This will be interesting to see because one of the arguments I always hear about why our prescription prices are so much higher than the rest of the world is that “companies do their R&D here and need to recoup the cost”…. What’s going to be their excuse when companies pull out and we still have high prices.
So? This argument infuriates me because it’s similar to the “too big to fail” argument. It’s basically saying “yes this crime is legal because the alternative is worse”. Who is she to decide that these pedophiles are allowed to get away with it?
Higher yes, but people acting like it’s a complete lawless wasteland? That’s what I’m talking about. People so damn afraid that they’re going to be murdered the moment they set foot in it in broad daylight. That’s just affluenza speaking. Go through a lot of disadvantaged areas and you’ll find generally people are just trying to make it by. Thanks for proving my point.
Given that it’s literally in the dictionary I’m using definition B. Basically the more wealthy you get, the more you think disadvantaged places are a hive of scum and villainy. And not even uber rich people. Once you hit middle class. I have so many friends and relatives that just freak out over the idea of even passing through, coworkers too.
I have a Universal Devices device that connects to Insteon, Z-Wave, Zigbee, network, IR, etc. The best thing about it, it’s 100% local only. There is a remote website you can use to control your devices when you’re not at home, but if they ever go under, just fire up a VPN or be on your LAN and you’re merrily on your way. No spying, nothing.
Also like that it supports programs and scripts to tie things together, so a single button from your remote can enable “movie mode”, close the curtains, dim the lights, etc.
So here’s an interesting one. I have a car with a 72-month note, that I’m halfway through. The payments are pretty high, around $1,100/mo (luxury sports car). I just checked the Black book value, and the value on other sites and I have almost $20K in equity in it right now. I also have enough saved up to pay it off and still ...
Yeah I generally change out cars every 3-4 years. I tend to get cars I like, not ones that are known for the long haul. Quite a few of them there is no way in hell I’d own outside of warranty! I usually lease at least one car, but like buying one too in case things really go sideways as it’s easier to sell at a moments notice (breaking a lease is suicidal usually).
Basically it’s nearly free money from appreciation that wasn’t expected and I’m torn on accessing it, or ignoring it since it wasn’t expected. The base amount I paid is irrelevant in this case as it’s a sunk cost.
Roughly a million borrowers defaulted on their federal student loans late last year, with millions delinquent on their payments and sliding toward the same fate. That's according to federal data and the latest Household Debt and Credit Report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which dropped on Tuesday. The report ...
I mean isn’t the Maestro logo just a color variation of the MasterCard one? That should have been the biggest clue. And the name Maestro is just a play on Master.
Discord announced on Monday that it’s rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users’ accounts to a “teen-appropriate” experience unless they demonstrate that they’re adults. ...
I really hope they do. When a support forum says “join us on discord” I immediately nope the fuck out. I have never used discord and I don’t plan on it.
A smirking woman with blue eyes and brown hair styled with a long, voluminous side-swept fringe, sitting on a green cushioned sofa with her legs crossed and her right hand holding a black handgun pointed toward the floor. She wears a white blazer with black lapels over a light-blue pleated blouse and purple waistband, paired with a white skirt, dark gray translucent tights, and white shoes. The background consists of a large window directly behind her featuring gray horizontal blinds at the top, revealing a cityscape with several gray skyscrapers under a clear, light-blue sky.
So am i to understand that this sequence is built into the firmware of every keyboard with a copilot button? At that point you’d basically have to muck with the firmware. Is there any chance of altering the HID driver for the keyboard class to intercept that pattern?
Pluck an email at random from the millions in the Department of Justice’s Epstein Library. It is a Saturday evening in February 2013, and Jeffrey Epstein is messaging Bill Gates’s assistant about guests for a dinner he wants to organise. ...
Are there any games that level bosses based on your level? So it wouldn’t matter if you’re level 1 or 99, the first boss would always be X+1 levels above you, and something like a later boss would be X+20 levels above you. So even if you grind to hell it just makes them a challenge no matter what.
