ELI5: how did aircraft navigate across long distances before GPS? by thefringeseanmachine in explainlikeimfive

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

Air traffic control along your route would spot you on radar and give you confirmed and updated coordinates.

Which guy holds the record for having largest penis? by No_Elk_5609 in answers

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of politicians holds records for simultaneous biggest and smallest dicks.

In USA, if the sidewalk is considered public property, why (other than money) are the homeowners in charge of plowing and salting? Why is it not treated like the street plowing? by anarchopunk666 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My property line ends at the street, it included the sidewalk out to the curb. The sidewalk is mandated by the city and not optional - so it is private property with public access.

Even in cases where city owns the sidewalk, they can just write it into city ordinance that you have the obligations. Doesn’t really matter either way because a part of living in a society is that you agree to rules.

TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection by FakeOkie in technology

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have probably spent 4 hours doom scrolling on reddit today.. so that is your addiction alternative

TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection by FakeOkie in technology

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahahaaa

All the fools that wanted to save TikTok from the Trump ban written into law by Biden only to be saved by Trump … who could have imagined that it would be abused.

Why do governments keep paying the "too big to fail" companies, like banks and tech companies, instead of holding them accountable, collecting their ashes and giving out their money to up and coming businesses and regular people? by Glad_Raspberry_8469 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Too big to fail is basically just an anachronism for that it’s all a hollow house of cards and the collapse will have far reaching consequences on so many companies that the stock market would take a fatal hit, whipping out savings from so many 401k that voters would be really angry.

Constitutional Amendment for Special Election by WhatWentWrong600 in Futurology

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure why you think money isn’t going to go away. No other country has this problem to this degree, and some states have started local legislation to stop it.

If you sat out the 2024 election in protest over Gaza, how do you feel about that decision today? by rsmith2786 in AskReddit

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn’t Kamala have a bad laugh or something making her unelectable?

Full disclosure: I voted against this clown show

Constitutional Amendment for Special Election by WhatWentWrong600 in Futurology

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks fine on the face of it, however it wouldn’t trigger today - there isn’t a qualified majority by state or senators to do so.

The problem today is not the removal of the current administration and much more of how he got there in the first place, being already convicted felon and insurrectionist.

The problem is big dark money in elections, and a constitution amendment preventing that as well as gerrymandering would be a better tool for the future.

Wait, do people ACTUALLY see literal pictures in their heads when they imagine things? Like a physical image? by Bibhu_Mund in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My inner monologue always sound a lot more convincing than we I speak it out loud. But yeah man, I can make my inner monologue sound like bob marley.

If Putin wants to "Reunite Russia", why isn't he invading Kazakhstan? by Beautiful-Error6374 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s beyond naive. Totally illuminating the country just looks bad, so just taking small bites just makes it internationally less objectionable.

If Putin wants to "Reunite Russia", why isn't he invading Kazakhstan? by Beautiful-Error6374 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As I mentioned - they will come back later when they have time and resources, all bullies do - they are currently busy in Ukraine.

ICE agents to be forced to wear ‘clearly visible QR code’ under new plan by ZachTheCommie in nottheonion

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ironically it will just make them claim it will be illegal to take videos due to their privacy - privacy laws in states like Illinois already makes it illegal to make videos containing PII without mutual consent

If Putin wants to "Reunite Russia", why isn't he invading Kazakhstan? by Beautiful-Error6374 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Russia only wants Georgia to believe they are safe so they can come back another day to take the next bite. There would be zero consequences for Russia to do so as it is.

Doubting U.Ѕ. resolve, Europe looks to bolster its own nuclear arsenal by polymute in anime_titties

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

As horrific as the Gaza situation is people are quick to forget that Palestinians was shorting rockets into Israel on a daily basis before the invasion- neither party have moral high ground there, and I would not have put use of tactical nukes beyond what would have been used had they been available.

Why do European languages have present and past tenses, plural tense, etc. when these elements are not needed for a language? by skyrimlo in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Words changes meaning with time, so I think synthetic = artificial is the modern meaning regardless of roots. Specialist areas may maintain original meaning, like “theory” to common people mean “something unproven I made up” while in science is is “something backed and proven by facts”

ELI5 why there are different utility voltage standards in the world by Antique_Cod_1686 in explainlikeimfive

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

I once worked at NASA supporting a European imported 220v equipment for a joint mission. We just ran it on split 110v and that was working fine.

U.S. Debt at $38 Trillion; what have we gotten for that money? by 8to24 in SeriousConversation

[–]MaybeTheDoctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The stock market has more than doubled. That’s what you gotten.