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    1. Cultural differences influence how people interact with technology and shape their perceptions of AI. In Western societies, people view AI as a tool that can boost efficiency and enable them to maintain control. They prefer to manage AI systems directly, reflecting the individualism of Western cultures, in which individuals shape their environments rather than adapt to them.

      This stood out to me because people’s backgrounds can play a big part in how they feel about AI. Some people might like using AI for extra help but still want to make the final decisions themselves. Do you all believe culture affects how much people are willing to trust AI?

    2. Artificial intelligence (AI) has penetrated nearly every aspect of our digital lives, from personalized recommendations on ecommerce platforms to complex systems for healthcare and finance.

      This demonstrates how much AI is already part of our everyday lives. We use it for things like online shopping, but it also plays a bigger role in areas like healthcare and finance.

    1. “We can figure it out,” I lied.

      This is fantastic. It perfectly encapsulates the feeling that I might get when I'm confronted by someone I love or respect saying something that I just can't get behind. The feeling that you may love someone unconditionally and want to avpid any conflict with them, but their beliefs fundamentally contradict yours.

    2. He is my brother, and I love him fiercely, conspiracies and all.

      I think this is the most important part of the essay, as it shows the unconditional love that family has, despite all their disagreements. It also shows that she tries to separate her brother from his personal beliefs, which is what originally caused their problems in the first place.

    3. “We are not family,” he replied, and added a smiley face emoji that read like a middle finger.

      I liked how she captured his sarcasm here, allowing us to know just how serious the conflict between Ted and his family is. It also shows how distant he has become as well. The sarcastic tone makes the moment even more impactful, with him rejecting his own family.

    1. You have enough McRibs here to tack them on like apple pies? I wanted to yell back at her. Send them to the other McDonald’s so people don’t have to waste $20 worth of gas driving around town like pork-crazed assholes trying to find them!

      I actually work at a McDonald's and we are constantly told to push things onto customers when honestly, I think its awkward and a waste of time. If someone asks, I am of course willing to help! It's just fast food is so awkward and there are so many INTERESTING people you will meet.

    2. Along with a keen sense of irritation, my curiosity was growing still stronger. If the stupid sandwiches are sold out everywhere, they must be at least decent — right? People couldn’t be buying out the sandwiches if they tasted like Ol’ Roy.

      The other day I decided to try the Wendy's pretzel pub sandwich, which was 12 for a meal, not my proudest moment. And I was determined to try it and made my friend drive me there and wait in the excruciatingly long line. It tasted horribly! Then at some point, I realized how sloppy and unhealthy it is. The next day I went to the doctor and was told I need a cholesterol test...I am only 17.

    3. Fast food and I have a strained relationship as it is except for a few soft spots: McDonald’s coffee, Whataburger taquitos, Jack in the Box tacos at 1 a.m.

      Since I'm pretty young and broke, I too have a strained relationship with fast food, just like most Americans. On one hand, it's easily accessible, somewhat affordable, and very comforting, but on the other hand its greasy, unhealthy, and societally has a negative connotation.

    4. I felt so hollow afterwards that it was as if my stomach had shifted entirely outside my body, as though my abdominal cavity was rejecting it in shame

      Shows what the McRib did to her digestive system and how it felt.

    5. Those fast food chains are, in part, responsible for our nation’s deepening battle against obesity, hypertension, diabetes and a whole host of other health issues.

      Shows how she feels on fast food chains and what they're doing to our society.

    6. It contained no nutritional value whatsoever

      This sounds exaggerated. She does not provide nutrition information to justify her statement like the grams of fat or something along those lines.

    7. a completely unbiased review.”

      Trying something for the first time does not automatically make someone unbiased. Shilcutt already expects to dislike the McRib and describes it negatively before tasting it. This makes me question her final opinion.

    8. We don’t do pulled pork sandwiches here, either, so the idea of a pork sandwich — pulled or not — doesn’t appeal to me either…especially one from McDonald’s.

      This shows how the author became very curious about the mcrib, and how he went down a rabbit hole on facebook of learning about mcribs.

    1. I just described is threatened, by those who have profited most from that exact system.

      This is a statement that does drive me up the wall as it is unfortunately a huge issue. The internet is an incredible aspect of our every day lives and its openness is often taken for granted. I do however think it has also opened the floodgates for many opportunists seeking to make a profit at every single corner. It feels like many open source sites is under threat by a hyper-fixation on monetizing every detail. And if its not content, or advertising, its our data being sold to corporations many of which the common person hasn't even heard of. It's disheartening to see the trajectory form in this way.

    2. Endgame for the Open Web

      I found the title and image used very interesting. Instead of saying "the end' or "potential end" for the open web, Dash chose the word "endgame". It is possible Dash chose the word to represent how the open web was similar to a game in the sense that it was a creative space. Another personal theory is that the word "endgame" references how crucial these next few steps are in supporting open web and not AI generated or closed infostructures. Although my previous thought is most likely the reason, Dash may have choose this word to symbolize how we are all pawns in a game bigger than entertaining ourselves/searching online (i.e., tech business, political control, etc.). Furthermore, I found the image fascinating. At a quick glance you see a dimly light caged tunnel leading to the unknown. Very similar to the path of AI, where we are being guided/forced into the unknown AI jungle. However, if you look closely to the top right corner, you can somewhat see "outside". Possibly this symbolizes open web/open infostructures and how they are barley present. Or, I am thinking too much into this and Dash got the word Endgame because they like Avengers and the image was the first one they found on the web.

    3. authoritarians have rushed to try to take them over

      I think this is an incredibly relevant point in this era of the internet, when we see billionaires and political figures trying to take over social media platforms ultimately for power. Social media and other technologies are currently the main source of information (especially in a political and news context) for the average person, taking control of these platforms gives them control over the narrative that is presenting. Effectively eliminating free speech in an attempt to silence critical voices rather than fostering open debate and criticism.

    4. Think about how radical that is.

      The description of the open web as a “radical” concept called to mind a handful of videos I’ve come across recently in which people have been discussing the nature of traditional libraries and how strange or even radical they might sound if they were pitched for the first time today: a publicly funded building where anyone can walk in, borrow just about any book, film, cd, or video game they want for free, and access information without having to prove in any way that they can afford it. Obviously libraries are far from radical nowadays, being long-established and something that all of us have grown up around. In fact, the idea of free and open access to knowledge has become so normalized that we almost take for granted how unusual it is compared to systems where access is determined by those who can pay. We’re spoiled, even complacent, and I would say this is especially true of those of us who have scarcely known life pre-internet. We’re so accustomed to being able to access an enormous amount of information, literature, art, entertainment and online communities for free that it feels like that level of openness is guaranteed. The reality is that it is very likely to become increasingly filtered and controlled by companies whose primary incentive is greed and to whom free access is a missed opportunity for monetary gain.

    5. if given the choice

      I disagree that people will choose "home-cooked, locally-grown, heart-felt digital meals" as opposed to "factory-farmed fast food technology." This new wave of the internet/technology has made information so accessible. With access to information no longer restricted by pay walls, post secondary institutions or even fear of judgement, I think we would be hard pressed as a society to want to revert to exclusivity. Not all peoples value education in the same way. We as educators and scholars are accustomed to research and dedicating time to solving problems, the general public values timelines, so if reverting to a heart-felt digital era increases the time that it takes to complete their daily tasks, they will reject it.

    6. other trappings of big media

      Although creators who stay independent and maintain control of their content make less money, I know myself and other audience members appreciate it. A lot of creators are either loosing or gaining followers based on authenticity, or at least this has been a trend I have noticed lately. As a society, we are already being flooded with advertisements, fake news and illusionary expectations. It is refreshing to obtain information or advice from a real person, who has truly tested and loved the product. I am only speaking to what I know, I am aware that there are many other types of creators out there; however, my main sources are beauty, fashion and health creators. I hope that this upward trend toward authenticity is just the thing to lessen to use of AI and bring out the human creativity/connection our society needs.

    7. even small individual actions can get institutions to change course.

      While I think that it is important to foster hope and stand up for what we believe in, I am skeptical that small individual actions would be the best way to evoke change in this scenario. When up the obstacle you are up against is an industry comprised of some of the wealthiest people on the planet who's own agenda will take precedent, I think we have to tackle the issue accordingly. They will not listen to us as individuals but if we band together and bring our concerns to the appropriate authorities (though i'm not quite sure who that would be...), we will have more success working together.

    8. Spotify and Netflix

      I am curious how many podcasts with significant followings are not on Spotify, Apple, and Netflix. I believe that the disclosure of large deals such as that of Joe Rogan and Spotify's up to $250 million deal has led many to chase a "golden goose" on these larger platforms. I can't say I dislike having my podcasts and music both available on Spotify but I do wonder how much of my listening is being influenced by their algorithms. I am going to have to start looking for more creatives focused platforms to consume my media from! With how AI is steering any form of internet content consumption I worry that it may be quite the challenge.

    9. and are deeply experienced at dismantling any systems that have cultural or political power that they can't control.

      I find this very concerning, because I think it goes beyond cultural or political power they can't control. I think these powerful agencies will go to these lengths against cultural or political powers that they do not believe in, or that does not align with their personal agenda. This proves how intense digital media influence can be. Behaviour priming is often used in advertisement by overexposing the audience to a certain product so they feel compelled to buy it. For example, a clothing brand may have adds on billboards, TV, newspapers, magazines, online adds, etc. A similar concept can occur with beliefs/perspectives. But instead of buying a product, the audience is leaning into the advertised viewpoints/perspectives. Therefore, if a "big tech financer or venture capitalist" decides they do not agree with a certain political or cultural point of views, it is possible they will change the narrative and bombard the audience with viewpoints that align with them. Which in turn, may persuade the audience to change or gain the perspective they are pushing.

    10. Dozens of the most popular open source projects have either greatly limited, or even entirely closed their projects to community-based submissions from new contributors as a result

      I am curious what specific open source projects the author refers to here. The prevalence of AI has certainly led to some unintentional shortcuts that could have potentially used copyrighted materials. There is also the potential for the AI coding used by community members to be flawed. I am curious how smaller projects are doing. I would assume that they are likely safer as the could be more niche but I am rather ignorant when it comes to open source projects. Will AI at some point gain enough freedom to start creating its own open source materials?

    11. the Internet under their control, or destroyed them

      Regarding the all-powerful, almost mythic control held by multibillionaires and their media corporations, Meta unsurprisingly comes to mind. Facebook long had one primary competitor in the form of Instagram, a social media platform which largely monopolized the younger portion of the population Facebook could not reach. What did Meta do in response? Bought out Instagram. They then turned to their remaining competitors, honing in on any unique features that attracted users, such as stories on Snapchat and short form vertical videos on TikTok, and in turn added stories and reels to their own newly-acquired platform. Similarly, they saw that sites like Kijiji, Craigslist or Varagesale were having great success, and introduced Marketplace to ensure that users had even fewer reasons to ever step out from under the Facebook umbrella. The whole process by which Meta absorbs and ultimately replaces its competitors assures the maintaining of a monolopy and the lining of Zuckerburg's already ample pockets.

    12. Independent media based on open formats, like podcasts, are also under siege as platforms like Apple's podcasts move to closed infrastructure which means that content creators are now required to work with Apple's approved partners.

      If podcasts shift to being only offered on closed infostructures that approve their partners, it is possible that the freedom and creativity of the creator will be jeopardized. Creators who will want to continue, or grow their audience, may need to change their content to meet the closed infostructures standards/wants. Therefore, eliminating the whole purpose of creating content - creativity. Not only is it possible that their content may change, but creators may be require to recommend products they do not necessarily believe in, because they are apart of a contract with a closed infostructure. This may erase any trust audience members have with the creator.

    13. and for how researchers understand people's behavior online

      This makes me wonder if "extremist CEO's" do not want the public to understand their own online behaviors. It is possible that their intention is to keep people unaware of their online behaviour (e.g., addiction, reliance on AI, increased trolling, etc.) for their own agenda. I know I may be starting a conspiracy, but it is possible that things are more than CEO's wanting platform security.

    14. Publishers who still share their content openly, either completely free for their audience, as advertising-supported content, or with a limited amount of content available until they ask for some form of payment, are being absolutely hammered by ill-behaved AI bots.

      I find this upsetting. It can be assumed that creators utilize open platforms to share content, that can be easily accessed, with their community. Regardless if the creators goal is to build a community of like minded individuals, monetize their talents, or make their talent/information more accessible to the public, creators should be given acknowledgment. Sadly, AI bots, are capitalizing on these open sources. Leaving the possibility of the audience potentially bypassing the creator entirely.

    15. the right way to connect with an audience.

      Speaking as a creative, the unfortunate truth is that, staying independent and not giving in to the exploited internet practices is not the "right way to connect with an audience." Nowadays, because we (society) have become addicted and somewhat reliant to these platforms (social medias, AI chat bots, etc), in addition to the fact that they collect our data (voluntary or involuntarily) they are actually the perfect way to 'connect' with an audience. These platforms use highly sophisticated algorithms to push your content out to it's most ideal consumer, therefore, sometimes it is actually more beneficial to utilize these tools than merely survive by staying independent...from a marketing standpoint at least.

    16. The deal was always simple: search engines had permission to crawl sites because they were going to be sending users to those sites.

      From my understanding, with every search automatically spewing out AI responses (unless asked not to), search engines are no longer providing "marketing through accessibility" to independent content creators. Besides the obvious elimination of research/browsing need, it is possible that these sites may be utilized in an AI generated answer. However, I believe that the speed at which the public has been introduced to AI does not compliment the publics media literacy skills. Meaning, it is possible that people are trusting the "scraped" information delivered by AI (e.g., LLMs, Chatgbt, etc.) and will never click on the resources (or sites) to fact check. Therefore, creators will never get the compensation, or recognition, they deserve.

    17. traffic crater by over 50%

      If generative AI is gathering its information from open web sources, yet not citing the resources thus leading to a tank in viewership of the original source this could pose a large issue. If these open web sources end up dying out then there is no source for AI to gather info from. I would imagine that AI would start filling in the gaps by itself leading to much larger inaccuracies in the information provided, and therefore a larger amount of misinformation being spread.

    18. danger from AI bots expand,

      I remember just a few short years ago becoming familiar with the concept of "dead Internet theory" and brushing it off, perhaps naively, as a conspiracy theory or something decades away from being possible. Today, I have witnessed first hand when social media platforms or other corners of the web are populated almost entirely by AI bots thanks to the advent of bot farms. It's a disturbing and isolating sensation as a user to discover, upon even brief inspection of the "profiles" in a comment section that none of those interacting with particular content are human beings. Publishers are evidently beginning to recognize this same danger with bots; if AI can consume and reproduce human-created content while also flooding the web with content of its own, it seems inevitable that the internet will become increasingly difficult to distinguish from something that is largely, or entirely, automated.

    19. Open APIs

      The increasing number of companies shutting down or restricting access to formerly open APIs has alarming implications. This is concerning, not only in the case of extremist CEOs hiding the inner workings of their platforms or companies putting up substantial paywalls for access as the author suggests, but also as it hinders research and innovation that would have come from the previously open APIs.

    20. "good AI".

      The idea of "good AI" is a very hopeful thought, but I believe it can only be achieved with heavy regulation and monitoring of these tools. I think it will be a long time before our society will ever get close to having a "good AI". I believe it will be difficult for regulatory bodies to enforce the policies and regulations needed to control AI, especially with how deeply integrated big AI is already in our life.

    21. given the choice

      I appreciate the sentiment, but I think that the convenience and sheer speed of AI's responses has been overlooked by the author. The uses of AI are almost limitless, and almost anything can be generated within seconds. While I would hope that most people would choose human generated over AI slop, I do not think this is the case. Not only is it difficult for many people to differentiate between human and AI content, but I would also argue that most people do not know (or care) what is going on behind the scenes and just accept AI models as wonderful tools. We cannot ignore the fact that most people using these tools may not be fully aware of the implications, but are just perfectly happy with the outputs they receive and will continue to use it.

    22. sending users to those sites

      This is also a problem for one specific reason because if I website is running ads for monetary gain to run or pay for their servers and keep their website up, then how are they getting that if their views are constantly diminished by AI? It is very possible that sites shut down because of these problems.

      And to add to that, later in the article it is talking about Wikipedia. They get their funding from donations, but less people going to their website will incur less money made to keep the website going. Where would we be without Wikipedia?

    23. directly support organizations in the fight.

      I like and appreciate how the writer gave direct soltuions to how we can and take action and also providing links with the many ways we can help make a change. Towards the end of the paragraph he is transparent about how he himself is part of these initiatives which is why he suggested them, to which I think is a great way of having open/honest communication with the audience. He also mentioned how he himself has seen action be taken which gives the reader reassurance of this sources being reliable to work with.

    24. new coders t

      This is something I actually did not take into account for and forgot how much of a negative affect this would have for new coders starting out their career. Because yes having to build social networks/ relationships, and coding community is going to become a lot harder for them with automated AI coding agents that can essentially replace their jobs at some point. It just comes to show how AI is coming to be in effect of replacing one of the many jobs it already has and cause financial difficulties for new coding individuals trying to build their career.

    25. ill-behaved AI bots

      AI is its own animal at this point, and these “bots” can collect and use information so quickly that it makes you wonder how we could realistically keep up with it. That being said, this comment really made me start questioning how we would actually impose and enforce limits on AI use so these publishers can still have some control over how their content is being used.

    1. LCC was developed on the basis of the collections ofLibrary of Congress thus reflecting this specific collection.Major principles of this system are its basis in “literarywarrant” and enumeration of classes (as opposed to fac-eted systems). Vanda Broughton (2004, 143) wrote aboutit: “It is quite hard to discern any strong theoretical princi-ples underlying LCC.” Some formulations by S. R. Ranga-nathan (e.g. 1951) also suggest that such “traditional” sys-tems seem to lack a theoretical foundation (in his eyes asopposed to his own approach). The LCC and UDC re-flected in the past much better current scholarly knowledgecompared to DDC (but the UDC scheme in particular hasnot generally been updated, cf. Hjørland 2007a)

      This paragraph correctly notes LCC's reliance on literary warrant and It’s lack of an explicit theoretical foundation, but it fails to acknowledge the deeper structural biases embedded in the scheme. LCC is not merely theoretically thin, it is epistemologically partial; reflecting the worldview, priorities, and discipline hierarchies of the institution that produced it.

      Hope Olson and others have shown that LCC’s claim to universality masks hierarchical and binary structures that privilege dominant cultural perspectives. For example, the Fine Arts schedule privileges “fine art” over “craft,” reinforcing Western, patriarchal, and colonialist value systems.

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      add a note here and elsewhere, along the lines of: We realize that you might have doubts about the value of adding content, ratings and comments on a largely AI-driven site. We'll try to personally respond to each substantial comment or engagement. And if you have doubts or want to flag us specifically, feel free to email contact@unjournal.org.

    1. Graph one period of f⁡(x)=−6⁢sec⁡(4⁢x+2)−8

      This is really unclear. The graph markings don't make anything obvious, which it's supposed to. y=-8 isn't indicated. This should really state where x is an asymptote in equation form. It was explained that x cannot = pi/(2B)k, but that has never been used in an example.

