Chris

hayseed. Interested in lattice tools, economics, and land conservation

Mastadon:

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

I detest @apple's macOS Tahoe. I was not paying attention when I upgraded my machine, and now am living in UI hell

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

From the Instant Classics podcast

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

Joy Connolly talking with @wmarybeard and @chiggi about how Republicans in the US emulate Roman Republicans...

[Paul Graham @paulg]

This is an actual page on the White House web site. It reads like something written about a third world dictator. So embarrassing. I have not seen any branch of the federal government sink this low in my lifetime.

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

@JABDE6 Do you mean 2025 taxes? Doing your 2026 taxes now seems a bit ambitious...

[Nadira Ali🇵🇸 @Nadira_ali12]

"The Romans occupied England in the 5th century, so anyone of Roman descent has a historical claim to the land."

It's one of the best sketches I've ever seen, it is so accurate and highlights the situation in Palestine.

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

@andyblarsen My idea: pay the front office according to their wins.

The article below suggests paying coaches and FO staff for wins, but if I wrote it again I'd focus on the FO staff.
https://t.co/HC3S70CdRZ

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

@slcdunk I see the cheering coming from the current bench as a candidate for most important. I.e. if the players who are starting and playing now feel support from players who will start in October, that has got to be good for morale in the summer and in the fall

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

@jcponcemath It looks like a set of gears! @henryseg

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

@NateDuncanNBA @johnhollinger I like @NateDuncanNBA's idea of paying orgs for wins. I also like paying coaches and front-office staff for wins. This could be a big incentive to win. See https://t.co/HC3S70CdRZ

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

@alex_mowry @ZachLowe_NBA @FredKatz Sure, your proposal fixes tanking, but there's no mechanism to help the truly bad teams. Your proposal makes it easy for a middling team to become better, but how does the worst team become a middle-of-the pack team?

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

@ZachLowe_NBA @FredKatz My idea: pay coaches and front-office staff for wins! Keep draft odds that help losing teams, but reward wins with $$.
https://t.co/HC3S70CdRZ

[Paul Graham @paulg]

@pmddomingos That's not true. The smartest people in Silicon Valley are nearly all neither-wing; they're nearly all accidental moderates.

https://t.co/ogMaJHs63d

[David Locke @DLocke09]

The hotel work space series continues. In Cleveland we have perfection!!!!!

[Chris @Chrisvwx]

@ditheringfm Live or recorded NBA games are something that would make me consider purchasing a Vision Pro. But I wouldn't buy the hardware or games if they make me dizzy or are unpleasant to watch...

[Dithering @ditheringfm]

Vision Pro Frustration

Apple showed a live sporting event in the Vision Pro, but ruined it by trying to make it into a TV show.

Subscribe at https://t.co/MAKQBlkUMp

[Sheel Mohnot @pitdesi]

Incredibly disturbing

[koeppelmann @koeppelmann]

It’s hard for me to take someone seriously as an honest thinker when they argue guns are for resisting state overreach, but also accept “obey or get shot” as legitimate.

[Ebba Busch @BuschEbba]

My comment on Grok/Bikini Gate

[Paul Graham @paulg]

The US is now doing the kind of things we used to make fun of banana republics for doing when I was a kid.

I know not all the people who supported this man are idiots. Is there a point where the non-idiots say "enough is enough?"