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The dollar was backed by the gold standard until the early 1970s. Since then, it has been a fiat currency. The dollar’s value rests on confidence, not commodity backing.

Governments can't solve homelessness or corruption, but if you give them more money they can solve climate change.

One was hijacked, the other was implied consent.

Or we could just turn off the TV's ;)

Maybe because we weren't the target?

No, they are just changing professions. They were playing the game for many years and then suddenly saw the light :D

He writes in a way that is clear and easy to understand. He leaves all the pomp and circumstance at the door, just the meat and potatoes. Which is exactly what's needed when researching solutions.

It's science.

Sure, from the same school of thought where men get pregnant, COVID wasn’t a plan-demic, and the Easter Bunny is just misunderstood.

I have read that booking from different devices (laptop vs phone} can also effect pricing. Presumably younger folks tend to use their phones. I am not sure how the algorithms sort that out.

Brave is a good alternative to Edge.

Energy strapped data centers will drive the direction of new power generation, and if it's renewable that's great. But what ever it is, it can't come fast enough to keep up with the new normal, just sayin.

Exactly, turbines like solar can be part of the solution, just not the entire solution. As far as fossil goes, we're already tooled up, same thing for Hydro.

They’re highly specialized and expensive to repair.

Domestic engineer - home maker

For me the root of the issue is about competence, availability and location provider compensation and social issues are farther down the list. Unless I'm missing something.

I retired at 63 because the actuarial charts provided by the school district showed that no additional benefits accrued after that age (other than salary). Another reason was that the district kept me on their insurance until I turned 65, which I thought was a great deal.

Awesome!

Speaking from the U.S., I always worked jobs that offered good family health insurance, medical, dental, vision, and so on. I made that a priority over other perks like vacation time or a higher salary. Now that I’m retired, we’re on a Medicare Advantage plan called SCAN. No real complaints, it...