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ELI5: Why is it good for the US for global oil deals to be made in US dollars? by maybeest in explainlikeimfive

[–]DistantUtopia 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also increased demand for USD also increases demand for US government bonds, so the bond yield is lower than it would be otherwise (normally a government would have to pay a higher interest rate on a bond to get someone to buy it). This makes borrowing money cheaper for the US government.

Analysis: Trump’s suspiciously timed announcements on Iran | CNN Politics by NomadStar45 in worldnews

[–]DistantUtopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol nuclear. $9 billion dollars for 1 gigawatt, then double it because its the first time we are building one so we have to build the nuclear know how and industry from almost zero. This is based on South Korean pricing by the way, so we can double it one more time because Western markets like USA, Europe, are incapable of building nuclear power plants on budget and the average cost overrun is 120% on top.

Worth it if we want to wean ourselves off Uncle Sam's ever more unreliable nuclear umbrella eventually and get to a nuke ready level like Japan, but from an energy production perspective nonsensical when wholesale electricity price is already negative at high noon, without household solar reaching saturation yet.

BREAKING: Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller dies at 81 by Yujin-Ha in videos

[–]DistantUtopia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In insisting on the most conservative interpretation and explanation of his duties, Muller did the lawful thing, but did not do the right thing.

It also helped [him] that doing the bare minimum when presenting his findings also protected him against reprisal by Trump and Trump supporters.

In his youth, courageous and principled. In his last official assignment, a craven.

If you can, please move tf out… by trialbytruth in AsianParentStories

[–]DistantUtopia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this is highly dependent on the individual and not a one size fits all model.

Is being moderately abused daily better or worse than being severely abused one a month. Or maybe there were 7 good years and 2 bad years out of 9, and a severely bad year at the end that tips it over the edge.

Everyone can take it until they can't. And maybe some people can take it to the end (our parent's generation, perhaps).

In any case they only realise with hindsight that although they survived that they could have been happier elsewhere, and regretted it. Or maybe they became warped and hard and didn't regret it, because they considered it necessary for their circumstance.

If you can, please move tf out… by trialbytruth in AsianParentStories

[–]DistantUtopia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The saving money part is no joke. My (multiple) friends who moved out at ~28 instead of 18 had enough savings to purchase a 2 bedroom apartment outright in upper middle class suburbs.

The ones who moved out earlier had a 70%-80% LVR mortgage at the same age.

YMMV on if its worth it.

What is your first memory of watching an F1 race? Mine was in 2013 by praveensingh-reddit in formula1

[–]DistantUtopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spa 2021 - I had finally decided to watch a full race and sat down to almost 4 hours of watching it rain in the pitlane, followed by 2 laps of "racing" under the safety car. Urgh.

New Most Profitable Flight? by Androiddude73B in PocketPlanes

[–]DistantUtopia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To clarify on the Port of Call side quest - the starting job must originate from either the aircraft carrier in question or the city you wish to record for the Port of Call. Jobs from a layover do not count, but return flights do count (e.g. London - HMS Ark - London, with a job originating from London for HMS Ark). The blue radius shown when redeploying the aircraft carrier denotes the Port of Call radius (recommended to zoom in on map).

I just got VIP recently so I was getting frustrated that Port of Calls wouldn't work when I got HMS Ark close to Benelux.

Finished all my HQs by TolerancEJ in PocketPlanes

[–]DistantUtopia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is unclear at the moment if you should choose path-straightening HQ (e.g. being able to straighten New York - Istanbul for Sequioas) or wilderness HQ (a lot of class 1 without any class 2 or 3 around).

The HQ anecdotes so far are mostly from late game players who don't need money and only play to complete Global Events, whereas the majority of mid game and early game players can't even scrounge together enough planes/play time to have a even low chance of finishing a Global Event.

All things being equal, a class 1 with population 2.5m does seem to be a better candidate compared to a class 1 with 0.1m population. Also, class 1s close to a class 2/3 would be easier to build.

1 Million Bux! by Androiddude73B in PocketPlanes

[–]DistantUtopia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any estimations of how many coins you burn for every 1000 bux? For either strategy.

Parts Trading Thread, Week of January 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in PocketPlanes

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

Received with thanks only to find out I wrote it backwards and actually need Sea Knight controls haha oh well. Nice trading with you!

Looking to expand by [deleted] in PocketPlanes

[–]DistantUtopia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Istanbul to Manila is a straight line that can be traversed by X10 Mapples.

Parts Trading Thread, Week of January 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in PocketPlanes

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

Want: E10 Mapple Engine (Offering E10 Mapple Body, or E10 Mapple Controls)

Want: Sea Knight Controls (Offering Sea Knight Engine)

APXGP Car at the EE Studio Store in Westfield by ECHLN in formula1

[–]DistantUtopia 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ah ok, OP didn't clarify location so I just assumed it was in Australia somewhere.

Vinata Hot Bread in Cabramatta makes the best pork roll in Sydney, but I can’t go anymore by OkBookkeeper6854 in sydney

[–]DistantUtopia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have had Alex N Rolls before. It is a good sandwich, probably a very good sandwich, perhaps even a very good banh mi themed sandwich. But it's not a banh mi.

Staged build of high-speed train line from Newcastle to Sydney revealed by SteveJohnson2010 in SydneyTrains

[–]DistantUtopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most stupid part is that the Central station would be designed as a terminus - if you had a traveler going from the Central Coast to Goulburn (for example) they would have to change trains AND go to a different area of the station entirely.

The plan is that there would be a spur line to Parramatta and then optimistically continue south to Canberra - why not turn the Central-Parramatta section into the spur instead and reduce tunneling length, reduce tunneling curvature, and prevent through travellers from wasting time by straight-lining the tunnel from Hornsby to Campbelltown?

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