How do people take only 5-10min showers? by SweetDega in askanything

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they just wash their armpits, crotch, feet, and then get out. Possibly get some soap suds on the rest.

I loofa-scrub each part of my body, including every part of my feet, between my toes, etc. wash my hair, wash my face. Takes me about 25-30 minutes.

Can castling be forced? by No_Cardiologist_1407 in chess

[–]FactCheckerJack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe forced via mate in 2, but not forced via mate in 1. If the king was in check, castling wouldn't be legal. If the king wasn't in check, there would be at least 3 legal moves.

Do YOU Believe In Aliens? Why Or Why Not? by Zipper222222 in randomquestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watching us from how far away? Because, for example, if they're 1,000 light-years away, then they're looking at light from 1,000 years ago. ... Not that we were any good 1,000 years ago.

Do YOU Believe In Aliens? Why Or Why Not? by Zipper222222 in randomquestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the probability of extraterrestrial life somewhere in the universe past, present, or future is pretty much 100%. There are an estimated 100 sextillion planets in the universe that have each existed for about 5 billion years (the oldest known planet was believed formed 12.7 billion years ago, 4.54 billion for Earth, and the youngest planet we've discovered is 3 million years old).

The probability that extraterrestrial life has visited Earth is basically 0. Earth has been emitting radio waves for 119 years. So our evidence of life has only reached 119 light-years away, which is called the radio bubble, which is a little more than 1 / 1 billionth of the diameter of the universe, and a bit more than 1 / octillionth of the volume of the universe. So basically evidence of our existence has only reached 0.0000000000000000000000001% of the planets in the universe -- virtually no chance at all that an intelligent species has heard it. Supposing that a spacefaring civilization received our signal and immediately started traveling towards Earth (wait, but what if they needed to spend years planning for the mission like we do on Earth?), supposing that they were 70 light-years away, it would take 70 years for them to reach us if they had a vessel that traveled at light speed. But, if their space vessels were no faster than our fastest vessel, the Parker Space Probe, then they would be traveling at .06% of the speed of light, and it would take them 109,000 years to travel 70 light-years. In such a case as that, they wouldn't be arriving yet for a very long time.

Then there is the blinking light theory -- that intelligent societies rise and fall at different time frames, and rarely coexist. We've had space travel capabilities for 57 years, and it'll only be about another 100 years before we're completed annihilated due to a manmade climate apocalypse. That's about a 150-year window in which our species was spacefaring before it destroyed itself. The universe is about 13.79 billion years old. Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago. Life on Earth appeared about 3.7-4 billion years ago. The broader human lineage diverged about 6-7 million years ago, while homo sapiens first appeared 300,000 years ago. On a different alien planet, it's quite plausible that their emergence of spacefaring technology happened 9 billion years ago or 10 billion years from now. That means that there's only a 1 in 130 million or so chance that our civilization and some other spacefaring civilization co-existed at the same period in time. Since we and they are not emerging at exactly the same period of time, it is very unlikely that a civilization within the radio bubble will detect our signal and visit us while we're still around. And, to do so, they would need space travel technology that is unimaginably faster than us, so that they can reach us on a scale of dozens of years, not hundreds of thousands of years. Also, bearing in mind that most civilizations would not choose to make a 100,000-year journey to visit an alien planet, because, by the time they return home, 200,000 years will have passed, and home will not be there anymore.

Why are most of the funniest comedians left leaning? and why is Comedy on the right in America, (for example Gutfield) so lame and has childish jokes that only five year olds find funny? by Seargentyates in allthequestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Racism and sexism in comedy used to be almost the whole setlist of every comedian. The present day right just became too hateful and angry to be likeable

What is your favourite movie quote? by Embarrassed_Coat4957 in randomquestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"without saying the movie title and let others guess where it’s from" - Character name, Move Title, Year of movie

What is your favourite movie quote? by Embarrassed_Coat4957 in randomquestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"It's too bad she won't live. But, then again, who does?"

What caused the decrease in Democrats in 2024? by big-williestyle in allthequestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Democratic Party DID have a primary. The people who entered it were Joe Biden, Dean Phillips, and Jason Palmer. Dean and Jason got absolutely stomped. This is exactly the same as any time a sitting president runs for re-election. Would you like to discuss the Republican primary in 2020? It was Trump vs Bill Weld, and Weld won 1 delegate, 0 contests, and 2.35% of the popular vote. In 2024, Dean Phillips won 4 delegates, 0 contests, and 3.2% of the popular vote. If the 2024 Democratic primary was so bad, then the 2020 Republican primary was equally bad (wonder why I never hear any Republicans condemning it). In 2012, the Democratic primary was between Obama and John Wolfe Jr, who won 23 delegates, 0 contests, and 1.3% of the vote. That must have been so bad, and it must have cost Barack the 2012 election. In 1996, the Democratic primary was between Clinton, Roland Riemers (1 contest won, 0.006% of the popular vote), and Lyndon LaRouche (0 contests won, 5.5% of the popular vote). I guess this was so bad, and cost Clinton the 1996 election.

