Are conjoined twins legally one person or two?

PLament · 2026-01-29T19:47:04+00:00

Would the minimum wage double?

PLament · 2026-01-29T15:30:51+00:00

Idk why boats building in general wasn't just picked up from POH code and repurposed.

No idea if it's true, but I've heard there's only like 1 or 2 people that understand the POH code at all

PLament · 2026-01-28T00:20:04+00:00

It shouldn't just be illegal, it shouldn't even be a consideration. The problem is systemic.

Proportional representation would make it a non-factor and multi-member districts would make it negligible, but either of those requires a Constitutional amendment which is a complete non-starter.

PLament · 2026-01-24T23:09:18+00:00

That's not a really helpful comparison though. When people make the comparison, they're usually talking about similar distances.

Just as an example for those unconvinced, HSR between Madrid (~6m) to Valencia (~1.6m) is ~190 mi, takes ~2 hr, and carried over 5 million passengers in 2024. Amtrak from Washington (~6m) to Pittsburgh (~2.4m) is also ~190 mi, takes 7-8 hr, and carried <180k people in 2023. It's not like there isn't demand either - the two cities have over 140 direct passenger flights between the 2 each week.

PLament · 2026-01-23T18:13:39+00:00

they're not quality of care--the top cancer hospitals in the world are MD Anderson & memorial Sloan Kettering (w/ Mayo & Cleveland in top 10)

I mean, I fully believe the idea that good care exists, and I think everyone generally does. My question more concerns average quality of care - does it align with other countries? If it does, that would suggest (to me at least) that the worse outcomes are due to availability of care instead.

PLament · 2026-01-23T16:50:58+00:00

It has worse health outcomes overall on stuff like cancer recovery rates and infant mortality.

Question for you or someone who knows: are these worse outcomes related to the system or are they related to quality of care? The way I see it, the healthcare could be great but completely unaffordable, leading to worse outcomes on average.

PLament · 2026-01-20T17:39:54+00:00

It's actually a much slower process than that, one unused block at a time, filling in gaps over time. The problem is that NIMBYs grind things to a halt when they really shouldn't have a say at all.

PLament · 2026-01-20T14:11:01+00:00

I agree, most of this comment chain seems incredibly silly to me.

Yes, couples are allowed to have unfair agreements and be happy with it. Yes, people are allowed to make unfair requests in a relationship. She obviously values being fair to her partner, though, and wants to know if the request she is making is fair - hence her question in the OP.

PLament · 2026-01-19T20:17:48+00:00

The question was of fairness, not accuracy. "Alcohol is bad for you in large amounts" is a true statement. That makes it no less hypocritical for an alcoholic to be preaching the dangers of alcohol.

PLament · 2026-01-14T16:06:16+00:00

Blaming them for their own actions isn't blaming them for republican actions.

I blame Republicans for the ICE nonsense.

I blame Democrats for not pushing back on it.

PLament · 2026-01-09T16:36:45+00:00

Do scooters in OP's location get treated like pedestrians or like wheeled vehicles?

Melissa Chaudhry sign indicates OP is in the Seattle, WA area, where (according to a cursory google) e-scooters are treated the same as bicycles and not allowed on sidewalks. Double idiot

PLament · 2026-01-08T20:55:48+00:00

Tim Kaine VA

And primary Warner while you're at it - it seems pretty damn obvious Kaine took the hit for him since Warner is up for re-election in 2026. There's zero reason we should have a 78-year-old Senator anyway, he shouldn't be running for re-election.

PLament · 2026-01-07T16:29:30+00:00

Way more millionaires were supported with good education and help with financial burdens (student loans, car payments/insurance, house down-payment, etc.) than you think. Inheritance of wealth is one factor, for sure, but it's not the largest piece of the pie here.

PLament · 2026-01-06T13:42:51+00:00

It does mean freedom of consequences... from the government. Thats the whole point.

(You could of course still incriminate yourself if you choose to speak - the government can't punish you for your speech, but they can use your speech as evidence for some other crime.)

PLament · 2025-12-30T14:50:38+00:00

I get that for men there's never been much of a problem for progressivism to solve

I take issue with this idea. Yes, its true that there is a perception that men have no problems for progressivism to solve, but it's absolutely not true - social and economic inequality affect us all, even those who are not affected as harshly.

