Flaviu Vescan @flaviuvescan@qoto.org

The stablecoin Tether claims it processed $18.2 trillion in transactions in 2022, more than both Visa and Mastercard. If this number is correct, it proves the market is heavily manipulated. There are almost 4 billion Visa cards in circulation vs. a little over 4.5 million Tether holders. If Tether claims 18-trillion in settlements, that means the average transaction size was almost 4-million. This market is completely fake, and propped up by wash-trading whales.

Thought for the day…

Blues: The world is fucked
Punk: The world is fucked and I'm pissed
Emo: The world is fucked and I'm sad
Grunge: The world is fucked and I'm medicated
Ska: The world is fucked and I have a trumpet

Poignant article in the year of the Kraken variant:

"You could be forgiven for not realizing we’re still in the middle of a pandemic, considering the total absence of media coverage. If it was important, you’d surely be hearing about it, right? The last variant you heard about was likely omicron. The last you heard about vaccines was likely “we strongly encourage everyone to get boosted.” The last you heard about masks was that they work, but they’re not required. And why would you bother wearing masks anyway if, as the United States president himself proclaimed, “The pandemic is over”?

Here’s the truth: the pandemic is not over. It’s much worse than you have been led to believe. And unless you’ve spent the past several years reading scientific studies on the subject, it can be hard to convey just how wrong the public perception of COVID really is. Everything from how it’s spread, to how it’s prevented, to what it does once it’s in your body, is being tragically misunderstood."

https://unity-struggle-unity.org/clarion/let-them-eat-plague/

i build this robot from scratch with clothespins and beads 🤖

#MastoArt #model

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This has always bothered me: Why do we call ppl we think are being weak “pussies”? We should clearly call them nutsacks.

One little nutsack flick, dude goes down, but pussies can deliver.

I always laugh at myself when I do something silly, like put the milk back in the cupboard instead of the fridge or waste the last 15 years.

Tiny Privacy Tip 🔒:

Do not give your name to your devices.

Give them their own unique unrelated name. Like Steve or Martha or CyberApple or MyMagicTinyPocketComputer ✨

Giving it your own name isn’t really helpful in any way to you, and through Bluetooth or WiFi scanning can make your name known to strangers in the vicinity you might not want to share your name with.

Giving weird unrelated names to your phones, computers, WiFi network, etc, is not only safer, it is also much cuter ​

#TinyPrivacyTip

#Propaganda #Meme

1. Last week, the FTC proposed a rule banning noncompete clauses.

If the rule is ultimately adopted it would be one of the most dramatic expansions in worker rights in decades.

And not just for people subject to noncompete clauses.

For EVERYONE.

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Hi Mastodon! I built a random comic generator that makes horrible comics about therapy. It's NSFW and, well .. horrible. If you generate a good one, post it in the comments.
https://theoatmeal.com/therapist

That was an intense day of sorting seed! All of last year’s seeds which we’d cleaned over the last few months are now boxed, labelled and of course alphabetised. Ready for exchanging with other botanic gardens. Sadly we now need a phytosanitary certificate to send to the EU, which we don’t have the funds for… bloody brexit #gardening #horticulture #seedsaving #brexit #organising #botanicalgarden

We only have one Earth. Let's take care of it together.

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Anime: Princess Mononoke (1997).

#ghibli #studioghibli #スタジオジブリ #anime #princessmononoke #earth #wallpaper #scenery #desktopwallpaper #hayaomiyazaki #mononoke

The early 2000s saw a renaissance in RPGs from small indie devs due to the OGL 1.0a (open gaming license). A new proposed OGL 1.1 was leaked that will supposedly invalidate the old license. The RPG community is, rightfully, anxious about its legality.

Quoting @dutchbarracuda: https://mastodonapp.uk/@dutchbarracuda/109655211425267848