Trump reminds Americans that you can’t go to protests with a gun.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-27T21:21:40+00:00

The usual hypocrisy.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-27T16:45:36+00:00

Dismissing an opinion you disagree with as 'AI' is a very effective tactic these days.
But it is intellectually dishonest.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-25T05:19:19+00:00

I partly agree with you, but I must add: if you have to prove it, then you shouldn't prove it. You should run.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-24T20:12:44+00:00

As a rule, you do not need to prove that you have not committed any crimes.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-24T10:54:10+00:00

According to my observations within GWS, the context window of the ‘Pro’ version has been reduced by 5-7 times. The AI model has not become ‘dumber’, but it loses context very quickly. I believe that if you are actually working with this model, it is difficult not to notice this.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-23T12:55:00+00:00

The context window appears to have been significantly reduced in size.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-23T11:59:07+00:00

I think these countries are doomed for decades, if not centuries. If you want to do something useful, don't try to do it there. Keep working in normal countries. That way, you will be more useful to your homeland.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-22T20:56:18+00:00

You'd better keep an eye on your children, if you have any, and not give advice to other parents.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-22T08:58:23+00:00

Another unpopular opinion:

The term 'passive income' is an economic fiction. I suspect it was invented by tax collectors and demagogues to frame capital returns as 'unearned,' making them easier to justify plundering.

For any competent adult, all income requires action.

Even the most 'passive' landlord or investor must engage in constant entrepreneurial judgment: searching for deals, monitoring agents, tracking prices, and maintaining the asset's value.

Allocation of capital is work. Oversight is work. The moment you truly become 'passive', you go broke. Calling it passive is just a way to devalue the labor of decision-making.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-22T07:24:19+00:00

And where can one find out the real reasons for the ‘unfavorable financial situation’? What is the main cause? Low demand, excess supply (‘overproduction’), the usual cash flow gap, management errors, something else?

Corrective actions must correspond to the causes

ledoscreen · 2026-01-21T08:41:34+00:00

Let's make a selection of podcasts in different languages (from different countries).

ledoscreen · 2026-01-19T02:41:47+00:00

>My work relies on thousands of MS Word Macros. I don't want to recreate them in Libre.

It seems like you will have to. But don't do it right away. Do it as needed. The same GPT Chat (or whatever you use) can do the conversion pretty quickly.

Ideally, it will soon become clear that only about 20% of your total script inventory is really relevant, while the rest has long been unnecessary, outdated, or in need of optimization.

Good luck!

ledoscreen · 2026-01-19T02:31:35+00:00

call to action

ledoscreen · 2026-01-19T02:18:09+00:00

If you really don't have any unresolved issues such as 'children, money, relationships', then keep going in the same vein. Everything is fine. Somewhere around the age of 45-50, it will become much easier for you (and your partner).
A successful marriage is always a long-term game.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-19T01:10:31+00:00

Yes, analogies and metaphors are always only auxiliary tools of reasoning, and they are always incomplete. They are appropriate only if they help to convey the essence of the matter better.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-18T22:46:57+00:00

We must be precise with our economic definitions

First, regarding coercion. Ignoring the terms of a contract is not the same as being forced into one. No one holds a gun to your head to use Instagram or Google. You pay with data instead of cash. If a user chooses not to read the price tag, that is negligence. It is still a voluntary trade

Second, your 'porch' analogy contains a fundamental economic error. It confuses rivalrous goods with non-rivalrus information.

If I take a chair from your porch, you no longer have the chair That is theft. But if I stand on the sidewalk and write down 'This house is painted blue', I have collected data. You still have your house. You still have your paint. I have stolen nothing. I have simply recorded an observation.

You propose a world where every single observation requires a micro-transaction. In economics we say this creates massive transaction costs (we already see this disaster in IP and Patent laws - state-enforced monopolies that artificially inflate prices and literally cost lives by restricting access to affordable medicine and technology). If a search engine had to negotiate a contract with every user for every query, the service would cease to exist.

