What are you so afraid of, McDonald’s? McDonald’s have been contacted for comment, but at the time of publishing this, I have not heard back from them just yet. The world was a different place eleven years ago. There was no pandemic, TikTok didn’t exist, and the iPhone was barely out of nappies. More importantly, McDonald’s served a dessert that has seemingly been lost in time: the Warm Cookie Sundae.
When it comes to cryptocurrency, despite its world-changing power to overthrow the traditional banking system and kill fiat currency (according to some crypto proponents), there are two gatekeepers who determine whether it goes up or down: China and Elon Musk. Today, it was China’s turn to line up Bitcoin and the other top ten cryptocurrencies in a firing squad and open fire. Channel $BTC pic.twitter.com/jxRZ9OHfBV — MartyParty (@martypartymusic) June 21, 2021 Even though the crackdown on Bitcoin announced by China was known weeks ago, today China showed they are not bluffing with numerous mining operations shutting down. The price at the time of writing this is down almost 11% in 24 hours.
The music industry in the last couple of decades has undergone serious change. Some might say for the better, and others might say for the worse. The music industry is not the illustrious money printing machine it was in the 90’s, thanks in part to the internet. The truth is, labels and bands were slow to adapt to the change the Internet brought. Metallica famously sued Napster in the early 2000s. While they won their case, ultimately, they changed nothing.
For some reason, the tragic loss of Chester Bennington the frontman of Linkin Park still affects me to this day. I didn’t personally know him, but Linkin Park was the soundtrack to my teenage years (like many others my age). I don’t even know if Linkin Park will ever return, Chester is irreplaceable, in my opinion. One of the most talented vocalists in the genre could switch between his unique singing style to Usain Bolt stamina levels of screaming.
In case you missed it, Australia is currently trying to introduce a media bargaining code forcing Facebook, Google and presumably any other company that links to news to pay money to media organisations. It’s as crazy as it sounds. Google has recently said that if the code were approved in its current form, it would pull search out of Australia. Some think Google might be bluffing, but I assure you that they are not. They will make good on their threat if they’re willing to go on the record.
The proposed Australian News Media Bargaining Code is a contentious code of conduct that will compel digital companies like Facebook and Google to pay for any news content they link to. In simple terms, if Google links to a news story, they are required to pay for it under this proposed mandatory code of conduct, as far Facebook and other digital companies. And if you think this sounds like a stupid idea that would never be enacted into law, you seriously underestimate the influence that Rupert Murdoch and News Corp have in Australia.
The free-speech alternative to Twitter called Parler has finally gone down after Amazon said it would be pulling the plug on hosting the controversial platform that houses a wide variety of people from self-taught experts to self-described patriots. If you are not sure why Parler went down, it comes down to the platform being used to organise the Capitol Hill attack and forcing the hand of tech companies to reconcile with the part they played in all of it. The platform was being used to organise all kinds of terrible things, and the community as a whole leant quite heavily into toxic territory.
Donald Trump has been notorious for spewing hate from his Twitter account long before he became the president. A history of vile attacks including racism and fat shaming. After the violent attacks on the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C and some Tweets, Twitter first issued Trump with a 12-hour temporary ban and then subsequently a permanent ban, also limiting access to other accounts including the official @POTUS account. Joining in, Facebook has also suspended Trump indefinitely from Facebook and Instagram (not outright banned like Twitter). For a bigger lol, even Shapchat has banned Donald Trump amongst others who have temporarily suspended the sale of Trump merchandise including PayPal and Shopify. The “DonaldTrump” subreddit was also removed over on Reddit.
I’m getting sick of blogging about Galaxycove, but they just can’t help but continually be dishonest and attempt to deceive people. I received an email from Megan at Galaxycove today claiming they are having a 50% off sale. Instead of $159 USD, they’re claiming to sell them at $79 USD instead. Here is the thing. They are always being sold at $79 USD, even before this alleged sale. That’s the price that I paid months ago.
In what can only be described as the world’s worst idea, some economists at Deutsche Bank have proposed taxing workers 5% of their salary if they choose to work from home. In the linked story it goes on to say By working from home, people aren’t paying for public transport or eating out at restaurants near their places of work, while expensive offices remain virtually empty. Since when am I or any other contributing member of society obligated to spend their money? Why should people be taxed because they are not using public transport (many of which only use out of necessity, despite how poor it is in many countries).