AIG Must Die!

Bernanke defends AIG rescue, says U.S. had no choice.

BULLSHIT!!

AIG must be broken up, and the business units that are rotten must fail. No more sucking at the public teat for this INSURANCE company.

Any company that is "too big to (allow to) fail" must be broken into smaller, leaner, more efficient units. If it's "too big to fail", it's "too big to exist".

Mitigating risk by removing the "all your eggs in a few huge, incestuous baskets" problems sounds like good fiscal management to me.

No choice? A steaming pile of horseshit. Someone needs to find where they've got the leash on Bernanke to make his say crap like that.

Pseudonyms, and Why They Matter

From coffeeandink in this post:
* Reasons people may prefer pseudonyms or limited personal disclosure on the Internet:

* Because it is a standard identity- and privacy-protection precaution
* Because they have experienced online or offline stalking, harassment, or political or domestic violence
* Because they wish to discuss sexual abuse, sexuality, domestic abuse, assault, politics, health, or mental illness, and do not wish some subset of family, friends, strangers, acquaintances, employers, or potential employers to know about it
* Because they wish to keep their private lives, activities, and tastes separate from their professional lives, employers, or potential employers
* Because they fear threats to their employment or the custody of their children
* Because it's the custom among their Internet cohort
* Because it's no one else's business

Even if you know someone's "real name", Do Not Disclose It On The Net!!. It is a serious breach of privacy, can actually endanger a person's life and/or livelihood, and can also endanger their friends, relatives or people who have similar names!!

I really don't care if you "don't approve of" or "don't agree with" pseudonymity, it's not your choice, not your life, and not your place to reveal someone else's legal identity, period.

Got it? Good.