“Don’t let the force of the impression carry you away. Say to it, ‘hold up a bit and let me see who you are and where you are from—let me put you to the test’. . .” - Epictetus

I have no-one close by to bitch@

Is it one of those Ex-es text us days?

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They want to KYC your AI agent too…

People forget that the Stoics rejected fame or prioritizing doing right by people based on fame…

Skim this-important points: https://static.raspberrypi.org/files/about/Why-kids-still-need-to-learn-to-code-in-the-age-of-AI-2025-Raspberry-Pi-Foundation-position-paper.pdf

Learned to code from a book and no internet will be the ‘back in my day we walked to school 10 miles in the snow one way…’ and didn’t complain

Satellite to Smartphone Bluetooth..

Leoblue

Leoblue - Universal alert message solution

Leoblue technological innovation allows to send targeted alert messaging across the global population directly from satellites.

NO AI for war crimes…

What Are Human Rights? Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.

What Are Human Rights? Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.

What Are Human Rights? Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.

“Every event has two handles—one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your brother does you wrong, don’t grab it by his wronging...Instead, use the other—that he is your brother...hold of the handle that carries.” -Epictetus

Revolt

Surprise, your wealthy and/or powerful reps voted to give more of your $$s to them and theirs…

This Claude Vending-Machine experiment is hilarious, especially in light of my experience with an 8-year-old mulberry supplier who very seriously told me that i can pay more than the price she was asking:

AGI Meltdown: Claude’s Vending-Machine Disaster Exposes the Real Limits of Artificial Intelligence

Claude’s vending-machine meltdown proves today’s “smart” AI still fumbles basic business—and why your job is safer than the hype suggests.