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10 years later... the financial sector is thriving with masochists |
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"Ah hah, Mr Bond, as you can feel I have cunningly devalued your assets, exposing you to exquiste agony. You will never trade again ..." Sir Fred Blofield |
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- "Do you expect me to maintain my ratio of tier 1 capital to risk-adjusted assets in accordance with Basel II?" - "No, Mr Bond - I expect you to die" |
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[big bun for the preceeding two annos] |
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They do inspect banks to make sure they are sticking to the rules. The problem comes when politicians decide that 1:35 is a good idea. Campaign contributions may have had something to do with it, but the point is that it was legal. If they decide that 1:35 is acceptable in future they will also deactivate or recalibrate any neural implants that impose inconvenient sanity on finance workers. |
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//"No, Mr Bond - I expect you to die"//
It should be "No, Mr Bond - I expect you to buy" |
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I think the recent scad of bad science ideas
around here has gone gaga. This one may take the
cake. Funny though. And tempting. |
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similar to a C.Anvil short-story in which the nobility wore implants which delivered pain when their subjects pushed their "I'm unhappy" buttons. |
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