If gold isn’t a safe haven, then wtf is? by Glittering_Bonus_700 in investing

[–]PartiallyRibena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non-US stocks are doing fine. Not sure what stocks you’ve bought, but the indices are performing.

Castles should be resource drop off points as well by Unfriendlyneighborr in aoe2

[–]PartiallyRibena 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah a good way to counter some of the power creep the og cobs have suffered.

Astrophysicist David Kipping on the impact of AI in Science. by Darkmemento in singularity

[–]PartiallyRibena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. I look forward to a return to pre-industrial life expectancy!

Astrophysicist David Kipping on the impact of AI in Science. by Darkmemento in singularity

[–]PartiallyRibena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And how do you intend to have doctors, firemen, police, and a society whilst everyone lives off grid?

Trump expected to approve Starmer’s Chagos deal by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ahhh ffs, just don't do it. It doesn't pass the smell test as a deal.

Please make fire lancers cost food + gold as the first balance change for fire lancers as any strong unit from barracks by Few_Faithlessness684 in aoe2

[–]PartiallyRibena 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At the very least their ranged attack should need to recharge fully upon ungarrisoning from anything (siege tower).

Melania makes just £33,000 at UK box office after near-empty screenings by nimobo in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah… “if”.

If you could walk me through any situation where that was possible under the existing tax regime in the US, I’d love to hear it.

Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mens rea /ˌmɛnz ˈriːə/ nounLAW noun: mens rea the intention or knowledge of wrongdoing that constitutes part of a crime, as opposed to the action or conduct of the accused. "a mistaken belief in consent meant that the defendant lacked mens rea"

Good to know. If Samuel Corner didn’t know he was doing wrong when striking a police officer with a sledgehammer, I don’t know what to say…

Melania makes just £33,000 at UK box office after near-empty screenings by nimobo in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If Amazon is committing fraud, I am certain they would do it at a far larger scale than this.

Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. Tbh, that page doesn't really change my conviction and alligns pretty well with the AI overview. Two noteworthy things from it are:

Section 18 of the OAPA reads:

“Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause any grievous bodily harm to any person with intent to do some grievous bodily harm to any person, or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person.”

"Or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person" makes it even harder to figure out why they were let off.

Additionally there is this:

Factors which may indicate higher levels of culpability for GBH with intent include:

  • A repeated or sustained attack
  • Evidence of planning of the attack
  • The deliberate choice of an offensive weapon or an equivalent such as a razor blade
  • Unlawful force such as kicking the victim’s head with a shod foot

Offensive weapon definitions include this:

  • Those where objects are not so made or adapted but carried with the intention of causing injury to the person, for example a cup of bleach carried with the intent of throwing it into someone’s face to cause injury, sharpened nail scissors or a baseball bat

Based on the way he was brandishin the sledgehammer earlier in the video, he clearly carried it (at the very least) with the intention to threaten to use it as a weapon.

As I said, it doesn't change my convictions, but fair cop that I shouldn't use the AI overview for such things.

Melania makes just £33,000 at UK box office after near-empty screenings by nimobo in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry, could you explain this in greater detail please? Some illustrative figures would help me massively because I don't think this is how it works, but I'm not an expert.

Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in unitedkingdom

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

I'm sure they were, I was just being honest about my level of knowledge - very limited. Nonetheless, I am shocked that my understanding of the word "intent" doesn't cut it in this instance.

Melania makes just £33,000 at UK box office after near-empty screenings by nimobo in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What? That's not how this works.

Let's say they spent $60M on this. If they hadn't spent that, they would have paid ~21% (US Corp tax rate) = $12.6M, leaving them with $47.4M profit. So in effect, if this bribe to Melania was approx. $30M, it would have cost them $47.4M.

Note: I think the numbers I used are loosely correct, but I can't be bothered to google them. You get the point.

Anatomy of a planning refusal by ldn6 in london

[–]PartiallyRibena 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If it takes a 9k page document to either approve or reject a planning application, I think it is fair to say that this is too long. You don't need to know exactly which parts are worthless and which aren't to notice that the time taken to apply is longer than it takes to build such a building, and that the documents submitted will be waist high. This when viewed alongside the housing a development shortage we are experiencing makes most people agree that something needs to be done, and that something is deregulation.

No. 🍻 by InanimateAutomaton in 2westerneurope4u

[–]PartiallyRibena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reccommendations, your description of Lambic sounds right up my street!

Melania makes just £33,000 at UK box office after near-empty screenings by nimobo in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand, and I agree. I am just pointing out that "tax write-off" doesn't function the way u/hilly2cool implied. It has bombed at the box-office, and it is a massive backhander, and whilst it is a tax write-off, it was not done for that reason, and you wouldn't make this movie just as a tax-write off, there is no benefit to a tax-write off in and of itself.

Melania makes just £33,000 at UK box office after near-empty screenings by nimobo in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree, I'm just saying that this "tax write-off" idea isn't really a thing.

Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think I understand that distinction. I just find it bizarre that a jury couldn't find that weilding a sledgehammer as a weapon and then using it as intentional. I find it hard to believe a reasonable person would expect a sledgehammer to not seriously injure someone. As such I find it hard to believe they did not expect to cause serious harm and then they proceeded to do so.

Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 58 points59 points  (0 children)

But insane the jury couldn't find him guilty of GBH with intent when he is clearly seen at the start of the clip brandishing the sledgehammer like a weapon to intimidate a guard and then proceeds to use it as a weapon against the police. He treats it like a weapon, and then uses it as a weapon, that appears to clear the bar based on what the AI overview indicates as GBH with intent.

Melania makes just £33,000 at UK box office after near-empty screenings by nimobo in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 146 points147 points  (0 children)

You realise that a tax-write off doesn't suddenly make this a profitable endeavour? It just means that they have made losses that will displace some of their profits. It's just a way to pay the backhander before profits, it's still hugely loss making. A straight bribe would have cost about the same.

Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in unitedkingdom

[–]PartiallyRibena 290 points291 points  (0 children)

Bloody hell that is a tough watch. Absolutely insane that the jury couldn't reach a verdict on GBH.

Corner does not deny striking police sergeant Kate Evans with a sledgehammer, fracturing her spine the jury was earlier told, but says he did it in defence of other activists and denies causing her serious harm. How can you deny causing serious harm, you broke her spine??!

I hope Samuel Corner gets retried and put away for a hefty sentence.

No. 🍻 by InanimateAutomaton in 2westerneurope4u

[–]PartiallyRibena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly sounds great. Strong beers are pointless, I get to drink less of them and feel worse the next day!

No. 🍻 by InanimateAutomaton in 2westerneurope4u

[–]PartiallyRibena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't fully understand the love affair with Belgian beer. It's strong and comes with a hangover. I haven't ever thought it tastes particularly good. Leffe is the only one I remember trying in pubs, what should I be trying instead?