The Joy Of Opening Time Capsules: The Night Before the 2024 Presidential Election
We have a Senate election with *9* retirements including Arizona’s Sinema and West Virginia’s Manchin. The House currently has 220 Republicans and 212 Democrats (1 Republican resigned recently, 2 Democrats passed away). Of these, 20 Democrats are up for re-election, 10 Republicans, and *FOUR* independents (each of which caucused with the Dems). But, of course, it’s stuff like California and Delaware in the election. In 2020, we made predictions about the presidential election.
Source:New York Times
November 05, 2024 01:18 UTC
New York Times tech workers are going on strike at the worst possible time
The New York Times' tech workers went on strike, risking disrupting the Times during the election. The New York Times' tech workers went on strike Monday morning, threatening to disrupt the publication's operation during the presidential election and its aftermath. The Tech Guild, which represents workers like software developers and data analysts, said members would be picketing outside the Times' New York City headquarters. The Times Guild, which represents non-tech workers, called on Times management to complete a deal by Election Day. It's represented by the NewsGuild of New York, which also represents more than 1,400 newsroom and business employees via The New York Times Guild.
Source:New York Times
November 05, 2024 01:16 UTC
Balancing The Scales: Bitcoin Mining, High-Performance Computing, And Energy Consumption
The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) states that Bitcoin Miners curtailed power between 5%-31% of the time in a study conducted over 10 Bitcoin Mining companies in the US and Canada.7 This flexibility in uptime allows Bitcoin mining operations to shut machines off nearly instantly. This is yet another illustration of the flexibility of Bitcoin mining from an energy perspective, benefitting both miners and power producers. Given the rising demand from Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing (HPC), the future prediction of energy prices indicates a potential increase due to the substantial energy consumption these activities require. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
Source:Forbes
November 05, 2024 00:45 UTC
Will Ferrell releases new political ad for Kamala Harris
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Source:CNN
November 05, 2024 00:41 UTC
3 takeaways as more than 78 million ballots cast in early voting
CNN —Pre-election voting is winding down across the country, with many states wrapping up in-person early voting over the weekend. In Arizona, 52% of the early vote was cast by women while 46% was cast by men. And in North Carolina, 56% of the early vote was cast by women to 44% for men. Nevada had the closest gender gap – 51% of the early vote was cast by women compared with 47% by men. At the same in 2022 and 2020, women had made up 57% of pre-election ballots cast.
Source:CNN
November 05, 2024 00:35 UTC
Apple has warned TikTok to raise its age rating from 12+ to 17+
Nov 05, 2024 07:00:00Apple has warned TikTok to raise its age rating from 12+ to 17+Documents in a lawsuit filed by the state of South Carolina against TikTok have revealed that Apple had informally warned TikTok in 2022 to raiseits age restriction , one of the guidelines for the content of apps distributed on the App Store, from '12 and up' to '17 and up.' Wilson lists three problems with TikTok:It is addictive and has a business model designed to maximize the time young users spend on TikTok. And in a complaint filed in connection with this lawsuit, it was revealed that Apple had asked TikTok to raise its age restriction from 12 and over to 17 and over as of 2022. TikTok lists the age restriction as '12 and under,' citing 'rare or modest' sexual or vulgar content on the platform. According to the lawsuit, Apple had privately warned users that the content on TikTok was more mature.
Source:Washington Post
November 04, 2024 23:53 UTC
Truth Social's Company Awkwardly Admits Outsourcing A Few Jobs To Mexico
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Source:Huffington Post
November 04, 2024 23:50 UTC
Evil Fruit
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. –Donald Trump March 16, 2016 on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7CBp8lQ6ro"I alone can fix it." I don’t know anything about what you’re even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists. I don’t know, did he endorse me or what’s going on, because, you know, I know nothing about David Duke.
Source:Washington Post
November 04, 2024 23:44 UTC
Dollar Tree CEO Rick Dreiling abruptly steps down
Embattled discount chain Dollar Tree announced its CEO and chairman, Rick Dreiling, had stepped down on Sunday. Shares of Dollar Tree, which also owns Family Dollar, have plunged more than 50% this year. Dollar Tree, which also owns Family Dollar, appointed COO Michael C. Creedon as interim CEO and Edward J. Kelly as chairman. Dollar Tree also said it is still committed to a review of “strategic alternatives” for Family Dollar. Dollar Tree bought its rival in 2015 for $8.5 billion, believing the acquisition of Family Dollar would help it compete against larger companies.
Source:CNN
November 04, 2024 23:19 UTC
'Finding Mr. Christmas' challenges men to 'lead with kindness' for a role as a Hallmark hunk
For all its wholesome entertainment value, "Finding Mr. Christmas" is asking a question that looms large in 2024: What does it mean to be a man? During our 90-minute chat about "Finding Mr. Christmas," the words "vulnerable" and "vulnerability" are uttered 29 times. The idea for "Finding Mr. Christmas" originated with Roy, a producer who also happens to be a self-described Christmas nerd, Hallmark fan and reality-TV obsessive. For Daxton Bloomquist, 36, "Finding Mr. Christmas" represented an exciting opportunity to redefine what it means to be a romantic leading man. But with "Finding Mr. Christmas," "I was like, 'I'm done hiding who I am,'" he says, his voice breaking with emotion.
Source:Los Angeles Times
November 04, 2024 22:34 UTC
Why Republicans are expected to take control of the Senate
It’s archaic and should be eliminated. The popular vote should determine the winner. It should be adjusted to make the votes proportional, rather than winner-take-all. The Electoral College gives voice to smaller, less populous states. It’s hard to say without an in-depth study of the potential consequences.
Source:Los Angeles Times
November 04, 2024 22:01 UTC
Video: Trump says he was advised not to ‘hit back’ at Michelle Obama
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Source:CNN
November 04, 2024 21:47 UTC
Barry Diller calls Washington Post’s timing of decision to squash endorsements a ‘blunder’
But Diller criticized The Washington Post’s decision not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris just weeks before Election Day. 3 Barry Diller (left) and Jeff Bezos (right) at an event in 2019. “The mistake they made – and it was a mistake admitted by him – was timing,” Diller said. 3 Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, with media executive Barry Diller (right) at an event for Diller’s wife, Diane von Furstenberg, on Oct. 15. What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias.”3 The Washington Post reported that Bezos had killed the paper’s endorsement.
Source:Washington Post
November 04, 2024 21:45 UTC