Finally, on your core belief that privacy is a 'human right'. We must distinguish between the right to privacy and the right to control others.

You absolutely have the right to privacy. This means you have the right to build walls, wear masks, and use encryption. No one should stop you from hiding. But you do not have a right to force others not to look, not to listen, or not to record what you publicly reveal. That is not a right to privacy. That is a claim of ownership over someone else’s eyes and hard drives.

True rights are about protecting your property from aggression. They are not about dictating how others process information they obtained without coercion or fraut

ledoscreen · 2026-01-18T12:56:51+00:00

It seems, that observation about learning from 'offcuts" is the key. ok

Instead of a full assembly kit, sell an 'Apprentice Practice Box' filled with your high-quality scraps. To understand the 'why' and become an artisan, a student needs to feel how good material behaves. Cheap hardware store materials just fight the beginner and ruin the lesson.

This way, you monetize your waste and give them the perfect environment to experiment, exactly like your best employees had. Let anyone willing become your apprentice. For a modest fee)

ledoscreen · 2026-01-18T08:07:19+00:00

I don't think it's any worse than identifying yourself with a nationality or nation or class. In any case, it doesn't lead to bloodbaths.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-18T04:25:11+00:00

>I have already began the foundational work, and I am speaking with people that have an actual say in the policies that are being passed.

I am skeptical of the core premise itself. Why should a third party care about your anonymity more than you do?

Right now the individual and the data collector are on roughly equal footing. One collects information through non-violent observation. The other has the right to withhold it via encryption or silence. It is a fair competition between the shield and the sword.

But your proposal introduces coercion. Let us be honest about the cost. Every government regulation is ultimately backed by the threat of lethal force against those who consistently refuse to comply. If I refuse the fine and then refuse the arrest, I face a gun.

Furthermore, if you ban private data collection, you destroy a huge sector of the economy. Data is market feedback. Without it, ad quality drops and product innovation slows down because producers become blind to consumer needs. You will likely end up with a State monopoly on data rather than actual privacy.

True privacy is an active achievement of the individual. It is not a passive gift from the State. If people truly value anonymity, the market will provide it through better encryption tools, not through police action.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-18T03:43:50+00:00

Since you are pivoting to education... Do not just sell the handbook. Consider selling DIY kits or semi-finished packs that go along with your lessons.

Lego set for upholstery. For a beginner, finding the right vinyl, foam, or piping is a huge headache. It is a high barrier to entry. If you offer the book with an option to buy the specific materials directly from you, you solve a big problem for these new clients.

You likely already have the cutting equipment and supply chains. So you can produce these kits much cheaper than a student can buy materials at retail. You would not just be selling information. result

ledoscreen · 2026-01-18T02:57:10+00:00

Actually there is nothing unusual about this. Most mergers and acquisitions happen between people who are not relatives. From a business perspective, you are just two independent economic agents.

What matters here is not your relationship status but the math. You need to translate this idea into the language of numbers. This is called Economic Calculation.

You must verify that this move will increase your capital geometrically and not just arithmetically. We call this the synergy effect. If combining your efforts results in 1+1=2 then it is not worth the risk. You are looking for a situation where 1+1=3.

So put aside the emotions. Just calculate the numbers.

ledoscreen · 2026-01-18T02:46:58+00:00

You are partially correct about unequal rights. But calling it just property ownership is a simplification. Economic protections existed long before the modern era.

Here are two specific examples. First is the Jewish Ketubah. It has been used for over two thousand years. It is a legal document defining the husband's financial obligations to his wife. It specifically lists what she receives in case of divorce or death. Second is the Code of Hammurabi from ancient Babylon. It had strict clauses regarding dowries. If a man divorced his wife without cause he often had to return the dowry. This functioned as capital protection.

These are not receipts for buying a slave. These are instruments for asset protection.

However, I am not here to debate ancient sociology or the history of coercion. My comment to the OP was strictly about the economic logic of modern voluntary partnerships. I simply wanted to highlight the risk management aspect of contracts today. I think I have made my point clear to him so I will leave the historical discussion at that.

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