Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]

@sinboy.bsky.social

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Adele Buck
@adelebuck.com

Can we stop calling them "prediction markets" and call them what they are, which is betting/gambling platforms? My teeth itch every time someone says they're "trading" on one of those things. Betting. What you're doing is called betting or gambling, Kevin.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

America's gas car fixation, with a backing in toxic masculinity, is going to cede dominance to China in the future of personal vehicles, because they're global, and everyone else hates Elon Musk. Riding around in a new-ish tesla is going to be a mark of shame for anyone not a Republican.

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The Bulwark
@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

White supremacy is not dog whistling, it's fog horning.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

The best most interesting science fiction to me, is a distorted mirror that reflects things the author sees and thinks are worth talking about, using the framing of an imaginary future to discuss them, and the potential likelihood of that future is not always important. It can be? As a warning.

By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net

Prediction is hard. Especially about the future. That Yogi Berra gem proves that you don't have to be a sf writer to get irritated with people insisting that you must know what's going to happen tomorrow, but (as a sf writer), I can tell you that this is one of our main occupational hazards.

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morag
@mordant.bsky.social

Look, I know all the reasons we got here, but we really need to start seriously thinking about what we do in a world where The Markets punish whole countries for voting for decency, compassion, and fairness. We must stop pretending the capitalist machine is an objective, value neutral force.

Lewis Wade 🗃️@wadehistory.bsky.social

It's very, very telling, I think, that the markets are so concerned about the pro-democracy incumbent winning

ft.comLula faces a fiscal reckoning after Brazil’s market routConcerns about management of economy trigger worst day for currency in more than 25 years

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️
@ashleylynch.bsky.social
Cartoon Brew@cartoonbrew.bsky.social

China’s first AI-generated theatrical feature has flopped, earning just $181,000 in its first weekend. By contrast, the scrappy ‘Niu Lai’ turned its crude animation into a viral attraction, grossing nearly $10 million a couple of months ago. www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-r...

cartoonbrew.comChina’s First AI Feature Flops At The Chinese Box OfficeBona Film Group’s AI experiment struggled to attract attention, months after the humble 'Niu Lai’ turned online ridicule into almost $10 million in sales.
Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

McConnell's chief of staff doesn't seem to like Trump much. Or his wife? Hard to tell.

Bluegrass Politics@bluegrasspolitics.bsky.social

Mitch McConnell: Trump is coddling Vladimir Putin by pressuring Ukraine to submit to the Russian invasion. Trump will fail, and Americans understand why. www.wsj.com/opinion/coddling-putin-wont-bring-peace-to-ukraine-2464d660?st=GA83Kk&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

wsj.comOpinion | Coddling Putin Won’t Bring Peace to UkraineTrump’s obeisance to the Kremlin also imperils his legislative agenda in the lame-duck Congress.
Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

I haven't trusted Cornel West since he went ballistic over how popular TaNehisi Coates was getting. It went way beyond a simple dispute and just got mean spirited and nasty.

Sludge@sludge.bsky.social

NEW: The group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network, according to Sludge's review of tax documents. readsludge.com/2026/10/26/m...

readsludge.comMusk-Linked Dark Money Network Funded the Group Behind Cornel West’s Ballot PushPeople Over Party raised $7.7 million in 2024, all of it from the nonprofit behind the Fair Election Fund, which in turn got every dollar from a Musk-funded dark money group.
Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

That point where anyone left with sense will realize he's not just a white supremacist, he's an ego driven tyrant with no breaks. "Trump said he would welcome immigrants from some ​countries but not from Norway "because I didn't get the Nobel Prize ... ​So I don't want anybody from Norway""

reuters.comNorway joins the list of countries Trump has abused in vulgar termsUS President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated ​his invective against Norway, calling it a "shit house country" and ‌saying Norwegian immigrants were not welcome in the United States because the Nobel ...
Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

October notasurprise

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

ms.nowHouse Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump’s alleged involvement in Epstein filesThe report — issued just eight days before the election — makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.

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Phil Lewis
@phillewis.bsky.social

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in a seismic political shift.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

During the 2020 election Ye west ran as a spoiler candidate and was specifically funded by GOP donors to pull black votes away from Democrats. I don't think it made a difference, but "that's shenanigans" is not a law that can be violated. Ye West running wasn't against any laws, nor is this case.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BASH: What's the crime? AG TODD BLANCHE: What's the crime? Well it depends. There *could* be a crime. But the real wrong here is that Alaskans are gonna be confused. BASH: The Alaskan Supreme Court ruled 4 months ago on this matter

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

My first 5 TTRPGs played D&D Basic (Moldavy) Advance D&D 1E Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RPG (Palladium) Marvel Super Heroes (TSR FACERIP version) Shadowrun

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social

First five pen-and-paper RPGs (so ruling out cRPGs) Mage: The Ascension D&D 3.5 Werewolf: The Apocalypse (my own d10-system based high fantasy homebrew) Vampire: The Masquerade D&D 5e

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Joseph Brassey
@josephbrassey.bsky.social

So hey everyone, I know it’s going to be tempting to verbally spar with JDA, but as with so many other chuds, the best solution is for everyone to just block him until he gives up and leaves.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]@sinboy.bsky.social

As is predictable, that creepy bigot just showed up here to harass people, and we can ABSOLUTELY blame file 770 for platforming him in the first place.

