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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•Trump threatened to break up Nvidia, didn't even know what it was — 'What the hell is Nvidia? I've never heard of it before'English138·10 hours agoFucking wild that he’s bandying about threats to nuke a company that comprises ~30% of the US GDP, and doesn’t even know what it is or what they make or why it comprises 30% of the US GDP
Also fucking wild that one company comprises ~30% of the US GDP
monopolies are the new black I guess
Edit: apologies - it’s not 30%, it’s closer to 6.5%. Not sure where I pulled the 30 from, but that’s not accurate. Still, the fact that it comprises over 1/20 of the entire country’s GDP seems… strategically unwise, in an economic sense.
E2: I’m not an economist; I am conflating static and year-over-year values, which isn’t apples to apples
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•Iran Says It Could Exit Nuclear Treaty if Europe Reimposes SanctionsEnglish9·1 day agoI’m no fan of the current Iranian regime, but like… it’s fully justified given the unilateral stealth bombing runs we literally just fucking did to them.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto Technology@lemmy.world•OpenAI agreed to pay Oracle $30B a year for data center services | TechCrunchEnglish8·1 day agoHoly fuck, whatever sales person closed this doesn’t have to work anymore. Nor does their progeny, in perpetuity.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•U.S. home sales fade in June as national median sales price hits an all-time high of $435,300English17·1 day agoThey’re seriously trying to make all of us plebs perma-renters. They’re all artificially inflating the housing market, because they’re trying to min/max as much as they can before the absolutely insane bubble (that makes 2008 look like fucking bush league) that’s gonna pop sooner than later, imo.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto Europe@lemmy.ml•German Chancellor Merz announces massive cuts to social welfare benefitsEnglish17·1 day agoWould have been fucking awesome if they funded it from the top echelon of the German socioeconomic strata, instead of stealing funds from people who actual fucking need it :|
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto World News@lemmy.world•French president Macron and his wife sue rightwing influencer Candace Owens for defamationEnglish123·1 day agoI’m generally staunchly against leveraging such things as attack vectors, but in this case, knowing her psychology and politics: have at her. Seriously. Drag her through the”mud” and “malign” her as trans. Serves her fucking right if she gets eaten alive by the maga base.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•U.S. home sales fade in June as national median sales price hits an all-time high of $435,300English24·1 day agoJesus tapdancing christ. National median house price is near on a half fucking million dollars.
Anyone who wants to buy in or near an urban area: good fucking luck
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•JD Vance Visited the Murdochs Right Before the WSJ Dropped Trump’s Letter to EpsteinEnglish126·1 day agoE: this will never not be funny to me
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto Linux@lemmy.ml•Deleting Windows from dual boot Linux/Windows computerEnglish1·1 day agoThen do it in two steps. There’s a way forward. Just requires bit of fiddling.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•US judge sentences ex-police officer to 33 months for violating civil rights of Breonna TaylorEnglish2·1 day agoEven if it’s not, I wouldn’t be super shocked if he tries it anyways to see if he can make it stick, regardless of whether or not he even has the legal power to
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•US judge sentences ex-police officer to 33 months for violating civil rights of Breonna TaylorEnglish6·1 day agoI will be unsurprised if orangeboi pardons this fucker.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband pricesEnglish1·2 days agoThe religious right latching on to Reagan as the patron saint of supply-side economics was a serious fucking problem that was completely ignored (and in fact lauded in tons of circles) at the tone. And still is, largely.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•US considering removing tax on capital gains on home sales, Trump saysEnglish692·2 days agoOh, good, yet another incentive for corporate hoarding of residential properties. What could go wrong.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto Technology@lemmy.world•OpenAI’s Sam Altman warns of AI voice fraud crisis in bankingEnglish14·2 days agoWell well well… if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions…
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•In the blink of an eye, California turns on In-N-Out's CEOEnglish14·2 days agoPerhaps this is In-n-Out’s “go fuck yourself, San Diego :D” moment
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•Trump administration released FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s oppositionEnglish68·2 days agoAnd then MLK’s daughter tweeted:
Now do Epstein
Which is just about the most perfect and terse (non-profane) response that could be given
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•A US citizen and Army veteran was detained at an immigration raid and held for 3 days. His family scrambled to find him |English234·2 days agoFocus less on gatekeeping and more on finding allies against the fascists.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison timeEnglish13·3 days agoOrangeboi is 100% gonna pardon the guy
Man I hate that idiots run fucking everything now