The joy of photography
Seeing a lot of these wonderful photos from Garry Winogrand..
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Why South Koreans should invest in bitcoin
why Korean markets down?
The South Korean stock market, particularly the benchmark KOSPI index, experienced its worst single-day drop in history on March 4, 2026, plunging over 12% and wiping out hundreds of billions in market …
The South Korean stock market (primarily the KOSPI index) has plunged to its worst single-day drop in history today (March 4, 2026), falling ~12% (closing around 5,093 after hitting circuit breakers), following a ~7.2% drop yesterday. This is the steepest two-day decline in decades, wiping out hundreds of billions in market value (estimates around $500B+ this week alone). The KOSDAQ and Korean won (to a 17-year low) have also been hammered.6
The main reason is the escalating US-Israel military conflict with Iran, including airstrikes, retaliatory attacks, and Iran’s closure/threats to the Strait of Hormuz (a critical oil chokepoint). This has triggered a global …
this is bigger than me
The Dubai stock market (primarily the Dubai Financial Market or DFM index) plunged nearly 5% today (March 4, 2026), marking its worst single-day drop since May 2022. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) fell around 2–3.5% as well.10
This happened right after UAE regulators reopened the exchanges following an emergency two-day closure (March 2–3). The shutdown was triggered by Iran’s wave of missile and drone strikes on the UAE (and …
why Dubai markets down
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and broader UAE stock markets have experienced significant declines primarily due to escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Following coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, Iran launched …
Bitcoin has surged over 6% in the last 24 hours, reclaiming levels above $71,000 after dipping to around $63,000 over the weekend amid escalating Middle East tensions involving Israel, the U.S., and Iran. 0 This V-shaped recovery appears driven by several interconnected factors.
First, the market has largely shrugged off geopolitical risks, treating the initial sell-off as a buying opportunity and viewing Bitcoin as a resilient alternative asset during uncertainty, rather than a risk-off collapse. …
what would happen if you animated famous photographs from the past with AI?
whoa whoa
Re-animating great photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson with Grok AI
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The new artist vs the old artist?
nothing is sacred everything is permitted
Why Eric Kim Is Maximum Masculinity
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THE WILL TO AI
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Is Black Associated With Masculinity?
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Bitcoin Is Like a Formula 1 Car
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The will to power
So what is the primary driving force which commands everything? The will to power, the will to overpower.  How does this matter? So I suppose the first thought is, this matters …
The will to power
So what is the primary driving force which commands everything? The will to power, the will to overpower.  How does this matter? So I suppose the first thought is, this matters …
Bitcoin vs Fiat
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i’m the fucking god
I want it to last forever?
don’t trust fat designers
don’t trust Jony Ive
waste of time or not?
AI-Generated Art and Art AI
Executive summary AI-generated art (“Art AI”) is best understood as a spectrum of computational image synthesis and editing techniques—ranging from fully generated images from text prompts to tightly controlled edits (e.g., inpainting) …
digestion
The Will to AI: Will, Agency, and Autonomy in Artificial Intelligence
Executive summary “Will” is not a single property that either exists or does not. In philosophy, it is a cluster concept spanning (i) intentionality (aboutness, representation), (ii) agency (acting intentionally, often for …
Maximum Masculinity: An Evidence-Based, Multidimensional Report
Executive summary “Maximum masculinity” is not a single biological setting or personality style. It is a multilevel construct spanning (a) biology (androgen exposure, sexually dimorphic physical traits), (b) psychology (agency, confidence, identity), …
Black is masculine?
fuck it! Conquer it all!
Devices are not the future
THE ETERNAL SPRING
Eternal spring is not a season. It’s a posture. It’s the refusal to live like you’re “past your prime.” It’s the decision to remain perpetually new, perpetually hungry, perpetually upgrading—like your soul …