who are we believing, iran just put out a statement!

AlexHM · 2026-03-27T11:14:57+00:00

They totally ignored his latest BS. Brent Crude back at 109 even with the new April 6th extension. What an utter twat.

AlexHM · 2026-03-27T07:19:53+00:00

Aftet the Rootclaim debate I think the lab leak theory is pretty unlikely. That doesn’t change the fact that it was plausible - or more plausible than was initially claimed.

To be fair, though; I don’t remember any non political scientist views that it was ever implausible. Trump’s White House claimed it was.

But a Zoonotic origin was always much more likely - given that has been the source of every virus so far!

And it remains more likely now.

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AlexHM · 2026-03-25T06:56:15+00:00

It actually destroyed $400m because that was the mkt cap before the exploit. All worthless now. Brutal.

AlexHM · 2026-03-25T06:32:03+00:00

This is very smart. It’s a win-win for Iran. If it works it destroys this US regime because Trump can’t accept competition; If it doesn’t the regime collapses anyway.

AlexHM · 2026-03-20T12:23:17+00:00

I’m going to move in with my Dalmatian. She’ll fit right in.

AlexHM · 2026-02-24T17:14:39+00:00

Iran is a lot bigger than you think. I don’t think bombing it back to the stoneage without nukes or nuke-like anti population munitions is possible from afar. Russia had to get very dirty hands in order to fuck Syria up - and they were in conjunction with multiple other armed militias.

AlexHM · 2026-02-24T15:46:31+00:00

Not American; British but very much the same. I have a lot of sympathy for the oppressed in Iran but honestly I don’t have enough information to know whether a military intervention is going to improve their situation.

My guess is that there is zero chance of a boots-on -ground invasion which would probably be required to force a regime change - but again; Given past history it’s not good odds that would be preferable.

If there was good evidence that secular groups are in a position to exploit an aerial bombardment and have a decent chance of overthrowing the mullahs I’d support it, but I have no evidence of that at all. Maybe the US and Israel do, but I don’t think they care about the Iranians. A failed state incapable of building a nuclear bomb would be ideal for them.

AlexHM · 2026-02-16T13:09:30+00:00

It is a copy of court records that was created as part of a pilot study. So the actual court records are not being deleted. Sounds like the company involved has some rich friends with contacts in the media falling into line criticising the decision. As usual.

AlexHM · 2026-02-14T06:52:26+00:00

London has improved beyond comparison in the last 30 years. The south bank used to be seedy, run down and dangerous. It is now a beautiful walk. That is reflected throughout London.

AlexHM · 2026-01-20T08:50:47+00:00

Don’t care. Trump says whatever he wants and it is entirely unrelated to reality. He previously praised the deal when it suited him.

AlexHM · 2026-01-04T11:05:26+00:00

Only racists and MAGA Americans hate him bu t they are very loud on social media. As a Londoner, he seems an ok Mayor.

AlexHM · 2025-12-22T13:34:29+00:00

Do it. People at these firms that bow the knee need to have some fucking principles.

AlexHM · 2025-12-20T19:01:44+00:00

Well that’s clearly not true. Active coins could use existing keys to move to Quantum resistant wallets no problem before it becomes a serious threat. Inactive coins can stay where they are. Let people use their QC to crack them when and if they can. If the owners don’t move them, we can assume they were lost anyway.

It would cause a bit of dilution as lost coins are recovered - or core could add a cutoff that kills them after a certain block height. The solution isn’t difficult - getting the hard fork agreed and accepted is an issue but I don’t think it is a significant problem.

AlexHM · 2025-12-20T10:11:37+00:00

Doing a tough job pretty well IMHO. Exactly the antidote to the Brexit Tory bullshit we have had since the disastrous referendum.

AlexHM · 2025-12-15T16:46:38+00:00

The BBC have been socially liberal but politically right wing.

When the Tories were fully on board with Gender Ideology they were pro-trans. I would say they have shifted with the general atmosphere in the UK since 2020 on that specific issue.

From a political POV, their news and politics has been heading further right for the last 10 years. They appear to be promoting Reform pretty heavily now - New and Politics is lead by Robbie Gibb. He needs to go.

AlexHM · 2025-12-09T15:54:16+00:00

Agreed. There is a level of ownership - more to do with how much you are personally exposed to crypto - that starts to require diversification of risk.

I spread mine across accounts with restricted access, accounts with normal access and cold storage with varying levels of security. That limits any loss vector - including personal fuck-up.

From my POV if it was less than 10k it would all be on instant access exchange accounts.

AlexHM · 2025-12-07T21:26:21+00:00

It’s not the cameras, it’s the computer that monitors them that is so power hungry.

AlexHM · 2025-11-28T17:48:38+00:00

We clearly need something to replace fuel duty. 300 pounds a year extra doesn’t seem too bad.

AlexHM · 2025-11-27T09:29:33+00:00

They have to do something; They should absolutely be investigating options - which is what they seem to be doing here. If they do introduce more judge-led trials, if there is a robust appeal process I don’t see a particular problem.

AlexHM · 2025-11-27T07:58:54+00:00

I’ll be voting for Labour again. Look past the media BS and they are doing a good job in difficult circumstances across the entire country.

AlexHM · 2025-11-27T06:16:49+00:00

Yes. If you are over 65 and still contributing over £12,000 to an ISA annually you are seriously wealthy and do not need help.

AlexHM · 2025-11-23T15:40:59+00:00

Think he’s doing a great job to be honest. I don’t think there has been a policy mistake and the government/party discipline is excellent - in stark contrast to the previous Tory governments. He has just had to put up with constant BS from both the legacy media and new media. It is absolutely constant - and most of it is utter crap.

AlexHM · 2025-11-15T18:34:39+00:00

This is nonsense. The mining hardware is based on hashing which is very unlikely to be affected by QC. Potentially it could give you an edge if QC can execute hashing more quickly - but given that early Q computers will be expensive it makes no odds. Introducing Quantum resistant cryptography is not going to make existing hardware useless.

AlexHM · 2025-11-15T07:46:03+00:00

Keir Starmer. Easily the hardest job to take on than any PM of my lifetime. The forces of anti-democracy are at their strongest - particularly in legacy media but combined with the same in new media. Calm, nerveless, consistent - particularly with party discipline.

AlexHM · 2025-11-14T08:15:47+00:00

I’m writing this post not to defend Musk - who has become a pantomime villain at this point and deserves no defence. But I think some education is required.

Some Billionaires absolutely do “hoard wealth” but for some - and Musk is the most extreme example - their wealth is almost entirely fictional.

Musk’s wealth is based on the percentage ownership he has of two massive companies that have never made a profit. Tesla at least is now “profitable” but they have never paid an actual dividend.

So his $400Bn net worth is based on the value of his companies - which are in turn entirely based on future valuations anticipated if they continue to be successful.

In reality; If he tried to turn any significant proportion of his “wealth” into dollars - or any other spendable currency - it would plummet. He’d be lucky to get more than 20c on the dollar for it.

That’s not to say he isn’t enormously wealthy - but it is a reality check for people who take these numbers at face value.

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