his margin call number is a lot closer to $20,500, not sub-$4000. the biggest problem in crypto is the fact that even the heavyweights, the alleged “adults in the room” don’t have any motivation to be honest about what’s happening. it’s simply a race to see who can hold out the longest, a ponzi scheme …
Monthly Archives: June 2022
how times change
Lizzo was forced to change a lyric in her recent song, because it used a term that’s considered a slur in England. for those curious, the word was “spaz” and in the UK it’s historically been used to refer to a person who suffers from cerebral palsy. In 2008 N.E.R.D released a song called “Spaz.” …
ugh
gun control logic
any effort to “fortify schools” is inherently just political theater. a motivated gunman with an assault rifle is going to find a way to kill a lot of people; they might be children, they might be nursing home residents. each is equally horrible and any solutions need to be able to at least have the …
abortion rights
“Polling released by KFF on Thursday showed that 45 percent of people living in these 17 states are unaware that abortion would become illegal in their states if Roe is overturned. Forty-two percent said they were unsure and 13 percent said they believed abortion would be legal. The survey also found that 74 percent of individuals …
this upcoming interest rate hike
may be the final death knell for tether. i have been pontificating for a while that i believed it would die before the end of May. i was wrong, but not by too far.
if you have to have insurance to drive a car
why don’t you have to have insurance to own a gun? https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/california-city-approves-first-law-in-u-s-requiring-gun-owners-to-carry-liability-insurance
i don’t like this at all, wordle
i still got it right on the next guess but “bouys” is a word.
cool article re: early bitcoin
fascinating analysis of the early bitcoin players, starting from the original genesis block up to the point where the value finally reached 1BTC = $1 25 months later. https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/06/07/new-research-unearths-insights-into-satoshi-and-bitcoins-early-days/
this can’t be good
https://apnews.com/article/prices-holidays-shopping-2a8d45869e6c71cc26d7bb6a222897df EDIT: also found this gem today: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61718101 this recession is going to hit hard.