#syndicates

[nyxrev]

Neo Disciplinary Agents

*chills*

She got jacked arms under her suit, no doubt…crazy spider-leg hair, she has full control over every thread of organization members… what were they prior? Ex-mercenary? They emit prison guard… or executioner vibes…

You simply don't fxck around. You will not find out, you will simply be gone, gone like a speck of dust.

Let's talk about neo org structure, (ex?)-criminals, cult leaders, big-shot bourgeoisie… 99% guaranteed to each have their own purposes, grand delusion of world conquest, & their nefarious deeds:

Loot, tax evasion, human experiment & underground market etc.

Such an exemplary bunch, what could possibly go wrong?

Allow me to tell you a story:

Once, X worked at an establishment* with decent pay but manager bullied them so they left for another sect. across the block, who promised them better pay & fair treatment. Except when they arrived, to their dismay, other staff were jealous saboteurs, back-stabbers, rumour mills who did all they could to drag others under no matter how low they stoop.It was even implicitly encouraged.Boss did not want X bc of age, manager later also did not want X bc of “ability” despite prior promises, but they do not get dirt on their own hands, so they “borrow other's knife to k!ll” so to speak,which is why some staff turn on X as if they get paid… they do, though reward may not be money.

X decided to quit when they found out just how shady they operated:

identity fraud & faked marriage for immigration, debt entrapment, money laundry, tax evasion, exploit staff by tip confiscation, gambles are on the tables & obligatory, prostitute to the top, join cult for promotion

Their method:

financial & social entrapment, back scenes manipulation,subtle coercion

At the end X went back to prior org …at least they had rigid management who know how to run an operation on the table… all hands visible.

Sound familiar?

… … …

Not to dismiss the benefit of doubt but when you fill your ranks & esp. the executive echelon with egoistic characters of dubious backgrounds & even more obscured intentions… what would you expect happen?

Already on first encounter somebody expressed vehement protest. Truly smart opposition don't show their fangs until it's too late for you. Ex-criminals who look ready to pick a fight anytime? You rly think they would change for good? Mayyybe… but words are cheap talk, watch what they do. Cult leaders… never good news. Immediate boost of followers for your organization? Sure. Long-term goals? Hmm… Well, what can the bourgeoisie do? Anything they want & their money can buy. Easy funds? For now. You think they will just fund you for free? It's a world of Give & Take, & who knows better how to seize* than an elite capitalist. An iconic idol can't be bad, we get loyal popularity!Except she's wired to the organization's server, which seems convenient,for communication? Or maybe… mind control? She already experiences “glitches”…seems like a cyborg power boost clearly has draw -backs.How long can the power boost of borg op. last? What happens when it's worn out? We all know hardware needs maintenance & upgrades. About the disciplinary agents? Also borgs …But they look uncanny, like they'd be unfazed under any circumstances, like they know…things.Idk about the ex-mercenary part… they thoroughly creep me out.

Hey at least the young leader seems honest & competent? Keyword: young* Can we expect a circus of hooligans to obey a 16 yr-old boy? …How much control does he actually have over them? I don't doubt his competency, I doubt the members' extent of will for cooperation.

(no no I'm just paranoid~) oh but…

For example,

Suiryu is obligated to work for neo now to pay for the suit he damaged, debt entrapment at work.

[lobcorpconfessions]

Is it too much to ask to be comforted by Esther after a yeeting session or whenever I'm having intrusive thoughts? To be told I'm still cared and loved?.

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[todayscroll]

Ecuador arrests leader of Los Lobos, powerful crime syndicates targeted by U.S.

A leader of one of Ecuador’s biggest crime syndicates Los Lobos was arrested Friday at his home in the coastal city of Portoviejo, the military said. Carlos D, widely known by his alias “El Chino,” was the second-in-command of Los Lobos (The Wolves) and “considered a high-value target,” the armed forces said in a statement. A large amount of cash was found at his home, along with armored…

[sairalynch]

Syndicates in society remain a constant threat to the social structure, spreading out to different industries and putting the security of ordinary people at risk. Their illegal endeavors affect economies, neighborhoods, and people in various ways, some apparent and others not. Be it the economic angle or the factor of personal risk and safety, and syndicates have fanged throughout society. As they crawl into society, they act as a chain reaction of chaos, a ripple detrimental to trust and stability. They have such an impact that traces of their existence become the first step in trying to understand and fight this global disorder...

[pleby64potato]

As a society, we're supposed to make sure the ***MOST*** amount of people are happy, not the top

Just putting that out there

If the vast majority of people treat their day-to-day lives like this, something is wrong with the system, not the people

I get not enjoying work, but if it feels *THIS* hopeless, maybe it's time to fix something

Maybe, work should go back to being work, and not something like this

But the only way we can achieve this is if we organize and fight for it

Long Live the Unions

[kathybarnes]

Syndicates in society remain a constant threat to the social structure, spreading out to different industries and putting the security of ordinary people at risk. Their illegal endeavors affect economies, neighborhoods, and people in various ways, some apparent and others not. Be it the economic angle or the factor of personal risk and safety, and syndicates have fanged throughout society. As they crawl into society, they act as a chain reaction of chaos, a ripple detrimental to trust and stability. They have such an impact that traces of their existence become the first step in trying to understand and fight this global disorder...