    2. This is a vertical reflection of the preceding graph because A

      This does not look like a vertical reflection of the preceding graph. The entire function is of a csc graph.

    3. Find a formula for the function in Figure 6.2.7

      How did you find A without any reference points that aren't equal to zero? If I double the period in x=pi, doesn't the amplitude also double? P=pi/A, A=pi/P, P=pi/2, A=pi/(pi/2)=2. (P/4,A) Ratios like this seem to be glanced over.

    1. Taboos are the opposite of rituals

      I find it interesting that sports can have Taboos because I personally more often associated a Taboo with a social norm- what you should and should not do to ward off negative associations.

    2. Good-luck charms are standard equipment for some ballplayers

      I think this specification that a Fetish is more typically a physical item helps differentiate a Fetish from a ritual. While Rituals are done to seek something often from a higher power they are private actions while a Fetish is a item to 'embody luck' or the preferred outcome. For example holding onto an old charm to continue its controlled outcome.

    3. Creating immersive environments is costly

      While shelling out money to create an experience for viewers may seem odd, it has shown to be much for effective than simply putting a statement out, or conversations/discussions to be held to get said viewer to understand or agree with the rhetors argument. Rather than convincing the audience that this is truth or worth something, they are putting them through an emotional experience that people want.

    4. Entertainment is about creating and participating in immersive environments, and Ark Encounter is fundamentally about immersion—into a materialized creationist vision of the present and creationist rendering of the biblical past.

      I find this to be a very interesting and agreeable definition to entertainment in relation to religion beause it emphazises the immersion that people look for specifically with religion, in my personal beliefs I can understand and have observed that groups of people participate in church not for the connection with the scripture or testimonies, but the community and experience. This leads me to question to motives of churches in correlation to this idea.

    5. Way back in the 1890s, in an article I found in the archives of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, one observer predicted that the current influx of better educated players into the game and the “gradual weeding out of bummers and thugs” would raise the intellectual standard of the game and reduce baseball’s rampant superstitions. It didn’t. I first examined baseball magic in the late 1960s for a term paper; when I returned as an anthropologist decades later to study the culture of baseball, I expected to find less superstition. Unlike in my playing days, most of today’s players have spent a few years in college and therefore, I reasoned, with more education were less apt to be superstitious. It wasn’t true. They are less willing to admit to having “superstitions,” but when asked about their routines and what they do to give themselves luck, they often describe rituals, taboos, and fetishes little different from my teammates in the

      I find it fascinating that regardless of an individual’s education level, that the need to try and midigate the fear of uncertainty and the uncontrollable remains present across peoples and time. It’s similar to the example given of pigeons replicating behaviour for food pellets as a result of classical conditioning. Humans are no different in that regard as they are participating in a non burdensome action in order to (even if irrationally rooted) guarantee a given outcome.

    6. Fetishes are charms—usually small objects believed to embody luck that can aid or protect the owner.

      I was unfamiliar with this term outside of the context of pop culture. Without being inappropriate I now see the connection to this definition and the one I was familiar with with an object serving as a conduit of luck or enjoyment.

    1. le « jour de la Libération » de Donald Trump a déjà couté 104 milliards de dollars au

      Je suis d'accord avec Xavier T que le titre n'est pas juste mais pas de dd pour le budget US ne l'est pas non plus car : on ne sait pas si ils vont devoir rembourser toutes les recettes des droits IEEPA tant que la décision sur l'appel de l'administration Trump n'est pas rendue et depuis février 2026 les droits section 122 rapportent des recettes et ceux section 301 depuis fin juillet également sans compter tous les autres dd mis en place...

    2. Ces nouvelles mesures, limitées dans leur ampleur et leur durée, ont à leur tour été contestées auprès des juridictions fédérales8.

      Ici tu mets une note pour parler des dd sur lkes produits canadiens mais tu ne dis pas que Le 24 juillet 2026 ces droits de douane section 122 ont été remplacés par des surtaxes section 301 (travail forcé) pour 60 pays. Comme on est en septembre et que dans ton billet tu parles des dd réciproques remplacés par section 122 on s'attend à ce que tu donnes cette information.

    3. 160 milliards de dollars à 330 566 importateurs américains.

      L'administration Trump a fait appel en juin de l'obligation de rembourser notamment je crois pour les importateurs qui n'ont pas fait de demande. Et je ne pense pas que l'on connaisse la décision qui a été rendue. Du coup ils n'auront peut être pas à rembourser autant. Il faudrait au moins une note pour le préciser

    4. Américains

      tu précises en note que tel n'est pas le cas du papier le plus récent sur le sujet, celui de Caroline Freund, puisque le pass through n'est que de 50% et dans son papier elle explique pourquoi elle obtient un résultat différent de ce qui existait jusque-là qui semble assez convaincant. Du coup si tu ne le retiens pas c'est j'imagine parce que tu as des réserves sur sa méthode et ce serait bien de les donner

    1. I was twelve years old, and I’d never done Valentine’s Day before.

      It's wild to realize that something so common to us like celebrating Valentine's Day in elementary school was a completely foreign concept to Trevor growing up.

    2. you had to do was denounce your people, denounce your history, and leave your darker-skinned friends and family behind.

      It is heartbreaking how quickly individuals surrendered their heritage and history just to gain white status.

    3. That’s where the government came up with things like the pencil test. If you were applying to be white, the pencil went into your hair

      enforced using arbitrary and dehumanizing physical assessments like the pencil test.

    1. Mainstream media outlets and creators often upload content without captions,” O’Dell told InclusionHub. “Or they do, but they only last for the first few seconds

      Most platforms have a closed captioning option you can select. While its not always the most accurate, it is a thing and not something the creator has to always add.

    1. in positions of power see bursts of violence from minorities as unjust or unnecessary while those carrying the weight of oppression see them as battle cries for equality and freedom; a phenomenon that still exists today.

      They become the devil because of their actions that were inspired by the English

    2. This imbalance allows for the subjectivity of innocence to continue polarizing until it becomes nearly impossible for some to see the truth.

      Was anyone truly innocent?

    3. he too painted himself to be an innocent victim. Despite being saved by the very people whose land he set out to invade, his narrative focuses on the savagery of his “melancholy and wretched captivity” (49)

      The colonial encounter being written by the English seems unfair in this story; she is writing about her trauma and loss, but completely neglecting the same feelings of the Native Americans.

    4. It did not matter that her dreadful experience was a result of a last-ditch effort by the Native Americans to cease a genocide caused by people like her.

