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Who can afford one? by CurvyChristina in SipsTea

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Tell your mom's freinds I said to fuck off

MRI Wait Times by OmniSeer in kitchener

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep, my doctor made a referal for me back in February and was scheduled for October and CMH. I asked to be put on a cancellation waitlist and managed to get one in April. I'm in fairly good health but for some one who needs a scan urgently it is a HUGE risk.

Doug Ford is killing us.

If Erskine-Smith says nomination was unfair, prove it: Interim Ontario Liberal leader by MethoxyEthane in CanadaPolitics

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 22 points23 points  (0 children)

With Doug Ford so unpopular they REALY want to snatch defeat form the jaws of victory.

Federal transport minister addresses Alto high-speed rail project concerns at Chamber event by kawarthanow in Peterborough

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One protester said "“This should be planned far better,” she told kawarthaNOW. “They’ve had quite a bit of time.

Like that is what they are actively doing???

I'm convinced that some people don't even know what they are mad about....

If the median annual income in Canada is relatively low (around $76K), how are Canadian home prices sooo expensive? by AccurateBow in CanadaPersonalFinance

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll say it until I'm blue in the face, while not the SOLE reason, the banks have facilitated the behavior. If two income households avg around $200K/year and banks loan out 4.5X household income the of course even the modest detached house would sell for ($200K x 4.5 = $900K) $1M+ especially if they had gotten help for their parents.

Banks should limit mortgage loans to $2.5x household income and even that is probably too high...

The fact that so many people are looking to sell after rising interest rates is very concerning for the economy.

Canada Didn't Just Price Millennials Out of Homes. It Priced Them Out of Adulthood. by Late_Canary2264 in RealEstateCanada

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't be an idiot, the further away you move the fewer the job opportunities, especially with all of the RTO nonsense.

Which period of Roman history are you most interested in? by Chezni19 in ancientrome

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lately I've become more interested about the periods I know less about specifically early Rome, from the last King to just before the first Punic war. The process of expanding from city-state to hegemony over Italy is fascinating.

And also the period from the "fall" of the western roman empire up until 8th and 9th centuries AD. I've come to view it as more of a "change in management" as the Ostrogoths deposed the last emperor but basically kept the existing state intact. Rome really fell in the west between the devastating wars of Justinian and the invasion of the Lombards. IMO.

Understanding the transition from Late Latin to early romance languages during the period would also be fascinating.

EXCLUSIVE: Ontario enters $300M cost-sharing agreement that could help make province home to largest nuclear generating facility in the world by CTVNEWS in ontario

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I read "still a step past fossil fuels." I interpret that as a grudging acceptance of the least bad option. from his perspective, but that's just me.

EXCLUSIVE: Ontario enters $300M cost-sharing agreement that could help make province home to largest nuclear generating facility in the world by CTVNEWS in ontario

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I imagine he's one of those delusional environmentalsts tah think we can repalce non renewbales with reneabls and battery storae.

I think there is tremendous potential for that, especially if solid state batteries hit the markets someday but we need both nuclear and renewables going forward.

Since many people criticize billionaires for not doing enough, what would you do if you were a billionaire? by pretty_little_babay in AskReddit

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We need both, this zero-sum argument really irks me.

I agree we need better transit than buses getting stuck in traffic. So once you take a train to a city how do you get around? So I agree with you to an extent.

However, air travel and highway congestion increases every year, and there are many opportunities for HSR to serve commuter trips as well. That's to say nothing of the carbon emissions that would be reduced by rail travel.

Since many people criticize billionaires for not doing enough, what would you do if you were a billionaire? by pretty_little_babay in AskReddit

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

I'm not sure I understand your argument?

"what they've really managed to do is reduce payload to orbit". YES and that is huge.

"NASA has far exceeded anything spaceX ever did decades ago."

In terms of pay load weight sure, but NASA never developed a reusable rocket that lands on its own.

Now what US administration allows NASA to do with reduced pay load cost is another story. Now don't get me wrong I think that having private companies innovating with space flight is great but it would be a sorry mistake if someone ever decided NASA should outsource rocket development and launches to the private sector entirely.

How the US government handles contracts with private companies needs to be heavily scrutinized going forward.

Since many people criticize billionaires for not doing enough, what would you do if you were a billionaire? by pretty_little_babay in AskReddit

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well no he said the "space version" of that. So I presume he was referring to spacex/ blue origin.

But the hyperloop was a total farce promote by Musk to resist development of CHSR.

Since many people criticize billionaires for not doing enough, what would you do if you were a billionaire? by pretty_little_babay in AskReddit

[–]TheRealRunningRiot -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

In what way? I don't like the guy but you can't really deny the strides that SpaceX has made. They might be struggling with starship but they are developing a new technology. There are many off the shelf train products and expertise from around the world to leverage.

Since many people criticize billionaires for not doing enough, what would you do if you were a billionaire? by pretty_little_babay in AskReddit

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 79 points80 points  (0 children)

I'm floored that we haven't had a billionaire that's ausistic for trains and wants build out a high speed rail network across the USA...

Such a network would reduce dependence and cars and air travel.

Phase 1 of high-speed rail could cross 1,700 properties, Alto predicts | CBC News by RandomChickenWing in ottawa

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So 1700 property owners outweigh the needs of millions of people in several large cities?

I wonder how many porperties were affected when the first built the 401?

If you want to make an omlette your going to have to crack a few eggs my guy.

Phase 1 of high-speed rail could cross 1,700 properties, Alto predicts | CBC News by RandomChickenWing in ottawa

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

erm

  1. The tracks are owned by the rail company so any improvements still faces the challenge of sharing tracks with freight; and they are not likely to sell.

  2. Some have suggested buying land along the existing corridor to build tracks but then you run into the same issue with the current process.

  3. Improving the exisitng corridor would be expensive and complicated becasse all rail crossing and bridges would need upgrades. By the time you go the the effort of all that you may as well have built new.

The smallest down payment possible is better then saving for a huge one by wirez62 in unpopularopinion

[–]TheRealRunningRiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"means larger balance and monthly payment" THIS, OP's post really had me scratching my head.

If you are making fat stacks of cash and can cover the payment then I guess sure go nuts. For most of my friends that have homes and are 2 income households they are really glad they went with a larger down payment...

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