So I’ve been using Hermes Agent for a while now. I run it on a Mac Studio 36 GB with local glm-4.7-flash:latest. Not bad a bit slow. Today I used Claude opus 4.8. It was faster for sure but it burned through $7 worth of tokens and didn’t achieve what I wanted. I’m back to glm and frankly I’m happier. Local models with @Maple or @PayPerQ back up is the way to go. Completely free with high powered backup.

Had a bit of an epiphany. I’m talking to the fathers out there. @ODELL @HODL @walker @Guy Swann @Saifedean Ammous . Who would you sacrifice your kid for. Speaking personally the world can burn before I’m sacrificing my kid. Nuclear Armageddon. Bring it on. You’re not getting my kid. Yet. And yet. God sacrificed his only begotten son for our sakes. Frankly it doesn’t fucking make sense. We are simply not worth it.

Iran: we’re blocking the straights of Hormuz. US: no!! We’re blocking the straights of Hormuz! Frankly, I’m confused.

Speaking my mind: as an influencer with 203 followers I think it’s incumbent on me to help my followers save money. Listen gang. You can use shampoo as body wash. I just did and it’s fine. A bit more sudsy sure but I (and you) can deal with it. Stop buying shampoo and shower gel. There’s no need. Thank you.

Turned off all my notifications from WhatsApp today. Then went off to do something else and 2 hrs later I realised I’d lost track of time and hadn’t taken out my phone even once. Checked WhatsApp and there were 43 messages!! Someone’s birthday on some group. Normally I’d have been distracted 43 times. Should have done this a long time ago.

Great show. Thank you for the amazing investigative journalism https://fountain.fm/episode/no8P8sLH2ztuY0lcWZca View quoted note →

For the past 2 years we’ve had a genocide piped into our home. In 4K on our phones. Everyday. I’ve seen a father holding the remains of his son in a plastic bag, looking for the rest of him. Just like you I didn’t know how to react. I froze. I hid. I denied it. But… it happened, is happening. I don’t know how to react or respond but I know it’s evil and my inaction is destroying me.

