Strange that they focus on gas stoves, they cost almost nothing to use. Gas heat on the other hand…

Look how well that worked out for Arthur Anderson

You finished Netflix? Impressive.

Altoids

I’m pretty sure aldi and trader Joe’s are the same company

They can’t find you if they’re dead

You’re the goddamn idiot if you thought abstaining from voting would help anything. Hope you’re proud of yourself shithead

Obligatory Technology Connections

https://youtu.be/TbHBHhZOglw

If the story is accurate, I have to say the cops were justified in this case.

I know an old woman who swallowed a fly…

Yes. You are describing a sandwich, not a hot dog.

Bourbon is only made in Kentucky!

He came and he went

The engines I’ve seen with hydraulic lifters do not have anything to adjust.

Unless you’re talking about cleaning out the oil ports when they start to stick, but I wouldn’t call that an adjustment.

Could you give an example? I’m curious

(Not a professional, just interested in cars)

I wouldn’t say the computer adjusts the valves, variable valve timing serves a completely different function than an old fashioned valve adjustment.

It’s true that most lifters are hydraulic nowadays, and self-adjust by filling with oil. So your point still stands, it’s just mechanical, not computer controlled.

My 2017 Honda V6 does require valve adjustments, but I doubt many people actually do it themselves though. And most people probably don’t have it done at all.

(I’m a hobbyist, not a mechanic, so anyone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong)

Every microwave I’ve had, you hit the power button then the number corresponding to the power level you want.

She’s getting old, I think I’ll trade her in next year for a new one

Lol economics is a made up science? What does that even mean? You are literally talking about economics right now. As long as money exists in any form, economics is real.

And we usually think about inflation in terms of purchasing power… How much can I buy with my paycheck? Not in terms of the value of some arbitrary element whose value is based entirely on speculation.

Also, let me repeat this again: the money supply is not literally the number of dollar bills (or gold nuggets or whatever) in circulation. It is only one of many factors.

For example: if a dollar bill changes hands 3 times in a year, it adds $1 to the salaries of 3 different people. That’s $3 added to the money supply. That isn’t propaganda, that is a factual mathematical truth.

Just because you don’t understand economics doesn’t mean it’s not real.

I may not be an expert, but I do have a minor in economics, so I have a basic understanding of the math behind it. And you aren’t going to convince me that math and statistics aren’t real.

One thing I would point out is gold is inherently deflationary, because the money supply can’t grow with the economy.

It’s not as simple as more dollar bills=inflation, less dollar bills=deflation. For one thing, if the population grows and the money supply doesn’t, everybody has less money. Also, if we have a recession and people stop spending money as quickly, the money supply goes down. Interest rates effect money supply as well. There are a ton of factors. This is not propaganda, it is basic math.

Based on your argument, do you really think someone making minimum wage in 1968 had the same purchasing power as someone making 250k in 2024? This is absurdly false.

I agree with you that the system is broken, but your numbers are completely meaningless.

Wages converted to oz of gold is a completely meaningless metric. Gold has no bearing whatsoever on the ability to purchase things and fluctuates way more than actual money.