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exvero · 18 days ago

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[ TRANSCRIPT. 07/02/2076, 02:34AM. ] << 'Night City eats everyone alive', I got told. I mean, it does, but ... it's not surprising. Paris and Marseilles were also hungry, so I've just traded one merdier for another. It's fine. There's people here that need me, too. >>

Gustave Carré, born in rural France in 2045. Architecture in smaller cities and towns is a blend of the contemporary and preserved 18th century styles, giving a rise to a healthy mix of automation / technological development and a more natural lifestyle. Gustave lives among both worlds, as it were, coming to appreciate their overlapping complexity. He unfortunately moves to Paris for university, pursuing a career in cyberware development; more specifically, bioware engineering.

at 24, halfway through his research project, Gustave catches the attention of and is recruited by Biotechnica, and spends the next five years working in soil revitalization and crop management / optimization, aimed towards the development of smaller communities. It is during his tenure with the company that he meets Sophie Vaillancourt (with whom he brings the Aquafarm 3 project into full fruition) and Maelle (a young orphaned girl from one of Paris' outer neighborhoods).

he also dates Sophie, because how could that not happen. It is a relatively long commitment, lasting just over four years, but they eventually break up in 2073 due to their differences in lifepaths. It's amicable but bittersweet.

at 29 and in late 2073, just a few months after breaking up with Sophie, he's granted an opportunity to head stateside; specifically (because all roads lead to fucking Rome), Night City. Biotechnica hopes to use his skills in bioware development and add him to the roster of teams dedicated to soil revitalization and climate change remediation work, especially as it relates to nomad clans like the Aldecaldos, a position he accepts with some reservation but with no small amount of hope. Maelle, now his legal charge, heads out with him.

in January of 2074, Gustave is officially transferred to Biotechnica's NC division. It's nothing short of culture shock, and there's no quick or proper way to acclimate to the sheer chaos of the city. He is horrendously at odds with everything in it, with his only comfort being the relative peace of his (very much loaned, as long as he's employed) apartment at Corporate Plaza.

What really turns his life around is being in the crossfire of a drive - by shooting. Long story made quite short, he's far more affected by Trauma Team only looking after him and evacuating him and not the two other civilians involved in the shootout (it's very Edgerunners reminiscent, with David and Gloria). Being aware of the reasons why, though, doesn't make the aftermath any easier to deal with.

he toughs out his next year in Biotechnica with every intention of quitting the company, and as such he starts setting money aside and planning for Maelle's life to be as undisrupted as possible. Gustave resigns in August of 2075, and it doesn't take him long to embark on the next chapter of his life even if it's almost quite literally from zero.

by 2077, Gustave has claimed his own corner of Night City; more specifically, as a ripperdoc based in the Glen. He's fashioned something of a reputation for himself for being efficient and as reasonable as NC allows, and is one of the few docs to treat his clinic as neutral ground ... with exceptions. He has little to no sympathy for anyone claiming affiliation with the Scavengers, Maelstrom or the Tyger Claws; coincidentally, these are the three most present gangs in Kabuki, and they have designated him as persona non grata. Conversely, as a (formerly regular, now occasional) patron of Lizzie's, Gustave has established his own affiliation with The Mox. It's well - known that he is quite literally their ripperdoc on call despite living in the south side, especially for urgent cases. Most Mox will have their preferred specialist, sure, but Frances will never turn any of them down.

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it started out as one of the girls calling him Francés (Spanish for French, the demonym), but one thing led to the other and now the accent is bastardized so Frances it is. Gustave has accepted the callsign/nickname hybrid, because at least none of them have called him Gus.

he's recognizable as one of the least chromed - up ripperdocs. The only major standout other than basics such as Kiroshi optics is his left arm, which he lost in the drive - by shooting. He's made modifications to it to fit precision tools in the fingers, which he deploys when he works.

other than the monowire implant he was convinced to get, Gustave often carries a Unity handgun as his chosen self - defense kit, which he's coupled with a punknife in a reverse hold. If that wasn't enough, he keeps a baseball bat in his clinic, courtesy of the Mox. This was actually a "gift" from Rita.

(*my first preliminary post had adaptation possibilities re: the Expeditioners but I'll develop those at a later time!)

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notquitedailyamy · 6 years ago

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To be franc...

Those of you who know me will likely be aware of my Francophile tendencies. I was lucky enough to be brought up believing that Milners road-tripping en masse (we are a densely populated family) to the South of France was the reciprocal of “summer holidays”.

These excursions were always excruciatingly last-minute, consistently chaotic, and of immeasurable comedic value. They have provided me with anecdotes to look back and laugh at for a lifetime (and the necessary ammunition to win the school Holiday Diary Competition EVERY frikkin year).

Before my siblings and I were introduced to the art of travelling lightly

To give you an idea: top of the list of Things to Pack was always superglue... The knight in shining armour that night when an ornamental china vase was knocked off its perch in our rented gîte and smashed into three gazillion pieces so that the rest of the holiday became Project: Meticulously-Stick-Vase-Back-Together-So-That-Nobody-Will-Ever-Know. The fairy godmother that fated afternoon when my Dad’s trip au WC culminated in him being catapulted across the bathroom floor still on the loo seat. At least the latter calamity took only one lot of 24 hours to re-adhere. I won’t mention that both incidents occurred at the same location within the space of a week. I will not.

Anyway, I have subsequently always had a soft spot for L’hexagone and the french ways, and I went on to study french through school and into university (NB yes only into university, never made it out the other side thanks to that other calling I’m still hoping one day I can convince concerned relatives counts as an advisable career choice). Now still, I like to read in french, plug into Radio France Inter while I’m driving, and delve into french cinema in a bid to keep up what I have learned, and stay vaguely in the loop of what I've long since found to be such a wonderfully unique and rich culture.

