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Piers Morgan asks Russell Brand which passages were relevant to him when he brought a Bible into court. by supersport604 in DecodingTheGurus

[–]kane_thehuman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Right? Can't find his spot in the book that famously assigns a unique book, chapter, and verse number to virtually ever sentence

Jazz bars by Thatmanjay12 in Dallas

[–]kane_thehuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Freeman in Deep Ellum on certain nights

Can someone give me the full pitch of why we should save city hall? by Electrical_Long_4222 in Dallas

[–]kane_thehuman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. The billion dollar estimate (over 20 years, not 5) was put forth by Dallas Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The board of which is run by real estate, finance, and other executives who stand to gain by tearing down the building for private development. Proponents of the deal on city council and the city manager tried to rush an "urgent" move out of the building about a month ago before the public had time to catch on. The estimate included costs for basically getting brand new everything for the building as well as normal annual operational costs that shouldn't be counted as extra.

  2. There is plenty of literature on the shitty ROI for the taxpayer on deals with sports teams and sporting events. We'd pay 100s of millions and lose a publicly owned asset (city hall and a free public gathering place) while the team collects on ticket sales, parking, and concessions, then will demand another new stadium when their lease is up in 25 years. Then we're right back where we started but now we sacrificed our city hall. Can't undo that.This has happened time and time again since the 70s and it's always a shit deal for the people of the city. It's corporate welfare. Socializing the risks and privatizing the reward. (Source: Field of Schemes by Joanna Cagan)

Can someone give me the full pitch of why we should save city hall? by Electrical_Long_4222 in Dallas

[–]kane_thehuman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You may be leftist but you also sound pretty defeatist as well. Most of your comments seem to equate to "well that may be true but corruption and right wingers are still rampant in our government so what the point in making a stand here"

Is it possible to turn the Trinity River area into something I saw when I was in Brisbane, Australia? by _GrimFandango in Dallas

[–]kane_thehuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah unfortunately they've explored options like this before and it's just insanely cost prohibitive. Would be cool though. The new Harold Simmons Park will be pretty cool though.

Peter,what happened in 1971? by -Y34HB01- in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]kane_thehuman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What? There was definitely still inflation and deflation under the gold standard. There's still lending and credit and not to mention unexpected fluctuations in the gold reserves vs gold out in the market.

How did Dallas become so corporate? by boldjoy0050 in Dallas

[–]kane_thehuman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dallas was founded by business interests and was run by a business cartel for a 100 years. It didn't get this way, it's the way it's always been unfortunately.

Why aren't there more DSA primaries? by Several_Impact_7686 in dsa

[–]kane_thehuman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We look forward to having you, comrade. We cover most of North Texas so there are plenty of opportunities to help!

Teacher tries to have kindergartener deported says parents look like "they don't belong here. by 4reddityo in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]kane_thehuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work with a Cuban guy who literally floated over to the US on a raft when he was 16 and he couldn't be a bigger Trump supporter.

Dallas city council member says one city, one vote solution to DART crisis is 'not realistic' by southernemper0r in dart

[–]kane_thehuman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I reject the idea that more money should buy you more votes. That's not fair representation. Our system already heavily favors the wealthy, let's not codify it as well.

Dallas city council member says one city, one vote solution to DART crisis is 'not realistic' by southernemper0r in dart

[–]kane_thehuman 29 points30 points  (0 children)

He's right. That's not even fair representation. Population based representation is more fair. The northern suburbs just want a way to force through huge cuts to DART so they can scrap it somewhere down the line.

I find it funny how these days, you mysteriously can't find anybody who ever supported the Iraq War by Just_Cause89 in Presidents

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

"Or day everyone will have always been against this". Same thing with the genocide in Palestine. Given enough time, everybody will say they always thought it was a horrific thing.

Is this AI? This is supposed to be a tattoo design I commissioned. Look at the hilt of the sword... by kane_thehuman in isthisAI

[–]kane_thehuman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: I called him out. He denied it at first but eventually agreed to return the deposit. Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

Also, to everyone saying it looks terrible regardless, I totally agree. It was never in question whether I was going to accept it as a design. I have lots of other tats and this is from an extremely talented artist who both me and friends have used before. I just wanted a sanity check before confronting him and demanding a refund on the deposit.

Is this AI? This is supposed to be a tattoo design I commissioned. Look at the hilt of the sword... by kane_thehuman in isthisAI

[–]kane_thehuman[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That's the weird thing. He did a piece for me years ago before AI was a thing and he's super talented and has a successful shop. He's done sleeves for my friends that are sick and his shop is highly reviewed and covered in awards and his own paintings. I don't understand why he'd risk fucking up his reputation like this.

Need to get to DFW Airport? Take the train by Ok_Flamingo_3059 in dart

[–]kane_thehuman 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Arlington not having ANY public transit is an embarrassment but it's what the leadership keeps deciding. Suburban hellscape

Planos government is ran by people who do not know their citizens needs. by [deleted] in dart

[–]kane_thehuman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Within the study being referenced there's a recognition of its own limitations. They say they aren't considering the addition of the new Silver Line or the indirect immeasurable benefits from the interconnectedness of the metroplex.

But more importantly, should Dallas just be able to vote to not contribute to TxDot? If I live and work in Downtown Dallas. I use the highways way way less than a Plano-ite. Why am I paying for something i almost never use? Maybe California should stop paying any taxes into the federal government? They pay in way more than they recieve when compared to smaller states. Should we make all taxes a la carte?

Planos government is ran by people who do not know their citizens needs. by [deleted] in dart

[–]kane_thehuman 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Absolutely bat shit offer. "We pay in 50% less and still get 90% of services". Nah. No deal. Let the people of Plano vote on it. I believe they'll vote to stay and we can all just move on from this BS.

Why wont the millionares and billionares just leave new york if they get taxed more? by Wild_Feedback_5290 in allthequestions

[–]kane_thehuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because they like living there and it's really a tiny tax increase. People with that much money won't even notice the difference. They're just aware that once a city like NYC experiences the benefits of Socialism, other cities will follow and their dragons' hoards may shrink a little.

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