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fugueish@infosec.exchange ("Chris Palmer :donor:") wrote:

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Aaron@front-end.social ("Aaron Gustafson") wrote:

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web3isgreat@indieweb.social ("web3 is going just great") wrote:

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• Silvergate crypto-focused bank faces crisis Silvergate is a US bank that shifted its business toward primarily serving crypto clients. Following the collapse of FTX, there have been concerns over Silvergate's exposure to the losses experienced within the crypto industry. Short sellers piled in, making Silvergate the most shorted stock in late February. On March 1, Silvergate revealed that they would miss the deadline to file their annual report with the SEC, which they blamed on regulatory inquiries. They also revealed even more losses, which added to the massive $887 million in losses they experienced in Q4 2022. They acknowledged that the bank's "ability to continue" was a "going concern". (remote)
• Silvergate's stock plunged on the news, worsening its already marked decline in price over 2022–23. Some crypto firms began distancing themselves from the bank, as well: Coinbase announced on March 2 that they would no longer be transacting with Silvergate "in light of recent developments and out of an abundance of caution". Galaxy Digital and Paxos also announced they would cease transfers to and from Silvergate. (remote)

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securedrop@fosstodon.org ("SecureDrop") wrote:

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

I may have listened to Laurie Anderson's "O Superman" multiple times this morning.

"Cause when love is gone, there's always justice
And when justice is gone, there's always force"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfpi2H8tOE

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falkowata@strangeobject.space ("Kat") wrote:

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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

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markmccaughrean ("Mark McCaughrean") wrote:

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• A raw black & white image from the Hubble Space Telescope showing a spiral galaxy in the background with a light trail due to a nearby satellite crossing right in front of it.

anathema@girlcock.club wrote:

I have extensive distaste for the term 'vegan leather' -- it's just plastic!

teller ("Siim Teller") wrote:

Self promo: listen to me talk about tech investing, acting as a solo GP and the limitations of that model (vs a larger VC partnership with a support team). https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7036968683587457024/

#investing #vc

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yogthos@mas.to ("Yogthos") wrote:

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• I rode on one of Europe's fastest high- speed trains in first class from Amsterdam to Paris for $160. It easily beat flying. Taylor Rains Feb 23,2023,11:00 AM (remote)
• Instead of shuffling through airport security and waiting for my boarding zone, | simply walked onto the train and sat down. My ticket was checked after departure. (remote)

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

just did a sweep of my tertiary twitter DM inbox (open DMs mean you've got messages, message requests, and then a really hidden one) and found 4 pretty important and personal messages from the past few months. just another quiet indicator of things breaking down!

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makeworld@merveilles.town wrote:

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

and here I thought the GOP was the party of limited government, the party of limited intervention in ‘the Market’. foolish me.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/climate/esg-climate-backlash.html

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Here's some ambient joy for your ear holes. Suzanne Ciani's and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's "Sunergy":

https://suzanneciani.bandcamp.com/album/frkwys-vol-13-sunergy

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

religious schools should not escape oversight.

“Ban Corporal Punishment in Private Schools, New York Lawmakers Say
The proposals from state legislators come in response to a New York Times investigation that reported the use of slaps and kicks to keep order in some Hasidic Jewish schools.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/nyregion/hasidic-schools-ny-lawmakers-corporal-punishment.html

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

what is collaboration, and what is sticking to your post?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/world/europe/ukraine-kherson-mayor-russia.html

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Diversity officers hired in 2020 are losing their jobs, and the ones who remain are mostly white - NBC News

what is wrong with this picture?

“Another survey showed that Black employees represent only 3.8% of chief diversity officers overall, with white people making up 76.1% of the roles. Those of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity make up 7.8% and those of Asian ethnicity make up 7.7%”

pretty much all aspects, that’s what.

https://stocks.apple.com/AZa9axd-fTBKfne87FD-RrQ

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Udarnik wrote:

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therisingtithes@wandering.shop ("Brandon O'Brien") wrote:

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

this would screw over some of our most vulnerable citizens. rather than taxing the low-and middle-earners amongst us. instead, how about upping the cap so those making over the 2023 Social Security wage base of $160,200 (up from the 2022 limit of $147,000) pay their fair share?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/social-security-senate-talks_n_63ffc993e4b0a96d9cd14d03

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Moving to something that's more of a slow dance compared to most of the songs in this thread with Natalie Merchant's "Kind and Generous". It's sweet, expansive gratitude is a balm for a weary soul.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKxAggE3t9E

The original video is fun, but I didn't link it first because the left channel audio has some distracting distortion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAwyIad93-c

Ooh... Looks like she has something coming out in April:

https://nataliemerchant.bandcamp.com/album/keep-your-courage

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Do you know whose fault the Vietnam War was?

Darwin.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/03/02/its-too-early-in-the-morning-for-this-crap/

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• Vietnamese stamp honoring Darwin (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Don't go to college, kids. We have a big pipe that we'll use to fill you up with green stuff through the giant hole in your head.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/03/02/they-should-never-have-increased-the-twitter-word-count/

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• Answers in Genesis illustration of kids literally being filled up with green stuff (remote)

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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

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j9t@mas.to ("Jens Oliver Meiert") wrote:

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Going to start involuntary nodding into the late 2030s whenever the memory of this post percolates from the depths:

https://www.spicyweb.dev/the-great-gaslighting-of-the-js-age/

/by @jaredwhite

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

You love to see a good roasting of the MBA class:

https://www.ineteconomics.org/research/research-papers/the-pursuit-of-shareholder-value-ciscos-transformation-from-innovation-to-financialization

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serpentroots@hachyderm.io ("Tom Jowitt") wrote: