This question always depends heavily on where someone lives and someone’s expected standard of living.

Someone who lives on that much already thinks it would be enough for them until they die, but they might not have ever had open market insurance, and likely not a catastrophic illness while on it. That kind of thing makes you realize how financially vulnerable you really are. It’s not about steady state while healthy, it’s about contingency planning.

I’m in a situation where I could probably relatively safely retire with $2 million, but like you I would be nervous about $1 million.

Thanks, it was a genuine question since I haven’t seen the latest coverage. I guess Russia’s missile defense is doing its job since I haven’t heard about power in Moscow being shut off yet.

It’s like the penultimate form of justice.

What’s the ultimate form then?

Is Ukraine “allowed” to fire missiles into Russia yet?

I wouldn’t quite say just another. She’s cozying up to Japan’s version of MAGA, and she’s another cult member, like Abe, which the government was trying to stamp out for a time. But generally you’re right.

The new Japanese PM is an ultraconservative nationalist who is cozying up to Japan’s version of MAGA. It’s like Javier Milei in Argentina nominating him. They’re on the same page.

The new Japanese PM is an ultraconservative nationalist who is cozying up to Japan’s version of MAGA. It’s like Javier Milei in Argentina nominating him. They’re on the same page.

For those who are curious, it’s the Unification Church (AKA the Moonies). They’re pretty nutty. Like all good cults, their founder Moon believed he was literally Jesus Christ. Abe was assassinated because of his ties to it.

Japan didn’t just try to limit the influence, they tried to prohibit it entirely a couple years ago. Guess how that turned out.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Republicans ally themselves with Le Pen’s National Rally and sweep an RN candidate into the presidency and then they pardon Sarkozy. It seems to be the way of things.

Yep, just go ahead and pause and unpause the cease fire whenever you want, Israel. Definitely a negotiating partner operating in good faith.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/19/gaza-ceasefire-israel-hamas-rafah-hostages-middle-east-crisis-live-news-updates

The Israeli military said it had begun resuming enforcement of the Gaza ceasefire after it says it was “violated” by Hamas, signaling an end to strikes on the territory that it said were carried out in response to earlier attacks on its forces on Sunday, Reuters reported.

“In accordance with the directive of the political echelon, and following a series of significant strikes in response to Hamas’ violations, the IDF has begun the renewed enforcement of the ceasefire,” the military said in a statement.

It adds: “The IDF will continue to uphold the ceasefire agreement and will respond firmly to any violation of it.”

These idiots spend half the message praising themselves and the other half just spouting profanity and phrases that won’t convince anyone of anything.

If you want to actually have a chance at changing minds, just report the actual news that many Americans never see because their news sources bury it or don’t report it:

• about the continual violation of the cease fire by Israel
• about the tortured, mutilated, and executed prisoners returned by Israel
• about the murder of fisherman
• about the ICE raid on the Chicago apartment where 37 adults and children were dragged naked into the street and so far they can only claim one person was possibly in the country illegally
• play the audio of ICE tear gassing normal people, including an infant, who saw there was a vehicle collision between an ICE vehicle and another car and approached the scene
• play the audio of ICE shattering the window of a car with an infant in it and the mother screaming in terror
• about the outrageous lengths Trump’s lackeys are going to to prevent disclosure of the Epstein files
• about the promise of $40 billion to Argentina to prop up a right-wing ideologue and what that could buy every taxpayer in the country, followed immediately by how they can’t find the money to extend health care benefits
• about the build up of forces in the Caribbean in what is clearly a build up to war with Venezuela

Et cetera. Americans who are in their bubble need to be disturbed out of their bubble.

The maxed out laptop I bought this year had 10x as many cores as the maxed out one I had previously from 2016 or 2017. RAM was faster and 4x larger, the clock speed was a bit higher, the storage was maybe 2x.

I definitely feel it perform significantly better. The main difference is the number of cores and the amount of RAM, and particularly how cool the CPU runs.

But my last laptop felt the same way when I bought it. I think this is mostly because developer optimization is inversely correlated to hardware spec improvements. Gross under-optimization is allowed if the hardware permits it.

Unfortunately all too rare. I respect it.

He wore a sign that said “ANTI-CONTACT NON-OFFENDING PEDOPHILE,” New York Daily News reported.

Yeah, he sounds unwell.

You sound like a psychopath

I just didn’t want the first comment to be such a shitty take

Do you really, truly believe most Israelis don’t want exactly this? The vast majority of Israelis identify as Zionists, and specifically the kinds of Zionists that would at best support expelling Palestinians.

Nothing would happen, unfortunately. She would do more good staying alive and continuing to raise awareness that way.

I wonder what the US could do with $40 billion? By the way, that’s nearly $300 per taxpayer.

What do you do? Let me judge how useless you are and how useless your job is.