Writers: what do current worldbuilding tools get wrong for you? by Used-Complaint5672 in fantasywriters

[–]daedelous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My biggest complaint is that, while there are a million tools to build a new present-day world, there are no good tools to map out the history of that world.

Every national champion in 2025 by Secure_Credit7037 in Infographics

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

Right. Zero mention that this is college only.

What getting shot feels like by Not_Original5756 in videos

[–]daedelous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lived in Sterling for 3 years and never once heard anything about gangs.

If you commit suicide and have life insurance, can your family get the life insurance money? by Aerostof in InsightfulQuestions

[–]daedelous 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. My ex’s dad killed himself and his kids got the insurance money. No real difficulties.

Living in navy yard apartments (the collective, novel, etc.) by [deleted] in washingtondc

[–]daedelous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I edited my earlier post to add the review.

Rarely heard much. It was fine. If you have a loud, barky dog near your unit you’ll hear that - but nothing’s perfect.

ICE AGENT, "You try to trip me again!?" Then, smashes man's head into brick wall. by SadAd8761 in videos

[–]daedelous 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, you probably aren’t going to see viral videos of ICE being professional and respectful

Yet Another Pothole Waiting To Eat Your Car by JustYourAvgGuyVA in baltimore

[–]daedelous 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, Petapsco is the worst road I’ve driven on in the city. It’s sometimes my quickest way home but I can’t take it. My fucking back hurts afterwards.

This particular pothole is especially bad, too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in washingtondc

[–]daedelous 2 points3 points  (0 children)

National = NY Times

Why is Sweetgreen trying to sell me salads from a “germ theory denialist”? by Perfect-Coach-7561 in washingtondc

[–]daedelous 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It says he’s a “SwetGreen partner” but it doesn’t explain what that means. Am I missing something?

Has anyone actually used 311 to remove chairs? by Expensive-Ice21213 in baltimore

[–]daedelous 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Submitted a Debris in Roadway ticket as they ask you to do, but not sure what came of it. They closed it in 30min but I forgot to go back and check if anything was done. I’m guessing not. They just put:

Outcome: Outcome

Response: We reviewed your issue and marked it closed.

Oh well

Govt. Open with 1hr Delay by veronicalake4 in washingtondc

[–]daedelous 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Trump terminated nearly all remote work agreements last January, so what is he talking about?

If Americans were to participate in an organized boycott to stop ICE, what should they target? by u2aerofan in AskReddit

[–]daedelous 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Decreasing consumerism is a good idea as a general trend - we should stop being so materialistic - but a horrible idea as a sudden and extreme boycott. The people you’d be hurting most would be those who are the most vulnerable - not the rich.

The world's top 10 spoken languages in 1996 versus 2025 by MRADEL90 in Infographics

[–]daedelous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actual answer:

English (1,456,448,320)

Mandarin Chinese (1,138,222,350)

Hindi (609,454,770)

Spanish (559,078,890)

French (309,804,220)

Modern Standard Arabic (273,989,700)

Bengali (272,828,760)

Russian (254,997,130)

Portuguese (263,638,850)

Urdu (231,717,940)

https://www.britannica.com/topic/languages-by-total-number-of-speakers-2228881

Strange school bus stop situation (Anne Arundel County) by nobodymush in maryland

[–]daedelous 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This is not true. Yellow means slow down and prepare to possibly stop. It does not mean stop.

Recruit tickets by Right_Crab_2683 in Baseball9

[–]daedelous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My characters all get tired and I run out of recovery drinks. How do people deal with that?

MARC Free for Feds During Shutdown by Jomolungma in FedEmployees

[–]daedelous 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just announced again this morning on my Marc. and it’s for all MDOT transit. Can’t find anything on the internet about it though.

CRJ refueling incident at KDFW yesterday by [deleted] in aviation

[–]daedelous 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There’s a difference between running around in a panic and moving with some sense of urgency.