Louis Patterson
theboatend.bsky.social
Louis Patterson
@theboatend.bsky.social
All-purpose nerd and "competitive" sailor. Australian, Melburnian, Footscrayite, Him.
The actual formal holding in Marbury vs Madison, if I understand this correctly, was that it was unconstitutional to give the US supreme court the power to order the government to do stuff.
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Already made a nomination in the qts, but I haven't seen anyone suggest this touching change of pace, so. Spice and Wolf, Tabi no Tochuu.
Spice and Wolf OP 1 [HD] (English Subtitles) (Creditless)
YouTube video by Depereo
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December 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Honourable mention to Kyosogiga, "Koko".
» Kyousougiga TV 京騒戯画 OP / Opening 「Koko」
YouTube video by SN: Fall 2013-C (Inactive)
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December 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
it's because fascism is a manifestation of nerdery [derogatory].
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
... this is broadly the same problem as "why don't we stick a sign up with everyone's salary", isn't it. ...credit? from bosses being paid in different coin. And you don't want to let some workers know you don't trust them as much to be reasonable, because... you don't trust them as much.
December 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Look, the actual holding in marbury v madison was "it is unconstitutional to give us the power to fix this legal wrong": the us constitution was never very good, scrap the whole thing and copy south africa's.
December 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Reposted by Louis Patterson
I think the story here is that rising capital costs were first internalized by corporations in the form of margin compression, then by the government in the form of tax cuts, and then by outsourcing to China (the time periods line up), which resulted in a permanent shift lower in worker share.
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
the thing about 3 is that (per description) the underlying project is fine, a standard providing-services-for-people-who-want-them enterprise rather than the *promotor* diverting public resources for private benefit.

[edges me towards "graft is less corrosive than bribery"... hrm]
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I have a half-kilo of mung beans that i am extremely tempted to turn into moyashi. I think I shall. if anyone has advice, advise me.
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Reposted by Louis Patterson
Many extremely poor laborers back in Marx’s day owned their own tools.

The Uber driver does not own the fundamental thing they need in order to own the means of production, which in this case is the digital marketplace that allows them to access customers.
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
You cannot do this: what you are proposing involves a coordination problem and requires access to communication channels that will not be made available for that purpose.
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM