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[growwithmeastrology]

Thursday, January 4th 2024 Sun in Capricorn ♑️🌎 Moon in Libra ♎️💨

There’s a shift in momentum today where work might start picking up. Mars, the planet of action enters the ambitious and disciplined sign of Capricorn today until mid February. The combination of Mars’ drive and Capricorn’s practicality set the stage for a more business focused environment. If you’ve been feeling a lack of motivation, or things have been stagnant at work, this transit will help spark enthusiasm. Focus and devotion to your passions will bring in the success you’ve been desiring.

We add a dose of social harmony as well today when the Moon in Libra sextiles Mercury in Sagittarius. Tune into the emotions of those around you. Embrace casual conversations and discuss relationships. This transit will help enhance connections, allowing us to open up and tune in with sensitivity and care. When combined with the Capricorn heavy energy we are under, this transit can also add aesthetics and beauty to our work. It’s a perfect time for marketing, advertising or any public relations work in general.

It’s a great day to focus on the business side of life. Minor aspects could have you also finding a balance between service and what you end up sacrificing. There’s always a happy medium between work and play. Libra energy will always ask you to find balance.

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[mariacallous]

Just days after people gleefully posted their Spotify Wrapped, bad news came for the music streaming giant. Spotify announced today that it would cut 17 percent of its workforce, a chunk that equates to an estimated 1,500 people. It’s the third time the world’s largest music streamer has cut jobs this year.

The news came after Spotify posted its first profitable quarter since 2021. In a memo to staff, CEO Daniel Ek said the company had expanded its workforce and offerings significantly throughout 2020 and 2021, thanks to lower-cost capital, but is now bumping up against the same problems startups across industries are facing, like high capital costs and slowed economic growth.

Ek said the cuts may seem “surprisingly large given the recent positive earnings report and our performance,” but due to “the gap between our financial goal state and our current operational costs,” Spotify would take “substantial action.”

Despite its popularity (Spotify held 30 percent of the music streaming market by late 2022), the company has long struggled to turn consistent profits. The layoffs wrap up a bad year: Spotify cut 6 percent of its workforce last January, followed by another 2 percent in June as it slimmed down its podcasting business. Even as the world’s most recognizable music streaming service, Spotify is plagued by an unreliable business model, one in which record companies sit back and rake in royalty payments while artists can struggle to bring in enough cash.

“Investors are increasingly impatient in 2023 for tech firms to start making money,” says Phil Bird, head of rights and royalties at the software development company Vistex. Spotify isn’t alone—tech companies have slashed jobs throughout the year, with more than 250,000 people losing jobs worldwide in 2023, according to layoffs.fyi, a site that tracks job cuts in tech.

Many major tech companies that overhired during the pandemic have taken steps to rightsize—and that’s what Ek says Spotify is doing now. But Spotify’s high cost to license music adds to its financial strain. “The cost of doing business is huge for streaming companies,” Bird says.

Spotify gained momentum in the third quarter of 2023, earning €32 million ($34.6 million) in operating income. It now has 226 million subscribers and 574 million monthly users. “On the surface, it looks great,” says Simon Dyson, senior principal analyst of music and digital audio at consultancy firm Omdia. “It’s [those] nagging costs that it can’t get on top of.”

Spotify and the recording industry have a deeply entwined and sticky relationship: Spotify is seen by some as a savior of the music industry, which flailed after Napster upended music downloading in 1999, but artists earn wildly different incomes based on how Spotify pays. According to a calculation from Billboard, Taylor Swift may have earned nearly $100 million from streaming on Spotify so far this year. Smaller artists earn far less, and music streaming models have long been accused of exploiting them.

Like Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music are each charging $10.99 per month for premium subscriptions, and each give access to 100 million songs. But unlike Spotify, Apple and Amazon have massive streams of revenue elsewhere to fall back on. So Spotify has spent the past few years looking for that standout content. It spent more than $1 billion building its podcast world and acquiring exclusive deals to shows like The Joe Rogan Experience. This fall, it began offering paying subscribers in the UK and Australia free audiobook access for 15 hours each month.

The music streaming fight isn’t like the streaming wars, where Max, Netflix, Hulu, and others can each lure in subscribers with a combination of classic and original movies and shows. If Spotify were to charge more for music (it already increased monthly prices from $9.99 to 10.99 in the US this summer), it would risk losing people to comparable services, where people can find the same songs. But unless it can convince people to pay more for music, it might continue to struggle.

“It’s too cheap,” says Dyson. “To have access to every single piece of music that’s ever been released—and ever will be released—for $10 a month is just astounding.” The same is true of Spotify today as was true when it was founded 17 years ago: It’s a business that’s good for listeners and labels but bad for both streamers and artists.

