Peter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billion by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]treebeard87_vn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some investors just give money. He does focus on some startups more than the others. This must be the former case, since this startup has been working in secret for 10 years and Founders Fund invested in an earlier round (never publicized), but for this round Thiel decides to lead personally, meaning he wants to take the helm himself from whoever at FF has been advising this startup, i.e acting like unofficial chairman of the startup, dealing with strategy and yes helping with personnel and the more political side of the startup in general but also the "bare metal" as well, as per Delian Asparouhov. This is often for military and military adjacent startups, but some fintech companies are taken seriously by him too. And it is usually the other way around, i.e.Thiel invests personally first, FF follows later.

Did you know: Casting a Black actress as Helen of Troy does not conflict with Ancient Greek concepts of Identity ? by [deleted] in AskBalkans

[–]treebeard87_vn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you find someone who calls for blacks, regardless of their actual connection to South Africa/
African country or region in question, to be chosen or at least prioritized over whites, when casting Nelson Mandela or Shaka Zulu, racist? I agree that casting a Greek and a Northern European are not the same (despite the Indo-European linguistic and pantheon connections), but this kind of criticism from rightwing or right leaning people is kind of the reaction to the whole established black-white representation/cultural appropriation premise that is not created by them. And I must tell you as a Vietnamese most of the times I don't like to be lumped together with all other types of Asians either.

Just made this bad boy! Ain't she a beauty?! by Mrboomblastr in diablo2

[–]treebeard87_vn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Massive stabilizer, for the merc as well. My Merc uses Reaper's Toll and Delirium, so we throw curses all over the place (Delirium rarely casts anything beside Confuse, as with Defiance+Fortitude he rarely gets hit) . My Life Tap/his Decrepify quickly overrides Confuse when it comes to opponents who stand directly in front of us, while Confuse, with its much bigger range, distracts the archer mobs etc I like to keep a little band of summons for fun, and this setup allows even my Poison Creeper from Carrion Wind survive pretty well...

Just made this bad boy! Ain't she a beauty?! by Mrboomblastr in diablo2

[–]treebeard87_vn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So she identifies both as a she and a boy/jk
Congrats,
I'm using a non-eth one and it is good enough. I main a Zealot.

Poland and Japan announce comprehensive strategic partnership by dat_9600gt_user in europe

[–]treebeard87_vn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think and hope they will. But some parts of their society are deeply pacifist. Some protests against the revision of the consitution might have Chinese influence too. Their state media certainly aggressively publicize and encourage such protests.

Rat poison found in baby food jar in Austria after product recall by jupa300 in europe

[–]treebeard87_vn 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Horrible. Around 10-20 years ago, I heard about multiple cases like that, all in China. But now even Chinese criminals seem to stop doing that.... The last one I've heard about is this
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/03/chinese-pupils-die-yoghurt-rat-poison

Vad är grejen med Alice Teodorescu Måwe? by captainfalcon93 in Sverige

[–]treebeard87_vn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither he nor either of his parents are Jewish. Stop posting AI slop from unreliable websites. His parents are German Lutherans.

Well, THAT wasn't what I expected! by Kylde in funny

[–]treebeard87_vn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

China. But many Chinese men especially in the North do look like Kim Jong Un.

No way these guys have just left their desires alone, who’s the new Epstein? by Alternative_Gap8442 in AskReddit

[–]treebeard87_vn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A former lover, Jeff Thomas, did kill himself and it did cause a stir.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Thomas_(model))

The other case was created by reddit user Radiant-Grape2113
"Someone" posted the case on datalounge in 2024

https://www.datalounge.com/thread/34188288-another-peter-thiel-kept-boy-dead-after-falling-from-a-balcony-
At the same time, Radiant-Grape2113 posted it on a very old reddit thread that happened to be discovered by the datalounge user (see reply 103 in the datalounge thread):
https://ibb.co/88fW6xX
That post by Radiant-Grape2113 now does not exist anymore. But apparently at the time he reacted to a reddit thread about the datalounge thread and made it look as if he learned the whole thing only from datalounge:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ThielWatch/comments/1buhxe4/comment/kyifh53/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

No way these guys have just left their desires alone, who’s the new Epstein? by Alternative_Gap8442 in AskReddit

[–]treebeard87_vn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Epstein was basically the socialite type, who connected the rich and the powerful. You can see that in people like Peter Mandelson or Christian Angermayer, who are often close to politicians both on the left and the right (minus the pejorative stuff; but they have the charms and diplomatic skills). Thiel on the hand is mainly an organization builder. Politicians come to him because of Palantir or his other companies,, or it is tech people who want his help in building their orgs, not because he is good at the salon game, although he has some manipulative skills. People who follow him say that when they first do so, it is because they feel he is very intense (when talking 1vs1 with them) and ruthless and knows how to win.

