🤔 so graphene is just benzene that keeps going... Huh. Cuz benzene has the delocalized pi electrons sticking off the side. I think something just clicked.

When you find a leftist, you should cut out the song and dance and just block them. They will show their true face eventually.

Ever wondered how many people are **_actually_** compromised / state agents in bitcoin? Its a lot. Fewer than their crowd of supporters, but as always, its an IQ test. For an idea of the **_magnitude_** of the problem, look at how many people are conflating "Andy Back" with "Adam Back" and trying to create a hostile environment in this space to push out **_literally the most proof of work developer in this project._** There's your state agents. If you actually take them seriously... these people with exactly zero proof of work behind them... Lol. Then get lost.

This Iran war is actually interesting... I mean, from a zoomed out, dispassionate perspective. We shouldn't have done it, that's obvious... Its early, but I'm thinking the US made a pretty big blunder in killing their leadership. I don't see how this is remotely winnable, in either the short or long term, without Iranians rising up and assisting, and that's a heck of a lot less likely after martyring various figures. Then there's Iran's retaliation against the gulf states, which I think does make sense. Iran's geography and high population make it difficult to invade and probably similar to Afghanistan for any occupying force. That gives Iran some insulation and allows them to adjust the calculations of the gulf states - a "choose your master" kind of adjustment. Those gulf states also have relatively high shia populations, as does eastern Iraq. Trump seems to have been betting on an uprising helping his war, but its possible that its the other states that have an uprising. We'll see... What I really really realllllly dislike is that this stuff makes it less likely that I'll ever get to go explore Iran. Its one of the most interesting countries, with an incredible history.

"linkages" Grr.

So... Implants are real.