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  • I think the reason Zealandia is called a “submerged continent” is because it is made of continental crust rather than oceanic crust.

    But IMO the best geologic definition of continents is by tectonic plates, which mostly matches up with the cultural definitions of the continents.

    For the major continents, we have these plates:

    • North American
    • South American
    • Eurasian
    • African
    • Australian
    • Antarctic

    There are several smaller plates too, like the Caribbean, Indian, and Arabian plates. IMO, we should consider these independent continents.

    There is also a dedicated Pacific plate. The ring of fire is the border of this plate.

    New Zealand / Zealandia is on the ring of fire. Half on the Australian plate, half on the Pacific plate. You can actually see the border of the two plates when you look at the topographical map of Zealandia.
















  • [S]hareholders said they learned that CrowdStrike’s assurances about its technology were materially false and misleading when a flawed software update disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals and emergency lines around the world.

    I don’t see how they can make this argument.

    Falcon is a kernel module. When kernel modules fuck up, you get kernel panics.

    Sure, the layperson may not know enough about computers to recognize this, but it’s a basic enough fact about operating systems that an investor in a company like this should take the time to learn. It’s not like they hid that fact.

    If you invested in a company without knowing how their product works, that’s on you.