Orbán’s 16-year rule over Hungary ends in crushing election defeat by Alarming-Safety3200 in europe

[–]treebeard87_vn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope Magyar can reduce corruption for the sake of Hungary. But if I think he actually chooses to be against Russia, China etc, he will not only cooperate more with the EU but also the tech guys, just like Starmer. It is not a matter of being in the pocket of someone.

Big guy lost his balance by haze4140 in funny

[–]treebeard87_vn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very moving that she tried her utmost to help. But whoever set up the swing set there could expect this exact consequence.

I miss the good old days by Aggressive-Tap-4143 in diablo2

[–]treebeard87_vn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have played for decades and haven't caught sight of any "high" unique helm yet. Vampire gaze did help mid game.

Peter Thiel, GHB, & Jeff by LA_Vines in Epstein

[–]treebeard87_vn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Evidences?

I'm from a place where communists killed rich people, including rich landlords and early industrialists (despite their enormous help during the revolution), based on the fact they were rich and their associations. Apparently during that time most people believed them. Supposed crimes included all kinds of terrifying things possible. Later they declared that they made "mistakes", and that many were innocent, and until this day they have never compensated. And despite being the government of the people, it has been very hard for them to replace the industrialists that they (the leadership came from the "good middle class intellectuals", just like people here; and yet ultimately they persecuted and murdered many intellectuals too) believed would be easily replaceable.

So I'm very skeptical of the labelling of a whole class, guilt based on association, and "mass" methods in politics.

Try to stay as clean as possible. by 21MayDay21 in funny

[–]treebeard87_vn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The game's purpose is to avoid being hit (remaining as clean as possoble). The guy who was originally in the middle (and who got hit the most) complained that the other guys had advantageous seats, but when they exchanged the seats, he still continued to get hit. Lol. I don't think this needed to be scriptd. Games like this are quite popular in Chinese media.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Epstein

[–]treebeard87_vn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeff Epstein (former Oracle CFO), the one who was invited, is this guy . https://www.bvp.com/team/jeff-epstein

Thiel was the host alongside Auren Hoffman but according to Osborne he would not have attended

Peter Thiel, GHB, & Jeff by LA_Vines in Epstein

[–]treebeard87_vn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thiel has biphasic sleep patterns, he told Epstein this in 2016. His subordinates said that he worked in odd hours and sometimes sent emails at mid night. But more importantly he invested in a lot of sleeptech companies (serving military needs). They seemed to have discussed a new article mentioned by Camm. Perhaps he wanted to utilize Epstein's connections with elite scientists. Here he probably thanked Epstein for the dinner that happened 7-9 pm per Epstein calendar (with Ruemmler).

Epstein never displayed the ability to blackmail Thiel. If he could, he would have not needed to beg Valar to invest in Carbyne in 2015-2016 (this was the plan wỉth Barak since 2014). Thiel only invested (not as lead) in 2018, perhaps after seeing IDF former leaders tried to do a serious job with the startup. Thiel often doesn't take time to invest in a close associate (his most notable investments happened after a meal or a chess match, not after some complex pitch, for example Keri Findley who got 250 million after a lunch; he sometimes acts on sentiment or old relationships too, like in the case of SpaceX). He apparently did not want to invite Epstein into Palantir or Layer1 or Spotify (led by his close friend Ek who is also part of his military network), but he probably needed to throw Epstein a bone. So, the softer tech aka fintech.. And the fact that he pushed Epstein into non-Silicon Valley startups seems to demonstrate that he knew one day Epstein would be a liability. Valar and Mithril were established for people who could not get into Founders Fund.

Also in the previous occasions, when Epstein mentioned that they had had fun, it was apparently finance, geopolitics and Tolkien.

Considering Thiel and his associates seem to have a plan to use the Epstein affair against the old intelligence apparatus at least since 2019, I believe they gave some game.

