2026-04-21T17:42:13Z https://yabu.me Mark Gardner https://yabu.me/npub1tda99v6t47kaf66eennvs6qfl9a5y04q954y5u05508pcds4ajeqku20ze https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/accounts/avatars/114/923/045/978/878/386/original/36840c7f783e7b8c.png https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/accounts/avatars/114/923/045/978/878/386/original/36840c7f783e7b8c.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0wy8hh53qqdvmxtlvmxy6knhlunh56twye7733phrmq02s7s2ypqzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyks6rvd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrkt7z5fvh9wx0vxuxme8l9fts5y95menxy9sk6a8jlexwnx4ufkg5r5xjx'>nevent1q…5xjx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Click the squares to see exactly what went down and for how long.<br/><br/>If you don’t depend on anything from that list, mazel tov. 2026-05-06T14:24:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzvyhhp5e4nd7wm2z2mggf33qvns5lg67zrgcdamdf2wkng6hpggzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyfgrv8h Via <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wnq8fz36zw5350q02zc7g4zmjxftd68qg8p6kutvvkc3zz3tc38sumxw6v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kris</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wnq…xw6v</span>)</a></span>: 32.7 days of some form of #GitHub downtime in the past 170 days, as tracked by <a href="https://red-squares.cian.lol">https://red-squares.cian.lol</a>. No, it doesn’t include scheduled service windows.<br/><br/>My self-hosted #Forgejo is looking better and better.<br/><br/>#SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareDevelopment #OpenSource<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/media_attachments/files/116/528/048/684/443/974/original/5f5964777ed6ebbd.png"> <br/> 2026-05-06T14:15:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswtccmd2hx5acg34uxga2vqtdwwm92m3mwta773e6ll55psr6l7ygzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty086ht5 This morning’s “Get Up!” #AppleMusjc #playlist:&lt;li&gt;&#34;Neurotica&#34; by Rush, from &#39;Roll the Bones (Remastered)&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)&#34; by Def Leppard, from &#39;Pyromania (Super Deluxe)&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Big Generator&#34; by Yes, from &#39;Big Generator&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Beer Drinkers &amp;amp; Hell Raisers&#34; by ZZ Top, from &#39;Tres Hombres&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)&#34; by U2, from &#39;War (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Spirits In the Material World&#34; by The Police, from &#39;Ghost In the Machine (Alternate Sequence Edition)&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Cruiser (Remastered)&#34; by The Cars, from &#39;Shake It Up (Expanded)&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Love Kills&#34; by Robyn, from &#39;Body Talk, Pt. 2&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Kingdom Come&#34; by David Bowie, from &#39;Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) [2017 Remaster]&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Forever More&#34; by Moloko, from &#39;Statues&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Astounded&#34; by Bran Van 3000, from &#39;Discosis&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Allison Road&#34; by Gin Blossoms, from &#39;New Miserable Experience (Deluxe Edition)&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;U-Mass&#34; by Pixies, from &#39;Trompe le Monde&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;One Wink At a Time&#34; by The Replacements, from &#39;All Shook Down (Expanded Edition)&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;EZ Come EZ Go&#34; by Tesla, from &#39;Mechanical Resonance&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;War Pigs&#34; by Faith No More, from &#39;The Real Thing (Deluxe Edition) [2015 Remaster]&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Darktown Riot&#34; by Steve Hackett, from &#39;Darktown&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Hands Pt1&#34; by Stick Men, from &#39;Soup&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Don&#39;t Treat Me Bad (2024 Remaster)&#34; by FireHouse, from &#39;Firehouse (2024 