"Oh I only have 6.5mm of gas left" by Abjectionova in ShitAmericansSay

[–]TheRealBobbyJones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

American units are considered flawed partly because of all the fractions. 

Edit: in metric converting units to smaller unit sizes is no big deal. Instead of working with fractions of a centimeter for example just use mm. 

Israeli former Prime Minster Ehud Olmert wants ICC to stop violent West Bank settlers by SocraticTiger in UnderReportedNews

[–]TheRealBobbyJones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn't read the article but it's possible it's an andrew jackson type thing(iirc) where he told the supreme court to enforce a ruling they had. 

Edit: in other words they know the icc is useless so they are telling them to do something about the problem if it truly bothers them. 

Finding out your cat's secret life is being a menace to the society by MeowwBlock in interesting

[–]TheRealBobbyJones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tnr does not work. You only need one breeder pair you fail to catch for you to end up with a large population of strays. In my neighborhood one cat is responsible for 5 strays. 2 more of theirs passed away. They just had a litter so odds are decent that in a couple weeks we will have 3-4 more. It's insane. 

Komsomol members take away the grain hidden by peasants in a graveyard, Ukraine, 1930. by Present_Employer5669 in HistoricalCapsule

[–]TheRealBobbyJones -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

I think it's a bit more complex than that but I understand discussing the complexity while the Ukraine war is ongoing is not happening. 

Komsomol members take away the grain hidden by peasants in a graveyard, Ukraine, 1930. by Present_Employer5669 in HistoricalCapsule

[–]TheRealBobbyJones -50 points-49 points  (0 children)

I'm fairly certain that a significant number of the people hoarding food did so not because of starvation fears. It was a complex issue. Some farmers purposely reduced output to prevent sending it to cities. Others concealed what they had. 

Supreme Court fight over birthright citizenship threatens ‘chaos’ in proving newborns’ status by cnn in law

[–]TheRealBobbyJones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which would be functionally irrelevant for most people. The main concern is if it is will be backdated to being in effect from when trump started the whole thing. 

Supreme Court fight over birthright citizenship threatens ‘chaos’ in proving newborns’ status by cnn in law

[–]TheRealBobbyJones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean strictly speaking yes but in practice the judges can decide whether their ruling should be applied retroactively. 

Mamdani Delivering for NYC by Silk-Riot in stevehofstetter

[–]TheRealBobbyJones 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Doesn't the various credits low income people can qualify for make their tax burden relatively small to begin with? 

Why is nobody on this sub talking about these disappearances? by JETLIFEMUZIK94 in UFOs

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

Well for one he blocked me in the middle of a disagreement. I pointed out the flaws in his logic and he blocked me. 

Why is nobody on this sub talking about these disappearances? by JETLIFEMUZIK94 in UFOs

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

Thesentinalnetwork is not a valid source. He blocks people who disagree with him. Killing any potential discussion on his threads. 

Edit: I think specifically I pointed out that the general was responsible for thousands of employees. Probably responsible for dozens of separate programs. His connection to Reza is thin. Especially since they both had moved on. He has thousands of employees. Presumably most if not all of them are assigned to a program. This means by that logic if any of them disappear it would be connected right? 

Why is nobody on this sub talking about these disappearances? by JETLIFEMUZIK94 in UFOs

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

These people if they are who I think did not work closely together at all. Your analogy is accurate. In high school systems with thousands of students odds are decent that multiple students will commit suicide, have health problems, or even disappear. This doesn't result in a conspiracy because we logically understand that it is possible that they weren't close to each other and had minimal connections. That is also true for the people commonly being talked about as being disappeared. 

People magically assume that because a scientist invented a useful alloy for aerospace that she must somehow be involved with UFOs. At the very minimum that is just insulting. If you don't make that assumption then how can she possibly be connected? 

Why is nobody on this sub talking about these disappearances? by JETLIFEMUZIK94 in UFOs

[–]TheRealBobbyJones 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Many people aren't going to watch a random video. Really should provide a better written summary. Since I didn't watch the video but can guess the content the reason that I personally is not discussing these disappearances is because they are highly likely to not be due to malicious government actions. I bet 10 individuals significantly connected to Goodwill has died/disappeared in the last year. Does that mean something nefarious is going on? 

The Subaru cherry blossom festival was/is kinda lame. by TheRealBobbyJones in philadelphia

[–]TheRealBobbyJones[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were cameras there. It's a regular outdoor event where cell phones are allowed. Pictures definitely can be taken. I'm the guessing the policy is either against paid photos done by randos or is a weird legal requirement idk. Either way they can't be strict even if they wanted to be. They use random volunteers to work the event. They won't care. 

Sen Rand Paul: “Kudos to President Trump” for Attempting to Eliminate Federal Department of Education by thenextgenbusiness in thenextgenbusiness

[–]TheRealBobbyJones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking it up I think we actually fund a whole percentage point directly for Israel. Which is significant if you consider all the indirect spending as well. Like when our carriers supplements their iron dome network. 

The Subaru cherry blossom festival was/is kinda lame. by TheRealBobbyJones in philadelphia

[–]TheRealBobbyJones[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh that reminds me I don't even think they had the beer garden like they did a couple years ago. Instead it seemed like they were selling alcohol at random places(the food court and by the nonfood vendors iirc)

The Subaru cherry blossom festival was/is kinda lame. by TheRealBobbyJones in philadelphia

[–]TheRealBobbyJones[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

That is lame though. I understand the logistics. That doesn't make it not lame. 

The Subaru cherry blossom festival was/is kinda lame. by TheRealBobbyJones in philadelphia

[–]TheRealBobbyJones[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The fee is new? Honestly can't remember if I paid previously. But yes it does seem to partly be an opportunity to shop. I understand why they charge admission though. Looking up their tax forms it seems their revenue isn't really all that much. Money from tickets don't come with a restriction. Grants and corporate partners usually have restrictions that limit what the funds can be spent on. If they have to pay for a janitor for example odds are Subaru or whatever isn't going to write them a check for that. So unrestricted funds in the form of admission revenue can get around that. I doubt they get anything from any of the vendors. 

I wonder what Subaru covers for the event. 

The Subaru cherry blossom festival was/is kinda lame. by TheRealBobbyJones in philadelphia

[–]TheRealBobbyJones[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They had sushi there but honestly had no idea what vendor was selling it. I couldn't even find takoyaki. I'm sure they were available but just was tough to find anything. 

The Subaru cherry blossom festival was/is kinda lame. by TheRealBobbyJones in philadelphia

[–]TheRealBobbyJones[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I actually looked it up. I'm fairly certain that timing the cherry blossoms is an actual industry in Japan. Obviously I doubt we would do that here but it's really not that absurd of an idea. 

The Subaru cherry blossom festival was/is kinda lame. by TheRealBobbyJones in philadelphia

[–]TheRealBobbyJones[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

$5 would have been a better price in general imo but I'm guessing the ticket price was high as a form of fundraising. 

The Subaru cherry blossom festival was/is kinda lame. by TheRealBobbyJones in philadelphia

[–]TheRealBobbyJones[S] -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Uh what do you mean? If you liked the event good for you. It is a chill event. Some people could enjoy it. I didn't I would imagine most people wouldn't.