Over the years, I’ve been enchanted to discover some of the more quirky traits of the country, its traditions and people. These have mostly only served to increase my francophilia. When recently I was tickled to learn that in France it is illegal for any man or woman to name their pig “Napoleon”, I had the idea to investigate and compile my own little ode to the country’s characterful culture, comprising some of the more left field facts and largely unheralded titbits of info...

1 - There is not a single stop sign in Paris

Up until 2012 there was ONE, situated at the exit of a construction yard. Now - nothing. A newsletter issued by Paris police deemed stop signs unnecessary as priority should always be given to the right in the city centre.

2 - You can marry the dead

If you can prove the deceased party’s intent (e.g. posted wedding banns), and the family of the deceased approves. An impressive 3 out of 4 posthumous marriage requests are accepted.

3 - The Statue of Liberty was a present

She was constructed by Gustave Eiffel (yup - different colossus, same guy), and gifted by the people of France to to the people of the US to mark their independence.

4 - It’s illegal to call your pig Napoleon

Out of respect for the revered head of state.

5 - It’s illegal to kiss on trains

This law was introduced in 1910, to prevent delays caused by last minute platform pouting.

6 - 20 min King

Louis XIX managed 20 minutes before abdicating, making him the world’s shortest reigning monarch.

7 - Home to oldest human

Her name was Jeanne Calment, and she made it to the hitherto unparalleled age of 122 years 164 days.

8 - Home to luckiest human

And, if a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records is proof enough, that’s a fact. The former president and historical icon (and one of my favourite figures to study) Charles de Gaulle survived no less than 32 assassination attempts in his time.

9 - Taking back the After Hours

French law gives workers the “right to disconnect” once the working day is done. They are free to ignore all business emails, calls and the like, at least until 9am tomorrow.

10 - Vive the carrier pigeon

The french army is the only in Europe with carrier pigeons still within its ranks. They’re kept close to Paris, intended for communicative purposes should apt catastrophe strike.

11 - Change? If you’re lucky

Traders are not legally obliged to give change; the law states it is the customer who must provide the exact money.

12 - They get their Zzz’s

The french are the biggest sleepers of the developed world, averaging 8.83 hrs.

13 - Most visited country in the world

...with more than 90 million yearly tourists. And priority is to the right in Paris guys, dontcha know?

14 - Most Nobel Prize for Lit. winners in the world

To date, the only Nobel Prize category where the US doesn’t come out on top is Literature. From Sully Prudhomme to Patrick Modiano, France has won sixteen. Sartre declined his.

15 - Most time zones in the world

With overseas territories spread across the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as well as South America, France claims twelve different time zones.

16 - Transgressive Trousers

Back in 1800, a law was passed prohibiting women from dressing like men. This law was only recently readdressed, and until January 2013, women could still officially be arrested for wearing trousers.

17 - Rampant Roundabouts

With 30,000 plus, France lays claim to more than half the world’s roundabouts.

18 - We could’ve been more than neighbours

Facing German threat in 1940, the UK and France briefly considered becoming one - a single nation with common citizenship and a single parliament. Recent events put the final nail in that coffin didn’t they...

Et pour la SuSo: “Chienne de vie” by Zoufris Maracas // Listen here.

References

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/07/tourists-queue-sweltering-french-heat-amid-record-number-visitors/

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/paris/articles/10-unbelievable-french-laws-you-need-to-know/

https://thefactfile.org/france-facts/

https://www.swedishnomad.com/facts-about-france/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/bullo/things-you-might-not-know-about-france

https://www.thelocal.fr/20121004/paris-only-has-one-stop-sign-police

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_marriage

https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/02/technology/france-office-email-workers-law/index.html

#france #francophile #facts #french #quirky #info #fun facts #interesting facts #la france

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ms-m-astrologer · 7 years ago

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Transiting Mercury enters Cancer

June 12 - 29, 2018

Another quickie for Mercury, though after our two-week Mercury/Gemini stint, this clocking in at 17 days total seems positively laggardly of it. (Wrote the Merc/Gemini native.) Although it’s a relatively brief trip, it also features some challenges - in fact, about twice as many challenging aspects as flowing ones. Petulant wishful thinking is going to be faced with cold hard reality; unfair advantages are going to be demolished. So let’s get into this.

With Mercury in the Moon’s sign, we aren’t going to learn by reading a book. We have an emotional (Cancer) response to something, and it may prompt us to learn more about it. It isn’t much of a kinesthetic learning style, either. It’s important to give ourselves as long as it takes to learn anything new. Or, have Grandma or Grandpa teach you a thing or two. We’re mentally geared to listen to our tribal elders.

At the same time, though, we use those “time-honored traditions” to justify our wrong thought. A perfect example is the 2nd Amendment (public gun ownership) debate in the US. It isn’t really about guns, but rather racism; people aren’t swayed by logical, rational, Gemini-type counterarguments. Cancer hangs on with its claws, and with Mercury here its death grip is on a comfortable, habitual way of thinking. (This also gives Merc/Cancer people very good memories.)

Communication styles tend to emotional appeals, rather than appeals to logic or justice or practicality. We will be both susceptible to this, and probably going to deliver this. And, we could be extraordinarily whiny. If we want to communicate effectively, we need to move past our touchiness - perhaps we could try to get down to what’s really bothering us, instead of throwing out constant petty gloom. There are so many excellent singers with Merc in Cancer. Take out your frustrations by belting out a tune?

The aspects will still be of brief duration, half to three-quarters of a day at most from the beginning to the end of this period. Be careful if any of these situations catches you wrong-footed, as the repercussions could last much longer.