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Moxie Mummy
@moxiemeow.bsky.social

I've marched for Black rights. I'm not Black. I've marched for immigrants' rights. I'm not an immigrant. I've marched for abortion rights. I'm sterile. I've marched for Muslim rights. I'm a secular Jew. I have NEVER seen cis people march en masse for #TransRights. THIS IS A FUCKING PROBLEM.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Elsewhere, someone asked about the UK chain Greggs making it into the USA. I asked if they wanted my ideas on what it would take for such a thing to happen because i have a small amount of industry experience. I've sold software to people looking to start chains from outside the US into them and...

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Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

a plan to eventually franchise and scale up. That requires a long term investment as well as short term investment in the commissary, and a decent amount of risk. Is it possible? Certainly! And I bet Greggs has/is looking into it. But it's a complicated and expensive task, with lots of risk.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Elsewhere, someone asked about the UK chain Greggs making it into the USA. I asked if they wanted my ideas on what it would take for such a thing to happen because i have a small amount of industry experience. I've sold software to people looking to start chains from outside the US into them and...

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Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

So they contracted a bit but still exist. This is a common state for restaurant growth. It's really hard once you hit a certain number of businesses, to keep growing. Franchising is popular because the risk gets spread to the franchisee owners!

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

They pay for the brand, the marketing, the rent, buildout etc. Opening one of these costs about $500k to $1.8 Million. That investment and risk is on the franchisee. To get Greggs in the USA? It'd need a plan that included a commissary, at least a few corporate owned non franchise stores, and

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Elsewhere, someone asked about the UK chain Greggs making it into the USA. I asked if they wanted my ideas on what it would take for such a thing to happen because i have a small amount of industry experience. I've sold software to people looking to start chains from outside the US into them and...

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Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

What about starting small and local? Well, it's possible to start with a small local business and expand well locally! That's Xi'an Famous Foods in NYC. They make AMAZEBALLS dishes. Seriously! Try them if you get a chance, and can tolerate spicy. They have a commissary, but they're not growing.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

They shrunk during covid. Many places did. But before that, I asked if they were planning on franchising, and they said no. At the time it would require a massive amount of additional capital to replicate the commissary, which was big enough to handle ... I think it was 13 retail locations at max.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Elsewhere, someone asked about the UK chain Greggs making it into the USA. I asked if they wanted my ideas on what it would take for such a thing to happen because i have a small amount of industry experience. I've sold software to people looking to start chains from outside the US into them and...

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Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

So for Greggs to replicate what they have in the UK in the US, they'd need somewhere to make all the Greggs stuff at a uniform quantity and quality to supply US based Greggs and then be able to replicate that to grow more. Commissaries are expensive (startup capital needed) and hard to scale.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

All this is a lot of money for a decent sized risk. Jollibee managed in the US by hype and appetite for risk. Jollibee was also global and huge before it hit the US, and almost certainly did a shit ton of research. Could Greggs do that? Possibly! It might take off like a rocket, it might not.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Elsewhere, someone asked about the UK chain Greggs making it into the USA. I asked if they wanted my ideas on what it would take for such a thing to happen because i have a small amount of industry experience. I've sold software to people looking to start chains from outside the US into them and...

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Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Not at all what people think of as "fancy". The behind the scenes part is where they win - they sell cheap to produce food really quckly. How? Because I will bet good money, Jollibee has a production facility, possibly owned by others, possibly the chain, that manufactures and ships.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Jollibee does not make stuff in-house. It mostly reheats or cooks fresh from pre-cut and measured and mixed ingredients. Sort of like how McDonalds cooks fries fresh, but they come from McPackingCompany owned by McDonalds Franchise Operations. This is the comissary concept. Greggs has at least one!

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Elsewhere, someone asked about the UK chain Greggs making it into the USA. I asked if they wanted my ideas on what it would take for such a thing to happen because i have a small amount of industry experience. I've sold software to people looking to start chains from outside the US into them and...

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Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

and flopped. The actual pastries were really good! But the location sucked for rent, and the funding was all from Italy so there was a ton of back and forth. Opening delayed. Permits snarled. A classic tale, and here's the takeaway - NOT UNCOMMON. A lot can go wrong! And often does!

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Jolibee is a gigantic global chain that eventually made it to the US. Bigger than Greggs by far, and here's the thing - they did a ton of research, got a lot of people excited, had a good cheap product (more on that later) and lined things up right. Like Greggs, they're an "everyone" food.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Elsewhere, someone asked about the UK chain Greggs making it into the USA. I asked if they wanted my ideas on what it would take for such a thing to happen because i have a small amount of industry experience. I've sold software to people looking to start chains from outside the US into them and...

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

people trying to start them here locally, and have worked with some businesses that expanded at a raid clip then exploded... This shit is a HARD business to do well in! And there are reasons why specific chains/franchise operations do better than others. And why franchises exist.

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Let me start with 3 examples Bombolini, Jollibee, and Xi'an Famous Foods Bombolini (which I worked with) was founded by an Italian production company and had a shit ton of trouble opening. Lots of supply chain issues. Rent issues. Popularity issues. They tried to get a foothold in the US

Sinboo [spooky He/spooky His]
@sinboy.bsky.social

Fellow men who're attracted to women? If someone's bio identies them as a lesbian? Dropping a flirty DM is so very likely to be creeper shit that i will smack you if i catch you at it. In general, lesbians aside? if you don't know a person is open to it? Just don't.

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Sen, but Spooky
@dresdencodak.com

Every creepy DM/reply I ever get is from someone with a bio that says "Father. Husband. Veteran. Christian. Firefighter. Cop. Troop. Dog. PROUD LIBERAL."