N0t_5ure
@N0t_5ure@lemmy.world
- Comment on Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK 14 hours ago:
My favorite part is when the AI DJ plays some dumb song it’s previously served up repeatedly, and then tells me how much I like it because I listen to it so often. I’d never choose to listen to it on my own, and the only reason I hear it is because Spotify keeps cramming it down my throat.
- Comment on Tesla loses Autopilot wrongful death case in $329 million verdict 3 days ago:
“Some of you will die, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take.”
- Comment on Trump orders firing of labor statistics chief hours after data showed jobs growth slowed 3 days ago:
Same strategy he deployed fighting covid - run from reality.
- Comment on Rainbolt is on the case. 3 days ago:
Thanks!
- Comment on Rainbolt is on the case. 3 days ago:
Ah, thanks!
- Comment on Rainbolt is on the case. 3 days ago:
I’m feeling old, because I have no idea who this is and the joke goes straight over my head.
- Comment on Whatever happened to the blockchain/smart contract 'revolution' we were told about? 4 days ago:
It’s in the same place as those NFTs that sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- Comment on I'm looking to buy a new rig, as I'm not from US the dolar going down will help me immensely. Now how do you think it will behave in the coming weeks? 1 week ago:
If you’re looking at making the purchase next week or in a month, I doubt there would be a significant difference in the exchange rate. I’d be more concerned about whether the item I’m buying incorporates foreign made parts subjected to tariffs, and the potential for price increases as a result of more costly inputs.
- Comment on I'm looking to buy a new rig, as I'm not from US the dolar going down will help me immensely. Now how do you think it will behave in the coming weeks? 1 week ago:
It’s very difficult to anticipate market changes, and that includes currency markets. That said, the dollar is trending downward, but it is unlikely to plummet by a large percentage anytime soon. A more likely scenario is a slow erosion of the value of the dollar over the long term. However, in addition to movement of the dollar, you have to also be concerned about movement in the Uruguay peso. The dollar may be falling, but if the peso falls more, there would be a net gain in the dollar vs. the peso. 21% of Uruguay’s trade is with China, and a contraction in the Chinese economy could impact the peso.
That said, Powell’s term as head of the fed is over in May of 2026, and Trump will definitely appoint a lackey that will do what he wants. Ultimately, between erosion of trade with the trade wars, profligate government spending, and ill-considered monetary policy, I think the dollar will be significantly lower by the end of 2026 than it is today.
In my opinion, I think you’re better off evaluating your purchase in terms of the value it provides to you, rather than trying to time the market with currency exchange rates. People much smarter than I have lost vast sums of money trying to play exchange rates. Consider George Soro’s play in shorting the British pound in 1992, where the pound collapsed and his position gained over $1 billion in a single day. While he was a big winner, there were many big losers on the other side of that trade. The situation was fairly unique, in that at the time the pound was being propped up by the British government, which is unlike the situation with the dollar today.
Further, even if the dollar were to collapse, in all likelihood sellers would demand more dollars for their goods, so it isn’t clear that there would be a big benefit in trying to time the currency markets. - Comment on Two Tesla Robotaxis Use Center of Four-Lane Road for Pickup and Dropoff… With One Getting Stuck for 4 Minutes 3 weeks ago:
Musk is now talking about having Tesla invest in his xAI company, which I find to be a transparent attempt to try to leverage the AI mania to prop up Tesla’s stock price. Eventually this will all come crashing down, but as the saying goes, markets can remain rational longer than you can remain solvent, so the collapse may take a while.
- Comment on The original Ettamogah Pub in Albury, NSW 3 weeks ago:
I found it. The pic was taken in 1995. It was a film print and I don’t currently have access to a scanner, so I snapped a pic with my phone (sorry about the quality). I think I took the pic because the amusing words on the side struck me as very Australian, and I’m sure I was probably told of its significance.
- Comment on Banned Music in the Third Reich 3 weeks ago:
However by 1939 it ended up on the list of songs which were banned in the third reich. It suddenly was branded degenerate music along with music from Jewish composers and Jazz music. The reason why it fell out of favor was because it was seen as kitsch and it was also perceived as a satire on Hitler. It took them 6 years to figure that out.
Reminds me of right-wingers loving Rage Against the Machine and then turning on them as “woke” when they discover that they’re part of the machine being raged against.
- Comment on Pentagon to start using Grok as part of a $200 million contract with Elon Musk's xAI 3 weeks ago:
What could possibly go wrong?
- Comment on The original Ettamogah Pub in Albury, NSW 3 weeks ago:
I’ll see if I can dig it up.
- Comment on The original Ettamogah Pub in Albury, NSW 3 weeks ago:
I don’t have much recollection of the pub, though I do have a picture of it. I was doing the “Oz Experience” bus tour, so naturally they hit all the tourist spots. It was a great trip.
- Comment on The original Ettamogah Pub in Albury, NSW 3 weeks ago:
I’ve been there, back in the mid 1990s.
- Comment on Trump threatens to escalate trade war amid confusion over new tariff rates 3 weeks ago:
Does anyone have any clue what the tariffs are these day? He’s changed things so many times it’s impossible to keep up.
- Comment on What sort of grill needs a firmware update lol 3 weeks ago:
I will never own a grill that has to connect to wifi. In fact, I actively avoid any appliance that adds unnecessary IOT functionality.
- Comment on Man, I hate it when this happens! 4 weeks ago:
I hate when cats do that to you.
- Comment on Why do so many homes in rural areas have a front yard full of junk? 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Why do so many homes in rural areas have a front yard full of junk? 4 weeks ago:
My favorite are the old bathtubs stood up and half-buried with statues of the Virgin Mary or Jesus inside.
- Comment on Is WW3 more likely to accelerate or slow down anthropogenic climate change? 4 weeks ago:
My question is whether nuclear winter will mitigate the CO2 warming.
- Comment on This California community's water will be shut off if it doesn't approve a stunning 300% rate hike by Monday 5 weeks ago:
It was supposed to be a golfer’s paradise.
Cue music
As my water service collects a massive mountain of debt
I take a look at the golf course and realize there’s nothing left.
- Comment on Putin says recession in Russia 'must not be allowed to happen' 1 month ago:
It doesn’t matter how many people he throws out of windows, if the conditions favor economic contraction that’s what he’s going to get.
- Comment on What the fuck 1 month ago:
3.5 babies if you count the horizontal line.
- Comment on What's the e-reader you would buy if you were in the market? 1 month ago:
I have a Kobo Clara I’m super happy with. Way better than the buggy Kindle I had.
- Comment on ‘HIV-ending’ drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers 1 month ago:
Actual price they will charge: One Million Dollars
- Comment on Peak male form 1 month ago:
I wish more people would be open about it. Alan Ritchson is one of the few Hollywood celebrities that has candidly spoken about his use of exogenous testosterone to prepare for his role as Reacher, but clearly so many others are getting help. I’m in my late 50s trying to add muscle mass, and it’s a huge challenge. I’d say that I’m better off than all of the men in this 1919 photo, but not by that much.
- Comment on Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads 1 month ago:
It used to be that phone technology improved relatively quickly, and a 2 year old phone was significantly worse than the latest and greatest. Now, not so much. I use a Pixel 6 Pro running Graphene OS, and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on the latest tech. The camera is great, certainly more than good enough for me, and the phone is responsive and does everything I need it to do, and it’s 3+ generations old. I see no need to spend $1000+ on a new phone.
- Comment on Tumult in U.S. Treasurys shows Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' might be disaster 2 months ago:
The meirdas touch.
