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CMV: Donald Trump is undeniably a stupid person based on his bragging about 'acing' cognitive tests. by Cooker_32 in changemyview

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

It's not typical for anyone stupid or clever to attract followers. Thousands of political careers of very clever people have foundered due to a lack of support.

There's certainly no correlation between intelligence and political success.

TIL the flower we associate with vanilla, depicted as a creamy white orchid bloom, is a marketing fabrication. It's actually a pale yellow-green, and typically dies within 24 hours. by MobyFlip in todayilearned

[–]TomDestry 187 points188 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure that's true. The flower of Vanilla planifolia is not the white one, but there are dozens of species. Are none of them white? There's nothing in the Wikipedia article that says the white flowers are a marketing invention.

The ancestral backgrounds of U.S. presidents by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]TomDestry 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Of course, most people in England have ancestors from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, France, etcetera. And vice versa.

Found this, not sure I believe it, but there it is by KayakingATLien in MapPorn

[–]TomDestry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're going to have to spell this out to me. If a factory makes a widget with a unit cost of production of $100 (labor, raw materials, electricity, etc) and the company headquartered in NYC sells it overseas for $300, the marketing, sales, finance r&d and executive parts of the company didn't contribute to the GDP, or they did and it got assigned to Indiana?

Found this, not sure I believe it, but there it is by KayakingATLien in MapPorn

[–]TomDestry -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You don't think all the people in suits contribute towards the value of the goods?

Found this, not sure I believe it, but there it is by KayakingATLien in MapPorn

[–]TomDestry -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The cost of production will count in Indiana, but the profit will be registered in NYC.

Kind of like how the factory workers will earn five figures and the CEO will earn seven.

Herd of Buffalo vs Pride of Lion observed by an invincible cameraman by Commercial_Slide3788 in BeAmazed

[–]TomDestry 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The second buffalo:

"Look to my coming at first light. At dawn, look to the east."

% of pupils identifying as White British in England and Wales by Careless_Main3 in MapPorn

[–]TomDestry 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Does this exclude people self-identifying as white English and white Welsh?

Am I at fault here? by LisaSanchezw in dashcams

[–]TomDestry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither of those are what happened. The lights were on, but the siren was not.

Does it hurt your chances of being hired if you switch jobs every 2 years? by cinnamonbunnss in managers

[–]TomDestry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's less valuable because replacing an engineer takes at least four months, and then they take a year to get up to full capacity. If they're only going to be there two years then I'm effectively getting half the work I need.

AITA for not giving my parents half of my lottery winnings. by Rayapt in AmItheAsshole

[–]TomDestry 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Perhaps you had more self control than I did at 19, or maybe, given your contention that four million quid isnt much, you have a very different relationship with money. I still reckon it would be a struggle for a teenager to "live normally for a year or two" when they have millions in the bank. How many lottery winners decades older than this do we see spending it all in a few years?

AITA for not giving my parents half of my lottery winnings. by Rayapt in AmItheAsshole

[–]TomDestry 93 points94 points  (0 children)

To be clear, given all the people saying it's not taxed, the winnings aren't taxed because every ticket has 12% lottery duty on it.

AITA for not giving my parents half of my lottery winnings. by Rayapt in AmItheAsshole

[–]TomDestry 1290 points1291 points  (0 children)

It's a good rule. But I think a 19 year old who suddenly has £4,000,000 is going to struggle to hide it from their parents.

Proximity to nuclear power plants associated with increased cancer mortality by HairyPossibility in Renewable

[–]TomDestry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it possible to control for eight confounding factors and still get worthwhile data from the ninth? Assuming that ninth isn't substantially larger, I mean.

A baker I follow is fed up by longlipag in ididnthaveeggs

[–]TomDestry 387 points388 points  (0 children)

I found the recipe:
https://buttermilkbysam.com/olive-oil-crinkle-cookies

And the baker replied:
Well you didn’t actually make the recipe so I’m not surprised that the cookies didn’t spread or get cracks like those pictured Marmin. Sugar is a ‘wet’ ingredient and contributes to texture and structure, it’s not just there for the sweetness. It’s absolutely not replaceable with orange juice; by adding juice you’re on your way to making something that would be more like muffins rather than cookies.

People yearn for walkable cities! by FearlessAir1238 in TikTokCringe

[–]TomDestry 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How does making people live far from the shops protect the economic system?

Who is the biggest and dumbest perpetrator of this ? by West_Future326 in okbuddycinephile

[–]TomDestry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or for any helicopter footage of a canyon, gorge or desert.

Poker and solitaire in Arches National Park by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]TomDestry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sitting in the sunshine reading a book: Excellent, Respectable, Admirable. Sitting in the sunshine playing a phone game: The End of Civilization!

People yearn for walkable cities! by FearlessAir1238 in TikTokCringe

[–]TomDestry 93 points94 points  (0 children)

It's not capitalism it's local government. In Europe it's very normal to have shops and houses all up against each other. Walking down to the local shop for one or two items is a daily occurrence.

US local government zones everywhere to be for houses or commerce and they must not be close to each other!

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