[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 7 points 14 hours ago

Not pictured are the Saudis who bankroll Musk and have devoured his free agency.

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 4 points 1 day ago

As far as I know they're mostly harmless, but they will emit an unpleasant smell if disturbed, hence the name. Vacuuming them up works reasonably well.

I dislike them because they put holes in my peaches before they ripen.

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 96 points 2 weeks ago

Market cap and realized losses are completely different things. Reporting a change in market cap as a loss is misleading imo.

This dip might drive some volatility for a bit, but gold and silver are still at crazy high valuation. It isn't likely to affect you unless you've been speculatively buying precious metals and panic sold.

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 124 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Billionaires still don't get that their fear and outrage is a ringing endorsement for someone like Mamdani. Every dollar they spend implies many more dollars available to be collected by the city. Their best strategy would have been utter indifference. I guess now we know who has a terrible poker face.

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 103 points 6 months ago

No surface prep? That will flake off in no time.

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 97 points 2 years ago

Or a chicken drumstick for somewhat similar bone strength.

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 81 points 2 years ago

How much do you think nurses make?

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 111 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

For anyone who thinks this would be a good tradeoff, this would be the worst sleep of your life.

I've only had sleep paralysis a couple times and it was always because I was stressed about homework/work and my brain kept trying to work through the problems in my sleep. It is a terrible experience. Sleep is about way more than physical rest. Depriving your brain of good sleep will ruin your memory and make functioning during the day exceedingly difficult.

Plus, let's look at what employers did in response to women entering the workforce. Has average household income doubled? No, pay has stagnated to the point of households needing two incomes to meet expenses. Don't expect working through your sleep to mean a life of leisure in the day. You're more likely to see wages fall to the point where everyone needs a day job plus a sleep job.

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 84 points 2 years ago

Even if you're confident that the only people working a task are competent, they will eventually do something idiotic. Someone will have multiple nights with barely any sleep, or work really long shifts, or have a terrible event in their personal life. Eventually, someone will be trying to do their job while not fit for the task.

The concept of idiot proofing can sound derogatory or elitist at times, but the reality is that any one of us could end up being the idiot given bad enough circumstances.

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 87 points 2 years ago

It's never safe to experiment with replicators. Just ask the asgard how that turns out.

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 92 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The glaring error is this screenshot is listing an income figure that is comparable to the 2022 total revenues in the 2022 fiscal report.

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/SBUX/starbucks/ebitda

It looks like Starbucks 2023 EBITDA was $7.3 Billion and the net income was $4.1 Billion.

The post makes a good point, but uses garbage data. Why do they do this? Although an $11,000 raise would elliminate the actual net earnings figure.

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