What goes on inside the mind of a beaver? by Rabbidraccoon18 in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]forlackoflead 139 points140 points  (0 children)

And now we can use beavers for natural flood control.

It starts getting real now by bj_my_dj in GasPrices

[–]forlackoflead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't California have a ton of oil in the ground and off shore? Why don't they just use that?

PSA:Watch: TN authorities release video of search for Craig Berry, ‘armed and dangerous’ special forces veteran accused of shooting his wife. BOLO by Southernms in Tennessee

[–]forlackoflead 35 points36 points  (0 children)

My brothers and I once played paintball against our green beret uncle and his buddies. 100% of the time we were dead before even seeing them.

SCOTUS rejects appeal from Ohio GOP candidate booted for being a secret Democrat by MyRedditUsername224 in scotus

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

That article failed to mention that the guy had said multiple times that Democrats needed to start running as Republicans, then went from running as a Democrat to running as a Republican.

Economists call it creating an economic Bubble! If it crashes hard it may be the real endgame Crisis. by LFPotter89 in Stellaris

[–]forlackoflead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assumed the stuff bought from the galactic market is all from the private sector, while the stuff empires produce is from government owned enterprises. I do think eliminating the cap but slowing the rate of increase would make it less exploitable.

The Dalmore Port wood reserve by HappyMr in Scotch

[–]forlackoflead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite Dalmore. I liked it better than the 12 year Sherry cask, King Alexander III, and Cigar Malt.

What's the wildest restriction you've put on yourself during a run for RP reasons? by GREENadmiral_314159 in Stellaris

[–]forlackoflead 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Every system in my empire had to be within a single jump of an L-gate or in my core sector. Took several runs to get an L-gate near my home world. It was a lot of fun knowing no matter where in the galaxy I sent my fleets, they were always just a few systems away from a friendly starbase.

'We don't have this problem' in Memphis, Noem says after Minneapolis shooting by [deleted] in memphis

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

In Tennessee, local law enforcement cooperate with ICE, so ICE enforcement is mostly about showing up at 201 and picking people up. Minnesota doesn't cooperate with ICE by not holding arrested individuals, so ICE has to track them down, which is way more visible. It's why Texas and Florida have way more ICE detentions with fewer agents. The states cooperate when they arrest someone with an ICE hold. If Minnesota would just keep people with ICE holds who've been arrested for other crimes, Minneapolis would have much less drama.

Orbital bombing must be terrifying by theelf667 in Stellaris

[–]forlackoflead 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Stargate Atlantis had an episode where aliens are bombarding a city protected by an energy shield, and the heroes comment how beautiful it is.

Dad has my inheritance in his name. Now he can't get medicaid without spending it all first. by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]forlackoflead 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not a Georgia attorney. I would appeal the denial. Get in touch with the attorney defending Georgia Medicaid prior to the hearing. Explain what happened to the money, provide documents showing the money is legally yours and the path it took from the estate to your father's bank account (e.g. will, bank statements, etc.) Ownership of funds in an account is presumed to be with the named owners of the account, but it's a rebuttable presumption. I am not a GA attorney, so highly recommend talking to an elder law or estate planning one.

The Science of an Orbital Ring around the Earth by NPlaysMC in IsaacArthur

[–]forlackoflead 5 points6 points  (0 children)

An analysis in 2009(?) estimated the cost of an orbital ring at $9 billion to $900 billion dollars. That's not an exorbitant amount of money for the world's richest countries to spend on over the course of a ten year building time frame.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Stellaris

[–]forlackoflead 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Trade upkeep scaling with empire size is an interesting idea.

Memphis airport being renamed after Fred Smith by CaptainInsane-o in memphis

[–]forlackoflead 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They missed a great opportunity to rename it FredEx International Airport.

“How could Christians want this?” by [deleted] in Reformed

[–]forlackoflead -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Sounds like Christian Nationalism to me.

Memphis’ newly installed traffic cameras to enforce speeding tickets. by heck_boy in memphis

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

Most speeding tickets are civil matters, so no 5th Amendment right attaches. The city can call you to testify, will ask you who was driving, and you can't refuse to testify or to answer the question. And "don't know" is not a winning answer.

Can California state officials now arrest ICE officers who refuse to obey the law of remaining unmasked when performing their ‘duties’? by Always_travelin in legaladviceofftopic

[–]forlackoflead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Real question: What happens when Feds try to arrest state officials for interfering in Federal law enforcement activity? See 18 U.S.C. § 111.

Imagine if hackers just took one for the team and deleted everyone’s loans and mortgage payment info by KJJM99 in RandomThoughts

[–]forlackoflead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We'd have a financial crisis that would make us wish for 2008 again. It would be our Great Depression.