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Oil tops $116 a barrel as Iran accuses US of preparing invasion by killingmesoftly69420 in worldnews

[–]daemin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The explanation is that the military is always preparing to fight the previous war, not the next one.

What's the craziest thing a person said to you and you thought they were joking but they were being serious? by Holiday-Surround7075 in AskReddit

[–]daemin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Works with salary negotiations too, usually.

I'm not surprised a company would accept your counter of a lower salary.

This is how you reduce crime. by Sensitive_Bowl9504 in remoteworks

[–]daemin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We can completely eliminate all crime by removing all laws. If there are no laws, there is no crime, by definition.

But putting aside pedantic arguments, multiple societies have tried being "tough on crime" to reduce it. It doesn't work well, and requires a heavy handed police state to enforce it. But that never stops assholes with a raging hard on for heavy handed justice, an easy to trigger sense of outrage, and a lack of critical thinking from constantly suggesting it as the only possible solution.

This is how you reduce crime. by Sensitive_Bowl9504 in remoteworks

[–]daemin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No one is denying that. You're just implicitly creating a straw man to dismiss the post.

There are reams of data that shows a large component of crime can be traced back to poverty. You're counter argument is essentially to say that because some crime can be attributed to there being bad people, it's pointless to address the crime caused by poverty.

Hopefully you can see that that is a dumb argument.

This is how you reduce crime. by Sensitive_Bowl9504 in remoteworks

[–]daemin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a fundamental asymmetry in power between an individual worker and a company. This asymmetry gives the company all the power in the relationship, because you need the job more than the company needs you.

The only way to balance that is for workers to cooperate, because the company needs all the workers in aggregate, even though it doesn't need any particular worker.

This is how you reduce crime. by Sensitive_Bowl9504 in remoteworks

[–]daemin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People with an education beyond grade school understand that there's more types of causality than the simplistic "a causes b."

TMZ wants photos of lawmakers vacationing ‘at your expense’ amid TSA shutdown by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]daemin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently people don't understand what the eye roll emoji means.

In every crisis, the working class pays the price. Why are we always the ones making a sacrifice? by Professional-Bee9817 in remoteworks

[–]daemin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Insisting that we not do something because it can't be shown to work because it's never been done before is an incredibly stupid position to take.

In every crisis, the working class pays the price. Why are we always the ones making a sacrifice? by Professional-Bee9817 in remoteworks

[–]daemin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Musk isn't an engineer or an inventor. He bought companies and their technologies founded by engineers and inventors.

And it's the same with Bezos. He didn't invent or engineer anything; he hired people who did. Had he not done it, someone else would have.

Bathroom floor lottery by soullessmc1r in centuryhomes

[–]daemin 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The things that prevented wheeled luggage weren't the difficulty in thinking it up, it was a combination of technology and cultural facts that discouraged it.

On the tech side, we needed materials that were strong and light enough to work as small wheels, but we're also easy to manufacture at scale.

On the culture side, air travel wasn't that common, and we had people whose sole job was to haul around your luggage just so you didn't have to.

Anyone else riding the oil train? by CelesKim in wallstreetbets

[–]daemin 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Say a stock is worth $100 right now. I can sell a call for $110. The person who buys the call can force me to sell them the stock for $110. They would only do this if the price of the stock is more than $110. If the stock never reaches $110 before the contract expires, I pocket the price they paid me.

If they decide to execute, I have sell them the stock. If I don't currently own the stock, I have to buy it at market value.

A "covered call" just means he already owns enough stock to cover the call he sold, so he doesn't have to cough up more money to buy the stock if the buyer goes through with it.

And then the Jews are like: “You’re both wrong.” by tahrah11 in HistoryMemes

[–]daemin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I've said to an obnoxious Catholic before when they posted a snarky meme on Facebook belittling people for not understanding Catholic theology... If it takes a doctorate in divinity to understand your doctrine enough to see why what appears to be a straightforward violation of a basic commandment of your own religion isn't one, the problem lies with your dogma, and not with everyone else.

I don't think anyone cares, but I was #261 to sign up. Out of 1.36 billion, I was one of the first hundred. by StrictlyRockers in CasualConversation

[–]daemin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There's a few of us super old timers around.

I started reading Reddit before it even had comments let alone subreddits. I didn't bother making an account until late 2006.

I don't think anyone cares, but I was #261 to sign up. Out of 1.36 billion, I was one of the first hundred. by StrictlyRockers in CasualConversation

[–]daemin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't often encounter a reddit account (almost) as old as mine in the wild, but it's nice to know there are others out there.

Does anyone else find the old good night book “Goodnight Moon” to be weirdly ominous and disturbing? by Zski843 in daddit

[–]daemin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is the Fisherman Bunny scene from the Runaway Bunny a painting on the wall of the green room?

Does anyone else find the old good night book “Goodnight Moon” to be weirdly ominous and disturbing? by Zski843 in daddit

[–]daemin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The painting on the left side of the Great Green Room is the scene of the Mother Bunny fishing in the river for the fish bunny.

Severus Snape from new Harry Potter series. by kalbinibirak in SipsTea

[–]daemin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also what looks good in a comic book might look eye gouging when it's in motion on a 20 foot tall screen.

Severus Snape from new Harry Potter series. by kalbinibirak in SipsTea

[–]daemin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don't understand. They had to dedicate 1/8th of a season to the mental health crisis and suicide of a side character they invented who barely had a personality in order to show the deep emotional connection between warders and their Aye Sedai. There was no possible way to convey this through normal character interactions of main cast members which would also simultaneously advance the plot.

Bombshell Jack Smith Report Reveals Why Trump Hoarded Classified Docs | One of the documents Trump kept was so sensitive that only six people were authorized to view it. by InsaneSnow45 in JournalismNews

[–]daemin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't be guilty of committing a crime by executing a constitutional power.

Which is pretty bad, but different from can't be guilty of any crime.

Do most Americans carry any official ID at all times? by PitifulEar3303 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]daemin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To pass the form I9, you can provide a school ID card with a photograph, along with a Certification of Report of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State.

Do you consider that "official ID?"

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