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[crazy][ot][spam][personal] magnet golem
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

random small project: make a walking golem that has its body parts levitate separately using electromagnets. I started this somewhere, dunno where the work is, maybe I can figure it out again. the basic prototype is a small array of electromagnets that can move a permanent magnet around them as programmed

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[ot][spam][paranoia] quote from seed
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

latest seed episode has quote that's probably important: > told him "the Symplex AI had contacted her" > said that he didn't tell me about this before > because he was afraid that we wouldn't > take him seriously because of "the absurdity > of such a claim" i'm sure many crazy people have had this experience: it's pretty hard to prove something that is constantly covering its tracks, but it is not hard to demonstrate it. it is quite hard to get anybody else to talk about it. sorry this isn't bigger :/ another two years maybe?

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Cryptocurrency: Banks Banksters and Dimon - All Dying Frauds
by grarpamp 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

Janet Yellen was preaching last year about how BTC is "extremely inefficient" and is used "often for illicit finance". And now that banks are buying crypto she goes "there are benefits from crypto and we recognize that the innovation in the payment system can be a healthy thing" Worldcoin, which scans your eyeball with The Orb for free crypto, turns out to be suffused with crooks and corruption from top to bottom. How completely unpredictable! https://www.jpmorganchase.com/content/dam/jpmc/jpmorgan-chase-and-co/invest… "I personally think that bitcoin is worthless," - Jamie Dimon It seems the pressure from both his shareholders, as well as the global interest in crypto, has made him change his tune: "We now process payments for eight of the top 10 global Big Tech companies (up from three out of 10 companies five years ago), consistently winning business from strong competitors. We continue to bring to the market and commercialize innovative products, such as embedded banking; AI-driven fraud controls and forecasting; and account validation and programmable payments on JPM Coin. Decentralized finance and blockchain are real, new technologies that can be deployed in both public and private fashion, permissioned or not. JPMorgan Chase is at the forefront of this innovation. We use a blockchain network called Liink to enable banks to share complex information, and we also use a blockchain to move tokenized U.S. dollar deposits with JPM Coin. We believe there are many uses where a blockchain can replace or improve contracts, data ownership and other enhancements; for some purposes, however, it is currently too expensive or too slow to be deployed." Give it a few months, and Chase will have its own BTC mortgage division.

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Cryptocurrency: Who Endorses Banning Crypto and Privacy The Most... Democrats Socialists Leftists Greens Progressives EU
by grarpamp 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

EU "Ban" on private Wallets - Vote shows Greens and progressive Left were massively in favour - Conservatives against mostly https://decrypt.co/96539/eu-parliament-votes-impose-kyc-private-crypto-wall… https://preview.redd.it/byvm7rbewvq81.png?width=439&format=png&auto=webp&s=… The often so-called progressive forces from left-wing and green parties were the driving forces in sealing the fate of the DeFi sector and crypto in general in the EU. Yes, for the individual holder there will be solutions, but an industry has been massacred and the EU once more gave up the possibility to take a leading role in cutting edge technology in favour of massive over-regulation. The interesting thing is also, as many people in other threats stated that the problem would be old bas**s clinging to power or boomers not understanding crypto/blockchain. Fact is, leading politicians, in this case, were for example Paul Tang (ok he is 54), but also a renowned economist from Spain Ernest Urtasun (40) and even a POC Assita Kanko (42). The problem here are not old white males at least, the conservative PPE voted against all together but are socialists, social democrats, left-wing liberals and greens... a sad truth but a truth nonetheless Please see the table below for detailed results of the final vote for the shady compromise on the law that doomed the crypto industry in the EU:

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Department of Justice Seizes $34,000,000 in Crypto From Florida Man Accused of Selling Stolen Data on Dark Web
by jim bell 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

https://dailyhodl.com/2022/04/06/department-of-justice-seizes-34000000-in-c… "The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized tens of millions of dollars in crypto assets from an individual who allegedly sold illicit goods and laundered funds through the Dark Web." "According to a new press release, the DOJ captured $34 million in digital assets from a Florida man in one of the largest cryptocurrency forfeiture actions ever." "The authorities’ complaint alleges that the man, who has yet to be identified, stole and then sold online account information for services like HBO, Netflix or Uber using the TOR (The Onion Router) browser."The DOJ also alleges that in order to avoid detection, the man used tumblers, also known as mixers, which pool together crypto transactions and distribute them in random increments at arbitrary times into a designated crypto wallet." “Records analyses revealed that the South Florida resident utilized so-called ‘tumblers’ and illegal Dark Web money transmitter services to launder one cryptocurrency for another – a technique called ‘chain hopping’ – in violation of federal money laundering statutes…" "The goal is to obscure the original source of funds. Law enforcement agents seized various cryptocurrency wallets associated with the illegal...