[luxe-pauvre]

It is taboo to critique the concepts of makeup, cosmetic surgery, anti-aging, because it is received as “shaming” others’ “choices”. Why does there have to be shame? Critiques of these systems are not shaming others’ choices at all—they’re questioning the very idea of choice and of desire itself. An ad for an anti-aging product featuring a girl that looks no older than 16 advertises itself as the feminist alternative to botox because it is “non-invasive”. We see through our aesthetic Overton window, and this is the exact language and rhetoric that draws the curtains further and further closed. When the idea of aging naturally is fully removed from the conversation, it becomes self-care to prevent wrinkles, so long as you do it with these products marked with the correct trademarks. Contemporary marketing operates by transforming fear into desire. The fear of lacking control, the fear of being unwanted, the fear of aging, the fear of being oppressed are all repacked as the need for growth. This growth is both individual (“self-care”, confidence, independence) and political (media representation, “disrupting” old industries). We know how little agency we have: we spend all day working either demeaning service positions or bullshit jobs, which we depend on to pay our ever-increasing rent to our ever-corporotizing landlords. Our voices are lost: journalism, art, and media are controlled by mega-monopolies. Voting is both necessary and meaningless, every election an existential choice between two largely identical parties. We feel like insignificant cogs in a Post-Fordist machine. What the wellness industry (and really, all consumer industries) offer is a feeling of action, a feeling of choice, a feeling of momentum. By purchasing a gua-sha roller or a dozen milliliters of Juvéderm, not only do we feel we are performing an act of personal empowerment, but we believe we are performing a political act of feminism.

charlie squire, There Is No “Choice” In Wellness Culture

#charlie squire #There Is No 'Choice' In Wellness Culture

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

Tomorrow, (November 20), I'm at the Simsbury, CT Public Library at 7PM presenting my new novel The Lost Cause, a preapocalyptic tale of hope in the climate emergency.

#15yrsago Regulator to hear Bell Canada network throttling case https://web.archive.org/web/20090123005142/http://saveournet.ca/content/media-advisory-crtc-make-landmark-decision-internet-freedom

#15yrsago Apple to Mac owners: throw away your monitor if Hollywood says so https://web.archive.org/web/20081204010203/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/11/19/macbook-pro-users-getting-bitten-by-hdcp/

#15yrsago Liberation: a magical road-novel about America in collapse, Bradbury meets Kerouac https://memex.craphound.com/2008/11/19/liberation-a-magical-road-novel-about-america-in-collapse-bradbury-meets-kerouac/

#10yrsago Tropes vs Women in Video Games: Ms. Male Character https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYqYLfm1rWA

#10yrsago Vi Hart explains logarithms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-7tcTIrers

#10yrsago Jack Womack’s Random Acts of Senseless Violence: apocalypse in a young girl’s diary https://memex.craphound.com/2013/11/19/jack-womacks-random-acts-of-senseless-violence-apocalypse-in-a-young-girls-diary/

#10yrsago Complete meal cooking with a hotel coffee-maker https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/11/15/245442083/coffee-maker-cooking-brew-up-your-next-dinner

#5yrsago Concealed Carry scammers spent $2m on gunhumper scare-ads on Facebook during the 2018 midterms https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-ads-political-concealed-online/

#5yrsago Finns to Trump: We don’t rake our forests https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46256296

#5yrsago Apple’s CEO: tech regulation is “inevitable” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apples-tim-cook-says-tech-regulation-inevitable-because-free-market-isnt-working-2018-11-18

#5yrsago Pope condemns the “wealthy few” who hoard the riches that “belongs to all” https://apnews.com/article/c183ed8b9269499ea0f537d9e8a9f2b6

#5yrsago Sheryl Sandberg’s fingerprints are all over every one of Facebook’s scandals https://newrepublic.com/article/152320/punctured-myth-sheryl-sandberg

#5yrsago How to use science fiction to teach tech ethics https://cfiesler.medium.com/the-black-mirror-writers-room-teaching-technology-ethics-through-speculation-f1a9e2deccf4

#5yrsago Insurer won’t pay murdered gunshot victim’s family because he didn’t disclose his high blood-sugar https://web.archive.org/web/20201108114908/https://www.news24.com/fin24/Companies/Financial-Services/momentum-we-rejected-r24m-life-insurance-claim-for-the-sake-of-our-other-clients-20181119

#5yrsago Trump’s FCC seems to have ended the practice of releasing its ISP speed-tests, leaving Americans in the dark about what they’re paying for https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/11/ajit-pai-isnt-saying-whether-isps-deliver-the-broadband-speeds-you-pay-for/

#5yrsago Ford CEO frankly admits that the car of the future is a surveillance device that you pay to spy on you https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2018/11/13/ford-motor-credit-data-new-revenue/1967077002/

#pluralistic

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

Estonia's next satellite, largely built by undergrad students, to fly aboard Vega VV23

Estonia's next satellite will fly aboard Europe's Vega VV23 launcher later this week. While largely designed and built by undergraduate students, the shoebox-sized ESTCube-2 has ambitious goals in mind, including surveys of Estonian vegetation and the first successful in-orbit demonstration of "plasma brake" technology. Deployment of a charged microtether will slow the CubeSat's orbit, proving the prospect of helping to keep space clear of dangerous debris in the future.

