A quotation from Bierce, Ambrose
CONSULT, v.t. To seek another’s approval to a course already decided on.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Consult,” The Cynic’s Word Book (1906)
#quote #quotes #quotation #approval #consult #consulting #CYA #decision #decision-making #rubberstamp
Sourcing / notes: https://wist.info/bierce-ambrose/66280/
Bitcoin slid Tuesday after the Securities and Exchange Commission’s social media account — which was compromised — sent a false social media post stating the regulatory agency had approved a long-awaited bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Immediately after the first post, the world’s largest cryptocurrency jumped to as high as $47,901 to its highest level since March 2022, but later traded lower by 3%.
#hacked #SEC #X #false #post #bitcoin #ETF #approval
via https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/10/stock-markets-a-crypto-bros-false-dream-.html
source: https://uk.style.yahoo.com/first-grader-gets-government-approval-123844773.html
The little girl, identified only as #Madeline, wrote a letter to the Los Angeles County Department of #Animal #Care and Control on Nov. 14 asking for #permission to "have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find one" — and received approval a couple of weeks later.
source: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/08/nvidia-arm-deal-may-have-been-doomed-from-the-start.html
Before long, competition regulators in the U.S., the U.K., #China and #Europe were investigating the #deal from all angles, leading tech investors and analysts to speculate that the acquisition would never gain #approval.
So I had wished that the deal would be successful, because that would have catapulted the free architecture #RISC-V to the front. China would then no longer have relied on proprietary ARM CPUs.
#Technology #CPU #digital #economy #problem #politics #news #freedom #USA #trade #future
This is part 2 of a series describing papers from the #IHUMI / #AMU institutions in #Marseille, #France, with potential problems. In Part 1, I listed papers with #image concerns. In this follow-up I’ll focus on a set of #papers that might have problems with #human subjects research not having received proper #ethical #approval. The articles span a #decade of research on #homeless people in Marseille, and involve #different studies and specimens — but all were run #under #just #one #IRB #approval #number.
Pfizer Releases Brand New, Never-Before-Seen Drug 'Pfivermectin'
U.S.—After several successful rounds of #trials and a quick overnight #approval from the #FDA, #Pfizer proudly announced they will be releasing a brand new, never-before-seen #COVID #drug "Pfivermectin."
"It's important to understand that this drug is nothing like #Ivermectin, even though Pfivermectin rhymes with Ivermectin and it pretty much does the exact same thing," said Pfizer CEO Hans Pfizer. "Everyone knows Ivermectin is a widely discredited #horse drug, and ours is not. Very #important distinction there."
#Experts say that taking two doses of Pfivermectin #every #day at the first sign of COVID symptoms could lessen the severity and duration of the infection. Ivermectin will do the same thing, except it may also turn you into a horse and make everyone laugh at you. Not good!
A Pfizer spokesman also confirmed that their drug will be approximately 30,000% more #expensive than Ivermectin.
"Don't worry about the cost," said the spokesman. "The #government will cover the cost. Besides, that's a small price to pay to not turn into a horse!"
