Things are about to get crazy
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Things are about to get crazy

On December 19th, 2001, The Fellowship of the Ring hit theaters and nerd culture was forever changed. If you’re like me, you associate these movies with the holidays and are about to rewatch all three films (extended editions obviously). I was rewatching the Fellowship recently, and I had a funny thought. While they’re in the

Don’t look back in anger
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Don’t look back in anger

2024 is drawing to a close, so I wanted to hit you with one final newsletter before the chaos of 2025 kicks off. It’s that time of year where our brains will almost automatically look back on the past year. What went right, what went wrong. What we accomplished, what we failed to follow through

Curve Finance warns its DNS has been hijacked again
Cryptocurrency

Curve Finance warns its DNS has been hijacked again

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance has warned that a hacker has again hijacked its domain name system (DNS), sending users to a malicious website.   In the second attack on its infrastructure in a week, the “curve.fi DNS might be hijacked. Don’t interact!” the team said in a May 12 warning to X. In a

Tornadoes, Winds, Rain Hit Florida Panhandle and Parts of Alabama
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Tornadoes, Winds, Rain Hit Florida Panhandle and Parts of Alabama

Tornadoes, strong winds and flash flooding hit parts of north Florida and Alabama over the weekend, damaging dozens of homes and commercial and farm structures, weather and local news sites reported. In the Florida Panhandle, tornadoes ripped roofs from homes and businesses and toppled a gas station’s portico in Esto, near the Alabama line. At

Growth over Comfort | Nerd Fitness
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Growth over Comfort | Nerd Fitness

Stephen Wilson Jr. was a scientist working for Mars, Inc. (Yeah, the Candy company). One day, his boss pulled him into an office and said something that changed his life: “Stephen, you’re about to get promoted.” Normally a cause for celebration, this was instead meant as a warning by his boss. In a past life,

Aave broke an all-time high TVL of more than  billion
Cryptocurrency

Aave broke an all-time high TVL of more than $40 billion

Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has reached a new record of funds onchain, according to data from DefiLlama. In an X post, Aave said it topped $40.3 billion in total value locked (TVL) on May 12. Onchain data reveals that Aave v3, the latest version of the protocol, has approximately $40 billion in TVL. Aave

Markel Launches Clinical Trials Cover to Support Research Globally
Insurance

Markel Launches Clinical Trials Cover to Support Research Globally

Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., announced the launch of its clinical trials insurance product. Markel said the product underscores its commitment to providing best-in-class solutions to support clinical trials research and product development on an international scale. The new clinical trials offering provides comprehensive cover to sponsors, researchers and participants throughout

What’s different this time? | Nerd Fitness
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What’s different this time? | Nerd Fitness

Today is the most hope and optimism-filled day of the year. That’s great! Whatever goals or resolutions you’ve set for yourself, I’m excited for you! We’re all trying to better ourselves, and even though things haven’t worked out the way we wanted them to in the past, we hope this time will be different. Musician

Here’s what happened in crypto today
Cryptocurrency

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Today in crypto: Newly appointed SEC Chair Paul Atkins shared more about his priorities for digital assets regulation. Global crypto funds continued to see strong inflows, pushing total assets to $169 billion. Meanwhile, traders are closely watching Bitcoin price moves following news of trade progress between the US and China. SEC Chair: Blockchain ‘holds promise’

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