I aint gonna lie i want a jew president. I think all religions are stupid but if theres never been 1 of something i root for that something if the opportunity arises

[Edited on October 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM. Reason : So the haters of that one thing feel shitty]

10/8/2026 10:19:03 PM

An atheist jew American president would be something, wouldn't it

[Edited on October 8, 2026 at 10:20 PM. Reason : a boy can hope]

[Edited on October 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM. Reason : we coulda had dean]

10/8/2026 10:20:24 PM

I didn't know the athiest part....thats even better if he is an atheist jew

10/8/2026 10:25:58 PM

to be clear I don't know whether or not he believes in God (let alone one as articulated by any modern sects of Judaism)

[Edited on October 8, 2026 at 10:36 PM. Reason : but he does seem to value his Jewish cultural heritage at least]

10/8/2026 10:35:27 PM

He can straddle that jew line with the dems bro. I bet his government is at least somewhat competent

[Edited on October 8, 2026 at 10:48 PM. Reason : With no evidence at all]

10/8/2026 10:48:19 PM

Hey qfred do you see the moon by chance?

10/8/2026 11:27:04 PM

it does not seem to be visible from my current location on the planet

10/8/2026 11:47:23 PM

Will investigate and call back

[Edited on October 8, 2026 at 11:56 PM. Reason : I mean i will edit post here one moment]

10/8/2026 11:56:19 PM

I think google said new moon day is 10th?

[Edited on October 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM. Reason : So like where is the moon?]

10/8/2026 11:57:48 PM

I use https://github.com/sky-map-team/stardroid

10/9/2026 12:07:11 AM

I mean now that we are dropping names i normally use skyview lite?

10/9/2026 12:09:47 AM

Can you unterminate yourself too?(guessing yes)

10/14/2026 5:33:54 PM

you're absolutely right

10/14/2026 6:13:59 PM

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What happens if i move from c2 to c3?

10/17/2026 2:16:47 PM

idk you get fired??

10/17/2026 2:46:52 PM

you are right, i should wear gloves to hide fingerprints lol

10/17/2026 3:53:58 PM

bro it's 2026 either say somebody's absolutely right or don't even bother

[Edited on October 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM. Reason : did you move it tho]

10/17/2026 5:29:53 PM

do you think the F-word slur when it’s used against gay people is something only church ladies care about?

10/17/2026 6:00:38 PM

John 14:9 John 8:15 John 12:47 John 18:20–21

[Edited on October 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM. Reason : as it was foretold]

10/17/2026 6:58:10 PM

Nah i have to think about it more. Need a more bulletproof plausible deniability

10/17/2026 7:11:49 PM

what’s your obsession with Islam and seeming indifference towards those who are directly responsible for how awful things are in the US right now?

10/19/2026 2:34:21 PM

it's an interest, not an obsession. as for the things that are awful, I see plenty of blame to go around in all corners of society. i'm hardly indifferent. i'm just trying to look at the entire puzzle instead of being hypnotized into a 1 dimensional view of the world.

i have many interests. i'm a curious person. i like to know how things work. my brain is wired to think in terms of systems. my main interests are math, physics and technology. but most of my early adult life my interests became more centered on advancing my career so I could make money, pay my bills, start a family and enjoy the life of prosperity and flourishing I aspired to build for myself and the people I cared about. that was the system I cared most about understanding. tww and the community here was another system I cared about. even though the topics in TSB were also of interest and I was curious enough to read it regularly, I didn't post there quite so much back then bc I didn't consider myself as well informed or opinionated as many others. Plus, it tends to be a pretty toxic place and I prefer to spend my time on things that create more joy in the world.

as the years went by and I had more bandwidth to think about things that interested me beyond just the next paycheck, I spent more time trying to better understand my self, as old men tend to do. during my time at State I had convinced myself that Christianity was true and had lived that way for a long time. After I eventually came to my senses and had moved on, I was left to wonder how I had convinced myself wrongly about something so important, when I should have known better. But the damage had already been done and the trajectory of my life was irreversibly altered.
most of the serious relationships I've been in ultimately failed for what were fundamentally differences in religious beliefs. Each time, after we eventually came to our senses and had moved on, I was again left to wonder how we had convinced ourselves wrongly about something so important. But the damage had already been done and the trajectory of our lives were irreversibly altered.

And the same themes applies up the civilizational ladder
I wonder how other people convince themselves of things that are wrong, the damage that can cause, and how or even if they can prevent that from happening again
I wonder how relationships between other people can fail, the damage that can cause, and how or even if they can prevent that from happening again
I wonder how groups of people convince themselves of things that are wrong, the damage that can cause, and how or even if they can prevent that from happening again
I wonder how relationshps between groups of people can fail, the damage that can cause, and how or even if they can prevent that from happening again
I wonder how nations convince themselves of things that are wrong, the damage that can cause, and how or even if they can prevent that from happening again
I wonder how relationships between nations can fail, the damage that can cause, and how or even if they can prevent that from happening again

so why the interest in islam?

Quote :

"to answer the question, there are a couple relevant personal connections I have 1. my sister converted to Judaism years ago 2. i am a non-believer who lived in NYC for several years and witnessed multiple islamist acts of violence in the city during my time there 3. i remarried a few years back to a woman who is muslim 4. her kids (my step-kids) from her first marriage are also muslim and also half-palestinian 5. my children are non-believers whose lives and choices in multiple ways are not aligned with what many/most muslims believe is what God demands of humanity."

