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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

And they make a shit ton more money on interest charged for balances carried.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately the official inflation number doesn't represent real world price increases on necessary goods, which often outpace inflation.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Your returns start producing their own returns and eventually it snowballs.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

And almost nobody is, or the credit card companies would be broke instead of trillionaires.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Every expense delays your retirement. If you need $60k per year to retire, and you buy a $60k car in your 30's, congratulations, you just delayed your retirement by over a year. Very few people think about that stuff in their 20's and 30's, but I promise that your 40's and 50's are just around the corner, and you'll be thinking about it a lot by then.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

We used to drink a quart of cheap beer in the parking lot before we went to the nightclubs. We had spares in the trunk for later if we sobered up too much.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world -2 points 12 hours ago (6 children)
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

You can absolutely rent your house out while it's still under mortgage, most rentals are not paid off. The profit starts coming in later. 10 years from now your mortgage will be the same, but rent will be $1000 more per month. Plus you're getting someone else to pay off a major asset for you.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Carpet is really nice when it's brand new, and then it's never nice again.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I was always soooo very hopeful and excited about a future where we're linked to our computers and the internet through chips in our brains. I did not realize back then just how poorly the future would turn out, where companies like Facebook and Elongated Muskrat would be the ones pushing that link. They'll likely spy on your thoughts, push ads straight to your brain, and require a subscription. If you forget to pay your subscription then you wake up blind or paralyzed until your subscription is reactivated. What a sad future we've found ourselves in. All of the dystopia, none of the toys.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Not even once. Noxema actually made acne worse!

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I mean physical tunnels from the front or side of the case directed at the cooler heatsink to direct outside air directly onto the heatsink. There were tons of different designs for that concept back in the day, but you don't really see it very often now.

 

We've pretty much completely discounted astrology as having any meaningful impact on a person's personality. But what about the seasons of the year, and the weather that comes with them? The stars position in the sky are an indication of the seasons on earth. Right? Wouldn't a baby that is born into a world of sunshine and warmth have a different early development than one born into the cold and darkness of winter? Has any research been done on the impacts of a baby's environmental conditions on their personality?

 

I know that lions can be scared away when they see humans approaching without fear, but what if they're ambushed? How about a tiger, or a polar bear? If I manage to sneak up on one of these apex predators, and jump out, screaming, and running at it, will it run? Or will it just turn around and kill me? I guess I'm wondering if apex predators have a fight or flight reflex, and how strong it is if they do. Do they tend to resort to fighting more often if they're the baddest tiger in the jungle vs the runt of the litter? Do they quickly assess the threat and respond accordingly, or does a flight instinct kick in and send them running?

 

We all know the outcome of the investigation into his island, with his eventual arrest and death. But what became of his staff? You don't run an operation that large without the help of dozens, or hundreds of people. Most of those people were accomplices to multiple felonies. I'm sure there were a few who didn't know what sort of operation they were a part of, but many must have. I don't remember reading about any other arrests other than his. Were there other arrests, and if so, how many? What about his suppliers? The gangs that would sell him slaves, and the human traffickers who smuggled the victims? Did they all get off Scott free?

 

We watched this last night and it's definitely the best movie we've seen all year, probably the last few years.

Viggo Mortensen was nominated for Best Actor for his performance in this movie and it's apparent why. He completely disappears into the role, with no remnant of Aragorn, or Captain Fantastic anywhere on screen. You forget who you are even watching.

Mahershala Ali did win an Academy Award for his performance, which is reserved, powerful, intriguing, and believable all at once. I've only seen Ali portray villains before, and I had forgotten about my previous conception of him within the first few scenes.

The chemistry between the two actors is remarkable, and they play off each other very well throughout the movie. We found the movie to have a perfect blend of seriousness, humor, heartbreak, and triumph. The script is great, the acting superb, the directing stellar, and the music is flat out amazing.

The movie doesn't pull punches with the overt racism of the South during that era. The pair - genius musician, and street smart bodyguard - encounter multiple dangerous situations. They save each other, both literally and figuratively, throughout the movie.

Overall I can't praise this movie enough. It is an outstanding accomplishment, and deserved every award that it won. Check it out!

 

Newpipe hasn't worked on my Android for several days now. Has YouTube blocked the app, or did an update break it?

 
 

I've been using Arch on an old laptop for a few years now, but I use Pop on my gaming desktop. I've wanted to switch to Arch for a long while now, but haven't had the motivation (if it ain't broke, and all that). I'm finally ready to do it, but I'm a little concerned about my gaming experience. Are there any gotchas for gaming with an i7 and a 3070 ti that I should be aware of before I make the switch? Is it pretty seamless? Can I still use a freesync monitor with the g-sync compatibility setting? Is it easy to install the Nvidia drivers and well documented on the wiki? I'm open to information about any other sticky scenarios you guys encountered getting Arch set up for use as a daily driver and gaming computer.

Edit: is there any way to backup my internal drive mappings and mounting points, or will I need to set all of that up again?

I've only ever used Gnome for Arch, but one of the things that has me motivated to switch is that KDE 6 supports HDR. Does anyone have experience with it? Is it a pretty slick and simple DE?

 

Apparently if the majority of your camp supplies are alcohol, the game now gives you a hangover debuff after a long rest. Thankfully it doesn't last very long, but that's a fun little update.

 

I'm currently on my 3rd playthrough, and I'm playing as a dark urge character who gives into his urges. For spoiler prevention I'll describe what I just finished as vaguely as possible. I just completed the durge objective that gives you a powerful reward in act 2.

This is depressing. All of the good that I accomplished in my first two playthroughs is absent. My camp is nearly empty. Lae zel's lifeless body has been laying in my camp for 2 full acts. Karlach, Wyll, Zevlor, Damon, Jaheira, and many others are dead, either by my hand or because of my actions.

I didn't fully appreciate just how lonely and depressing, self-serving life would be. I have more gold and loot than either of my other playthroughs, and I'm more powerful, but to what end? My own lonely existence? I don't think that I will continue past this point. I've accomplished what I set out to do, which was experience the game as an evil character. I don't think I need another 50 hours of this to pound the point home.

Hats off to Larian for making such an emotional and realistic game, full of vibrant and exciting characters. I don't enjoy the world where I have betrayed them all.

 
 
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