English is confusing enough. For the sake of future generation I’ll correct you for using litterally like figuratively even if I’m the last person on earth that uses it correctly.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do any countries genuinely appreciate American immigrants?
7·10 hours agoIf you get a job and pay your taxes Scandinavian countries most people don’t mind.
Depends on what you want to achieve.
It’s a hedge against inflation. So in times of high inflation and economic uncertainty it will do well.
Keeping a small amount in a safe in case the world goes to shit, well only after you have a pile of guns, ammunution and canned food.
It’s not a productive asset. If you buy stocks you’ll probably be better off in the long run.
That being said your investment portfolio should not be only one kind of investment and gold should probably be a part of it eventually.
There are addons that try to auto decline all. They do a reasonable job at it
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Are people with High functioning autism allowed to become police officers?
11·3 days agoA lot of the job is about dealing with people that are not rational for the moment.
I get annoyed when the price tags are too small to read
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What's this ram price surge thing going on in the memes? Is this gonna affect pre-builts, laptops, tablets, phones, and other electronics?
19·4 days agoThe AI industry drives up demand and production capacity takes long to increase.
Eventually it will influence consumer electronics. The more similar the ram is the faster it will.
Energy is cheap when I don’t use much of it and expensive when I need a lot.
Yeah, other than the conversation being one sided it was not too bad.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Where do you post a meme if its only half-political? c/memes or c/political memes?
3·4 days agoDial the politics up or down and post accordingly or you run the risk of pissing off both crowds.
She did not turn up.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why did the proposed *Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance* project involve pumping water instead of siphoning it?
9·5 days agoIf any point is 10m above input surface you can’t siphon or suck water through. You have to push it.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is the newest thing you can legitimately historically re-enact?
8·5 days agoThere is no hard line, just what you yourself would feel silly reenacting.
So just brush the dust off that office beige PC and CRT monitor and have a lan party with your friends.
Carpenter, plumber, electricians and similar tradesmen about half of them work for or run a small to medium business where I live.
Dentists, hairdressers, lawyers also come to mind.
There are a lot of machine shops that are small businesses too.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What's the best way to answer someone who accuses you of being a bot because they don't like what you have to say?
19·6 days agoI guess I would move on.
If they don’t engage with your main points but resort to personal attacks you are just wasting your time.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What non-profit organizations do you give money to? Why?
2·6 days agoI had to pay extra tax and labelled the payment “charity” in my bank app.
Jokes aside: Wikipedia. Half of what I know comes from there.
Agatha Christie. While not quite what I like there is no denying her success.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why are statute of limitations in place for heinous crimes in some places?
3·7 days agoMany other reasons have been given. One more: let the archivists know when it’s time to throw away the paperwork and evidence.
Some crimes go unsolved with a bit of evidence collected, stamped, filed and stored somewhere.
At some point you’ll have to build a new building just to store the stuff if you never clear it out.
If you only keep the stuff for a few crimes such as murder the growth will be much more manageable.
There is this one beer when I drink it I always feel sick. Which one? The 16th.


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