Peter Budziszewski
@peter.budziszew.ski
Software engineer, graphics and low level expert.
Tech, politics, dogs, demoscene, random stuff.
Mainly lurking, occasionally replying.
I live in Sydney.
Tech, politics, dogs, demoscene, random stuff.
Mainly lurking, occasionally replying.
I live in Sydney.
Maybe domestically, but your allies will never completely trust the US again and will insist on having a plan B long after Trumpism is gone.
October 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Maybe domestically, but your allies will never completely trust the US again and will insist on having a plan B long after Trumpism is gone.
What's this about then?
August 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
What's this about then?
Oh I was wondering what was going on here.
July 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Oh I was wondering what was going on here.
I read somewhere that it was a patent issue that caused Microsoft to do the silly offset thumb sticks.
July 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I read somewhere that it was a patent issue that caused Microsoft to do the silly offset thumb sticks.
I've lived in Australia since I was 6 and find it bizarre that I can vote in Polish elections (which I never would).
May 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I've lived in Australia since I was 6 and find it bizarre that I can vote in Polish elections (which I never would).
What limits the second amendment? Why does it not cover artillery or nukes or whatever?
April 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
What limits the second amendment? Why does it not cover artillery or nukes or whatever?
Our tariffs on US imports are zero, not even sure what they want. Negative tariffs?
April 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Our tariffs on US imports are zero, not even sure what they want. Negative tariffs?
Former GOP nat sec and fp hawks despise Trump with the fury of a thousand suns, perhaps more then any other group.
April 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Former GOP nat sec and fp hawks despise Trump with the fury of a thousand suns, perhaps more then any other group.
So it's gonna be Trump vs Obama
March 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
So it's gonna be Trump vs Obama
March 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Also IBM Watson won at jeopardy well over a decade ago, fancy AI isn't new, just public facing suddenly.
March 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Also IBM Watson won at jeopardy well over a decade ago, fancy AI isn't new, just public facing suddenly.
When I visited America for the first time in 1999 I was shocked how bad the food was. Like my best meals were a big mac and a bowl of corn flakes.
Just 12 years it was a completely different world. Every cuisine imaginable and very high quality.
Just 12 years it was a completely different world. Every cuisine imaginable and very high quality.
March 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
When I visited America for the first time in 1999 I was shocked how bad the food was. Like my best meals were a big mac and a bowl of corn flakes.
Just 12 years it was a completely different world. Every cuisine imaginable and very high quality.
Just 12 years it was a completely different world. Every cuisine imaginable and very high quality.
You wouldn't need the ACT any more, the politicians would go to DC.
January 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
You wouldn't need the ACT any more, the politicians would go to DC.
For that to work Australia's six states would have to unify.
Much better if each of our states were individually added to the US, bringing the total to 56.
Much better if each of our states were individually added to the US, bringing the total to 56.
January 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For that to work Australia's six states would have to unify.
Much better if each of our states were individually added to the US, bringing the total to 56.
Much better if each of our states were individually added to the US, bringing the total to 56.
They just can't understand median voter theorem.
January 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
They just can't understand median voter theorem.
One thing I've noticed about American politics is the tendency to make everyone a hero or villain, so any criticism is seen as an attack that must be defended against no matter how valid.
December 30, 2024 at 8:08 PM
One thing I've noticed about American politics is the tendency to make everyone a hero or villain, so any criticism is seen as an attack that must be defended against no matter how valid.
I once worked with a guy who had his own system, n, nn, nn_, nnn or something.
December 17, 2024 at 6:44 AM
I once worked with a guy who had his own system, n, nn, nn_, nnn or something.
True, they certainly do have an outsized influence.
TBH the main reason I follow him is because he has cultivated the most insane, unhinged, psychotic haters. It's like an old timey freak show.
TBH the main reason I follow him is because he has cultivated the most insane, unhinged, psychotic haters. It's like an old timey freak show.
December 14, 2024 at 1:38 AM
True, they certainly do have an outsized influence.
TBH the main reason I follow him is because he has cultivated the most insane, unhinged, psychotic haters. It's like an old timey freak show.
TBH the main reason I follow him is because he has cultivated the most insane, unhinged, psychotic haters. It's like an old timey freak show.
My guess is that if you asked the 20+ million people on here if they've even heard of the guy it would be a single digit percentage.
December 14, 2024 at 1:22 AM
My guess is that if you asked the 20+ million people on here if they've even heard of the guy it would be a single digit percentage.
Apple Maps was shockingly bad too.
December 13, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Apple Maps was shockingly bad too.
The 68k series was the pinnacle of CISC architecture.
December 13, 2024 at 8:15 PM
The 68k series was the pinnacle of CISC architecture.