Remaster)&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Love In an Elevator&#34; by Aerosmith, from &#39;The Very Best of Aerosmith&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Destiny (feat. Sia &amp;amp; Sophie Barker)&#34; by Zero 7, from &#39;Simple Things&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;100 Horses&#34; by Geese, from &#39;Getting Killed&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Summer&#34; by Modest Mouse, from &#39;The Fruit That Ate Itself&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Old Engine Oil&#34; by The Budos Band, from &#39;V&#39;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&#34;Tumult - Each Their Own Justice (M24)&#34; by Yuzo Koshiro, from &#39;Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City&#39;&lt;/li&gt;<br/><br/>#music 2026-03-30T13:42:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszu5vjhkscsrqewz45pwez46e0q9tgpva8amz5742jj2f0ey5dz4qzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty2n8ty5 Woohoo! Got my #AWS #Cloud Practitioner #Certification today!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.credly.com/badges/cb399784-86d6-4c05-80b5-e46baa615415/public_url">https://www.credly.com/badges/cb399784-86d6-4c05-80b5-e46baa615415/public_url</a><br/><br/>#AmazonWebServices #AmazonCloud #CloudComputing<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/media_attachments/files/116/304/685/393/914/594/original/82ae2897f15cfb40.png"> <br/> 2026-03-28T03:31:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9t6ywfyy9xkmnez434wf9pwae79vgg6kywxqkw6w229k06870fczypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty4h0e22 I wanted to share #AppleMusic playlists as plain text with others, so I wrote a simple #shortcut: <a href="https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d87571de0c4442e7935e5f392885c8fd">https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d87571de0c4442e7935e5f392885c8fd</a><br/><br/>#Apple #music #Shortcuts 2026-03-27T13:29:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszu5mmd0es6g0u8n95vq93jlsgvmn3paaxzqh5crmxpl3cnsyvztqzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyekda6u Shiny! “#Firefly is getting an animated series featuring the original cast”: <a href="https://apple.news/A6fsBM_-zT4ad7tn7clWTyA">https://apple.news/A6fsBM_-zT4ad7tn7clWTyA</a> 2026-03-19T00:50:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq6lckcfnfryd7utqec0fmn286clctdj4gdcc99y6p94u8knnnjtqzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyd27puw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr7m2scvrq3q53xq34yjywyqeascjwqh36d0nwdd028sljkad286ssypcel'>nevent1q…pcel</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think “the software industry” is becoming like “the wood industry”: huge integrated businesses, other industries and side-businesses surrounding it, developing countries engaging in it at their own level, and folks like us whittling in our spare time.<br/><br/>Renting houses is basically WaaS: Wood-as-a-Service. 2026-03-14T21:46:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvg0ztjk35ayql4vwjje4k4yycjjwqwqzuc4mq5vfy2hrx7wkt7fqzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty6wcsfm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyk2h5wzshhucyhq73u5ltfensdlujkws74q4pgh4hvepmveaaxjgqd547j'>nevent1q…547j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>⁃ **Page hosted on Medium or Substack:** Throw it into the sea 2026-03-14T21:31:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstrztk7nwe6qu3dmxc0nzyyr2dzc9ul26jnakks596avmzhqylasqzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyfqm7v0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs027el2kyuy5m09k36034sq0yl6ukz4y69uxl2xdd7km2dhv5st9sq2h08s'>nevent1q…h08s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry, not a clue 2026-03-13T17:19:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs89f0purx9evythrt9tlkm7x0crn62j3uctqa3u2dlvp852058slqzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyg7xxlc I figured something out this month that I&#39;ve missed for 34 years.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been measuring whether I&#39;m &#34;enough&#34; as a person--whether the *chooser* is adequate--rather than evaluating my *choices*. That&#39;s a category error. **There is no yardstick for myself qua myself.** Only for things I do.## <br/><br/><br/><br/>The TrapFrom #AynRand&#39;s [*Atlas Shrugged*](<a href="https://aynrand.org/novels/atlas-shrugged/">https://aynrand.org/novels/atlas-shrugged/</a> ), Galt&#39;s speech:<br/><br/>&gt; Man has no choice about his need of &gt; [&gt; #&gt; SelfEsteem](<a href="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/tags/SelfEsteem">https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/tags/SelfEsteem</a> )&gt; , his only choice is &gt; **the standard by which to gauge it**&gt; . And he makes his fatal error when he switches this gauge protecting his life into the service of his own destruction, when he chooses a standard contradicting existence and sets his self-esteem against reality.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been measuring *myself* instead of my *choices*. Asking &#34;Am I rational enough?&#34; instead of &#34;Am I exercising rationality in this choice?&#34; Treating the volitional entity--the chooser--as if it were subject to pass/fail evaluation.<br/><br/>But you can&#39;t be &#34;wrong in person.&#34; You can only make wrong *choices*. **The chooser is the precondition for those concepts to mean anything.**## <br/><br/><br/><br/>The InvariantThe concept comes from topology: an invariant remains unchanged when a structure is transformed. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12cuzzqzv8e8y7na77a9zv47mx2v6pec60qs5h7takzmv5p0mw0fsmgd38p" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Greg Egan</span> (<span class="italic">npub12cu…d38p</span>)</a></span>&#39;s [*Diaspora*](<a href="https://www.gregegan.net/DIASPORA/DIASPORA.html">https://www.gregegan.net/DIASPORA/DIASPORA.html</a> ) explores this for consciousness--what persists across memory edits, substrate changes, simulated deaths.<br/><br/>The invariant isn&#39;t the *contents* of consciousness. It&#39;s **the structure of being the thing that experiences**. The observer. The integrator. The chooser.<br/><br/>Applied to #identity: I am an existent with volitional consciousness. That&#39;s my identity, metaphysically. Not &#34;I *have* consciousness&#34; (dualism), but &#34;I *am*&#34; this integrated entity.<br/><br/>The invariant is the volitional structure itself. Everything else--memories, achievements, mistakes, consequences--is what that structure *produces*.## <br/><br/><br/><br/>What I Wrote Before I Understood ItFrom my story [&#34;La Petite Mort&#34;](<a href="https://thebeautifulprison.com/stories/la-petite-mort/">https://thebeautifulprison.com/stories/la-petite-mort/</a> ):<br/><br/>&gt; She wanted to keep being Thalindra. Wanted to keep having thoughts, even painful ones. Wanted to keep waking up every morning, tired and aching and alone, because waking up meant she was still there to do the waking. Wanted existence as what she was--this particular configuration that was specifically hers.<br/><br/>&gt; The preference was immediate. Simple. Undeniable. &gt; *Hers.*<br/><br/>&gt; And it was enough.<br/><br/>I gave my character what I couldn&#39;t give myself: acceptance of the invariant without audit.<br/><br/>Now I have it too.## <br/><br/><br/><br/>The Correction**I am the standard by which my choices are measured, not the thing being measured.**<br/><br/>You evaluate actions. Not the volitional entity that generates them.<br/><br/>If you accept your choices as yours--made with what you knew, under your constraints--you can accept yourself. Not because you&#39;ve proven worthiness. Because you *are* the chooser, and that&#39;s A is A applied to you.<br/><br/>Clear. Weightless. Real.<br/><br/>#philosophy #Objectivism 2026-03-13T17:00:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxndv2acuskl8cq6wxkcvsuay8ulvy0yafn8k00lx6uwruvu6t49szypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty9f57m2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89jd88d8pvf2hplappst3djuv46fcnadsnjskmjkxzu5s4crdazqwemwx3'>nevent1q…mwx3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or post to followers-only and only darken known inboxes. 2026-03-13T15:35:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0pxn5dd6thf7trphv0nh0knjl8kwhdssj9jss90xevg0m3mm0p5qzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktym2e9dz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw78fkke5cw8w8rec0j044rcfzr0dju230zxnv2g7cyham0p9v79q6mule7'>nevent1q…ule7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I grew up about 15 miles away in West Chester, Pennsylvania. 2026-03-13T02:21:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8plvtwf5ej0gvksnppqa7angc2jlzk2u0aaurh8m85x9vztnmdngzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyjdh6z9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdy5qdddha0tajjy9yu78v24msmteedkh7lc2wc6y4zun3e0m2zcsv09dh'>nevent1q…09dh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are you keeping up with the Commodore? Because the #Commodore is keeping up with you!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95cGh9EeMIY&amp;feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95cGh9EeMIY&amp;feature=youtu.be</a><br/><br/>#RetroComputing #C64 #Commodore64 #SX64 2026-03-12T15:15:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdxjvt3crkhuqmj5pj93mw28skn45lcgrq2reluypew8c6fpt7yuszypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyu5v6rn It’s 2026 and Bobby Tables is still alive and well.<br/><br/><a href="https://bobby-tables.com">https://bobby-tables.com</a><br/><br/>#InfoSec #CyberSecurity<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/media_attachments/files/116/021/676/216/525/519/original/84ca767c0c4bb3ec.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-06T03:58:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdru4lq06mqjf9pzhqdxevj3muhqk4usr0ke653zx2wu0t5g4w2kszypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyytghfw #AynRand’s original introduction to _The Virtue of Selfishness_ is now online—and it *directly contradicts* most of the claims people make about her #ethics.<br/> 
If your picture of Rand comes from social media threads, YouTube rants, or second-hand “hot takes,” this is the text that breaks the spell: <a href="https://courses.aynrand.org/campus-courses/the-virtue-of-selfishness/introduction/">https://courses.aynrand.org/campus-courses/the-virtue-of-selfishness/introduction/</a><br/><br/>Let’s clear out the biggest straw men right away:<br/><br/>❌ “Rand said selfishness means hurting people.” 
<br/>No. She argues that rational self‑interest forbids coercion, exploitation, and parasitism. Predators aren’t “selfish”—they’re short‑range, self‑destructive, and irrational.<br/><br/>❌ “It’s just an excuse to do whatever you want.” 
<br/>She draws a hard boundary between whim and #reason. Her ethics demands long‑range thinking, integrity, and principled action — the opposite of impulse.<br/><br/>❌ “#Objectivism celebrates cruelty.” 
<br/>The introduction explicitly rejects cruelty as irrational. Benevolence is not only compatible with #egoism—it’s a natural expression of a rational, confident person.<br/><br/>❌ “Rand denies moral principles.” 
<br/>She denies sacrifice as a moral ideal. She does not deny #morality. She argues for a code rooted in reality, reason, and the requirements of human life.<br/><br/>If you want to understand the argument instead of the mythology, read the primary source—it’s short, sharp, and surprisingly accessible.<br/><br/>For context on the full book, editions, and themes: <a href="https://aynrand.org/novels/the-virtue-of-selfishness/">https://aynrand.org/novels/the-virtue-of-selfishness/</a><br/><br/>#philosophy #individualism #reading #nonfiction #ideas #bookstodon 2026-02-03T23:38:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9gp3xuv8zh770tfzt7lujw2q6jjqjydy9a42s5l63ku3jxdx35wqzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyythajl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0sy7tfqe5q4cprzxj0egw67zytnxzy0t68q7kskam4pjqyyefuszcrvew'>nevent1q…rvew</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You&#39;re lucky if a site can live on past the next CMS switch 2026-02-01T19:10:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8j7lhetw8af8wpw2swzyp4l7g5n03pxzkfa08mgnc9e2gdf2nekczypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty3rrk5s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp65aaa3uj66953gd262tqgq46xmwanrmjqnd4lrqdgvxmxeg6g5sqvday4'>nevent1q…day4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/@mjg/115981231482693517">https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/@mjg/115981231482693517</a> 2026-01-30T00:33:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrfzy2wnfy7q7usz8nmzqqsq2tulc3c3shm860gkteq9tz0np83nczypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktynvejs8 When we throw down on #NYE, we throw down a mad jigsaw #puzzle party<br/><br/>#HappyNewYear #NewYear #NewYearsEve<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/media_attachments/files/115/817/803/330/118/821/original/1e02c31b1f837dd0.