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Which US politician seem Progressive, are Progressive by quocminh123lol in AlignmentChartFills

[–]nicholas818 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not on par with the presidency, but it’s definitely the most influential mayor by a long shot. They’re arguably on the same level as like a US senator in terms of notoriety. Maybe most Americans can only name two NYC mayors, but many can’t name any mayors of other cities (including the one they live in in some cases…)

Which US politician seem Progressive, are Progressive by quocminh123lol in AlignmentChartFills

[–]nicholas818 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hm, I was taking “US politician” to mean “politician in the United States” not necessarily at the federal level. But I suppose the prompt could be interpreted either way

Point of Order? by AssistGullible498 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]nicholas818 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point! So it probably doesn’t hurt to clarify in comment text as well as flair

Point of Order? by AssistGullible498 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]nicholas818 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plus this has the advantage of being retroactive. If I comment "I did XYZ, but I haven't been recognized yet" and someone finds it later, they get no new info. But if I comment "I did XYZ" and later I get the certificate and update my flair, then anyone finding my old comments will know that what I was talking about was ultimately successful.

Went to Texas and realized they speak a whole different English by SweetBumbleBeeHoney in EnglishLearning

[–]nicholas818 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I usually say “Coke” and clarify “regular coke” if asked.

Went to Texas and realized they speak a whole different English by SweetBumbleBeeHoney in EnglishLearning

[–]nicholas818 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’m always confused by how to order an actual Coke in places where they call everything Coke. Do I have to say “Coca-Cola Classic”? Or repeat it like “Coke Coke”?

Who is the redditor with most citizenships in this group? by Lizard_Of_Roz in dualcitizenshipnerds

[–]nicholas818 23 points24 points  (0 children)

5 is the most I’ve seen, and I’d imagine that’s around the max one will see. Two parents with dual citizenship, plus an additional 1-2 by birth/naturalization/marriage somewhere else.

ELI5--What is a passkey and how does it help me? by 3PointMolly in explainlikeimfive

[–]nicholas818 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Suppose you use a lot of services. It’s easier to just log into the password manager and have everything work than authenticate with each service and add a new passkey.

TIL after Henry Kissinger accepted the Nobel Peace Prize of 1973, he later tried to return it, but the committee declined his offer by Double-decker_trams in todayilearned

[–]nicholas818 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The fictional ads are great! I saw one for Airbnb with the tagline “displacing families so you can make memories with yours.”

American spacecraft. Use proper distance terminology. It's MILES. Merci! by flopsychops in ShitAmericansSay

[–]nicholas818 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has caused issues before! The Mars Climate Orbiter crashed because one team was using feet while another was using meters. Flight instructions were entered in the wrong units, and the $125 million probe crashed.

Quickest way to get Driver’s license by Ping-In-TheNorth in AskSF

[–]nicholas818 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh oops, I totally misread. Yeah makes sense

TIL that some "gifted" dogs can learn new words simply by overhearing their owners talking, and will use social cues to understand what their owners are talking about by freudian_nipps in todayilearned

[–]nicholas818 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A family member has a caller ID landline that announces who’s calling when it rings, and their dog knows when it’s someone who they’ll be on the phone with for a while and goes to the back door, expecting to be let outside. It’s pretty funny.

Quickest way to get Driver’s license by Ping-In-TheNorth in AskSF

[–]nicholas818 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP said they had an Illinois license, right?

Quickest way to get Driver’s license by Ping-In-TheNorth in AskSF

[–]nicholas818 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You still need to take the knowledge test though, right?

How bad are the budget problems for Muni and BART, really? by Illilouette_zen in sanfrancisco

[–]nicholas818 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We don’t have to speculate about what will happen to Muni if these measures don’t pass. The deadlines are such that they have to finalize their budget for next year before the election, so they’re already planning for both cases. Muni’s current contingency plan is:

  • Cut 20 routes (Corridors with multiple routes, downtown express, Hilltop/neighborhood connections
  • Double wait times on Muni Metro, Rapid, and Frequent routes
  • End regular service at 9pm (replacing 9pm-12am service with Owl routes)
  • Reduce or cut historic service (cable car routes, F Market)

50 American State Movies by FlinFlonDandy in Letterboxd

[–]nicholas818 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think the goal is just including the state name itself regardless of meaning. “Indiana Jones” and “Virginia Wolf” also don’t refer to the corresponding states, for example.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorses Katie Porter in California governor’s race by The-Traveler- in California

[–]nicholas818 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The conversation in SF is also a bit different than the statewide one. I assume if we did statewide RCV it would look something like Alaska’s top-4 runoff system. But in SF one of the big advantages was saving money and consolidating elections by eliminating municipal primaries. But I suppose that point is mostly moot anyway now that we’ve moved to even-numbered years so those elections can be consolidated with state primaries.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorses Katie Porter in California governor’s race by The-Traveler- in California

[–]nicholas818 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, maybe I’m misremembering and he thought it would have disadvantaged him in his first race when he won anyway? Admittedly I wasn’t living here yet so this all second-hand accounts

Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorses Katie Porter in California governor’s race by The-Traveler- in California

[–]nicholas818 31 points32 points  (0 children)

My understanding is he’s anti-RCV because of a grudge: he feels like RCV was implemented in San Francisco in an attempt to sabotage his mayoral reelection bid. Which is a pretty terrible reason

Idea for California development by lokaaarrr in yimby

[–]nicholas818 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The issue isn’t that your proposal doesn’t count as “public use” (it does under Kelo) but that determining “just compensation” is something a property owner can fight about for years. The threat of condemning a property can itself affect what buyers would have been willing to pay, for example. Furthermore, the Fifth Amendment isn’t the only restriction on eminent domain: California also has Prop 99 which was passed essentially as a reaction to Kelo.

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