Yeah, that's a bit of a sticking point. Now, if the FDIC had refused to insure that money, but upon review decided that denial had been in error, that would make some sense.
Wish I could bet on a "sure thing" and get all my money back after it all went to hell.
But the second strangest part is that statement about confidence in America's banking system; last I checked, companies with "Bank" in the name are not literally required to be FDIC insured, they'll just have trouble competing...unless they can generate enough buzz and groundswell and wtf-ever, apparently. If that's their interpretation, then FDIC insurance should be mandated and the premiums be assessed in line with other insurance products (including risk-factors).

Lobbying: Because it takes money to make money.
:-|

"Me, too!"

Mid-2000s, a company was producing cheap electrolytic capacitors using a recipe stolen from another manufacturer (may have been stolen by employees that went on to found this company). The recipe worked, but it lack the correct additive(s) to keep the electrolyte inside the capacitors from destabilizing. Instead of lasting years, these capacitors had (very?) high failure rate in 3-12 months or something like that. Failing capacitors was a huge source of faulty electronics. I saw so many more computer power supply units, motherboards, and add-in cards than is usual with bad caps.

I can't say I noticed any of them exploding (except when hit with a spike of current of incorrect polarity). Typically, they'd just bulge and leak.

At least, that's what I recall about all this, from memory.

Oh, I've no doubt Microsoft could and would. It was a joke about how "nobody uses Bing," so who would even think to ask them!

When looking up addresses in preparation for the commission of a crime, use Bing.

Yeah? I'll have to look into it, then. I watched the original Avatar in 3D at a theater (not IMAX, though), and it maybe fried some neurons. I really enjoyed the experience; they put so much more effort into the 3D version than other such films I've watched.

I didn't even realize until much later that I'd just had my mind blown by "Pocahontas." Still cracks me up a bit, haha!

I read the title and honestly thought it said "microphone". Cue the mental record-scratch and me spending a few seconds furiously trying to guess how in the world that could be done before realizing my mistake.
Haha!

..."until they accept one"? I am honestly surprised and disturbed. If a homeless person keeps pestering me for money, and I finally throw a $20 bill at them, I shouldn't be surprised when my wallet has $20 less in it, later. That's not a great analogy, but....there's better ways! Like, change your password. :-(

That's very wasteful. We need a better way to keep track of all the content on the internet.
I know, let's put the internet on the Blockchain!

What if you just shut the hell up, hmm?

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Sure, Big Tech can share the costs!....and the profits.
Didn't realize these EU Telcos were struggling enough as to need investors.

Thank you. I was condensing it reduce the length of the read, but should have included a link to the original comic. :-)