Rob Wright

5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary’s new prime minister - NPR - the Hungarian community has spoken. apple.news/AdR0P9J-qRoewM…

An example of a click bait headline - #pathetic Roger Ayers won't ref Final Four after Dan Hurley exchange - ⁦@ESPNPR⁩ should be ashamed. apple.news/AG-bT7NzRQvKDx…

@newstart_2024 The standard distribution curve.

Jordan Peterson shared one of the most sobering statistics I’ve heard in a long time. The U.S. Armed Forces — after over a century of careful psychometric research driven by life-and-death necessity — will not induct anyone with an IQ below 83. They concluded that there is simply nothing in the military (at any level) that such a person can be trained to do without being counterproductive. Peterson noted that this threshold captures roughly one in ten people. And if the military’s complexity is even roughly comparable to broader society, that means about 10% of the population has no viable place in our cognitively demanding world. He emphasized that this isn’t about lack of money or short-term training. The data shows it’s extremely difficult to turn low cognitive ability into the kind of adaptive, creative problem-solving that modern society requires. It’s a raw, uncomfortable truth about human variation that most people prefer not to discuss openly. What do you think — is this statistic something society needs to confront honestly, or is there a better way to think about it?

@ianrich15813274 It is not a mystery. People have been fooled by fish oil salesmen for a long time.

It will be forever a mystery how an idiot like Trump was able to convince so many that he was a genius.

@clintoptions Seconded.

I have a secret to share After your first $2–$3 million, a paid off home and a good car, there is no difference in quality of life between you and Jeff Bezos. Both of you have limited amount of time on earth; you have twice if not more than Jeff, so you are richer than him. A cheeseburger is a cheeseburger whether a billionaire eats or you do. Money is nothing but a piece of paper or a number in your app. Real life is outdoors. Become financially independent; that’s usually 2–3mil. Have good food. Enjoy the relations. Workout. Sleep well. Call your parents. That’s all there is to life. Greed has no end. Repeat after me: Time is the currency of life. Money is not. Sooner you figure this out, happier you will be.

@brockm Yes. Yes. No. They have not read - Mistakes Were Made, But Not By Me, and even if they did, depending upon their intellect, would likely reject it.

Does anyone actually really internalize that we are living through the greatest political emergency since perhaps the period of the Second World War? Do people get this? Am I the only one? People's status quo bias is going to have to give way to the realization that we are staring into the abyss and radical action to arrest our fall with soon be urgently needed.

@HustleBitch_ It’s B, which results in A. Humility = Power.

🚨 COSTCO’S CEO HAS NEVER TAKEN OFF HIS NAME TAG IN OVER 40 YEARS — AND IT’S STARTING TO CREEP PEOPLE OUT Ron Vachris started as a forklift driver in 1982 and worked his way all the way up to CEO. Four decades later… the name tag never came off. Not in meetings. Not in executive roles. Not even running the entire company. Most CEOs separate themselves from employees the higher they climb. He did the opposite. So is this humility… or one of the smartest power moves in corporate America?

Want to see the future? Must read for all! #business #war #energy #oil #logistics #shipping notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-world-bl… @brockm

@RedWavePress Over the limit line. Too much. Too far.

MOMENTS AGO: President Trump on Truth Social: “The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon.” “I am not surprised by their action, however, because I always considered NATO, where we spend Hundreds of Billions of Dollars per year protecting these same Countries, to be a one way street — We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need. Fortunately, we have decimated Iran’s Military — Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti-Aircraft and Radar is gone and perhaps, most importantly, their Leaders, at virtually every level, are gone, never to threaten us, our Middle Eastern Allies, or the World, again!” “Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP”

Got some help filling out my bracket. Go Zags. ⁦@ZagMBB⁩

Now to take apart and move inside.

Installing hardware.

“Age is a state of mind,” is what 20-somethings say to get their parents to attempt to do some physical activity they are no longer capable of doing without Humiliation, Injury, or Pain (ie - HIP).

Today’s task.

Two pieces of cherry - matchbook - 6’ L x29 1/2” W x 1 1/4” T - Cherry stain applied.

Polying parts - legs and under-desk drawer frame. Hoping to start finishing top on Saturday.

On the cover of The Lancet: Editorial — “Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure” Read the latest issue: spkl.io/6011Aa3Et

Desk drawer assembly

Dry fitting, marking, and soon lots of sanding of future writing desk - made from cherry from the property.

The first tagalong of the season is always epic.