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Re:Nothing works and everyone is euphoric on Friday July 24, 2026 @10:56AM (#49036634)
check out The Utopia of Rules by David Graeber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Utopia_of_Rules

A lot of this is about bureaucracy

Re:Meditation as Wakeful Relaxation: Unclenching Smooth Muscle on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @11:39AM (#46528538)
why is there a video of ordering room service in the middle of the post?
> When she heard that Jeff Bezos was getting married in Venice this June, Heather Jane Johnson felt worse than she had in her entire life. Twenty-five years ago, she ceased trading as a bookseller in Boston, Massachusetts. “I lost a lot because of Bezos and the complicity of Americans in the making of Amazon,” the 53-year-old says. “A big reason I moved to Italy is because I felt betrayed by my countrypeople.”

I like how she blames the "complicity of Americans in the making of Amazon", which I believe gets overlooked a lot. Isn't one way of eliminating billionaires to stop using their products?

If she continues to use Amazon it’s probably in her best interest to be a prime member. No point in cancelling if you continued to constantly use Amazon.
Re:Free MIT Course: Performance Engineering of Software Systems on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @08:06PM (#38946037)
tell me about backpacking through the andes. one question - where do you sleep ?
Re:Standard Ebooks on Monday January 01, 2024 @09:25PM (#38837350)
It says on each book page "Compatible epub — All devices and apps except Kindles and Kobos." - but i think this is incorrect bc epub is now the preferred format for Kindle.
Re:Good genes are nice, but joy is better on Friday November 03, 2023 @05:06PM (#38135011)
sapolsky has a new book, check it out on this pod https://www.econtalk.org/robert-sapolsky-on-determinism-free...
This article reads like an article telling everything wrong with today's internet. not unlike https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37509507