      She and the English had very selfish thinking and painted them as evil for the problems they started.

    5. The problem is not that Mary Rowlandson wrote about her captivity. The problem, rather, is that she—and society as a whole—deemed the context of her captivity unimportant.

      Felt too much sympathy for themselves to understand why they are in this position in the first place! Privilege.

    6. By elevating tragic, white-authored colonial encounters, the image of indigenous savagery is maintained and with it spreads the toxicity of imperialism and systemic racism.

      Elevates the stories somber details of her journey made this read confusing and hard to follow. I questioned many aspects of the story that seemed unfinished.

    7. prescribes an overdose of sorrow, disillusionment and hypocrisy to the unsuspecting reader.

      Feeling both empathy and a sense of confusion because of the racism and hypocrisy of the story

    1. I have grappled with this duality of risk and benefit since the beginning of Anthropic.

      Looking at this sentence through the virtue lens, we see that Amodei is struggling between what is best for humanity, and what is best monetarily for the company (and himself). This shows the integrity that Amodei posesses. He and his team could easily participate in this race to the bottom, or they could do what virtue ethics would advise, and hold back against commercial enticement. Virtue ethics would advise us to choose the latter, benefitting our overall humanity by staying true to our ethics, even when human impulses may urge otherwise. Now if I go ahead and apply a second lens to this same sentence such as the common good lense, we see these ideas further reinforced. We should all have compassion for eachother, meaning we should choose the option which benefits the most people long term rather than acting on those listed above impulses. This slowing down however is not as easy as we may have thought. Would humanity be benefitted more or less from the slowing down of this system? Why do a few people get to make a decision which will impact all of humanity? Where can I find supple information to help me learn? What can I then do with this knowledge to benefit humanity? These are all questions which both of these lenses would have you ask. I believe that both the virtue and common good lens should be in higher priority from which we view things, as they seek to benefit masses of people rather than individuals. This is essentially helpful as AI impacts billions of people daily.

    2. Regardless of what commitments we make, the public deserves to know what is going on.

      Common Good Lens: While companies have the right to choose whether to be transparent with the public or not, this does buttheads with the common good lens. The public deserves companies that will be honest with them, especially when it comes to fast development in technology. AI affects everyone, and not everyone understands it. Society would benefit from having open communication from companies, especially with something as huge as AI.

    3. Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems, and so must be pursued very carefully, if at all.

      Right Lens: When looking at it through the right lens, many rights will be at stake. AI companies and their employees risk forms of scrutiny, while workers and creators risk losing jobs that could have Ai advancements replace them. Entire communities could risk their rights to clean and safe water, heating, and financial services if too-advanced AI systems fail or are misused. An AI company does have the right to expose the public to risks since it could give the company beneficial outcomes when it comes to public opinion. The companies have the right to choose to share information and risks and how much of it they do share, but the public also has the right to demand information as well. A company can choose not to share, but the public still can want those answers and information, especially when there are the potential for risks.

    1. 'They called me the hyacinth girl.'

      After reading the excerpt from Lempriere's Classical Dictionary, I find this line much more interesting. I say this as the excerpt explains the myth behind Hyacinthus, and how when Hyacinthus was killed by Apollo, he was transformed into the hyacinth flower. Pair this with the explanation of the festival in which their are two days reserved for grieving Hyacinthus and I think that this clearly connects to the beginning of the poem. I say this as the lines "April is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire." display how the rebirth of flowers and the spring season brings about memories of the dead. Thus, a connection is formed between how april is the cruellest month, and Hyacinth flowers both bring about memories of the dead, even if they should be signs of new life and rebirth.

    1. My literacy is the culmination of my singular life experiences, and my chinks are the acquired, distinctive scars that allow the light from within to shine through.

      ! In the end, she accepts the parts of her language and identity that she once tried to hide

    2. I compromised my literacy by letting my Chinese go out of practice and evaporate. I can only manage forced, short exchanges in a language I should naturally, competently speak. I have disappointed expectant relatives and visitors by failing to confidently address them in our once shared dialogue. My parents and grandparents are disheartened by my negligent, vaporous Mandarin.
      • shows consequences of losing part of her bilingual literacy
    3. When I’d stopped using bilingual options to convey exclusive nuances with my mother, a monumental portion of my literacy became void

      ! Her shift toward English creates distance between her and her mother

    4. Though that was meant to be a pivotal moment in my life where my literacy first and finally garnered approval and notice from someone with an educative purview, it felt undeserved

      ? Why does she care so much about approval from others, that it affects how she sees herself as a writer

    5. The lack of ingenuity was obvious, and excused, by my command of sentence structure, paragraphing, and overall grammar

      ! She follows the rules of writing but she feels like her personal voice is disappearing

    6. espite its myriad of hybridizations, my most spoken words retained one message: “ I love you,” or “ mama!”
      • Example of different languages mixing while still communicating the same emotions
    7. ’ve had the distinct impression throughout my life that my literacy was held to a separate, lower standard

      ? Why would people judge her literacy before considering her actual abilities

    8. It’s not the time to critically undermine student self-efficacy with spurious labels.

      This is important because college students are still building confidence and figuring out who they are. Negative labels can make that harder

    9. How could I have been accurately evaluated by a test that eliminated that normal, extended writing process?

      This makes me question whether a timed writing test can really show how well someone writes

    10. I began to enjoy doing difficult work

      I like this because difficult work helped Brisa become more confident instead of making her feel less capable

    11. What we were called and what we were actually doing in class just didn’t add up

      If the students were doing college level work, why were they still being called remedial?

    12. I allowed it to consume me and become an obsession, the reason I got up every morning.

      ! its interesting because Arturo used the negative label as motivation to work harder instead of giving up

    13. The word remedial hit me like a brick

      I can understand why this word hurt Sonia. She was accepted in college, but the label made her question if she was good enough to be there.

    14. 50–80% of first-year students enrolled on its twenty-three campuses as remedial writers

      its surprised me because very large number of students was being labeled remedial. It makes me question how accurate this test really is??

    1. When the stories we tell about cooking say that it is only ever fun and rewarding—instead of copping to the fact that it can also be annoying, time consuming, and risky

      Showing how people can struggle on getting the motivation to cook food because it may not work the way they had planned.

    2. I soon ran out of money and found myself hungry and exhausted, staring down a pantry containing little more than flour, coconut flakes, a few scraggly vegetables, and two frozen chicken thighs.

