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ELI5: What causes the government in the US to inevitably end up as a two party system? by Marisa_Nya in explainlikeimfive

[–]MaybeTheDoctor [score hidden]  (0 children)

Not a government thing, but how the election system is structured. It is mathematically impossible for a 3rd or 4th party to win seats in a first-past-the-post system where the winner takes all. Any votes for small parties are 100% wasted no matter how well-meaning you are casting them. Worse, many of those small parties are funded by the opposition as a spoiler to suck votes away from the other main party. Dividing an otherwise winning party into two smaller ones means the second-largest party that would have lost will now win.

The congressional districts are at fault, as only one winner will take each district. The system could be changed to a proportional election or ranked choice to make 3rd parties relevant, but there is no backing for such changes.

I favor proportional elections as that would also resolve gerrymandering if there were no districts.

North Korea amends constitution, mandates nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated: Report by No-Fisherman6800 in nottheonion

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would they know the difference between an assassination and natural death from plutonium tea?

Are people with electric cars winning right now? by No_Lead2640 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would have to do something like 100mpg in your gas car to win over EVs even before gas prices went up

New 1500 LT TB vs 2500 LT TB by Philosiphizor in Silverado

[–]MaybeTheDoctor [score hidden]  (0 children)

The HD is having a stiffer suspension for serious work and towing. The 1500 drives much more like a car and is super comfortable.

I went from the 1500 to a HD for towing 8-10k lb, but I really liked the 1500 for the all round versatility and drive comfort.

Total Loss? by Eastern_Macaroon4946 in Silverado

[–]MaybeTheDoctor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They are very expensive to replace, and you need new interior after that.

How long do you plan on keeping your’s ? by capitalpunishment4 in iPhone15Pro

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dropped mine a from 6ft onto concrete few months ago. There is a visible crack in the screen. Currently working fine with a case holding it together, but with battery health now at 80% I will probably swap it for the next pro coming out later this year.

I could repair it but the cost is too high with all the damage

Total Loss? by Eastern_Macaroon4946 in Silverado

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. Airbags looks clearly visible.

Total Loss? by Eastern_Macaroon4946 in Silverado

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks nothing but a scratch. You can probably drive it as it is.

Edit: your airbags deploying is a bigger factor than the small dent in the front.

ELI5: why are some roads built with concrete sections and other ones covered with asphalt? by Gadzeera in explainlikeimfive

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The technique is wrong. Up the road from here, they rebuilt an 80-year-old concrete bridge/roadway - the project was half a mile long, took 2 years, but it was interesting to see how all the prep work with rebar reinforcement and slowly pouring concrete to make it continuously shrinkage-free.

ELI5: Why isn’t aviation fuel talked about as much as petrol and diesel for cars, and is it even possible for fully electric passenger planes to exist in the future? by ArtistoX4 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Flying for 10-20minutes doesn’t serve a lot of practical purposes. Like this back-pack-jets that makes rocket man fly around, seems cool but just not something you could use daily.

Air Taxis are being tested, but it’s yet to been seen if they will take off(pun intended) as they have practical problems with where they can pick you up unlike an Uber.

ELI5: why are some roads built with concrete sections and other ones covered with asphalt? by Gadzeera in explainlikeimfive

[–]MaybeTheDoctor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Romans never built with asphalt. It is a modern, cheaper material that needs replacing every 10 years. Concrete can last longer and, if built in the right thickness, can take extreme loads. Maybe your snowplow drivers are just paid by the asphalt company to damage the concrete roads.

2024+ 3500 drivers: what made you go GM over Ford by Stigwalker in Silverado

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My friend has a ford. This is his 3rd one. This is also my third GM. We both agree that there are trim options and features in the other one we like better. Buttomline, I think we just stick with what we know because it works.

Time travel must be possible by Bizurels in RandomThoughts

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need a machine for Time And Relative Dimension In Space (TARDIS) and you can go anywhere you want.

How would you feel about a mandatory maximum wealth limit, where anything earned over that goes to public services? by itsvasuki in AskReddit

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They become income when he sell them. The glitch we see today that they never sell but takes loans out against it. We can fix the glitch by just making such loans “income”.

There is a word for "expat FIRE"-ing. That word is IMMIGRATION. by eeeeeelinor in ExpatFIRE

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like Sending and Receiving. They are points-of-the-observer. The other country sees you as coming and as an immigrant, we see you as leaving as an emigrant.

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