If successful, ESTCube-2's plasma braking would mark the first use of electric sail, or E-sail, technology, devised by Pekka Janhunen of the Finnish Meterological Institute (FMI) as a propellant-free means of exploring the solar system. Beyond Earth's magnetic field, electrostatic charging of satellite tethers would cause them to repel protons of the solar wind, lending them momentum in the process.

Closer to Earth, the magnetosphere repels the solar wind. Instead an e-sail can perform the opposite function: the charged tether would repel the nearly stationary plasma making up our planet's ionosphere—an electrically active outer layer of our atmosphere—and cause drag as a result, leading it to slow down and its orbit to decay accordingly.

Hair-thick tether technology

Plasma brakes therefore offer a low-cost, low-mass method of quickly removing satellites from orbit after their mission ends, marketed commercially through Finland's Aurora Propulsion Technologies.

ESTCube-2's plasma brake e-sail is a 50-m long interweaved aluminum tether line made up of wires each just 50 micrometers (0.05 mm) in thickness—around the diameter of the average human hair.

Pekka Janhunen explains, "Historically, tethers have been prone to snap in space due to micrometeorites or other hazards, so ESTCube-2's net-like microtether design brings added redundancy with two parallel and two zig-zagging bonded wires."

Student-built satellite

ESTCube-2 has been developed and built by a team from Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu and student organization Tudengisatelliit.

The miniature mission also carries student-built microcameras to survey Estonian vegetation, based on a design originally developed for ESA's European Student Earth Orbiter mission.

Their results will be compared to the full-size Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, as well as a materials payload investigating the corrosive effects of "atomic oxygen" found at the top of the atmosphere, plus a software defined radio for amateur radio tests.

A 3-unit "CubeSat"—a low-cost satellite built up from standardized 10 cm boxes—ESTCube-2 is due to fly on Vega's Small Spacecraft Mission Service, a rideshare service for small satellites. It secured its place through the European Commission's In-Orbit Demonstration/In-Orbit Validation program.

Early in-orbit testing for novel technologies

Managed on behalf of the Commission by ESA's Small Satellite Platform Unit, this program allows the early orbital testing of new technologies to make Europe's space sector more competitive.

"As a volunteer student project, this IOD/IOV program is ideal," explains ESTCube-2 project manager Hans Teras. "It fits nicely with our timeline, including the testing we needed to be sure of our performance. Well over 600 university students across all study levels have played some role in making ESTCube-2 happen, but the mission as a whole is very ambitious, pushing the boundaries of what students can do."

ESTCube-2 will fly a decade after its predecessor, ESTCube-1, which launched on a Vega in 2013. It too carried an E-sail payload from FMI, but a motor problem meant it failed to deploy.

ESTCube-2 is equipped with a stronger, more robust deploying motor that has undergone extensive mechanical testing.

"The ESTCube-2 team has invested eight years of development work in order to have another chance of testing the revolutionary E-sail propulsion concept in orbit," explains the University of Tartu associated professor Andris Slavinskis who led the transition from ESTCube-1 to ESTCube-2.

Kristo Allaje, Principal Systems Engineer of ESTCube-2, adds, "Last time we could encourage students to join us by the challenge of being the first Estonian satellite. This time we have to motivate them in another way, by asking them to enable excellent science."

Around a year into the mission ESTCube-2 will be spun up using its reaction wheels. The ensuing centrifugal force should help serve to deploy the E-sail in a sufficiently taut fashion.

If successful, the E-sail is expected to lower the orbit of ESTCube-2 much more rapidly than normal.

Follow-up mission ESTCube-LuNa is being designed to test an E-sail beyond Earth orbit, to prove its usefulness as a method of deep space propulsion.

ESA has recently studied E-sail technology as an economical means of prospecting asteroids.

Earth monitoring and space effects study

ESTCube-2 pair of student-made microcameras designed have been optimized for the "Normalized Difference Vegetation" index to reveal plant health. The camera pair will be tilted as needed to observe Estonian territory as often as possible, offering more frequent revisits than other Earth observation missions.

Tartu University spin-off company Captain Corrosion is supporting a experiment mounted on ESTCube-2's hull. A set of 16 different materials will be evaluated for their resistance to 'atomic oxygen'—a variety of oxygen normally encountered only in low orbits, known to eat away at satellite surfaces.

ESTCube-2's software defined radio will also be busy, including transmitting 8-second video clips prerecorded by Estonian citizens, connecting to Estonian schools along its swath and performing ranging experiments with amateur radio enthusiasts.

Vega flight VV23 is due for lift-off this week from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Along with its main satellite payloads it carries multiple CubeSats including ESA's PRETTY mission investigating reflected satnav for environmental monitoring, the Proba-V Companion CubeSat testing the performance of a previously flown spectral imager aboard a CubeSat and other IOD/IOV CubeSats.

