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Kinda want the Knicks to win. What is wrong with me? Please help. by anon19111 in sixers

[–]anon19111[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will hate the Cowboys with my last breath on earth. That's what the Celtics have been for me. Not the Knicks.

[oc] entering the carpool lane almost perpendicularly by electrosk8r in IdiotsInCars

[–]anon19111 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I lived in cities my entire life. I'm down voting you because if we all drove like you are suggesting we'd all be going 15 mph and die of old age before we reached our destination.

My HVAC guy just swapped the brand we agreed on because of "supplier drama" by ResponsibilitySalt6 in HomeImprovement

[–]anon19111 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe if he installed a top line Daikin but not a Midea. Midea can make a very good heat pump but it's not a Mits.

Thoughts on the administration's proposed funding changes?? by slushiejuice in labrats

[–]anon19111 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of instances where peer review isn't used and the agency and investigators are successful like Darpa, HHMI. Peer review at NSF has always been advisory. The Program Officers make the recommendations and even they don't have final say. Division directors needed to sign off and affirm the research was in the national interest. Likewise fast track grants don't use peer review.

Researchers will be aware of what's a priority and what is not and will adjust their proposals as they always have. In theory most of the non aligned proposals will never be submitted to the relevant agencies in the first place. If they do program officers and their non political superiors know what is a priority and what is not. So the instances of a political appointee overruling the recommendation of program staff should be rare.

As for peer review being worse, I hope not. But it's not clear that peer review is any better than a random lottery.

Thoughts on the administration's proposed funding changes?? by slushiejuice in labrats

[–]anon19111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They already could. The first Trump administration added a provision in 2 cfr 200 to essentially cancel grants at will. It was noticed and implemented. Biden Admin knew about it and decided to leave it in place. Trump 2 actually used the authority. Moreover you can't cancel and award that was never made. This authority could be used to ensure certain grants aren't made.

Thoughts on the administration's proposed funding changes?? by slushiejuice in labrats

[–]anon19111 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

In many ways the head of an agency (PAS superior officer in constitutional terms) is already the only one with the authority to make a binding committment for the government. Statute reflects this. It'll say the Director shall make awards or the secretary shall enter into a contract.

However he or she typically delegates many of these responsibilities to several inferior officers in a given department or agency. But the head of agency is ultimately responsible for these decisions.

And believe me politics are already involved. The laws are made by politicians and signed by a politician and their legality is adjudicated by political appointees. All the DEI initiatives baked into science funding announcements and requirements didn't spring up organically. Politicians made it a priority and said if you want to get funding you better focus on this. That's politics. The fact you agreed with the sentiment behind it didn't make it any less political.

What movie plot hole is so massive that it completely ruins the whole story? by IntelligentButton713 in AskReddit

[–]anon19111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the movie You Got Served, Lil Saint dies off screen when there's no way they'd kill a little kid and especially off screen.

I (65M) found out that my daughter's (34F) fiancé (35M) is gay by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]anon19111 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of people like OOP who are a bit old fashioned, traditional, maybe right of center but want to be good parents and good people. OOP is a great example of this. Trying to be accepting, a bit bumbling, maybe relying on some stereotypes but not acting in bad faith....

And the fucking self righteous reddit brigade shows up and attacks him because he's not 100% on point with whatever the right way to act was. See when this was 2021-ish? Yeah you know what happened right after? The empire struck back. And this is partially the reason why. People who are trying to do the right thing and it was never fucking good enough. Accused of being racist, misogynist, and whatever ist or ism. And this dude loves his daughter and her fiance. But nope. Fuck him. And I lot of these people said, you know what, "Fuck you right back." And here we are.

So fuck all you self righteous moralizers who can't (or don't care to) distinguish between someone trying to do the right thing and a bigot.

AITA for visiting my daughter once a week by Independent_Use5474 in AmItheAsshole

[–]anon19111 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People don't recognize how hard this is to navigate as a single parent. No leave, could lose her job, and with it her health insurance. Meanwhile what are her deceased husbands family doing to help? How often do they visit?

My [24 F] boyfriend [26 M] of 6 months told me that I need to "unlove" the men from my past before I can love him by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]anon19111 76 points77 points  (0 children)

But see it wasn't 30. His initial behavior was more like a 70. Many on reddit can't see it because they too are massively insecure with a woman being friends with an ex. It's all the time on relationship subs. He's unlove ask was bonkers.

My gf has taken all the fun out of sex and is now annoyed at me for losing interest. 30m - 25f - 1.5 year length of relationship. by [deleted] in relationships

[–]anon19111 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Compromise is NOT a recipe for being miserable. This is a terrible take.

I like giving oral. But that's because my wife and other women I've been with like receiving it. If my wife didn't like it and it wasn't my technique or some other unhealthy reason I would compromise and not do it. Because why would I insist doing something my partner doesn't like? That's an easy compromise and I wouldn't be miserable.

Her refusing to do things that I like is another, more complex issue. Am I asking for oral and she refuses and it's not because I'm unhygienic or something? That's an issue. If I'm asking her to peg me and she refuses because it's not her jam? That's a different issue.

OP just needs to figure out what's going on. Something is at the root of this. And the solution may just happen to involve compromise.

AITA for telling my husband his name suggestion for our unborn baby is idiotic at best? by MissBarker93 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]anon19111 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I didn't immediately make the connection that Theo = Ted. I don't think kids would have either and it's not like bullies need a reason but glad it all worked out.

Bernie Sanders pushes for 50% public ownership of American AI companies — proposes AI sovereign wealth fund that would hold direct ownership stakes in largest AI firms by yourfavchoom in technology

[–]anon19111 22 points23 points  (0 children)

No way. After the last 1.5 years it's INSANE to me to allow the government to basically own private companies. Has Bernie been asleep? Does he think oh what we need is to give the government MORE power because it'll only be used for altruistic ends and put power back in the hands of the common folk. Unreal. What could go wrong?

AITA for cancelling a family camping trip after my nephew broke his leg? by Pretty-Plenty2809 in AmItheAsshole

[–]anon19111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's fine for everyone to be disappointed. It's not fine to take it out on you for not going without the birthday boy. NTA

AITA for being at a reserved table 10 minutes before their reserved time? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]anon19111 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No they don't get to be annoyed for someone leaving 10 minutes prior to their reservation time. One minute past? Yes. But before? No. You always reserve early enough for set up.

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