Celebrities with Mercury in Cancer:

Chrisses Evans and Pratt, Iman, Judy Garland, David Duchovny, Will Ferrell, John D. Rockefeller, Debbie Harry, Cyndi Lauper, Monica Lewinsky, Martha Stewart, Marcel Proust, Zoe Saldana, Anderson Cooper, Ian Curtis, Hulk Hogan, Martha Argerich, Cat Stevens, Boy George, Louis Armstrong, Ricky Gervais, Alice Bailey, Tom Jones, Carlos Santana, Christo, Alan Turing, Gustav Klimt, Gene Wilder

Tuesday, June 12, Vesta Rx/Capricorn opposite Mercury/Cancer, 00:09; Wednesday, June 13, Uranus/Taurus sextile Mercury/Cancer, 1:22; Chiron/Aries square Mercury/Cancer, 2:13

This trip seems to start off with an acknowledgement that we have to change the ways we think, speak, learn, and reason (the sextile to Uranus) - and coming under tremendous pressure to adhere to the status quo as a result (the t-square). To balance that t-square, we need to use the qualities of the missing sign, which happens to be Libra - which happens to be a Venus-ruled sign, just like the one Uranus currently occupies. “You catch more flies with honey,” as the old-timers say.

Opposition and square: Planets/Points affected lie between 00:00 and 3:13 of the cardinal signs Aries*, Cancer*, Libra*, and Capricorn*; and between 14:09 and 18:13 of the fixed signs Taurus*, Leo*, Scorpio*, and Aquarius*.

Sextile: Planets/Points affected lie between 0:22 and 2:22 of the yin signs Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces.

Friday, June 15, Saturn Rx/Capricorn opposite Mercury/Cancer, 6:41

Dad clamping right down. We may be too deferential to authority today, too willing to buckle under and assume more responsibility than we actually ought. It’s going to put a big restraint on our communication style. We may feel that since we can’t speak with authority, that we shouldn’t speak at all; we may feel shy about contradicting our elders or other authority figures.

Planets/Points affected lie between 5:41 and 7:41 of the signs Aries*, Taurus, Cancer*, Virgo, Libra*, Scorpio, Capricorn*, and Pisces; and between 20:41 and 22:41 of the fixed signs Taurus*, Leo*, Scorpio*, and Aquarius*.

Tuesday, June 19, Jupiter Rx/Scorpio trine Mercury/Cancer, 13:59

An intense, go big or go home Jupiter in Scorpio flowing into a nostalgic, sentimental Mercury in Cancer - with a practical Virgo Moon facilitating their trine. Perfect! One way to use this is to take the plunge and begin to learn something you’ve always wanted to learn. Crafting type things spring right into my mind, like knitting, crocheting, woodworking, and so forth; but I think gardening, cooking, baking, canning, etc. would also fit the bill.

Planets/Points affected lie between 12:59 and 14:59 of the yin signs Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces.

Wednesday, June 20, Neptune Rx/Pisces trine Mercury/Cancer, 16:29

Whereas yesterday’s trine was more practically oriented, this has a more spiritual application. Meditation and prayer, perhaps? Therapy could be wondrously healing today. And in my case at least, perhaps we can learn a more forgiving approach in our mental processes. Blow your mind on some piece of artwork.

Planets/Points affected lie between 15:29 and 17:29 of the yin signs Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces.

Friday, June 22, Pallas/Cancer conjunct Mercury/Cancer, 18:43

Pallas and Mercury have kinship, due to Pallas’ association with creative wisdom and strategic intelligence. With this conjunction we get something of a mental “reset” - we can find a new project to work on. In Cancer, there are domestic and security themes; we might want to up our “emotional IQ” game as well. The house position will show you where to focus this project. (These Mercury-Pallas cycles last around 16 months, which is sort of moderately long-term? Their next conjunction is October 21, 2019, at 22+ Scorpio.)

Planets/Points affected lie between 17:43 and 19:43 of all signs.

Saturday, June 23, Pluto Rx/Capricorn opposite Mercury/Cancer, 20:28

A bumpy road for Mercury, from here on out. With this opposition we feel that we’re being silenced or muzzled by forces much more powerful than we are. And, lucky us, there is enough “other” crap going on today with the other planets and thingies that it’s just a general downer. An unsafe downer. People are going to be at their worst. Our mission is to stay mentally calm, like a lake on a clear day, and take the longest-term possible view of Life.

Planets/Points affected lie between 19:28 and 21:28 of the signs Aries*, Taurus, Cancer*, Virgo, Libra*, Scorpio, Capricorn*, and Pisces; and between 4:28 and 6:28 of the mutable signs Gemini*, Virgo*, Sagittarius*, and Pisces*.

Monday, June 25, Eris/Aries square Mercury/Cancer, 24:02

I can just see this playing out as some white person saying something egregiously insensitive and getting called out on it. (Note: I’m of 100% European extraction.) White people automatically, unconsciously feel that their voices count (more) and must be heard (above all others). Shaking off that mentality won’t be easy - but since this is in cardinal signs, it won’t be difficult either. Or, maybe we wypipo can band together and use our privilege to point out things like this?

Planets/Points affected lie between 23:02 and 25:02 of the cardinal signs Aries*, Cancer*, Libra*, and Capricorn*; and between 8:02 and 10:02 of the mutable signs Gemini*, Virgo*, Sagittarius*, and Pisces*.

Thursday, June 28, Juno/Aries square Mercury/Cancer, 28:38

See above, but a little less pissed off. On a more personal level this could trigger spats with the significant other. If we have a healthy relationship, we need to learn “how to listen without judgment to another’s point of view” (Demetra George). We also must “clearly and impartially express (our) own response, thereby engaging in meaningful conversation.”