TOP IMAGE....ESTCube-2 being carried into vibration testing. The CubeSat was tested against harsh launch vibrations at Stoneridge Electronics in Estonia. More specifically, the satellite undergoes a Quasi-Static Load, Sine and Random vibrations tests. These are different types of vibrations that ESTCube-2 has to withstand during its journey in space. Credit: University of Tartu

CENTRE IMAGE....The plasma brake consists of a thin wire, also known as a tether, which, when charged, creates an electrostatic drag in the ionosphere. The plasma brake can be used for deorbiting satellites and helping to clean up the low Earth orbit environment. Credit: University of Tartu

LOWER IMAGE....Infographic on Estonia's ESTCube-2 CubeSat, due to launch on Europe's Vega VV23 launcher. Credit: University of Tartu

#science #space #astronomy #physics #news #esa #astrophysics #estonia

[homophyte]

it is interesting to me that ive seen lately (n yknow this is subjective and likely not any real social force just what ive seen) many queer people simultaneously talking about taking back and embodying unpalatable and ‘unmarketable’ queerness (the recent return to the terms faggot and transsexual come to mind) which i think is pretty evidently shaped by the conservative moment were in of demonizing queer ppl and especially gnc and trans people as predators--it reads as a return to queer isolationism in the face of external hostility, imo--while at the same time ive seen a lot of rallying around the “original” 6 stripe rainbow flag as opposed to any of the purportedly ‘factional’ flags of different queer identities, with the assumption being different identity flags divide us while the rainbow flag encompasses everyone and its kinda fascinating to me bc the rainbow flag is probably the single most marketable and palatable and uncontroversial symbols of queerness which has been seamlessly uptaken by those who wish to sell it back to us as gets pointed out every pride month with all the cringey pride merch.... i dunno you could maybe take that as a point of hypocrisy and claim the queer community is itself in a conservative moment rn where its returning to a sense of history and historical continuity (perhaps even out of that sense of external threat) or even that the queer community has for some time been in a conservative moment given the like, decade of identity discourse and lashing out at any people deemed to not have a sufficiently established history or however we should categorize the bihets/ace discourse/transtrender-tucute discourse/pan discourse/bi lesbians discourse (because lets be frank its essentially all the same discourse just keeping up its momentum by leapfroging from one target to the next) which i think is, like, SOMEWHAT true but not entirely? its more interesting to me, in any case, as an expression of a conflict the queer community is facing given that current state of affairs RE antitransness and that very recent history. like, the simultaneous need to retreat to a safe sense of community which is welcoming to the very things the outer world is demonizing ie mutable gender, complex or contradictory experiences of gender, gender expression which is hostile to the cis binary, but also the ways in which it has to grapple with those discourses which have largely defined the community infighting for again the past decade. its queer people begging the question ‘how can we make the queer community welcoming to the girlfags and genderfucks and tboys who are being threatened when we have spent so much time making the queer community a hostile place for anyone with a non-conventional or not easily (or even just palatably) sortable sense of queer identity’. and the answer it seems to be grappling with at the moment is like, welcoming all that diversity of experience but being absolutely averse to naming it. yes we love all the fuckery with gender and sexuality never be marketable but like, ew, why are you calling yourself [insert microlabel here]. you can be genderweird but you cant call yourself genderweird. you can only exist as queer in the broadest possible way (the all-inclusive gay pride flag!) but if you try to name the specifics or use those identity labels weve been fighting over for years youre doing it wrong (the progress pride flag is now ugly and cringey and ‘too much’). i think theres something also to the way (at least on this site) transmisogynistic discourses have really taken hold as legitimate (though yknow i wont downplay how much a problem transmisogyny has like. always been in queer spaces no matter what) in the name of protecting n defending trans people. like its just regurgitated transmisogyny but its being mobilized supposedly in the service of helping trans people. idk its definitely getting a little late for me to string this together fully coherently but theres a throughline there, in the ways certain ideas are being consolidated and reified as ‘yes were more progressive now!’ when i think theres definitely something to question there in terms of like...are we? are we actually? are we doing better by the people were trying to help or are we setting strict standards and forcing ppl to adhere to them again?

#myposts #this is long and honestly probably Nothing #i dont even really have a way of proving its the same group of people saying both things except fro anecdotally seeing it #and even thats not proof either is a real social force with like power. i could be entirely wrong on every count here #but i do think theres something to the idea that like #as ive seen said #yknow 'ace discourse never ended you all just accepted ace people didnt deserve support and then moved on w those views internalized' #i think thats more broadly true for like. all those discourses i mentioned. and for the transmisogyny i alluded to #but honestly i dont even want to name the specific phenomenon im talking abt there bc those people. scare me. #but yknow ill say it ive felt way more pressure lately to not call myself pan than i did at the height of pan discourse #before it became cringe to care about it and instead of actively shitting on pan ppl we moved on to passively doing it #ive largely started just. calling myself bi to avoid the arguement. which i predicted i would have to do years ago #and now look at me doing it! not really a fluke that its happening now. i think #which isnt to say were moving 'backwards' per se but that these ideas are not now and never have been really challenged #so weve just internalized their logics--reactionary logics--and its having an interesting effect now that we need a progressive community #for our safety. #now we cant say anything about it because to bring it up is jeopardizing everything weve built and the people were keeping safe! #cause we dont count as people deserving of safety were disruptors who only belong when we dont make noise. idk. or thats how i feel #again i dont really know if this is true at all im more just...thinking through it i think #basically like what im seeing--i think--comes from simultaneously that need to be unmarketable in the face of hostility #coming into conflict with a decade of momentum to make queers solely marketable. and i think thats producing some interesting--but sucky #--discourses in the current moment #last disclaimer that i might and am likely totally wrong! okay lauren out. post send *nervous sweating*

