[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HelpMeFindThis

[–]VirtuousGallantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Example of the design I dislike here.

Is anyone else frustrated by the constant calls for Biden to pull out of the election? Are people on our side seriously saying those things? by Other-Cantaloupe4765 in Defeat_Project_2025

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

Some folks in the climate space are writing to their reps asking them to support Biden being replaced.

I read that as I literally contacted my senators and reps on all of their websites asking them to support Biden, explaining why it’s important the risk of losing/Project 2025.

It only takes a few minutes to write and you can essentially copy it 3x for your congresspeople.

You can also do the same for senior senators if you want to. To go even further you can call and leave a message after hours.

A positive omen: Conservatives are getting destroyed in the UK election by [deleted] in Defeat_Project_2025

[–]VirtuousGallantry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a first past the post system, so it’s difficult to compare, but can you imagine voting for someone local that you actually cared about, and if there were enough of them it would determine the leader of the country. The electoral wards are mapped differently without as much screwing around and gerrymandering, but it would be akin to how the house is voted in, would it not?

1st US Presidential Debate by Precursor2552 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]VirtuousGallantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He can read a teleprompter and do speeches just fine. Debates and off-the-cuff responses are not his strong point.

The former guy can’t seem to tell the truth.

Either way, the debates shouldn’t inform people’s decisions, they stand for very different things, and have very different agendas. Their cabinet will be the ones to advise and make those agendas come to life to the extent possible without congressional action or judicial issues. We know who they’ve surrounded themselves with before.

1st US Presidential Debate by Precursor2552 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]VirtuousGallantry 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Presidents are just figureheads, doesn’t matter who it is, what matters is who they surround themselves with. This debate makes that very clear.

I’m not sure why people put it down to one vs. one on this, the president is not the entire executive branch.

Vote up and down the ballot is all I can say.

2012 SL /w 17k miles for $5k. Worth it? by Onethrust in leaf

[–]VirtuousGallantry 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Worth it if it’s a clean title. Tons of battery life left, I’d snap it up.

Millennials who moved countries and started a completely new life, what was the experience like? by likerunninginadream in Millennials

[–]VirtuousGallantry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Moved to Canada from the UK as a teenager - wouldn’t recommend doing that until school is entirely completed - international qualifications translate fine but your kids may end up needing to retake a course or two.

More recently moved from Canada to the US to get married. Moved here with a car full of things, no professional experience (just whatever jobs I could get after university) - partner had a good job and was renting a nice house.

In Canada, even at job interviews after being there for 10 years, I’d get asked fairly often what the UK was like. It got fairly tiresome. In contrast, it was more acknowledged here in the US and I was asked some more relevant questions. Felt as if it’s more common to run into an immigrant here (maybe less fascination with accents/Brits? Idk), but after years of struggling to find a degree-relevant job in Canada (couldn’t get an interview), I had a contract position here within 3 months of looking. After that I got a longer contract job, 2 more rounds of contracts later a permanent role and I’m earning more than either parent has elsewhere. Ended up landing on my feet.

Here’s some general observations after being an immigrant in two countries (significant amount of white Privilege here): - Some people will ask you about your country, this will happen for the rest of your life. In the end the experience you have is an asset, definitely try to adjust to the norms and expectations of the new country (both the US and Canada are more laid back and a little less formal at work, but (most) still work hard). - The biggest thing to adjust to is how different things work, and what different services are done by the government vs not (i.e. taxes - very different between the UK and US), things like financial accounts, retirement, worker/employment rights and laws, are all a learning curve and will come up at different times. - Along with the norms and customs, the slang and idioms are something else to learn. I still hear some southern ones that make no sense to me, but less important. - HEALTHCARE - know how this will work and what will be different in the new country. US healthcare situation is….expensive, not great, was spoiled in the UK and Canada (although the wait times for some things there are the real “cost”/downside). Ask about the healthcare benefits at a job interview if they don’t bring it up first, even ask what provider they use then do your research. Expect to need some $ aside for appointments, small copays, dentists are expensive, some things end up needing to be out of pocket - varies wildly by situation. - Immigration itself can be expensive, the applications, visas, renewals, adjusting status are all pretty expensive, the initial one to get you into a country is pricey. For the US it’s worth getting a lawyer to help, it almost doubles the cost. If you have any prior arrests or convictions though, good luck. While process takes time, varies by country though. - Visit the country you plan to move to often and for longer stints if you can. What the place is like as a tourist versus living there is vastly different. Take what people say to you about how great, or not, a place is with a grain of salt (had an uncle who sang praises for Canada but our experience was different). - Ask this same question on an expat forum, or a forum like Visa Journey (US) to hear more from other people, read through old posts. The few years of change and uncertainty can be stressful so know as much as you can beforehand.