Planets/Points affected lie between 27:38 and 29:38 of the cardinal signs Aries*, Cancer*, Libra*, and Capricorn*; and between 12:38 and 14:38 of the mutable signs Gemini*, Virgo*, Sagittarius*, and Pisces*.

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noisyunknownturtle · 5 years ago

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DeFi Skepticism, Decentralization, Tax Define London Blockchain Week

The final stage of London Blockchain Week looked as if it would be the latest victim to the coronavirus crisis. Many of the events that had initially been set to take place physically were held online. Others were canceled outright. But the jewel in the crown of blockchain week in London, CryptoCompare’s Digital Asset Summit, went ahead as planned.

Rumors swirled that there would be poor attendance and mass dropouts from panelists. Many of the week’s previous events had suffered from coronavirus fears, and venues were often half-empty. The massive Magazine London space, in the shadow of the city’s iconic 02 Arena, was far from full. But it was a marked improvement over the rest of the week.

DeFi dominates the day

The crypto industry is particularly prone to hype, and the past week has been no exception. While at FinanceWorldwide’s blockchain summit, central bank digital currencies were the talk of the town, DeFi permeated all talks on all stages. There was even a stage dedicated exclusively to talks about the burgeoning sector itself.

The first discussion on the topic kicked off on a philosophical note familiar to many in the industry: The issue of decentralization. It will come as no surprise that panelists had a variety of views on the topic, with Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov opining that decentralization is a spectrum. Other panelists agreed that DeFi does not have to be either centralized or totally decentralized, with MakerDAO’s Gustav Arentoft arguing that total decentralization from the very beginning can lead to inefficiency and expose a young project to myriad security risks:

“Current protocols are relatively new. As time goes by you inherently have more and more confidence with it. Gradual decentralization there’s a reason, if you are totally, you need to have the ability to defend against every possible attack vector.”

Security was at the forefront of the discussion enveloping DeFi throughout the day, with Kulechov explaining, “We used to have nerds attacking the system, now we have nerds with money.” Arentoft also told the audience that security has been a big challenge for DeFi projects:

“Most work is done by manual audits, but to verify everything is more of an art than a progression. It’s a difficult field. We have bigger responsibility when building the system, as the code is completely public. We have limited time to build the system. Hackers have unlimited time to research the code and create hacks. And that’s the hardest thing to beat.”

Crypto tax

It is said that in life, there are two certainties: Death and taxes. In the time of coronavirus and the nearing end of the fiscal year, there’s sure to be an influx of both. Tax has been an area of difficulty since the birth of cryptocurrencies due to ongoing debate about their taxable nature along with a lack of universal regulation. One panelist gave insight into his experience while talking about taxation with crypto investors, “We found that people are technologists first, investors second and tax payers third.”

Given the lack of regulatory clarity around cryptocurrencies, what they are in the eyes of the law and people’s own diligence in checking to see what they are liable to pay, the fact that the panel of tax experts found people not overly concerned about their responsibilities is unsurprising. But those looking for a soft touch quickly found themselves disappointed.

The general theme was that ignorance of the law is no excuse. And, with Britain’s self-assessment tax system, the onus is on the taxpayer to make sure they pay what they owe. The country’s tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, has published a series of papers in the past two years giving taxpayers a more solid idea of what they need to declare and how. But the on-screen questions showed that investors still weren’t happy with the HMRC framework, with many suggesting that the guidelines were too general and did not take into account the complex nature of ways in which revenue can be generated in crypto, such as mining contracts and rewards.

For the panelists, the message seemed clear: Do your research and pay what you owe. David Britton, tax partner at BDO, told the audience, “We’re not changing the legislation, we’re fitting crypto assets within the legislation. The tax regime fits quite well with how we deal with crypto assets.”

The panel suggested that the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development was in discussion about taxation of the digital economy. There is the widespread understanding that many of the world’s biggest companies, including the big-four of tech, systematically avoid costs by setting up in tax havens. The new taxation of the digital economy could now focus on end-user location, meaning companies would have multiple filing obligations and wouldn’t be able to rely on low-tax jurisdictions to boost profits.

But the tax experts said that all investors in cryptocurrency would have to declare their earnings or face getting caught. The United Kingdom government has been direct about investing in new technology to crack down on crypto tax avoidance. The panel gave a stern warning to any investors who were considering trying their luck:

“We will engage, and use industry power to get data. Banks and crypto exchanges will be no different. There’s no point beating around the bush. We are developing tracing capabilities to track down and follow the crypto asset flow.”

Blockchain and banking

Anyone spending even a small amount of time around people who are seriously into crypto knows that there is a lot of extremely ambitious talk about “widespread adoption” and one day replacing mainstream finance. By virtue of the industry being young and driven by passionate people with a tunnel-like focus, it often resembles an echo chamber.

Institutional adoption is a key part of cryptocurrency finding its way into the wallets of a wider audience, along with earning itself some much-needed credibility among non-crypto natives. Fortunately, some experts from the institutional world were on-hand to tell the audience their own perspective on the crypto narrative. Ruth Wandhofer, nonexecutive director at London Stock Exchange Group, said that demand for blockchain banking in terms of knowledge and market cap was not yet ready:

“There’s not enough demand or knowledge base. We don’t have teams that are ready to understand the market or how it evolves and build solutions in an efficient way. If we look at the market cap, the scale is just not there. Private crypto space, security tokens, the general market is not big enough for the required learning, technology and to put this in place.”

