I think you're pushing your low UID too far, but probably going for Funny. Maybe the moderators will think so someday?

My reaction to the story is that Citi is the worst bank I've ever dealt with, and that's saying something. I'm not sure if they are the bank that most deserves bankruptcy, however. After all I couldn't even open an account with Bank of America when I was stationed in California, and at the time that struck me as pretty evil and deserving of bankruptcy, too.

Three Internet points for anyone who can convince me big banks do more good than harm. I'm convinced that they are not too big to fail. It's just that the US government is still too stupid to let them finish themselves off--but pretty soon that won't even be possible. Or maybe already? Just waiting for the next fiasco to find out?

Not sure what to say in reply, but in Slashdot time it's already an expired discussion.

I guess my main reaction is that I got to similar conclusions a while back, but mostly from looking around the perishables section of supermarkets and thinking "There is WAY too much waste here." Obviously not sustainable...

No clear reaction to Zaihan yet. Actually decided to switch to a more local copy of his book. Which reminds me I need to check the reservation status at that library.

You mean the Comet Empire?

How fast can we resurrect the Yamato?

Worm brain doesn't care what people who studied the subjects their entire career think. The only thing he cares about is getting his anti-vax cronies in office to destroy decades of scientific research and replace it with homepathy.

Watch it again.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FzicGxU5MfwE%3Fs...

The Slashdot discussion from crossing 400 ppm in 2013:

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.slashdot.org%2Fstor...

This year's monthly average peak so far, and a new record, was 430.51 ppm in May.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgml.noaa.gov%2Fccgg%2Ftren...

Once we wipe out enough of the species that it begins to show up on quarterly reports as loss of profit, maybe we'll consider doing something about it.

Interesting you should say that. I just heard this morning that as more immigrants get sent out of the country we may experience a net loss to the population for the first time in decades. In addtion, because of all these people no longer in the country, GDP will decrease because they aren't buying goods and services nor helping to produce goods and services.

We know this is already affecting industries such as housing where one MAGA voter whined it will take him years to replace the immigrants taken from him. Of course, in Florida, they're already aware of what happens when you go after immigrants. Food rots in the field and businesses can't fully operate.

Perhaps these extended droughts will accelerate these issues.

I do. The music is mine. I'm not dependent on someone else playing it for me over some shitty link.

Further, there is cover art and words to the songs.

I own it. I'm not renting it from anyone.

Dying story of low interest, but another bye-bye comment got me to peg the video for later viewing. I'm vaguely remembering a book of that name...

Interesting discussion, though far off topic--except for the status quo condition of so many non-political problems being folded into political failures these years.

Main reaction is "We can't get there from here" where "here" is any better state of affairs. My excuse is that I'm too old to worry about it and all I can do is feel sorry for the youngsters who are just going to have to live with things getting worse. Stumbled over an interesting book on that aspect called The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan. The thesis so far seems to be that we are just past another one of those golden ages, but we haven't fully noticed yet...

Secondary reaction involves various angles of attack by the applied psychologists. Most interesting new book for that reaction is probably Choice Factor by Richard Shotton telling the marketing droids how best to sell bad garbage to bigger suckers. Or perhaps The Attention Fix by Anders Hansen for a Swedish perspective?

Oh for fucks sake. Trump ran on pulling back from Ukraine involvement. It was loudly and clearly part of his campaign. Average people want less involvement with foreign conflicts, not more:

MS is in no way hurting. They made a profit of $26 Billion in March, far ahead of Wall Street projections.

As other companies are also specifically targeting that mid-management layer, this is a possible sign that the Cult of the MBA may be waning.