When you're working in a greenfield project and have a favorable situation of designing a database from the ground up, you have complete control over your database when it comes to integration tests, if you do it correctly.

planks laid clinkerwise

The portraits on the wall aren't so useful, just sorta cool to have around

[T]he banks will feel more comfortable about lending to each other, which is something we desperately need to help grease the wheels of the economy.