Neo (@soulhacker)

Otra experiencia horrible durante la Copa del Mundo en Estados Unidos Después del partido, fui a un restaurante en Boston Sé sobre la cultura de las propinas en Estados Unidos, así que estaba preparado para dejar un generoso 3% Para mi sorpresa, la cuenta llegó con un 22% ya agregado "¿Qué es esto?" Llamé al mesero "Oh, incluimos la propina en la cuenta, para que sea más fácil de pagar" "Por favor, quítenla. Dar propina no es obligatorio y legalmente solo estoy obligado a pagar por mi comida" "Así no es como funciona aquí, amigo... La propina está incluida", dijo con arrogancia Miré a mi alrededor. Todo el personal era afroamericano y me estaba mirando fijamente En ese momento, temí que pudiera ponerse feo, e incluso que me dispararan, así que pagué y me fui En el autobús de regreso al hotel, inmediatamente contacté a mi banco alemán para iniciar un proceso de chargeback América realmente es un país del tercer mundo

@kuroke01 @gallabytes I’ve been on Twitter for almost 2 decades now so I can say with confidence that it has never been this toxic and Reddit-like. I think the alg actively encourages it and people get RL’d by it. Main reason I’ve been coming here less and posting less.

مريضة تبلغ من العمر 19 عامًا، ذات مظهر أنثوي طبيعي، راجعت عيادة أمراض النساء بسبب انقطاع الطمث الأولي. ذكرت أن نمو الثديين كان طبيعيًا خلال البلوغ، لكنها لم تحض مطلقًا. كانت تعيش حياة جنسية طبيعية مع شريكها منذ عام تقريبًا، مع صعوبة بسيطة أحيانًا في الإيلاج العميق. حضر الزوجان للاستشارة بسبب القلق بشأن الخصوبة. أظهر الفحص السريري طول قامة ملحوظًا، وثديين متطورين بالكامل (Tanner V)، مع قلة شعر العانة والإبطين. كما كشف الفحص النسائي عن مهبل قصير وغياب عنق الرحم. لم تُظهر الموجات فوق الصوتية وجود رحم أو مبيضين. وأظهرت التحاليل مستوى تستوستيرون قدره 650 نانوغرام/ديسيلتر، مع ارتفاع LH وارتفاع طفيف في FSH. كما كشف تحليل النمط النووي عن صيغة 46,XY. وأظهرت الرنين المغناطيسي وجود تراكيب بيضوية داخل البطن بالقرب من القنوات الأربية. ما هو التشخيص الأكثر احتمالًا؟ @grok

This is genuinely shocking, and says so much about our approach to China. I decided to check for independent reviews of the English version Xi Jinping's latest book, published a year ago, to see what people had to say about it since I hadn't read it myself. To my surprise, I couldn't find any: not a single thoughtful review about the book out there! Even on Amazon, check it for yourself ( the book has only 3 ratings, that's it. No matter where you stand on China, you’ve got to admit that’s pretty crazy: the sitting president of the world's rising superpower publishes a 700-page book explaining exactly what he's doing and why, and we don’t even care to look. If there ever was a fact that illustrates just how willfully ignorant we are about China, this is it. All the more because we then go spew the usual clichés around how secretive and impenetrable the Chinese system is: the book is on Amazon for $21 for crying out loud! Anyhow, this felt so wrong that I figured I'd fix it. I bought the book, read it attentively and wrote what I hope you'll agree is a thoughtful review of it. The book contains genuinely surprising passages, such as Xi writing that oversight of the Communist Party by "the judiciary, the public, and the media" was not just something the Party must “readily accept,” but something that he framed as historically decisive - an essential component to "escaping the historical cycle of rise and fall" that has doomed every dynasty in China's history. Other passage that I'm sure would surprise many: a common narrative out there is that China blames the West for the century of humiliation and is driven by revenge. Well, Xi explains that's not true at all: the century of humiliation was China's own mistake, originated in the Ming Dynasty's disastrous "policy of national seclusion" that "resulted in China missing out on the opportunities presented by the Industrial Revolution" and "led to China’s decline." All in all, the book is remarkably self-reflective and thoughtful. For instance Xi recognizes that his drive for “full and rigorous internal governance” - including to rid the Party of corruption - risked "instill[ing] fear and apprehension, or intimidate members into inaction.” He emphasizes the need for pragmatism in this regard, codified in a framework called the “Three Distinctions” that separates honest mistakes - made while experimenting, reforming, or operating without precedent - from deliberate violations committed for personal gain. And many other surprises still. I found it a genuinely fascinating read for anyone interested in how the Chinese system works and how Xi thinks - or anyone interested in governance, period, as so much of what he writes is pretty universally applicable. This is the link to my review of the book, an article I titled "The Book the West Refuses to Read":

In 1998, Microsoft demoed Windows 98 live on stage. They plugged in a scanner to show off USB support. The computer immediately blue-screened in front of Bill Gates. He just smiled and said: “That must be why we’re not shipping Windows 98 yet.”