What they're focusing on in the article is how the trade deficit is instead unlinked from gross expenses and income. The U.S. is benefitting from additional foreign investment capital and making more money as a result, even if it requires borrowing. If we wanted a smaller trade deficit, we could have it at the expense of crashing consumer demand and all the unpleasantness that is entailed by that.

Yeah I think their alert system sucks or something. Manual checks on that, microcenter, and best buy are probably your best bet for any new releases going forward.

Edit: I bought an Intel one, 250$ or whatever it was, been very happy with it

Not sure where you are in the world, but I got a B580 from b&h in February without issues. Just checked the site once a day when I knew I wanted to buy one.

Well, checking for testicular and breast cancer can be a mutually enjoyable process... Not sure you want that particular mental image for this case, though.

Pancakes with syrup

There are people who believe that colloidal silver has special medicinal properties, and take it as a form of supplement. It's a joke about those people, including the ones with skin tone side effects.

I agree that Schumer's political approach and public rationale is awful, but not voting for the budget would've given the Trump admin free reign to do worse on top of blaming the Democrats for it and convincing their supporters. A government shutdown would've given the executive branch more power to manipulate funding, including to things they can't touch without legal challenges otherwise. I'd rather people be able to go after them in the courts, even if they're doing awful stuff that takes longer to reverse.

This is why those senators broke with the party, because a no vote would've been performative and made the situation worse. The yes votes are mostly in states where deprogrammable independents are a meaningful part of the electorate for 2026.

For what it's worth, I could tell. Lots of people can't recognize sarcasm anymore if they aren't beaten over the head with it and an /s tag.

Yeah, the other side says "slow".

This torture method is a bit of a stretch...

This is a really cool project, but I can't help but wonder about the numbers. 1,400/month for a 1 bedroom when there are rentals for <1k nearby, closer to Pittsburgh proper. And the same price point will get you a place inside the city, if that's where you work.

Ok, so it's flat and on top of another object, like a board on a wheel! The surface is flat but wobbles a bit.