#value-for-money — Public Fediverse posts

#NewVehicle #Inflation: the “WOLF STREET Ford F-150 & #Toyota Camry Price Index” Going back to 1990 v CPI
"WOLF STREET #priceindex & the #CPI for new vehicles show just how far out of line Ford’s price increases for the F-150🤦‍♂️have been over the years, compared to the overall #newvehicle prices, which CPI tracks, while Camry price increases roughly matched overall new vehicle price increases as tracked by CPI" #VFM
>> 🧐People who understand #valueformoney won't buy #Ford
https://wolfstreet.com/2025/11/28/new-vehicle-inflation-the-wolf-street-ford-f-150-xlt-toyota-camry-le-price-index-going-back-to-1990-v-cpi/

What you can get for the price of a Netflix subscription

https://nmil.dev/what-you-can-get-for-the-price-of-a-netflix-subscription

#HackerNews #NetflixSubscription #Alternatives #StreamingServices #ValueForMoney #EntertainmentChoices

1/6 - On this week's Podnews Weekly Review, we talk about:

1. Does podcast advertising really work? Most people skip the ads when they can but advertisers still keep paying, even when they don't know who listened to their adverts and don't know how long they listened. #valueformoney #emporersnewclothes

The Next Landsat - Mission Turning Point? [Landsat Next, descoped mission, etc]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2025.115087 <-- shared paper / commentary
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https://www.fgdc.gov/ngac/meetings/feb-2025/lag-usgs-nli-update-final-version-february-20-2025.pdf <-- shared USGS FY25 Q! Update on Landsat and Sustainable Land Imaging, National Geospatial Advisory Committee
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Https://Www.Natechcorp.Com/_Files/Ugd/Ac01f5_F79deb4d508547c984ccc4a6090c54ab.Pdf <-- shared 2023 report – “Economic Valuation Of Landsat And Landsat Next”
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14262 <-- 2022 NASA Landsat Next overview video
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #EO #usecase #Landsat #satellite #history #historic #LandsatNext #Design #Userneeds #CurrentStatus #budget #funding #planning #fedscience #fedservice #dataquality #continuity #community #opendata #openscience #observation #requirements #LNext #capability #VSWIR #design #future #longterm #risk #hazard #descoped #restructured #economicbenefit #EconomicValuation #value #valueformoney #USGS #NASA #EROS

Find the perfect balance of affordability & quality at TCCI. Our computer coaching fees in Bopal, Ahmedabad, are the best investment for your career.

#AffordableEducation #QualityTraining #BopalAhmedabad #BestFees #TCCIIstitute #ValueForMoney #TechEducation

Dumping Google’s enshittified search for Kagi: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/enough-is-enough-i-dumped-googles-worsening-search-for-kagi/

This article is something I love that reminds me of old-school internet: factually filled and really funny. From the article:

'Kagi was founded in 2018, but its search product has only been publicly available since June 2022. It purports to be an independent search engine that pulls results from around the web (including from its own index) and is aimed at returning search to a user-friendly, user-focused experience. The company's stated purpose is to deliver useful search results, full stop. The goal is not to blast you with AI garbage or bury you in "Knowledge Graph" summaries hacked together from posts in a 12-year-old Reddit thread between two guys named /u/WeedBoner420 and /u/14HitlerWasRight88.

Kagi's offerings (it has a web browser, too, though I've not used it) are based on a simple idea. There's an (oversimplified) axiom that if a good or service (like Google search, for example, or good ol' Facebook) is free for you to use, it's because you're the product, not the customer. With Google, you pay with your attention, your behavioral metrics, and the intimate personal details of your wants and hopes and dreams (and the contents of your emails and other electronic communications—Google's got most of that, too).

With Kagi, you pay for the product using money. That's it! You give them some money, and you get some service—great service, really, which I'm overall quite happy with and which I'll get to shortly. You don't have to look at any ads. You don't have to look at AI droppings. You don't have to give perpetual ownership of your mind-palace to a pile of optioned-out tech bros in sleeveless Patagonia vests while you are endlessly subjected to amateur AI Rorschach tests every time you search for "pierogis near me."'

#google #Kagi #enshittification #ValueForMoney #search #ArtificialIntelligence #ArsTechnica @kagihq

Is an Intel N100 or N150 a better value than a Raspberry Pi?

