Yes. And when the "think of the children" lie has run its course, they will just continue with one of the other horsemen: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...

These are malicious people, plain and simple. They want everybody monitored and dislike anybody having freedoms. And they will stop short of nothing to get there.

It is a lot of historic reputation. But I actually know 3 (!) Swiss numbered account systems personally (don't ask). They used to be anonymous a long time ago. They are not these days. The identity of the account holders has to be verified carefully in each case and has to be given to the government. The reputation of the Swiss banks refers to a situation that does not exist anymore and has not existed for quite a while.

Indeed. But they have to win this first. So far they convinced 2% of the voters to sign and they had 18 months for that. In the end, the Swiss voters are usually pretty pragmatic.

CS has gone out of business due to management incompetence: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...

The largest Swiss bank is rank 23: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...
And the 2nd largest Swiss bank is rank 97.

Funny how that goes when hallucinations collide with actual facts ...

You think half a person of teaching personnel per student is too much? Well, being one of these, I can assure you it is money well spent. In fact, every CHF spent on the universities returns 4 CHF in profits. These are current numbers, just updated. You think that somehow is a problem?

Yeah, probably.

Not more than in other parts of the world. Probably less. And yes, I actually know that. For example, the fabled "anonymous Swiss bank accounts" have been history for a long time.

And not in a good way. Looks like a rather large number of people seriously do not know what they are doing.

When all compete but the products are still crap. Market failure does not get more spectacular than this.

Indeed. It still means "unusable for anything requiring accuracy". Which is quite a few things. Well, I guess this will not deliver the business model that finally turns a profit either. If that ever happens.

And you will never be able to. That would require a scaling up that is not feasible. Or an entirely different technology.

Indeed. Well, at least the crash will be spectacular. I am hoping for no more AI hypes for a long, long time.

You say the words, but you do not mean them.

Right.

It takes both money and asserts power and control against states specifically. The compliance policy, the nanosecond it's enforced, breaches the 10th. The conspiracy to breach the 10th would be mooted.

And yes, it's mob boss shit. And what he's done to universities also breaches numerous US Constitutional Amendments, but because universities are at the nipple of federal dollars, they dare not move. This is the universities' problem, the subservience and fealty to new royalty. That they don't litigate effectively shows the strength of their spine.

The MAGA governors in lockstep with The Executive are now losing battles, viz Indiana's rejection of redistricting for gerrymandering purposes.

Look where DOGE is today, disbanded and debunked, leaving only damage and disservice in its wake, many battles in the courts lost, and no happiness left behind.

There are ways to prevent a race to the bottom. Law with spine, rather law with genuflection will turn the tide, as it has in the past.

Ah, we disagree. Read the 10th Amendment. We can add the Commerce Clause, and add a side dash of grab-and-go (read your law books).

Thanks otherwise for the kind and thoughtful words; I know they took a lot of effort.