Lol

This letter from John Steinbeck to Marilyn Monroe is pretty well known, I guess, though I just read it for the first time a couple minutes ago. I would be more surprised by how funny it is, if I hadn't read Steinbeck's Paris Review interview. In person, apparently, he was a hoot.

Always.. in hindsight. But better to be over prepared than underprepared…

This is tech, but the principle applies: "The appropriate response to a public health emergency always looks like an overreaction."

Is your iPhone sharing photos data with Apple by default? It is, but you can change it.

Is your iPhone sharing photos data with Apple by default?

Trump tells EU to buy US oil and gas or face tariffs US president-elect warns that EU member states faces tariffs unless they make big purchases

Trump tells EU to buy US oil and gas or face tariffs

https://www.ft.com/content/9e485614-0080-4a09-8fcb-2df6c3d932a5

Economist Abhijit Banerjee: ‘Good storytellers are very powerful’ The Nobel-winner on how his discipline can communicate better, the secret of Trump’s appeal — and what gifts really mean

Economist Abhijit Banerjee: ‘Good storytellers are very powerful’

https://www.ft.com/content/c3650f90-332d-4f38-8f3e-8075da3d872d

Bitcoin falls 9%, dropping below $93,000 as sell-off intensifies Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday amid broader caution in risk assets.

Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday amid broader investor caution toward risk assets.

We are here

Too soon 😬

Wayyyyy tooo soon

pardon me as I explain why Danforth is a right bastard, because this is one of my areas of intense nerdery

84 arrested in UK-led crypto laundering investigation involving Russian oligarchs, spies The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Dec. 4 that it had dismantled a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme that has enabled criminal networks, including Russian spies an...

The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency announced on Dec. 4 that it had dismantled a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme that enabled criminal networks, including Russian spies and oligarchs, to evade sanctions using cryptocurrency.

Starbucks forced to pay its baristas manually because of a ransomware attack on third-party software | CNN Business A ransomware attack has disrupted a third-party software system that Starbucks uses to track and manage its baristas’ schedules, forcing the coffee chain to shift to manual mode to ensure its employee...

A ransomware attack has disrupted a third-party software system that Starbucks uses to track and manage its baristas’ schedules, forcing the coffee chain to shift to manual mode to ensure its employees get paid properly, a Starbucks spokesperson said.

General Motors Is Bringing A Cadillac Team To Formula 1 In 2026 The new Cadillac team could bring the first American driver to F1 since Logan Sargeant in 2023.

General Motors is set to become the first U.S. automaker with a Formula 1 team when a Cadillac-branded team joins the racing series in 2026, F1 announced Monday, ending a yearslong battle between the league and former driver Michael Andretti, who initially proposed the new team.