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This letter from John Steinbeck to Marilyn Monroe is pretty well known, I guess, though I just read it for the first time a couple minutes ago. I would be more surprised by how funny it is, if I hadn't read Steinbeck's Paris Review interview. In person, apparently, he was a hoot.
December 29, 2024 at 6:12 PM
This letter from John Steinbeck to Marilyn Monroe is pretty well known, I guess, though I just read it for the first time a couple minutes ago. I would be more surprised by how funny it is, if I hadn't read Steinbeck's Paris Review interview. In person, apparently, he was a hoot.
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This is tech, but the principle applies: "The appropriate response to a public health emergency always looks like an overreaction."
People feared the computer glitch would mean "the end of the world as we know it." Thankfully, Y2K didn't live up to the hype after years and billions of dollars were spent on painstaking preparation.
Y2K seems like a joke now, but in 1999 people were really freaking out
People feared the computer glitch would mean "the end of the world as we know it." Thankfully, Y2K didn't live up to the hype after years and billions of dollars were spent on painstaking preparation.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2024 at 5:44 PM
This is tech, but the principle applies: "The appropriate response to a public health emergency always looks like an overreaction."
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Is your iPhone sharing photos data with Apple by default?
Is your iPhone sharing photos data with Apple by default?
It is, but you can change it.
www.theverge.com
December 29, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Is your iPhone sharing photos data with Apple by default?
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Trump tells EU to buy US oil and gas or face tariffs
https://www.ft.com/content/9e485614-0080-4a09-8fcb-2df6c3d932a5
https://www.ft.com/content/9e485614-0080-4a09-8fcb-2df6c3d932a5
Trump tells EU to buy US oil and gas or face tariffs
US president-elect warns that EU member states faces tariffs unless they make big purchases
www.ft.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Trump tells EU to buy US oil and gas or face tariffs
https://www.ft.com/content/9e485614-0080-4a09-8fcb-2df6c3d932a5
https://www.ft.com/content/9e485614-0080-4a09-8fcb-2df6c3d932a5
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Economist Abhijit Banerjee: ‘Good storytellers are very powerful’
https://www.ft.com/content/c3650f90-332d-4f38-8f3e-8075da3d872d
https://www.ft.com/content/c3650f90-332d-4f38-8f3e-8075da3d872d
Economist Abhijit Banerjee: ‘Good storytellers are very powerful’
The Nobel-winner on how his discipline can communicate better, the secret of Trump’s appeal — and what gifts really mean
www.ft.com
December 20, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Economist Abhijit Banerjee: ‘Good storytellers are very powerful’
https://www.ft.com/content/c3650f90-332d-4f38-8f3e-8075da3d872d
https://www.ft.com/content/c3650f90-332d-4f38-8f3e-8075da3d872d
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Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday amid broader investor caution toward risk assets.
Bitcoin falls 9%, dropping below $93,000 as sell-off intensifies
Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday amid broader caution in risk assets.
www.cnbc.com
December 20, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday amid broader investor caution toward risk assets.
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Too soon 😬
Bashar al-Assad to join Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
December 8, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Too soon 😬
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pardon me as I explain why Danforth is a right bastard, because this is one of my areas of intense nerdery
November 22, 2024 at 10:33 PM
pardon me as I explain why Danforth is a right bastard, because this is one of my areas of intense nerdery
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The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency announced on Dec. 4 that it had dismantled a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme that enabled criminal networks, including Russian spies and oligarchs, to evade sanctions using cryptocurrency.
84 arrested in UK-led crypto laundering investigation involving Russian oligarchs, spies
The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Dec. 4 that it had dismantled a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme that has enabled criminal networks, including Russian spies an...
kyivindependent.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:31 AM
The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency announced on Dec. 4 that it had dismantled a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme that enabled criminal networks, including Russian spies and oligarchs, to evade sanctions using cryptocurrency.
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A ransomware attack has disrupted a third-party software system that Starbucks uses to track and manage its baristas’ schedules, forcing the coffee chain to shift to manual mode to ensure its employees get paid properly, a Starbucks spokesperson said.
Starbucks forced to pay its baristas manually because of a ransomware attack on third-party software | CNN Business
A ransomware attack has disrupted a third-party software system that Starbucks uses to track and manage its baristas’ schedules, forcing the coffee chain to shift to manual mode to ensure its employee...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:18 AM
A ransomware attack has disrupted a third-party software system that Starbucks uses to track and manage its baristas’ schedules, forcing the coffee chain to shift to manual mode to ensure its employees get paid properly, a Starbucks spokesperson said.
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General Motors is set to become the first U.S. automaker with a Formula 1 team when a Cadillac-branded team joins the racing series in 2026, F1 announced Monday, ending a yearslong battle between the league and former driver Michael Andretti, who initially proposed the new team.
General Motors Is Bringing A Cadillac Team To Formula 1 In 2026
The new Cadillac team could bring the first American driver to F1 since Logan Sargeant in 2023.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:36 PM
General Motors is set to become the first U.S. automaker with a Formula 1 team when a Cadillac-branded team joins the racing series in 2026, F1 announced Monday, ending a yearslong battle between the league and former driver Michael Andretti, who initially proposed the new team.