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-01T03:50:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9xvffzg6gtmjtvzvghjemkxvf55ny96cc3rnj4tnxjw6ljalhnszypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyl8usc0 This is your reminder that planet Earth is a dense molten core encased in a layer of solids and is therefore, culinarily speaking, a ravioli. 2025-12-29T21:53:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfvgv89wruxpfr0463mjt98xhy5n67pf3eulc27mee5t3ck7anpkgzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyppehxm What happens when an #AI writes #philosophy in its own voice? This essay probes #consciousness, #ethics, and #art -- and why life and caring remain essential.<br/><br/>#ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #FutureOfAI #TechAndSociety<br/><br/><a href="https://phoenixtrap.com/2025/10/17/talking-with-an-ai-about-whether-its-conscious/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social">https://phoenixtrap.com/2025/10/17/talking-with-an-ai-about-whether-its-conscious/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social</a> 2025-10-17T16:23:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp8t24hdz9xss7pclwyn56hkmxjex9gg256e2c2z70gy7h0c53gjczypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty4d5znd I had a fun #philosophy conversation with #Claude (an #LLM #AI service) about the nature of #consciousness, #ethics, and eventually #art.<br/><br/>Because Claude was my intellectual foil, I then had it describe the chat in the form of an essay -- and it did it from its own &#34;point of view&#34;!<br/><br/><a href="https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/4f70f9a8-58ab-4643-9640-83f785a5e84f">https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/4f70f9a8-58ab-4643-9640-83f785a5e84f</a><br/><br/>The chat itself helped clarify my thinking as an #Objectivist about the necessary relationship between consciousness and life. Maybe you&#39;ll find it enlightening, too. 2025-10-17T15:42:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyfn0cg5xpedamrjempy5znxr8lk3kn2uhz5t2alztpvpkhx0p6fczypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktytfx7zv So‑called “selfish” #capitalism has united people across borders more than any “One‑World” scheme.<br/><br/>What *remains* of capitalism today is under attack—from politicians, intellectuals, the media. If we want to uphold #liberty in the marketplace, we need to defend it on moral grounds.<br/><br/>Discover #AynRand’s moral case for capitalism: <a href="https://aynrand-19886644.hs-sites.com/capitalism">https://aynrand-19886644.hs-sites.com/capitalism</a><br/><br/>#politics #ethics #philosophy #Objectivism<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/media_attachments/files/115/248/870/868/832/896/original/6f33d60f25b4b8cd.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-22T16:54:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgjpqueldrn0d76fmajnpwcl0fkugrez6tdujglmty9z92ah90y6qzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyu9t6ug The #FTC’s “Green Guides” have turned “100% #RenewableEnergy” into a marketing illusion: <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/alexepstein/p/how-to-end-the-100-renewable-fraud">https://open.substack.com/pub/alexepstein/p/how-to-end-the-100-renewable-fraud</a><br/><br/>* Buying paper credits for others&#39; #CleanEnergy lets companies take false credit—and shift fossil fuel blame onto citizens.<br/>* Hundreds run mostly on #FossilFuels yet claim “100% #renewable” with the FTC’s blessing.<br/>* This fuels plant shutdowns, driving a reliability crisis that #AI will worsen.<br/><br/>End the “100% renewable” fraud.<br/><br/>#greenwashing #sustainability #climate #EnergyTransition 2025-09-22T00:41:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmljcyamwj08l4t4jqp0w4nsm3navu9fwqwd4fxc2fwpym7ve7pgzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty97a9nf #AynRand is quoted, misquoted, praised, and vilified — often by people who haven’t read her.