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Had a pretty heavy workload yesterday, and never hid the limit on claude code. Perhaps they allowed for more tokens for the launch?

Claude design on the other hand seemed to eat through (its own separate usage limit) very fast. Hit the limit this morning in about 45 mins on a max plan. I assume they are going to end up spinning that product off as a separate service.

It feels like there is a wide open opportunity for some new OS's to enter the mainstream marketplace. I see nothing but dissatisfaction with the incumbents.

The government already runs/oversees a variety of public grocery stores. Including:

- Armed forces commissaries. The op ex is subsidized by the taxpayer, but the cost of goods reflects the market wholesale price, plus a 5% fee to pay for capital goods/facilities upkeep.

- Grocery stores run by non-profits/charities. Eligible donations are a tax deduction, which represents a form of subsidy by the taxpayer. These stores are really popular in some places in the US.

- Food banks. Operate on a mix of private donations and taxpayer grants/tax receipts to some donors.

It all amounts to the same thing. The finance model is different in each case, but its all taxpayer supported no matter how you look at it.

I vaguely recall a man giving a speech to a large group of people, urging Congress to not certify the election, and then those people storming the capitol, and then those people going to jail and being subsequently pardoned from jail from the guy who gave the speech.

Jurisdictions decline all sorts of developments when the proponent cannot demonstrate a sufficient public good.

Generation capacity is scarce at the moment, and governments have to decide if they would rather have affordable residential electricity or be home to the Grok anime slop generator.

Grifters figured out several years ago that the iTunes sales chart is extremely gameable, and can be juiced for some cheap headlines.

People don't seem to understand the level of strategic defeat that the US is facing. Not only is the strait closed, but the US Navy has been completely locked out of the Gulf. They do not have a single ship operating there. They cannot service their coastal bases, which now sit empty. The situation is completely unprecedented.

The problem is that there is a very large incentive for three large companies to corner the market on computing components, forcing consumers to rent access instead of owning.

We might want to prepare ourselves for the fact that the Strait of Hormuz might not be reopened to US traffic any time in the near future.

I really wish I could root my series x -- especially in this age of RAM and GPU scarcity.

Something a lot of people don't understand about operating within a corrupt system -- the person paying the bribe is usually the one being controlled.

Yes, those who pay receive special benefits, but it is against the background threat of reprisal if you cease paying.

Hey, that's a nice software company, it would be a shame if something happened to it. By the way, my son is raising money for his new crypto venture. You should think about investing.

We have no idea what starship has cost. It's a private company.

That's not what happened here. They literally got forced into it by the Pentagon. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/24/anthropic-pentagon-claude-h...

Most markets don't have three purchasers trying to corner the entire supply of one product.

Not sure why the NSA would pay for a Japanese water system.

Canada has had the INTERAC payment system for over 20 years now. It is privately run by Canadian banks, universally accepted and runs on a cost recovery basis.

Don't give them any ideas

Tried it out last night. It combines dozens of tools together in a way that is likely to be a favourite platform for astroturfers/scammers.

The ease of use is a big step toward the Dead Internet.

That said, the software is truly impressive to this layperson.

Canada is in the same boat as the EU -- desperately looking for alternative vendors at the moment.

Is this going to be like that submarine that guy built to bring people to the Titanic?

Things aren't perfect in a lot of countries, but what is happening in the US right now is absolutely unique. Things are careening out of control, and the political system seems completely incapable of getting a handle on it.

Most people I speak to in Canada, Europe and Central America seem perplexed why Americans they know do not seem more alarmed.

It's already been walked back.

Ask every American AI company what they think of IP protections. Apparently all intellectual property is fair game now.

1. Dont live in the suburbs. 2. Make an effort to see friends every week. 3. Log off.

The US isn't exactly known as a model of good governance either.

Interesting definition of freedom. The top three countries happen to be the places most permissive to international tax dodgers.

Chinese companies are optimized to grow and build stuff. US companies are optimized to deliver returns to shareholders.

No matter what your politics are, this is a pretty dark turn for the United States.

A rather bizarre digression...