We don't need "some other fashion" - we need good regulations, and we need effective enforcement of those regulations. That includes brutal fines, the occasional imprisonment of C-levels as required, and the 'execution' of corporations where appropriate.

The basic model is fine - people organizing in a hierarchy to work toward a common goal approved by society for its greater good. The problem is allowing predatory psychopaths to turn the operation into an anti-social wealth-extraction scheme which ends in the psychopaths holding the reins of power.

Now, how best to reverse that psychopathic tide would be the subject of several PhD theses. Too bad the fuckers at the top have already co-opted higher education. And that brings us back to the topic of TFS. Which brings ME back to the torches and pitchforks scenario I mention here fairly frequently. Because make no mistake - this IS a war.

On the one hand, the power generated may offset the CO2 emitted to build the plant, and then possibly offset even more CO2 by preventing other fossil-fuel plants from being built. Gaining experience with SMRs could be critical for the survival of our civilization.

On the other hand, I trust neither Amazon nor private utility companies. This kind of project belongs in the public sector, and for the public good, not under the control of billionaires as another scheme for extracting wealth from the people they consider to be expendable nobodies. Also, a proliferation of nuclear power has its own risks. And I'm sure we can find better uses for the power than more fscking data centres.

I guess I'd be cautiously in favour of the SMR plan if it was for the public good and not for the good of Bezos and his buds. But as it is, I hope the whole thing falls flat. We need to stop handing power - both political and electrical - to the parasite class. It's time to start shutting these fuckers down.

... Marquis taught at some shitty business schools. The whole point of an MBA is to teach people who are experts in other domains the details of accounting, law, contracts, and finance needed to maximize the performance (however one chooses to measure that) of an organization. If he or the rest of the faculty couldn't put together some case studies of companies that have figured out how to balance happy customers, happy employees and happy shareholders to demonstrate such an optimization problem, he shouldn't be teaching.

True, some of the bad apple stakeholders will take a zero sum view of the operation (every dollar the employees get is a dollar that the shareholders lose). But being a good CEO is knowing how to deal with such people. Even to the point of letting them go.

Anecdote: A big investor in Berkshire Hathaway went to visit Buffett in his Omaha office to express some concerns. After Warren met him and listened to his input, he asked how many shares the investor held. Upon being told, he turned to his secretary and said, "Cut him a check for his shares." Then turned and walked back into his office.

Matriarchy. After all, who is getting the royal treatment again?

People most likely to believe in such a PR piece. And generate the sympathy that Holmes appears to be seeking.

There is no reason your post should offend an adult. Those it does are clowns unable to admit a reality that's common as dirt.

Advertising proves your point every day.

That's how she took advantage of pathetic gullibles.

Many men react to females like cat hoarders do felines. Youtube creators noted this long ago and often include cats (and dogs) to get views from many people who don't care at all about content.

Using AI to insert fictitious females into content like Facesbook Marketplace
is increasingly popular because it gets viewers to click the thumbnail. Holmes was able to fool old men who should have been utterly jaded like General Matthis because many people with high specialized competence are weak outside their lane.

DMV lose or delete old title records fairly often. Fortunately I had hard copy titles for all my vintage vehicles so getting one reloaded was not a problem.

When I buy a vehicle I get a hard copy of the title printed on the spot, not mailed to me. I've been a mechanic for ~five decades and seen many title problems due to buyers failing to transfer titles then losing their copy (which is the most common error), but don't count on titles in a DMV system to last forever.

Don't omit boat and outboard motor titles where applicable. You can avoid much frustration.

I'd like to see a geographical map of the openings. Hypothesis: It played to a carefully curated audience.

Convicted? There are actually laws prohibiting profiting from things related to criminal acts (books, movies, etc).

Where's the "Just drink the KoolAide and shut up" radio button?

If a game is discontinued that's no reason to deprive the willing of ability to host their own servers.

That option adds value long after a company ends support. It's a feature not a barrier to profit.

Blocking RAM upgrades is inexcusable. RAM upgrades are the most basic computer upgrade since the dawn of the PC.

The UK is already overcrowded and property punitively expensive.

... a new term. Along the lines of AI-complete, where that class of problems is solvable, given the (eventual) delivery of AI.

We need: Resource Complete.

Something we can use to keep the investors engaged with the idea that somewhere, somehow, this will be delivered and the project will be right back on track. See: Real Soon Now