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Month: December 2023

Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Smaller is Better

We must begin by considering the population and the territory. The former should be as small as we can make it without sacrificing independence and the capacity for a moral life. The smaller the …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Democracy?

It is harder to preserve than to found a Democracy. To preserve it we must prevent the poor from plundering the rich; we must not exhaust the public revenues by giving pay for the …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Fueled by Passion

The only life worth living is a life fueled and driven by passion! Never force nothing!

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

In Praise of Monogamy

To manage multiple partners… a degenerate trend? Also just too much work! I am very anti this weird “poly” trend. Polygamy — Even consider, Zeus is married to Hera (although he is a bad …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Hugh Hefner quotes

Also weird … Why doesn’t anyone think of him as a bad guy or womanizer? His personal life and death What was Hugh Hefner sexual preference and history and habits Female attitude to Hugh …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Pornos

Pornography … pornos just means prostitute. But if you create your own beautiful women in ChatGPT, DALL-E 3… then is it still porn? No.

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

How to Replace Porn

Nothing wrong with porn morally or ethically … the bigger issue is online advertising and porn (weird stuff), and also … just issues with pirating porn (Pirate Bay and using torrents and VPN’s whatever). …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Erection?

erectus, erigere— ex, out + regere… straight (like ruler?) erect etymology Erect a building Erection — why men get erection from female breasts Funny thing I learned: Apparently if you do cocaine, you cannot …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Standard Etymology

Standard, a “Standard”— stand fast, stand hard. Stand firm — a flag as rallying point in battle? The etymology of the word “standard” reveals an interesting journey from its origins to its contemporary usage. …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Contents vs Content

Maybe we should stop calling stuff “content” but rather … “contents”? Like content matter in a book? Or a Table of Contents

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

ChatGPT is Fucking Lit!!!

I can finally find answers to things which have bothered me, or made me curious for a very long time??? For example — the shift of content as being happy and content, vs content …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Etymology of content

The shift of content as being happy and content, vs content as stuff Why shift to digital “content” Con— com, with, together … tenere (to hold). To hold together Together, to hold. ”KON-tent” vs …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Summarize ERIC KIM’s views on Stoicism

STOICISM 101 STOIC VLOG Introduction to Stoicism  Something I have been meaning to write or create or do is like some sort of book, ebook, pamphlet, or introductory primer to stoicism. I really …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Speculator.

The difference between being an “investor” vs “speculator”—

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

The Innovator

Waking up this morning, and having some great ERIC KIM OMAKASE Coffee to get me going, some thoughts: 1. Innovate? After being abroad, then coming back, the general thought I have is that perhaps at the …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Obese etymology

”oferfaett”— overfat History and the evolution of the word “obese” Etymology of Obese From Latin obÄ“sus, derived from obedō (“I devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“I eat”). Displaced native Old English oferfÇ£tt (literally â€œoverfat”). The etymology of the word “obese” is quite interesting. It …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

THINK PHYSIQUE.

A flaw in traditional childhood development stuff, seeing the pediatrician etc… They always measure for height and weight … never muscle mass? Also funny thought — At what point is it good to have …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

THE GREATEST FLEX

Nobody cares how “smart” or intelligent your kid is… people are more impressed with their physique, height, strength, muscles, physical ability!

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

PHYSIOLOGY & CREATIVITY

Only he or she with insanely abundant, overflowing health can actually innovate? Talking heads? Something invigorating and cozy, or comforting about looking at talking human heads?

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

AI CANNOT INNOVATE.

Why not? AI can only take the past, what has already been done before, then “upcycle” or “recycle” it… rather than making something totally carte blanche brand new? UPCYCLE. The notion I got from …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

Cross-Chain

Nice URL: chain.link/cross-chain CCIP? Not just the chain, but in-between the chain, the links connecting the *NODES* on the chain? CRYPTO BY KIM Brave new world for photographers and crypto:

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

GOOGLE CHROME IS ADWARE

It is! Like Bonzi Buddy 2.0. Let us consider … now if you install Google Chrome on your phone, iPhone, Android phone, Samsung phone whatever … that BS “relevant stories you would like” (clickbait …

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Photo essay / Dec 31, 2023

FIRST IN LAST OUT

When reviewing photos … always go from the most recent shot, backwards. Reverse chronology. Even with books and summaries or movies … I prefer to watch them in reverse? The last line, chapter, or …

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2023

HERO ANGLES

Super super super low angles In praise of tilting articulating LCD screens, put your camera to the floor

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2023

THE POLITICS OF DRIVING IN LA?

After moving back to LA, maybe three months ago, and driving around town, all around the city, the politics of driving here is very interesting. First, how can you see who the bad drivers …

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Photo essay / Dec 30, 2023

MEA CULPA

I admit it; it was my fault! Saw the other day about a week ago, I made a traffic violation; there was a red stop sign traffic light, and technically I was supposed to …

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