venoft

joined 2 years ago
[–] venoft@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Thank god they're gone in 20 years. Those deep sea creatures don't need oxygen anyway.

[–] venoft@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's because America is big, so they build in a day of travel, when that was still needed.

But it can't be in the weekend because of church, and Wednesday was market day.

So they thought you can start traveling on Monday and vote on Tuesday. And it's in November because it's after the harvest. But not the 1st because that's all saints day.

[–] venoft@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

If you're on some social security program it could be wise to turn down a small raise. At least in some places. Once you earn above a certain limit those benefits stop and you actually lose money.

[–] venoft@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Tariffs are not just for new products (new models). As soon as the current ps5 stock of a retailer is gone, they have to order new ones and pay a tariff. Then they make it more expensive for the consumer.

lets say Walmart now sells a ps5 for $400, but in a month they have to order new ones, from China. The order is more expensive than the one last month because of the tariffs, so they pay like 40% more. Walmart will now sell the ps5 for about $550 to you.

[–] venoft@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (5 children)

New PS5's and other consoles will also get way more expensive. So relatively the switch is still the same price at 600, compared to everything else.

[–] venoft@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago (12 children)

Get a few public library cards. Then abroad you can use it to borrow ebooks and audiobooks for free.