2022-11-08

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• The Overton Window as arbitrage opportunity.

• Just Don’t

Horseshit

• Powerball jackpot up to a dizzying, world record $1.9B as drawing delayed again

  "This has happened a few rare times before — just not when the jackpot was at a newsworthy amount," it said.

  • Security Hitch Delays Drawing of $1.9B Powerball Jackpot

  • Official Twitter statement

  • Winning numbers for the record $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot have yet to be announced

    It was not immediately clear when the drawing would be held. As of Tuesday morning, officials had yet to update Powerball.com, which still said the “next drawing” was scheduled for November 7 at 10:59 p.m. ET, or Monday night.

  • at 9.30a CDT they have "Winning Numbers - Nov 07, 2022" listed: 10 33 41 47 56 10

  • Powerball numbers announced for world-record $2.04 billion jackpot

  • $2 Billion Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In California | ZeroHedge

• The trend to mend: how repair shops are leading a fixing revolution

Musk

• Kathy Griffin Defies Twitter Suspension and Returns; Elon Musk Replies

• Twitter says user growth is at ‘all-time highs’ under Elon Musk

• Twitter Rollout of Blue Check Mark Service Hits Snags

• Ask HN: Can we have a 30 day moratorium on Musk/Twitter posts?

• Whoopi Goldberg Quitting Twitter: “As Of Tonight I’m Done.”

• Elon Musk Tells Twitter Followers to Vote for a Republican Congress

• Russia, China and Islamic State Jump on Musk’s Twitter Bandwagon

• Twitter Bans Users with Millions of Followers for Making Fun of Elon Musk

• Bloomberg will not allow staff to expense a Twitter Blue account

Trump / War against the Right / Jan6

• Oath Keepers Put Their Money Where Their Mouthpieces Are

  • Stewart Rhodes says fellow Oath Keepers were 'stupid' to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6

• Trump Slammed For Outrageous New Attack Dehumanizing Nancy Pelosi

Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult

• The Incidence of Myocarditis and Pericarditis in Unvaccinated Covid Patients

• U.S. Research Station in Antarctica Stopping Travel After Covid-19 Outbreak

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• Students should sign free speech ‘waiver’ to attend university

TechSuck

• LGP-30 found in basement, the same model of drum computer programmed by “Mel”

• FreeBSD will replace Sendmail by The Dragonfly Mail Agent (dma)

  • HN comments

• Qualcomm vs. Arm: The bizarro quotient just went off the scale

  • HN comments

• Lua in the Kernel?

• Microsoft is showing ads in the Windows 11 sign-out menu

Crypto con games

• Feds announce seizure of $3.36B in Bitcoin stolen a decade ago

• Feds find Silk Road thief's $1B+ Bitcoin stash in popcorn tin, hidden safe

• Binance rescues crypto rival FTX

  • Crypto Exchange Binance Agrees to Acquire Rival FTX

  • Binance Acquires FTX | Hacker News

  • Binance will buy FTX after liquidity crisis rumors

Economicon / Business / Finance

• The fed won't say it, but it doesn't want a strong stock market

• Carvana Shares Plummet

Shortages

• U.S. Facing Shortage of Liquid Amoxicillin as RSV Cases Surge.

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• Early election night results might not indicate final tallies (and why that's OK) - ABC News

  • ABC News Says "Red Mirage" Will Look Like Big Republican Win, But Vote Count Could Take "Weeks"

• Nancy Pelosi says attack on husband was 'fueled by misinformation'

External Security / Militaria / Diplomania

• Major Conflict With China “is coming,” U.S. Strategic Command’s chief warns outright.

World

• ‘Y’all ready for this?’ Can Britain resist America’s fast food giants?

• Europe’s Energy Crunch Will Trigger Years of Shortages and Blackouts

• Proposal for new rules on short-term accommodation rentals in EU

• Israeli Minister in Rare Meeting with Iraqi, Lebanese and Palestinian Leaders

Russia Bad / Ukraine War

• Don’t Panic About Putin

• Anger grows in Russia over death toll from war

• North Korea Denies Assisting Russia with Artillery Shells, Ammunitions

Health / Medicine

• Energy crisis: How living in a cold home affects your health

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• Rate of sea level rise 'has doubled since 1993' due to climate change

• Fewer than half in global poll believe climate change serious threat

• World faces ‘terminal’ loss of Arctic sea ice during summers, report warns