Be an interesting rabbit hole to investigate. 40% seems high for people to afford boutique building at retail component prices.
You’d need to find out what % of the population would build a PC, how education influences that number, how wealth influences that education, and whatever else.
Probably less than 1% of the population would fit in that actual number of people willing and able to buy and build at current pricing.
40% seem to have disposable income to be able to afford a decent build at today’s prices. I couldn’t.
Ah, that makes more sense. $225 is minimal for a “bonus” payout. Thanks for finding a better source.
Quick read of the article and it only shows “$” and not ₩. So I assume that means USD.
That’s a big payout, and it shows how much we’re getting gouged for memory prices.
E: it’s ₩. Jessica found a better article.
Omg what difficult to mine and impossible to recycle material is this breakthrough gonna take?
I think this describes a lot of critical infrastructure. It’s the “profit” mindedness of governments and corporations to choose to consolidate infrastructure in places that might be risky but cost less. It’s like removing tornado warning systems because they cost a lot to maintain, staff, and operate. So a few people being killed and property being destroyed is “worth it” because it’s cheaper in the long run. So running cables in vulnerable areas is “worth it” because it was cost effective to do so and accept the minor risk assessment that political instability might someday affect them. Same with global energy. It was cost effective and profitable to run so many ships through Hormuz and put a substantial amount of refining capacity in a potentially unstable area. Now we pay the price thanks to an idiot president.
All your power and water are belong to us
Climate change.
Literally.
Can’t prove a negative.
They think they stopped school shootings based on criteria they made up. Unless someone was physically on the way to a school, armed, they didn’t stop anything.
Wannabe Minority Report.
Kinda covered that, but ANH (which wasn’t ANH on release…) gets full marks for being first even if it is kinda silly at times. ESB is great. Darker, more serious, the cast and writers hit their stride. ROTJ is pretty much of the same vein as TLJ or TROS. A rehash or retread of already done themes with fluffy happy critters perfect for toy sales. Not great, but not awful. I liked it as a way to say goodbye to characters I never thought I’d see again. Man, was I wrong.
The first one of the new set was ok. Slightly darker overtones.
Backing up a bit - the second trilogy had an all-star cast, yet a wooden log had more writing skill, acting ability, and charisma than the people on the screen. It was like people in a classroom being told to take turns reading out loud from the assigned book. The lack of acting and directorial skill was made up for by the abuse and overuse of CGI. Awful. I have never watched the second set since release. Lump the Boba Fett series in with this set, it was so wooden and poorly written they had to bring in the Mandalorian to rescue it.
Han Solo? Throwaway movie. Really didn’t do the character justice. Turned him into an Errol Flynn “Robin Hood”. I think everyone’s forgotten about it even existing.
The new set? Love the practical effects. Way less CGI. Awesome. But now the acting was ridiculous and over the top as were the characters. I know she gets some hate, but I think Ridley did a decent job of it with what she was given. The rest? Meh. Just written crazy with shameless bad writing, merch placement, and trite lines.
We’ll have to see about the new Mando movie.
Best Star Wars? ANH, ESB, R1, Andor. Some of the Mandalorian series. Probably some of the animated ones, but I haven’t watched them.
Eh, turned into more of a critique than I wanted, but I guess I’ll leave it.
“Inspiring?”
Stfu unless you’re an influencer, I guess?
Replace us?
Subjugate, control, and exploit us.
They can’t handle not being feared, worshipped, and not having peasantry to make them feel powerful.
Funny enough, my friends rarely post or I’m not interested in them going out to whatever bar and posted selfies. So keeping up with them is the least interesting aspect of facebook. It’s sort of replaced some of the hobby group forums I used to be a part of. If you can find well moderated groups it’s pretty decent. Just hafta viciously hide ads and FB becomes reasonable to use.
They probably went to other social media platforms. Not really a win.
Probably similar to anyone having a conversation where they ignore the “red flags” of a potential partner. Someone drinking too much, an offhand remark about bad debt, stuff like that. Except now you ignore the response that might be a non sequitur, repetitive, or just not make sense.
JP went from a Dinosaur Movie to a very generic monster movie with the exact same plot every time.
Greedy evildoer wants SuperDino for nefarious purposes and must be defeated. Repeat.
*Actively maneuvering into…
“Descent” sounds passive.
Still collecting that paycheck and not rocking the boat.
All these dictators and authoritarians want to die on the throne.