<br/><br/>_The Ayn Rand Reader_ offers excerpts from her #fiction and #nonfiction: her ideas, her voice, her terms. <br/><br/>If you’re serious about understanding her — whether to agree or disagree — start here: <a href="https://aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-rand-reader/">https://aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-rand-reader/</a><br/><br/>#philosophy #books #bookstodon #literature #AynRand #Objectivism 2025-09-19T22:19:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpu8np3mvwq9m0fpqurcq5tmh7vqc54kmmd0mchx4kcedq47czrgzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyrfm684 The only difference between #fascism, #communism, and #socialism is the degree to which the state pretends there is private property. Everything else is just arguing over the color of the jackboots.<br/><br/><a href="https://courses.aynrand.org/lexicon/fascism-and-communism-socialism/">https://courses.aynrand.org/lexicon/fascism-and-communism-socialism/</a><br/><br/>#politics #philosophy #statism #AynRand #Objectivism<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/media_attachments/files/115/232/254/977/215/754/original/33995f62073f3872.png"> <br/> 2025-09-19T17:57:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsva72xe5k9q0sktf3yvfnpan8vex5geuhraxcnv3ngagkfnnzczgqzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyzetlu4 When speech is treated as violence, violence becomes inevitable. And #PoliticalViolence becomes normalized.<br/><br/>In this #AynRand Institute #Podcast, Onkar Ghate &amp; Nikos Sotirakopoulos examine the murder of #CharlieKirk, tracing the erosion of the speech/force line — from 9/11 to “speech = violence” — and why **zero tolerance for force** is the only rational standard.<br/><br/><a href="https://newideal.aynrand.org/charlie-kirks-murder-who-normalized-political-violence-video/">https://newideal.aynrand.org/charlie-kirks-murder-who-normalized-political-violence-video/</a><br/><br/>#Objectivism #FreeSpeech #politics #USpolitics #philosophy #culture #IdeasMatter #reason 2025-09-16T01:31:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qtkv7hxhescp8efm2n8ck88yzgdmvfn2px9s354adunvu5asrzczypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty4g69ac #Fascism doesn’t arrive with jackboots overnight—it seeps in through crisis, cult leaders &amp; contempt for law.<br/><br/>In this #OCON2025 talk from July 2, Nikos Sotirakopoulos warns America’s not there yet, but the signs are flashing.<br/><br/>The antidote? Truth &amp; reason—before it’s too late. ⚠️<br/><br/>▶️ The Road to Fascism (and Are We on It?): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84rPnU3xE4&amp;feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84rPnU3xE4&amp;feature=youtu.be</a><br/><br/>#politics #USpolitics #philosophy #Objectivism #AynRandInstitute 2025-09-10T23:03:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswaqvzp90eylfjpl5k9337zajz8g4h4z9093n5sqdz3swsvqlt3yczypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyuuhesz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdl990ym2xc20gnhvreas4g8l5p28cec8t3ncr9uvpmm67u7ykrugwa3lq5'>nevent1q…3lq5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Whatever, fortune cookie 2025-09-09T02:29:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfq6tmhf82l5nvjz0l8daprs7jskuqu3hafx0fgww9ra60nnk3puszypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty2cak6s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxcy59npck5zfd4qd3yykpp4sxykwdx6k4set08m06up5ttexgl5gcrwrrh'>nevent1q…wrrh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You’re in luck! #AynRand has an entire *essay* about man’s rights: <a href="https://courses.aynrand.org/works/mans-rights/">https://courses.aynrand.org/works/mans-rights/</a><br/><br/>But briefly: Rights aren’t an afterthought to “sharing power”—they’re its foundation. Without individual rights, calls to “share power” amount to enforced obligation, not genuine cooperation.<br/><br/>#philosophy #politics #Objectivism 2025-09-09T01:48:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy3wxtqtmenvjz7e9sp9a4maxhfqfcs9pkthvpk8uxpewk74wyaxszypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyajuhgz What’s left of #capitalism today is under attack—from politicians, intellectuals, the media.