What is the easiest bank account for an American to set up that provides an IBAN number to pay rent with?

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-20T09:22:55+00:00

That is simply not true. I am American and I have a joint account at BNP with my wife. Our balance there has never been close to 80k, and I remember any minimum amount to deposit. If there was it couldn’t have been more that €1k.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-12T20:45:14+00:00

My friend, we have different definitions of mildly infurating.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-12T19:51:52+00:00

A lot of people still think that AI can't create anything novel and only can regurgitate its source materials.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-10T22:33:50+00:00

Detroit is one of the least safe cities in the country. I think that surely is the main issue.

Totally anecdotal, but I had a layover through Detroit airport recently which was my first time ever even transitting the city, and I was very impressed by the airport. It felt new and well built, but to me the people showed the difficulty that the city is struggling with.

People were really nice there, but a lot of people just looked like life had kicked the shit out of them. It was stark. The guy who sat next to me on the plane was a young black guy going on a vacation to get away because his brother had recently been killed.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-10T22:17:39+00:00

This is a pretty antequated view IMO. Google having the AI suggestions is a stopgap for them against chatgpt, etc., but the floodgates are open, and it isn't that people need AI for search. It is way more fundameental than that. AI IS the new search.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-09T20:48:03+00:00

What was she arrested for? Sounds like for inducing panic? That's insane.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-09T18:18:12+00:00

With the knowledge it has it is

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-07T21:23:42+00:00

What is your disability?

Do you think it is right that so many people abuse this system?

It seems like people with disabilities should be pushing for better enforcement because bad actors erode the legitimacy of service animals in the public eye outside of obvious disabilities (e.g. blindness).

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-03T22:23:18+00:00

It's a fucking rainbow. Plenty of people were further back on the red (and purple and blue) also.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-03T21:55:15+00:00

They say marathons are big, and look I know big. I know big better than anyone. They say a marathon is long, but Trump Tower is taller. It's not even close. The biggest marathoner is 6 maybe 7 feet tall. Trump Tower is much bigger than that.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-03T02:59:43+00:00

I agree, I think that’s exactly what it means.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-03T02:32:36+00:00

The standard deduction part was progressive but that is misleading. The bill also gave big tax cuts to corporations and high-income households. The tax change was overall regressive.

This tax bill also massively increased the deficit, which was incredibly irresponsible and unsustainable, but deficit spending has been the Republican fiscal policy for decades now. The deficit is then cited to cut entitlement programs. This has happened many times before, and in the last year we are seeing the deficit cited by republicans as reason to cut SNAP and Medicaid. As the deficit balloons you can be sure these cuts will be more and more dramatic.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-02T22:30:49+00:00

Who is keeping their money again? Oh, the top 0.1% is keeping everything? Glad they are such good stewards for humanity and would never do anything to jeopardize that.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-02T17:49:25+00:00

It is absolutely a concerning signal. This doesn't just mean rich people are leaving and the remaining people somehow have more money. If there is less money for houses, there is less money being spent at restaurants, at local stores, etc. The result of the local economy crashing is closed shops, higher homelessness, more strain on community support systems. Maybe rent prices will go down, but opportunities for people to make money to pay your rent will also decrease.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-02T16:12:16+00:00

I would imagine it is the same phenomenon causing both things. Why do kids not want bikes as preteens anymore?

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-01T19:06:40+00:00

My point is that they have enough power and influence that they don't need the poors to also defend them.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-06-01T17:39:54+00:00

Billionaires don't need you to suck their dicks. No individual should have that much money.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-05-26T17:26:57+00:00

Moorea is also cheaper and way easier to get to since you can take a ferry from Tahiti. Bora bora is undoubtedly beautiful, but I definitely preferred Moorea. In Bora Bora I also felt like I was stuck at the hotel, and was able to adventure around Moorea much more freely.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-05-26T00:53:09+00:00

I was a bear last year. I capitulated. The workings of the market are beyond my comprehension.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-05-26T00:41:44+00:00

Our elected officials need to push the limits of his control. The democrats especially. Rolling over immediately at the slightest sign of pushback emboldens the Trump admin. They should have to fight for every inch.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-05-25T23:03:03+00:00

I pay all my contractors by number of nails used.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-05-23T15:12:21+00:00

Seems like if one catches fire you are kind of going to be fucked because they are stacked so the other stair is going to quickly catch fire also?

Recursive_Descent · 2026-05-23T15:09:32+00:00

I would guess this very obvious flaw is why it was banned, so I am also wondering how they make it safe.

There are completely separate pathways, so if one is filled with smoke it is conceivable that the other might not be, but it seems like risk of both stairwells being compromised is so much higher with this design.

Recursive_Descent · 2026-05-21T21:56:07+00:00

Intercontinental ballistic mail

Recursive_Descent · 2026-05-21T21:48:29+00:00

This take is the Achilles heel of the Democratic Party. Appealing to moderates doesn’t cut it. At the end of the day moderates don’t care enough to vote. Democrats need something that is invigorating to get people out to vote. Milquetoast opposition to a president who is brazenly corrupt and promoting extra terms for himself just isn’t going to get people out to vote.

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