[eltoncurtis]

From SEO to Social Media: Essential Digital Marketing Tools for Brampton Businesses

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Website Optimization

Your website serves as the nucleus and first impression of any modern business. Ensure site speed, mobile responsiveness and search engine discoverability through SEO optimization. Tools like Google Analytics and Moz enable you to set targets around site visitors, bookmark key pages and bolster keyword tagging. Leverage insights to inform content and site design. You can hire digital marketing Brampton services to optimize your website professionally and rank it in Google for the coveted keywords. Remember, SEO takes time but it is worth the effort. Once your site starts appearing in top results, you get organic traffic and definitely see an uptick in business and queries.

Social Media Management

Social platforms like Instagram and Facebook continue their meteoric rise for connecting with target demographics. Centralized management systems such as Hootsuite allow coordinating omnichannel content scheduling, engagement tracking and unified inboxes across networks. Automate postings while monitoring real-time analytics through user-friendly dashboards to coordinate campaigns with ease.

Email Marketing

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The digital era necessitates Brampton businesses complement traditional operations with online tools optimizing discoverability and engagement. Start small by picking one platform to focus initial efforts while building knowledge and momentum. Partnering with professionals in digital marketing Brampton guides multiplying your reach through data-backed strategies tailored to your capabilities. Take the first step now to sustain success for future growth.

#Digital Marketing Brampton #SEO #Social Media #Social Media Marketing #Digital Marketing Agency #Brampton Business #Brampton #Canada

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Economic activity in Brazil ticks up in November after three-month slump

The Central Bank’s economic activity index (IBC-Br), considered a reliable bellwether for the economy, broke a three-month skid in November and posted a slight increase of 0.01 percent. The result was below market expectations. The London Stock Exchange Group, for example, had forecast a 0.1 percent increase.

In the rolling quarter ending in November, the activity index fell 0.49 percent from the previous three months, reinforcing forecasts of a slowdown in the Brazilian economy by the end of 2023. Year-to-date, the index is up 2.19 percent. 

Signs that the economy has lost momentum can be found in all recent statistics. Industrial production has been flat, dropping 0.1 percent over the past 12 months. The services sector, which accounts for half of Brazil’s formal jobs and about 70 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, contracted for three straight months through October. 

Still, recent readings have led economists to revise their forecasts for Q4 2023 GDP results upward, believing that the slowdown won’t be as brutal as initially expected. 

Continue reading.

#brazil #brazilian politics #politics #economy #mod nise da silveira #image description in alt

[investguruhub]

Bitvavo's French Expansion Signals a Growing Crypto Trend in Europe

The Dutch cryptocurrency exchange Bitvavo is making significant strides in its European expansion with a successful registration as a digital asset service provider by France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). This pivotal move, following recent regulatory approvals in Austria and Italy, marks Bitvavo’s strategic entry into the burgeoning French crypto market. Bitvavo Gains Momentum in France European Regulatory Landscape and Bitvavo’s Approach French Crypto Landscape and Regulatory Context Conclusion Bitvavo Gains Momentum in France Mark Nuvelstijn, Bitvavo’s CEO, heralded the company’s AMF registration as a crucial milestone in their expansion strategy. Bitvavo’s foray into France comes on the heels of successful ventures in Austria and Italy, showcasing a methodical approach to market penetration across Europe. Bitvavo’s strategic filing of registration applications in various European markets aligns with its growth-oriented vision, aiming to tap into the burgeoning interest in cryptocurrencies among French investors. European Regulatory Landscape and Bitvavo’s Approach Bitvavo’s expansion into France resonates with the evolving regulatory environment in Europe, notably the forthcoming Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations expected to take effect by 2024. MiCA aims to establish a unified regulatory framework for the European crypto market, setting higher industry standards and simplifying cross-border operations. Nuvelstijn highlights the transformative impact of MiCA, foreseeing improved business models and simplified cross-border operations, eliminating the need for individual licenses in each country. French Crypto Landscape and Regulatory Context Bitvavo's entry into France coincides with a significant trend revealed by an AMF survey: a higher percentage of French citizens own cryptocurrencies compared to traditional stocks and bonds. This growing interest in digital assets provides a promising backdrop for Bitvavo’s consumer-focused services. In addition to Bitvavo's expansion, mainstream financial institutions like Société Générale have entered the cryptocurrency space, obtaining licenses to offer crypto services. However, amidst these advancements, regulatory scrutiny looms over Binance’s French arm, emphasizing the criticality of compliance in the crypto exchange landscape. Despite regulatory investigations into alleged KYC and AML irregularities, Binance operates within France, underscoring the evolving compliance landscape within the crypto industry. Conclusion Bitvavo’s strategic move into France encapsulates a broader trend of growing interest in cryptocurrencies among European investors. With regulatory frameworks evolving and mainstream financial institutions embracing digital assets, Bitvavo’s entry into the French market underscores the expanding landscape and opportunities in the crypto sector. Read the full article

