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  • They stopped making the big ones about a decade back. The ones sold by the truck should still be larger, but not by as much as they used to be.

    They also went up in price a lot. Firecrackers used to cost ~$0.29 wholesale but they raised it to ~$0.55 when they shrunk them.

  • LPT Do it.
  • Missing diffs is a problem, though.

    I don't get how Microsoft owns GitHub yet hasn't figured out any way to actually create a spec that would be git compatible for Excel, Word, and PowerPoint files yet.

  • Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says
  • Don't forget the beef subsidies, too!

    Per a 2015 Berkeley study, witjouy the beef and dairy subsidies, a Big Mac would cost $13 and a pound of beef would cost $30. Obviously both would be more now since inflation has raised prices by about 1/3 across the board and food prices have definitely grown faster than the average.

  • Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says
  • about 25% of people who make under $50,000 were cutting back on fast food

    Only 25%? Who hasn't cut back, even if it's subconsciously?

    I know it's just an anecdote, but my wife and I make a lot more than that and we've had to cut how often we get fast food because it's become way too expensive.

    Shit, half the time we just get sit-down service because the cost isn't that much higher. Why would we get low quality fast food for $30 when we can go to a local sit-down restaurant and get higher quality food for $40, tip included?

  • "No thanks, I research my own charities before making a donation"
  • #2 and 3 don't actually happen since it can't be recorded on the P&L.

    The donation would get recorded to cash and offset to a liability account, probably something named Charitable Donations Payable likely with a subaccount for the specific programs.

    Overall, the effect is essentially the same, though. Fwiw, I like to use the same comparison as you did to show to people how dumb this belief is.

    The individual who donated at the register also is allowed to claim the donation when they file their taxes.

  • It was so bright and helpful
  • I knew Google started ignoring double quotes for required text years ago, but I found out yesterday that it doesn't even think "site:xyz.com" needs to be followed.

    I was researching something and saw some Reddit posts. Clicked below it to view results from Reddit and a third of them were other websites.

  • Death by PowerPoint [Work Chronicles]
  • If the slide has all the information, then it's a poor slide deck.

    The slides are supposed to be an outline. The rule of thumb is max seven lines and max seven words per line.

    Here's a couple examples.

    Good slide:

    • Revenue: -10% vs Estimate
    • Industry trends
    • Low demand for new products
    • Strong demand for XYZ

    Also good slide, depending on who you're presenting to:

    • Revenue: -10% vs Estimate
    • Industry: -3%
    • New products: -30%
    • XYZ: +4%

    Bad slide:

    • Revenue is 10% below estimate
    • Industry has seen a 3% drop in sales
    • New products ABC and MNO have had a 30% lower demand than we expected
    • Product XYZ has higher demand than anticipated with sales 4% higher than estimate

    All the extra information on the bad slide can be delivered by the presenter. It's not necessary on the slide. The slide is for people to glance at to assist them during and after the presentation and to help them anchor themselves in the discussion.

  • I'm working on it, ok?
  • Easiest way to do it is with your direct deposit.

    Go to your work. Fill out a change form for your direct deposit. Have $X sent directly to your savings account.

    It's much less tempting to spend the money when it's already in your savings account.

  • I'm working on it, ok?
  • You will never make more interest on an investment than you will get charged interest for the same amount as a loan. Ever. It does not happen.

    This is barely more accurate than a coin flip. Until 2021, it wasn't that difficult to find loans with rates under 5%. Anything under 4% is basically free money and you're normally better off investing in something low risk than to pay extra.

    So for me to sit on money that could go towards paying down debts, I'm just needlessly paying more in interest than I would be otherwise.

    If you don't have any emergency funds, or not enough to cover a single large emergency, this is dumb. Cars break, roofs leak, etc. Even if you have an emergency where you can pay on credit, you'll likely be looking at credit card interest rates. Or, you lose your job. Fun fact, most job loses occur when the economy is struggling. Another fun fact, most investments are doing really fucking poorly when the economy is struggling.

    Keep some money on hand in case something happens.

  • Reddit's new paid ads look exactly like user posts
  • Wow. Everyone, ignore this guy, he's also an ad.

    Instead, you should hop on over to your local Chevy Dealership and ask about test driving the all new 2025 Tahoe. Drive one home today for less than $2,000 down!

  • Teslas Can Be Stolen by Hijacking WiFi at Charging Stations, Researchers Find
  • HamCo?

    I see them all the time near 37. You always gotta be careful around them.

    It seems like the Mustang EV is selling better nowadays at least. I see just about as many of them on the road compared to Teslas. They at least seem to be pretty good drivers.

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