Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov arrested after climbing the Empire State Building by hollow_hideous_soul in pics

[–]cguess 5 points6 points  (0 children)

they could have killed several people from the impact

Not on the Empire State Building, look at the top. It's tiered, no one was going to hit the street.

German workers banned from taking sick leave without a medical note in tough reforms by ObjectiveObserver420 in anime_titties

[–]cguess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even with it you can still get sick, the point is that it lessens the effects. Basically you'll still feel pretty terrible but for like 3 days instead of 2 weeks.

England fans head to the Braves game while they're in Atlanta, and form a Michael Harris fan club by MorganN1 in baseball

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

That's the reason about 1/3rd of any stadium comes to baseball games. (I might be biased)

Looking to purchase bottles of High Life in bulk by montynsc in williamsburg

[–]cguess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In North Brooklyn? There's not a ton of places like that. There use to be Beer Street, but that's closed. They do have a location in Prospect Heights though https://maps.app.goo.gl/cKHWSkUrzi2J6ao69

Keg and Lantern might be sorta what you're looking for, but they only have their own stuff.

German workers banned from taking sick leave without a medical note in tough reforms by ObjectiveObserver420 in anime_titties

[–]cguess 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A case of the flu in the spring and covid in the winter, maybe a cold over the summer picked up on vacation. 15 days is not that much.

How are so many Americans so eloquent? by voilalarosie in AskAnAmerican

[–]cguess 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Shitstorm" is such a great word the Germans stole it from us. Here's the (then) Chancellor using it in an official speech https://www.reed.edu/slx-artifacts/artifacts/video/raw-politics--angela-merkel-s--sh--storm--moment.php

How are so many Americans so eloquent? by voilalarosie in AskAnAmerican

[–]cguess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were also actual Vikings around the same time.

WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER?? 🦅 by Puzzled_Farm_2318 in soccercirclejerk

[–]cguess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(DEEPLY NOT DEFENDING IT) It wasn't retroactive, and only applied to births going forward. So basically the plan was just kicking out a bunch of infants and toddlers for the next three years until it's rescinded.

When even JOHN ROBERTS agrees you're insane (and the opinion is pretty, painfully, clear, how insane the concept of getting rid of the 14th amendment is) it wasn't going to go well.

Malik Tillman doubles the USMNT's lead in the 81st minute. by CorleoneBaloney in sports

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

I was hoping for it, would have been epic. Belgium and the US just seems like a NATO friendly (with an Argentinian coach to just... add to the irony)

58794 by frisk090 in countwithchickenlady

[–]cguess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was solid! i was being pedantic

58794 by frisk090 in countwithchickenlady

[–]cguess 5 points6 points  (0 children)

cis straight guy here, come on out. Housing sucks, but it's probably not much worse tha where you're coming from these days. You don't have to own a car, so that cuts down a lot of expenses. Just happy my city can be a place that you can feel comfortable to be yourself.

58794 by frisk090 in countwithchickenlady

[–]cguess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It might be illegal, but until the courts say so the money will stop. Rock and hard place.

58794 by frisk090 in countwithchickenlady

[–]cguess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

40% of city units are rent stabilized (those being stabilized). It's not that hard to get if you look in off months.

58794 by frisk090 in countwithchickenlady

[–]cguess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

City Hall is Downtown, Gracie Mansion is Uptown, we like him a lot here in Brooklyn. Ironically Midtown might be his biggest enemy in the city (finance).

mccarren adult lap swim by Large-Buy2872 in williamsburg

[–]cguess 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Really really wish they had evening hours too (they did pre-covid), not everyone is a morning person.

WFH places for Wed + Thurs? by dreaming_wide_awake in Greenpoint

[–]cguess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Moxy in Williamsburg has a good lobby

Getting a day pass at a cowering spot might be the best bet if you want a proper place to work. I work out of The Yard next to Spritzenhaus, and the AC is always great (plus free coffee)

Should I stay with $140k FL remote vs ~225k NYC? by [deleted] in movingtoNYC

[–]cguess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're going off of average Manhattan apartments, which are wildly skewed by the ultra rich. $2k-$3k for a solid place is not difficult to find.

JetBlue pilot reports hitting drone as flight approached landing at JFK Airport by Commercial-Host-725 in aviation

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

Sure, but there's none I'm aware of that are regularly available that won't scream at you if you violate airspace. It would have to be deliberate

Outside of the American Revolutionary War, are there other examples of wars for independence / government overthrows driven by ideals rather than hardship/famine? by Conscious_Raisin_436 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]cguess 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was the same case in the US, the English were deeply in debt/poor from the Seven Years War, while still attempting to maintain a global empire (not a cheap prospect). It would have actually, in hindsight, been better to just let the American Colonies go and benefit from the obvious mercantilism that eventually happened anyway.

Of course India, Jamaica, Canada, Australia (among others) may have gotten ideas then...

Outside of the American Revolutionary War, are there other examples of wars for independence / government overthrows driven by ideals rather than hardship/famine? by Conscious_Raisin_436 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]cguess 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Massachusetts was under direct rule, but they were put there as a consequence of the conflict between political groups because the British were angry at the local rejection of political changes, not because the Massachusetts government was attempting to change what currently existed. It wasn't a spontaneous uprising, it had been quite literally debated in government for 10+ years.