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Subject: Seeking Cryptography Contributors for an Open-Source Project
by drbommel＠gmx.ch 10 Apr '25

10 Apr '25

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Watch ""We Have a World to Save" | Marianne Williamson" on YouTube; Gold - Once Soundtrack
by Gunnar Larson 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ez_FFQCL3RA?si=N2PhNRNzlg-RsQE8 Gold - Once Soundtrack And I love her so I wouldn't trade her for gold I'm walking on moon beams I was born with a silver spoon And i'm gonna be me I'm gonna be free I'm walking on moon beams and staring out to sea and if a door be closed then a row of homes start building and tear your curtains down for sunlight is like gold And you better be you And do what you can do When you're walking on moon beams Staring out to sea Cause if your skin was soil How long do you think before they start diggin' and if your life was gold how long would you think you'd stay livin'? Hey And I love her so I wouldn't trade her for gold https://youtu.be/HdloJ2hq4vQ?si=AgeLDBwLFrV9SLB4

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Watch "MOVING FORWARD: Using the Spirit of Yesterday to Guide Us Today | Marianne Williamson" on YouTube; - Once Soundtrack
by Gunnar Larson 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

https://youtu.be/aBmUPkmNDsg?si=xnFoJwYFeE5oO4YH Gold - Once Soundtrack And I love her so I wouldn't trade her for gold I'm walking on moon beams I was born with a silver spoon And i'm gonna be me I'm gonna be free I'm walking on moon beams and staring out to sea and if a door be closed then a row of homes start building and tear your curtains down for sunlight is like gold And you better be you And do what you can do When you're walking on moon beams Staring out to sea Cause if your skin was soil How long do you think before they start diggin' and if your life was gold how long would you think you'd stay livin'? Hey And I love her so I wouldn't trade her for gold https://youtu.be/HdloJ2hq4vQ?si=AgeLDBwLFrV9SLB4

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WATCH LIVE: Racing champions meet Trump at the White House; Fast Car
by Gunnar Larson 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

WATCH LIVE: Racing champions meet Trump at the White House https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15K4L3sZPY/ Fast Car https://g.co/kgs/sskmRcw You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we can make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better Starting from zero, got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something Me, myself, I got nothing to prove You got a fast car I got a plan to get us out of here I been working at the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money Won't have to drive too far Just 'cross the border and into the city You and I can both get jobs And finally see what it means to be living See, my old man's got a problem He live with the bottle, that's the way it is He say his body's too old for working His body's too young to look like his My mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give I said somebody's got to take care of him So I quit school and that's what I did You got a fast car Is it fast enough so we can fly away? We gotta make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I-I had a feeling that I belonged I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car We go cruising to entertain ourselves You still ain't got a job And I work in the market as a checkout girl I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted And we'll move out of the shelter Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I-I had a feeling that I belonged I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car I got a job that pays all our bills You stay out drinking late at the bar See more of your friends than you do your kids I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me'd find it I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I-I had a feeling that I belonged I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car Is it fast enough so you can fly away? You gotta make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way

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Re: Regulations on the Administration of Network Data Security (Draft for Comment)
by Gunnar Larson 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Sending you the very best regards. Thank you, Gunnar Laron -- *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 +1-917-580-8053 New York, New York 10001 On Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 2:08 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Dear Sir or Madam: > We seek clarification to the recent notice of the Cyberspace > Administration of China on Public Comments on the Regulations on the > Administration of Network Data Security > <http://www.cac.gov.cn/2021-11/14/c_1638501991577898.htm> (Draft for > Comment). > > The Cyberspace Administration of China > <http://www.cac.gov.cn/2021-11/14/c_1638501991577898.htm> (and Hong Kong) > issued new guidance on third-party products and services that cause damage > to users. According to the Cyberspace Administration’s guidance, users can > request Internet platform operators to pay compensation in advance for data > violations. > > Hong Kong is the data hub for Stacks (STX), where internet platform > operators shall assume data security management responsibilities for > third-party products and services connected to their platforms. Hong Kong > mandates clarity of data security responsibilities for third parties > through contracts and other forms, and urges third parties to strengthen > data security management, and adopt the necessary data security protection > measures. > > - Stacks’ strong third-party presence in Hong Kong extends to China. > One of Stacks’ board members has served as a leader of a Shanghai based > incubator. > - The looming question is if Proof of Transfer (PoX) Stacks’ extension > to Proof of Burn (PoB), where miners compete by ‘burning’ (destroying) a > Proof of Work (PoW) from an established blockchain, is allegedly illegal in > Hong Kong, under the Cyberspace Administration’s new guidance. > > PoX, when used for participation rewards (Such as with MIA Coin, NYCCoin > and STX), could lead to miner consolidation. Because miners that also > participate as holders could gain an advantage over miners who do not > participate as holders, miners would be strongly incentivized to buy the > new cryptocurrency and use it to crowd out other miners. In an extreme > case, this consolidation could lead to a centralization of mining, which > would undermine the decentralization goals of the public blockchain. > > China, along with Hong Kong, has outlawed various forms of threats to > international peace and security. > > We seek the Cyberspace Administration of China's guidance if the Proof of > Transfer > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wL2kN6aMfsyT-T7g01YJSBB8meMn2SWg/view?usp=…> > is a legal or legal consensus software algorithm in China and Hong Kong? > Sending you the very best regards. > > Thank you, > > Gunnar Laron > -- > *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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In other news: The World Bank committed $1.1 billion to fund Jordan’s economic reforms and expand social safety nets as the kingdom battles rising debt. [AFP via Barron’s]
by Gunnar Larson 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

