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Theodosius Dobzhansky: Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. 2026-01-22: Gold=$4863, Bitcoin=89K, S&P500=6K9, Dow=49K Guess there’s been an ongoing diversification away from US assets after Orange2.0. Gold is used in two ways against fiat currencies (inflation) and US dollars (uncertainty). Besides trade war, there’s a capital war. “If there’s a military move, it has capital-war implication.” Ray Dalio said at WEF Davos 2026. “Fiat currencies and debt as a storehold of wealth are not being held by central banks in the same way,” Dalio said. “The biggest market to move last year was gold — far better than the tech markets.” ...

Two mini-stories: water-bottle In a library. Put my water bottle on the foutain stand and went into the restroom. Upon returning, my water bottle was gone. While I have left it this way many many times, the water bottle always stays there without leaving. Where is it? I went outside and saw a man leaving. Ran to him and saw my water bottle in his hand. “Excuse me, that water bottle is mine.” “Oh, I thought somebody lost it.” ...