against insecurity and terrorism.PressTV
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It canโt be ruled out that Putin the pragmatist might agree to expired Zelensky signing peace deal instead of continuing the war.Andrew KORYBKO (Oriental Review)
Over a decade of civil war has left Syriaโs cultural heritage in ruins. With the backing of Western handlers, ISIS turned the countryโs most significant archaeological sites, such as Palmyra, Ebla, MaRumble
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Given the growing importance of cyber warfare in the era of hybrid conflicts, what we see is that Brazil remains in an excessively dependent positionโฆStrategic Culture Foundation
FromSoft's singular mech game Chromehounds is back online
Link: readonlymemo.com/interview-15-โฆ
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4โฆ
The PvP mech battler is finally playable online in Xbox 360 emulator Xenia, and I talked to the modder making it happen.Wes Fenlon (Read Only Memo)
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to Fudan University, celebrating its 120th founding anniversary.en.qstheory.cn
And now we wait. I am doing these ribs a lot differently than I usually grill ribs, I am setting up the grill as a smoker, cooking at around 270F, and not wrapping and saucing them until the final third of the cooking time.
Hopefully this will work well.
The mesquite chips I'm using in the smoke box smell AMAZING by the way. This grill makes for a remarkably good smoker.
i think this is gonna be good. Like what I see.
When Iโm doing similar, for that last third, depending on how soft it gets, I move ribs onto a supportive mesh (like a baking rack).
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Accessing private GitHub repositories via MCP
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We showcase a critical vulnerability with the official GitHub MCP server, allowing attackers to access private repository data. The vulnerability is among the first discovered by Invariant's security analyzer for detecting toxic agent flows.invariantlabs.ai
Do Americans have any idea that Zelensky has declared war on Christianity in Ukraine? Vadym Novynskyi knows. He spent three terms in the Ukrainian parliament but now risks prison for defending his church.
Watch the full episode here, with English, Russian, and Ukrainian audio available: youtu.be/KmIr5HyRwE0
Do Americans have any idea that Zelensky has declared war on Christianity in Ukraine? Vadym Novynskyi knows. He spent three terms in the Ukrainian parliament...YouTube
Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), has signed an order to promulgate a set of regulations on protecting China's important military-industrial facilities.en.qstheory.cn
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A Georgia officer resigned after wrongfully arresting an undocumented teen who spent two weeks in ICE detention and now faces deportation.Al Mayadeen English (US policeman resigns for wrongfully detaining undocumented teen)
โMicrosoft to install facial-recognition technology in stores, which could be used to identify individual customers: When a shopper approaches the shelf, she would see a price calibrated specifically for her. The next shopper might pay a different amount based on their profile. Retailers could use shopper data to charge higher prices to those who can afford to pay more.โ
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Itโs OK, if you donโt like it, you can just simply not buy food.
#surveillance #capitalism #microsoft #BigTech #dystopia
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New technology is not just making shopping more challenging for workers and consumersโitโs poised to rip off the most vulnerable.The Nation
Oh no! It's the thing Cory Doctorow has been warning us about for years!
Meaning
The song 'I'm Still In Love' by Alton Ellis expresses a deep and enduring love despite the pain and lack of reciprocation from the other person. The singer's love is unwavering and heartfelt, emphasizing a commitment to love unconditionally even when faced with challenges and unreturned affection.
The late great Mr Ellis R.I.P
Lyrics of I'm Still In Love by Alton Ellis
intro
And though you hurt me so, oh
Look a-here
chorus
Iโฒm still in love with you girl
Really, really, really and truly
I'm still in love with you girl
Oh, woman
Iโฒm still in love with you girl
Believe me that I'm still in love
Still in love with you, you
verse
You don't know how to love me
Not even how to kiss me (oh-oh)
And I donโฒt know why now
My baby, baby, baby, baby
chorus
Iโฒm still in love with you girl
Oh, woman
I'm still in love with you girl
Oh, Iโฒm still in love with you girl
Believe me that I'm still in love
Iโฒm still in love with you, you
verse
Now you don't know how to love me
Not even how to kiss me (oh-oh)
I donโฒt know why now
My baby, baby, baby, baby
chorus
I'm still, I'm still, Iโฒm still in love with you girl
Oh, girl
Iโฒm still in love with you girl
Believe, believe me that I'm still in love with you girl
Iโฒm still in love
I'm still in love with you, you
outro
Iโฒm still in love
Still in love with you no matter what you do
I love you girl
Oh, girl (I'm still in love)
From the bottom of my heart
Still never, never, never, never plot โฒcause I love (I'm still in love)
Love you, true (I'm still in love)
Writer(s): Alton Neamiah Ellis
Released: 1967
#AltonEllis #Reggae #Rocksteady #LoversRock #ClassicReggae #Soulful #JamaicanMusic #LoveSong #VintageVibes #RootsReggae
The movements blamed the Israeli regime of seeking to alter the Islamic identity of Al-Aqsa and a broader plan to impose full Judaization of the sacred site.IRNA English
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Rome, May 26 (Prensa Latina) Due to Israel's ongoing attacks, Gaza's agricultural infrastructure continues to worsen at an alarming rate, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).Juan Carlos Dominguez Taรฑo (Prensa Latina)
Jake Wood announced his immediate resignation, explaining that he could no longer support the foundation's work.Sputnik International
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#Welt! Bist du noch da?
โฆ schauen immer noch nicht glรผcklich drein. Es hat zwar geregnet, aber immer noch viel zu wenig. Nun, bei uns soll der #Regen sogar recht warm werden.
Mit 13ยฐC heute Morgen, komme ich jetzt in die #Phase: Nassregnen lassen oder unter #Regenjacke nassschwitzen?
Nun denn, jetzt ein #Kaffee und was auf die Ohren:
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WavePhoenix โ open-source implementation of the Nintendo WaveBird protocol
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Open-source implementation of the Nintendo WaveBird protocol using Silicon Labs Wireless Gecko SoCs - loopj/wavephoenixGitHub
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in reply to Aral Balkan • • •Billy Smith
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •"During times of demcracry, the private sector is where opression comes from, but during times of authoritarianism, the private sector is where resistance is found."
Not sure where that quote comes from, but it works right now...
Doesn't make it smell any better though... :|