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  7. Comment on Billionaire Harlan Crow bought property from Clarence Thomas. The Justice didn’t disclose the deal. in ~news

  10. Comment on Daylight Saving Time Gripe Assistant Tool in ~life

  12. Comment on KPMG gave SVB, Signature Bank clean bill of health weeks before collapse. Accounting firm faces scrutiny for audits of failed banks. in ~finance

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    My basic understanding of why SVB actually failed was that it had a gigantic bank run. Would any bank be able to withstand people withdrawing 25% of their deposits in a single day? If people knew...

    My basic understanding of why SVB actually failed was that it had a gigantic bank run. Would any bank be able to withstand people withdrawing 25% of their deposits in a single day?

    If people knew last week what we know now (that their deposits were all safe), there never would've been a run, and SVB would still be okay (and possibly could've dug itself out of its current hole).

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  13. Comment on A Dutch researcher named Frank Hoogerbeets had predicted the Turkey earthquake two days before it had happened in ~enviro

  15. Comment on SourceHut will blocklist the Go module mirror in ~comp

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    Seems like a very Drew situation to me: unwavering confidence that he's right and totally unwilling to compromise.

    Seems like a very Drew situation to me: unwavering confidence that he's right and totally unwilling to compromise.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on ‘Westworld’ canceled at HBO after four seasons in ~tv

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    Westworld had a 5-season arc planned from the beginning. Despite it seeming like they were making shit up as they went, they had an approximate plan.

    Westworld had a 5-season arc planned from the beginning. Despite it seeming like they were making shit up as they went, they had an approximate plan.

    10 votes

  19. Comment on ‘Westworld’ canceled at HBO after four seasons in ~tv

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    On the one hand I'm bummed they didn't get to finish out the show, but on the other hand it really was just a shadow of its season 1 glory at this point. I can't be too sad about this one.

    On the one hand I'm bummed they didn't get to finish out the show, but on the other hand it really was just a shadow of its season 1 glory at this point. I can't be too sad about this one.

    9 votes