@Techmeme@techhub.socialBusinesses have started using Kalshi to hedge business risks; Kalshi says institutional trading volume on its platform has grown 800% since November 2025 (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes…
@cdarwin@c.imWe are living in a new world of hedgers.
The shocks of the last several years
—COVID-19, Russia’s war in Ukraine,
Trump’s tariffs,
and the Iran conflict
—have upended how nations approach international affairs.
The smooth flows of a globalized and rules-based world have clotted into uncertainty,
forcing states to find new pathways for trade, diplomacy, resource extraction, and defense cooperation.
Countries no longer consider historical partner…
@nemobis@mamot.frI finally adapted my .Xmodmap file to Wayland, after I do not know how many years of procrastinating.
https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2024/04/28/the-simplest-thing-in-the-world-modifing-keymaps-in-wayland/
@cdarwin@c.imGreen gentian,
formally Frasera speciosa
(it also goes by the common name monument plant),
is known for the notable habit of growing for many years as a large basal rosette
and only once producing a tall stalk of flowers.
The plants die immediately after setting seed.
Another plant known for a similar life history is the century plant,
Agave americana, which typically lives one to three decades before producing a flowering stalk 25 to 30 feet tall a…
