Giver of skulls

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Cake day: June 6th, 1923
  • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nltoFuck Cars@lemmy.ml•If only there was a way to get all of those people there and back home without a car.
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    4 days ago

    Even with that many cars, these sprawling parking lots are a waste of space. You can cut down the parking area by a huge amount by building a few multi story parking garages.

    Last stadium I went to did it pretty simple: train station next to venue, parking cost somewhere between 15 and 25 euros. They still have 2400 parking spaces next to their stadium that seats 55000, but if you put parking at a premium and offer an alternative, many people will just choose not to come by car. There are more parking spaces, but they’re basically spread around the city so they can also be used when you’re not visiting the stadium and are build next to public transport (or have dedicated buses for large crowds).

    Probably for the best too when it comes to sports, half the sports fans I see enter stadiums like these seem to be drunk before they even reach the entrance. I wouldn’t want to be on the road after a match with those people going home…

  • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nltoAndroid@lemmy.world•`chown` on a sdcard directory impossible...English
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    5 days ago

    Android users all kinds of overlays over the sdcard directory. This is part of how it enforces storage access for apps. There’s probably a way to override these settings, but they sure as hell aren’t easy.

    There’s also another layer of permissions somewhere seeing as I can’t access certain files on /sdcard that were created by the recovery. I assume it’s an selinux context issue (it always is).

    Changing ownership should work on real SD cards with normal storage, but it won’t for the emulated internal /sdcard.

  • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nltoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why would someone desire a pension instead of a 401k?
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    5 days ago

    Bonuses always come with a catch. Stocks are just tricks to make you cover for the company, because if you turn whistleblower you’re going to want to protect your wallet, and selling your stock right before going whistleblower can be seen as market manipulation. That stuff is a nice bonus, but there’s no guarantee you’ll ever receive any value out of them.

    As for 401ks, most people are financially illiterate. They either lack the knowledge or lack the time or energy to figure all that shit out.

    To anyone with stock market experience, the American 401k system is probably much better than normal pensions because you get to be in control. However, most people are complete idiots when it comes to money, and are easily tricked into dumping their retirement funds into worthless schemes pumped by scammers.

    With normal pensions, everything is taken care of and you can’t even touch your money without going through a maze of rules and protections. With 401ks, you’re on your own.

    There’s also a responsibility component. Many pension plans have preset rates that the company pays into, while many 401k setups involve voluntary contributions. When you’re earning minimum wage, you can’t afford to put any money into a 401k, or maybe you could but you really want to eat out once a month, so you’re taking the extra money for your retirement and spending it right now.

    If bonuses or stock payouts are even an option, a 401k may be the best solution for you. That’s a pretty privileged position to be in, though.