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Re:Bulgaria to join euro area on 1 January 2026 on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @10:08PM (#44505728)
I was in Belgium the week the Belgian franc converted to Euros. I saw no price changes other than rounding up or down to the nearest Euro equivalent price. If memory serves some stores showed prices in both denominations for a while which would not have allowed for stealth inflation to happen.

The currencies were pegged for a period before then so other than niche cases there really weren’t opportunities for massive price increases.

Re:uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS on Saturday June 21, 2025 @10:25PM (#44342782)
You’re assuming that the price for a product should be based on the cost to offer it. In most markets, price is a function of the value perceived by buyers and relative pricing of similar products. Cost doesn’t enter into the equation.
It doesn’t need to be well known IMO. It just needs to be legitimate and by appearances it is given it is part of a major SK university.
Re:Huawei phones automatically deleting videos of the protests on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @01:30PM (#33805301)
Umm no. Unless you’re in a looked soundproof room talking to yourself speech is a social activity and no one gets to dictate how others interpret and react to your speech.