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Putting Mandela and the ANC on equal footing with Nasrallah and Hezbollah is relativism taken a few steps beyond my values.

I'm not of those and I'm certainly not a militant environmentalist. I see green energy and battery storage at the undeniable future but it will take many fight, setbacks and tech development to reach that goal.

Just watched it. My 2 cents - Indonesia is a very poor country dominated by a very wealthy elite, like so many others in the world. Indonesia is also ruled by the military, with a history of violent repression of dissent. This is to say that the ruling elite doesn't give two shits about the...

Bingo: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-give-china-taste-its-own-medicine-ev/

Not really. The definition by Wikipedia: Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against...

https://www.techradar.com/pro/one-of-the-wildest-claims-ever-heard-finnish-startup-says-it-can-speed-up-any-cpu-by-100x-using-a-tiny-piece-of-hardware-with-no-recoding-and-it-might-just-be-true

Seriously, am I missing something? You can't even Google Hezbollah? Lebanon, like Gaza, will become a victim of its homegrown terror group funded by Iran.

Israel doesn't care about Lebanon, they only care about Hezbollah and this is as good a time to teach that terror group a lesson. I don't think other countries will step in directly and risk direct confrontation with the US and Europe. Iran's Shiite Mullahs aren't crazy enough to risk losing...

I believe that genetics is 2/3 of healthy longevity. I'm lucky that the last 3 generations of women in my family reached around 100 years old (my 82 year old mother can easily pass for 10 years younger). The 1/3 remaining is making the effort to stay in good health, which I believe is based on...

If it's any consolation, I'm going through the same shit with my apartment in Mallorca. A majority of local retirees with little money to spend on maintenance versus 30% or so foreigners like me who are looking to add value to the building and possibly sell in a few years. Conflicts within the...

The system seems set up to help employ accountants and tax lawyers. And, more frustrating, is when they screw up, you still pay the penalty, not them.

Tax filing in the US is overly complex, forcing small business owners to pay tax preparers/accountants to manage the burden.

I don't disagree, but the South Florida situation is also pretty bonkers. It reminds me of countries like Turkey or Bangladesh where every few years buildings collapse because the builders fail to follow construction standards. Historical building around the world are a nightmare to own. A...

I believe in accountability. Is CA over regulated or is FL under regulated ? Maybe both. https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/06/14/desantis-signs-condo-bill-some-unit-owners-are-threatening-sue/

Agreed. These sudden rule changes show how unsophisticated the system is. Expect a reversal soon, to accommodate homeowners (most) who can't afford an unexpected $130k bill.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/oil-sales-non-dollar-currencies-564d9d6

https://moneywise.com/real-estate/south-florida-condo-owners-are-dumping-their-homes-after-getting-slapped-with-six-figure-special-assessments?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Frealestate This is just outrageous': South Florida condo owners are dumping their homes after getting slapped...

https://www.tipranks.com/news/u-s-saudi-petrodollar-pact-ends-after-50-years U.S.-Saudi Petrodollar Pact Ends after 50 Years With the expiration of a 50-year-old pact with Saudi Arabia, the U.S. dollar’s strength may have lost one of its most powerful tailwinds. The 50-year-old petrodollar...

FATCA is a real pain in the ass. Banks in Thailand don't accept US customers because of reporting.

The top 2 are basically as big as the next 8 combined....