RuinsMan

so from his comments today on 60 minutes and this repeated statement he would do the iran war again, the only thing he would've changed about his presidency is that he would've deported even fewer people. if you're still maga are you even a human????

U.S. is nearing a go/no-go decision on returning to war with Iran: 1. The military buildup is large. Two carrier strike groups in the Arabian Sea, with a third reportedly en route. Dozens of aerial refueling tankers. Missile defenses. In other words, the U.S. is assembling the force necessary for a major strike. 2. POTUS today said an attack is “highly unlikely” after saying for weeks that he’d strike Iran after the midterms. As with the war’s objectives and status, it’s public cacophony from the administration.  3. The region is on edge. I was in the Gulf last week and officials worry about a disproportionate Iranian response - on them - to a U.S. strike. They fear attacks on energy infrastructure, desalinization plants, subsea cables, and civilian sites. 4. No one there thinks that more strikes will topple the regime, as Netanyahu suggests, and most doubt that Iran will be quickly bombed back to the negotiating table. “Finishing the job” is easier said than done. 5. Some newly elected members of Congress want to defund the war and end it immediately. That, however, would leave Iran emboldened, in control of the Strait, and threatening the region. 6. In the meantime, with Iran shooting at ships and the Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. unable or unwilling to completely stop either, the incentive for countries to cut deals with Iran is growing. 7. The chances are that another round of sustained strikes will be regionally ruinous rather than the path toward enduring peace, especially if Tehran survives them defiantly. 8. Perhaps the best case at this point is to sustain the embargo, which is creating real and significant economic pressure on Tehran. If, in a few months, the government can’t pay the Basij or, eventually, other IRGC elements, it may be more willing to deal. 9. That’s a suboptimal approach, to be sure, but the options - attack, sustain, or walk away - are all bad. It’s a question of the least disadvantageous choice.  10. The U.S. at this point can’t “win” the war, at least by its original terms. But unless it emerges with an agreement to reopen the Strait and secures guarantees on Iran’s nuclear program, this will be an unambiguous defeat. Hopefully there is still time to avoid that outcome.

I’m beyond disappointed in Jensen I have a personal sentiment about infidelity, that it’s a mark on one’s character that if you can cheat on your wife you can cheat on anything We’re all human and we sin, but this is something that he’ll need to go through hell thru first before he can start to rebuild trust with anyone I don’t want to say it’s going to be impossible, but it’s going to be incredibly fucking difficult and we’ll need a lot of information just to have a chance at rebuilding trust I’m disgusted, pissed, hurt, and disappointed

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Didn’t realize Jensen has been married since 1985 to his wife Lori and they have two kids together I know we’re not certain that he was shagging the CCP spy but if he was (which it’s looking more and more likely) and he can lie to his wife of 41 years then it makes you wonder what else he could lie or mislead about I don’t think he’ll have to resign over this but I do think people may question his character

There’s something called email. What a waste of jet fuel.

No European country allows this BTW. You may freeze rates for a shorter period, but they won't allow you to keep your mortgage at 2.8 % forever because you bought it at that

Bukele é o único que entendeu o conceito de caudilhismo realista. Ele incorporar os princípios de Francisco Morazan e se opõe de verdade a doutrina Monroe. Por isto há uma diferença brutal entre esta direita entreguista para uma direita nacionalista a qual Bukele faz parte genuinamente. O cara tem conhecimento da história monárquica ibero-americana e invés de rejeita-la ele abraça tal legado cultural como parte de sua política de Estado. Já estes outros patifes não conseguem ser nada além de lacaios de um sistema financeiro que despreza as tradições mais profundas da América Latina.

Just spent some time catching up with an old coworker, who now works at the VP level at a boutique investment bank Was asking him about analyst use of AI and thought his insight was quite fascinating More people are using AI now vs just few months ago, and it absolutely cuts down a lot of time from mundane tasks Just tedious things like arranging logos on a deck or managing a contact log for investors would require analyst resources behind it. Now an Associate or VP with Claude can just do it by themselves with minimal effort However, the work hours have not gone down at all for the analysts. Since senior folks know about the capabilities of AI, they are now staffing analysts across more deals at any given time Not only that, MDs are chasing after new mandates more often than before. Directors are coming up with new tasks for their analysts, like maintaining tear sheets or comp sets on niche verticals. VPs are asking for more pages and trying to show more analysis to clients than before In summary, the duration of any single task has gone down because of AI. However, this has been offset with new work that the firm and group simply never had capacity to do before Instead of reducing hours, it has opened up room for his group to chase after more revenue and provide better/faster work to existing clients. Suspect this is also what is happening across many industries and companies, not just in banking or finance Walked away with the reinforced belief that the entire job loss narrative of AI is just doomerism