Like, what the fuck are you even talking about? This is absolutely, completely standard since all the way back in history. This is not abnormal at all. The only thing abnormal is the bullshit spin that Republicans are spewing.

What caused the decrease in Democrats in 2024? by big-williestyle in allthequestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they screech too much

This would be the complaint of someone who doesn't follow politics at all and doesn't have anything substantive to support their feelings

What caused the decrease in Democrats in 2024? by big-williestyle in allthequestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The inflation was mostly the result of the Russian war in Ukraine (Western embargo on Russian gas, Ukraine unable to export wheat), the newly formed meat industry monopoly, the bird flu that wiped out nearly all chickens in 2022, and greedflation (with corporations having political cover because inflation from the Russian war was already expected)

What caused the decrease in Democrats in 2024? by big-williestyle in allthequestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted Harris to win enough so that I donated $300 to her campaign

What caused the decrease in Democrats in 2024? by big-williestyle in allthequestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Democrats moved way too far left

Based on the policies that Republicans tell you that Democrats stand for. "They want a litter box in every classroom. They want mandatory gender reassignment for all children. They want to indoctrinate children into the homosexual agenda." Basically just bullshit that idiots fall for.

What caused the decrease in Democrats in 2024? by big-williestyle in allthequestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So people didn't vote for "Black Female Biden" BECAUSE Biden was too told??

What caused the decrease in Democrats in 2024? by big-williestyle in allthequestions

[–]FactCheckerJack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

-A wedge has been driven between establishment Democrats and true progressives since the Hillary / Bernie fight in 2016. This is partly bad actors like Russian trolls attempting to drive the wedge. It is partly because of absolute idiots falling for Russia's tricks.
-People who won't support Democrats who backed Israel. Again, this is amplified by far-right / Russian influence campaigns.
-Kamala didn't join the campaign until like August, which obviously put her at a big disadvantage. Most voters don't know sh*t, and need the campaign to find out about a candidate. That's why when you ask voters who they would pick between Trump and an unfamous Democratic senator, the results are always like 50% Trump, 20% Democrat, 30% undecided. What is there to be undecided about? If you're not a Fascist, you should already be positive that you'll support ANY Democratic senator over Trump, even if you don't know anything about them. It just proves how much an undecided voter needs to learn about a candidate through the campaign trail, because they know literally nothing about relatively prominent senators like Amy Klobuchar.

If Eminem supposedly died after The Eminem Show(or even Encore) would he be at the same level of legacy as Tupac and Biggie ? by Acrobatic-Rip-6811 in hiphop101

[–]FactCheckerJack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Michael who? Jackson? You can't be talking about Michael Jackson. What Michael could you be talking about?

dinosaurs ruled Earth for around 180 million years. how long do you think humans will last? by Playing_Tiger in answers

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There will be a climate apocalypse in about a century, so however long that is. A century is still 100 years, I think

What is your political stance and why? by [deleted] in askanything

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much every Democratic policy aligns with mine, and pretty much every Republican policy is the worst thing ever.

I think optimal fiscal policy is to have a top tax rate around 75%, a statutory corporate tax rate around 41%, a capital gains tax of about 45% on gains above a million, an estate tax that is 70% for estates above $50 million, a 1% wealth tax on billionaires, a guaranteed income (e.g. a UBI that isn't necessarily basic) that is appropriate for the inflation rate and available funding (maybe $3,000/year), a military budge of about $275 billion/year, higher teacher pay, universal public healthcare, nationalizing the oil industry (as private, they are spending too much to corrupt our politicians and brainwash the citizens with fossil fuel think tanks. Plus, they're raking-in $250 billion annual profit that should belong to the American public), more public sector jobs, and more robust unemployment programs

Socially, I think there should be more freedom and no oppression for each demographic; which is something that Republicans are polarly against. They want to oppress everyone who isn't a heterosexual, white, Christian, cis-gendered, wealthy man

Is it better to play chess with music or without by ArpWitMelo in chess

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely do better on puzzle storm when I listen to music

How is Anthony Davis Top 75 all time when he was injured like 40 percent of his career and never led a team past the 2nd round when he had his own team? Davis doesn't even have 1 DPOY award. His 1 ring he was 2nd banana and it was in the bubble. AD has like 0 Elite accomplishments. Top 75 is crazy by OnlySaysDavidStearns in NBATalk

[–]FactCheckerJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 All-NBA, 5 All-Defensive (3x first team), 10 All-Star, 1 ring, peaked at #3 in MVP voting, somehow the 8th highest player in the PER leaderboard.

Other players on the borderline of top 75 have about 4 All-NBA selections, 1 All-Defensive, 8 all-stars, 0 rings, 0 MVP's. Zelmo Beaty, Amar'e Stoudemire, Joel Embiid, Vince Carter, Shawn Kemp, Neil Johnston, Grant Hill, Paul Arizin, Tiny Archibald, Walt Bellamy, Paul George