A few months after graduating high school, my mother decided to entrust me into the services of a well-known hair stylist in my neighborhood. Her reasoning was that I’d fall in love with the art of making others look beautiful and combine it with whatever career I choose to settle in. It was the perfect […]
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The infuriating design of Pathfinder: Kingmaker shows the value of a Dungeon Master
OPINION: Here’s the kind of game Pathfinder: Kingmaker (Owlcat Games, PC) is. It opens with a fairly linear tutorial that lasts about an hour, introducing players to mechanics, characters, and the effects of choices. It’s possible to die during it, sure, but it’s not excessively difficult Excellent. Then, I get into the main game…Read More
Property prices: Boost the value of your home by £49,000 with this simple upgrade
House prices are high in the UK at the moment although there are signs that the market is stagnating. However, you can increase the value of your home by improving its energy efficiency, according to experts. Putting your home into the top energy efficiency bracket could add 14 per cent to the value of your […]
The best value plays in your DraftKings lineup for Week 1 of the NFL season
Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Football season kicks off in full this Sunday, much to the delight of fantasy football players around the world. While most fantasy enthusiasts have likely settled their drafts already, those that take part in daily fantasy leagues like DraftKings and FanDuel are still toiling away to set the perfect lineup before kickoff […]
Amazon achieved a market value of $1,000,000,000,000
An Amazon worker. (credit: Bloomberg / Getty Images) After 24 years of operation, Amazon passed a market value of $ 1 trillion yesterday. It is the second company to reach that arbitrary milestone; fellow tech giant Apple became the first only a few weeks ago. The company’s value has fallen slightly below that threshold since, […]
EasyJet voted the best value airline for a beach holiday in new survey
EasyJet has beaten Jet2 to the best value airline for money for a beach holiday in a new survey by YouGov in their annual Airline Report. A selection of airlines were assessed by adults in Great Britain for on whether they provided good or bad value for money. EasyJet received a Value Score of 39 […]
When paper money goes to zero value: Venezuelan hyperinflation explained (PHOTO)
Inflation in Venezuela this year could top one million percent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts. This gallery puts the buying power of today’s bolivar into perspective. A kilogram of meat costs 9,500,000 bolivars, or the equivalent of $ 1.45. A 2.4 kg chicken is worth 14,600,000 bolivars, or $ 2.22. A 1kg packet of […]
OpenTable explains how to get a lot of value out of a little data
As recently as 2016, users making reservations through OpenTable would scroll all the way down to the sixth or seventh recommendation before clicking and booking. As of February, users were booking restaurants with an average rank of second or third in results. How did OpenTable get so much better at predicting what users want? “We […]
Iran, Venezuela & Turkey reveal gold’s true value when paper money becomes worthless – analyst to RT
The world will inevitably dip into crisis, with gold and silver again emerging as real money, Claudio Grass, an independent precious metals adviser and Mises ambassador told RT. “People today, especially in the West, have forgotten that paper money used to be a mere property title for a certain amount of gold or silver. Today, […]
UK house prices: This Northern city has seen biggest rise in property value – is it yours?
UK house prices have seen the biggest growth in one particular area of the country, which is located in the north. Burnley, a town in the north west of England, has seen the most significant rise in house prices per square metre, according to new data. Homes in this part of the country have increased […]