Having raw, fined grained telemetry about virtually every action you take and that can be upgraded to collect more details at will with a new app version push is way, way different than being able to say “show this ad to people in ZIP code 12345”
If you held US stocks instead of dollars in that time, it would have returned 114,629% , beating inflation (dollar devaluation) by about 7.5% per year.
Part of the point of a deflationary fiscal policy is to increase the velocity of money and get it working for economic growth and innovation, versus being stuffed in a mattress for 100 years.
An increasing number of Americans want Joe Biden to encourage Israel to stop military actions in Gaza; and Mr. Biden’s handling of the situation is now down to its lowest levels yet....
As his history shows, Linkerbaan has one interest: talk shit about the US and its president. I know what I think of single/wedge-issue posters who queue flood dozens articles a week like it’s their job.
The 100 days of killing that became known as the Rwandan genocide began on 7 April 1994. Hutu extremists murdered about 800,000 Tutsis while major powers, led by the US, found reasons not to save them....
there are major differences between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party when it comes to supporting labor, taxing the wealthy, and offering social support to those in need.
get out of here with your “both sides are the same” BS
The 10 to 20 anti-US (not supporting Palestinians or about Palestine) Israel/Palestinian conflict articles posted here per week by 2 or 3 posters come to mind. Top message: “BIDEN GENOCIDE”
Yet EPA officials said the rule will not mandate the adoption of a particular zero-emission technology. Rather, it will require manufacturers to reduce emissions by choosing from several cleaner technologies, including electric trucks, hybrid trucks and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles....
I don’t believe locomotives have batteries - the generator output directly feeds the traction motors. The locomotive power curve is basically - a shitload of power near zero speed to get the train moving, or a shitload of power at cruising speed to keep it moving; not so much stop and start and various speeds like most road vehicles. So a battery energy reserve doesn’t do much.
And locomotive engines are some huge, heavy mofos.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After narrowly backing Israel’s military action in Gaza in November, Americans now oppose the campaign by a solid margin. Fifty-five percent currently disapprove of Israel’s actions, while 36% approve.
[Under current law] gas companies must provide free hookups to new customers within 100 feet of the pipe system. Existing ratepayers subsidize the work....
Heat strips are really only needed during defrost cycle and so a compressor failure doesn’t freeze the occupant to death in their sleep. Modern cold-climate heat pumps retain their capacity down to 0F
Even many HVAC contractors are under informed here - my guy thought my Carrier heat pump didn’t work under 35 degrees until I showed him the manufacturer documents. Don’t go with a company that uses “rules of thumb” from 1985 when modern sizing and commissioning requires heat load calculations based on your building construction and specific details from the unit spec sheets.
Hyper-heating systems can perform at 100 percent of rated capacity in outdoor ambient temperatures as low as 5° F with guaranteed operation down to -13° F. Available in select systems, H2i plus® technology increases the performance to 100 percent at temperatures as low as -5° F.
Personally, I think it’s going great! Retirement fund is way up, doubled my salary in 2023, and have been able to max out my 401k and do some home improvements. Lots of friends are doing ok as well.
Shop at costco. Groceries are expensive because grocery chains are padding their profit margins. For example: Ham for sandwiches is $2.99 a pound at costco, $10.99 a pound at Kroger/Publix. And the costco ham is real.
Publix made $4.3 billion in profit in 2023 - about $3m per store, up 48% from 2022. Kroger’s net profit margin is up 53% year on year.
After a bill in US Congress was overwhelmingly passed to ban the social media app TikTok, social media users outraged online and linked the move to pro-Israel groups trying to curb the surge of pro-Palestinian content on the platform....
On 25 October 2023, two and a half weeks after Hamas’s attack on Israel and amid brutal reprisals by the Israeli government, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist gave his stark verdict on TikTok’s impact....
it might simply be due to the app’s popularity with Generation Z
they seem to exclude the possibility that content critical of US policy (whatever it may be) and which gets Americans angry at their own country’s alliances and foreign relations may be artificially amplified by TikTok.
There have been several Russian and Chinese efforts documented to use social media to divide America. Other than removing ToS violations and misinformation about election outcomes and covid, has there been any documented “censoring” of American social media?
In 8 days you have posted 17 specifically anti-US or anti-Israel articles - so I know you care about it. But if you don’t see a reflection of your fervent online persona everywhere, it might not be a conspiracy.
They are not blocking anyone’s speech, you are free to choose any other method to speak any view you want.
TikTok has fairly strict policies around deletion of content that they find unsuitable, which is why you see weird abbreviations for common words, like “dead“. holding up TikTok as a example of free speech fails to recognize what TikTok is.
meanwhile, the 2017 tax cuts and jobs act contained a provision that now prevents companies from deducting research and development, expenses, including software development.
False equivalence if I’ve ever seen it. Does the US currently do any systematic blocking? Compared to comprehensive firewalling and legal consequences for Chinese citizens.
For nearly two years now, Google has been gradually rolling out a feature to all Chrome users that analyzes their browsing history within the browser itself. This feature aims to replace third-party cookies and individual tracking by categorizing you into an interest category and sharing that category with advertisers. It’s...
Some ex-TikTok employees say the social media service worked closely with its China-based parent despite claims of independence (fortune.com)
Former TikTok senior data scientist:...
Bill that could ban TikTok has been attached to the House foreign aid package. What next? (apnews.com)
Columbia disciplined professors over Gaza views (mondoweiss.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14635342...
Trump advisers are plotting to deliberately devalue the dollar if he’s re-elected, report says (www.independent.co.uk)
CBS News poll: Rising numbers of Americans say Biden should encourage Israel to stop Gaza actions (www.cbsnews.com)
An increasing number of Americans want Joe Biden to encourage Israel to stop military actions in Gaza; and Mr. Biden’s handling of the situation is now down to its lowest levels yet....
‘The 401(k) industry owns Congress’: How lawmakers quietly passed a $300 billion windfall to the wealthy (www.politico.com)
Thirty years ago the world failed to stop the Rwandan genocide. Now we fail Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
The 100 days of killing that became known as the Rwandan genocide began on 7 April 1994. Hutu extremists murdered about 800,000 Tutsis while major powers, led by the US, found reasons not to save them....
Economic performance is stronger when Democrats hold the White House (www.epi.org)
The Church of Trump: How He’s Infusing Christianity Into His Movement (www.nytimes.com)
First cars, now trucks: Biden takes aim at tailpipe pollution | The EPA rule could prompt pushback from the truck industry, which has fought a rapid transition away from diesel-powered vehicles (wapo.st)
Yet EPA officials said the rule will not mandate the adoption of a particular zero-emission technology. Rather, it will require manufacturers to reduce emissions by choosing from several cleaner technologies, including electric trucks, hybrid trucks and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles....
Majority in U.S. Now Disapprove of Israeli Action in Gaza (news.gallup.com)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After narrowly backing Israel’s military action in Gaza in November, Americans now oppose the campaign by a solid margin. Fifty-five percent currently disapprove of Israel’s actions, while 36% approve.
Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn. (wapo.st)
Prospective hires say agreeing with Trump’s false election claim appears to be a new litmus test for being hired by the party
"Alarm bells" ringing after abortion and IVF bans, with fears that contraception could be next (www.salon.com)
A New York Bill Seeks to Reduce Natural Gas Use. Here’s What to Know. (www.nytimes.com)
[Under current law] gas companies must provide free hookups to new customers within 100 feet of the pipe system. Existing ratepayers subsidize the work....
The Real Reason No One Is Giving Biden Credit for How Good the Economy Is Right Now (slate.com)
Why people think the US bill to ban TikTok is linked to pro-Palestine content (www.middleeasteye.net)
After a bill in US Congress was overwhelmingly passed to ban the social media app TikTok, social media users outraged online and linked the move to pro-Israel groups trying to curb the surge of pro-Palestinian content on the platform....
How a US TikTok ban could clobber the pro-Palestine movement – and hurt Joe Biden (www.independent.co.uk)
On 25 October 2023, two and a half weeks after Hamas’s attack on Israel and amid brutal reprisals by the Israeli government, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist gave his stark verdict on TikTok’s impact....
House passes bill that could lead to TikTok ban in broad bipartisan vote (www.cbsnews.com)
www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/…/7521...
Biden calls for broad new social programs, higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy (wapo.st)
Congress could pass legislation to ban TikTok in the U.S. The app is fighting back. (www.nbcnews.com)
Someone doesn’t like these TikTok stories, so here’s another one
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Google's Chrome Browser Analyzing Your Browsing History with so-called "Privacy Sandbox" Feature
For nearly two years now, Google has been gradually rolling out a feature to all Chrome users that analyzes their browsing history within the browser itself. This feature aims to replace third-party cookies and individual tracking by categorizing you into an interest category and sharing that category with advertisers. It’s...