Chuck Hollis

@BowTiedUM So that's why everyone is so calm and happy in my FL beach town ...

I'm all for sending blacks to Africa But not for the reason you think Bro has 1 PubMed abstract and zero understanding of POMC The molecule that produces melanin ALSO produces your body's natural calming opioid Both outputs driven by UV light POMC gets cleaved into alpha-MSH (melanin) and beta-endorphin (your endogenous opioid that keeps you calm, prosocial, emotionally regulated) High melanin is a MARKER telling you this biology evolved where UV was intense year round Now move that system to 42°N latitude -UV-B crashes 6 months a year -POMC stimulation crashes -Beta-endorphin production crashes -Vitamin D tanks -Serotonin synthesis gone -GABA receptor expression drops -Circadian MAO-A regulation breaks You just stripped away every compensatory buffer that made low MAO-A activity functional in its native environment Kenya sits on the equator Same genetics, same allele frequencies, but a fraction of the violence. Why?? Because the whole system works when the UV input matches the biology

Good article. The move to obsolete the A-10 has been going on for decades. What is old is new again. I think what most people might miss is the psychological effectiveness of an untouchable low-and-slow killer over a hostile battlefield. The current mission against Iranian fast attack boats is a perfect example. No way anyone would want to go out on open water with one of those around.

How many people go to Amazon looking for something associated with healthcare? Vitamins, supplements, OTC medications and a variety of other health aids -- it's a big piece of Amazon's business. Surprisingly, many of these same people have come to distrust much of the advice they've been getting from their cost-optimized healthcare provider. I'm one of them. Maybe some of these folks have symptoms that are serious and deserve further investigation. If AI can catch and divert those, it's a big win.

Amazon just launched a healthcare AI assistant across its site and app. This is where AI gets very real very fast, not image generation, not toys, but symptoms, meds, lab results, and care logistics. Reply: would you trust a Big Tech health assistant for everyday guidance, yes or no?

It makes a certain perverse sense if you think about it. Tesla is going to now walk away with a huge chunk of market share, leaving everyone else in legacy world in search of new "partners" in vain hopes of avoiding the inevitable. It's not about EVs, it's about the new market segment of cars that can actually drive themselves better than you can. Sure, there's going to be a market for non-Tesla cars. But it won't be as big as it once was.

Nobody understands how much of a disaster this Rivian <> Uber deal is Rivian lost $3.6 billion last year on 42k deliveries. That's $86,000 of value destruction PER VEHICLE that left their factory. Their solution? Partner with Uber to turn a $58K camping SUV into a robotaxi... to compete with Tesla's Cybercab... YIKES Every 12-18 months, this company finds a new partner to write a check: - Amazon: $1.3B equity + 100K van order - VW: $5.8B joint venture - US DOE: $6.6B loan - Uber: $1.25B robotaxi deal (today) The moment they announced the Uber deal, they admitted they're pushing back profitability AGAIN to fund an autonomy program that can't even handle stoplights. Tesla's Cybercab is purpose built at $25,000 with no steering wheel. The cost per mile math isn't even close. The Uber deal is to deploy 50,000 robotaxis by 2031. Slight problem: The car doesn't exist yet. The factory doesn't exist yet. The autonomy software doesn't exist. Manufacturing is HARD. good luck have fun

Not so sure I agree. The real value proposition in SaaS for most is around implementing best practices for your industry, followed by regulatory compliance. No one really cares how it is built. Just that the software works as advertised, always improving, etc. The limiting factor in any SaaS market has been customer rate of adoption. That's true no matter how SaaS is built.

I heard an incredible analogy from a VC friend that I can’t stop thinking about. “The moat in software was the cost of building software. And Claude Code just mass produced a bridge.” It’s wild when you think about the impact of this. The SaaS boom produced a few dozen billionaires and a bunch of zero sum winners. But the AI SaaS era will mass produce millionaires. There will be fewer ServiceTitans hitting $5B valuations, and instead there will be 50,000 companies doing $500K-$5M each, run by 1-3 people with deep expertise and huge margins. To be clear, I believe that the total value of software goes up, and the number of companies created goes up exponentially. But the number of people who capture the value also goes up 100x. I don’t believe in the “SaaS is dying” headline, I think it’s missing the point. It’s simply that the power of SaaS is changing hands.