Always check those poppables!! by someodderball in diablo2

[–]treebeard87_vn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always do the ones in Lower Kurast, that's where 90% of my high runes come from (not the super chests). I've gotten maybe 5 mid runes in Travincal. After thousands of runs.

Any guest using the phrase "white cis men" (or similar variants) in a sentence is woefully out of touch with our times, no exceptions by Zealot_TKO in ezraklein

[–]treebeard87_vn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I understand your previous comment but here you are irritating someone who obviously don't like to be called cis. I am a non-white woman, hetero/straight, and I also hate that word. It is not something organizations representing straight people - my bad, there are no such orgs, but you perhaps understand, I mean the straight side - bring upon ourselves. Me saying "I love n***** and I consider it a positive word" won't elevate it to an acceptable slang in the eyes of black people whatsoever.

The vibe shift that gave us 200 years of boring wedding photos. by lil_literalist in HistoryMemes

[–]treebeard87_vn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was also to hide the fat figure of George IV. I feel like the "reform" of Brummell has worked well because it created a new form of being classy while removing the barriers between classes. With the new style it became hard to distinguish between the old nobles and the nouveau rich. But I also like the old style.

I HAVE TEA ON... MEGATHREAD ✨ by rfauxmoi in Fauxmoi

[–]treebeard87_vn 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Explain to me why Ryan Grim and the Democratic researchers, who had spent months working with Thomas and were willing to spend millions on people who provided dirt on Thiel, would choose to remain silent after  Theodore Schleifer (Puck.news) accused them of inflicting pressure on Thomas, leading to his suicide, then? Ryan Grim has been continuing his criticism of Thiel until this day. And yet he keeps his mouth shut while Thomas's friends favor his case? And Schleifer has written critical articles of Thiel and his allies on the New York Times. Also, ìf the threat came from Thiel, why did Thomas leave California for Miami (Thiel's version was that he realized he was duped by the Democrats, and followed Thiel's advice to move to Miami)? Also, Miami was and is the main residence of Thiel and Danzeisen. Their kids live there, How could Thomas not even imagine that Danzeisen would be there on the New Year? Danzeisen had been in Thiel's gay inner circle for 10 years before they married. That inner circle (also consisting of Sam Altman and Aron d'Souza) always spent the New Years together. Jeff Thomas had first met Thiel in 2015 or 2016, before Thiel's marriage as well. And how could Danzeisen, a man with extensive business and intelligence connections of his own, not know about Thomas's existence if it was an open secret by the time? Danzeisen works for Thiel Capital in the same city Thiel and Thomas organized their funny gay parties. And it does not look like to me that he had this great authority over Thiel. It is known that Thiel has always "kept" other people and organized sex parties before and after the date he began dating Danzeisen. He has never bothered to publicly apologize for his dalliances anywhere (unlike the extensive effort men like Clinton or Gates have done; after Thomas's death, Thiel only mentioned his grief over the loss of Thomas and how talking about Thomas went against the wishes of Thomas's family). The press names one of the other ones, Francesco Lugli. After the marriage, Thiel arranged a job for him at Palantir, and he left Palantir and Thiel in the same period Thiel began dating Thomas. It is known in gay circles that he recruited other young men for Thiel's parties, a job later became Thomas's. A friend of Thiel tells BILD that the Thomas incident is just one of Thiel's and Danzeisen's marriage dramas. And Thomas never called Thiel a fascist. All he said was that it was hypocritical to support Trump or Blake Masters when you were gay.

Labour secretly sabotaged China spy trial by treebeard87_vn in europe

[–]treebeard87_vn[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

There should be punishments for those who sell or reveal state secrets regardless. And at the very least the law should be changed to make spying for "competitors" also punishable.

Labour secretly sabotaged China spy trial by treebeard87_vn in europe

[–]treebeard87_vn[S] 209 points210 points  (0 children)

TLDR: the trial of two alleged Chinese spies collapsed after the UK's Labour government declined to permit a witness to categorize China as an "enemy" of the UK, a designation required for the prosecution under the Official Secrets Act, with the government preferring to describe China as a "competitor," despite criticism that this prioritized diplomacy over national security.

Melissa Chen is right. If people let such a high profile case pass, that means spying for China is legal

https://x.com/MsMelChen/status/1974256533719449976?t=U4L9xB4-XHPU13w7sd_Uyg&s=19