Fortress Of Freedom Board

[Maurice Ali]

I'm going to send out the emails regarding Ontario Healthcare funding and policies probably today. So this was elective, but I will go ahead and send them out and see if there is any response.



I really have to get started on formalising the core aspects of our philosophy and have them become permanent aspects of the fabric of human society. Nobody lives forever and that includes me. Funny thing is that I'm the only director still working a regular job at that level at FOF and IAIJ. Everyone else is now retired. Even in my family I'm the only one working. So everywhere I go I am usually the oldest person there. However, when I go to the perverbial "old folks home" I'm the kid but that is not a designation you want to brag to people 40 years younger than you. It's just strange tosee people 15 years younger than you complaining about knee and back pain when you have none. Check that: 20 years younger or more, I can't make this stuff up.....



It's become the thing that you are now probably the oldest person at UN events apart for the highest positions that are still carried on by people slightly older than you. You live your life hearing the proverbial "footsteps" behind you even though physically you are a much younger person.



I don't know why I mentioned this - oh yea, because it does have a psychological effect on you at the orgs. That's what it is. What am I going to do? Just keep at things including our world changing goals. Do not retire until you physically get tossed out - which could happen at the UN if I overstay my welcome. The people there who befriended you have moved on from their posts or are now retired. You are the only one left and you have to make new working relationships with the new people who will again be replaced.







The Fates gave me a few extra years to play all this out. But only a few years. I'm still aging even if it is slower. But again - The Fates seem to be open to giving me my chance and see how this all plays out on the intellectual merits of the advocacy.....



If that's the case you keep at it until stopped - by others , but never yourself. That is actually military philosophy right there.....




Goodnight.....

[Maurice Ali]

The letters!



Those letters I mailed to politicians are now emailed to them:



The emails!



There is a bunch of minor stuff I also did, but the health care advocacy hits more people than you know. We shall see where this takes us - and remember that at this point it's all elective actions on my part. I fulfilled my word with the letter campaign.




Goodnight.....





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[Maurice Ali]

I get a day off to do things.


Anyway - Here is my critique of three phones I use regularly.



iPhone 17 Pro Max 2tb


This phone is my daily driver and has no hardware issues. I consider this phone to be better than the iPhone 18 Pro Max for several reasons.




The iPhone 17 Pro Max!



First is Apple giving the 2tb and 1tb versions of the iPhone 18 cheaper and slower storage due to the ram shortage, yet charging even more
for this. Because of this I will probably keep the iPhone 17 Pro Max as a dedicated video camera when I upgrade. I could go into things like reliability at high frame rates and all that, but trust me - this is a big deal if you are a videographer.


The next one is design philosophy. Phones are durable because most do not have moving parts. Apple broke this rule by installing a variable aperture on one lens. Just how long will this last? How much more easy is it to damage the aperture? Especially since this is the main lens. Then there is the refraction issue (stars for lights) caused directly by the shape of the blades. It's only a few stops so you still need a real ND filter in video usage anyway so why bother? Cool but a no upgrade verdict in the end.



Samsung S25 Ultra.




The Samsung S25 Ultra!



Titanium sides for durability and a very pretty phone. no hardware issues like the screens that plagued earlier models. The only thing that bugged me was the loss of bluetooth in the pen. Funnily enough, now that I have an application that worked for me listening to music - I can live with this phone like on the iPhone, but the video sucks compared to the 17 Pro Max.



Pixel 9 Pro


Pixel 9 Pro is arguably the better phone compared to the 10 and 11, and definitely if you are using Graphene OS. Supposedly many of these phones have a hardware issues that presents the dreaded green line of display death after a software update. This cannot be reversed and the display must be replaced but Google offers a three year warrantee on the display. What happens is that a software update contained new drivers that stress the display more than before, causing a hardware malfunction that is permanent. Since I use Graphene and already have updated to Android 17 - I should be ok but we shall see.




The new Pixel 9 Pro!



The Pixel 9 Pro has better graphic hardware for games than the later models. It has a SIM card tray unlike the later models and 16 gigs of ram which got dropped to 12 on some ten and eleven Pixel models. The Pixel phone is the example of how each later models are crappier than the last.....



Overall, my only issue with Apple is going back to aluminium. Anyway that is my review. The S26 Ultra has a crappier display than the S25 Ultra because of the new privacy display option. We shall see if they fix this in the next years model. It’s Samsung also going back to aluminium, which also totally sucks as the S25 design was such a beautiful design. Better than the S24 which looked like they just glued titanium to the sides of the aluminium. This actually is the case but the S25 Ultra does not have that look - in fact the S25 Ultra is the prettiest phone I have ever owned. Second place is the BlackBerry Passport of all things.....



This weekend is rustproofing cars and yard work before winter.



I was talking to my gang about all the negative shenanigans happening to everything related to the Worldwide Vote lately. We knew this was going to happen if dissemination was successful and it has. Funnily, everyone is pumped and energized because this could actually go somewhere! Yes, there are those who hate the idea, but they were just laughing at us until that speech in July. Not laughing anymore I suspect which is good news for us....




Goodnight.....

[Maurice Ali]

I'm all in on the Samsung S25 Ultra!



I just switched it but doing the same thing yesterday was a complete disaster.



WAIT: WHY IS TYPING ON THIS SO GOOD!


Wow! What a change from the iPhone - for a guy who types alot, this is a game changer. AND: The predictive suggestions actually work!


OK, forget a out what I was going to update you on. That is for later - I'll use this phone for awhile and see how it goes. The daming thing is the music and video and photos are so much better on the iPhone. But the typing! Why on earth can't Apple technologies Inc. just get this right.



I have a theory that Apple makes the text app for the kids and that is why it's so dysfunctional for old farts using proper grammar. The people who complain always seem to be Grammer Nazis. And even worse is me who toys with proper grammar that the app can't make heads or tails out of it. Here I am not fighting to write!!!!!



Amazing.....




Goodnight.....

[Maurice Ali]

Well, I'm rocking the Samsung day two and I'm getting used to it.


My only issue as the music but downloading the old Samsjng Music App seems to have solved that problem. I can't belive nobody listens to music on their own song library - but only stream now for a subscription. Anyway that got done and the Samsung is nonetheless the default player in the Mustang.


I did rustproof the two cars on the underbody which is a messy job nobody looks forward to. But it is done and the rest of the rustproofing is minor and can wait. This weekend was the first where they actually sprayed the brine on the roads so I put it off literally till the last minute.


The changing seasons want a lawn mowing and trimming g down the trees in my dad's back yard. Next is mine where I have no trees - the neighbors plant rhen up against the property line so I get trees wherher I want then or not.



There was a surprise on Sunday where I heard an expert on YouTube finally mentioned that we might need a quantum computing solution for true sentience as we know it.


Goal!


I was actually getting embarrassed with my full on push that quantum was the secret to true AI sentience. Now that its actually being casually mentioned means it has become a talking point - which was a big deal for me! I wanted to celebrate but after rustproofjng the Mustang it was too late.







Other stuff, like seeing someone pushing back at the global vote idea. It followd the - once "happenstance" - twice "coincidence" - three times "enemy action". It didn't amount to much in the end so I debated even mentioning it, but the global vote idea is now a legitimate talking point and it can go both ways.....




Goodnight.....