"A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs." — Bernard Baruch — — — #BernardBaruch #quote #quotes #quip #speculate #speculator #future #humorous #actions

Told ya so ...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/24/carbon-credit-speculators-could-lose-billions-as-offsets-deemed-worthless-aoe

Amid growing evidence that huge numbers of carbon credits do nothing to mitigate global heating and can sometimes be linked to alleged human rights concerns, there is a growing pile of carbon credits equivalent to the annual emissions of Japan, the world’s fifth largest polluter, that are unused in the unregulated voluntary market, according to market analysis.#Carbon #credit schemes and cap-and-trade schemes have never really been about reducing CO₂ emissions, so much as about introducing a new #commodity that business and investors can #speculate on. But now the carbon-credit #bubble is #bursting as embarrassing reports keep on surfacing that the Emperor has no clothes.

Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as offsets deemed ‘worthless’

Many credits in the voluntary market going unused, with study finding some offsetting could make global heating worse

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@Matthew And there is already a #startup that wants to run an #exchange where you can #speculate with the #bankcruptcy #tokens! They just need $25 mio #VentureCapital to get started. Google #GTX. Seriously.
This product is #awesome. For some definition of awesome. If I understand it correctly, you are supposed to #mortgage your #house to #speculate on #Bitcoin. 20% of any Bitcoin appreciation goes to your #lender. Plus 7.5% #interest p.a. on the #loan amount. If Bitcoin goes down, you lose 100%. What could go #wrong? #crypto
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Kylie Jenner spotted sans Travis Scott at family event, fans speculate split Kylie Jenner has left tongues wagging with the absence of Travis Scott during her appearance at a cosmetics event. The 25-year-old, who walked alongside her tot Stormi, brought her fashion A-game to the party she hosted for Kylie Cosmetics in Los Angeles. The […]

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#letsroll #muggles #d20

8-17-6 → #speculate
19-14-9 → #obtain
13-7-5 → #seven
16-12-1 → #sacked
18-2-14 → #carriages
16-8-3 → #worries

speculate-obtain-seven-sacked-carriages-worries

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/08/dragon-con-diceware

How to Roll a Strong Password with 20-Sided Dice and Fandom-Inspired Wordlists

Here’s the not-so-secret recipe for strong passphrases: a random element like dice, a long list of words, and math. And as long as you have the first two, the third takes care of itself. All together, this adds up to diceware, a simple but powerful method to create a passphrase that even the most...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

#letsroll

⚀ ⚄ ⚅ ⚅ ⚅→#clarinet
⚄ ⚅ ⚃ ⚂ ⚀→#stooge
⚄ ⚃ ⚃ ⚁ ⚁→#sinister
⚄ ⚄ ⚃ ⚁ ⚀→#spending
⚂ ⚄ ⚃ ⚃ ⚀→#knee
⚄ ⚄ ⚂ ⚅ ⚄→#speculate

clarinet-stooge-sinister-spending-knee-speculate

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/new-wordlists-random-passphrases

EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases

Joe Bonneau dives deep into systems using dice to generate random passphrases and introduces EFF's three new wordlists.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

#letsroll

⚅ ⚃ ⚃ ⚄ ⚀→#unrushed
⚅ ⚅ ⚀ ⚃ ⚀→#wagon
⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚁ ⚃→#activator
⚁ ⚁ ⚄ ⚁ ⚁→#delay
⚂ ⚀ ⚀ ⚁ ⚁→#flakily
⚄ ⚄ ⚂ ⚅ ⚄→#speculate

unrushed-wagon-activator-delay-flakily-speculate

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/new-wordlists-random-passphrases

EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases

Joe Bonneau dives deep into systems using dice to generate random passphrases and introduces EFF's three new wordlists.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

#letsroll

⚂ ⚂ ⚂ ⚅ ⚃→#handwash
⚀ ⚅ ⚁ ⚄ ⚃→#cod
⚃ ⚅ ⚀ ⚁ ⚀→#purist
⚄ ⚄ ⚂ ⚅ ⚄→#speculate
⚁ ⚄ ⚄ ⚅ ⚅→#eskimo
⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚄ ⚃→#backless

handwash-cod-purist-speculate-eskimo-backless

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/new-wordlists-random-passphrases

EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases

Joe Bonneau dives deep into systems using dice to generate random passphrases and introduces EFF's three new wordlists.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

#letsroll

⚀ ⚀ ⚃ ⚀ ⚁→#albatross
⚄ ⚂ ⚁ ⚅ ⚁→#scoop
⚂ ⚀ ⚂ ⚀ ⚅→#fool
⚄ ⚂ ⚀ ⚁ ⚀→#sash
⚂ ⚃ ⚂ ⚂ ⚄→#iciness
⚄ ⚄ ⚂ ⚅ ⚄→#speculate

albatross-scoop-fool-sash-iciness-speculate

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/new-wordlists-random-passphrases

EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases

Joe Bonneau dives deep into systems using dice to generate random passphrases and introduces EFF's three new wordlists.

Electronic Frontier Foundation