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/intel-n100-better-value-raspberry-pi

#HackerNews #IntelN100 #IntelN150 #RaspberryPi #TechComparison #ValueForMoney

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#Tenkotta #Streaming #Movies #Tentkotta #LowCostStreaming #UnlimitedEntertainment #EntertainmentEveryday #ValueForMoney

With game prices like $70 becoming normal, publishers blame costs. But players ask: where's the value? Too many AAA games miss the mark while indies impress. Time for a rethink? #Gaming #GamePrices #ValueForMoney

Discover the best value 16-inch Linux laptop! 💻✨ It’s perfect for those who want performance without breaking the bank. Just a heads up—upgrading to an 8TB SSD could double the price! 😱 Check out the full details here: https://www.techradar.com/pro/this-is-probably-the-best-value-16-inch-linux-laptop-right-now-just-make-sure-you-dont-try-to-upgrade-it-to-8tb-ssd-or-youll-double-its-price #LinuxLaptop #TechDeals #ValueForMoney #linux #newz

After 13 years of continuous usage, my iPad 2 (http://rmathew.com/2021/ipad2ten.html) has finally given up the ghost. 😢

Interestingly, the iPad 10 I bought in its stead, cost me *less* in nominal terms. 🤯

#Apple #iPad #iPad2 #iPad10 #ValueForMoney #PaisaVasool #Bangalore #India

I have had the wall clock 👆🏽 for 21+ years now. Still works like a champ: atomic with automatic timezone and DST tracking.

We change the batteries like once every 20-24 months (Eneloops too). Zero maintenance otherwise.

Bought at Costco for ~$20. Great value for money. 🤑

#Costco #clocks #ValueForMoney #value

Revealed: the bumper profits taken by English private nursery chains | Childcare | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/mar/12/private-nursery-chains-profits-england

#England
#Childcare
#Nurseries
#Profits
#Pay
#Wages
#ValueForMoney
#JosephRowntreeFoundation
#Hunt
#JRF
#SocialLicense
#Unison

Revealed: the bumper #profits taken by #English #PrivateNurseryChains

With more #PublicMoney on its way, #JosephRowntreeFoundation calls for commitments on #ValueForMoney and #StaffPay
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/mar/12/private-nursery-chains-profits-england
#ToryPoliciesInAction #PublicCostPrivateProfit #Childcare #ProfitBeforePeople

@ianbradbury @neil
I hear OfCom has employed 300 new staff to deal with #OnlineSafetyAct

#ValueForMoney

The [USGS’s] 3D Elevation Program [3DEP]—Supporting Idaho’s Economy
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20233035 <-- link to publication
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #elevation #3dep #idaho #economy #mountains #terrain #climate #vegetation #landuse #weather #extremeweather #ROI #naturalhazards #water #hydrology #EDH #forestry #resourcemanagement #infrastructure #construction #3DElevationProgram #state #statelevel #communityinvolvement #LiDAR #management #planning #valueformoney #economicvalue #opendata
#USGS

It's not clear to me who should pay for pharmacy leadership or indeed how much it should cost?

I feel led 4x more by BOPA Committee than I do by Royal Pharmaceutical Society for instance yet the costs are the opposite way round... #ValueForMoney?

#BOPA2023 - Wales feels more joined up than England

When having a single chart or comparison table would be worth the whole article, but author gets paid by words..
#qualityoverquantity #valueformoney

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jun/20/mortgage-cost-rises-just-dont-happen-here-how-other-countries-compare-with-the-uk

Well I'm excited about the v5.0 upgrade for the arturia microfreak. Adding sample playback (210 seconds of mono samples) with grains sample mangling oscillator models. As well as adding a couple of hundred preset slots. Talk about bang for the buck! It started out with abiut six oscillator engines and after this drops on 30th May it will have 21!! Amazing.
#arturia #microfreak #synth #updates #firmware #ValueForMoney

Self-publishing can be a long, expensive process. Not sure who to outsource your editing to? If you’ve done your due diligence, you should be able to answer these questions that testify to the editor's professionalism and value:

https://geckoedit.com/how-to-vet-an-editor/

#WritingCommunity #EditorForHire #DueDiligence #Professionalism #ValueForMoney