This is why the incremental cost of a unit are often a better measure for longer term profitability and decision making than the unit average cost, especially when you aren’t factoring in the market size and ability to repurpose sunk costs in that unit average cost.
You can have debt utilization while still paying off the full statement balance each month and not being charged interest. I always have a balance, but I rarely carry the balance beyond the statement due date and interest free grace period. (I just have new charges that make the balance non zero.)
I just watched a TikTok about how people used to plug in things to their light sockets when electricity was first becoming popular. And they kept calling the plug a light socket, what rule says it’s not a plug that screws in? And why shouldn’t plugs screw in? We have material science to make plugs and cables hard enough that...
Although I agree with this bill, the NYT calling it “strict new ethics rules” is a bit much. Reading the requirements in the bill itself, it struck me as legislating that SCOTUS justices do the bare ethical minimum required of most every other judge - in other words, it’s the type of bill that shows up when an organization...
I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn’t work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver....
I’ve had great luck with Upton teas for the past decade or more in the US. Great selection, teas at multiple price points from broken leaf to first flush single estate.
Ford cancels EV battery orders as losses widen to $130,000 per vehicle sold (www.notebookcheck.net)
It's time to mentally prepare yourselves for this (lemmy.world)
The numbers will determine your fate (lemmy.world)
Old Head (lemmy.world)
Kid told me that he just watched “some crazy old movie” about how a kid hacked into NORAD.
Donald Trump dismisses lawsuit against former fixer Michael Cohen (abc7ny.com)
For $18.65, famous artist designs racial justice windows for National Cathedral (www.washingtonpost.com)
His paintings sometimes sell for millions. This one went for $18.65....
Why shouldn't electric plugs screw in?
I just watched a TikTok about how people used to plug in things to their light sockets when electricity was first becoming popular. And they kept calling the plug a light socket, what rule says it’s not a plug that screws in? And why shouldn’t plugs screw in? We have material science to make plugs and cables hard enough that...
Supreme Court Ethics Bill Passes Committee over 100% Republican Opposition (www.nytimes.com)
Although I agree with this bill, the NYT calling it “strict new ethics rules” is a bit much. Reading the requirements in the bill itself, it struck me as legislating that SCOTUS justices do the bare ethical minimum required of most every other judge - in other words, it’s the type of bill that shows up when an organization...
What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected?
I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn’t work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver....