Odds and Ends — 11 January 2022

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The Kraken combined with Merdaali Guardian’s tank heal in a 99 mana battle can lead to a victory without the loss of any monsters.

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

Dogecoin creator slams Mozilla for pausing crypto donations

Billionaire Investor Bill Miller Now Has 50% of His Personal Wealth in Bitcoin

It’s unclear from the article whether that’s Bitcoin with private keys or investments like GBTC and MSTR.

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Anti-Vaxxer Urges Followers to Drink Their Own Urine

“The antidote that we have seen now, and we have tons and tons of research, is urine therapy. OK, and I know to a lot of you this sounds crazy, but guys, God’s given us everything we need.”

First-dose vaccinations quadruple in Quebec ahead of restrictions at liquor and cannabis stores

Contrary to claim in Washington Times op-ed, COVID-19 shots meet the definition of a vaccine

Health care workers are panicked as desperate hospitals ask infected staff to return

Politics:

Judge mulls whether Trump’s silence on Jan. 6 could amount to ‘agreement’ with rioters

The turtle doth protest too much, methinks

Lithuania wins microchip windfall from Taiwan in China clash

Trump’s Liability for Capitol Riot Faces Major Test In Court

A federal judge in Washington, DC, is set to consider, for the first time, whether former President Donald Trump is immune from liability related to his supporters attacking the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The major hearing on Monday is part of a trio of insurrection-related lawsuits seeking to hold Trump and others accountable at a time when the House select committee probing January 6 has aggressively investigated the political leaders who inspired the attack, and as the Justice Department is prosecuting more than 700 rioters for criminal offenses.

Trump rips GOP senator who called 2020 election 'fair'

Russia Tells U.S. It Has No Plans to Invade Ukraine

With Russian troops massing along Ukraine’s borders, American and Russian diplomats made clear after an intense round of negotiations on Monday that while the two sides would keep talking, they remain far from agreement on meeting each other’s security concerns.
Russian officials said they told their American counterparts they had no plans to invade Ukraine, in a series of talks that lasted nearly eight hours.

I find that hard to believe. The United States even had a plan to invade Canada. It would be naïve to think that after taking Crimea and backing separatists in eastern Ukraine, Russia had no other plans on at least the back burner.

Manafort’s Book Deal May Breach His Plea Agreement

The plea agreement Manafort entered into with the government allowed him to write anything he wanted, but provided that he could not profit from any such writings — a provision that the government uses when defendants in high-profile matters might seek to profit from their crimes.
One legal issue is whether the presidential pardon Manafort received voids this provision in the plea agreement. The answer to that question is surely no.

Serendipity:

In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig

The Criterion Collection Just Entered a New Era

What can a cutting-edge medium bring to an 80-year-old movie? A lot more than you might think.

Past seven years hottest on record - EU satellite data

Building Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine

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Thanks for the list of nice articles. :) Nakamoto is so right though.. crypto is way less impact on the environment, what a silly think to even talk about.

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