If social security still exists, I worked long enough in the US to get that and it doesn’t matter for that if I renounce.
Well, hope they won’t change the rules around that if it does still exist by the time you retire. Though generally such things aren’t done retroactively I believe. Once you’ve earned it, you’ve earned it. Even if rules change for future folks. At least in sane countries, but of course we’re talking about the US…
What happens to your 401k and IRA if you’ve moved abroad and renounce your citizenship? Will it ever be paid out?
Not an American so I honestly don’t know.
I mean you could buy a lightly used Dacia maybe? Or a Fiat 500 maybe.
But if you want a decently comfy car, nothing luxury, but also not a basic model, 20-30k is minimum for lightly used. German cars depreciate quickly so they’re your best bet in that price range. Toyotas and Volvos will actually be more expensive for same year, mileage, size.
50k km is still “need a loan” territory for most people. The absolute newest car I’ve owned was 144k km, 3 years old, and still cost near 30k.
Plus when it’s like 2% + 6 months euribor for a lease you get to keep at the end, it starts looking hella more attractive.
Now the APR in the OP, that’s predatory af.
I meant around town and such, but yeah, wild yards are cool too. Easier to maintain flowers and clover and stuff.
You skipped kids 3 thru 14 there
All you can do is add to pollen I guess. Plant seeds of native plants that bees love. Indiscriminately in random places.
Maybe someone else has some better ideas.
Long term = next dem president inherits a recession and gets blamed for it
If there IS a next dem president.
Do be careful. I’m considering 700€ headphones because of them.
Their sortable category ratings are just awesome though. Have a big home? Go look at routers and sort by rating for multi-level home or large home.
Sony and Philips are the top tier lately as far as I know. LG has been doing weird things and Samsung hasn’t actually been good on the high-end for a long time. Or maybe it’s coming back now with the QD-OLED displays? Because the original “QLED” absolutely felt like deceptive marketing, as “QLED” looks so similar to “OLED”. Then there’s the whole ads thing on Samsung. Idk if LG does this.
So chances are, you made a pretty good choice. Sony’s a reliable company generally.
Fair enough. I just hit install on Civ 6 on Steam too. May my ADHD show me mercy.
It’s the problem with the whole high ground approach.
The republicans don’t need to have any moral values. But as soon as the democrats drop down to their level, republicans WILL start throwing shit at them.
I mean usually there’s a reasoning behind jokes, I was wondering what that would be.
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Not OP, but rtings seems good to me. They’re not afraid to mention when a new model is actually inferior to it’s predecessor and they have standardized scoring for multiple product categories. Downside is limit of free reviews per month, but I’ve never needed more than they allow.
I can’t imagine a democratic president pardoning someone for burning buildings.
I can’t imagine a republican president pardoning someone for building republican buildings.
Probably not going to happen.
Huh?
6 has too many DLCs for my taste and 4 just kinda feels outdated with tetragons for tiles. I won’t buy 7 unless the Steam reviews greatly improve with updates. It sounds unfinished, and probably you’ll have to pay hundreds to get all the DLC to finish it. I MIGHT pirate it to check it out down the line.
Yes but the question is whether it’s imagined newly by a human, or it comes from an algorithm that only works because it’s combining other people’s existing works.
Tablets and software made things easier for humans, AI just… Makes artists obsolete and if you do create something new, it’ll be ingested too.
I agree with you in the core principle that less work for more productivity is good, but I feel creative work is the one notable exception. We remember a bunch of paintings from centuries ago not because they’re beautiful to look at even, but because these particular artists have found interesting new ways to convey their view of the world or their feelings. AI generating a new version of a Van Gogh painting isn’t as impressive.
Ghibli movies, similarly, have a distinctive art style that reminds you of how these movies have been lovingly made by dedicated artists who poured their souls into it. Using AI to shit out random content with the same style is just blatant disrespect for everything they’ve done. You can use AI to clone paw patrol or something if you want. That’s a merch seller, not art.
Q3 2025: Americans buy over 900 million cybertrucks.