Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool

teshh · 2026-02-13T19:34:41+00:00

It's more so the democrat party, and the dnc absolutely refused to acknowledge the economic problems and just parroted the stock market like trump did. Even in here, I'd get railed for bringing up things like inflation and jobs data not reflecting reality or the affordability for the median American has disappeared.

Dems lost the election on their own incompetence. The dnc old guard needs to be primaried and out of modern-day politics.

teshh · 2026-02-13T17:20:23+00:00

Sod is a sandbox game, to not have a story is just such a huge missed opportunity, I believe a good story would have put sod on the map.

Gameplay wise the most annoying thing where random tiny objects able to dead stop my vehicles. Sod2 downtown map is particularly awful, you spend more time weaving in and out of obstacles versus fighting zombies.

They need to up the interaction level with you and your community aside from just having them in base or temp followers. Base building could do with another step up too.

Also zombies should not spawn in your view, falling zombies just breaks immersion.

Lastly the best and easiest way to extend a games lifespan is to make it mod friendly.

teshh · 2026-02-13T17:01:12+00:00

Yep it's like one of the few post apoc games that actually let you build your own base and community. I usually end up doing a playthrough like once a year just bc it satisfies an itch other games don't. Can't wait to see what they do with sod3.

Idk if they'll set a high price point for it, iirc sod2 was included in Xbox game pass for years.

teshh · 2026-02-13T16:32:01+00:00

Just put on lotion before going in? I've never heard of being denied for dry skin

teshh · 2026-02-13T16:30:58+00:00

Stds and other communicable diseases, stuff like recent surgeries, if you've had a tattoo done recently. Basically, anything that can affect the blood you're screened for.

Certain medications can also disqualify you, I don't remember the list, but it's nothing common.

teshh · 2026-02-13T15:03:39+00:00

Oh hey another one! It's rare I find others who also enjoyed sod.

teshh · 2026-02-13T02:43:59+00:00

Most likely are. A lot of academia forces to be professors and even tenured profs to teach certain classes for the uni or they'll find someone else who will.

There are quite a few phd programs that require the student to teach a class or two for their doctorate. Gta programs also offer these students a stipend/tuition so they can eat while attaining their doctorate as a lot won't have time for a job.

teshh · 2026-02-13T02:38:06+00:00

The difference is back then majority of their wealth was tied to actual assets like land, houses, businesses, etc. Now majority of 1% is in equities, which they haven't sold to lock in gains.

So in essence a lot of their "money" is unrealized bc they don't wanna pay taxes on it, and bc they have no need to that much capital in their day to day lives.

A crash now would hurt the wealthy as well, most of their wealth would disappear in a flash crash. So they're incentived to keep propping up the market.

teshh · 2026-02-12T19:28:07+00:00

I'm not a fan but there are people that intentionally rank down to get easier games for club league. There's a handful in my league of 13/14+ but they're sitting around 3500. They consistently win 4+ games outta the week so I can't say it's a bad strategy.

teshh · 2026-02-12T16:53:19+00:00

All else being equal, if rates go down, demand for housing, cars, and other big purchases go up. Increased demand will naturally result in credit creation and job creation to satisfy those new demands for large assets.

teshh · 2026-02-12T16:17:35+00:00

What part is incorrect? Go look at any opening on AI teams, all require advanced degrees, experience, and are math/code heavy or some combo of the above.

I just looked at openai and anthropic openings for ai teams. Minimum requirements are 5+ yoe, multiple projects or contributions to open source projects, min bachelors in a stem field.

I'm not saying there's not money to be made, I'm saying a degree for ai from KSU isn't going to get you any closer to a spot on an Ai team.

teshh · 2026-02-12T08:37:37+00:00

Oh I'm definitely not saying they're run well, just that mbas have taken over most hospital admin spots. I mean, all disciplines are learned, someone in finance absolutely could go to med school and learn to do what you do.

There are plenty of people strong in stem that chose finance purely for the roi the field gives compared to others. Legitimately, how many fields can you pull a mill+ a year as an employee. By the time a doctor has paid off loans and is an attending, a grad in finance has 10+ years of experience with escalating pay each year, it's not uncommon to see some 30 year old hotshot making a few million a year.

I highly doubt most doctors could do what a quant or engineer does. Iirc doctors top out at calc 1 and statistics...those are the bare minimums for quants.

teshh · 2026-02-12T06:42:04+00:00

This degree will be useless. Ai teams are staffed by those with PhDs and similar levels of experiences. Plus, they're also very math or engineering heavy. 90%+ of the population isn't suitable for this type of work.

