disguy_ovahea

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[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago

Ah, gimme more’s law.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

How so? I honestly thought it was funny.

Edit: I read it a few times and now I get it. That wasn’t my intention. I’m sorry to those I offended.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Yup, and banks are returning to high-risk securities, trading in debt-based products like collateralized loan obligations, just like they did leading up to the 2008 global financial crisis.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/24/remember-the-global-financial-crisis-well-high-risk-securities-are-back

Bank: You should take out this loan you can’t afford to repay. Don’t worry, we’ll make it seem like a great idea.

Unqualified borrower: Ok, since you made it seem like a great idea.

Bank: Great! Hey, other bank, betcha this guy won’t repay this loan.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 20 points 17 hours ago

Yup. Up to 8% of the human genome is comprised of ancient viruses.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/17366

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world -1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I know Lemmy is anti-proprietary software, but it’s proven to be more efficient by Palm, Motorola, RIM, Apple, Google, etc.

I bet they get much better battery life on their spyware boxes now.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 44 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (9 children)

True! Here’s a little additional information since the north is in virus season.

A virus is a protein wrapped in a protective fatty lipid. Heat will melt the fat, then break down the protein. That’s why viruses last longer on surfaces and clothing in the cold season, increasing probability of transmission. A virus can remain intact on a shopping cart handle for up to 24 hours in the winter, for example.

You can also rapidly break down the fatty lipid using isopropyl alcohol, or break down the protein directly using hydrogen peroxide. Be careful using the latter. It can bleach or discolor dyed textiles.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

As someone who spent hours enjoying the liberties DD-WRT gave my WRT-54G like 20 years ago, it warms my heart to see how the project has grown.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That’s a good point. I don’t believe you need a physical address to purchase a PO Box in the US either.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

How’d you get the beans above the frank?!?

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What do you do about an address? How do you keep your license and van registration?

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

From the buildup at around three minutes to the end is just incredible. What a ride

 
 

A California-based startup called Savor has figured out a unique way to make a butter alternative that doesn’t involve livestock, plants, or even displacing land. Their butter is produced from synthetic fat made using carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and the best part is —- it tastes just like regular butter.

 

A California-based startup called Savor has figured out a unique way to make a butter alternative that doesn’t involve livestock, plants, or even displacing land. Their butter is produced from synthetic fat made using carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and the best part is —- it tastes just like regular butter.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks.

The justices tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to protect the jobs of workers during a union organizing campaign.

The court rejected a rule that some courts had applied to orders sought by the National Labor Relations Board in favor of a higher threshold, sought by Starbucks, that must be met in most other fights over court orders, or injunctions.

The NLRB had argued that the National Labor Relations Act, the law that governs the agency, has for more than 75 years allowed courts to grant temporary injunctions if they find requests “just and proper.” The agency said the law doesn’t require it to prove other factors and was intended to limit the role of the courts.

The case began in February 2022, when Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store. The NLRB obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire the workers while the case wound its way through the agency’s administrative proceedings. Such proceedings can take up to two years.

 

The prosecution contends the reimbursements were falsely classified as legal expenses to conceal their true nature — part of a hush-money deal with Daniels. Prosecutors also say this was done to affect the election’s outcome, not merely to save Trump personal embarrassment, and therefore amounts to election interference.

Trump’s team argues the money paid to Cohen, who in the past said he would take a bullet for Trump but has also become an aggressive critic of the former president, was indeed for legal services.

 

Israel must immediately halt its military operations in the area of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the United Nations top court ruled on Friday.

The ruling by the International Court of Justice marks a major condemnation of how Israel is conducting its war against Hamas in Gaza, but also leaves open whether the ruling can be enforced.

 

A former U.S. military intelligence official released a letter on Monday that explained to his colleagues at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) that his November resignation was in fact due to "moral injury" stemming from U.S. support for Israel's war in Gaza and the harm caused to Palestinians.

 

In a Truth Social post, Trump attacked Biden − and Hamas − by accusing the president of "taking the side of these terrorists, just like he has sided with the Radical Mobs taking over our college campuses."

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