The Trans Agenda for this evening:
@catzilla We've had our house painted a deep green. The roof (installation in progress) and gutters (not delivered yet) will also be green , and the doors will be bright blue.
Happy Friday you bunch of community developing rebels āļø
@silverfox [reads punchline] Only 3 stars? I'd have thought most enbies would rate a 4 or 5...
Ok ok I figured out how to solve all our problems
The government should be ran by librarians
@QasimRashid Didn't anyone say to her "what the hell is wrong with you?" I think we need a lot more of that, on the air and in the mass media.
@QasimRashid There is widespread agreement on this point. ā
(It's just "politically controversial" because the aforementioned billionaires don't want people to realize how obvious it is.)
@infotroph That sounds right -- and I can confirm that your post is in fact quote-boostable ^.^
Hot take (albeit probably dated at this point):
Companies don't actually want employees who "think outside the box".
They want employees who have Thinking Outside the Boxā¢ Certification (preferably at least Level II) from the Out-of-Box Thought Leaders Training Center, and at least 2 years of demonstrable experience Thinking on an Outside the Box project.
@anke @georgetakei Sure, but some might actually learn something.
(...and yeah, I've heard supposed Christians on the Right saying Jesus is too soft...)
@georgetakei Now here's a thing I'd really actually like to see: an LLM trained to respond as the Biblical Jesus would respond.
It might be very useful for right-wingers in need of a "come-to-Jesus moment". :blobcatthinksmart:
@georgetakei Now here's a thing I'd really actually like to see: an LLM trained to respond as the Biblical Jesus would respond.
It might be very useful for right-wingers in need of a "come-to-Jesus moment". :blobcatthinksmart:
As Steve Downes argues on LinkedIn, when the rich bail out, what's often left is opportunities for others:
'...they donāt just ātake their moneyā with them. They often free up economic energy for everyone else....
When very wealthy people leave, their assets do not vanish. Their property, companies, investments & leadership roles stay in the UK. And this creates real opportunities for others'!
A great bit of positive analysis rather than the usual gloom mongering!
![1. Their property re-enters the market. Ultra-prime homes often sit underused. When the owner leaves, the property is sold or rented, making space for productive use, renovation, and taxation. The OECD notes that asset turnover improves economic efficiency and resource allocation.
2. Their businesses or senior roles are taken over by someone else. When a high-level position changes hands, it opens a path for new leadership, new ideas and new talent. Firms do not disappear because an owner relocates. They continue producing jobs, profits and taxes.
OBR explains that corporate activity remains tied to location, not the personal postcode of an individual.
3. Their investments change hands and become more dynamic. Wealth held in low-activity assets (like empty property or quietly held shares) is often released back into circulation when someone leaves. New owners put capital to work.
IFS research shows that wealth transfers and asset turnover boost productivity when capital is
4. Economic space becomes available. In many cases, a billionaireās departure removes market bottlenecks. This can allow smaller firms to buy assets, expand, or hire. The economy thrives on competition and circulation, not hoarding.
The OECD calls this process āreallocation gainsā.
[Alt text edited for word length - retaining the key elements]](https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/115/665/410/398/578/959/original/aca075b9d07155c5.png "1. Their property re-enters the market. Ultra-prime homes often sit underused. When the owner leaves, the property is sold or rented, making space for productive use, renovation, and taxation. The OECD notes that asset turnover improves economic efficiency and resource allocation.
2. Their businesses or senior roles are taken over by someone else. When a high-level position changes hands, it opens a path for new leadership, new ideas and new talent. Firms do not disappear because an owner relocates. They continue producing jobs, profits and taxes.
OBR explains that corporate activity remains tied to location, not the personal postcode of an individual.
3. Their investments change hands and become more dynamic. Wealth held in low-activity assets (like empty property or quietly held shares) is often released back into circulation when someone leaves. New owners put capital to work.
IFS research shows that wealth transfers and asset turnover boost productivity when capital is
4. Economic space becomes available. In many cases, a billionaireās departure removes market bottlenecks. This can allow smaller firms to buy assets, expand, or hire. The economy thrives on competition and circulation, not hoarding.
The OECD calls this process āreallocation gainsā.
[Alt text edited for word length - retaining the key elements]")
RE: https://mastodon.social/@thefunnypages/115667653231778876
I have to say, I'm not quite getting it. Is the joke about how few books they have (and obviously not very carefully shelved), or a pun on the other meaning of "our books"?
(Image description: line drawing cartoon in black on white. At left, there is a bookshelf about 3 feet high by 6 feet wide (assuming the humans shown are average height). To the right of that is a human gesturing at the bookshelf and speaking; to that figure's right is another human looking at the shelves. The caption says "And this is where we keep our books.")
@Infrapink @tragivictoria @koorogi @cancel
Hopefully there will be a thriving dumpster-dive initiative...
@tragivictoria @koorogi @Infrapink @cancel
In compensation, there will probably be a lot of really cheap high-end hardware hitting ebay when the bubble finally pops... (...assuming it doesn't take civilization down with it š§).
[plea for AI bubble to pop before destroying civilization, please sir may we still have some civilization left when you're all done, sir... š§āāļøš]
If universities are key to economic development & also a major base for the development of work on artificial intelligence, then the migration of computer science academics (leaving behind a university system that has been defunded & sinking into ever deeper finical crisis), should be a concern for those seeking to build a UK AI-based economic strategy...
Is it another area where the UK will fail to consolidate on early (research-led) success due to departing researchers?
![Chart: Researcher Migration. By country where AI paper was published & current location (of researchers), shows:
for UK 48% remain in UK; 24% in the US & 28% elsewhere
For France: 61% in France/ 18% in US/ 21% elsewhere
for South Korea: 69% remaining in SK/ 26% in US/ 5% elsewhere
US: 80% remain in US/ 20% now elsewhere
[chart from the Observer]](https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/115/665/675/478/802/116/original/e3113c6bc3698715.png "Chart: Researcher Migration. By country where AI paper was published & current location (of researchers), shows:
for UK 48% remain in UK; 24% in the US & 28% elsewhere
For France: 61% in France/ 18% in US/ 21% elsewhere
for South Korea: 69% remaining in SK/ 26% in US/ 5% elsewhere
US: 80% remain in US/ 20% now elsewhere
[chart from the Observer]")