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Owen Gregory
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The universe is neutral, people are not. Issues rarely simple, progress rarely difficult. Thinking is deliberate.
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OwenG4now 1 week ago
“We’re quick to label anyone “horrible”. The truth is that people are complex. Some of us hold horrible views about one or two particular groups or situations. There are people who are absolutely delightful in a great many ways… and yet they can say utterly shocking things out of thin air that leave you reeling and appalled.” https://www.quora.com/Was-Roald-Dahl-a-horrible-person/answer/Jean-Marie-Valheur?ch=10&oid=1477743874087924&share=4bd2b994&srid=niL0&target_type=answer
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OwenG4now 1 week ago
“Pay attention!” What an interesting phrase. How many times have you heard it? Have you ever thought about it? It just now occurred to me that “attention” is currency, a value you exchange (pay) for another value. How have you been “spending” your attention? Let’s see: Who is Richard Feynman? Who is Cody Bellinger? Hmm 🤔 “Currency” What an interesting word. … 😉
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OwenG4now 1 week ago
“Looking for Content from a Previous Administration?” Whaaaaaa? A deep dive now requires visiting a multitude of aquariums! “We create an archive of the State.gov website at the end of each presidential administration. This has been a standard practice since the end of the Clinton Administration in 2001. If the content you’re looking for is from a prior administration, you can search our archive sites. Thank you for visiting state.gov.”
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OwenG4now 2 weeks ago
IRS Form 9297 (June 2024) titled, “Summary of Taxpayer Contact,” is basically an asset and document request form used in preparation for a meeting with an agent. Note the section “virtual currency” asks for statements, actual public keys (so far so good) and who has access to private keys. Though there appears to be a degree of control left with taxpayer, but in the event of a data breach, wouldn’t this expose the named individuals potentially to some form of coercion? image
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OwenG4now 2 weeks ago
“To be perfectly clear: it is still legal for Australians to oppose Israel and to associate with pro-Palestine groups — and we should. What’s changed is that now those groups can be classified as “hate groups” and banned, similarly to how Palestine Action has been banned in the UK.”