Month: October 2025
Abuses of government power
Let’s make the assumption that everything the far left says about Republicans is true for argument’s sake. What can we do about it? Is it a problem purely limited to only Trump? Once he leaves, will we never have abuses again?
Biden, Bush, Clinton, and Obama all abused power in a variety of ways too. They were more conventional, but they also used outright racism (Biden), murder of US citizens abroad (Obama), and involved us in giant wars that ended up being a total waste (Bush).
How To Skin A Deer
Thoughts of the day
Too many of us are becoming algorithmically controlled people. I like to see Facebook and HN likes and comments. I saw an extreme example of a YouTuber kid who pranked his own wife on their wedding day with bad vows, and got her on OnlyFans. Pretty gross. Even good folks like FarmCraft101 on YouTube are clearly living their lives to create specific content to get the algorithm to pay attention.… read more “Thoughts of the day”
Turner Pumpkin Patch
4Chan Lawyer publishes Ofcom correspondence. Irony is overwhelming | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45614148
Some people see this as comedic, but government bureaucrats and politicians have always had a sucking desire for control over our lives. They will keep pushing until all of us are in strait jackets living in a nightmare.
We must resist and do everything we can to shrink government power and grow our personal rights and freedoms.
Standing armies
Government bureaucracy and standing armies are antithetical to freedom, and to winning wars. Wait to build weapons till they are needed or you just will build weapons to fight the last war.
Free markets and democracy
The free market has been the single most beneficial invention mankind has ever had as it has enabled most of the rest of the innovations. Free speech, freedom of association, and individual rights over government power that is the hallmark of true democracy is what makes life good for most people. We should defend all of these freedoms by shrinking governments and their encroachment on our lives.… read more “Free markets and democracy”
Something for nothing
These stories get up voted on HN because we all dream of getting something for nothing. But the problem is that if we all get something for nothing, no one is left to make anything and we all end up with nothing. Resist the siren appeal of easy outs and work hard and build what you want.
Buck
I was fortunate enough to get a buck today and my friends helped me get it butchered and put in the fridge by dark!