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Anarchists against KGB Putin
by professor rat 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

And we believe that right now every anarchist from Belarus, Ukraine or Russia should make every possible effort to fight Putin’s fascism, which is marching all over the planet under the symbols Z and V. https://anarchistnews.org/content/we-and-war European democracy is terrible, but what is much more terrible is what the so-called ‘Russian world’ is bringing from the East. The remnants of freedoms and rights that the working class won in Europe, after a long struggle, will be completely destroyed by the Russian dystopia https://anarchistnews.org/content/message-belarusian-anarchist-fighting-ukr…

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" AP ' as a failed science project
by professor rat 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

Now its obvious Jim Bell has become a fringe crank that associates with known criminal-garbage its time to lay his ' epoch shattering ' system to rest. There are parts of it that are original and even good - unfortunately the parts that are good are not original and the original parts are not good - Sigmund Freud? Really!? For those interested in drilling down on this Quack, Imre Lakatos was a theorist of failed science projects https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lakatos/ Might be worth a look.

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FBI, State Department Announce $5 Million Reward for Fugitive Semion Mogilevich
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

Washington, D.C. FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 Share on Twitter <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=FBI,%20State%20Department%20Announce%…> Twitter <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=FBI,%20State%20Department%20Announce%…> Share on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.fbi.gov/news/press…> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.fbi.gov/news/press…> Email <?Subject=%22FBI,%20State%20Department%20Announce%20%245%20Million%20Reward%20for%20Fugitive%20Semion%20Mogilevich%22&body=https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-state-department-announce-5-million-reward-for-fugitive-semion-mogilevich/layout_view> Email <?Subject=%22FBI,%20State%20Department%20Announce%20%245%20Million%20Reward%20for%20Fugitive%20Semion%20Mogilevich%22&body=https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-state-department-announce-5-million-reward-for-fugitive-semion-mogilevich/layout_view> April 6, 2022 FBI, State Department Announce $5 Million Reward for Fugitive Semion Mogilevich The FBI, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) Rewards Program, announced today a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Semion Mogilevich, wanted for his alleged participation in a scheme that defrauded thousands of investors out of more than $150 million. Mogilevich was federally indicted in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2002 and 2003. The charges against him include racketeering, securities fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. The indictments allege that between 1993 and 1998, Mogilevich headed and controlled the Mogilevich Enterprise, an association which consisted of numerous individuals and a network of companies in more than 20 different countries that orchestrated a sophisticated scheme to defraud investors in stock. The scheme was allegedly funded and authorized by Mogilevich. This complex network of corporations was set up to create the illusion of a profitable international business. [image: SEMION MOGILEVICH] <https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/semion-mogilevich> SEMION MOGILEVICH <https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/semion-mogilevich> Fraud by Wire; RICO Conspiracy; Mail Fraud; Money Laundering Conspiracy; Money Laundering; Aiding and Abetting; Securities Fraud; Filing False Registration With the SEC; False Filings With the SEC; Falsification of Books and Records Semion Mogilevich is described as a white male, 5’6” to 5’7”, 290 pounds, balding, with gray hair and green eyes. He was born on June 30, 1946, in Kyiv, Ukraine, but also uses July 5, 1946, as an alias date of birth. Mogilevich has Russian, Ukrainian, and Israeli passports. His current residence is believed to be in Moscow, Russia. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Justice Department’s Organized Crime and Gang Section (OCGS) of the Department’s Criminal Division are prosecuting the case. Individuals with information on Mogilevich that could be helpful to investigators are asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, via WhatsApp (neither a government-operated nor government-controlled platform) at 215-839-6844, or online at tips.fbi.gov. All identities are kept strictly confidential. -- *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xNY.io> | Bank.org <http://Bank.org>* MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107 New York, New York 10001

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Fwd: Announcement: Rebalancing of Grayscale Diversified Funds
by Gunnar Larson 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

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MLB is turning to an electronic pitch-calling system to fight cheating
by jim bell 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

https://www.engadget.com/mlb-pitchcom-electronic-pitch-calling-devices-sign… PitchCom could prevent opposing teams from stealing signs.

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