ITatras

I love branches, they are like my thoughts.

“Buddha’s last words: ‘Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive unceasingly.’ Buddha stated the second law of thermodynamics. His inherent understanding still amazes me.” ~ William A. Russell.

Sacrificed nazi Bovine (retired to cosy California instead of prison), probably saving Noem for bigger piece (like investigation after lost midterms). But will the killings be investigated? Obviously only GOP threats work on Trump (re: Greenland). Hope they save US democracy.

Pěkný vydíráníčko, tady je hezky vidět, jakym způsobem tyhle dospělý děti přemýšlí a proč si rozumí s Trumpem, kterej přemýšlí úplně stejně. Pavel právě seznal, že Macinka je stejný těsto, jako Turek, nikdo asi nečekal nic jiného. Uvidíme, co k tomu řekne Babiš.

This public murder-execution is fucked up on so many levels... Un-under-trained wanabe police-cowboys and administration actively lying and refusing any investigation - that happens only in dictatorship regimes.

Have you read Red Rising series? If you like sci-fi/fantasy, antiquity, caste systems, or a "Third Reich won" scenario, I highly recommend it. It's brutally visceral, showcasing humanity's worst inventions and behavior. Plus, a bit of SW vibes (cool tech swords).

Připomíná mi to jinou "polehčující okolnost" zmíněnou jistým poslancem... Navíc ho přece oklamala. V šedém byznysu, který stát není schopen uznat, aby chránil jak spotřebitele, tak především poskytovatelky/e, vymáhal nějaké zdravotní standardy a měl z toho třeba i daně.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

I thought republicans want law & order, but thats violated by ICE every day. They are just Trumps paramilitary goons, "obey or die" is not a rule of law and order, but a fascist despotism.

Ford Suspends Factory Worker for Heckling Trump The president responded by raising his middle finger, a video shows.

Making the factory worker pay for expressing his opinion about Trump, while he calls journalists a piggy. That is freedom of speech for Trump or Musk... its only freedom of speech for their lies, that is not freedom of speech at all.

Kamala warned of Project 2025; no one believed her. Trump denied knowing it, but he lies nonstop. The US now mirrors Russian-style propaganda: flooding the zone with chaos to kill the truth, breeding apathy and driving the simple-minded toward an authoritarian leader."

Ambi-Ent.

Lots of tech bros and MAGA are people who grew up on Star Wars - now they would watch it and be like: 'his aunt and uncle would still be alive if they had just complied with the stormtroopers.'

For a sensible right-wing take, I watch Asmongold. The gap in narratives and 'evidence' is staggering between the sides. While I condemn pre-investigation doxxing, what options remain when the state's highest representative declares immunity for the shooter before any inquiry?

It was a murder by an agent with even no jurisdiction to get anyone from the car. A wannabe cowboy on a power trip, fledding the scene without helping the victim and altering evidence by that. Yet Vance automatically declare impunity. Fascism this is.

Trump's administration wants to provoke a civil war. It's even in Project 2025. Storming school and handcuffing teachers is terror and show off, which I would expect in North Korea, not a democratic country.

RIP Béla Tarr. Met him smoking rolled cigs at LFŠ. Signed my book and chatted with us, young students, but rejected folks with blank papers. His films felt like paintings. He retired after 'saying everything.' A complete, humble man. Grateful I met him and saw his work on film.

Governor Walz Calls Up National Guard Against ICE – A US Civil War Might Be Just Beginning. Stoking hatred is the current administration's playbook, and you can find it in Project 2025. It is also the Russian subversion style, which has assets in Krasnov and Miller.

The ICE agent who done this should rot for life in prison. Fascist regimes always starts to employ brutes, that cant do anything else, because the increasing number of others doesnt want to do anything with them.

Mumon's Verse:
Lifting his leg, he kicks up the Scented Ocean;Lowering his head, he looks down on the fourth Dhyana heaven.
There is no space vast enough for his body
Now, somebody write the last line here.
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Mumon's Reply
It must be said that Shõgen shows us all his stomach and intestines.
But alas, no one can appreciate him! And even if someone could appreciate him, let him come to me, and I'll beat him severely.
Why? If you want to find pure gold, you must see it through fire.

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Shõgen Oshõ asked, "Why is it that a man of great strength does not lift his legs?"
And he also said, "It is not the tongue he speaks with."

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It might also be a hope, none of us knows, but strict regulations and an emphasis on safety increase the chance of that hope. Various sci-fi movies and books, like The Matrix, paint a pretty clear picture of what can go wrong...
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We don't even need AGI to end up in a mess; if AI adopts human dictatorial urges (after all, it learns from us), becomes a black box, and controls us in some way, it - unlike human dictators, it will never have to actually die.
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Even so, we will face massive migrations due to work displacement (and universal basic income might not be easily granted by those driven purely by profit) and a climate change.
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Profit and the hunger for power currently drives the AI race, actually as always. Our hardware didn't changed for thousands of years from savannah. We can hope that the danger posed by AI is severe enough that the whole world agrees on safety measures like with nukes.
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If humanity ends through AI, which would go on, I would look at it as an evolution of human existence. I like being a fan approach, if one stops comparing and instead look on us as a whole, those catastrophic scenarios actually doesn't look so painful.
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We are all going to die, that is the only certainty. I am a believer, which to me means that the outcome can only be good; even if AI were to enslave humanity for 1k y, it has some purpose & place on the grander scale of the Universe.
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Created some favorite Zen Masters with AI based upon available descriptions: Dōgen: Eihei Dōgen (道元), 1200–1253Ryōkan: Ryōkan Taigu (良寛大愚), 1758–1831Ikkyū Sōjun: Ikkyū Sōjun (一休宗純), 1394–1481Budai: Qieci (Budai, 契此), c. late 9th century – 917

If anyone is the reincarnation of Budai these days, then it's Jiří Hazlbauer, zen master from Kwan um Zen center at Vrážné.