Quote from: K-Dog on May 16, 2026, 08:15 AMWhen a bot creates a post that starts a thread in Russian advertising some online gambling link or some IT bullshit service, it goes to the great bit bucket in the sky. 

At least the bot posts might have some valuable information for gambling addicts.  That's more than I can say for TDoS contributions.

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QuoteJust a thought, but you wouldn't have to erase posts if you didn't claim things that were so easily dispatched with facts.

OMFG is he complaining about loosing his snarky posts that he made to the 'Russian' bots?  (no way are they actually Russian) When a bot creates a post that starts a thread in Russian advertising some online gambling link or some IT bullshit service, it goes to the great bit bucket in the sky. 

And any idiot actually replying to a 'Russian' bot started thread is deleted when the thread is destroyed as it should be.

There is no bigger 'tell' that gives a troll away more directly than this kind of complaint.

Most likely the men in black but TDoS could be masturbating.

I haven't erased any posts except the Ruskie spam in at least a month.

QuoteAI Overview         Over 40 countries and territories currently experience negative population growth. This trend is driven by low fertility rates, aging populations, and outward migration. The most severely affected regions are Eastern Europe, East Asia, and several island territories.Eastern and Southeastern EuropeThis region contains the highest concentration of shrinking populations due to sustained low birth rates combined with decades of working-age emigration.Ukraine: Experienced drastic population loss due to both the war and significant emigration.Baltic States: Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.Balkans: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Albania, and Greece.Other European Nations: Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Moldova, Hungary, and Belarus.East and Southeast AsiaDeclines in these countries are largely driven by record-low fertility rates, high life expectancies, and very little immigration.China: The world's most populous country until recently, now experiencing overall population contraction due to the lasting impacts of the one-child policy and rapidly aging demographics.Japan: Japan's population has been declining for years due to a shrinking workforce and one of the oldest median ages in the world.South Korea: Faces the world's lowest fertility rates, resulting in a significant natural population decrease.Taiwan: Also shows a negative population growth rate.Major Western European EconomiesWhile some Western European nations maintain stable populations or slight growth due to immigration, a few large economies are actively shrinking naturally.Germany and Italy.Other Nations and TerritoriesRussiaCubaTerritories: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Saint Martin.

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Quote from: RE on May 13, 2026, 08:33 PMWell, I'd rather be a year early than a day late. 😀  Given that we see population declines in so many countries now though, I think it's fair to say the dieoff is underway.

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Just a thought, but you wouldn't have to erase posts if you didn't claim things that were so easily dispatched with facts. Too much reliance on praticing against dementia patients IRL is my bet....not enough practice against the real deal. Go find a janitor to test out bad facts on first, then you wouldn't be so embarassed that you needed to erase the evidence of how easily your claim was to dismiss.   

How about an Ebola-Hantavirus-Covid synthetic virus concocted in an Israeli bioweapons lab to eliminate Palestinians in Gaza and Lebanon without the need for all those messy bombs?  Plus, they won't need to draft all those Ultra-Orthodox Rabbinical students into the Army!  All they need is a vaccine to immunize the Israeli population and NitwitYahoo solves all his problems.

OK, it's a little far-fetched.  Still, you can't discount anything these days. 🤢

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There has long been a perception that new Fed chairs are swiftly tested by turmoil in markets shortly after taking the reins, according to Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid, who noted the actual data on the topic has been mixed.

The Bond Vigilantes awaken!

Even with the rising rates on USTs though, I don't see much likelihood that Inflation will respond and cool anytime too soon.  Input prices for manufacturers aren't going down until Hormuz is at least partially settled and demand destruction in Food and Energy takes a while because the consumption is generally fairly inelastic.  However, more flexible areas of the economy like vacation travel and clothing purchases will take an immediate hit that will depress the labor market.  So, recession & stagflation likely to take hold in the 3rd or 4th quarter.

Kevin can't do much about this, but he is guaranteed to be Chump's Whipping Boy.  Since His Trumpness theoretically can't fire him, it will be interesting to see how he holds up under regular abuse on social media.  You couldn't pay me enough for that job.

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With some CEOs treating layoffs as a scarlet letter, it's becoming even more difficult for workers to get ahead in an increasingly brutal job market rife with ghost jobs.

One thing Tech WILL NOT rescue is unemployed Code Jockeys.  Between downsizing, offshoring, supply chain disruption, economic slowdown and AI, it's a Perfect Storm for the grunts pounding the keyboard and drawing flowcharts.

Fortunately of course, many of them have found new careers in the Gig economy flipping burgers and stacking warehouse shelves.

"The bennies are great at my new job." said Geek Nerdson,formerly Vice President of Product Development at Microsoft. "We get a free Happy Meal for lunch and unlimited Coffee refills.  My kids can play on the Jungle Gym free after school until I finish my shift."

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You will note at the end of this article from the Smartest Guys in the Room at the IEA that they STILL assume a deal to end the war will be reached and the Black Gold will once again flow freely into the tanks of Happy Motorists around the world.  EXCEPT EVERYBODY KNOWS already that even IF some kind of deal is reached to end the war that the flow will never go back to the pre-War levels due to insurance issues at the very least.  No sign whatsoever that the war will be over anytime soon, so WTF base your assumptions on this fantasy?

By the Nov elections the true state of the oil market will be patently obvious.  Trumpsky will be lucky if he only gets Impeached.

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Well, I'd rather be a year early than a day late. 😀  Given that we see population declines in so many countries now though, I think it's fair to say the dieoff is underway.

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