Copernican

@ Copernican @lemmy.world

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1y ago

Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console
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Copernican @lemmy.world 1y ago
It will. But for the first run you don't want people buying the console and paying for the switch GameCube access to have to ability to buy a GC controller. It's like how for sports teams season ticket holders usually get some first access to buy playoff tickets.

1y ago

Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console

Lol yeah. It makes sense. You don't want your peripheral for the console to sell out to buyers that just want to use it for emulation.

1y ago

Any good racing games you have been doing on the deck?

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Copernican @lemmy.world 1y ago

There was NFS game on sale for like 2 bucks during the winter sale that was fun.

But I think Art Of Rally really shines as a steam deck racing game. It's not arcadey, but not hardcore sim. Kind of it's own challenging but chill racer. Can easily be played in short bursts when you have 5 or 10 minutes to kill.

1y ago

Interior Department officially renames Mount McKinley, Gulf of America

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Copernican @lemmy.world 1y ago

But the Republican Congress members of Alaska wanted it. They are against the change back from quotes I have seen.

1y ago

Naughty Dog Co-Founder Reveals Why They Were Acquired By Sony

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Copernican @lemmy.world 1y ago

What's the difference? You want to stay in business to make money personally for what you build.

1y ago

[Leak] Steam Controller 2 render thumbnail leaked in SteamVR drivers

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Copernican @lemmy.world 1y ago

Iant that what Aperture Desk Job did?

2y ago

I'd like to think they're all just Russian trolls but increasingly, I think some people are just selfish or dumb.

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

LOL, what rhetoric? I'm generally of the opinion that voting is an end in itself in democracies, and wish we had mandatory/compulsory voting laws. If you live in a democracy there should be obligation to vote, and the citizens should feel confident that we are accounting for the will of the people. But with the electoral college and first past the post system, there are realities of outcomes. There are really only 2 possible outcomes of a presidential race. And if you live in a swing state your vote does a lot more to tip realize one of those 2 outcomes. So the motivation to vote should be to help achieve one of those 2 outcomes that you find more preferable. If you live in a state that is not even close, that is when you don't have to worry much about your vote impacting the outcome and therefore have more latitude. I've voted 3rd party in multiple elections, but I did so in good conscious knowing I wasn't impacting the outcome of actual leadership due to the area I vote in. In pure rational choice model, sure, your individual vote likely won't matter (how often is a race decided by 1 vote?), but if the level of effort to vote is low, might as well do it just in case and for a sense of moral civic duty to a democracy.

2y ago

I'd like to think they're all just Russian trolls but increasingly, I think some people are just selfish or dumb.

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

It really depends on which state you live in whether or not you have the luxury of a protest vote. If you live in NY state that has a 20% lead for Harris, sure, some people can vote Jill Stein or something. But if you live in a state that actually might be close or not an obvious blowout, you can't vote that way. You actually have to be tactical with your vote, not idealistic or symbolic.

2y ago

Dream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetime

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

There are individual salary stats. And those may align with households as some households only have 1 income. https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/business/hr-payroll/average-salary-us/

2y ago

Dream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetime

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

I'm not making an argument about the current state of wages. I'm just saying 4.4 million isn't as unattainable as people think. And household income gets murky when you include single income households. And the definition for this article of American Dream includes 2 kids, so if kids aren't in your planning the 4.4 million mark is probably 1 million less if you still want to attain those other things. I think some folks see that number and think "OMG I'm never going to have that much money." You are right, you will never have that much money all at once, but over a lifetime you may have earned and/or spent that much without ever leaving the sort of "middle" income range in America.

2y ago

Dream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetime

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

I agree. All I'm saying is if 50% of salaries are above that 60k mark and as a dual income you are probably getting close to hitting the dream at that level. That's not as dire as thinking only 10% of the population can afford it. 4.4 million is a scary number, but no one is expected to have that as liquidity or even net worth. That value of spend is actually more attainable over time than it looks when seeing it as raw sticker price.

And again, "American Dream" means family with 2 kids. Not everyone wants that or needs that. If you are a single person and happy living with just a partner or without kids (DINK lifestyle is fun), this is not saying you need 4.4 million to have a decent living standard.

