Kim Driver
@kimdriver.bsky.social
Failed physicist then banker.
Sorry.
(He/him/idiot.)
Sorry.
(He/him/idiot.)
Would I need a passport to go to university?
January 17, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Would I need a passport to go to university?
I think I can manage to create an image of a Bored Ape.....
December 27, 2023 at 2:43 PM
I think I can manage to create an image of a Bored Ape.....
Don't mess with the Canadian dairy industry.
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December 23, 2023 at 9:11 AM
Don't mess with the Canadian dairy industry.
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Reposted by Kim Driver
Pretty much my experience of being on a London jury last year.
December 22, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Pretty much my experience of being on a London jury last year.
The financial costs should surely be fairly easy to deal with if it weren't for the politics and, perhaps, concern about moral hazard?
But the opportunity costs of that misallocation cannot be undone.
But the opportunity costs of that misallocation cannot be undone.
December 20, 2023 at 4:02 PM
The financial costs should surely be fairly easy to deal with if it weren't for the politics and, perhaps, concern about moral hazard?
But the opportunity costs of that misallocation cannot be undone.
But the opportunity costs of that misallocation cannot be undone.
I know some will groan, but having all those oil reserves would be nice.
December 18, 2023 at 11:43 PM
I know some will groan, but having all those oil reserves would be nice.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
December 16, 2023 at 7:29 PM
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
The trains are a bit rubbish. Camels much better.
December 16, 2023 at 7:13 PM
The trains are a bit rubbish. Camels much better.
Is there anything preventing Musk from purchasing the debt at a discount?
December 15, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Is there anything preventing Musk from purchasing the debt at a discount?
Would probably need to provide insurance cover too - if things get really treacherous then commercial insurance of hull and cargo probably won't be available.
December 15, 2023 at 4:15 PM
Would probably need to provide insurance cover too - if things get really treacherous then commercial insurance of hull and cargo probably won't be available.
That dog went to public school.
Nothing else can teach you THAT stare.
Nothing else can teach you THAT stare.
December 14, 2023 at 6:40 PM
That dog went to public school.
Nothing else can teach you THAT stare.
Nothing else can teach you THAT stare.
Rishi's lost he's, it seems. Plus a few phones (easy come, easy go.....)
Hopefully @samfr.bsky.social is more careful.
Hopefully @samfr.bsky.social is more careful.
December 11, 2023 at 8:04 PM
Rishi's lost he's, it seems. Plus a few phones (easy come, easy go.....)
Hopefully @samfr.bsky.social is more careful.
Hopefully @samfr.bsky.social is more careful.
I think FTAlphaville articles have been posted on ft.com for some time now - I don't know whether there's also a mirror FTAlphaville address or if older articles have been migrated.
December 11, 2023 at 2:40 PM
I think FTAlphaville articles have been posted on ft.com for some time now - I don't know whether there's also a mirror FTAlphaville address or if older articles have been migrated.
That is, of course, a voluntary scheme - I assume that applicants would receive some advice on the pros and cons given their specific circumstances.
December 11, 2023 at 1:58 PM
That is, of course, a voluntary scheme - I assume that applicants would receive some advice on the pros and cons given their specific circumstances.
That surely includes Crumpet?
December 10, 2023 at 6:05 PM
That surely includes Crumpet?
The last sentence seems important. If we assume that the insurance industry has lots of capacity now (given the possibility of "quasi-defeasing" the liabilities), that possibility could dry up pretty quickly, and the exit window shut again.
December 8, 2023 at 6:34 PM
The last sentence seems important. If we assume that the insurance industry has lots of capacity now (given the possibility of "quasi-defeasing" the liabilities), that possibility could dry up pretty quickly, and the exit window shut again.