"Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal" - Richard Nixon
zedtronic
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In addition to the other replies you got, if you're interested there's a book called It Came From Something Awful that explains a lot of internet history.
Checking in with a Ryzen 7600 and an Nvidia 2060. Runs fine no complaints, medium-high settings. I didn't know there was outcry about poor optimization until I saw this article here.
If someone is a slave, there is no incentive to learn new skills.
They’d probably be doing better if the cat let them use the goddamn boot!
Rates needed to rise before it was going to come to pass.
Hey wait I’ve seen this one before!
“ The dotcom bubble burst when capital began to dry up. In the years preceding the bubble, record-low interest rates, the adoption of the Internet, and interest in technology companies allowed capital to flow freely, especially to startup companies that had no track record of success.”
Although a little outdated being from Nov 2022, Statistics Canada has a great breakdown of what contributes to the rising costs of food beyond transportation costs.
I'm not saying corporate profit-taking isn't affecting prices or that we shouldn't do anything about it, just that there's a lot going on here. Last time I looked Loblaw's profit margin had increased from 2% to 3% from 2020-2023. A 50% increase is a lot and I think they're scum for doing that, but it doesn't explain the overall ~30% increase in food prices.
Sorry I don't follow Overwatch. Last I heard they scrapped the PvE part of the game?