The Jackpot Blog

(1) “Central bank independence — a dangerous delusion”

(2) Silicon Valley oligarchs seek plutonium.

(3) “U.S. Scores Major Rare Earth Win With Greenland Deposit Deal”

(4) August Sanders’ class analysis.

Dad Joke of the Day: Why are fish so easy to weigh?

• Blue
• Garden
• Catastrophe

A little bit more sophisticated than “tech bros,” so a welcome development.

“US moon base plans revealed for what Nasa chief calls ‘the grand return’” [South China Morning Post].

Located at the moon’s south pole, the outpost, which eventually may have sites spread out over hundreds of square kilometres, would be established in a phased approach, which builds capability over time.

(1)“US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows”

(2) “CSG: Why the Largest Military IPO in European History Is Combusting”

(3) “Frustrated franchisee sues Pizza Hut over crappy kitchen AI”

(4) “Architecture Billings ‘Retreat’ in April”

Dad Joke of the Day: My wife asked if I’d seen the dog bowl.

• Deal.
• Offline.
• Optimize.

Lambert here: After Covid, I’m not about to give CDC, Big Pharma, or the medical profession in general a free pass. And I concede both that the childhood vaccine schedule may be too long, and that adjuvants may be problematic (though surely this builds a case for regulation). However, the “medical freedom” trope so prevalent among Wakefieldians strikes me as a case of “Infect thy neighbor as yourself” — hardly WWJD — and, as a general rule, when you hear the word “freedom” from the right, check your wallet.

Follow the money.

(1) “Rights require money.”

(2) “R.I.P. jazz legend Sonny Rollins.”

(3) “Google has seriously leaned into AI enshittification lately”

(4) “Suicidal Empathy, a New Philosophy Promoted by Elon Musk and Bill Ackman”

“Sir, I’m afraid your DNA is backwards.”

• Earbud.
• Text.
• Retrenchment .