I work in this field. It’s really about uncertainty. Banks rely on certainty to make choices about lending. When political leadership is unsteady (and corrupt) and times are uncertain, the prudent move for lenders is caution. No one wants to be caught holding the bag in the crash.

When the Duck Tales theme drops

I saw them in the late 90s and they brought out a JonBenet Ramsey doll to bang and decapitate.

Sure, but what about when shove comes to push.

NetNewsWire on iOS has been awesome for years. Free and open source to boot.

Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.

+1 on Mystic Quest. I still get the battle song stuck in my head on a regular basis. Incredible that such a basic game had such a badass soundtrack.

And that’s exactly what is coming to the US, since they think workers rights and unions are the problem.

Great piece. Tech unionization is certainly one of the few paths to fighting this situation. Not just for internal developments at tech companies, but also for solidarity outside of work in building local resilience and contributing to FOSS projects.