LPT Request: How to act with aggressive drug addicts in the subway Today i was in a subway in a bigger city, and someone who i assume was high on drugs started to threaten everyone near him with physical violence and started spitting around. I got out when i felt the situation became dangerous, but i really couldn’t leave beforehand because he was blocking the exit. I am not the strongest dude, what’s the best…

How the Kids Online Safety Act puts us all at risk Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThis is Platformer, a newsletter on the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy from Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer. Sign up here. Today let’s talk about a right we currently take for granted that may soon disappear: the ability to browse and post to most websites anonymously. In May, Utah became the s…

Mining Bitcoin Is an Act of Freedom

Timothy Olyphant ‘Justified’ Interview: An Icon’s Next Act submitted by /u/alexmorelandwrites

An Act of Vehicular NIMBYism Don’t sabotage New York’s congestion charge.

Is it a conflict of interest for the credit bureaus, Equifax/TransUnion to act as sole gatekeepers of credit scores using their own rules, then profit selling products to “fix” them? Their products only improve their own bureau’s scores, so people trying to improve their credit get suckered all the way around by both companies or risk one score being even more out of sync with the other than they often already appear. Essentially Equifax and Transunion determine their own algorithm that is used to determine everyone’s scores…

EU’s Data Act Final Draft Still Contains Controversial Smart Contract Kill Switch Lawmakers appear to have largely ignored pleas from organizations linked to Polygon, NEAR and Cardano about the kill-switch, according to a final version of the text seen by CoinDesk

LPT: Being lonely can lead to a vicious cycle where the more obvious it is, the less people want to interact with you. The best way to break the cycle is to learn how to act like someone who isn’t lonely. (Details in the post.) I’ve been through this so many times in my life. Because of my work and general lifestyle, I have had to move many times (6 big moves to 6 different cities in three different countries on two different continents). I’ve never made friends easily but have a very profound need for meaningful human interactions, so I easily fall into the trap of lo…

Target date funds dividend Transamerica LifeGoal 2040 with BlkRck Ret Act Hey everyone im currently investing in my 401k speficall my trans america 401k in Transamerica LifeGoal 2040 with BlkRck Ret Act mutual fund and it does not pay a dividend. Im confused on how this is possible when the underlying funds in the mutaul fund pays dividends.Any info into this would be greatly appreciated! submitted by /u/cboi1…

LPT Request: What can I immediately do if I’m technically homeless, broke with no bank account, have no job, barely any clothes, nothing of value, no car, and have just been release from a behavior facility because of (false) baker act? I recently resigned from my school job, packed up my stuff, took all my money and moved in with my parents who had a farm and needed help. When I moved in, they knew I took my Cash out and asked for it, so i considered it rent and was planning on taking a few months to find a career and start back up at school. Luckily, since I had to resign due…

Can banks push Bitcoin to clean up its act? Rows of Bitcoin mining machines at a facility in Rockdale, Texas, on October 9th, 2021.  | Photo by Mark Felix / AFP via Getty ImagesIt’s time for banks and asset managers to start pushing Bitcoin to clean up its pollution, Greenpeace argues in a new report. The environmental organization wants to see Bitcoin change its code to slash energy cons…

Blocked Rail Crossings Snarl Towns, but Congress Won’t Act The industry has used its muscle to prevent federal, state and local governments from penalizing companies that park freight trains across roads for hours or days.

A Times Article, President Kennedy and a ‘Grave Act’ Against U.S. Interests A New York Times article that reported reinforcements at Soviet missile sites angered President John F. Kennedy, not because it was wrong, but because it was correct.

This Little-Noticed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Provision Could Revolutionize Car Travel Buried in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a possible way to address all the costs associated with Americans’ love of driving.

Google Removes Canada News Links In Response To Online News Act, Bill C-18 via @sejournal, @kristileilani Discover why Google and Meta removed news links from search and social for Canadian users in response to Bill C-18’s “link tax.” The post Google Removes Canada News Links In Response To Online News Act, Bill C-18 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.