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@Routhinator I think that makes lots of sense in some housing markets but not others. Maybe a few years ago with lower interest rates. Today, buying a home anywhere close to any job I could have costs 2x more than renting where I am, and property tax and renovation and house upkeep is also unreasonable. If the market changes again the math might work better
@skinnylatte I do have the good fortune of working for a silcon valley company that treats all of Canada as the same payscale, unlike the situation in the US.
There is risk. I was interviewed by Equinix and they wanted to pay me 1/3rd of what I make now for the same role. The salary they claimed I qualified for in Campbell River wouldn't be possible to survive on with today's cost of living and seemed to be aligned to numbers from 2000ish. In 2026, the only difference in cost of living between a major city and a small one in Canada is the rent and value of homes. Food, hydro, all other services are the same. And the rent doesn't scale down much. A 1 bedroom apartment in Campbell River is about 10% cheaper than one in Vancouver, while companies apparently think that means I can live on 60% less.
I just avoid companies with outdated thinking where possible.
The salary Equinix was pitching for someone from Campbell River in my role was less than what my brother makes doing unskilled labor at a local fish plant.
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2 bedrooms in the city is 4.5k in rent or double that in mortgage. Childcare is 4K. Yeah, take that nice big annual salary, shave off 33% in taxes, deduct rent or mortgage and childcare and see if that works.
(There are cheaper rent controlled 2BR apts. maybe 3.6? But they would be much older)
That’s why people aren’t having kids. At any salary range.
Yeah I get so frustrated when people rant about how mortgages are cheaper than rent
It really depends on where you live
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@matematica - In quanto tempo riuscite ad arrivare al risultato indicato partendo da 1 e usando le quattro operazioni?
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Rogoredo: il poliziotto cinturrino indagato con l’aggravante della premeditazione
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Milano. Udienza al Riesame per l’assistente capo del commissariato Mecenate, il poliziotto Carmelo Cinturrino, in carcere dal 23 febbraio per aver ucciso, il 26 gennaio nel bosco di Rogoredo, Abderrahim Zak Mansouri. Cinturrino ha chiesto i domiciliari mentre la
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@silverpill@mitra.social Actually, there's the official one: @lobsters@mastodon.social.
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@molly0xfff hey molly - maybe a dumb question but where does this money actually go? I don't really understand how money gets spent to put an ad on TV and who takes a cut. does it go from the PACs to local TV networks? big broadcasting conglomerates?
I'm aware i could google this, but maybe you have a post on it you could recommend?
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@charette in counting shoes, 0.
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They are stupid wealthy. That's good now. Money has made them dumb.
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The cryptocurrency industry super PACs dumped $14.2 million into the Illinois primaries. 90% of that – $12.8 million – was wasted, in that it went to opposing Democratic candidates who won their primaries (Stratton in the Senate race, Ford in H-07) or supporting their opponents.
Their only victories in the state were where they contributed money towards outcomes that were already highly likely. They opposed Robert Peters (H-02), who had been polling in third place and ultimately received 12% of the vote. They supported Bean (H-08) and incumbent Budzinski (H-13).
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So, the new Firefly is a prequel. Or a midquel, between the end of Firefly and the beginning of Serenity. Which feels pointless, to me. Like, it's pre-spoiled.
I get the urge to get fan favorite Alan Tudyk back as Wash, but...I'm just not interested in that story? At least not interested enough to watch a cartoon.
I'd prefer it if they picked up right after Serenity. And, I'd love it if it was live action and picked up 20 years later. That's an interesting story that I'd watch.
