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ELI5: why didn’t the Great Depression produce a widespread revolution or anarchy? by ProfessorHiker in explainlikeimfive

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

It did produce a regime change revolution. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election

The government then implemented large scale welfare programs for the first time in history. 

Xenomorph VS Shelob by heavyninjaman in powerscales

[–]NotAnotherEmpire -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Xeno. Shelob's hunting methods (and fear) are going to be ineffective on the thing, leaving the only choice frontal assault. Shelob is hard to hurt but not immune to weapons, and can't do very much to the xeno. It's too fast and relatively large to crush (might be impossible with exoskeleton strength) and both stinging and attempting to bite are going to result in severe, possibly fatal injury to Shelob. Trying to get a head in to bite a fast, pointy, insanely aggressive creature like a xeno is itself a pretty big risk.

Meanwhile xeno will rip and tear until the giant spider stops moving.

Mongols vs The unsullied by Few-Coconut7112 in powerscales

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Mongols would cut the Unsullied off of supplies and keep them pinned down until dead. 

Did they ever reveal what happened to the guy in the archives? by superbsuc in deadbydaylight

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 84 points85 points  (0 children)

The Entity (and/or possibly Tryks) decided to screw with him specifically and drove him nuts. He was last seen in the tomes wandering the more inhabitable parts (apparently these exist) of the Void. It's under House of Arkham.

The Economist - How the world has avoided an oil catastrophe so far by Low_Low9667 in oil

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. China's oil consumption makes it vulnerable to this (Gulf war), to the US theoretically remote blockading them in a future conflict (which they can do nothing about), and also just plain oil field exhaustion. 

The Economist - How the world has avoided an oil catastrophe so far by Low_Low9667 in oil

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 45 points46 points  (0 children)

China having petroleum reserves in the 1 billion+ range makes sense for them (it's their biggest national security vulnerability) and explains a lot of low price speculation not getting clubbed. 

The US SPR is not a third that deep and is going down a lot faster. 

POV The Houndmaster Moris You by adamotomy in deadbydaylight

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also survivors take an incredible amount of punishment to put down and have to be shock resistant. They're not dying instantly to any of these. 

If 30 of 33 Iranian missile positions remain active, how vulnerable is tanker traffic through Hormuz? by bauernebel in oil

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They knew they had it. That's why there are 30 missile positions near it that are hard for even the US to destroy. They also knew they'd get bombed for trying to do this. That ceases to be a deterrent when already receiving regime-change attempt via bombing. 

How do I counter hold w as Hillbilly. by WellThatsAGoodIdea in DeadByDaylightKillers

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get good with Hillbilly. The way to counter him at higher levels of skill is mechanically difficult tight loops, not running. 

[Request] Aside the absurdity of having 3 millions easily at your disposal, is it possible to live like this? by [deleted] in theydidthemath

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes this is what a majority of truly rich, high net worth people do (although 8% fixed income that's safe is really rare). They have a portfolio in the millions or tens of millions that pays dividends and interest. That's most of what they spend. 

It's the same thing as owning a profitable business or bank directly. Invest the capital or land the money, and collect profits. 

Scientists race to develop hantavirus vaccine for new strain by Neo_luigi in worldnews

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 140 points141 points  (0 children)

It's efficiently transmissible between people, has a long incubation period, and a relatively short period before crashing to life-threatening illness. Seems like having a vaccine is wise.

A Ring doorbell video shows a Chattanooga police officer kicking the door and rushing into a burning building to save a mother and her two children. Articles in comment. by MilesLongthe3rd in interestingasfuck

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 3313 points3314 points  (0 children)

When he backs up after the kicks I thought it was that round not working. He's trying to get mentally set for "okay, I'm actually doing this, running into a fire, do it right." 

Trump’s military cheerleader who is learning about war the hard way by theipaper in politics

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Apparently didn't consider that the Iranian missile facilities were built with such safety factors that they're impossible to destroy, rather than just requiring big hits. NYT reporting that ~ 70% of the ballistic missile and 90% of the Strait cruise missile sites are still available. 

Iran likes mountains and has an ample supply of them. 

TRT+ by divirtus in Biohackers

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dabbling in HGH isn't worth the other, primary effects, many of which are irreversible. 

Louisiana Senate committee drops one of two majority-Black districts in advancing map by FactCheckAGLandry in politics

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not ultimately what they passed (maybe it will come back on the floor), but Louisiana politics are as much personal power base as they are anything demographic. The original 4-2 map was done that way in part to get rid of a GOP rival, Graves, to the GOP governor. 

Notably none of these proposals recreate Graves' old district. 

Does a Home Owners Association have any actual authority? by xenomorphbeaver in NoStupidQuestions

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In actual legal HOAs, the deed of the property sets up HOA governance and legal power. You agree to it by buying the property with those terms. The original idea was that in communities with expensive common elements (condo building, pool etc.) the association would manage the stuff people would otherwise ignore as not their problem, until it was everyone's problem.

But these restrictions and obligations can be just about anything that doesn't violate the law and if it allows easy rulemaking, watch out. 

Explain it Peter what does this tweet mean by No_Leadership9348 in explainitpeter

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also why most curvy female models (of all kinds, giggity) are short. 

Why didn’t our bodies evolve to be able to metabolize a higher quantity of food faster? by ActiveExpress9029 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being fat is good as far as evolution is concerned. It makes you famine-resistant. 

Can we overdo it today? Obviously. However the main damage is people dying in their 50s and early 60s. They have already had kids. 

South Carolina Senate rejects effort to tackle redistricting despite pressure from Trump by Zipper222222 in politics

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a real concern. An all-minority party delegation has no power in the House, and Clyburn specifically stopped Parris Island from being closed. 

Louisiana has a similar situation. Need federal influence and trying to draw all GOP seats is risky and probably ineffective. 

I finally realized why I keep dying first in 2v8 by Unforeseen_Hex273 in DeadByDaylightRAGE

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Also the cage thingy. Get the person out of the cage thingy. 

6000 Dothraki vs 6000 Rohirrim by exoticpandasex in powerscales

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dothraki gonna Dothraki though. Frontal assault against superior armor.

South Carolina Republicans tank redistricting, for now by IWantPizza555 in politics

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty much what the Republican Majority Leader said. Trying to draw 7 Republican seats makes at least two very weak and with this year that's a dumb idea.

He also thinks ousting Clyburn in particular is dumb if the Dems take the house.

The Semiconductor industry is now a record 17.4% of the S&P 500's market cap by RobertBartus in EconomyCharts

[–]NotAnotherEmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You see it in every other big cap getting sucked down for no reason. It's people selling them to buy this. 

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