SaltySalamander

joined 1 year ago

China is now the biggest debt collector in the developing world, report says in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The real goal of Belt and Road: debt enslavement.

CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Versus 3.8-4% for the average worker.

Pirate IPTV Consumed By 30% of Swedes, Including 50% of Men Under 35 * TorrentFreak in c/piracy

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I use pirate IPTV to watch sports, primarily baseball. I refuse to sub to cable just to watch baseball, when the other 99% of channels I'd never once turn on. I haven't subbed to cable in over 15 years, and never will again. Also cut my Netflix sub once they started losing content during the streaming wars. Never again. IPTV + Plex for me.

In Texas, insurers are watching your home from above. It could cost you coverage. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

While governments are in denial of climate change happening, insurance companies aren't. They're hedging their bets early.

Realtek's $10 tiny 10GbE network adapter is coming to motherboards later this year in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

1 or 2.5g sure, not 5 or 10.

Future queen of Belgium caught up in Harvard foreign student ban in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 weeks ago

You probably haven't been more than 50miles from your hometown for any length of time, have you?

Senate unexpectedly passes the 'No Tax on Tips Act' in a unanimous vote in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

As far as gifts go, it's the gift giver that pays the tax.

Chinese ‘kill switches’ found in US solar farms. Ed Miliband under pressure to pause green energy blitz after hidden components discovered. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The majority*

Duffy calls for investigation after latest Newark airport ground delay, blames Biden admin for failures in c/[email protected]

The road they drove to dump this trash literally takes to the landfill in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Yea but dumping it there is free.

4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Hate to break it to you, 4chan is alive and well.

Newsom Asks Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments, Escalating Crackdown in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Lol.