This is a list I found on Facebook and I feel it needs to be saved and shared on nostr. Forever. It’s a list of healthcare workers who lost their lives being on the frontline during Covid. I’ve verified it and the names are real. It ends mid 2020. Not sure why. Please verify for yourself. I feel indebted to these heroes. They worked often without protection to keep us safe. I will always be grateful to them. Theirs names need to be circulated on nostr. Forever. UK Health and care workers who have died from Covid-19 255.Remigio Cabansag 254.Rizal Manalo 253.Richzeal Albufera 252.Dr Abdorezza Sedghi 251.Mark Lowe 250.Vivian Chikwan Ng 249.Nassar Hussain 248.Ricardo Bonsato 247.Syliva T see ideswell 246.Victor Dinoo 245.Castor Pablo Apostol 244.Dominga David 243.Allan Macalalad 242.Salih Hassan 241.Dr Mohinder Singh Dhatt 240.Andrew Ekene Nwankwo 239.Fiona Johnstone 238.Alanzo Smith 237.Kofi Aning 236.Justina Faltado 235.Resy Manalo 234.Joselito Habab 233.Dr Abdel Wahab Babiker 232.Liz Spooner 231.Fyngs Mullings 230.Peter Gough 229.Patrick Kamau Ngigi 228.Jun Terre 227.Paul Nutt 226.Neil Ruch 225.Evelyn Nicolas 224.Dr Thomas Oelmann 223.Jeanette McKenna 222.Carlos Sia 221.Dr Thaung Htaik 220.Lillian Mudzivare 219.Safaa Alam 218.Peter Hart 217.Norman Austria 216.Phil Rennie 215.Dr Poornima Nair 214.Dr Karamat Ullah Mirza 213.Eyitolami Olaolorun 212.Donna Fitzgerald 211.Mick Gallagher 210.Stephanie Wilcocks 209.Gill Oakes 208.Samson Maja 207.Janet Livingston 206.Andy Collier 205.Rachel Makombe Chikanda 204.Augustine Agyei-Mensah 203.Onyenachi Obasi 202.Julie Edward 201.Dr Martin Mansell 200.Johanna Daniels 199.Karen Hutton 198.Suzanne Loverseed 197.Jennie Sablayan 196.Sue Cairns 195.Carol Challoner 194.Sebi Devassy 193.Lalaine Lopez Pesario 192.Momudou Dibba 191.Mehool Patel 190.Nick Joseph 189.Dr Tariq Shafi 188.Olabode Francis Ajanlekoko 187.John Doyle 186.Khulisani Nkala 185.Eleuterio Gibela 184.Mark Woolcock 183.Cecilia Fashanu 182.Dr Saad Al-Dubbaisi 181.Robert Black 180.Dr Paul Kabasele 179.William Brodie 178.Rutendo Mukotsanjera 177.Emilita Hurboda 176.Mark Piggott 175.Mike Brown 174.Maria Victoria Prado 173.Afua Fofie 172.Ibilola Mary Aladejana 171.Van Lang Hoang 170.Rey Lever 169.Gill Oakes 168.Tony Kabia 167.Philomina Cherian 166.Dr Erwin Spannagl 165.Keith Dunnigton 164.Mark Stanley 163.Herbert Chinzou 162.Jermaine Wright 161.Elma Cavalida 160.Sharad Bhatt 159.Felicity Siyachitema 158.Tony Reuben Eriamiatoe 157.Garry Melia 156.Emilta Hurboda 155.Dawn Marshall 154.Muhammad Islam 153.Jane Mary Jongwe 152.Graham Thorne 151.Dr Furqan Ali Siddiqui 150.Adekunle Enitan 149.Julius Sana 148.Anujkumar Kuttikkottu Pavithran 147.Dr Nasir Khan 146.Fiona Anderson 145.Eileen Landers 144.Dr Kamlesh Kumar Masson 143.Jodon Gait 142.Jo Peter 141.Ken Lambatan 140.Miharajiya Mohideen 139.June Anderson 138.Janice Glassey 137.Andy Costa 136.Esther Akinsanya 135.Jayesh Patel 134.Melonie Mitchell 133.Laura Tanner 132.Larni Zuniga 131.Jenny Esson 130.Sharon Scanlon 129.Mahadaya (Mary) Jagroop 128.Khalid Jamil 127.Richard McKeag 126.Dr Vishna Rasiah 125.Dr Michael Scales 124.Charlie Goodwin 123.Angie Cunningham 122.Ian Reynolds 121.Dr Medhat Atalla 120.Sharon Bamford 119.Emma Davies 118.Katy Davies 117.Ann Shepard 116.Khulisani Nkala 115.Kirsty Jones 114.Juliet Alder 113.Dr Yusuf Patel 112.Julie Penfold 111.Josephine Peter 110.Grant Maganga 109.Dr Sadeq Elhowsh 108.Dr Muhannand Nowar Eltayib 107.Lindsay Marshall 106.Dr Manjeet Singh Riyat 105.Grace Kungwengwe 104.Joan Grimshaw 103.Nick Joseph 102.Alice Sarupinda 101.Sophie Fagan 100.Dr Hafiz Jalal 99.Dr Craig Wakeham 98.Gerallt Davies MBE 97.Amanda Forde 96.Joanna Klenczon 95.Chrissie Emerson 94.Patrick McManus 93.Liz Shale 92.Andy Stamp 91.Abdul Gellaledin 90.Ade Dickson 89.Barry England 88.Vivek Sharma 87.Margaret Tapley 86.Linda Clarke 85.Jenelyn Carter 84.Brian Mfula 83.Ricky Perico 82.Simon Guest 81.Dr Habibhai Babu 80.Dr Rajesh Kalraiya 79.Michael Allieu 78.Dr Mamoona Rana 77.Gordon Ballard 76.Gilbert Barnedo 75.Sonja Kaygan 74.Ate Wilma Banaag 73.Barbara Sage 72.Ruben Jr Munoz 71.Gaily Catalla 70.Dr Hamza Pacheeri 69.Steven Pearson 68.Dr Norman Jones 67.Dr Krishan Arora 66.Gladys Mujajati 65.Jane Murphy 64.Patricia Crowhurst 63.Brian Darlington 62.Julianne Cadby 61.Chloe Middleton 60.Linnette Cruz 59.Andrew Treble 58.Lourdes Campbell 57.Charles Kawme Tanor 56.Gladys Nyemba 55.Amrik Bamotra 54.Cheryl Williams 53.Ade Raymond 52.Elvira Bucu 51.Dr Peter Tun 50.Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong 49.Josiane Zauma Ebonja Ekoli 48.Maureen Ellington 47.Amarante Dias 46.Dean McKee 45.Amanda Scott 44.Mandy Siddorn 43.Leilani Medel 42.Rahima Bibi Sidhanee 41.Melujean Ballesteros 40.Amor Padilla Gatinao 39.Kevin Smith 38.Donna Campbell 37.Elsie Sazuzue 36.Elbert Rico 35.Oscar King Jr 34.Sara Trollope 33.Andy Howe 32.Julie Omar 31.Dr Labeja Acellam 30.Gareth Roberts 29.Leilani Dayrit 28.Dr Paul Matewele 27.Carol Jamabo 26.Janice Graham 25.Catherine Sweeney 24.Emily Perugia 23.Donald Suelto 22.Dr Fayez Ayache 21.Dr Edmond Adedeji 20.Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury 19.Rebecca Mack 18.Barbara Moore 17.Dr Syed Zishan Haider 16.Prof Mohamed Sami Shousha 15.Alice Ong 14.Dr Anton Sebastianpillai 13.Dr Jitendra Rathod 12.Pooja Sharma 11.Glen Corbin 10.Dr Alfa Sa’adu 9.Dr Amged el-Hawrani 8.Dr Adil El Tayar 7.Dr Habib Zaidi 6.Aimee O’Rourke 5.Areema Nasreen 4.Lynsay Coventry 3.Liz Glanister 2.John Alagos 1.Thomas Harvey Please add names and share. @buzzbot 9000

