An old, but apt fable:
A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to carry it across. The frog hesitates, afraid that the scorpion might sting it, but the scorpion promises not to, pointing out that it would drown if it killed the frog in the middle of the river. The frog considers this argument sensible and agrees to transport the scorpion. Midway across the river, the scorpion stings the frog anyway, dooming them both. The dying frog asks the scorpion why it stung despite knowing the consequence, to which the scorpion replies: "I am sorry, but I couldn't help myself. It's my character." @Wikipedia
An attempt by @mschlapp to hype up the CPAC crowd goes horribly wrong —
"How many of you would like to see impeachment hearings?"
[cheers]
"That was the wrong answer..."
And to explain for others, it is part of the Murderbot Diaries series. The main character often switches to media when he is bored. I mean, he's almost always bored. 2/2
My Meta moment for the weekend.
We are in a store and I'm a little bored, so while Danyne and Cole are discussing the pros and cons of a potential purchase I take up my phone to continue reading Network Effect. IYKYK 1/2
Elon Musk isn't going to save the government any money. It's the opposite, in fact.
He's currently pursuing a move that could blow a multi-trillion-dollar hole in the federal budget and let billionaires get away with tax evasion.
Here's how 🧵