If I were to try to devise a plan for the ultimate nerd circljerk, it would be hard to beat Bitcoin (BTC). It’s essentially a complicated protocol that allows anyone with a computer and some computer smarts to “mine”, i.e. “mint”, a digital currency. As nerds are wont to do, there is a whole bunch …
Money STILL Can’t Buy Mitt Love
(Jim Morin via GoComics.com) __ Which has to be chafing the man’s temple garments something fierce, since he’s always been able to clobber his opponents into submission via superior funding-power. But here’s John Cassidy, in the New Yorker, on the limits of Romney’s cash advantage: …If November’s electorate were confined to millionaires and billionaires, Romney …
Late Night Weekend Wrap-Up Open Thread: Journamalism, Not A Dependable Profit Center
pic.twitter.com/I8R2sXONuh https://t.co/LYM7FTnt94 — Jean-Michel Connard 좆됐어 (@torriangray) April 15, 2024 Per Maxi Tani at Semafor (which has its own problems, yes), “The Intercept is running out of cash”: The Intercept, the left-wing U.S. newsroom that’s been a thorn in Joe Biden’s side and a hub for pro-Palestinian coverage, is nearly out of money and facing …
War for Ukraine Day 777: Air Raid Alerts Are Up, Once Again, Over Almost All of Ukraine
(Air raid alert map of Ukraine, 8:58 PM EDT, 10 APR 2024) As you can see above, almost all of Ukraine is once again under an air raid alert. The Ukrainian Air Force is reporting at least seven russian Tu-95 bombers taking off, indicating that early this morning Ukraine is likely to be under massive …
War for Ukraine Day 775: Russia Is Destroying Ukraine’s Energy Generation & Transmission Capacity!
(Image by NEIVANMADE) As I begin tonight’s update – 7:55 PM EDT – all of southern and central Ukraine is under air raid alert. And as I get ready to hit publish it is only the westernmost provinces. While we’ll get to the last night’s/this morning’s butcher’s bill from Russia’s bombardment of Kharkiv and other …
War for Ukraine Day 769: Ukraine Strikes Deep Into Russia!
Before we get started, just a couple of housekeeping items. First, than you all for the well wishes. However, I just want to make clear that I put the full disclosure in last night so that you all could decide whether my exposure and resulting issues colors my analysis. Also, just a quick note: Defense …
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War for Ukraine Day 768: A Brief(ish) Monday Night Update
Before we start, the Israelis appear to have killed four World Central Kitchen staffers in an air strike in Gaza around 6 PM EDT. Video and pics of the casualties are circulating online. Trust me, you do not need to watch them or loock at them. Expect more clarity in tomorrow’s news reporting. Russia appears …
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