In general, panelists were underwhelmed by the DeFi hype currently taking hold across the industry. Blockchain is often seen as a one-trick fix to all finance’s woes, but the institutional panel agreed it would be hasty for investors to put all their eggs in one basket. The question of efficiency once again reared its head, with Sebastian Widmann of financial service firm Nomura stating that centralization can often be much more effective.

The panelists were ready to admit that they saw potential in DeFi. It’s just that any meaningful impact they foresaw was a long way off. For Wandhofer, the all-important issue of bank’s aversion to risk still meant that most crypto projects were off the cards:

“You cannot underestimate the degree of risk aversion — we’ve already had examples where one bank has built up knowledge, onboarding exchanges but then at some point has said we’re offboarding. It was risk-averseness.”

Throughout the day, the exhibition area bristled with attendees, some still choosing to shake hands, others tapping elbows or feet. The booze started flowing early in the afternoon, and it was clear that the summit was a success from the attendee point of view, even without an open buffet. But the question that looms over the entirety of London Blockchain Week is whether it should have happened at all.

With the news that co-founder of decentralized login service provider TorusLabs, Zhen Yu Yong (Zen) had been diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly after his attendance at the ETHLondon hackathon and the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris, the decision to continue a public event during what has been described as “the greatest public health crisis in a generation” is one that will surely be scrutinized in the coming weeks.

With an incubation period of up to 14 days, it may be some time before the impact of coronavirus on attendees of London Blockchain Week becomes known. Until then, wishing everyone to stay in good health, keep washing those hands and carry on.

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cryptowavesxyz · 5 years ago

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DeFi Skepticism, Decentralization, Tax Define London Blockchain Week

DeFi dominates the day

Crypto tax

Blockchain and banking

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thrashermaxey · 6 years ago

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Weekend power rankings: A dozen deadline week predictions

One week to go.

We’re just seven days away from the trade deadline, and historically, this is when things really start to get busy. Fans love to talk about deadline day, and that’s still the main attraction. This time next week, we’ll all be fake-coughing our way through calling in sick to work and settling in to watch the various deadline day shows struggle to fill airtime until the flood gates open. It’s always a fun day.

But in recent years, the process has evolved to the point where we should really be referring to deadline week. We typically see almost as many trades during the week-long lead up to the deadline as we do on the day itself. And that means the wait is pretty much over. It’s go time.

Let’s crunch some numbers. In 2016, there were 21 trades on deadline day and 16 more in the week leading up to it. The 2017 deadline was nearly identical, with 23 deals on deadline day and another 16 the week before. Last year, the numbers dropped slightly, with 18 deals on deadline day and 12 in the week leading up to it. (All totals are from the various NHL.com trade tracker pages.)

So in terms of the number of deals made, last year was quieter than a typical recent deadline, both on deadline day and in the week before. That could be a blip or the start of a trend. And if it’s the latter, we might expect that this week is relatively quiet too.

But something else stands out. In 2016, almost all of the action came in that final week; there were just four trades made around the league in the rest of February. In 2017, there were five. But last year, there were nine. Again, maybe that’s a blip. But it suggests GMs weren’t actually that much quieter last year after all — they were simply getting their deals done earlier.

So what about this year? It looks a lot like last year. We’ve already had eleven February trades. And that’s not counting the unusually busy January, which we talked about at the time. Back then, we wondered if the flurry of moves might predict a busy February. And in a sense, it already has, with more trades than usual over the last 17 days. But does that many deals already being done mean we’re now in for a quiet final week?

There are a few reasons to think we might be. The most obvious is the standings – the Western turtle derby has resulted in a scenario where virtually the entire conference is still in the race, or at least close enough to it that a delusional GM could try to talk himself into it. Thankfully, it doesn’t sound like teams like the Kings and Ducks will make that mistake. But if the rest of the conference still thinks they have a shot, there may not be enough sellers to support a busy market.

This year’s deadline also feels somewhat unique, in the sense that there are at least three or four players on the block who would be considered major stars who are still in their prime. Artemi Panarin, Mark Stone, Sergei Bobrovsky and Matt Duchene are bigger prizes than what we usually see available at the deadline. But they’re also the kind of names who could cause other teams to play wait-and-see. Are you really going to settle for Micheal Ferland as your big deadline acquisition if there’s a chance you could get Stone or Panarin? Maybe, but not until the last minute.

The good news, at least for fans who want to see some action, is that the last minute is almost here. And maybe I’m an optimist, but I don’t think we’re in for an especially quiet week. The situations in Columbus and Ottawa should come to a head soon, one way or another, and most of those Western wannabes are one or two more losses away from having no choice but to get real. The dam isn’t exactly going to burst, because it’s already been leaking steadily for weeks. But it’s probably not going to hold for much longer.

So this week, let’s do the regular top and bottom five rankings. But we’ll mix in a prediction for each of those teams along the way. Will I be right about any one them? Probably not, but that hasn’t stopped me before, so let’s do this.

Road to the Cup

The five teams that look like they’re headed toward a summer of keg stands and fountain pool parties.

The Carolina Hurricanes broke out a few new post-win celebrations this week, and Don Cherry criticized them for it. That meant we all had to spend the weekend playing yet another round of that game where we pretend that this is some sort of raging and divisive controversy, and not something that 95 percent of the hockey world already likes and supports. You’re being criticized by Don Cherry and Brian Burke and like three random dudes on Twitter, Hurricanes fans. Everyone else has your back. You’ll be fine.

In other news, the Hurricanes are going to make the playoffs, which will be good, and somebody is going to try to claim that they did it because they played duck-duck-goose after their games, which will be terrible.

5. New York Islanders (35-17-6, +33 true goals differential*) – Saturday’s win may have spelled the end of the Barclays Center era. The team doesn’t have any more regular-season games scheduled there, and they’ll play the first round of the playoffs at Nassau Coliseum. They’d be back at Barclays for the second round, though, meaning Islander fans are in the weird position of hoping to get a return to an arena they all hate.

