Incumbents pretty much everywhere in the Western world are in trouble, because events of the past five years have totally screwed public finances and inflation has led to cost of living issues. Voter… (View Post)

I work in information security, and make bank transfers in person at the branch or via an ATM. Yes it’s annoying for an hour a month, but it’s one hell of a lot less annoying than getting hacked and … (View Post)

Yes, there’s lots of industries (including yours) that can’t simply shut down, the shift pattern continues as usual whether it’s a public holiday or not. Add to utility workers, emergency service wor… (View Post)

Yep still cash everywhere in large parts of the world - including those where having a friend or two named Benjamin can ease any spots of bother one might encounter along the way. (View Post)

That was a good one. Not quite STS-68, which frightened the life out of a bunch of astronauts, but still a good one. (View Post)