      Shows how she struggled to cook because she couldn't afford to buy proper food, and she didn't have the food items because she had no desire to make food.

    3. that’s been oddly freeing

      Treating cooking as a chore removes the pressure to make every meal exciting. The author shows that something can be worth it without being enjoyable.

    4. it is a learned skill

      Cooking takes practice, and mistakes can waste food and money. Would affordable cooking classes help more than simply telling people to cook healthier meals?

    5. (“great unit price!”)

      Buying in bulk saves money per item, but it can leave too little for rent. The author shows how someone’s budget changes what counts as a smart purchase.

    1. Instrumental Goal Inform boss im too unwell to come in to work. Reassure boss i have done the prep required for meeting and will arrange for a different intern to take over my duties.

      Relational Goal Aim to maintain the current proffessional relationship by following any instructions/advice boss gives and answering any questions they have. Identity Goal I want to be efficient problem solver who despite not being able to work tommorow, has managed to keep control of the situation by arranging someone to cover my absence.

    1. altruistic system the animal kingdom has ever known. But anyaltruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is open to abuse byselfish individual

      Dawkins says that the welfare system is as altruistic system which can be defined as a system as helping others without the expectation of it having reciprocated. Dawkins states that this type of system is inherently unstable because of its vulnerability to selfish individuals. I agree that purely altruistic systems may be vulnerable to exploitation, our welfare system in current day is not purely on a trust based system but instead regulated by government and higher authority to ensure that they are not being exploited. This also made me think about the flaws of our welfare system such as unemployment insurance (EI) and subsidized housing and how difficult it is to really use those things. Is it too regulated?

    2. . The reason for thelevelling-off turned out to be that the females became less fertile as aconsequence of over-crowding: they had fewer babies. This kind ofeffect has often been reported. Its immediate cause is often called'stress', although giving it a name like that does not of itself help toexplain it.

      I thought that the experiment with the mice was really interesting when exploring birth rates and population growth in relation to food scarcity. The worlds population is bigger than it is has veer been and continues to grow, though less rampant than in past decades. I wonder if the population increase will continue to slow does in the coming years and decades like what happened with the mice, or will people continue to have babies at the rate they are now despite depleting resources?

    1. Our Patient Advocacy and Patient Experience teams are aware of concerns regarding these services, had meetings with various stakeholders, and changed our procedure across all hospitals accordingly for individuals to be able to request in-person translation services.

      I like how people actually worked to implement things that would help based off of concerns that were brought to their attention.

    1. Suddenly every oracle roll gets filtered through that one-line mission.

      This is a very good point. It's an acute challenge in solo games when interpreting random results but it's something we naturally do when we've got the momentum already. We naturally gravitate towards explanations of the random that makes sense in context. A one line stater give just that.

    1. “if it was a subject that I felt more comfortable with or more familiar with. But something that is very challenging to me, I think I would omit music.”

      People who are comfortable with a task are able to feel more relaxed without having to turn to music to comfort/motivate them.

    2. “Even if it’s instrumental, I feel the need to focus on the music rather than what I’m reading,”

      This makes me think about how noise rhythm can affect cognitive function.

    3. “I use music as one of the biggest motivations to study, especially when it’s something I’m not interested in. I am good at recognizing that and using that to my advantage,”

      Motivation can lead to better engagement.

    4. especially when the music is fast and loud, or when it has lyrics.

      I wonder if calming music without lyrics can disprove what these researchers claim.

    5. However, there is no single answer to whether music helps learners study or not

      Although there was a hypothesized paper written about the connection to music and learning, there has been no proven answer to if music actually helps or is just a distraction

    1. No hay diferencias reales en la cicatrización después de cierres suturados o grapados.

      Importante. Por eso se deben dejar siempre programadas curaciones si o si, se usen o no grapas.Actualmente, algunos crees que usando grapas, no se debe descubrir la herida quirurgica hasta que llegue el dia de su retiro; ERROR.

    1. They said that their organization valued innovation and creativity—much more so than those who worked for fixed mind-set companies—and that it would support them if they took a reasonable risk that did not work out.

      That risk aspect is one of the more important factors. Innovation is driven by risk in many ways. People will often be more productive than those who aren't permitted or do not feel permitted to deviate in any meaningful way.

    2. This is important. I recall watching an Andrew Huberman video on neuroplasticity and learning that spoke on something similar.

      A part of stepping out of the comfort zone involves failures and frustration. Specific brain chemicals are released that help change and modify those neurons and brain circuits.

      The "comfort zone" is gradual, a new less-than comfort zone needs to be sought to maximize the ability to learn those hard and new things.

      How to Learn Faster by Using Failures, Movement & Balance Huberman Lab Essentials https://youtu.be/jwChiek_aRY

    3. The reason is simple: students with a growth mind-set are not as worried about looking intelligent, and so they take on more challenges, persist longer and are more resilient in the face of setbacks.

      This is interesting. A lot of learning comes from failure, and from failure often comes the outward perception of being in whole a failure.

      Those who disregard this aspect of learning, should tend to excel in whatever they may be doing.

    1. Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local S3
      • Context & Motivation:

        • Following the MinIO company's decision to shift away from maintaining the open-source release, developers and demo creators needed alternative local S3 emulators.
        • The author's criteria focused strictly on single-node, local testing/demo environments: ready-to-use Docker images, S3 compatibility, open-source licensing (per OSI), simple configuration, and active community/backing.
        • Testing baseline used a minimal Docker Compose setup: DuckDB reading and writing Apache Iceberg data backed by local S3 storage.
      • Evaluated Solutions:

        • S3Proxy:
          • Lightweight, highly compatible, and very easy to set up (👍👍).
          • Noted downside: Depends on Apache jclouds, which was retired to the Apache Attic in mid-2025.
        • RustFS:
          • Easy setup with an included GUI and strong S3 compliance (👍👍).
          • Drawbacks: Currently in alpha release and recently experienced a notable security vulnerability.
        • SeaweedFS:
          • Mature open-source project with solid S3 compatibility and a built-in UI (👍).
          • Slight initial hurdle regarding auth config files in Docker Compose, though the maintainer promptly pushed changes to streamline single-node setup.
        • Zenko CloudServer:
          • Formerly known as S3 Server (by Scality); straightforward replacement (👍).
          • Downsides include confusing branding across Scality/Zenko/CloudServer and outdated Docker Hub images referenced in documentation.
        • Garage:
          • Lightweight distributed-focused object store with an AGPL license.
          • Steep setup curve for simple single-node demos due to custom initialization, mandatory key ID format constraints, and external TOML configuration requirements (😬).
        • Apache Ozone & Ceph Object Gateway:
          • Deemed too heavyweight and complex for lightweight single-node demo stacks (Ozone required at least four nodes; Ceph required extensive setup).
      • Author's Takeaway:

        • Recommended choices for local demos: SeaweedFS and S3Proxy (with RustFS as a potential future candidate once matured).
        • Reminded users to weigh project governance (foundation vs. single maintainer) and bus factor when selecting tools.