As for the prediction, I admit that I love the theory that Lou Lamoriello will go out and land Panarin. It makes more sense than most of the other Panarin rumors.

Given the general manager, the assets and the irony (of how Tavares was handled last deadline), I think the Islanders might be my sneaky Panarin favorite.

— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 9, 2019

But as much as I’d love to make that my prediction, I don’t think it happens. The hurdle is the Blue Jackets, who we’re told still want to make a playoff run. Would they really send Panarin to a team they have a good chance of facing in Round 1? Maybe, but I can’t see it. So instead, let’s pencil Lou and the Islanders in for a consolation prize from among the lesser names. Maybe Gustav Nyquist?

4. Winnipeg Jets (36-19-4, +30) – The schedule served up three winnable games, but the Jets only came away with three points. They didn’t lose any Central ground to the struggling Predators, but it was a missed opportunity to build a cushion. And now that Jordan Binnington and the Blues are unbeatable, the division no longer feels like a two-team race.

Prediction: Given their roster and cap situation, the Jets should be all-in on the biggest rentals. I’m with Murat Ates when he identifies Mark Stone as their best fit. It will cost a ton, but I think they might get him.

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from All About Sports http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2019/02/weekend-power-rankings-dozen-deadline.html

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Lindsey Vonn Is The Greatest American Skier — And It’s Not Even Close

One of the great careers in international sport is coming to a close this weekend. Ski racer Lindsey Vonn’s final run will be Sunday, at the 2019 Alpine World Ski Championships in Are, Sweden — and in typical Vonn fashion, she’ll be bouncing back from a nasty crash to make her farewell race. Some of Vonn’s legacy will involve that toughness and perseverance, fighting back from injury after injury to make it down the mountain one more time. But Vonn’s career will also be remembered for her unparalleled speed and success, as well as the effect that success had on America’s surging ski program — an impact that will probably be felt many years after Vonn’s retirement.

To survey the career of Lindsey Vonn is to watch the golden era of United States Alpine skiing take shape. Before Vonn won the FIS World Cup overall championship in 2008, only one American woman (Tamara McKinney) — and three Americans, period (McKinney, Phil Mahre and Bode Miller) — had ever pulled off the feat. Vonn would go on to do it a total of four times as part of a resume that includes a record 82 World Cup event victories, 20 more than any other woman in history.

Statistically, Vonn is the most decorated American skier in history, as well as the greatest women’s skier ever. At least, that’s according to the Ski-DB.com “super ranking,” a system that awards points for finishes in World Cup races, the World Championships and the Winter Olympics (since 1966, when the World Cup circuit was originally launched). The ranking puts heavy emphasis on World Cup performance — where Vonn has been at her most dominant, relative to the other competitions tracked — probably because that is the area that has carried the most weight in evaluations of champion skiers and their legacies.

Occupying the second spot, behind Vonn, in the women’s super ranking is Austria’s Annemarie Moser-Proell. And there are arguments to be made that the positions should be reversed, or that other skiers are more deserving: Moser-Proell supporters can point to her six World Cup overall titles, versus Vonn’s four, and other skiers have enjoyed more Olympic and World Championship success than either Vonn or Moser-Proell. (It’s true that Vonn has only one Olympic gold medal to her name. But then again, the Olympics come around so infrequently that, depending on the timing, missing an entire Olympics — like Vonn did in 2014 — can dramatically curtail a skier’s lifetime medal count.)

What might be most striking about Vonn’s placement atop the list, though, is the standard she has set for American racers. The closest American woman to Vonn is the great Mikaela Shiffrin, at No. 7 overall. The highest-ranking American man is Miller, who checks in at No. 9.

Vonn is the American GOAT

Best Alpine skiing careers since 1966, according to Ski-DB.com’s “super ranking,” which awards points for results in the FIS World Cup, Olympics and World Championships

Women’s Ranking Men’s Ranking Racer Points Racer Points 1 Lindsey Vonn USA 295.5 1 Marcel Hirscher AUT 321.7 2 A. Moser-Proell AUT 272.5 2 Ingemar Stenmark SWE 290.1 3 Vreni Schneider SUI 255.1 3 Hermann Maier AUT 252.1 4 Anja Paerson SWE 217.1 4 Marc Girardelli LUX 227.5 5 Janica Kostelic CRO 202.2 5 Aksel Lund Svindal NOR 220.7 6 Katja Seizinger GER 194.4 6 Pirmin Zurbriggen SUI 211.2 7 Mikaela Shiffrin USA 191.8 7 Kjetil Andre Aamodt NOR 201.2 8 Tina Maze SLO 166.6 8 Alberto Tomba ITA 195.6 9 Maria Hoefl-Riesch GER 164.8 9 Bode Miller USA 175.9 10 Renate Goetschl AUT 160.1 10 Gustav Thoeni ITA 173.7 11 Hanni Wenzel LIE 150.8 11 Benjamin Raich AUT 173.3 12 Erika Hess SUI 147.6 12 Stephan Eberharter AUT 157.5 13 M. Dorfmeister AUT 143.7 13 Lasse Kjus NOR 149.6 14 Maria Walliser SUI 129.9 14 Ted Ligety USA 135.5 15 Pernilla Wiberg SWE 127.0 15 Jean-Claude Killy FRA 130.8 16 Anna Veith AUT 126.1 16 Phil Mahre USA 123.1 17 Michela Figini SUI 125.4 17 Ivica Kostelic CRO 112.3 18 Marlies Schild AUT 109.7 18 Didier Cuche SUI 99.6 19 Petra Kronberger AUT 109.5 19 Kjetil Jansrud NOR 97.4 20 D. Compagnoni ITA 107.9 20 Karl Schranz AUT 94.8

As of Feb. 6, 2019

Source: Ski-DB.com

Vonn built her No. 1 ranking by dominating two specific disciplines: the downhill and the super-G. She occupies the top spot in the super rankings for both. They are the fastest events — speeds regularly exceed 80 mph — and they require a particular mix of balance, speed and — most especially — courage in order to excel.