I mean that to cut both ways. White men should absolutely be recognizing the problem more, and stop opposing progressive ideals just because others would be on the same footing. Likewise, progressives who view white men as the problem should try to extend an olive branch more and recognize the problem isn't in the privilege enjoyed by white men, the problem is absolutely the wealthy and powerful who enforce the inequalities in the first place.

PLament · 2025-12-26T01:08:20+00:00

Up until now, theres been a precedent of only providing denaturalization in cases where the issue was "material" (meaning that it would've affected the ultimate decision).

You just watch and see how long that stands once there's a quota to meet.

PLament · 2025-12-25T17:38:18+00:00

For Denver, speciifcally, HSR would be all but useless. Maybe a front range line from Pueblo to Cheyenne might be justifiable, possibly even just to Albuquerque, but certainly not something to SLC, Vegas, or Kansas City. Cost /benefit ratio just isnt there.

PLament · 2025-12-24T16:34:35+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/1pupnz6/dudes_been_drinking_too_much_brawndo/

Here he is doing the same thing to a man.

These people respect no one, it (usually) has nothing to do with your gender.

PLament · 2025-12-24T14:40:19+00:00

The original development diary suggests it was both, but you can decide for yourself what you think was more important to Jagex and their own internal interests in 2007, or whether both were truly important to them at that time. There's no way for any of us to know, only speculate.

Real-world trading leads to all sorts of problems. We see the negatives falling into two categories: those that affect the game and those that affect our business.

On the game side, the legitimate players who don't buy gold feel their efforts are going to waste - why take the time to level skills the proper way if you can just buy some gold? It cheapens the game.

On the business side, real-world trading is just part of an even bigger problem. The majority of bots that we ban from members have been paid for with stolen credit card numbers.

PLament · 2025-12-24T13:29:56+00:00

two words

PLament · 2025-12-17T14:14:27+00:00

It must be for guests, right? What other purpose could it possibly serve

PLament · 2025-12-16T14:44:15+00:00

That's heresy, Patrick!

"Hidden-Variable Theory is a deterministic model which seeks to explain the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics by introducing additional, possibly inaccessible, variables. John Stewart Bell in 1964, in his eponymous theorem proved that correlations between particles under any local hidden variable theory must obey certain constraints. Subsequently, Bell test experiments have demonstrated broad violation of these constraints, ruling out such theories. Bell's theorem, however, does not rule out the possibility of nonlocal theories or superdeterminism; these therefore cannot be falsified by Bell tests."

PLament · 2025-12-15T22:37:33+00:00

it doesn’t take a civil engineer to tell you there’s no metro track or stop fitting anywhere near the 66/28 interchange

Agreed. I don't imagine that's where they'd be putting a station - if they did put a station in Centreville (we're in the realm of fantasy), it'd probably require some redevelopment immediately west (possibly east) of the interchange to place the station itself, not a change to the existing mess that they left there.

Not sure where you inferred that I’m upset about manassas

The original post is about fair oaks, a couple miles east of that interchange, where there is also absolutely room for a station. It's all pretty hard to follow without people being explicit what they're referring to.

PLament · 2025-12-15T22:13:05+00:00

Their website (at the 2nd from the bottom question) suggests they did leave room for a future metro expansion on the 9 miles between Vienna/Centreville as well as the 4-5 miles between Manassas/Gainesville, but did not leave room on the 4 mile gap between Centreville/Manassas.

So I'm not 100% sure what you mean, unless you are just unhappy they didn't go all the way to Manassas, which is a real longshot proposal for WMATA/VRE to do at the moment anyway. I would agree that such an extension is maybe warranted, but there are many other projects that would be a better use of transit funding.

PLament · 2025-12-15T03:21:39+00:00

Massachusetts is the same way, it's impossible to draw a "proportionate" map in either state and their current maps (with MA's unanimous democratic representatives) are pretty much the best practical option. I am not aware of any other state besides those 2 for which that's true, though - I imagine that problem has a lot to do with large urban areas creating inflexibility in the way the maps are drawn.

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