Notices by atomicpoet (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org), page 4

When I tell people what I do with my workout, they wonder how my body is even able to handle it.

And the answer is: conditioning.

After awhile, my body just got used to it. It’s at the point now where lifting 100lbs doesn’t even cause my heart rate to hit 124 lbs. Jogging for five minutes barely moves the needle.

However, rest days can be brutal because I desire to move. But I have to rest in order for my body to recuperate.

@evan @Seirdy As an aside, I hope more governments, press, and educational institutions start up their own Fediverse servers.

The problem with the Fediverse is not technological, it’s cultural.

People here say, “Why would you want to federate with Threads when bad people are on there?”

They don’t ask, “Why do marginalized people continue to use Threads instead of joining a Mastodon server?”

The Fediverse can only offer community safety insofar that safety is accessible.

If it’s not accessible, then that community safety is simply the illusion of safety.

If joining a safe community is hard, how safe is it really?

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/39bbc6e2-c53c-4c15-8265-808dcb634f45

Lots of people are trying to “debate” me about which servers I should or should not connect with.

Thing is, I started atomicpoet.org specifically to become the ultimate authority on who—and what—I connect with.

And I pay $105/month for this privilege. It’s money well spent.

Reading this blog post by @oliphant about building an “opt-in” version of the Fediverse.

And you know what? I agree with him. This is the logical next step for what some people (not me) want the Fediverse to be.

If you believe the Fediverse should be “opt-in” then federation itself should be opt-in. Go live on an “island”. Insulate yourself from mainstream servers as well as new servers that just start up.

Again, this isn’t the version of the Fediverse that I personally prefer. But there’s a lot of people who want an “opt-in” Fediverse, and they should be aware that the Fediverse is not actually opt-in—but they can build a version that is.

My only further comment is that I hope the “opt-in” crowd considers that others on the Fediverse want the freedom to be “opt-out” too. Which I’m sure they have.

May we all be respectful of our divergent paths.

https://writer.oliphant.social/oliphant/islands-an-opt-in-federated-network

I am de-federating pkm.social from atomicpoet.org and akkomane.social.

The reason is that I reported a transphobic comment from one of their users and, instead of removing the offending account from their server, their moderator decided to harass me for making that report.

Here are the DMs between @apolaine and I that record this harassment.

If harassment is the price I have to pay for reporting a transphobic comment to pkm.social, then it is simply better that I de-federate that server.

#Fediblock

@goatsarah I got a DM from a certain mod who agreed that everything I said about Imane Khelif (she’s not transgender) is factual and correct, but I was nevertheless “trolling”, and he warned me to “knock it off”.

The sheer nerve!

Just a reminder to Fediverse admins and moderators: I am not on your server.

My posts appear on your server from my server.

I might not even know your server exists.

It is therefore bad practice to privately message me because you disagree with something I say, are “warning” me about it, and want to appeal to your authority as an admin/moderator.

You might have authority on your server but you have zero authority on mine.

@HistoPol Things change quickly in a year. There was doubt that the Fed would be able to maintain interest rates like this for so long. People thought that Jerome Powell would fold under political pressure.

But what’s happened over the course of the past year is that the U.S. dollar has pretty much made everyone their daddy – even as inflation proved stubborn.

Jerome Powell wanted capitulation. And it looks like he’s getting it.

Warren Buffet owns more U.S. Treasury bills than the Federal Reserve.

Remember what I was saying about the bond market yesterday?

When Warren Buffett starts buying them up, well, the bond market has become even more important.

And when he owns more than the Federal Reserve, pay very close attention!

https://qz.com/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-treasury-bills-fed-1851613106

More and more, I find myself using obsolete technology. Examples:

• Panasonic electronic typewriter
• Polaroid camera
• Fountain pen
• Sony Walkman
• CRT TV

No question, part of it is due to nostalgia.

But another part of it is that I find myself needing to declutter my brain, so things without distraction, without being pinged constantly.

Using something with a singular purpose is liberating.

Berkshire Hathaway recently sold a big boatload of shares in Apple.

A lot of people are asking “Why?”

This is just speculation, but I suspect it might have something to do with Japanese interest rates going into positive territory.

But again, this is just speculation.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/01/investing/munger-interview-buffett-japan-investment-intl-hnk/index.html

Tesla has lost 20.61% of its value over the past month.

Amazon has lost 19.48% of its value.

Nvidia has lost 22.11% of its value.

Intel has lost 40.17% of its value.

All told, it’s been a terrible month for Big Tech.

@john I’m loath to declare a bubble yet. But one thing is certain: investors are running out of patience with the capital required to build out A.I.

Markets are up but I’m 90% sure it’s a dead cat bounce.

You see, on Thursday, we’re going to get more data on jobless claims. And it’s likely to confirm previous unemployment data.

@gearhead There’s extreme fear on the stock market right now, and what’s driving that fear is that the Fed is too slow in lowering interest rates to counter rising unemployment.

So anything that bolsters the notion that unemployment is rising will drive up fear.

This is ^VIX, which measures market volatility.

An optimist would say that volatility has peaked.

A pessimist would say that today’s relative calm is just the eye in the storm.

@bennomatic @HistoPol From what I can tell, Warren Buffet made that trade a few months ago. This had just become public knowledge recently.

Either way, Warren Buffet has the good sense to get out when he smells greed – and he did just that.

@HistoPol But it is annoying when I say “Soros” and some well-meaning leftist says I’m using a dog whistle.

“Soros” isn’t a term. He’s a person. Specifically, he’s a billionaire who’s made his billions through investments.

That shouldn’t be taboo to talk about.