ryathal

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ryathal ,

This makes it sound like inflation isn't as bad as it is. This is the highest period of inflation in 50 years.

ryathal ,

Fair fights are for sports.

ryathal ,

This is largely bullshit. It's hard because the people with 30 years made it hard for new people. Congress can change their own rules and make it easier. They already have legislative aids and lawyers that handle the minutiae of writing the laws.

It's also far more likely that the corporate lobbyist is influencing the senator they've known for 30 years more than the one that showed up yesterday. States have term limits and it doesn't make them slaves to lobbyists.

Stop shilling for the status quo.

ryathal ,

Legislators don't write the physical laws they vote on. At best the decide some key points or suggest ideas. They have people with that expertise that actually do the writing, not just lobbyists. The sole purpose of representatives is to represent their constituency, which they get worse at as time goes on.

ryathal ,

No. It's going to require effort similar to desegregation to achieve anything meaningful. Cops act like a gang and will actively fight meaningful reform.

ryathal ,

The best pet names are puns of regular people names.

ryathal ,

The top is less important than the ratio. The top 2 answers are basically stuff costs too much. Over half the people are claiming that is their biggest problem. If times were better, it still might be the top, but it shouldn't be the majority. Debt concerns, and retirement would take a bigger chunk.

ryathal ,

The truth in lending law or another similar law does indeed allow you to cancel a loan. Tickets aren't loans obviously though. The goal is you could get a car loan or a mortgage, and then decide it was a bad idea and cancel the loan, and give back the property.

ryathal ,

The never ending debate, has superhero fatigue finally happened, or is it just shitty writing.

Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia building, prosecutors say ( apnews.com )

A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun inside the hall, a spokesperson for District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office confirmed Thursday....

ryathal ,

It's even worse since the NYPD has absurd trigger pull weight.

ryathal ,

Sit ins worked because being there was the thing they wanted to change.

ryathal ,

Hamburger units feel appropriate for things that can be hamburgers.

ryathal ,

More of a juice than a soup really.

ryathal ,

Rogue one is only held up as great because the rest are so awful. Like the first Wonder Woman movie in the DC universe.

It's a mediocre movie that ends with an amazing action sequence that capitalizes on nostalgia.

ryathal ,

Possibly. I'd rate it the worst of the Disney movies.

ryathal ,

I had 0 expectations for Rise, and it met those expectations perfectly. It did stupid things, but that was their only real option, unless you believe Kylo not getting redeemed or Rey being evil were ever an option.

Solo took an established character and largely ruined him. The movie was also extremely boring, placing characters that obviously live in mortal peril to regularly build tension.

ryathal ,

Regular people haven't been compensated for the massive inflation that has been present for every year under Biden. Last year was better at 3.4%, but it's still the higher than every other year since 2007. You have to look back to the 80s to find a worse 3 year period for inflation.

ryathal ,

This looks like a low end concierge medicine program more than insurance.

ryathal ,

A decade is a lifetime in technology. Moore's law had just ended when this was put together.

ryathal ,

This is the required dedication if you do this. If you don't wrap literally everything it's less effective.

ryathal ,

You can do it with dedicated cubes as well. Just requires some tape on the opening.

ryathal ,

I'm assuming they are totalling the cost of paper for everything that they do digitally. Maybe a bit of bonus for moving that paper as well.

ryathal ,

Honestly it doesn't matter too much what species. Black bears will happily eat you too, playing dead also doesn't work for them. Polar bears are basically instant death whenever the bear feels like it, they don't fear humans. Koala wouldn't be so bad I suppose. Pandas are somewhat dangerous if they decide to attack

ryathal ,

It's because casual misandry is socially acceptable.

ryathal ,

OJ was his initials which is also the initials of orange juice, it's a somewhat creative nickname.

ryathal ,

Cutting the supercharger team could be a hedge for Musk personally. The stock tanking seems likely now, so not having this team makes them a less attractive acquisition.

ryathal ,

Less people in jail also means less people taking plea deals to get of of jail.

ryathal , (edited )

If your trial date is over a year out, a plea deal that get you out in 6 months looks a lot better.

ryathal ,

Im here to talk about Canine diabeetus

ryathal ,

Ot said talent, not effort.

ryathal ,

Most of the time it's police being impatient and ambushing people in their home. They probably could have waited and grabbed him in his car or walking down the street.

ryathal ,

In the case of cops, not knowing the law is actually a benefit. They've been allowed to enforce what they believe is law, and if they find something actually illegal in the course of enforcing imaginary law, then it's still valid.

ryathal ,

You're a bit off in the ACAB definition. It's not that the state makes them do bad things (they do, but that's irrelevant). It's that all cops protect bad cops, making themselves bad cops as well. If a department has 30 cops, 3 are "bad" and 27 are "good," then the bad ones should be forced out. That doesn't actually happen though, so you have 30 bad cops.

This system is also heavily self reinforcing. If you add a 31st good cop that tries to do something about bad cops, they are either forced out or intimidated into compliance. That still leaves you with all bad cops.

ryathal ,

Somewhat related, advice about being irreplaceable is bad for this exact reason. The more replaceable you are, the easier to promote you and take longer vacations. Sure you might be able to get fired more easily, but most managers won't put forth the effort.

ryathal ,

If you want an inflation beating raise, you need to get a new job. Companies have long since stopped caring about employee retention.

ryathal ,

I'd say it depends on the trajectory, closing a month or two before bankruptcy isn't really a success.

ryathal ,

Important thing to remember, don't leave after you get put in a room. Get formally discharged, or it becomes AMA, and insurance will always deny coverage.

If you check in at the desk and leave, it's not a big deal, but once you start to receive care you really should stay.

ryathal ,

Social security is a Ponzi scheme, not a trust fund. There's no growing pot of money, the inbound payments are directly used to pay current benefits.

ryathal ,

If you want ponzi schemes pay as you go systems like social security and Medicare to work it's a terrible thing.

ryathal ,

It seems to depend on the area. I've voted in school gyms, churches, and civic centers. Churches are generally empty on Tuesdays and have reasonable parking, so it makes sense.

ryathal ,

Lots of churches are pretty accessible anyway. You don't get checks from the old people in wheelchairs if they can't get in.

ryathal ,

Saving and investing is also way easier if you don't give yourself the option to not do it. You won't manually move 10% of your money each month, but if it goes to a 401k or a separate account automatically it's far more likely to stay there.

ryathal ,

It's more about non interest scenarios. If payment isn't due for 30 days, you wait 30 days to pay. If it's a place that won't fight you, wait 40 and then pay.

Companies do this all the time.

ryathal ,

I couldn't tell you the original statement. It's an extremely popular saying among financial advice people.

ryathal ,

A part time job after retirement basically keeps people alive. Just sitting on a couch all day watching TV kills you pretty fast.

ryathal ,

What we need is better mandatory contributions to 401Ks. Right now a companies are saving a lot of money compared to pensions by having such low match minimums. Companies also have to auto enroll people, but only at the minimum match level. Lots of pensions required far more commitment that was mandatory.

ryathal ,

Time becomes the constraint, they can't just start smashing walls, that makes everything around harder to search. With something the size of a paperclip they could easily miss it if they just hammer a hole between each stud.

ryathal ,

It's not wrong, other systems work.

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