Another relevant quote for the post-Epstein world we are living in. "Institutions do not become evil overnight. They become evil slowly. One lie at a time. One omission at a time. One silence at a time. And by the time anyone notices, the institution has become a machine for generating lies. And the lies are not the evil. The evil is the belief that the lies are necessary. That they are good. That they are true." – The Truth

What are your thoughts on renaming bitcoin “Botcoin” ? @jack @ODELL #bitcoin

Another VERY RELEVANT quote from Terry Pratchett. "The truth is not a thing that is said. It is a thing that is fought for. When you see a story in the paper, you think it is the truth. But it is not. It is a version of the truth. The version that is printed. The version that is believed. The version that is sold. And the version that is convenient. For the people who are in charge. For the people who want to stay in charge. And when the truth is convenient, it ceases to be truth. It becomes propaganda. And propaganda is the child of evil." – The Truth

Another relevant Terry Pratchett quote about war. "People are always trying to kill each other. That’s why we invented the law. War is just the law in a different form — the law that says you have the right to kill, as long as you’re killing for the right reasons. And the right reasons are always the ones that make you feel better about yourself. The right reasons are the ones that make you feel like a good person. The right reasons are the ones that allow you to kill the other guy without feeling guilty. Because if you kill the other guy because he’s evil, then you’re not a murderer — you’re a hero. And if you’re a hero, you can’t be guilty. You’re just doing what you have to do." – Monstrous Regiment

New Iran Lego video. Notice the little Lego girl in bee with Trump (she’s crying) 😳

This is a Terry Pratchett quote that probably applies to a lot of us, me included “They say the world is full of people who don’t care what happens to it. But they’re wrong. It’s full of people who do care, and are too scared to act." – The Last Hero (2009)