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Tech + naturalism.

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@p_maverick_b We know, and always have known

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So many great projects still in C++, it's incredible people went so hard against "old" programming languages ever

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200k+ Scots moved to Ireland and America 1600-1800 when the Scottish highlands got cleared out by economic ruin and political instability

They typically moved to Ireland or America, not England.

All this to say, England's 3x West:North ratio is strange, but Ireland and America reflect ethnic & geographic migrations from the past

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200k+ Scots moved to Ireland and America 1600-1800 when the Scottish highlands got cleared out by economic ruin and political instability

They typically moved to Ireland or America, not England.

All this to say, England's 3x West:North ratio is strange, but Ireland and America reflect ethnic & geographic migrations from the past

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@thinkingshivers Scotalnd's population runs east-west, and their two major ethnic groups (high & lowlanders) run along an east/west divide.

Scotland has 20x more "West"s than "North"s.

So any amount of Scottish migration will massively skew Irish / American populations

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All towns big & small lay along the fall line in Virginia - the line after which ocean ships can't travel further upriver

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Euros like to say American borders are random straight lines, but look at this map of cropland out west.

Look how clearly California, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah pop out as distinct regions.

Washington knew what they were doing when they drew borders

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@EZebroni Needs to be a 6 seater, there are way too few on the market

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@BrantPhilip_ They’re all semi arid climates which have been transformed by satellite phones, drones, and motorbikes

This problem isn’t going away, it’s like the Mongols just got horses

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The North African coup belt is a tech problem. Drones, cheap motorbikes, and satellite phones changed the game for African Sahel steppe nomads.

These coups happened because the govts can’t secure borders or territory.

This is the tipping point, like giving the Mongols a horse

[Brant @BrantPhilip_]

The Sahelian Coup Belt receives a new member this year.

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@ReeceHarding @grok Personal encounter with Jesus which tips the scale towards belief. Which underlies many peoples’ faith

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@atroyn Force people to go in person on wednesday at 6pm.

See who really cares

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@nikitabier MSN messenger

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@justalexoki If you went to bible study and John Pierpont Morgan pulled out his personal study bible, you'd feel pretty silly in comparison

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Say what you want about New Jersey, but you can get B+ quality fresh bread. Thanks Italians 🇮🇹

[Aleph @woke8yearold]

Europeans tend to greatly exaggerate how bad American food is but the big exception to this is bread. American bread is god awful and in some places you more or less have to bake it yourself if you want good bread

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@james406 Founder? I barely know ‘er

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There are no Poor Old countries, and no Rich New countries.

Wealth is a matter of survival

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Are newer countries poorer?

If you get a line of best fit through this data, the answer is generally "no". But there's no such thing as a poor old country, or a rich new country.

This tells us:
1. Poor countries eventually get invaded
2. It takes time to get rich, because of the value of stable and proven instutitions

The richest new countries → Qatar and Singapore
The poorest old country → Oman

The oldest poor countries are Liberia (last coup in 1980) and Burundi (Civil war in '05)...

Lots to learn from this data..... getting rich is not a choice, it's a matter of survival

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I love maps like this because they help me articulate what makes a place feel more or less like home

South Florida and California are nice, but totally foreign to my senses