padge

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[–] padge@lemmy.zip 12 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Delisting has never meant it is removed from your library for a paid game, in my memory. Just means you can't buy it anymore

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Lol our standup+parking lot is scheduled for an hour. Kill me.

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I thought Amazon Music was a small up-charge on top of prime?

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

TIL I can use my stock as collateral in a mortgage

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 23 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

Ultra net worth individuals, especially ones like Jeff Bezos with a lot of his net worth tied up in one company, can take a personal loan using his stock as collateral to keep up his lifestyle without needing to sell (and be taxed on) anything. It's only really available for the 1%

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ken Bone was from 2016 I believe

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is this also on WhatsApp? I got all the other Meta junk off my phone except that, since I need it for some family abroad

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

End of an era :(

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

This is an interesting perspective, thank you. I definitely learned where Live Nation was getting most of their profits from when the water fountains were hidden on the other side from the food and drink vendors, and wanted $8 for a bottle of water (or $16 for a PBR!)

I do think that part of the Ticketmaster hate is them being the bad guy for the venues or artists with the prices etc, but they can definitely be doing more. My main issue is that venues can either exclusively use Ticketmaster or not at all, and all the hidden fees. Granted, if the artist chooses "all-lin" pricing it includes the fees, but it feels manipulative that I have to mentally add 30% to the price of tickets when I'm looking.

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 weeks ago

Most things are fine in moderation, demonizing everything you like is how you get miserable and crave them more

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

The town my parents live in would rather pay fines every year than build the state mandated amount of affordable housing and risk, gasp, lowering property values!

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Exactly. I told her that 8gb might be fine for a year or two, but if she wants this thousand plus dollar laptop to last four years she needs to invest the extra money now. Especially once she told me she might want to play Minecraft or Shadow of the Tomb Raider on it

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