#Bitvavo #Crypto

[mariacallous]

Dozens of civil society groups urged lawmakers in a letter Monday against passing a bill that aims to protect children from online harm, warning the bill itself could actually pose further danger to kids and teens.

The American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, GLAAD and Wikimedia Foundation were among the more than 90 groups that wrote to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Ranking Member Roger Wicker, R-Miss., opposing the Kids Online Safety Act.

The bipartisan bill, led by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., would establish responsibilities for sites that are likely to be accessed by kids to act in the best interest of users who are 16 or younger. That means the platforms would be responsible for mitigating the risk of physical or emotional harm to young users, including through the promotion of self-harm or suicide, encouragement of addictive behavior, enabling of online bullying or predatory marketing.

The bill would require sites to default to more private settings for users 16 and younger and limit the contacts that could connect with them. It would also require tools for parents to track the time their kids are spending on certain sites and give them access to some information about the kids’ use of the platform so that parents can address potential harm. Sites would have to let their young users know when parental tools are in effect.

The civil society groups that signed Monday’s letter, which includes several groups that advocate for the rights of the LGBTQ community, warned that the tools the bill creates to protect children could actually backfire.

“KOSA would require online services to ‘prevent’ a set of harms to minors, which is effectively an instruction to employ broad content filtering to limit minors’ access to certain online content,” the groups wrote, adding that content filters used by schools in response to earlier legislation have limited resources for sex education and for LGBTQ youth.

“Online services would face substantial pressure to over-moderate, including from state Attorneys General seeking to make political points about what kind of information is appropriate for young people,” they added. “At a time when books with LGBTQ+ themes are being banned from school libraries and people providing healthcare to trans children are being falsely accused of ‘grooming,’ KOSA would cut off another vital avenue of access to information for vulnerable youth.”

The bill has gained momentum at a time when debates over parental control of what’s taught in school, specifically as it relates to gender identity and sexual orientation, have come to the forefront due to controversial state measures such as Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, also referred to by opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

The KOSA opponents warned that prescriptive parental controls could be harmful to kids in abusive situations.

“KOSA risks subjecting teens who are experiencing domestic violence and parental abuse to additional forms of digital surveillance and control that could prevent these vulnerable youth from reaching out for help or support,” the groups wrote. “And by creating strong incentives to filter and enable parental control over the content minors can access, KOSA could also jeopardize young people’s access to end-to-end encrypted technologies, which they depend on to access resources related to mental health and to keep their data safe from bad actors.”

The groups also fear that the bill would incentivize sites to collect even more information about children to verify their ages and place further restrictions on minors’ accounts.

“Age verification may require users to provide platforms with personally identifiable information such as date of birth and government-issued identification documents, which can threaten users’ privacy, including through the risk of data breaches, and chill their willingness to access sensitive information online because they cannot do so anonymously,” they wrote. “Rather than age-gating privacy settings and safety tools to apply only to minors, Congress should focus on ensuring that all users, regardless of age, benefit from strong privacy protections by passing comprehensive privacy legislation.”

The groups called the goals of the legislation “laudable,” but said KOSA would ultimately fall flat in its aims to protect children.

“We urge members of Congress not to move KOSA forward this session, either as a standalone bill or attached to other urgent legislation, and encourage members to work toward solutions that protect young people’s rights to privacy and access to information and their ability to seek safe and trusted spaces to communicate online,” they wrote.

[roshanenergy]

The Future of Multifamily Housing: Understanding the Role of Utility Submetering Services

In the rapidly evolving landscape of multifamily housing, property owners and managers are constantly seeking innovative solutions to enhance the efficiency of their operations while providing better living experiences for their residents. One such solution that is gaining momentum and is set to play a crucial role in the future of multifamily housing is utility submetering services, with companies like Roshan Energy leading the way.

Utility submetering involves measuring and billing residents for their individual utility consumption, such as water, electric submetering solutions California, and gas. In contrast to the traditional practice of including utility costs in rent, submetering offers several advantages for both property owners and tenants. Here, we explore the role of utility submetering services, particularly in collaboration with companies like Roshan Energy, in shaping the future of multifamily housing.

1. Cost Efficiency: One of the primary benefits of utility submetering is the potential for cost savings. By accurately measuring individual consumption, property owners can allocate utility costs more fairly among residents. This often leads to reduced utility consumption as residents become more conscious of their usage, resulting in lower overall costs for both tenants and property owners.

2. Conservation and Sustainability: The growing emphasis on sustainability and environmental responsibility is driving the adoption of utility submetering. With accurate tracking of utility consumption, residents are more inclined to reduce waste and adopt energy-efficient practices. Roshan Energy, a leading provider of submetering services, can assist in promoting a culture of conservation within multifamily communities.

3. Individualized Billing: Utility submetering enables residents to receive bills based on their actual consumption, promoting fairness and transparency. This individualized billing system fosters a sense of responsibility among tenants, as they directly bear the consequences of their consumption habits. Property owners can benefit from reduced delinquency rates as residents become more accountable for their utility payments.

4. Data-Driven Insights: Roshan Energy and other submetering service providers offer advanced technology that allows property owners to access real-time data on utility consumption. This data is invaluable for making informed decisions, identifying areas for improvement, and optimizing utility systems within multifamily properties. It empowers property managers to take proactive measures to increase efficiency and reduce operational costs.

5. Competitive Advantage: In an increasingly competitive rental market, property owners who offer utility submetering services can stand out from the crowd. Tenants are often attracted to properties that promote fair billing practices and eco-friendly living. Roshan Energy's expertise in submetering technology and billing services can give property owners a significant edge in attracting and retaining residents.

6. Regulatory Compliance: Many jurisdictions are implementing regulations and incentives to promote submetering in multifamily housing as a means to reduce energy and water consumption. Roshan Energy can assist property owners in complying with these regulations and taking advantage of available incentives, further enhancing cost-effectiveness.

7. Resident Satisfaction: By providing residents with the ability to monitor and control their utility consumption and costs, utility submetering services contribute to overall resident satisfaction. Happy residents are more likely to renew their leases and recommend the property to others, ensuring a steady stream of income for property owners.

The future of multifamily housing is undoubtedly intertwined with the adoption of utility submetering services. Companies like Roshan Energy are at the forefront of this transformation, offering advanced technologies and expertise to property owners seeking to enhance their operations and provide a better living experience for their residents. As the benefits of multifamily utility submetering services become more evident, we can expect to see it become a standard practice in multifamily housing, contributing to greater sustainability, fairness, and efficiency in the industry.

#Commercial Electric Submetering California #Residential Electric Submetering California #Electric Submetering Solutions California #Water Submetering Services California #Utility Cost Recovery California

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

Yesterday we finally passed the last hurdle of getting our house and I'm so excited because it means I'm finally free to dream in color so to speak. My imagination has something real to work with, and the planner in me has details and addresses and specifications to work under. My brain feels like it's blowing up and I don't want to do anything but this. I'm glad I have my behavior coach today because I'm going to ask for help making sure I can stay on task when my brain keeps yanking me back to the one and only thing it actually WANTS to pay attention to.

I'll have bits and pieces of time today to do my daydreaming, but I have actual work I need to do, and that has to come first, whether I like it or not.

I'm just so happy and it's so important to me that we do this right, because life has been progressively getting so much better for us these past few years. I need this move to be part of that for us, and it has so much potential to be, we really did everything in our power to make sure it would. But that means actually doing the work once we get there, and it's going to be so tempting to just...crash. We definitely deserve and will get a rest period, but it needs to be one that ends in forward momentum, not stagnation, which means having set end dates, and plans in place before it starts that we can immediately pick up when those dates arrive.

For now, the most important thing is planning and executing the move, the new water heater stand, and the washing machine. Next thing is getting all the paperwork things done, insurance, figuring out utilities, that sort of thing. Next priority is planning the first year reseeding efforts for ground cover, trees, bushes, and garden beds. Last bit is identifying local markets and services we'll be relying on. That should be enough to get us through the bulk of our re-activation phase, and furniture shopping at thrift stores should do the rest.

[absolutebl]

I read that Gaga is releasing one episode of Love class a day for six days which isn’t a model of release I’ve seen before. I think this is actually quite clever as the short KBLs do work better as a binge rather than 2 a week. It keeps the momentum up, which binging and 2 a week doesn’t seem to be able to do. What are your thoughts on the different models of release in terms of viewer enjoyment?

I love this personally, I find it very enjoyable as a viewing experience, and it's not uncommon with streaming services, but I don't think it's working very well for GaGa in this instance.

It's not generating enough buzz or momentum online (so far as I can tell). 6 short eps might just be too sort.

I might have gone for “every other day” airing instead... (from a marketing perspective).

But I do think the show will be very worthy of binging... 

If they stick the landing.

#love class #love class the series #GaGaOOLaLa #korena bl #Thai BLKorean BL #kbl #k-bl

[product-space]

Revealing Strategies for Expansion: Enhancing Disney+ Hotstar's Streaming Success 📈.