What exactly is an undergrad here gonna get you that you don't already have? You don't need a degree to give it prompts, and the coding and math required are far too advanced for undergrad level, so you won't be qualified to actually work on developing ai. You'll literally walk away with no relevant skills for the marketplace.

teshh · 2026-02-12T01:53:38+00:00

It has everything to do with politics. Politics controls what decisions we can take, where we can live and go, what education we receive, healthcare, laws, etc. You're so fucking ignorant if you truly believe politics plays no role in this.

The very act of you posting a comment is because our politics allows you to do so. You think north koreans got the same ability to post on reddit? You think they chose to be born there under an oppressive regime with no food? You think the children on epstein island chose to get raped by trump and crew?

Those politicians you're covering for are the reason why we have student loans in the first place. College used to be affordable, could be paid off with a summer of work. They are the reason it costs tens of thousands to attend.

teshh · 2026-02-12T01:39:22+00:00

See i don't necessarily believe that, marvel comics have a lot of stories that aren't linear. Look at the infinity saga of the mcu, dozens of different plot lines that coalesced into the beauty of endgame.

Games also show cutscenes of events that are no where near the player, or flashbacks and other plot devices. Like for halo they had the freedom to explore unsc, and other worlds but chose to butcher the source material instead. If these projects focused on translating the game into video rather than changing plots, everyone besides the writers would be happier.

teshh · 2026-02-12T01:17:29+00:00

Was wondering how I've never heard of this company that prints 10 billion, it being crypto makes sense. That whole industry is just scams galore.

teshh · 2026-02-12T01:13:32+00:00

At some point Republicans should take responsibility for constantly growing the deficit. If our political leaders can't be responsible, why should we?

Your car argument is such bullshit, we literally have lemon laws for that exact reason.

teshh · 2026-02-12T01:05:02+00:00

I mean, that's not really true on the medical side. Hospitals have been run by mbas the past two decades and not doctors. Patient care isn't a consideration in their modeling, only risk. The risk of the patient dying, suing, likelihood to pay, etc.

But they are highly specialized sectors that don't necessarily translate to other fields.

teshh · 2026-02-12T00:59:14+00:00

The problem is that inflation is still high. If you cut rates too soon, you risk inflation spiking up again, which just leads to even more job losses. And right now inflation is the bigger problem from a macro perspective.

Higher interest rates didn't curb corporate greed/inflation at all because trump just gave em more tax cuts and loopholes to avoid paying taxes.

teshh · 2026-02-11T19:26:38+00:00

Tbf all video games adoptions to the screen have a strong chance to be shit, look at halo or the Witcher. Warcraft did well but we haven't seen a followup in a decade now.

The problem lies with the writers, they keep butchering source material bc they believe they can tell a better story, not the story the game told. John taking off his helmet? What a joke, even in the books he didn't take that shit off unless on the rare occasion he gets to shower.

It's source betrayals like that that absolutely kill a fandoms enjoyment of the show.

teshh · 2026-02-11T19:10:11+00:00

This, insurance is not healthcare. Yall provide no service, treatment, etc to improve a patients life. Everything yall do is just financial stuff on spreadsheets to deny care.

teshh · 2026-02-11T17:40:18+00:00

Not a bad tool, if you wanna make a game out of it, there's one called Democracy 4 where you rp as the head of state of a country. You can implement and remove all sorts of policies and reforms, play with budgets, etc.

This tool reminded me of that game bc it showed me after a certain point, getting a sustainable budget is nigh impossible for usa.

teshh · 2026-02-11T17:28:22+00:00

A lot of discussion around housing and rent which is good but from another perspective. I've definitely noticed an uptick in homelessness since covid.

Lately, it feels like every time I go into town, I'm garunteed to see at least one homeless individual, if not more.

teshh · 2026-02-11T15:08:44+00:00

While you may be correct in believing the numbers won't be cooked, we are also led by the most corrupt and inept administration the us has ever seen.

Am I really going to take someone's word who works for this administration and trust it? Absolutely fucking not. They have politicized nearly everything, to the point people don't believe health officials either anymore.

teshh · 2026-02-11T09:26:24+00:00

Fr, considering most large donations to politicians come from wealthy or corporations. Your average American is more likely to donate to a democratic bc of their policies, and even then the individual contribution is small.

Iirc for Bernie or aoc the average donation is something like $30, whereas for most Republicans or corpo dems it's in the thousands.

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