Maybe if you have a bad bank, I’ve checked mine and it’s competitive. April 17 I did a Bandcamp transaction in GBP, charged my Chase card and got <1% difference in USD compared to the mid-market exchange rate on that date. It’s $90.21 on my statement, $89.92 when I calculate it, so +0.3% off the mid-market rate.
If you’re getting anything worse than this, you’ve got a shady bank, and there’s no lack of competition.
It’s not hard to find a bank that only charges a 1% fee on the spot exchange rate. You shouldn’t be using a debit card (“cash in the account”) almost anywhere. Credit is so much better.
How often are you spending >$500 vs <$500 on a single transaction in a foreign currency?
Don’t use a bank that charges $5 for currency conversion. If it’s anything more than an additional 1% it’s a shit bank. Always charge things in the local currency and let your bank do the conversion for +1%. Need cash? Hit a real bank ATM (not a shady kiosk one) with a debit card that refunds ATM fees and withdraw local currency for +1%. Currency conversion any other way is a complete ripoff, aside from ordering money from the bank before you leave.
240V vs 120V. For an equivalent amount of current, 240V supplies twice the amount of power to the heating element.
Robot vacuum. My floors are spotless except for some areas you’d never walk on and I only need to do some spot cleaning every month or two.
Dishwashers are awesome too, watch Technology Connections’ video on YouTube if you think your dishwasher doesn’t do a good job. It’s likely just how you’re using it. Priming the hot water before running, using powder detergent instead of liquid or packs (booo), and using the pre-wash and rinse aid will have even the gnarliest dishes coming out spotless.
I believe you’re mistaking my criticism of the article for support of Israel or the United States.
When I asked where you’re getting your info, that was a rhetorical question. The point of that was to show that the article that is linked in this thread is poorly written. I’ve read better OSINT analysis on Twitter threads.
Yes, radars were destroyed. No, there’s no analysis in the article to indicate that destroying these radars changed the course of war as they claim in the headline. This makes it a shitty article imo.
That’s not even in the article. The entire point I’m making is this is a poorly written article. Try again.
Where are you getting all that info? It isn’t in the article which is my entire point. Don’t mistake my criticism of the poorly written article as support of one side or the other.
If a radar was down you’d see missing coverage over a relatively large area, not random missiles getting through here and there. No, I don’t think it’s a reasonable conclusion, I think it’s a bad article.
Does the headline say “may” or does it make an explicit claim?
Nothing in the article contradicts the headline, true. There’s also nothing in the article supporting it.
The article’s headline isn’t supported by the text in the article.
The more worrisome reality is that gaps in Israel’s air defenses may be detection (rather than interception) failures resulting from damage to the radars and sensors that underlie the integrated air defense network shared by the United States, Israel, and Gulf partners. If true, the implications would be dire.
“May” and “if true” do not mean the radars that have been destroyed have changed the course of war as they claim in the headline.
I find it much more plausible that we’re simply seeing the effect of increased Iranian missile volume. Even if a system is successful 90% of the time, that’s still going to let through a lot of projectiles if the volume ramps up.
Anyone know where can I actually read what excerpts they released?
This isn’t any exaggeration: it has been demonstrated using statistical analysis
Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence. The results provide substantial support for theories of Economic-Elite Domination and for theories of Biased Pluralism, but not for theories of Majoritarian Electoral Democracy or Majoritarian Pluralism.
There are 12 different serogroups of N. meningitidis and people are only vaccinated against the most prevalent ones. Even if you’re vaccinated you can still be infected by one of the less prevalent strains.
Just use your regular charger, there are typically outlets under the seat in front of you on B737/A320 and larger. Even many regional jets have them these days. I never plug into a random USB port.
“Military ammunition” sounds scary until you realize it’s only made to be acceptable for military purposes, and the truly excellent grade ammunition is made for civilians.
There are amateur radio data protocols but it’s slow as fuck.
I don’t see this as tipping, more like a commission. If I don’t have to decide, it isn’t tipping. The only issue I see is it makes the items seem 20% cheaper than they actually are.
What’s the difference between a $120 check that has wages factored into menu prices and a $100 check with a $20 service charge? They’re both $120.