This is what happens when you decide to major in gaslighting at Stuckup University. Phase One of the Dem Destruction of America was opening the borders and paying NGOs to bring people here. That part worked. Phase Two was go to grant illegals mass amnesty thus guaranteeing captive voters. This is a somewhat safer form of fraud for the Dems. That part didn't work. The Backup Plan was to obstruct like hell any effort to remove illegals. This twisted post is part of that effort. That part isn't working as well. They're all going home. Every one of them you let in. Mike, we realize you're not on our team, and have never cared about anyone other than yourself. See, evolution can produce mistakes!

@AntiFraudClub_ The root cause in CA is that so many different entities demand a cut of the action that nothing is left to actually finish the project. It's an entire ecosystem built on fleecing taxpayers.

Oh no Gavin, you're not going to like these FACTS: FACT: Utah built a wildlife bridge for $5M✅ FACT: Wyoming built one for $12M✅ FACT: Colorado built one for $15M (50% UNDER budget & it's North America's LARGEST) ✅ FACT: Washington built one for $6M✅ Some more FACTS: FACT: Your bridge costs $114M & is YEARS late✅ FACT: You hired a fungi specialist for the bridge✅ FACT: It's not the tariffs, Governor.✅ If you'd like us to come audit this project, we're more than happy to. Talk soon!

@DarrigoMelanie The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, which is why PACs exist. Kamala Harris proved that money alone won't win elections.

The maximum an individual can legally donate to a candidate in an election is $3300. Elon donated $277M to Trump in 2024 because of loopholes rich people use to buy elections. If you care about election integrity — overturn Citizens United so our elections aren’t auctions.

@karpathy "Desktop computing" was just redefined. @grok any estimate what this configuration might sell for?

Thank you Jensen and NVIDIA! She’s a real beauty! I was told I’d be getting a secret gift, with a hint that it requires 20 amps. (So I knew it had to be good). She’ll make for a beautiful, spacious home for my Dobby the House Elf claw, among lots of other tinkering, thank you!!

@deltaozzimo You've seen her before

Fellas?

Hot new gig for technical types: AI automation specialist. Someone who can come in and start harvesting the low level fruit that exists in any organization of any size. Do a few quick hits. Create a buzz. Then start showing people how to use the tools without killing themselves. Don't sell to IT. Sell to HR or chief of staff, call it "workforce enablement". They're desperate to get going on this stuff ASAP. Price your time reasonably, then crank up the rates once they're addicted. Give you first client less time while you're finding the next one. And so on.

Being at war for many years against a physically much stronger adversary has pushed Ukraine to advance cost-effective battlefield technology in several big areas, and not just drones. Not everyone has the US military budget, so many countries are watching what they do. Ukraine is going to have a heck of a defense industry after the war.

I have proof that the evolution of security can be fast – and cheaper than old defense systems. This is an iPad with software that lets us control our security in real time. It’s true. We have these iPads – I have one, my Prime Minister has one, our Minister of Defense, and our top military commanders – they have it. It lets us see the front line in Ukraine, and even every enemy killed – with video proof. Right now, 90% of Russian losses on the front are caused by our drones. That’s why it’s so important to know who has the advantage in drones – and to be fast and strong in defending against them. The iPad also shows every strike in our skies, our sea area, and our long-range strikes against Russia. It gives us real-time control over people’s safety, and our infrastructure and energy sector. And I believe the evolution of security will make it possible for every leader, every defense minister – and even ordinary people – to have tools like this, and with them, a high level of protection of life. Leaders and ministers work for people. And if the leaders have power, it is only because people trust them with their security. With tools like this, people will not only trust – they will be able to see for themselves what is being done for their security. In real time. From my address to the Parliament of the United Kingdom (3/7)

If the Dems thought mass deportations would hurt their electoral prospects, just wait until AI and robots start decimating their base. The big tech layoffs are hot and heavy in CA and WA. Financial services are next in NY, CT and similar. My fear is that Dems will take an anti-AI stance, and do well with it during midterms.

