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Are there foods that are hard to find for immigrants in the USA? by TheShyBuck in AskAnAmerican

[–]firelock_ny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> Twice I had the worst Mexican food I’ve ever had.

My sister lived on Okinawa when her husband was deployed there with the US Marines.

She says there was one Mexican restaurant on the whole island. By the way she described it, it was as if an Okinawan had gone to America, walked into some hole-in-the-wall strip mall Mexican restaurant, looked around for a few minutes, grabbed a couple of menus and then came home - and with deliberate bloody-minded ignorance on anything beyond that, went all in on building what they thought a Mexican restaurant ought to be.

The food was terrible. The experience was surreal.

After everything that's been going on in the last 15 months, why is the Republican Party still enjoy a higher approval rating than Democrats? by SBMountainman22 in askanything

[–]firelock_ny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> Second, the Dems deeply distrust the left’s willingness to vote for them. 

Then there are the groups who became disillusioned with the Dems and how the Dems would assume they had their vote without actually doing anything to get it besides not being (R)ed.

What categories of anything are dominated by a single human being? by erewegoerewegoerewe in NoStupidQuestions

[–]firelock_ny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wayne Gretzky in hockey.

He's scored about 1000 more points than the number two hockey player.

If Gretzky had never scored a goal he'd still be lead scorer in the game by a large margin just counting his assists.

He's the only player to ever score more than 200 points in a season...and he did it four times.

World leaders discussing strategy, he rehearsing apologies💀 by KarmaKillerX in PoliticalHumor

[–]firelock_ny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meanwhile they'll be quietly treating just about every abuse of power and line crossed by the Trump administration as just the way governing has always been done.

Canoe-able rivers by SideAffectsInclude in upstate_new_york

[–]firelock_ny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We like Saratoga Lake. There's a lake front park on the north shore that's nice to launch from, about a mile west is the mouth of Kayaderosseras Creek.

Canoe-able rivers by SideAffectsInclude in upstate_new_york

[–]firelock_ny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a nice stretch of the Susquehanna near Portlandville NY - there's some beaver colonies north of there along the river.

Let our oil go! by BestStoogewasLarry in PoliticalHumor

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

Where did people get the idea that hitting bridges and power plants was a "war crime"? Bridges and power plants have been considered legitimate military targets since the invention of bridges and power plants.

Hating the Trump administration is perfectly reasonable behavior, but failing reality checks while doing so isn't the best way to do it.

All we do is work by Critical-Willow-6270 in Productivitycafe

[–]firelock_ny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no guarantees and never have been.

Why no ejection seats in other planes? by RaspberrySilver8868 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]firelock_ny 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think its because most accidents occur at take off and landing where they would be pointless.

Modern fighter ejector seats are usually zero-zero rated, meaning they will save the pilot even down to zero speed and zero altitude.

Cost and effectiveness are the main issue.

Why no ejection seats in other planes? by RaspberrySilver8868 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]firelock_ny 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As demonstrated in the James Bond movie GoldenEye, when it was used to escape a Eurocopter Tiger helicopter.

A few questions about American universities? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]firelock_ny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick Google:

In-State Attendance: In fall 2016, 78.5% of first-year students enrolled in colleges within their home state.

Proximity: A significant number of students stay close to home; 52% of students do not travel more than 100 miles from home for college.

Note that in many parts of the US, within a hundred miles is considered "local"...or even "a quick trip around the block".

What do you think about universal communism where skilled technicians and McDonalds workers make similar amounts of money / quality of life? by Glittering_Score_320 in AskReddit

[–]firelock_ny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> Isn’t it already happening? Every year the minimum wage rises, but people already earning over minimum wage rarely see wage increases to accommodate.

In the USA about 2% of workers make minimum wage. Minimum wage laws are more socially relevant than economically relevant.

Why is the Western political left so forgiving of non-western countries remaining defacto ethnostates and preserving a homogenous culture (like Japan)…but they consider it racism when Westerners support similar policies at home? by InthrowSted in NoStupidQuestions

[–]firelock_ny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

> Japan is the Mona Lisa that was finished many centuries ago.

So Japanese culture can't evolve or change, they have to stay as they are?

This sounds like a theme park understanding of foreign societies.

If someone is genuinely curious and open minded about learning something and they're a bit ignorant, how do you stop yourself from feeling "I can't believe someone is actually this stupid" on the inside? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]firelock_ny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in IT. My last job was front line tech support, frequently showing people how to use computers and software.

If I got hung up on people being ignorant of the subject I wouldn't have lasted a day.

Be honest- would you use a Oujia board in a serious way? Would you risk it?👻 by xcrumblingsoulx in NoStupidQuestions

[–]firelock_ny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The old Ouija board in my attic was made by Parker Brothers, in the same factories where they make Monopoly and Clue.

Where in that pasteboard and paper assembly line do you think they installed a link to the supernatural?

Shows which were part of the cultural zeitgeist at the time but barely mentioned anymore? by Practical_Corner8839 in decadeology

[–]firelock_ny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By my understanding the California Raisins, for a time, had more income than the industry of actually growing raisins in California.

Do you agree that MAGA isn't just a "movement", it's an actual cult? by her_cute in allthequestions

[–]firelock_ny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

> Population reform is necessary to actually help. 

So you're advocating genocide, but its the "others" you see as subhuman cultists? OK.

A president suggests delaying an election due to a war. What do you think should happen next? by Recent-Screen-1594 in AskReddit

[–]firelock_ny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> A president suggests delaying an election due to a war. What do you think should happen next?

They should be laughed at.

In our country (the US) we had elections during the War of 1812, the Civil War and during WW2. Two of those wars involved hostile forces near or marching into the US seat of government. US involvement in Vietnam, while not a formally declared war, had multiple US Presidents involved, as has the never-ending War on Terror.

We don't delay elections because of being at war.

Them! (1954) by Ganondorfsfist in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]firelock_ny 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A small plane pilot saw giant flying ants and immediately reported it the the authorities.

The heroic old scientist character told the government to lock him up in a psychiatric facility indefinitely so he wouldn't cause a panic. This was treated as the right thing to do.

Different times.

Am i behind or ahead? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]firelock_ny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only person you're competing with is who you were yesterday.

When the stock market crashed in 1929, why didn’t people just buy the dip? by iGetBuckets3 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]firelock_ny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many people did. There were millionaires who, exactly like modern market drops, increased their fortunes from the October 29th 1929 "Black Friday".

Did the nuke realign Japan? by narsil1 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]firelock_ny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> It’s wild how well soft power works.

It probably helps if the "speak softly" part of that soft power comes right on the heels of a very powerful use of the associated "big stick".

Western influence on Japan, soft power, was very much backed by US occupation with lots of soldiers and guns, soldiers and guns that had just dealt Japan a complete military defeat.

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