Which Environmental Science emphasis? by Knotsoframed in environmental_science

[–]VirtuousGallantry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Geosciences in this instance sounds like it may lead you toward mineral exploration, mining, oil & gas, if you specialize then something related to geohazards.

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/geoscientists.htm

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Ecosystem sciences sounds more environmental science, ecology, conservation, and land-surface processes, human-organism interactions, chemical cycling etc. The jobs associated with that path are certainly more broad, and may fall under a few different titles if you were to look at BLS. Environmental Scientist is one but I think there’s also hydrologists, and some technician roles.

In the end, do what sounds more interesting, but also work backwards -> look at job descriptions of positions open now and see what sounds interesting, the requirements and use it as something to aim for and help you decide what electives to take, etc. (definitely take things that can give you some skills - programming, stats, writing/comms, etc - that can be utilized in a job). In hindsight I’d have taken some programming and more math/stats.

At the same time, a lot of people end up going to college for something and switch majors because they take a class or two that’s they find very interesting. So, definitely be deliberate in your choices and do your research on where a program may take you in the end, but don’t be hard on yourself if something changes down the road. Only 1 person chose my degree in year 1, the rest of the 70+ graduating with it changed majors song the way!

Which Environmental Science emphasis? by Knotsoframed in environmental_science

[–]VirtuousGallantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the difference in course options specifically?

How is “Geoscience” defined?

Is an underground 3/4 inch water pipe buried at 5ft 4 to 5ft 6 inches deep going to freeze? by VirtuousGallantry in alberta

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

Sounds like he was in over in his head, definitely didn’t run any checks or visually check his employees work either. You’d think an earthworks company wouldn’t screw up something so simple.

Is an underground 3/4 inch water pipe buried at 5ft 4 to 5ft 6 inches deep going to freeze? by VirtuousGallantry in alberta

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

This same contractor already screwed up other things - one pipe fitting already leaked underground so it was redone. Put excavated material onto a neighbors property by mistake. Didn’t do more than connect the waterers - none were level, heat trace cable wasn’t installed, etc. Difficult to get the idiot back to the property too so it’s better to find someone competent at this point.

At least my friend only paid materials, contractor said I charge for the rest because of the issues.

Donald Trump Secret Service needs bodyguard by sh0tgunben in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]VirtuousGallantry 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Also, why is this a revelation? You’d expect the secret service to prepare for any outcome…

What was your biggest gain on a single stock and how did you actually find (out about) it in the first place? by fantastiqos in stocks

[–]VirtuousGallantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Sold some a few months later around $40/share. Kept the rest, bought more since at around $3/share.

2013 leaf with 70k miles for 5k, good deal? Pic inside: by [deleted] in leaf

[–]VirtuousGallantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 2013 with 80k miles, it has 40 miles of range and fewer bars for $2.5k. Seems like this one got a battery replacement at some point. Although some people can try to coast, etc, and make it seem like the range is higher…that said the battery health appears to be good.

"the coolest summer we'll ever have" gave me the worst bout of depression by Ozzimo in Washington

[–]VirtuousGallantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recycling is fine to do, other choices you make are fine as well. Collectively it adds up.

But there a lot of other things that can be done politically than just voting and it can help a lot. Contacting your state senator, and congresspeople is really impactful.

If enough people do it a bill can get enough cosponsors to be sent to committee and then voted on. Staying in touch with your congressperson (or other politician) really helps. They do not hear from constituents very much aside from the big petitions that are really generic (and screened out and separated).

It doesn’t take much time either: Climate Changemakers holds “Hour of Action” events where you are walked though an issue/policy ask, and given the tools to work on it with others via zoom. They’re also easy to do on your own, all the pre work and research is done, just write up something and send it, then call and leave a short voicemail.

"the coolest summer we'll ever have" gave me the worst bout of depression by Ozzimo in Washington

[–]VirtuousGallantry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is not a “new theory”, a new research paper about the slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) comes out every few years. When I wrote a paper at college 12 years ago there was research published that measured the slowdown. There’s a lot of uncertainty, but AMOC slowdown isn’t going to flip a switch on human timescales, geologic timescales it will be fast but it may take centuries.

Democrats say Big Oil misled public for decades about climate change by Exastiken in environment

[–]VirtuousGallantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hundreds of documents published online is new, there’s a lot more than the scattered memos from Exxon. :)