High above Yosemite Valley in the late morning… submitted by /u/Austinjamesjackson

High amount of payment failures seen via Stripe We sell to the UK (home country) and USA and we use stripe for both – we find that in the USA we see a much higher rate of payment failures compared to the UK – it’s approximately 5 times higher! Does anyone else experience something similar? Does anyone have any ideas what could cause this? Thanks submitted by /u/Shoddy_Sheepherder59 …

LPT – Invest in high quality underwear and socks and remove random socks and underwear with tears or holes! Nothing just slightly improves your day than knowing you can pull out any pair and be good to go submitted by /u/Uledragon456k

Starting a high-ticket auto parts store? Need Advice! I love cars and want to start a business selling car parts (carbon fiber) or performance and or cosmetics parts with high quality. Where can I find and connect with wholesalers besides Aliexpress Alibaba etc. or even in the US. I have extensive knowledge in the auto industry and ideally would love to open a performance shop or wrap shop but th…

Diesel Prices Could Keep Inflation High The cost of the fuel has been rising in recent weeks and could spike this winter because of supply problems, analysts warn.

Is job offer worth moving to high cost of living area? I am currently making 81k as an engineer in an average COL area on the east coast. My rent is just $750 as I share a 2BR with a friend. 6% 401k match vested immediately. I am pretty much able to wfh half the time. I have a job offer in San Diego for 115k but am trying to neg for 10k more. They have a pension plan (defined benefit that contribut…

Extended high season in Europe? I lived few years ago in the French Riviera for quite some time and I remember that high season meant terrible crowds of tourists from July to August, but September and October were relatively calmer and actually perfect to travel around. Just returned for a short trip with family, and the cities (Nice, Cannes, Monaco,…) were packed!, hotels pa…

Good time to take pension lump sum offer with interest rates being high right now? My former employer offered me an option to take lump sum of $20K now or keep the pension plan which will be $375/month (no adjustment for inflation). I am 45 years old. I have done some math to help me decide… I can see that it is a fair offer considering the high interest rate we have right now. Assuming life expectancy of about ~14 years aft…

Small master bedroom with high ceilings What would you do with the wall behind the bed? Thinking of a board and batten feature wall in a light sage but not sure whether it would overwhelm the room. Included pics of room and examples of what I’m thinking. submitted by /u/AvailableKick5143

Bills’ Poyer ruled out vs. high-scoring Dolphins The Bills will be without safety Jordan Poyer for the big Week 4 AFC East clash against the Dolphins. He has been ruled out as he continues to deal with a knee injury that has kept him out of practice all week.

fresh out of high school in need of some guidance I (18m) just graduated from high school and started going to university, I pretty much have my tuition and books covered fully with the help of some family members (that’s all theyre willing to pay and im grateful) i also have a job that i get around 500-600 bi-weekly, i have around 10k in savings and no real expense as of now. what do you guys …

Tips on heirloom/high-key lighting & editing? Hi! I am a long time photographer but VERY new to studio lighting. I’ve got a couple godox strobes and a reflector I’m playing with right now. I really want to acheive this type of heirloom look, with soft lighting and big eye catchlights. Seems pretty simple but I am super new here. Imgur: The magic of the Internet So far I have a strobe off a…

Car insurance quotes so high. Please help. So for a while I just didn’t have a car, I was without one because I didn’t need it. My job was work at home 29 days out of the month and I was in school full time so I wasn’t going anywhere. Pre covid I got rid of my car because it was costing too much to repair because I wasn’t driving it. During covid times and a little in 2021, I had non own…

The high tech behind Netflix’s old-school DVD service Illustration by Cath Virginia / The VergeOver the last 25 years, Netflix shipped more than 5 billion DVDs to millions of subscribers. The disc-by-mail service, which is shutting down this Friday, owed its success to lots of behind-the-scenes innovation. Continue reading…

The Most High-Maintenance Furniture You Might Want to Avoid When it comes to purchasing a new piece of furniture, looks are important, but there’s more to consider—like durability, cost, and how much time and effort you’ll need to spend cleaning and maintaining it. Even if chairs, tables, and sofas look great in highly styled Instagram photos, that doesn’t mean they’ll look… Read more…

Federal Reserve Officials See Rates Staying High Federal Reserve officials forecast higher interest rates through 2026 this week, a sign that borrowing costs are not heading back to the rock-bottom levels normal before the pandemic.

This is your cue to give Maybelline Sky High Mascara a try! Pic 1:My natural lashes next to the ones with the mascara Pic 2: Both lashes with the Mascara A lot of you were very positive about it so I decided to give it a go. I am forever an Essence Lash Princess girl, but I am officially switching to the Maybelline one from now on! 🤩 submitted by /u/Dronkelutte

Strike Is a High-Stakes Gamble for Autoworkers and the Labor Movement Experts on unions and the industry said the U.A.W. strike could accelerate a wave of worker actions, or stifle labor’s recent momentum

Music industry revenue hits all-time high Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeThe RIAA just put out the music industry’s midyear revenue report, and it’s a stark illustration of the haves / have-not divide that’s been accelerating in the streaming era. Actually, scratch that: it’s a terrific illustration of how good it is for the haves: retail revenue is up 9.3 percent to an all-time first …

Wondering if I asked too high of a rate? I’ve had product photography as a major part of my role at a few different jobs now. Recently a past workplace called and needed a bit over 150 photos edited in a weekend with background removal (not particularly hard) and basic touching up like color correction and dust/spot removal. It didn’t seem too difficult so I quoted them $200 for the pr…