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Nation-states sponsored hackers make up a huge amount of known targeted intrusion groups. This is not some random company tilting at windmills, these are real threats that hit American and American-aligned companies daily.
Readit Newssickofparadox commented on F5 says hackers stole undisclosed BIG-IP flaws, source code bleepingcomputer.com/news... · Posted by u/WalterSobchak
sickofparadox commented on You are the scariest monster in the woods jamie.ideasasylum.com/202... · Posted by u/mohi-kalantari
(DISCO ELYSIUM SPOILERS BELOW)
One of the most poignant moments in Disco Elysium is near the very end when you encounter a very elusive crypid/mythic beast.
The moment is treated with a lot of care and consideration, and the conversation itself is, I think, transcendent and some of the best writing in games (or any media) ever.
The line that sticks with me most is when the cryptid says:
"The moral of our encounter is: I am a relatively median lifeform -- while it is you who are total, extreme madness. A volatile simian nervous system, ominously new to the planet. The pale, too, came with you. No one remembers it before you. The cnidarians do not, the radially symmetricals do not. There is an almost unanimous agreement between the birds and the plants that you are going to destroy us all."
It's easy to see this reflected in nature in the real world. All animals and life seem to be aware and accommodating of each other, but humans are cut out from that communication. Everything runs from us, we are not part of the conversation. We are the exclusion, the anomaly.
I think to realize this deeply inside of yourself is a big moment of growth, to see that we exist in a world that was around long before us and will be around long after us.
>It's easy to see this reflected in nature in the real world. All animals and life seem to be aware and accommodating of each other, but humans are cut out from that communication.
This just seems like noble savaging birds and rabbits and deer. None of these creatures have any communication with each other, and while they may be more aware of each other's presence than a 'go hiking every once in a while' person, someone who actually spends a good amount of time in the woods, such as a hunter or birdwatcher, probably has a pretty good sense of them. The Disco Elysium quote just reads like fairly common environmentalist misanthropy, which I suppose isn't surprising considering the creators.
sickofparadox commented on Gifted children are special needs children mleverything.substack.com... · Posted by u/bko
....no, pretty much by definition, "equity" means giving everyone what they need to do well.
You may be confusing it with "equality of outcomes"?
In education, the effects of striving for equity in the US have amounted to a ridiculous level of Harrison Bergeroning within the public school system, which is partially responsible for the collapse in trust in schools.
sickofparadox commented on Gifted children are special needs children mleverything.substack.com... · Posted by u/bko
It's crazy to me that there is so much pushback to ending a program for "gifted" kindergarteners. I'd say it's great for 4-5 year olds to be able to do...normal children things rather than have their lives ruined by their helicopter "my child is special" parents.
Because getting rid of the first on ramp is how you get rid of the entire system, year by year rolling it up until the whole thing is gone.
sickofparadox commented on State Terror, American Style paulkrugman.substack.com/... · Posted by u/rbanffy
"Democracy" in these discussions increasingly just means the 21st-century bureaucratic status quo. It no longer has anything to do with antiquated notions like "the will of the people." If the people want something different, they're trying to dismantle democracy and should be ignored and given what the managerial class knows is best for them.
Persuading the voters is seen as a last resort, a distasteful task that really shouldn't be necessary, if we could just get the right systems in place to keep them pacified and voting for more of the same.
>Democracy" in these discussions increasingly just means the 21st-century bureaucratic status quo.
It is for this reason that so many young people, left and right, are latching onto non or even anti-democratic political ideologies. The systems themselves have become the highest good as opposed to what they were originally designed for. Due process no longer means a swift and fair trial, it means endless shifting paperwork and appeals that make our judiciary collapse on itself. Building anything is no longer about the funds and means to build it but about the willpower to trudge through 5+ layers of approval from councils and faceless agencies. All the while, elite overproduction has created a whole class of "expert" who cannot understand the world 3 inches from their face but are supposed to be trusted at all times to make the best decision on our behalf.
sickofparadox commented on US backpedals as Hyundai factory ICE raid enrages South Korea theregister.com/2025/09/1... · Posted by u/rntn
Of course they broke the law, it's pretty much impossible not to. It's a popular assertion that the average citizen unknowingly commits three felonies per day. And that's people who aren't interacting with the highly complex immigration system. I'm sure most forgot to dot an i or cross a t on their form or something.
The idea that the average person in America commits even one felony a day is so ridiculous it falls flat on its face after being spoken. How can you even say something like that without feeling embarrassed for believing it?
Complete nonsense.
They're animals caged for entertainment and don't even belong on this continent, much less in your cages, held out for ticket sales and surrounded by food and beverage and merch vendors.
Are you going to address the part where I pointed out that zoos ensured the survival of multiple species that were on the verge of extinction in the wild? None of that could have happened without the ticket sales.
That's not at all what either of the links you've given me say. At this point I don't really see a need to engage with you further if you're going to supply links that you take far out of context.
From my first link: "Individuals experiencing homelessness are frequently arrested for minor crimes, like trespassing and shoplifting, that directly result from their housing and economic status. Like most governmental entities, we have limited resources and have a fiduciary duty to taxpayers to use precious resources in the most efficient way possible. With that in mind, we will concentrate our resources on violent crime and threats to public safety."
The explicit effect on policy communicated by this section is, 'My office will not pursue property crime'.
From the second link: "The council appropriated funds for 1,809 sworn officer positions, compared to 1,959 sworn officer positions approved in last year’s budget—a reduction of 7.7 percent. The number of civilian positions (617) and cadet positions (117) remains largely unchanged from last year. The council also zeroed out funding for three cadet classes." This is right at the beginning of the link and follows exactly with what I said in my comment about them reducing headcount and cancelling cadet classes. You cannot have a cadet class with zero funding.
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Revolting. And proof that these animals don't belong in cages.
Zoos are an outdated entertainment concept. We used to show people in them, too. Circuses with live animals are equally cruel.
If you want to learn about animals, you can learn to help them without dragging them over here and putting them in cages.
Not only are zoos wonderful ways for those who cannot afford a globe trotting safari to experience some of the wonders of nature close to home, they conduct hugely important preservation research and undergo essential conservation work. If not for zoos, it's likely that most, if not all, of the Panamanian golden frog, and many other amphibians in Central America would have been wiped out a few years ago by the Chytrid fungus.[1] This is just the first example I could think of, but zoos are an essential part of our exploration of nature, as well as our stewardship over it.
[1]https://www.marylandzoo.org/conservation/current-projects/pa...