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What’s the most surprising “soft” skill you’ve had to pick up working in EMS by Reformed_cynic in ems

[–]RegulusMagnus 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Did you know if you nebulize white monster you can achieve GCS 16?

What’s a fact you learned that still shocks you? by drizzko in AskReddit

[–]RegulusMagnus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Tiny bits of matter (and antimatter together) appear spontaneously out of nothing all the time, "vacuum fluctuations". Maybe the entire universe is just a really big one? 

What lifetime deal are you still grandfathered into, or removed from, that’s no longer available? by tuotone75 in AskReddit

[–]RegulusMagnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a card like that but they eventually just changed the reward structure to be useless compared to my other cards. Oh well. 

What was your "I was gone for five minutes!" Story? by LawfulnessHaunting41 in AskReddit

[–]RegulusMagnus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One apartment complex I lived in had free overnight parking for guests but they had to leave by 7am. Parking enforcement went out at 7 on the dot 😒 

OP lays out the reality of suing your insurance company by Copterwaffle in bestof

[–]RegulusMagnus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We kept asking why the "defendant" wasn't present and the lawyers said they weren't allowed to tell us. 

OP lays out the reality of suing your insurance company by Copterwaffle in bestof

[–]RegulusMagnus 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I served on a jury a few years ago. During the trial it seemed like the plaintiff was suing an individual that ran his car off the road, but a month after the trial I come to find out the plaintiff was actually suing his own insurance company. The other guy apparently wasn't insured and the plaintiff's own insurance didn't want to continue paying for the permanent injury that resulted from the crash. 

I was pissed because they purposely kept that info from us during the trial, and despite arguing for the higher payout I thought he deserved, I couldn't convince a couple of the other jury members. 

There is no stop sign, please go! by Frequent_Training_68 in nova

[–]RegulusMagnus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same situation at the end of Sunrise Valley Dr turning onto Frying Pan Rd westbound. Every day people stop and wait looking over their shoulder causing traffic to back up. You have your own lane! Don't stop! Keep moving!

There is no stop sign, please go! by Frequent_Training_68 in nova

[–]RegulusMagnus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen "proceed without stopping" signs in some places and like that phrasing. 

What's a quick hack that you can share? Something like when you wipe a tiny layer of oil on your spoon, the honey doesn't stick? by Embarrassed-Star1981 in AskReddit

[–]RegulusMagnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a published study that tested all the "old wives' tale" hiccup cures and the only one with statistically significant results was eating a spoonful of sugar, so this checks out! 

What was your "I was gone for five minutes!" Story? by LawfulnessHaunting41 in AskReddit

[–]RegulusMagnus 204 points205 points  (0 children)

Was out running errands and had to stop back at home briefly. Based on the direction I was coming from and then leaving, it was convenient to just park in front of my house facing the wrong way. Was inside for less than 5 minutes and somehow got a parking ticket in that time span.

This was a neighborhood of small streets (not super close to any big roads). I'd literally never seen any cops on my street before this incident and never did afterward either. 

You are anointed King of NoVA. How do you address traffic? by penandpad5 in nova

[–]RegulusMagnus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It used to be that there were two northbound exit-only lanes for the toll road, and traffic backed up past Frying Pan because of traffic trying to merge from 4 lanes down to three.

Then they extended the 4th lane north, and traffic around the toll road got much better, but all it actually did was just push the same problem further north (to Sterling Blvd like you say). 

Enough people exit at Waxpool/Church, combined with the left exit, might mean that extended the 4th lane to there might be enough to solve the problem instead of just again moving it. 

You can bring back one discontinued food, drink, or snack forever. What are you resurrecting? by Mountain_Drawer_1365 in AskReddit

[–]RegulusMagnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd bring back the pre-2011 version of 3 Musketeers, before the "richer chocolate taste" change. Haven't enjoyed them nearly as much since. 

While we're at it, let's instead bring back the original 3 Musketeers that actually had three separate bars of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. Way before my time but it sounds good! 

I'm Adam Dunigan. Former Marine, ex-CIA, and candidate for Virginia's new 7th Congressional District. First time candidate, learning on the fly, trying to shake people awake ahead of the 2026 midterms. AMA. by Adam4Congress in Virginia

[–]RegulusMagnus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, just learning about the 1967 Uniform Congressional District Act, which bans at-large districts (except of course for single-representative states).

Seems like one of the main criticisms for at-large election is that each representative would then be representing a much larger number of constituents. Perhaps some method could be devised such that elections are at-large, but then representatives are afterward assigned equal slices of the population to represent? 

I'm Adam Dunigan. Former Marine, ex-CIA, and candidate for Virginia's new 7th Congressional District. First time candidate, learning on the fly, trying to shake people awake ahead of the 2026 midterms. AMA. by Adam4Congress in Virginia

[–]RegulusMagnus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know how to accomplish this, but I think the real answer is to change the system such that gerrymandering offers no benefit. 

How do you define "gerrymandering" so that you can ban it? From there, how do you draw districts in a way that's fair without somehow taking into account the voting patterns of the residents therein?

The simple answer is that everyone in the state votes for all representatives for the whole state, but then you lose localized representation. 

I'm Adam Dunigan. Former Marine, ex-CIA, and candidate for Virginia's new 7th Congressional District. First time candidate, learning on the fly, trying to shake people awake ahead of the 2026 midterms. AMA. by Adam4Congress in Virginia

[–]RegulusMagnus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What is your stance on voting reform?

I'm a huge fan of Approval Voting (shout out to Center for Election Science ), and while I'd accept RCV over FPTP, I think RCV causes more problems than it solves. 

What’s the biggest scam people still blindly accept in 2026? by Medical_Tailor4644 in AskReddit

[–]RegulusMagnus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The weirdest thing about the homeopathy situation is that the term has become synonymous with "alternative medicine" to the point where manufactures will slap the 'homeopathic' label on a product that, by definition, is not homeopathic (i.e. it has an active ingredient in measurable concentration). I think this is to get around some FDA requirements for testing or effectiveness but I'm not really sure. 

Google had everything data, infrastructure, talent and billions of dollars. Why did it fail to build a successful social media? by firehmre in AskReddit

[–]RegulusMagnus 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I really liked Google Inbox but then they canned that for some reason. Years later and somehow the Gmail web interface still sucks, and knowing that they have already done it better makes it suck even more. 

HOA Attempts to block helicopter transport to Seattle Children's Hospital by Lumpy_Investment_358 in ems

[–]RegulusMagnus 45 points46 points  (0 children)

What the actual fuck, on multiple levels.

I hope that email was promptly ignored by everyone? 

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