For a moment I was like, “Wait, what? When did he announce he was running in the first place” Then I saw the source, doh!

I was going off of the article, which stated that 20% is required in Denmark. Seems that they didn’t specify that well, so I apologize for the ignorance.

I doubt it’d fix the housing crisis here, but it would certainly help. I’m not sure how many people would warm up to it, though. A large part of our problem is that there isn’t any affordable housing. The fact the average house cost in 2023 was around $450,000 is insane, especially given the median income in the US was roughly $75,000 in 2022.

So yes, being able to buy back our mortgage’s bonds at their market value may be a boon, but the fact that the Dane’s require at least 20% down for their system to work would be a nonstarter for so many people. Roughly 65% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. A small minority of people are going to have the ~$80,000 to required to put down on a $450,000 house. Ultimately, turning housing into such a profitable investment option has led us to this situation, as having fewer houses means the existing houses are worth more and will only increase in value, making it a much more attractive investment than building new housing en masse.

Hmm… You might be onto something here

You can almost be certain other countries’ intel agencies were watching the entire time.

Is there a big advantage to using Moonlight/Sunshine vs the built-in Steam remote play feature? I regularly stream from my desktop to my Steam Deck without too many issues, although sometimes I get weird minor problems (e.g. Banishers Ghosts of New Eden will be noticeably darker, Elden Ring will get random “flashes” where the screen kind of blinks for a split second from time to time). These issues are hardly a big deal for me, so I’m more curious than seeking a true alternative.

I always said way back in the early 2000s that once corporations figured out the internet, it and society in general would be very screwed. Their early attempts at trying to make things go viral and create engagement were laughably bad. Then they hired a bunch of psychologists and sociologists, bought up everything, and the rest is history.

What if it’s tied to your new identity? But idk, starting your whole library over from scratch… Better hope that insurance payout is nice.

Not entirely true. If he were convicted of treason, that’s a disqualifier based on the constitution.

They don’t want to get rid of the cartels. The DEA has a vested interest in staying relevant, as it’s part of the whole law enforcement industrial complex. Hell, one of the deadliest cartels’ soldiers were previously trained by American special forces back in the day ( https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2010/11/3/us-trained-cartel-terrorises-mexico ). Guess who trained Taliban? You got it, the US. Who trained many of the guerrillas that would turn into tyrants in South America? Correctomondo, the US once again. We love to destabilize regions for corporate interests.

I never realized I subconsciously did this until your pointing it out. Huh. Thanks for that insight I suppose, haha

You are correct.

I wonder if they did this due to security vulnerabilities and it’s just temporary? If not, it definitely makes it virtually worthless if they plan to keep it permanent.

I like that analogy a lot, but I’m not sure if it’s really apples-to-Apple in this context. It’s more like you buy a car and then get add-ons to the car from a third-party vendor that operates out of the manufacturer’s store. I’d say they have a right to ask for a cut on orders placed through that store, but definitely should not be forced to process all orders through said store.

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How difficult is it to retrofit that into older devices? Because I’d love to get rid of my.“Miscellaneous Power Cords/Adapters” box on my storage shelf.

The insane cost is telling how much money they make off of our data. I’ve always been an advocate for consensual and paid data mining. As in, let me opt into being spied on in exchange for a monthly check based on whichever broker paid for my info. I know it’s all lumped into huge datasets where separating it out in a safe, secure manner would be next to impossible, but a man can dream.

Really cool sounding tech. Wonder how well it works, I would really love having something like this at work for when I need to make sensitive calls or even when I’m just venting to myself at my desk about a dipshit coworker/client.

I think it’s a bundle of factors why so much of management has turned their backs on WFH the last few years, but ego is certainly one of them.

My personal theory is that work-driven extroverts are typically those in management and executive positions. It’s not shocking that they’d be miserable having empty offices. This is especially so for those where the majority of their professional careers have revolved around networking and climbing the ladder by knowing the right people.

Regardless, it’s all been extremely frustrating to witness. I’m extroverted at work, but I loathe going into the office more than one or two days a week. I try to keep my social life completely separate from work, but I’ve known countless people whose primary socializing revolved around their job. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, some job fields just naturally tend to foster more camaraderie than others due to the nature of their work (e.g. odd work hours, extremely demanding work environment, etc). I just despise it when those who desire it and are in a position to force it on other workers do so.

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