JPAKx4

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[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I heard the flat pack is still up

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 8 months ago (21 children)

I know you're probably joking, but for anyone interested: Inflation is an increase of pricing for goods and services, and usually increases 1-3% per year.

Price gouging is the grocery store going "inflation has been terrible, so 30% increases store wide is necessary" when the real inflation over the past 3 years is actually 6-7% total. Now this isn't necessarily just on the grocery store, the suppliers could have pulled the inflation card or the supplier's suppliers, etc.

You can check which company is price gouging by seeing if they are having record breaking profits for the year. Sometimes companies actually do what it takes to make profit, but something like a grocery store should just be consistent and only increase with population or cost saving measures.

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I will now be voting for Biden exclusively for this guys daughter

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 92 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's now how passwords work in good systems

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A lot of the time you aren't actually paying for the license afaik. If you look at a pre built and spec it out on PC part picker, the pre built can often come at a lower price bc the PC is subsidized with payment from the bloatware that is pre installed (think McAfee). Microsoft also sells the licenses in bulk to the store for huge discounts. Windows business model is a lot more about selling you 365 and your data than the operating system.

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 8 months ago

Yeah, if influencing a judge on the bench isn't illegal, how would influencing one off of it be?

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The fact that he is still on our currency is insane enough

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago

I mean yeah, it is unsustainable to live in California, especially in LA. It sounds like it'll just lead to inflation, which it will to some degree, but realistically it'll allow you to move to different locations, afford to live somewhere closer to work, afford transportation easier, and a bunch of other things that boost the economy and improve the quality of life for the people living there.

Not everyone is a minimum wage employee, so this isn't going to be the same as giving everyone $100 for rent, ie. Increasing the price of a specific thing. The inflation will be spread out amongst a large amount of items and so a 50% increase in wage with an increased inflation per item of 1% is a net positive, and this is for the people who struggle the most with affording living necessities.

Why not pay people $500 instead ted Cruz asks? Bc you don't value people's lively hoods

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Where did your values come from? I found minimum wage for 1968 at $1.60, which is about $15 an hour today. It's about 45% lower real wages today.

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Try importing a package, you may have to purchase a license or subscribe to use it.

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/new-fuel-cell-taps-energy-from-dirt-dwelling-microbes-to-power-sensors

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