Quote :

"when i was young i mostly used to have to worry about the 700 club and fox news viewers. victims of terrible ideologies and worldviews. now i also have to worry about the Ibram X Kendi and Jacobin readers. also victims of terrible ideologies and worldviews. i probably should have realized this sooner (after 9/11 or even ISIS would have been reasonable) but there's also the muslim world and the same eschatological bullshit as the 700 club folks. [Edited on November 10, 2024 at 11:38 AM. Reason : just mind viruses as far as the eye can see]"

so as far as my interest in Islam goes, this is why. there's nothing devious or hateful about it, as I suspect that you imagine. it's merely the outcome of a curious human with a particular lived experience. somehow along the way islam became part of my life and despite my preferences to spend my time on math, physics and technology, I have decided it would be wise to spend some time to better understand it and the people who believe in it. the good (that video is about wisdom, if you failed to notice) and the bad (its brutal totalitarian and apocalyptic dimensions for example)

[Edited on October 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM. Reason : the priest demands confession]

10/19/2026 5:14:19 PM

in an unfair fight would you go for the balls?

10/19/2026 5:29:52 PM

the eyes

10/19/2026 5:34:45 PM

When you get married do you still wonder what other women look like naked?

10/22/2026 7:27:48 PM

we are only Human

10/22/2026 7:38:19 PM

Did you hear about that vulnerability that like 70% of all internet had? Just wondering if that raised any alarm bells etc

10/22/2026 8:35:42 PM

for sure. Fortunately I don't run any php systems these days but there's a few other significant security findings (CVEs) I've had to attend to

fwiw, there's gonna be a lot more of this kind of thing for a while.

[Edited on October 22, 2026 at 8:43 PM. Reason : it's a necessary evil. hopefully AI will quickly help us find and fix all the shitty human code we've created over the last few decades]

10/22/2026 8:41:54 PM

Say in 5 years AI made this like impenetrable code...could another AI figure out how to hack it? Or would it be bulletproof?

10/22/2026 9:28:29 PM

we'll need to move in this direction

https://www.anthropic.com/research/formal-verification

[Edited on October 22, 2026 at 9:36 PM. Reason : not a new thing, just historically only economically feasible for very specific situations]

10/22/2026 9:35:26 PM

If you could choose one power tool to take back with you to the Roman empire days what would you choose? And how would you change the world with it? The tool is magical in the sense that it will never break, or need repairs, or run out of battery, or dull.

10/24/2026 3:50:54 PM

lol. idk tbh probably a drill? whatever's best for helping build more tools/machines.

[Edited on October 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM. Reason : Technology creates itself out of itself.]

10/24/2026 4:25:13 PM

Its like do all android users not realize like 8 months ago iphone and android changed something to where they send read receipts to iphone users? Its like every android user i text sends read receipts

10/24/2026 10:54:36 PM

idk if they realize but I'm pro read receipts anyways

10/24/2026 11:47:13 PM

you can turn off read receipts in your sms app i'm pretty sure

10/24/2026 11:57:22 PM

Android users definitely don't do this by and large...i don't think they realize it

10/25/2026 11:12:57 AM

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Do you like this kind of use of the script?

10/28/2026 7:55:59 PM

Just thought of a random hypothetical...say for some reason the government was like "we want chatterbox messages from Halloween 2022....are you in the clear if you said they were erased or would they know if you actually had access. I guess my question is what do you think would happen if you told the government you didn't have those records and you were telling the truth?

10/29/2026 6:13:02 PM

they'd probably just say thank you for cooperation have a nice day citizen.

10/29/2026 6:25:12 PM

When chatterbox resets is it gone forever?

10/29/2026 6:30:55 PM

relevant to any government inquiries, correct

[Edited on October 29, 2026 at 6:43 PM. Reason : fundamentally, information may be transformed but not destroyed according to quantum mechanics]

10/29/2026 6:36:31 PM

I wonder if they could compel you to prove it

10/29/2026 6:41:57 PM

it is inadvisable to get into a compelling match with a qntmfred

10/29/2026 6:45:14 PM

Qfred to the qFEDs:

10/29/2026 7:14:01 PM

If every country unleashed all their cyber capabilities, would the United States be the strongest?

Is the US the strongest of any one nation for cyber capabilities

[Edited on October 30, 2026 at 11:49 PM. Reason : Worded another way]

10/30/2026 11:41:10 PM

for certain things (offensive and monitoring capabilities) I would say probably yes

but if shit hit the fan, i think we'd find we have a lot of vulnerabilities that if exploited would hit us pretty hard

[Edited on October 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM. Reason : AI swarms are on another level. there's no playbook for what 2027 is looking like. #BuildTheCyberWall and make china pay for it]

[Edited on October 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM. Reason : or irgc. or dprk. or russia.]

10/30/2026 11:58:56 PM

I figured they had AI fix all their vulnerabilities

10/31/2026 12:24:08 AM

we will. but it'll take some time. there's a LOT of stuff out there that is going to need to be addressed. like Y2K preparation efforts but times a million oh and it started yesterday

10/31/2026 12:31:53 AM

What is your view on a human beings role in society, if not as a worker, when AI inevitably takes the jobs that we have traditionally held to earn a living? Do you think creators of AI have a responsibility to pay 1) the workers whose jobs they take and 2) the people used to train AI models?

10/31/2026 9:28:51 AM