2y ago

Dream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetime

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

The inflation piece is confusing to me to, but I think it does talk about investment. It says retirement is 1.6 million based on expected annual withdraw rate. So I'm guessing that is not the contribution amount but final amount including return on investment. So does that 4.4 million number actually somehow translate into a sub 4 million dollar contribution value? Same with college. If you start investing in college funds at child birth that have 18 years of growth, is that child cost the cost basis, or accrued value at time of spend? On the other hand the home cost includes mortgage interest, but the value of the house will hopefully exceed the cost you put into it.

2y ago

Dream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetime

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

I disagree. Workers in trades like electricians will make that much. I think entry level electricians make like 55k. So after 5 years in that work, you will likely be earning above median salary. But for professions like teachers in school districts that don't pay well.... It sucks. Not ideal, but not as dire as some might think. And when you throw in the number of people these days choosing not to have kids, that shaves 1 million dollars off the cost of the American Dream life (but hard to say how much of that decision is based on expected income vs lifestyle values).

Tech workers I assume are making starting around 75k and getting into 100k fairly easily depending on geographic location. And depending on company and trajectory you could be getting into 200 to 300k territory in tech.

2y ago

Dream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetime

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

I'm seeing median salary listed around 65. Is the median household income reflecting the number of single income families out there or just single people generally?

2y ago

Dream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetime

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

American dream implies nuclear family life. Retirement, home ownership, and owning new cars are factored in that math. It includes the cost of having 2 kids.

If you read the article...

Here’s the breakdown. We’ll explain the math below.

Retirement: $1.6 million

Homeownership: $930,000

Raising two kids: $832,000

Owning new cars: $811,000

Annual vacations: $179,000

Wedding: $44,000

Pets: $37,000

Funeral: $8,000

2y ago

Dream On: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million over a lifetime

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

I think people underestimate lifetime earnings. Let's assume 35 years of salary work to retire at 65 (it takes a while to get a career going an maybe a layoff and parental leave...) That would be about 125k a year. Make that a dual income family and that's 2 people making 63k a year. It's a bit hard to understand pre and post tax though because some of the calculations like retirement are pretax. And then factor in gains from investment...

So isn't this calculation saying a 2 family income making median salaries can live the dream? That's not great for 50% of Americans and probably means a lesser proportion of Americans can attain the dream than before. But that number 4.4 million actually is not crazy high. In a more just work though, dual income families making above the lowest 25 to 30% salaries should be able to afford the American Dream with some caveats around used cars instead of new, and maybe more frugal wedding and college expense due to financial aid and what not.

2y ago

Let's play the rich get everything. The rules are the rich get everything. participation is mandatory.

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

"can" vs "do" are different things. The meme quote describes hypothetical use, not actual use, as being something that should be taxable.

2y ago

Let's play the rich get everything. The rules are the rich get everything. participation is mandatory.

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

I guess that's whats lost in the meme. Just because you "can" use something as collateral doesn't mean you "are" using something as collateral. The language should be more accurate to describe actual use vs hypothetical.

2y ago

Let's play the rich get everything. The rules are the rich get everything. participation is mandatory.

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

So how does taxing unrealized gains work. If I purchase stock X at a specific price. If the stock goes up and I now am holding 150% of my original value. Let's say it hovers there for 3 more years. After 3 years it tanks and is now worth only 50% of my original purchases. Are people suggesting that I pay taxes on the unrealized gain of 50%, even though I end up selling at loss and have realized negative value. Doesn't that mean I am being taxed on losing money? How does that make sense?

2y ago

YouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for ads

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Copernican @lemmy.world 2y ago

Thanks for the checking. I think the whole argument is pretty wild and specious, and factually suspect, that someone died because a person couldn't look up the cpr video on time. YouTube is not a platform that is meant to deliver on demand life saving training. In NYC all the restaurants and workplaces have signs up in designated areas with instructions on how to do cpr. I suspect someone is going to more quickly look up written instructions or infographics if they need to Google. But really, this just speaks to the importance in staying up to date on CPR practices and having school and HR classes that teach this on a recurring basis. Using this as an argument against all ads is kind of nuts.

Also, the first step of most CPR instructions is call 911. So if you follow instructions, how are you watching a video on the phone? And can't the operator coach you through the steps? https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/cpr/performing-cpr/cpr-steps