Money.

Now that USB-C is the required cable, people can go out and buy any cheap cable they want. The law turned a proprietary cash cow into a low return commodity item.

Don’t need to, just down-blend from the available fuel used from weapons put out of commission as a result of disarmament treaties.

Now, about those materials used to construct solar panels…

Raw material is usually a small fraction of the cost of refueling. I would also argue that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is a small blip in the lifetime of a reactor, ~80 years. Transient pricing will have a negligible effect on the LCOE.

This is false. Nuclear has a very competitive levelized cost of energy (LCOE). Nuclear has high upfront costs but fuel is cheap and the reactor can last much longer than solar panels. The big picture matters not just upfront costs.

Source: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/08/f25/LCOE.pdf

Introducing the new Aston Martin Team Principal!

Stroll’s gap to his teammate is as large as most of the rookies on the grid to their respective teammates. But yea, his dad owns the team…what can be done. Money is privilege.

I’m going to go out on a limb and say Netflix and other platforms probably picked up these shows/movies because they were cheap and wouldn’t need to pay out residuals if they became hits.

Kinda sucks they don’t get paid but honestly no one makes it out big on their first run. You use your new leverage to negotiate better the second time around, after you’re proven your worth.

A few exceptions to this, but more than likely the streaming platforms would have never picked up these shows were it not for the very beneficial terms.

While a sanity check on the absolute value is good I would argue that the most impactful data presented here is the rate at which debt is growing.

Yes, debt was paid off during COVID but now that the free money has dried up people are racking up debt much quicker than before. So while the current value might be in line with previous trends the rate at which debt is accumulating is what is alarming.

It’s unlikely for that trend to slow or stop unless real wages increase, prices fall, or demand drops. We’re seeing some of that but apparently not enough.

Perez qualifying 9th in a RB on a track that is difficult to pass on. That RB should be on the podium every race.

When we couldn’t share a family password anymore we just didn’t sign up for our own account. Easy as that. Been watching a ton more Hulu as a result. Netflix isn’t worth more than a one-month sub/year.

This is going to have an interesting effect on the labor market. With people being ‘locked-in’ it will ultimately reduce worker mobility. Combine with the emphasis on ‘back to the office’, this will reduce the labor pool available to employers.

The good news is that new build costs are coming down and builders are starting to ramp up again.

In a clean race, that RB should be on the podium every time. Less than that is subpar.

Hope so. Lando has put in the work and deserves to drive a car capable of winning.

Some mods may be concerned about losing their mod status if they go to Lemmy.

Agreed. A seat is better than no seat. But yea he’s definitely going to have to prove himself again.

Latifi and Mazepin were both pay drivers. Likely, sponsors and money were tied to their seats.

Good point. They swapped Gasly with Albon mid-season and that could have gone better. I’d still like to see Lawson get his shot at some point.

Tough call. The return of Danny Ric would make for great TV but deep down I think Lawson should get his shot.

Tough for Nyck but F1 is a ruthless sport. At 28, Nyck is a seasoned driver and has likely shown what he is capable of and is unlikely to develop much further. I don’t see a reason for keeping him in that seat any longer.

Hulk looks decent for having taken a few years off with only a few 1-off appearances in between. It’s only been 9 months or so for Danny and he’s probably done some significant sim work during that period for RB.

I’m optimistic. Maybe this time off is the reset he needed to get his form back.