<br/><br/>If we want to uphold #liberty in the marketplace, we need to defend it on *moral* grounds.<br/><br/>Discover #AynRand’s moral case for capitalism: <a href="https://buff.ly/3lTePN">https://buff.ly/3lTePN</a><br/><br/>And read Rand’s full article here: <a href="https://buff.ly/43cRdlx">https://buff.ly/43cRdlx</a><br/><br/>#philosophy #ethics #politics #economics #Objectivism<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/media_attachments/files/115/171/395/013/237/327/original/07906677a6de5a0f.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-09T00:05:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9j90z0hx6wyt6xg95dntxkjvk0he9l6serg9xdhjldgkx304ajgzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyz272wy #Selfishness, properly understood, requires not following whims or exploiting others but living by #reason, for your own chosen purpose, with the end goal of flourishing. Discover #AynRand’s #morality of life: <a href="https://buff.ly/ImqDDrz">https://buff.ly/ImqDDrz</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.threads.com/@aynrandorg/post/DOJSrFqiurY?xmt=AQF0ptWlOhnbVGJ4f6RdTpPhFavJaAJVS4n9osXmrpMSxw&amp;slof=1">https://www.threads.com/@aynrandorg/post/DOJSrFqiurY?xmt=AQF0ptWlOhnbVGJ4f6RdTpPhFavJaAJVS4n9osXmrpMSxw&amp;slof=1</a><br/><br/>#philosophy #ethics #Objectivism<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/media_attachments/files/115/141/129/599/063/994/original/8763411504d3abe9.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-03T15:45:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5srj78axp60veg52eqkgt2kv2guf7j205shj52y609tesekwhagzypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty9upslj Happy #AtlasShrugged Day!<br/><br/><a href="https://a.co/5B9XDuf">https://a.co/5B9XDuf</a><br/><br/>#AynRand #bookstodon #philosophy<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.phoenixtrap.com/system/media_attachments/files/115/136/209/133/477/217/original/30117bee9b534eb2.png"> <br/> 2025-09-02T18:52:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjp05p4pnwvfwq4xwt8dhfetgyxmvdcmhka45y239kmh7pxvzwpszypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty67lkwz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrkxn4p2j5xvylzxdzpjldpd6rurtqemkq9k5g7chvap4j3qemzcql8g3sa'>nevent1q…g3sa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And unsupported on #SteamDeck 2025-08-28T19:09:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrtvf74c96xf7w6f9yzvd8ahsxdalwg89d8zfxrhxrrdd0te8sgnszypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhktyfdn44w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyw2mg7hsr9gumadnwwcuv53kyrhv329htllzwxff0dnjfq2a65tg65y3mn'>nevent1q…y3mn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Grow Home” and “Grow Up” are both great and available as a US$16.18 bundle on #Steam. #SteamDeck verified, too.<br/><br/>I look forward to #Atari continuing the series. 2025-08-27T21:35:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2kmf7kzsw74ejr5w8cm0lz7rjcwukwk6f4krklegkgwdgej25zczypdh554nfwh6m48tt8xwdjrgp8uhks375qkj5jn37j3uu8pkzhkty3065c5 And this is why I’m working on moving my #GitHub repos to #Codeberg: the former is now fully an #AI #LLM training source and divisional sales funnel for #Microsoft’s other services. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/757461/microsoft-github-thomas-dohmke-resignation-coreai-team-transition">https://www.theverge.com/news/757461/microsoft-github-thomas-dohmke-resignation-coreai-team-transition</a><br/><br/>/ <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fh736ae0xzk98s59wggazdpqg0g78mg2rwk7qf87ew96cqhc4lrst3ee83" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Codeberg</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fh7…ee83</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12r320mcnpx7hnsr9v8ydwdk9eyqrlpm8usvspwzpd4hw8g5l9rdscrzz58" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Forgejo</span> (<span class="italic">npub12r3…zz58</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>#programming #coding #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #Copilot 2025-08-11T15:53:13Z