The Scytale Protocol

July 2025

June 2025

Tesla's self-driving still not ready for robotaxi

Some notes on Tesla's first day of Robotaxi service in Austin

Jun 25 • 

Robert Graham

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April 2025

MMT explained less derisively

Whenever I derisively tweet about MMT (Modern Monetary Theory), I get a ton of responses claiming that I don't understand MMT.

Apr 14 • 

Robert Graham

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It's okay that their tariffs are higher

This blogpost answers the following question “why foreign country should have higher tariffs on us than we have on them”, as expressed in these tweets.

Apr 5 • 

Robert Graham

March 2025

NET: ARPA didn't invent the Internet

It's a story that highlights government contributions and ignores everything else

Mar 23 • 

Robert Graham

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Tesla's brand is toast

When it was at its peak (before Musk bought Twitter), Tesla's sky-high stock price was justified.

Mar 16 • 

Robert Graham

How can Musk be so stupid?

Because he's a billionaire

Mar 10 • 

Robert Graham

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Parsing HHS RFKjr's measles remarks

Not as reasonable as the title suggests

Mar 3 • 

Robert Graham

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February 2025

Short Story: "The Weight of Time"

Setting: a dinner party.

Feb 16 • 

Robert Graham

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Civics: Dictators destroy their countries

In today’s news, Donald Trump has quoted Napoleon in order to justify becoming a dictator:

Feb 15 • 

Robert Graham

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January 2025