Valheim went 1.0 release, so started up a new server to play it through through the final biome.

I don’t see how anyone could read that not in his voice.

fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed five years, or both.

1. It specifies “or both”.

2. Those are 1920 dollars.

I’m a fan of fines proportional to income, because otherwise you’re right… Punishable by fine means legal only for the rich.

Q: Couldn’t this JIRA ticket just be an email?

A: No! Because JIRA will send you like, 10 emails.

Fair enough, it does happen. Relevant background: https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/investors-hold-most-empty-houses

The states with the highest vacancy rates in investor-owned properties were:

Indiana (7.2%); 
Illinois (6.1%); 
Oklahoma (5.9%); 
Alabama (5.9%); and 
Ohio (5.8%). 

States with the lowest vacancy rates were:

New Hampshire (0.9%); 
Vermont (1%); 
Idaho (1.2%); 
Utah (1.5%); and 
North Dakota (1.5%).

I’d argue my sentiment remains, investors for the most part rent out property, they don’t typically hold it vacant. When they do it’s more likely vacancies are transitory (trying to find a renter) than long term and intentionally kept vacant.

Why would PE buy them if not to rent & be subject to the same renter’s bill of rights? Holding a vacant house isn’t a good 😊 investment, they have upkeep costs, are subject to property taxes, and depreciate faster when unoccupied.

I used to keep up with distance running and ultimate frisbee, but after having kids didn’t have time to stay competitive. I’ll still run solo, or play an occasional pickup game, but not doing it regularly makes me a little depressed that my skill level and physical condition aren’t what they once were. 😓

I’m skeptical and (perpetually) short on time; but I’ll queue it up and give it an initial opportunity to make a case.

My stance going in is that Russia’s failed invasion and the US debacle in Iran make future aggression less likely (at least for the short term). I’d argue it’s similar to how the US “war” in Vietnam diminished the US appetite for war ~50 wars ago.

War is costly to direct participants; only Israel seems to have a continued appetite for it among developed nations… Putin’s once solid grip on power is now showing significant cracks, Trump & republicans currently look to lose some share of electoral power due to their policies (which involves more than just Iran, but that seems to be the single biggest polling impact).

I’ll certainly acknowledge the tensions in the middle east could easily inflate to become a larger conflict. Hopefully the wiser people prevail over the “strongmen” who somehow keep getting elected.

This breaks down pretty quickly under scrutiny.

Germany steps up military, probably.

Russia claims it’s 1941 again: not really… 1940s Germany was already invading, and it was more than Russia involved in that. There’s currently amicable relations between them and the UK, France, Spain, Italy, etc…

Nobody is talking.

? There’s so much cross nation communication. Plus there’s official venues to address issues in the EU, UN, etc…

Nobody is trading.

Not reflected in the actual trade numbers… Except for the US where there are nonsense tariffs changing at the whim of an orange clown. Overall international trade is continuing fine and mostly recovered from the COVID dip: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/growth-of-global-trade?time=2000..latest

Full context from the article:

Holdings of U.S. Treasuries slipped to $9.299 trillion in June from $9.371 trillion in the previous month. But compared with a year earlier, Treasuries owned by foreigners were up 2.3%.

Also relevant context are the various exchange rates to foreign countries… Not going to list all of them but here’s to a multi-currency index: https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/dxy

As well remember this is a nominal number.

Edit to add: the fact that it’s going down is not great, but the headline references only monthly which is noisy. Here’s also a trend over time from FRED (quarterly): https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FDHBFIN

TLDR: this might just be a blip, not really any bigger news than the stock market being slightly down any given month. As much as I dislike the current administration don’t add this to your doom scrolling just yet.

No one mentioned checking all the seals around the property?

Since the smell is coming from outside, check that all your windows, doors, or any other openings are well sealed. As much as possible keep the bad smelling outside air from seeping in. You don’t mention the age of the property, but if it’s over 20 years old it’s probably leaky af.

You do need some air exchange (clear CO2 & let in oxygen), but if you get it well enough sealed you can then look into an air exchange that you can filter (also reclaim heat / cool).

After that all the air filter & deodorizer suggestions from others will help. But my first thought is minimizing the smell from getting in as best you can.

Biology is the only science in which multiplication is the same thing as division. (attributed to Feynman)

Something it’s never done? Tech is notorious for spending more than it earns. See: the Dot Com bubble.

The numbers:

As a result, EVs now have 28.4% of the total German car market, whereas hybrids have a 28.1% market share. Pure gasoline models ended last month with a 20.5% share, while diesel-powered cars took home 11.4% and PHEVs got 10.9% of the pie.

He doesn’t see it as too expensive if he’s not the one paying the bill :(

What I was going to say!

Fresh corn tortillas are the best! And there are so many different tacos I don’t get bored. Last week was chicken tinga; tomorrow I’m planning pablano con queso: https://www.cookwell.com/recipe/poblano-con-queso-taco

Red Rocks in Colorado is a breathtaking venue. https://www.colorado.com/articles/5-ways-to-fall-in-love-with-red-rocks

Worked for me 🤷‍♂️

Didn’t know about this community; checking it out! Thanks :)

Another quick & fun daily puzzle: minutecryptic.com

Word play rather than logic puzzle.