Nathaniel Vinton is the author of a book about the U.S. ski team’s sudden rise to dominance. The title, “The Fall Line,” refers to the path a skier would take straight down a hill if gravity were the only factor. “The fall line is the fastest way down a mountain, but because race courses require athletes to move sideways across the hill between gates, they repeatedly pass in and out of it,” he writes. “Much of the art and technique of ski racing involves channeling the power of the fall line while diverging from it, maneuvering body and skis in a way that transfers gravity into an energized traverse.”

In other words, world-class skiers naturally find paths that balance the pull of the fall line against the gates they have to clear. So beating them the way Vonn has done so often over the years requires riding on the ragged edge between speed and madness: “Only the best racers have the strength and self-control to cut inside [the paths of other competitors] and go even straighter, even faster, and even closer to the fall line and all its promise of glory and destruction.”

Vonn has a special knack for pushing away the fear and finding that perfect path. As Vinton writes: “Vonn seems to possess an internal gyroscope that allows her to find the fall line and embrace gravity whenever possible.” Vonn was so quick in the prime of her career that she posted speeds comparable to those of the top male racers, and she expressed the desire to race against men several times over the years.

Vonn’s take-no-prisoners approach to racing has led to numerous wins, but it has also led to numerous crashes. She missed the 2014 Winter Olympics and parts of a half-dozen World Cup seasons with injuries that ranged from broken bones to torn ligaments. The cumulative toll on her body — not including Tuesday’s crash — is what convinced Vonn to retire. But she probably would not have been as great without pushing herself past the limits of safety in the name of speed.

“I never think about what if I crash,” Vonn told Vinton. “While I’m skiing, I try to make the next gate. I’ll still try to not crash while I’m crashing into the net. I try to save myself until the last second. There’s no time for me to change my mindset. I’m still fighting.”

It’s no coincidence that the U.S. put up a much tougher fight in Alpine during Vonn’s career. Between men and women, American skiers have won nearly twice as many World Cup races since Vonn’s first full season (2001-02) as they had in the U.S. ski program’s entire previous history combined.

The golden age of American skiing has been about more than Vonn, of course. Miller and Ted Ligety emerged around the same time as Vonn, and Vonn credits her friendly rivalry with Julia Mancuso for spurring her to work harder when the two were a promising pair of up-and-coming junior skiers.

And it may be only a matter of time before Shiffrin passes Vonn as America’s greatest-ever alpiner. Eleven years Vonn’s junior, Shiffrin has far more wins and World Cup points than Vonn had at the same age, and she is already zooming up lists like the career super ranking at an unbelievable pace. And unlike Vonn, whose signature events are in the dangerous downhill, Shiffrin picks up the majority of her World Cup points in the technically demanding but comparatively safer slalom and giant slalom disciplines, so she might be able to avoid the kinds of injuries that ended Vonn’s career.1 As great as Vonn has been, her days as the GOAT are probably numbered.

But that kind of torch-passing is at the essence of the American skiing renaissance. When Vonn was a young girl, an encounter with American gold-medalist Picabo Street at an autograph session changed the course of her life, setting her down a path toward skiing glory. Now that her career is coming to its end, Vonn is leaving U.S. skiing in the hands of a new generation, one spearheaded by Shiffrin. That legacy will last even if the records are broken and the rankings surpassed.

from News About Sports https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/lindsey-vonn-is-the-greatest-american-skier-and-its-not-even-close/

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Ramblings: Vegas Secondary Scorers, Goalie Starts, Stamkos the new Ovechkin? (May 27)

Vegas Secondary Scorers, Goalie Starts, Stamkos the new Ovechkin?

There were some excellent points made in the comments in my last Ramblings about the Vegas Golden Knights. I mentioned that the Golden Knights had a more generous set of expansion rules than previous expansion teams, which I still believe they did. However, that does not take away from the work that George McPhee and his team did in assembling this team, nor the work that Gerard Gallant did in creating a system that every player seems to have bought into. Whether you want the Golden Knights to win or not, you have to admit that what they have accomplished is nothing short of amazing.

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Sbisa, 16:38 | Van, 6th Merrill, 15:44 | NJ, 6th

— Darren Haynes (@DarrenWHaynes) May 21, 2018

The funny thing is that the area that I was most impressed by Washington in their series with Tampa was their defense. Yes, their defense. I’m using more eye test than analytics in my observation, but it was the Capitals’ defense’s ability to limit the number of difficult shots and rebounds for Braden Holtby. As well, the Caps’ D had the ability to play a physical brand of hockey that Tampa in the end did not have an answer to. As impressive as Nate Schmidt has been in these playoffs, the Capitals have to be loaded on defense if they have to let go of what is now a top-pairing defenseman in Schmidt. He’s had an amazing year, both regular season and playoffs.

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Nate Schmidt

Schmidt was probably a more valuable real-life defenseman than fantasy defenseman, but we shouldn’t overlook his fantasy numbers. After failing to crack the 20-point mark on a deep Capitals’ defense, Schmidt posted a solid 36 points (5g-31a) in 76 games. Schmidt actually checked off all the boxes in this league when I added him: decent offense, plus/minus (plus-19), and solid icetime (these are the only categories that are counted among players in this league). In spite of the lack of offense in Washington, Schmidt was a combined plus-34 over his two seasons there, giving him a plus-53 over his last three seasons.