      Hacker News Discussion

      • MinIO Fork (pgsty/silo):
        • A prominent fork created by Ruohang Feng (originally pgsty/minio, renamed to pgsty/silo) was highlighted by multiple commenters as the most seamless drop-in replacement that requires zero config or code changes for existing MinIO users.
      • VersityGW as a Popular Alternative:
        • Several users strongly recommended versitygw for homelabs and local testing, highlighting its stability and ability to map S3 buckets directly to standard POSIX directories without complex overhead.
      • Garage Experience & Caveats:
        • Commenters noted that Garage v2.3.0 added a --single-node --default-bucket flag that significantly simplifies single-node setups compared to earlier versions.
        • However, technical drawbacks were emphasized: Garage relies on eventual consistency and lacks strict conditional PUT semantics, making it unsuitable for workloads like Apache Iceberg or Litestream-style lock guarantees.
      • SeaweedFS Community Input:
        • The SeaweedFS maintainer actively participated in the thread, clarifying performance benchmarks, welcoming issue reports for concurrency or documentation gaps, and pointing to updated documentation and broad S3 feature coverage.
      • Other Noteworthy Mentions:
        • HS5: A lightweight object store designed specifically for local S3 simulation with integrated DuckDB support and strict ETag / conditional request compliance.
        • Filestash S3 Gateway: Mentioned as a flexible proxy translating S3 requests across diverse backend storages (SFTP, SMB, NFS).
        • Incus: Noted that the LXD successor project recently adopted its own native S3 service to drop MinIO dependencies.
    1. Often these resentments come together in particular individuals who come to power as authoritarian nationalists (such as President Donald J. Trump in the United States and others in Brazil, Hungary, and Poland), and in movements such as Brexit in the United Kingdom, where a slim majority of citizens voted to leave the European Union. Since then, earthshaking events, including the COVID-19 epidemic (2019–2023), Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and the latest assessments of the growing dangers of global warming, led me to conclude that a new edition was necessary to place those developments into the long-term global context of Origins. Doing so also led me to re-envision much of parts III and IV of chapter 6, those addressing the post–World War II era. In addition to new sections on COVID and Ukraine, I have added new sections on the China Shock; the financial crisis of 2008 and the ensuing great recession; deaths of despair; opposition to globalization, deglobalization and re-nationalization; and “a conjuncture.” The conclusion to chapter 6 is new.

      It is wild how much we live through in a lifetime. What we just see as passing events occurring in the world around us are actually rich and creating history. The very things we have watched happen around us are what the next generation will look at and learn from. These events that have changed and added to history bring a few questions to mind; what will the next generation take from what has occurred in our life time? Will there be many positive lessons or many things they will see and try to never repeat? With this I wonder what people of the past thought when specific events occurred. I wonder if huge events we now study in the classrooms were passive or normal to them?

    2. Without my family, I would not be the scholar I am. My mother and father, neither of whom graduated high school, nonetheless loved reading and talking, and together they gave me the support and encouragement to follow my dreams out of a small town in northern Wisconsin to the University of Wisconsin. My son Robert received his degree in environmental sciences, is a professional freshwater resource geologist, and reads and critiques my drafts. Joyce Kaufman continues to offer companionship, love, and support, knowing what it means to be a publishing scholar at a college that values teaching effectiveness first and foremost. And as did our faithful and beloved dog companions Budd, Rembrandt, and Stanton, Seger now reminds me to look forward to each new day.

      I find It interesting that he accredits His family for making him the scholar that he is today. He doesn't simply attribute his accomplishments to his education or stature but rather those who helped form him. This made me think about the fact that families hold so much history and deeply shape and individuals life. Crediting his family as inspiration for his accomplishments is a form of history in the making, a small part of a family legacy. History is being formed all around us in both obvious and hidden ways.

    3. it is to point out that history is living and relevant to current concerns, not the “dead hand of the past,” as some might see it. Both new scholarship and new issues and problems can prompt us to re-examine the past and to rewrite history to take account of changes in both. That way the stories we tell about the past continue to be relevant and helpful to us in the present. For if they weren’t, what would be the point? We need all the help we can get, and historical perspective is an essential aid to living in and through the present to a better future

      History is living and relevant. When new issues or events in our world occur, it can spark a curiosity about the past and what has already occurred. History is an essential element to living well In the present and preparing us for a better future. Not only are we learning and growing now but we look to what has already occurred to inspire us and ignite a hope for what is to come. This book has not been updated to erase the events that have formed this culture, but rather this has been updated to better serve those reading it and inform the future generations that will use this source.

    1. . The phase shift is −2

      So far, for all phase shifts, I could determine that the given phase shift moves either to the right or the left without knowing which it truly is.

    2. possibilities

      Why wouldn't I use cos(x), it would be easier to identify the phase shift and period. Who wrote this? This section is a bust. I have no idea how you decided C=pi/5, why you used sin(x). I said y=cos(x), B=pi/5, and the phase shift was about 3.5 or 7/2. This gives a phase shift of C/B=(7/2)/(pi/5). What method are you using??

    1. poderá, excepcionalmente, deixar de autorizar a execução provisória das penas

      Exemplo Prático

      1. O Julgamento e a Condenação Um réu é julgado pelo Júri por homicídio qualificado e condenado a 18 anos de prisão.

      Pela regra geral (alínea e), o juiz mandaria prendê-lo imediatamente para começar a cumprir a pena na hora.

      1. A Questão Substancial (O "Trunfo" da Defesa) Durante o julgamento, o advogado de defesa percebe que o promotor mostrou aos jurados um documento novo que não estava nos autos (o que é proibido pelo art. 479 do CPP). A defesa protestou na hora e registrou a nulidade na ata da sessão.

      2. A Aplicação do § 3º A defesa recorre e pede ao Presidente do Tribunal de Justiça (ou ao relator) para não prender o réu enquanto a apelação é analisada:

      Argumento: O julgamento teve uma nulidade gravíssima. A chance de o Tribunal anular esse júri por violação do devido processo legal é altíssima (questão substancial plausível).

