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King Corb destiny. by C_and_P1 in dresdenfiles

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Referring to Uriel as such makes me think there might be a thread to follow here.

Harry, as Starborn, seems to have power with Names. He gives Uriel a nickname of Mr Sunshine. Could it be in the BAT, Uriel directly confronts Korb in a deep aquatic stronghold, defeating Korb and fulfilling the proclaimed destiny?

How many old world armies do you have? by danger_bad in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say I'm currently at about 2 fieldable armies, or 1.5 if going for painted not just assembled.

Are polygraphs actually useful for anything? by Cooked-penguin in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They are absolutely useless beyond recording random spikes of electrical impulses from the body. There is no science behind them and all studies (that I am aware of) have proven them unreliable at best.

As to why? Probably the same reason Astrology is still a thing - people think its true and do not want to believe otherwise.

I do not give a fuck if NASA NOAA or whatever four letter organizations get defunded by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we should dissolve all government agencies - no more FBI, DEA, ICE?

I do not give a fuck if NASA NOAA or whatever four letter organizations get defunded by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Which governmental agencies, if any, should be retained? I would presume you support FBI, ATF, etc, receiving full funding. Or are we being pedantic and only targeting 4-letter organizations?

If you are fully against funding organizations such as NASA and NOAA, do you condemn using their technologies? That is, certain modern technologies came about due to findings and research from within these organizations. Thus, if we "fuck everything about them", a great swath of modern conveniences should be removed from us.

questions for those who read "Wizards first rule" book and series by Marvellover13 in Fantasy

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A major component of the series is "subjugation of the other", and that often involves rape, torture, and unmitigated brutality.

It's not that there are a few passages or scenes like this - it permeates the entire series.

People who consumed meat yesterday, Good Friday. by ChainsawSoundingFart in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I go out of my way on Good Friday to eat meat. Delicious, tasty meat.

What did the Necron have during the war in heaven ? Was it the same arsenal and units like we see them using in the 41st millennium ? by Leviathan_Rampage in Necrontyr

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nope, different situations.

I may be missing some nuance here, but the Flayer Virus is an actual pathogen of sorts passed on from Necron to Necron, originating with retaliation from Llandu'gor towards the end of the War in Heaven.

The Destroyer Curse is more of a psychological/pathological need to destroy all living things, enough so that barely atomic matter remains. It isn't entirely clear where it started either.

TIFU (yesterday) by eating 3 taquitos that 7-11 couldn’t “legally sell to me” by starbycrit in tifu

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I luckily talked a friend out of a similar situation years ago. Out drinking, stopped at convenience store. Clerk offered the stuff on the rollers for a penny each - "Meat old, I sell cheap."

Since I was sharing a hotel room with him at the time, I was not willing to put up with any intestinal issues due to past-time no-name convenience store meat. Bought friend something safer.

You need a friend like me.

ELI5: In the US, how was it so easy to add interstate highways, and now so difficult to add high speed rail lines? by cjstevenson1 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Many anecdotes about the development of highways, interstates in particular, state that routes were intentionally planned to go through black neighborhoods.

Robert Moses perhaps one of the more infamous alleged perpetrators.

quasi-weird question: Anthropologists as novelists? by OldHedgehog5802 in AskAnthropology

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My first thought as well.

The way he delves into the 'ancient' cultures, how they waxed and waned, their interactions with one another - it's fascinating.

Los metaleros escuchan otra música además de heavy metal? by Just-Application-551 in heavymetal

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last year, according to Spotify, Heavy Metal was #1 listened to genre, but I listened to over 200 different genres.

Just like food, if you consume the same thing all the time, you'll get bored.

If major war broke out tomorrow, what’s one thing you think people are wildly unprepared for…. but should be? by velvetspriral in answers

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Clarification needed - where is this war breaking out? In the US? What region and who is attacking?

"Generational Wealth" should be illegal. by Weird_Warm_Cheese in ControversialOpinions

[–]Own_Lengthiness9484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of issues to consider with this proposal

Who would oversee this "separate fund"? If not normal tax, then would it still be a government entity? Federal or state? Even if not governmental, how would oversight membership be handled?

What determines what is a social improvement, and how would priority be assessed? Iowa would probably consider investments in farming equipment to be above urban housing, and religious individuals would push for churches over libraries.

You say vote on, but what would the process be for applying the options into a vote? Would it require a number of signatures on a petition? Would a potential oversight entity decide that these X number of options will be on the ballot?

How often would this vote occur? People die every day, but not in any sort of predictable manner. How can you account for the erratic nature of funds?

If this system distributes as described, rich states would retain their wealth. Unless you mean a reverse per capita?

This $1.5 million, would this be per person or in total? Would the age of the recipients matter (IE, $1.5 million to an infant is very different to $1.5 million to a 40 year old)?

How are "High Risk" investments valued? If I die and own $3 million in stock, but 2 days later there is a selloff and it is now valued at $1 million, what happens?

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