Still trying to extort money from IBM after all this time. Nothing like a business model made up entirely of rent seeking.

You're

Most state unemployment funds in the US risk insolvency issues of one sort or another. The state where I live maintains solvency by capping benefits at $275/wk. And its taxable income. When you/your employer pays unemployment taxes, odds are good youre funding someone else's unemployment.

Necromancy, or something.

That's one condition that can cause you to have "left the workforce". Another is that you were terminated without unemployment and haven't resumed work after a certain amount of time. Many people who lose their jobs do not qualify for unemployment at all.

At best OpenAI is offering a zero value asset. At worst they're going to use the share offering to solicit bailouts later.

No, it means they left their jobs and stopped looking for new ones. Which is muddled by the fact that some forms of self employment may show up as this sort of behavior, depending on whether its under-the-table type work.

If AI and robots are taking people's jobs such that they aren't wanted for new employment, it would certainly be consistent with large numbers of people dropping out of the workforce.

Exactly, OpenAI is in debt and produces no profits. It looks like they're trying to shift debt onto the public.

We all know you ain't bankrolling it yourself, and the people you seem to think will pay for all this wont.

What the fuck is a "net zero" HVAC?

A window. The top models come with a sunscreen.

Fuck that.

Living in New Orleans...with easily avg temps in the mid to high 90's with mid to high 90's % humidity too....AC is a necessity.

That's been long known here....can't fathom why EU is having such a problem simply using AC when needed.

This isn't rocket surgery , this isn't NEW.

Natural gas is common in many southern states....TN, AL, MS, LA, AR and TX.....I've lived and visited there most of my life and it is common.

I've only lived in one apartment ONCE didn't have gas and I will not do that again.....I prefer gas to cook on and is cheaper for heat and water heating than electric by far....

Solar is already cheaper than coal

People and companies are STILL FREE to use all the solar they want, or any other source....

It just isn't mandated by the state.

.. which major American political party claims it is in favor of local control?

I would posit this IS an example of local control.

Most things of this nature need to be handled at the state level.....not at the federal level.

With the economy and high prices, etc....no one wants to force those in a state to enact policies that willl cost the citizens MORE money, and have pretty much "NET ZERO" measurable benefit to show for it on a global....hell, even on a local scale.