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Why the American School System has Nothing to Do The Real World

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:16:41 -0700

It’s no secret that the American school system has been outdated for decades.

In my opinion, the main issue is that the subjects we learn haven’t been professionally practiced by themselves in forever. The applications of mathematics or history by itself, and this means that nobody can see any point to learn it.

Germanic countries seem to have the best education systems, and I’d like to research what makes them better

Personal AI, Off the Cloud

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:58:30 -0700

Can We Have Open-Source AI Hosting on Personal Servers?

If so, why hasn’t it caught on?
If not, why not?

People have lately been very concerned with artificial intelligence servers’ overuse of water. It’s a very real concern, and one that I really hope we can solve.

I’ve also noted that we can now install AI services locally and run them offline. Why can’t this extend to personal servers?

If it could, we’d have so much freer customization and better use of AI.

Changelings

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:41:38 -0700

The History Behind Changelings

Today, I heard a claim floated by one of my friends that in medeival Europe, neurodivergent people (including autistic folk) were cast off into forests under the claim of being ‘changelings.’

I don’t know how much I believe that, and here, I’m gonna try to find out what a changeling actually was, and find out whether or not it’s a real claim.