      A Decisão: O Presidente analisa o pedido e conclui: "Se eu mandar prender este réu agora, ele vai passar meses preso injustamente até o recurso ser julgado, sendo que este júri provavelmente será anulado por causa da prova ilegal."

      Resultado: Com base no § 3º do art. 492, o Presidente deixa de autorizar a prisão imediata. O réu aguarda o julgamento da apelação em liberdade.

    1. But if you abandon it, you'll likely never have a voice and never be heard.

      I believe the power of the writer's voice is very real and I love that this is talking directly about it.

    2. t undoes the ingrained habit of editing at the same time you are trying to produce. It will make writing less blocked because words will come more easily

      Makes me think the ultimate goal may be to produce in high volume and quality when it comes to whether what you've written is to be kept

    3. unacceptable thoughts and feelings

      Reminds me to think about the process of thought, to act of writing, to having a completely written body whatever size it may be and the inherent amount of time it all requires (in relation to the speed of thought). Writing is always circular in its progression, a lot of revisiting things that will ultimately be removed, replaced, or otherwise revised.

    4. just about done--relief? maybe.

      Genuinely one of the most relatable things I've ever read. Personally I at least type the way I speak. The effort I put into simply articulating my thoughts as I believe they're not always in English, more like emotions with references to memories, makes the effort required to produce writing non stop seem monumental and the relief is real.

    5. doesn't send any ripples back to you.

      No feedback, pure word vomit in essence, complete with chunks of partially digested structures of wording that you entirely intend never to have anyone else handle or even witness as that is not the point, the point is production!

      P.S. I grossed myself out

    6. Go quickly without rushing

      I'm always almost too keen on my composure and stamina when trying to write well that they're some of the first things to go out the window whenever I try this, especially for (what I'll call) "autopilot" exercises.

    1. While the City grew substantially under the deregulation policies of Thatcher and later Blair and Brown, at the time Callaghan was abandoning Keynesian approach for fear of what the City might do, the Manufacturing sector accounted for 29 per cent of total employment, while the Financial and Insurance services sector accounted for just 2 per cent of total employment.

      !

    2. The overarching perception is the threat that (Ramsay, 2012) “international bankers will leave the UK” but the reality is that “The days are gone when politically-motivated actions-‘a run on the pound’-by groups of anti-Labour bankers can be mounted”. The actual reality is that “The international currency markets care only about value and profit” (Ramsay, 2012) and that claims they act according to ideological motivations seem to have infested the thinking of a succession of Labour politicians. Ramsay (2012) says that “only Bryan Gould in the Kinnock shadow cabinet” understood the reality whereas “Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling … both lived in a world in which something nasty was just around the corner if they challenged the City’s interests”. Certainly, Denis Healey and James Callaghan were among the early members of this ‘Fright Club’ and jumped at any shadow that looked like the City!

      Good summary of problem

    3. The first impetus to elevated inflation levels came from the introduction by the Bank of England of its Competition and Credit Control (CCC) policy whereby commerical banks were freed from ceilings on lending. This was introduced at the same time as Edward Heath was pursuing the ‘Dash for Growth’ expansion designed to make it easier for Britain to enter the EEC.

      Note parallels in France and Germany in terms of central bank policy

    4. Peter Jay, who began life in privilege, was educated at Oxford and then worked in the British Treasury before becoming the economics editor of the conservative newspaper, The Times, married Callaghan’s daughter. As an aside, Callaghan’s Government gave Jay the plum job as British Ambassador to the United States in 1977, a decision that caused claims of nepotism given that Jay had no prior experience nor had ever held any public office.

      Notable re Peter Jay

    5. First, Callaghan characterised the last three ‘Keynesian’ decades’ as only working “on each occasion since the war by injecting a bigger dose of infla­tion into the economy, followed by a higher level of unemployment as the next step. Higher inflation followed by higher unemployment.”

      Became the common wisdom

    6. Forrest Capie (2010: 755) wrote that the Bank of England “resisted strongly” Benn’s proposal because they claimed it would “destroy … the future of the City as an international financial centre”.

      Here we are

    7. The huge inflows of OPEC deposits that they had attracted via the Bank of England guarantee against exchange losses via depreciation and the relatively high interest rate regime were now flowing out.

      Note this guarantee against exchange losses

    1. I then spoke also to one or two friends in Washington, on the State Department side, who were convinced that something was going on and there was some agitation in Downing Street. What this adds up to I don’t know but I was intrigued a year or so later when in Downing Street we happened to come across a telex relating to the IMF in Portugal which actually specifically said that this economic crisis might possibly be a means whereby an undesirable, which meant socialist, government might be replaced by something a bit more acceptable … there was no doubt that I think some people, on an individual basis … did raise the possibility of getting rid of the Labour government. When I spoke to Ed Yeo he told me that a domestic deficit of more than 3% was not just a question of economics but was a moral issue reflecting the immorality of our government.

      Also notable, early version of "we do regime change better than the Americans"

    2. Donoughue told the Symposium that (Burk, 1989: 43): … in the middle of this crisis I was privately summoned to the United States Embassy for a secret meeting with a very senior official there who said ‘You should be aware of something, which is that parts of the Treasury are in very deep cahoots with parts of the US Treasury and with certain others in Germany who are of very right-wing inclination and they are absolutely committed to getting the IMF here and if it brings about the break-up of this government, they will be very, very happy’. He actually showed me a copy of a secret communication between London and Washington which seemed to confirm this. view.

      Notable

    1. Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin is defined as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.6 In other words, USCB does not consider Hispanic or Latino to be a race, asserting that the categories “generally reflected social definitions in the U.S. and were not an attempt to define race biologically, anthropologically, or genetically. We recognize that the race categories include racial and national origins and sociocultural groups.”7

      Why is hispanic or latino not considered a race?

    1. Peter Browning, who was the Treasury’s chief media officer at the time, later wrote that (1986: 5) that “open advocacy of devaluation was … the next worse thing to publishing obscene literature”.

      !

    1. The US government’s attitude to the ‘alternative’ was captured in the US Congress briefing (1977: 7) as being a call “for a ‘siege’ economy under which selective import controls would be imposed to reduce the trade deficit and, over the longer term, national economic planning instituted to eliminate unemployment and production bottlenecks”.

      "siege" economy, example of the lack of proportion in the terminology used for even mildly heterodox policy alternatives

    2. This would be achieved by reducing the fiscal deficit so that “the public sector will be making a smaller demand on savings in the next two years”.

      "a smaller demand on savings"