Little do these lazy workers know, their jobs will be replaced by robots and AI that will no longer destroy people's luggage. The question is, what are we going to do with millions of unemployed, lazy Democrats?

It's big tech for now, but that's just the opening act. The entire financial services sector is comprised of data-in, decision-out jobs. Hollywood isn't looking so good these days either. Perversely, government functions are the slowest to automate, so they'll be safe for a while.

Amazon just cut 16,000 people in January. They're now reportedly planning another 14,000 for Q2. Thirty thousand jobs in six months from a single company. And they're not struggling. Revenue is up. AWS is printing money. Bezos is worth $200 billion. This isn't survival mode. This is the new operating model. The targets this time are AWS, Alexa, and what Amazon internally calls "department consolidation." Which is corporate speak for "AI can handle this now, you can go." Meta is doing the same thing. 20% of the company. 16,000 people. Doubling AI spend to $135 billion while cutting the humans who built the platform. JPMorgan estimates $6 billion in annual savings. Bank of America says $8 billion. Wall Street is literally putting a dollar figure on how much your absence is worth. Oracle. 30,000. Same playbook. Raising $50 billion for data centers while gutting 10% of headcount. They don't expect the AI investment to even break even until 2030. But the layoffs start now. Three companies. Roughly 60,000 jobs between them. All announced within weeks of each other. All citing AI. All seeing their stock go up. This is not a coincidence. This is coordination by incentive. Every CEO is watching the others get rewarded for cutting headcount and thinking "why wouldn't I do the same thing." 60 companies. 269,000 people. Updated daily, with trackable sources for every single post.

@WarClandestine I wish the haters could take a break and acknowledge just how much better the world will be for everyone.

I think we are witnessing Trump and the US MIL’s plan to save the world. -Uproot illegitimate regimes/proxies -Eliminate global rogue assets -Return nations to their People -Prevent WW3 before it begins -Consolidate spheres of influence -Normalized Relations -World Peace

You'd think they'd be able to find enough fraud, waste and grift to make less than 10% in a ~$350B budget, but they won't, instead raising taxes and clawing back from people who've already moved out. All that corrupt budgetary fat fuels the machine that keeps the Dems in power, making it a priority.

In 2016, California ran a $1bn surplus. In 2026, it'll be a $26bn deficit. All while California GDP grew by 50%.

@ChristinaPushaw @PamelaBies I did not know that!

@KeyboardChuck @PamelaBies Interestingly, I have met people who did this in their early 20s as a way to travel and see the world affordably. It is called WWOOF-ing, and there is a whole network of farms everywhere in the world that participates in it.

Advice to the younger generation: Skip the degree. Buy land. Become a farmer.

@ChristinaPushaw @PamelaBies Maybe not buy a farm (hahaha) but it's certainly worth working at one to learn how it's done. Work outside, great food, inexpensive housing -- not a bad starter gig while learning valuable real-world skills.

@PamelaBies Yeah, I am sure all the zoomers who can't afford a starter home are going to miraculously find a few million dollars to buy a farm in such a scenic location. Why hasn't anyone thought of this yet??

@RobertKennedyJc Cows are amazing. If we didn't have them, we'd have to invent them. Oh yeah, we did. 10,000 years ago.

Cows already perfected butter. We don’t need a laboratory version. Who agrees? MAHA

@HansMahncke Nailed it. Thank you.

This is a great example of the failure of credentialism. Random people have to explain basic political science to a so-called “Professor of Political Science.” The Strait of Hormuz issue is the perfect “allies” test. The United States has very little direct interest in the strait, as almost none of its ships or energy flows pass through there. So before the United States starts doing all the heavy lifting, it is the ideal moment to ask those who actually benefit from the strait being open what they are willing to contribute. The fact that they all said nothing is proof of what Trump has been saying all along, that supposed “allies” are really just freeloaders. So this was never about whether the Europeans could actually help with a handful of dilapidated frigates. It was a test, and they all failed.