In the swiftly changing realm of digital entertainment, maintaining a competitive edge is paramount. Disney+ Hotstar, a prominent contender in the streaming industry, has been captivating viewers with its extensive content offerings. To amplify its presence and capture a larger market share, here are several growth strategies that Disney+ Hotstar can adopt:

1. Maximizing Utilization of Existing Subscription Plans: In its portfolio, Disney+ Hotstar offers subscription plans designed to cater to a diverse range of audiences, namely VIP and Premium tiers. By focusing on its current user base, the platform can harness the potential of vigorous marketing campaigns and time-limited discounts. These initiatives have the potential to attract existing users to elevate their subscription level or extend their current subscriptions, thereby generating augmented revenue and boosting engagement.

2. Diversifying Content to Engage Existing Subscribers: To sustain momentum, Disney+ Hotstar can broaden its content spectrum by introducing novel genres and categories. This entails launching fresh original content, acquiring rights to popular shows and movies, and collaborating with regional content creators. Through these endeavors, the platform can present a captivating variety of entertainment options that not only retain existing subscribers but also allure new ones.

3. Global Expansion for Extended Reach: The trajectory of Disney+ Hotstar need not be limited to its current market boundaries. The platform can explore new regions and international markets where it has yet to establish a significant presence. In order to thrive in these uncharted territories, it's essential to localize content and offer language support that resonates with the local populace. By broadening its geographical footprint, Disney+ Hotstar can secure a more expansive segment of the streaming market.

4. Venturing into Unconventional Content Realms: Stepping beyond conventional content avenues can lead to transformative outcomes. Disney+ Hotstar has the potential to venture into related or even unrelated markets, unveiling innovative offerings that cater to a wide spectrum of preferences. For instance, specialized streaming services focused on sports, gaming, or educational content can engage niche audiences while enhancing the platform's overall appeal.

In Conclusion: Propelling the Future of Streaming with Disney+ Hotstar

As the streaming landscape evolves, Disney+ Hotstar has a unique chance to shape its journey towards sustained growth and market dominance. By embracing a multifaceted strategy that leverages its current strengths, ventures into unexplored territories, and diversifies its content portfolio, Disney+ Hotstar can continue captivating global audiences. In a world where viewers crave fresh, immersive, and captivating experiences, Disney+ Hotstar is well-positioned to emerge as a frontrunner in the ever-expanding domain of digital entertainment.

Note: This blog is speculative in nature and does not reflect any official plans or decisions made by Disney+ Hotstar.

#product management #hotstar #growth #growth strategies

[wingsdreamt]

@gcldfanged​

Sector One has, over time, become a place of safe harbor for the many immigrants and refugees flowing through the open sprawl of the slums. A constant stream of anonymous faces looking for places to work. Many find work in restaurant kitchens, seedy massage parlors, shady sweatshops or assembly lines, cashing in on monster bounties, black market trading; forms of labor which do not rely on a common language for. All for petty pay rates. Because those who hold the reins of power can and because immigrants ought to fight amongst themselves for scraps rather than compete with the native grounders who resent their presence.

Whatever it takes to raise gil. To not burden Aerith and Elmyra, the latter of whom was already viscerally displeased by his reappearance, and to bring in enough money to recompense Elmyra for looking after Cloud. The challenging part of that entire equation is finding work without raising suspicion about the active presence of at least one of two escaped test subjects.

Staying with Aerith was completely out of the question. Not like there weren’t plenty of nooks and crannies to squat out in, whether in abandoned districts or boarded up sections of the collapsed expressway connecting Sector Five and Six.

After clearing out the monsters and thugs, of course. Only, Aerith wasn’t having that either.

That left…the church. Perfectly serviceable, if a bit drafty as night fell and the chill chipped away at the timeworn stone and any of its gathered warmth during the day.

“Okay, all I’m saying is, if you want to move ground behemoth horn– call it magical sex-enhancing monster powder or beast mode aphrodisiac, I don’t care– you’ll want some muscle to make sure it doesn’t get stolen!”

He’s been trying, for the better part of the last ten minutes, to convince a particularly skeptical traditional medicine seller that they really ought to protect their illicit drugs better. Zack leans his weight on the counter, halfway into launching into a new argument when a suited figure moving in his peripheral view catches his attention.

His first instinct is to hunch away, hide his face and blend back into the crowd, except…He knows this particular Turk.

Their eyes meet, and Zack’s mako-blue irises are a flashing storm of pure fury with the pull of lips over the gleam of bared teeth.

I remember you. I remember what you did in Nibelheim.

The apothecary is summarily forgotten as Zack backs away from the reinforced glass display counter and moves, baleful and raven swift in Jae’s direction. Fast, too fast to escape before Zack catches up and grabs him from behind with enough momentum to slam the Turk face first straight into the ground. Zack sucks in a breath through his teeth as he drives downward, chest to back, he locks his left arm up under Jae’s armpit to viciously pull and twist the limb back while his right hand pins the remaining shoulder against the dirt. Zack leans down by Jae’s ear, hot breath against skin and a barely reined-in quiver of rage in his voice.

 “You…I should fucking kill you. Give me one reason I don’t turn you into a stupid smear on the ground right now.” 

#gcldfanged #jae. #[ ν ] – εγλ 0007 - 0010. #and just before the lights go out; you'll see my smile -- gcldfanged.