A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files, just in case you don’t, understandably, want anything to do with them on the already deranged social network. ...
LinkedIn only uses 3 degrees. The theory you’re talking about is that mathematically people should be connected within 6 degrees, but the number of degrees you go with is arbitrary. In LinkedIns case they use them to classify people in one of three categories as it relates to you.
Korean researchers have developed a spray that stops severe bleeding almost instantly by transforming blood into a gel-like substance in under one second. ( advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com )
Share of newly registered cars that are fully electric
Dine with a view of a giant parking lot
FDA refuses to consider Moderna flu shot in move experts claim is part of ‘anti-vaccine agenda’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Agency says application rejected due to lack of ‘adequate and well controlled’ trial, but experts say ‘they’re just coming up with reasons’ ...
actually drain the swamp ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
https://urbanists.social/@danwentzel/116060608814020643
Affluenza is really the biggest driver between thinking the barrio/ghetto/slums is an "unsafe wasteland" vs people who are just trying to exist and survive in the framework they are given.
AOC is a national treasure
Ruh oh
Companies should be glad, that other people are helping them with their offsite backup
What to do with my car?
So here’s an interesting one. I have a car with a 72-month note, that I’m halfway through. The payments are pretty high, around $1,100/mo (luxury sports car). I just checked the Black book value, and the value on other sites and I have almost $20K in equity in it right now. I also have enough saved up to pay it off and still ...
Millions of student loan borrowers aren't repaying their loans — and defaults are up ( www.npr.org )
Roughly a million borrowers defaulted on their federal student loans late last year, with millions delinquent on their payments and sliding toward the same fate. That's according to federal data and the latest Household Debt and Credit Report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which dropped on Tuesday. The report ...
prostate sufferers rule
You board a train, board a bus, and board a ship, but you don't board a car
Dbzer0 votes to defederate from feddit.org
Here's the thread: ...
Europe’s $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard Has Begun ( europeanbusinessmagazine.com )
'We Rely on Hispanic Labor': ICE Raids Trigger Economic Alarm Bells in Trump States ( www.commondreams.org )
Ghislaine Maxwell vows to tell 'unfiltered truth' about Epstein — on one condition: lawyer ( www.rawstory.com )
Whoops: ‘AI’ Toy Company Leaks Chat Logs, Personal Data Of 50,000 Toddlers ( www.techdirt.com )
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month ( www.theverge.com )
Discord announced on Monday that it’s rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users’ accounts to a “teen-appropriate” experience unless they demonstrate that they’re adults. ...
Carnival luxury cruise ship investigated following allegations workers live in overcrowded conditions with no water, earning as little as $2.50 an hour ( www.abc.net.au )
Trump criticizes Olympic skier who said representing the U.S. 'brings up mixed emotions' ( www.nbcnews.com )
Would you rather have hundreds of millions of dollars and be acutely aware of all the bad things going on, or a meager yet sustainable life and completely ignorant of everything.
Only catch, you can’t use your wealth to fix th system, donate it or give it away. It’d only be for yourself.
Too weird for the normal people, too normal for the weird people...
Ex-KGB official says 2 countries have copies of compromising Trump video ( www.alternet.org )
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The new Microsoft copilot key is impossible to properly remap.
The new Microsoftslop copilot key always sends the following key-sequence when pressed down: ...
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club ( www.theguardian.com )
Pluck an email at random from the millions in the Department of Justice’s Epstein Library. It is a Saturday evening in February 2013, and Jeffrey Epstein is messaging Bill Gates’s assistant about guests for a dinner he wants to organise. ...
Did Big Oil Conspire to Kneecap the EV Industry? ( jacobin.com )
in bad country
I'm the whale game devs never expected or wanted
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts ( www.404media.co )
A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files, just in case you don’t, understandably, want anything to do with them on the already deranged social network. ...