The House just passed the KIDS Act, a bill aimed at protecting kids from addictive apps and online pornography.
Supporters are calling it a long-overdue safeguard for the youngest generation. Critics warn it could open the door to something bigger: requiring every American to
Is AI becoming the next great case study in malinvestment?
Massive capital is pouring into data centers, chips, and power infrastructure, but are revenues keeping pace with the investment?
In this piece, @peter_c_earle explores the early market signals that could suggest the AI
“Saddling gas station owners with the blame for a particularly damaging aspect of the ongoing inflation increase is, beyond wildly inaccurate, irresponsible and morally unconscionable.”
@peter_c_earle's critique from four years ago is sadly relevant today.
"The economic restrictions in Germany made him realize that if he was to succeed, he would have to take his skills elsewhere. What gave him the impetus? New York City. Less restriction. Less regulation."
"He changed his name to Steinway. Within ten years, they became the best
"Totalitarian rule could be changed not by violence, but through creating a democratic alternative. To have freedom through singing. It was the most important thing, maybe in my life."
Between 1987 and 1991, hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered to sing forbidden songs and
"The rate of STIs in s*x workers is dramatically lower than in the general population. Only 3 to 5% are traceable to a paid transaction. The other 95 to 97% are from amateur transactions. This is because we are professionals."
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"These people were my friends. At some point in time, they were willing to lay their life down for me. And I have to remember that."
"The people accusing him are the same people that determine who will hear the case, who will be the jury, and who will hand down the sentencing.
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"A lot of people say the minimum wage is an anti-poverty device. That is utter nonsense. It doesn't even pass the smell test. If it were an anti-poverty device, we'd just have our experts tell Bangladesh, 'You could be rich like us. Just have a higher minimum wage.'"
Walter
"You lose every time you engage in a political argument. You're immediately possessed by the opposing ideology."
"The reason I'm defending freedom of speech is because that's how people with different opinions settle their opinions in a civil society. And if we lose that, we'll
