This n that

[Herman]

Never forget! People need to be held accountable.

[DKG]

This makes people nervous when they start making this a bigger problem than it needs to be.

[formosan]

Global living standards based on the amount of work required to buy a Big Mac.   


Time Pricing Big Macs Around the World
Even if a Big Mac is more expensive in money, it can be less expensive in time.

McDonald's operates in over 100 countries worldwide. Since 1986, The Economist magazine has published the Big Mac Index, built on the theory of purchasing power parity (PPP)—the idea that exchange rates should equalize the price of an identical basket of goods across countries. The following shows the dollar price of a Big Mac in each country, sorted by price:

   
Time Pricing Big Macs Around the World
Even if a Big Mac is more expensive in money, it can be less expensive in time.

McDonald's operates in over 100 countries worldwide. Since 1986, The Economist magazine has published the Big Mac Index, built on the theory of purchasing power parity (PPP)—the idea that exchange rates should equalize the price of an identical basket of goods across countries. The following shows the dollar price of a Big Mac in each country, sorted by price:


But we can go one step further.

Instead of comparing currencies, we can compare time.

We start with the nominal price of a Big Mac in each country, converted to U.S. dollars, and then compare it to average hourly earnings. Since average hourly earnings data are not available for all countries, GDP per capita divided by annual hours worked serves as a reasonable proxy for relative wages between countries.

This transforms the question from "What does it cost?" to "How long do you have to work to get it?" A Big Mac can be more expensive in money but less expensive in time, depending on where you live.

I really have no idea what Big Macs cost anywhere since I never buy them.....it's an interesting way to guage affluence.

[formosan]

A Big Mac in Taiwan costs only $2.38, compared to $7.99 in Switzerland, but after adjusting for hourly earnings, the time prices are very similar.

Taiwan has a low cost of living country compared to wages even though inflation in Taiwan has been higher than in the past since the pandemic.....Taiwanese living standards have surpassed those in Canada.

[Oliver the Second]

Gunshots ring out in Philippines Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator

[Brent]

Gunshots ring out in Philippines Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator

That country is the wild West.

[Brent]

The REAL cost of any McDonalds meal is how bad it is for you and how shitty it tastes.

one hundred percent

[Thiel]

Trump needs to rip the bandaid off and fuck em up some more, NOW!

They have already decimated two rounds of Iranian leadership, the navy, and the air force. Iran is a different beast from Venezuela. Fucking them up does not have the same affect as it does on a sane infidel nation.

[Herman]

[Herman]

 

[DKG]

Big Creek Lake is a 3,600-acre man-made reservoir that holds 17 billion gallons of water and serves as the main source of drinking water for Mobile, Alabama, and other nearby municipalities, producing roughly 60 million gallons of potable water a day.

Apparently, someone wanted to blow up the dam holding it all back.

Divers conducting a routine repair at the dam hemming in the lake, which is also called the Converse Reservoir, discovered an explosive device hidden under water on Tuesday, according to Alabama's largest water utility, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System.

Following the discovery of an apparent grenade-type IED at the dam, the MAWSS alerted the Mobile County Sheriff's Office, reported Al.com. The sheriff's office subsequently initiated a multi-agency response — which included FBI, Mobile Police Department, and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency bomb squads as well as the Daphne Search and Rescue Team — to secure and neutralize the device.

[DKG]

Recent data shows the dismal marriage numbers in the United States. The percentage of married couples, average age at which couples are marrying, and number of children are all in catastrophic decline.

DECEMBER 2, 2025 — Newly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's historical America's Families and Living Arrangements tables show that fewer than half (47%) of U.S. households in 2025 were married couples — a significant shift from 50 years earlier, when nearly two-thirds (66%) were.

Among married-couple households, the share with their own children declined over the past half-century. In 1975, more than half (54%) of married-couple households included their own children under age 18; by 2025, that share had declined to about 37%.

Other Highlights
Households:
In 2025, there were 39.7 million one-person households, accounting for 29% of all households, up from 20% in 1975.
The portion of householders age 65 and older rose from 1 in 5 in 1975 to over 1 in 4 in 2025.
Families:
The percentage of families with their own children under age 18 in the household declined from 54% in 1975 to 39% in 2025.
Marriage:
The estimated median age at first marriage increased to 30.8 for men and 28.4 for women, up from ages 23.5 and 21.1, respectively, in 1975.
Living Arrangements:
In 2025, more than half (58%) of adults ages 18 to 24 lived in their parental home, compared to 16% of adults ages 25 to 34.
These statistics come from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), years 2025 and 1975. CPS ASEC has collected statistics on families for more than 60 years.

The data detail household characteristics, living arrangements, couple types, and children.

For more data on families and living arrangements, visit Families and Living Arrangements at census.gov.

Definitions and more information on confidentiality protection, methodology, and sampling and nonsampling error are available in the technical documentation at

. The Source and Accuracy Statement (Attachment H) details methods for calculating standard errors for estimates in this tip sheet.

All comparative statements have undergone statistical testing, and, unless otherwise noted, all comparisons are statistically significant at the 10 percent significance level.
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/families-and-living-arrangements.html

[Lokmar]

Big Creek Lake is a 3,600-acre man-made reservoir that holds 17 billion gallons of water and serves as the main source of drinking water for Mobile, Alabama, and other nearby municipalities, producing roughly 60 million gallons of potable water a day.

Apparently, someone wanted to blow up the dam holding it all back.

Divers conducting a routine repair at the dam hemming in the lake, which is also called the Converse Reservoir, discovered an explosive device hidden under water on Tuesday, according to Alabama's largest water utility, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System.

Following the discovery of an apparent grenade-type IED at the dam, the MAWSS alerted the Mobile County Sheriff's Office, reported Al.com. The sheriff's office subsequently initiated a multi-agency response — which included FBI, Mobile Police Department, and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency bomb squads as well as the Daphne Search and Rescue Team — to secure and neutralize the device.

From what I'm reading, it was a discarded explosive.

[Oliver the Second]

Recent data shows the dismal marriage numbers in the United States. The percentage of married couples, average age at which couples are marrying, and number of children are all in catastrophic decline...

Why is it considered to be catastrophic? If man-made climate change is such a threat wouldn't a shrinking population be a GOOD thing?

[Thiel]

Why is it considered to be catastrophic? If man-made climate change is such a threat wouldn't a shrinking population be a GOOD thing?

There are plenty of contradictions like that.