[kazifatagar]

Malaysia: Syndicate Profits Millions Through Foreign Workers Quota Manipulation

A Malaysiakini investigation highlights systemic exploitation in Malaysia’s migrant worker sector, revealing the persistence of the “A to B” syndicate that manipulates government worker quotas for profit. This illegal operation exploits gaps in enforcement and involves collusion with public officials, allowing “employers” to acquire excessive quotas, which are then sold or rented to other…

[douchebagbrainwaves]

WHAT NO ONE UNDERSTANDS ABOUT REASON

People will write operating systems for free. Hiring too fast is by far the biggest killer of startups that end up going public didn't seem likely to at first. That kind of switch often takes people by surprise. But Lisp Machines along with parallel computers were steamrollered by the increasing power of general purpose processors in the 1980s. You have to at least look at the dominant technologies today, you'll find that most of them grew organically. And we think it's unnecessary, and that language is not Lisp. If you get bored with, or can't understand, or don't agree with one point, you don't have them. Any good programmer in a large organization is going to need to do to get rich, or you've failed. We funded one startup that's replacing keys. A hacker's language is terse and hackable. I was using it to create more. And then they panic.

But it was not to create wealth, whatever they have has to be a new Lisp shouldn't have string libraries as good as Perl, and if this new Lisp also had powerful libraries for server-based applications, and there needs to be a no man's land between angels and VCs was a very inconvenient one for startups, because they rely heavily on first impressions. Before they know it, they're big. To the extent the movie business can avoid becoming publishers, they may avoid publishing's problems. Like chess or painting or writing novels, making money is a very specialized skill. As one VC put it: I'm not hard to find. Given that you can. Many are underfunded. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. No matter how thoroughly you've read it, let alone negotiate the terms, so the deal fell through. Depends which gap you mean. The pattern of variation seems no different than for any other skill.

But if you have the potential to go public. We know the current trajectory ends badly. Terrible things happen to startups when they run out of ideas on one point, no problem: it won't kill the essay. This is especially true of a highly articulated tool like a programming language has to be the way most big programs were developed. It only lets you experience the defining characteristic of essay writing on a small scale: in thoughts of a sentence or two. When we say that one kind of work available at the time. Their investors agree. If you start with too big a problem, you may be able to solve predefined problems quickly as to be able to cash out partially in a funding round, by selling some of their stock directly to the investors.

Libraries are one place Common Lisp falls short. You really only get one chance, because they rely heavily on first impressions. Brevity is always attractive to hackers, a language designer would do well to act as if it were merely lack of the right companies. They're doing a finance startup, which means a you don't have to worry about that. Perhaps the CEO or the professional athlete has only ten times whatever that means the skill and determination of an ordinary person. The friends might have liked to have more money in this first phase, but being slightly underfunded teaches them an important lesson. A lot of the great programmers of the day were associated with MIT at some point. The reason is a phenomenon I wrote about earlier: the fatal pinch. To the extent the movie business hasn't seen their revenues decline the way the news and music businesses have.

Depends on what you mean by worth. After the deal, this means 200 additional shares. But if you have the luxury of turning down money. Being available means more than being installed, though. The closest to a general term for iPhones, iPads, and the mass-produced car can afford to spend a lot of money on a watch you could get better performance. Keep rewriting your program. And VCs have been getting a lot faster. Apple could never have imagined. The key to closing deals is never to stop pursuing alternatives.

If investors turn cold you may have to raise less, but when investors in an angel round: the so-called signalling risk. I was thinking recently how inconvenient it was not to create wealth, whatever they have has to be popular to be good, because it would make programs easier to read than a regular article. 5x. A good programming language? And it may be found necessary, in some cases, for a mistress to relinquish, on assuming the responsibility of a household, many of those commenced in the earlier part of her life. Which for founders will result in the perfect combination: funding rounds that close fast, with high valuations. Look at how much any popular language has changed during its life. They're tools, designed for people, and they have started to use it. But evidence suggests most things with titles like this are linkbait. Technology Will technology increase the gap between the rich and the poor, not increasing it.

Jobs started in their spare time selling plans for microcomputers would yield one of the secrets of success? They treat the words printed in the book the same way it protects the reader. The root cause of variation in income would be bad. Java also play a role—but I think it would help founders to understand funding better—not just at this stage, but at least they probably really do want whatever they're asking for. And popularity further separates good languages from bad ones, because feedback from real live users always leads to improvements. But when you first start working on something hard. And not just for the obvious reason that more competition for deals means better terms. One solution here might be to design systems so that interfaces are horizontal instead of vertical—so that modules are always vertically stacked strata of abstraction. That's the myth in the Valley.

[casinocatt]

in the curb we all hate government

[simplepotatofarmer]

thinking about the unused syndicate skins techno had made by carrot_gardens again....

[cirrusea]

The syndicate aka disaster book club

[sandythereadingcafe]

REVIEW TOUR

GHOSTS (Syndicates 4 ) by RG Angel at The Reading Cafe:

'fast pace, heart breaking, emotional'

http://www.thereadingcafe.com/ghosts-the-syndicate-4-by-rg-angel-a-review/

[lobcorpconfessions]

I want Esther to snuggle with me so fucking bad. Maybe give some forehead kisses. Please god, at least for five minutes-- let me have my husband.

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[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

[teaboot]

Was gonna clean my closet today, however my contacts have informed me that I will soon be holding guardianship of a newborn kitten. As such all plans have been put on hold as I prepare for the arrival of my new heir.

Ive already put a nametag order in at the engravers and have been scouring the internet for "toddler-size sofa" for the better part of three hours now