One last post on my recent Substack kick. Yesterday I linked to Ana Marie Cox’s scathing analysis of Substack’s financials. She published that on June 23, and wrote about Substack’s $100 million funding round, with a $1 billion valuation, in the future tense. Substack indeed closed that round in mid July, raising $100 million, with […]
Simple single-page website with (a) reasons to leave Substack; (b) links to comprehensive step-by-step instructions for how to move to other platforms, such as Ghost, Buttondown, and Beehiiv; and (c) links to several popular publications that moved and are glad they did.  ★Â
This cutting error happens when the sheets fail to align properly during the last stage of creating a banknote
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The Denver Mint, one of the primary coin-producing facilities of the United States Mint, operated several generations of coin presses and related minting equipment throughout its history. In the 1960s, significant modernization occurred, retiring much of the older machinery that had been used since the early 20th century. Here’s a breakdown of the key equipment
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From “The Budget Survival Guide” by Kyle Franck and Jessica Lamm Available Now on Amazon – Click Here to Get Your Copy Let’s be real—no one teaches you how to manage money unless you grow up lucky.Most of us learn the hard way: overdraft fees, maxed-out credit cards, sketchy payday loans, and that pit-in-your-stomach feeling
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