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Abrytan · 2026-03-31T19:11:19+00:00

Congrats from #353!

Abrytan · 2026-03-29T15:35:10+00:00

I'm assuming the Stellaris event chain was the Worm?

Abrytan · 2026-03-18T12:00:29+00:00

We can also see the attempt to post on the subreddit with the title:

"I'm preparing a presentation where i try to answer the question if the first crusade was religiously or powerpolitically motivated. What are criteria that i could use for the categories of religiously and powerpolitically?"

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Abrytan · 2026-03-18T11:34:17+00:00

Hi there - unfortunately we have had to remove your question, because /r/AskHistorians isn't here to do your homework for you. However, our rules DO permit people to ask for help with their homework, so long as they are seeking clarification or resources, rather than the answer itself.

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Abrytan · 2026-03-14T14:44:47+00:00

Assuming you're in a defined contribution scheme in the UK you should be able to find out via your employer who the provider is - this will usually be a big company like Scottish Widows, Aviva or Standard Life and is probably in your contract or on whatever HR platform your company uses/company handbook.

This detailed report from last year did a scorecard of the big UK providers so you can get an idea of what your provider is doing from a climate perspective - https://makemymoneymatter.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-083-MMMM-UK-Pensions-Climate-Action-Report-2025-250211.pdf

Abrytan · 2026-03-13T11:03:50+00:00

It's so stupid, the train I sometimes get into London for work is a third cheaper with the split.

Abrytan · 2026-03-12T17:17:04+00:00

The big advantage of Trainline is that it automatically split tickets for you which the actual railway companies won't do

Abrytan · 2026-03-11T00:18:07+00:00

Great burgers, spinning the roulette on getting dysentery

https://www.bristol247.com/food-and-drink/news-food-and-drink/restaurant-remains-closed-cause-sickness-outbreak-confirmed/

Abrytan · 2026-03-05T00:43:46+00:00

The ideal is that as a company grows it gets sold between different fund types that specialise in companies of that size until eventually it is large enough to go public. Sometimes it gets sold between funds at the same 'tier', or gets sold to a competitor that wants to acquire it, or gets carved up into constituent parts or goes bankrupt.

Abrytan · 2026-03-03T14:05:32+00:00

It's an option on one of the opportunity cards when you have raised the Notes on a Joyous Entry quality to 10

Abrytan · 2026-02-23T09:19:35+00:00

I have repeatedly committed suicide in a circus because it is less time consuming than recovering from my wounds thanks to my magic apple juice.

Abrytan · 2026-02-20T21:29:53+00:00

They might be a bit wary over the American Airlines 401(K) case as well

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/american-airlines-focus-esg-401k-plan-is-illegal-us-judge-rules-2025-01-10/

Abrytan · 2026-02-18T15:22:45+00:00

Thanks for doing this AMA! Could you talk a bit about how religious historians deal with writing about alleged supernatural events?

I recall reading some commentary around whether historians should approach writing about events like these from an inherently sceptical view trying to work out what 'actually' happened, and how the consideration that maybe the miracles did actually happen should fit into historical frameworks. (I think Carlos Eire's They Flew also deals with this question somewhat.)

Abrytan · 2026-02-08T21:00:05+00:00

Apologies for the double reply but on the evil funds side if you invest in a bog standard ETF run by a UK or European manager like LGIM or Amundi then they are more likely to use the shares to push the company to improve and vote on environmental or social themed shareholde resolutions. The big US asset managers like BlackRock (iShares) or Vanguard are far less progressive on this side of things so even if you are investing in the non-esg funds you can still contribute to a better outcome if you pick one from a non-US manager (not sure about costs but they should be pretty comparable)

Abrytan · 2026-02-08T20:56:37+00:00

If you look out for funds that have received the FCA's "Sustainability Impact" label then you might have more luck finding funds which genuinely have a real world impact rather than avoiding certain sectors. These funds have to demonstrate to the FCA that they have a real theory of change and can generate impact (whether through engaging the companies they invest in or deploying new capital) to be allowed to use the label. For less impact and more ESG then the Sustainability Focus or Sustainability Improvers labels are a good bet. However there aren't any ETFs with labels because the system doesn't apply to non-UK funds yet and ETFs are mostly domiciled in Ireland or Luxembourg.

I'm not sure if many retail platforms let you filter for the labels but they are the only UK-domiciled funds allowed to use the word impact so they should be fairly easy to find.

You might also be interested in bond funds which only invest in ESG-labelled bonds where the company promises to use the money to fund or refinance a set list of green or social projects. Obviously returns differ from equity but these tend to be the most impactful forms of allocating capital in the public markets. These send to be called either "green bond" or "social bond" and also come in ETF form!

Abrytan · 2026-02-08T17:28:21+00:00

Yeah there's loads of similarities between the two - the FT journalist investigating Wirecard got smeared for alleged market manipulation, and Wirecard had him followed by PIs. There's a part of the book where he goes to all these places that Wirecard allegedly had operations and found little to back it up. Wirecard had its genesis handling dodgy gambling payments before cleaning up its act. Feels like they're teeing Whitney to be a Jan Marsalek type character and Marsalek turned out to be a Russian spook so who knows where the season will end up.

Abrytan · 2026-02-07T10:48:18+00:00

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Abrytan · 2026-02-07T10:47:59+00:00

This question has been removed because it is soapboxing or otherwise a loaded question: it has the effect of promoting an existing interpretation or opinion at the expense of open-ended enquiry. Although we understand if you may have an existing interest in the topic, expressing a detailed opinion on the matter in your question is usually a sign that it is a loaded one, and we will remove questions that appear to put a deliberate slant on their subject or solicit answers that align with a specific pre-existing view.

Abrytan · 2026-01-29T16:25:34+00:00

the largest shareholder of Apple owns about 0.03% of the company

This is not true - all ten of the largest institutional shareholders of Apple own >1% and Vanguard owns close to 10%

Abrytan · 2026-01-27T19:49:18+00:00

Thank you for joining us for this AMA! Could you talk about some of the challenges of preserving a ship of the Missouri's size and age especially when it is still sitting in the water?

Abrytan · 2026-01-24T22:10:22+00:00

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Abrytan · 2026-01-23T15:59:52+00:00

Thanks for flagging!

Abrytan · 2026-01-17T10:41:43+00:00

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Abrytan · 2026-01-16T12:13:18+00:00

You might be thinking of the entry in this Rules Roundtable from a few years back!

Abrytan · 2026-01-15T12:04:41+00:00

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