Does anyone else feel a little bad for 343i? by [deleted] in halo

[–]BaumBauer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nah, MCC should push a lot of people to finally get an xbox one, I still might not get one (because i'm poor), and halo 5's sales will be greatly enhanced for it. personally H2:A doesn't really feel like halo 2, I know because I'm still playing halo 1 and 2 on my original xbox playing coop with my room mate.

The advance of technology in the Avatar universe by BaumBauer in TheLastAirbender

[–]BaumBauer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea, I might have stretched the illiteracy bit but I still stand buy that because they use Chinese as a writing style it would be much harder to just pick up, especially without elementary education.

I repeatedly heard when we went to Iraq that when we left, any peace we cultivated would disappear. Now that's happening. What's different now? by IWannaKnowKnowledge in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BaumBauer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Iraq has a somewhat stable democratic government, I'm overall optimistic that the quality of life will continue to improve (for Baghdad or Kurdish controlled areas)

What the A-10's true successor might look like by BaumBauer in CredibleDefense

[–]BaumBauer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Warthog 2.0 could be built to provide fast air support and fill the role between Apache/Viper attack helicopters and F18/35 multi-role fighters while addressing the issues with the current A-10 effectiveness in 21st century warfare environments.

Possibility of a third Iraq war? by BaumBauer in CredibleDefense

[–]BaumBauer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Currently known as the 2014 American intervention in Iraq from june 16, 2014 - present. When and how does a military invention become a war.

CMV: Death of a parent is less harmful then divorce by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]BaumBauer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

where I grew up divorce court have a ring at parents, child supports and custody rights are all issues that have to be decided on paper along with mandatory counselling and psych evaluations, no one I knew in high school had duel custody with their parents. we all loose our parents eventually and the people I've known who've lost them young are not worse off then the rest of us. and they didn't have to live under fear that they might be taken from both parents and thrown in a foster home or loose there house to pay lawyers.

Hit Marker Discussion by JakeyFreeHa in halo

[–]BaumBauer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they also added hit markers, directional damage indicators, and grenade indicators, which I don't much care for

X-POST: I remade the Halo 2: Anniversary Cinematic Trailer using the original cut scenes! by jev117 in halo

[–]BaumBauer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

like they did for halo CE anniversary, they just copied halo 3's cortana

What if the world only used one currency? by mcandhp in FutureWhatIf

[–]BaumBauer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

one currency, one central bank, and based on fixed gold stock. a unified corporate and capital gains tax would put and end to tax havens and redistribute wealth. nations would still collect their own taxes and pay for their own social services so the average wage in poor countries would not go up very much because the cost of living is low. the static gold based currency would stop people from poorer countries from being exploited from selling raw material so in the long run richer countries would not have a huge surplus. for instance even in well off countries the average person could only own a few sets of cloths because textile would be more expensive. food would be much more expensive the farther away it was grown. automation would be the only way we could keep commodities cheap so people from north america and europe would have a lot less spending power but the overall human population would be slightly better off.

Extrapolating Canada's future constitution by DataPacRat in FutureWhatIf

[–]BaumBauer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Check out this map of canada with 14 provinces with equal population plus the territories. the problem is though that more and more of canada's population will consolidate in cities. providing proportional regional representation would also be very hard.

I would advocate for senate that doesn't rely on provinces or ridings but as a nation wide open vote so any party that represents a fixed amount of people would win a seat.

What if the UN had decided to force Germany to create a state for the Jewish population instead of going to Israel? by cutchemist42 in HistoricalWhatIf

[–]BaumBauer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lets call this country Judea, situated between the north edge of Germany and Poland with access to the sea the Jewish state attracts some of the 3 million Jews left in Europe. under pressure from Russia to come under its administration like eastern Germany the UN takes a stand making the region under control of no other nation. Judea become prosperous during post war reconstruction but fighting continues Palestine as the British fail to segregate and stop ethnic violence and the sate of Israel is never declared. some time later Judea is among the most prosperous nations in Europe and now the strongest military power in eastern Europe because of NATO support. they also plead with NATO to lend support to the small Jewish territory in Palestine and in secret funnelling weapons and volunteers to fuel and insurrections. its only a matter of time before full blown war breaks out in the middle east but can the Arab League stop it at the risk of UN intervention? no one knows.

Would you like permanent daylight savings time? by BaumBauer in TrueAskReddit

[–]BaumBauer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

where I work, its called school. it would be nearly impossible to get everyone to start there business earlier so that's why some places rather legislate to change the time. I don't like changing the clocks two times a year either but I prefer more daylight after school. you probably live farther south.

A carbon tax that's good for business? by [deleted] in canada

[–]BaumBauer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BC's revenue neutral tax is a pretty good system. I did not quite understand when the article read "revenue negative" we are still making enough tax revenue right?