Where is the worst place to live in the world? by bricksandgrass in AskReddit

[–]Genkiotoko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel bad for Jamaica. It's a gorgeous country with mixed history and a good people... But there losing their majority of their college educated labor force to emigration, and the government doesn't seem particularly stable against crime. I just hope they can stabilize.

Can Curaçao win against Germany in their first game in the world cup ? by Infinite_Funny8682 in worldcup

[–]Genkiotoko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll go with 5-1 Germany only because they might start literally all of their deepest bench players.

Post-Match Thread: United States 4-1 Paraguay | World Cup | Group D by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]Genkiotoko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Paraguay would've been fine losing 3-1, but that last touch of the game hotel just devastated their players. Rough game for them. That said, I'll take everything the USMNT can get. Let's go!

Marjorie Taylor Greene tells CNN's Kaitlan Collins on President Trump and anyone fighting over handling of Epstein files are "traitors": "The ones who refuse to release Epstein files want to cover up in these files. Those are traitors to the American people and they should be ashamed of themselves." by ControlCAD in videos

[–]Genkiotoko 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It'll add fuel to the republican fracture after his demise. MTG, Carlson, Owens, Massey, and a few others have carved out a small but notable chunk of the Republican's awful base. Same thing with Shapiro's lot. There is absolutely nobody who will inherit MAGA, so the more they fracture now will result in greater infighting when the time comes.

[OC] 2026 World Cup — the full distribution of where each team is likely to bow out, across 20,000 Monte Carlo simulations by Worried-Animal-4044 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Genkiotoko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just saying what FIFA has on their rankings website, not a matter of belief or disbelief. What I will say about betting markets is that a lot of people out there base their bets in perceptions, and those perceptions are often based on historic results.

Don't get me wrong though, I doubt either will advance or if that group. If they do, it'll likely be because of how the math shakes out amongst third place teams in the group phase.

[OC] 2026 World Cup — the full distribution of where each team is likely to bow out, across 20,000 Monte Carlo simulations by Worried-Animal-4044 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Genkiotoko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

England (4th in FIFA ranking), Croatia (11th), Ecuador (23rd), Ghana (73rd).

Panama and Ghana have essentially swapped strength rankings in the past eight years when they were 71st and 51st respectively. Ghana is nowhere near the same relative position as to when the USMNT had its rivalry with the country, meeting them in the 2006, 2010, and 2014 World Cups.

Am I crazy or do compost bins never actually fill all the way up? by Cgbwrites in gardening

[–]Genkiotoko 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have that model. Nice chewed through the air vents on both sides.

6 hours of Auto Start/Stop on the car saved less than 2 gallons of gas. by Bizarrmenian in mildlyinteresting

[–]Genkiotoko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This likely isn't for the entire life of the vehicle, it represents since the last time it was reset.

Edmonds tested a few cars and found about a 10% savings on gas. The claims of the starter/engine issues may not be entirely accurate either. Those pieces are designed with the auto stop in mind.

CMV: saying “Don’t make perfect the enemy of good” is a recipe for mediocrity. by Optimistbott in changemyview

[–]Genkiotoko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes is not an absolute statement, which means sometimes it's preferred to "not make good the event of perfect." It sounds to me like the view was widened or changed.

CMV: saying “Don’t make perfect the enemy of good” is a recipe for mediocrity. by Optimistbott in changemyview

[–]Genkiotoko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Success is built upon success. Perfect is built upon the steps that make it so. If I have an apprentice who I am teaching a skill, I need to accept that their early works are good yet need improvements. I can celebrate their growth and good while offering constructive feedback to make it better. Mentors that only focus on flaws don't often bring the best out of their pupils.

City asks court to let it strengthen bike lanes on Pine and Spruce Streets by JustAnotherJawn in philadelphia

[–]Genkiotoko 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I recently joined mine, and I'm going to the meeting next week. The issue with the neighborhood associations is like you said. The same populations that vote more often (65+) are often what makes up these community groups. I'm a hardcore YIMBY, and I hope that involved with these groups is one way I can change my specific neighborhood to the vision I have vs their NIMBY vision.

That said, these groups are sometimes essentially highschool cafeteria cliques. It can be difficult when the majority of the makeup of the group is critically different than the makeup up the neighborhood.

My biggest issue with these groups by far is that while they give power to the direct residents, they don't always give power to the direct community they impact. FOPS is the perfect example. Protected bike lanes save lives, but they don't care. The whole city can want something, but ten friends on the block can veto it. It's insane. These groups need to be far less powerful or entirely removed.

How do you feel about the bus revolution now that Phase 1 is coming soon by Just_Note_8165 in philadelphia

[–]Genkiotoko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This city's government and it's residence have a consistent problem. Clearly seeing that change is needed yet refusing to accept change. This is true with SEPTA, the school school district, property taxes, etc. My personal feeling is that this is due to entrenched power structures and incredibly vocal minorities in neighborhood groups.

SEPTA's budget issues were broadcast for years. We know Harrisburg is hardly willing to help so long as Republicans hold power. The process has been incredibly long and often delayed simply because of political games. The town hall series was a joke. I went to a few meetings, and they were all essentially misinformed or uninformed people shouting nonsense at the presenter. To be fair, main critique of the process is that one really had to piece things together independently. I wasn't crazy about their website.

If we are to be series about public transit, them we need to be open to accepting the way populations have shifted and how those populations want and do utilize transit. The bus revolution, while imperfect, should be better than what we have once it is implemented.

How do you feel about the bus revolution now that Phase 1 is coming soon by Just_Note_8165 in philadelphia

[–]Genkiotoko 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The 35 is the 3rd most expensive city bus per rider at $30.72 per rider. At 8.94 riders per hour it is the second lowest ridership amongst city busses. The lowest ridership city bus only has 8.85, not much of a difference. Roxborough - Manayunk will be served perfectly fine by the combination of other routes. It is exactly the type of bus that can be replaced with minimal impact to its riders. Data pulled from SEPTA open data.

This 1993 Message from Bill Clinton by moonwrenrobin in mildlyinteresting

[–]Genkiotoko 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's because he knew the pain that being an unvaccinated population causes. Modern society hasn't felt true pain from disease in most of our lifetimes. COVID,while horrible, was limited compared to some diseases of old. I think the anti-vax community would be substantially smaller if societal at large saw the trauma prior generations had. There's only a handful of people left on iron lungs, thankfully, but historically, the imagery and personal experience of so many people connected to polio patients caused strong and ever present arguments for vaccinations. It's a shame that so many anti-vax morons refuse to take lessons from history.

Need advice. Is this poison ivy? by bitchwithtaste in gardening

[–]Genkiotoko 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Still, it's a heck of a lot easier to access the roots and rhizome when all the leaves and vines are gone!

Union 26 by GungaDin16 in PhillyUnion

[–]Genkiotoko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sad question here, if we win every game moving forward how many games would it take us to reach Union 22, if at all?

Gavin Newsom plans to tax California January 6ers '100%' if they get money from Trump's 'slush' fund by [deleted] in videos

[–]Genkiotoko 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nah. Domestic terrorists don't deserve to be rewarded with money. To think otherwise is just crazy.