[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Let me pop in as a high school teacher in the US. I make decent pay, but it took me over a decade climbing the pay ladder to reach this point. It's only been in the last five years that I've made enough to afford the mortgage on a house (well, prior to all of the rate hikes, but that's another issue entirely). But there's another problem: You're expected to put in 10% of the value (even with first-time buyer incentives) as a down payment (I last looked with any seriousness in '22). I have yet to be able to put away 5% of the average costs in my region, much less 10%. Every time I start building back up, other costs drain most or all of that within a year or two. Unless the housing market bursts big time, I'm not likely to be able to afford a home anytime soon. Note: I would rather keep renting than take a variable-rate mortgage; the last three years have seen previously affordable mortgages with variable rates go sky-high.

[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

When our best friends were getting married and we met at the rehearsal dinner. Her best friend had been trying to get us to meet for years (our work schedules and lives in general always kept us from meeting). Within two months we were dating and have been together ever since.

[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

As a Latin teacher I can back up your assessment; well done! And 100% agree on Cicero, especially his private letters.

[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

I'm assuming you're talking about the YouTuber; It's been since before the pandemic that I've watched AvE, what did he do?

[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

For me it was during the development of Diablo 3 when Blizzard acted like a bunch of children over community comments/concerns about the art style/direction of the game. I don't feel like I've missed out on much, honestly.

[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

While I'm not sure the "walking sim" games are what you're looking for, I'd add Lifeless Planet and maybe Dear Esther. Once you know what's going on/what happened, there's not much point in replaying.

[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

What a terrible day to have eyes.

[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

She hasn't been charged and convicted yet, so news outlets have to say alleged (innocent until proven guilty in a court of law) to cover their asses from lawsuits.

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This should come as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to Google, but it's a reminder to get off of their services if you're concerned about your data privacy. A Slashdot commenter wondered whether this also applies to the contents of emails on gmail. I'm going to assume it does.

[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't've, that's for sure!

[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I'm staying; I may go and check in on my old subreddits periodically, but my new home is here.

[-] quantumantics@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago

Since I don't see a link to it in the discussion, here's an internal email from yesterday that has made its way to the Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759559/reddit-internal-memo-api-pricing-changes-steve-huffman

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