Thursday, January 15, 2026
South East Asia’s Biggest Bank (By Assets) Just Suffered Its Biggest Outage in Over a Decade
As lenders increasingly nudge their customers toward online services, the frequency and scale of bank outages raises serious questions about the resilience and reliability of those services.
Probable Vaccine-Escaping Covid Variant Sequenced in Gauteng, South Africa and Spreading Rapidly; Press Underplaying Downside Risk
A very nasty new variant is spreading rapidly and looks to evade monoclonal antibodies and current vaccines. Assume the brace position.
Gerrymandering Is a Climate Problem
How the upcoming round of gerrymandering is likely to impact climate change remediation campaigns.
Thanksgiving Myths and Realities and Betty-Jo
For those of you contending with Thanksgivings that fall short.
Why Don’t We See Headlines Touting the Pentagon’s Hefty Price Tag?
ions on how the press is a reliable Pentagon cheerleader.
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/24/2021
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How the Pandemic Helped Spread Fentanyl Across the US and Drive Opioid Overdose Deaths to a Grim New High
The jump in opioid deaths during the pandemic was due significantly to distribution changes that favored fentanyl.
The “Tesla Financial Complex”: Financial Times Details Wildly Outsized Speculation in Tesla Options
The Financial Times provides insight as to why Tesla stock is so frothy.
Go Private for the Treatment You Need, NHS Tells Patients
NHS patients are being refused treatment, discharged too early and pushed towards private referrals.
Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule and Sort of Comments Holiday
We’ll be on a lighter posting schedule over the Thanksgiving holiday. But we wil be here!
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/23/2021
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Among Social Scientists, a Vigorous Debate Over Loss Aversion
Loss aversion, which allegedly explains decision-making — from investor behavior to insurance markets — isn’t ironclad, experts argue.
