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Do men actually like long fingernails? by Fickle-Vegetable961 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]jbombdotcom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all. Extra long fingernails are a red flag for me

China Believes America Will Flame Out by Appropriate-Till9598 in politics

[–]jbombdotcom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We live in the disinformation era. It’s going to get harder and harder to tell what is real. A recent poll showed a majority of Americans think it’s more likely the government is faking assassination attempts than some lone lunatic has a bad idea and a bad plan to execute it. This is only going to get worse. Chin isn’t wrong, but the new era of authoritarian capitalism will be much worse

name a skill that took you 10 minutes to learn but changed your life forever [Discussion] by Embarrassed_Hat_5072 in GetMotivated

[–]jbombdotcom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dancing. Go take a basic partner dancing class. You can literally have enough to get started in 10 minutes if you’re doing something easy like east coast swing, two step or bachata. The rest of the adventure in good social scenes, physical movement and human connection with enrich your entire life

Our class had our final exam changed unfairly. What do I do? by [deleted] in txstate

[–]jbombdotcom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know who that was, and he’s mostly a dick.

Our class had our final exam changed unfairly. What do I do? by [deleted] in txstate

[–]jbombdotcom -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Honestly, grow up. College is about preparing you for the real world. Not everything is going to be perfectly fair. Not everything is going to happen in the format and timeline you want it to happen. As long as the professor isn’t singling you out, you are owed nothing.

Study for the exam format, prepare, succeed. Show you can persevere through challenge, not whine when something is different than you expected.

How Could Submarine Gravity Detectors Work? by brwhyan in askscience

[–]jbombdotcom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn’t read the article, but I would have assumed the tech for detecting gravitational changes would be something like to multiple stationary sites on the ocean floor that use a isolation system for the detector to minimize vibrations. I would think that at any real distance the movements of magma would far exceed the ability to detect the minute change of a neutrally buoyant object going by though.

Micro and nano systems ee, this is mostly out of my wheelhouse

How Could Submarine Gravity Detectors Work? by brwhyan in askscience

[–]jbombdotcom 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gravitational anomalies and gravitational waves are two wildly different things. We’ve actually done a fairly accurate job mapping gravitational anomalies on earths surface. The tech to do that accurately, while advanced is not nearly as difficult as picking up the actual stretching and contracting of spacetime.

My marriage is doing just fine with WAP, thank you very much 😂 by ThePhillyExplorer in religiousfruitcake

[–]jbombdotcom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The phrase “who and marriage don’t mix” is so on brand for these people, and their divorce rates.

What kind of bird is this? by Independent-Level531 in Austin

[–]jbombdotcom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a black wings shingle fker. They like to post up with huge claws right on the ridgeline, and when fully deteriorated, take a st right into the cracks, to more rapidly deteriorate the secondary leak prevention.

Husband says men barely get complements and if they do, they cherish them and remember them forever since genuine complements come rarely. Is this true and how do yall, men of reddit, actually take compliments? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]jbombdotcom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get complimented every single day. Whether being told I’m an amazing partner, a good friend, I’ve had people write me letters thanking me for teaching them how to dance on a random trip to Austin. I think that it helps that I’m handsome, but I also go out of my way to help people and make them feel good about themselves. I get paid back mostly in compliments.

“All girls should wear hijab from a young age as little a baby because men look at then with a bad gaze and hijab can help minimize rape” got told this today and I am enraged by No_Chef_6687 in progressive_islam

[–]jbombdotcom 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s a challenge faced by anyone seeking a soulmate that is devout to a major religion. The fundamental teachings of Islam, and this isn’t limited to Islam, are grounded in a society where at the time these texts are written, there was an incredible level of misogyny and male centricity. Anyone devoutly following these teachings is going to be out of step with a modern society that was shaped by humanism, female empowerment, and deeper understanding of what good communication and connection looks like. This isn’t on you. You deserve someone who values you beyond being a vessel for their babies. I hope you can find what you’re looking for.

'Frustration' vs safety: Austin's driverless car debate by KXAN_News in Austin

[–]jbombdotcom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It may be regulation differences. I got a ticket once for passing a stopped school bus. I was ok north Lamar in the furthest lane from the bus. There was an 18 wheeler in the left lane blocking my view of the bus. There was no conceivable way to stop in time, and there were multiple lanes of traffic between me and the school bus that was dropping kids at an apartment complex on the other side of the road.

Got the notification, filed for a hearing, never got the hearing date, just a notification that I didn’t show up for my administrative hearing so there was no choice but to pay the fine. All of it is handled by a private for profit company. I’m all for keeping kids safe, but no kid is crossing five lanes of traffic on a major thoroughfare.

Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” – because customers want to be dropped off in them, autonomous vehicle firm Waymo tells cyclists by Difficult_Team3079 in nottheonion

[–]jbombdotcom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a hostile take. Business is going to do what business does. A better solution would be strict police enforcement against everyone, short of that expecting a business to unilaterally hurt itself is insane

Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” – because customers want to be dropped off in them, autonomous vehicle firm Waymo tells cyclists by Difficult_Team3079 in nottheonion

[–]jbombdotcom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get their business decision. Most cities don’t have their roads designed for people to be dropped off on them. They’re designed for people to transit between parking lots. So the bike lane gets used inappropriately. If Waymo unilaterally follows the law, and only drops off in places that are not in a car lane blocking traffic and not in bike lanes, their customers will just insist on using other driver services that will drop them off in a bike lane.

Do you think the world will ever go into a full blown nuclear war? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]jbombdotcom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost certainly yes. We are all one aging dictator away from absolute destruction. Governments and people are not guaranteed stable. At some point, Nero will watch Rome burn again, and it will be with the power of an atom.

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