The icetime numbers in the tweet above are actually playoff numbers, yet Schmidt led all Vegas skaters with just over 22 minutes per game in the regular season. The only blueliner who had more offense than Schmidt is Colin Miller, who scored 41 points. Schmidt still has Shea Theodore looking over his shoulder, as he appears primed to make a greater fantasy impact over a full season next season. So Schmidt’s offensive ceiling shouldn’t be considered that much higher than what he has already produced. Yet as far as gems that were unearthed from other teams, Schmidt’s name isn’t discussed enough.

Erik Haula

For a team that was in first place in my division for almost all of the season (two-division format), I was very poor up the middle at midseason. Jeff Carter was injured. Matt Duchene was struggling to adjust to his new team. Nazem Kadri was ice cold for a month and a half. The young centers I had drafted as keepers (Nolan Patrick, Tyson Jost, Pavel Zacha, Max Domi) were not ready for every-week fantasy duty. So in stepped Haula, who was the best of a waiver group that included Joe Thornton, Henrik Sedin, Jason Spezza, and Jordan Staal. Out of that group, only Duchene finished with more points, and it wasn’t by much.

Haula was literally rescued from the Minnesota Wild, where he was doomed to be a middle-six forward who would max out at 40 points. Yet as the Golden Knights’ second-line center, Haula finished one goal shy of 30 points and 21 points over his career high at 55 points. A shooting percentage of 16.6%, which was several points over his career average, certainly helped matters. Yet this SH% wasn’t as drastically as different as Karlsson’s, so any drop in goals might not be significant. Linemates James Neal and David Perron are both UFAs, so Haula’s fantasy value may be tied into whether they remain in Vegas.

Alex Tuch

If you’ve watched Tuch in the playoffs, can you believe that he was the player that the Wild handed to Vegas so that the Golden Knights would not select Matthew Dumba. So if you’re the Wild and you could have a do-over, would you keep Dumba or the Haula/Tuch pair? If the Golden Knights are sending a thank-you card to the Florida Panthers for Marchessault, Smith, and Gerard Gallant, then they should also be sending one to the Wild as well.

Full disclosure: I did not keep Tuch for the entire season. When some injured players returned combined with an earlier trade I made for Gustav Nyqvist (who turned out to be slightly better than Tuch in this league format), I had to send Tuch back to the waiver wire. Although Tuch was mainly a third-line option during the season, he has recently been moved up to the second line with Haula and Neal. He has taken full advantage of the opportunity, turning into a true playoff sleeper with six goals and nine points in 15 games. Should the Golden Knights decide to move on from Neal and/or Perron, Tuch’s role stands to increase, assuming no other significant offseason adds. He appears to have a very bright future.

Is Steven Stamkos the new Alex Ovechkin in terms of having a reputation of falling short in the playoffs?

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— Neil Greenberg (@ngreenberg) May 25, 2018

Well, there could be some truth to that… but maybe not in the way that you’d think. You may have discovered that Ovechkin was unfairly criticized for his playoff performance if you were to look at his actual playoff stats, and I think Stamkos is too as far as this season goes. Although Stamkos was held without a point in his last three playoff games (two of which the entire Lightning offense shut down), he finished the playoffs with a very respectable 16 points in 17 games. Even though your best players have to be your best players in the most important games, I’m willing to give credit to Holtby and the Capitals’ defense on this one.

The career playoff performance, though, warrants mention.

Stamkos' career regular-season points per game: 1.01

Stamkos' career playoff points per game: 0.77

This season’s playoff points are more in line with his career regular-season points, so the truth is that his playoff performance this season actually improved from past seasons. From a real-life perspective, you can debate his playoff performance all you want. From a playoff pool perspective, though, the overriding factor will still be how far you think the Lightning will go in the playoffs. The way they’re built, I’d say they’ll have a few more chances at the Stanley Cup.

Thought number 27 from the latest 31 Thoughts might be of some interest to fantasy owners:

My takeaways:

Having a stretch where the starting goalie is either replaced by the backup (Holtby) or injured (Fleury) may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for teams when it comes to playoff performance.

Friedman might have been cherry picking a bit on this season’s goalies. The other two conference final goalies (Connor Hellebuyck and Andrei Vasilevskiy) finished first and fourth, respectively, in minutes played. Conversely, their teams were considered the favorites in their series, so is it possible that their teams simply ran out of gas? I know this was discussed with the Jets.

Here’s the one I think that matters the most to fantasy owners: games played. Hellebuyck and Cam Talbot led the NHL with 67 games played this past season. There already is a trend of goalies playing fewer games. Since the season-long lockout (2004-05), there have been 34 instances of goalies playing at least 70 games. Only four of those instances have occurred during the last five seasons (since 2013-14). In other words, you’re not getting the same mileage out of your current fantasy goalies as you did with goalies like Martin Brodeur, Miikka Kiprusoff, and Roberto Luongo in his younger days.

It is possible, though, that teams decide to rest their starting goalies even further than they are now. In an effort to be ready for the playoffs (and their inevitable second-round matchup with Winnipeg), the Predators healthy scratched key players at various points. They also basically alternated starts between Pekka Rinne and Juuse Saros over their last eight regular-season games. But as Friedman said, teams on the playoff bubble probably won’t be resting their starters down the stretch. But you might see it from teams that clinch playoff positions relatively early, as Nashville did this season.

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from All About Sports https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-rambling/ramblings-vegas-secondary-scorers-goalie-starts-stamkos-the-new-ovechkin-may-27/

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