In other news The African Development Bank is *seeking to raise $2.2 billion for agricultural zones* in 28 Nigerian states to boost food security and create jobs. [Reuters <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZuTJQB9pbxuZA7OY1OJMQnwcsRksNpB8q69U…> ] *Germany has suspended refugee admissions* under a U.N. program as a conservative-led government prepares to take office. [Al Jazeera <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZuTJQB7bYDbDTRRZPDDcaJsHY8yZwkdmPesE…> ] The World Bank *committed $1.1 billion to fund Jordan’s economic reforms* and expand social safety nets as the kingdom battles rising debt. [AFP via Barron’s <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZuTJQBpRVkHmXcC_nz9t3QYjIfHWhV183kfH…> ]

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Running toward the fire: Their success isn’t a coincidence but a strategy: crafting ventures that flourish in fragile contexts by replacing extractive business practices with collaborative models that build lasting economic foundations.
by Gunnar Larson 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

*Running toward the fire* <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POoCeJC7v4O0jdIMuhMAw_UtvWH9vfJ9N…> On the latest episode of the Devex Book Club, Notre Dame Professor Emerita Viva Ona Bartkus, the author of “Business on the Edge: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World’s Toughest Places,” discusses how the world's most challenging markets are a place where some businesses are figuring out how to thrive <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POoCeJC7v4O0jdIMuhMAw_UtvWH9vfJ9N…> . In a conversation with Devex Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar, Bartkus shares findings from her research, which documents 80 companies that are achieving high returns by engaging with — not avoiding — conflict zones and extreme poverty. Their success isn’t a coincidence but a strategy: *crafting ventures that flourish in fragile contexts* by replacing extractive business practices with collaborative models that build lasting economic foundations. * Listen to* Hard places, high returns: Rethinking crisis markets with Viva Ona Bartkus <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POoCeJC7v4O0jdIMuhMAw_UtvWH9vfJ9N…> .

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Degrees of separation: Georgetown alumni career coach Colin Steele puts it bluntly: “If you had a school or a program that was traditionally an aid feeder, who and what is that program for now? Why would anyone hand you $250,000 to do that?”
by Gunnar Larson 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Degrees of separation The shake-up in U.S. foreign aid <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZuTJQB1g-3lz44E7fVwexDvqMKzAd-Jtv-Kf…>, spearheaded by the dismantling of USAID, is causing ripples across higher education <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POkrZ218GcgnHX2hd2Dfy8uCy_R0Glyif…>. Universities that have traditionally prepared students for careers in foreign service and international development — and presumably their prospective enrollees — are now questioning the job prospects that follow such programs. Georgetown alumni career coach Colin Steele puts it bluntly: “If you had a school or a program that was traditionally an aid feeder, *who and what is that program for now?* Why would anyone hand you $250,000 to do that?” With thousands of USAID staffers facing or suffering layoffs <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POjqaE1OeEFWxM7mfkEDZpzTgHZ4CQGG_…> and major cuts in projects, universities such as Jessup and Georgetown are *concerned about potential shifts in enrollment*. Some might decide now is the perfect time to take shelter in an education program, while others might reconsider their studies altogether. Yet, despite these challenges, *the need for skilled professionals in global development persists*. Universities are responding by adapting their curriculums to *include broader teaching on development*, focusing more on skills such as social entrepreneurship and less on traditional USAID-focused strategies. *Read:* What will USAID feeder schools do now? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POkrZ218GcgnHX2hd2Dfy8uCy_R0Glyif…>

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Leak of legends: We checked again, several times, and our figures still seem to add up. In which case, it appears the list may contain some inaccuracies.
by Gunnar Larson 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

*Leak of legends* At the end of last month, we got a big leak: a list of terminated and retained USAID awards <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmdrd4JNKKKuzJIBxP6dplQa74rv2NZ6…>, intended for Congress. We've used that data to build a picture of how aid has been affected by the Republican administration's plans. We've mapped out the worst-affected contractors <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POncvBL2pyNFi8MgZCrrL0MJ-V7SMfVJ0…>, nonprofits, and multilateral agencies <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp-u1cosIVwvdPz0UHv7Sbucac06-7Bv…> . However, *there have been some questions about the accuracy of the list*. Just the other day, one NGO raised several questions. Our article <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POoOXjXnKh5ezZHLit4se-aqxZDDzjf5J…>, they said, contained several errors. One big award that was listed as canceled had actually continued, and the numbers for terminated and active awards were wrong. We checked again, several times, and our figures still seem to add up. In which case, it appears the list may contain some inaccuracies. This raises the question: *How many other figures might be questionable?* We'd love to hear from other agencies. If the figures on the government list don't match your own calculations, please email us at editor(a)devex.com <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZuTJQBqV5y7qqKbUVCz9BbPNxKC0kEwVBDG0…> .

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., discusses the GOP's agenda, President Donald Trump’s tariffs and budget negotiations with Sean Hannity.
by Gunnar Larson 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Gz2tLhfVJ/ Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., discusses the GOP's agenda, President Donald Trump’s tariffs and budget negotiations with Sean Hannity.

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