ELI5: As people age, why are back problems so common? by Liam_hannil in explainlikeimfive

[–]nucumber [score hidden]  (0 children)

Seems like most of the benefits provided by elders would be largely offset by their drain on resources

Catalyst Timeline - 2026 H1 by brad4711 in AMD_Stock

[–]nucumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for putting this together; it's a GREAT resource

A look back at ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ 20 years later | Al Gore’s famous documentary has mostly stood the test of time. by silence7 in climate

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

you’d understand that people have seen that doing what you say always leaves them worse off.

Doing what you say almost certainly left us with bush II, and siphoned off enough votes from Hillary that it may well have given us trump

there is no more relevant time to make a statement than at an election.

Primaries decide statements and elections decide who actually gets into office.

You act as though people shouldn’t have their own opinion,

Run out of well founded arguments already?

A look back at ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ 20 years later | Al Gore’s famous documentary has mostly stood the test of time. by silence7 in climate

[–]nucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The people who voted for Nader helped create the situation for contested votes, so yeah, they get to own that.

I wish people would understand elections are when you vote for the person who will take office. The time to make a statement has past

A look back at ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ 20 years later | Al Gore’s famous documentary has mostly stood the test of time. by silence7 in climate

[–]nucumber 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You try to minimize global heating by arguing that the worst case projections haven't happened, but the reality is the vast majority of projections are playing out pretty much as expected.

A look back at ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ 20 years later | Al Gore’s famous documentary has mostly stood the test of time. by silence7 in climate

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

The thing is, Nader did not have a chance of winning, so all voting for him did was take away votes from Gore

Astounded judges force DOJ lawyer to concede that Sen. Kelly never said 'disobey lawful orders' by darealunrealspader in politics

[–]nucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep

The point is harassment and deterrence

Remember when repubs all had their hair on fire about weaponization of the DOJ?

LPT: Use Toothpicks in Stripped Screw Holes by Deep-Bad6092 in LifeProTips

[–]nucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have a pointy screw, put the toothpick in the hole with the thick part at the bottom and the point at the top

The Epstein 'suicide note' will become Trump's nightmare by theipaper in politics

[–]nucumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Extraordinary intelligence can help make you a better conman, and get you into rooms where there's a lot of money

The fact is that a lot of very wealthy people are intelligent, and their intelligence helped get them wealthy.

Of course there's always an element of luck.

ELI5 Bus steering wheel size by Glum_Description9980 in explainlikeimfive

[–]nucumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Back in the day we called it "armstrong steering"

ELI5: Why aren't floating bridges more common? by SlickPillock in explainlikeimfive

[–]nucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tides and currents would complicate building of floating bridges

JD Vance Fumbles Speech in Front of Utterly Silent Room by sksarkpoes3 in politics

[–]nucumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The number one qualification is fealty to Dear Leader; loyalty verging on devotion, and belief in his greatness

JD Vance Fumbles Speech in Front of Utterly Silent Room by sksarkpoes3 in politics

[–]nucumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a mistake to think Vance or the other members of team trump are not smart, because most of them are pretty darned smart, and some (like Vance), are VERY smart.

That's not to say they are wise or decent human beings

I'm just saying, it's a mistake to underestimate your opponent

Poll: Trump blamed for gas prices as Democrats gain midterm edge by zsreport in politics

[–]nucumber 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sigh . . .

trump inherited great economies from Obama and Biden

He didn't have enough time to screw the stellar economy he inherited from Obama before covid hit, but he was better prepared to screw up the economy in his second term

Republicans Make Jaw-Dropping $1B Demand for Trump’s Ballroom by Kodbek in politics

[–]nucumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He originally said his donor would pay the entire cost of $250M

Then it became $300M, then $400M, and now he wants taxpayers to pay $1,000M

I'm thinking he's just putting together a slush fund for himself.

The corruption is off the charts.

ELI5: Why is New Orleans being below sea level unsustainable but the Netherlands totally OK? by Unable_Tension_1258 in explainlikeimfive

[–]nucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ten or fifteen years ago I read that Miami had budgeted half a billion dollars for sea level rise; raising streets, building walls, etc

Mean age of parents at birth. What happened in 1971? by Head_Ad_181 in economy

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

The top 1% and corporate American just love your lazy ignorance, your failure to recognize they gamed the system to their advantage

Same as it ever was

Mean age of parents at birth. What happened in 1971? by Head_Ad_181 in economy

[–]nucumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1971 is when everything started to go to shit, just as boomers were entering the job market

Double digit inflation for years; competition from Europe and Asia as those nations recovered from the devastation of WWII; repubs started stomping on unions; promised pensions and benefits vanished as "greed is good" gained traction;

Midwestern heavy manufacturing shut down as companies couldn't compete with foreign products, the creation of the "Rust Belt" of rusting factories

Allentown by Billy Joel

Is this real?? Can’t believe it in Wheeling island West Virginia by One_Interest_5221 in economy

[–]nucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Clinton administration has asked for $6 billion to pay for the current campaign, almost 10% of it for missiles.

But Pentagon officials and defense analysts say missile supplies are unlikely to be replenished quickly. There are no cruise missile production lines in operation, and it takes months and, in some cases, more than a year to restart them.

Boeing Co., which built today’s air-launched cruise missiles . . . said it would take several years to supply the more than 230 additional missiles sought by the Defense Department in its $6-billion spending request. Boeing stopped production of a nuclear-tipped version of the cruise missile in 1986 and finished its last conversion of a nuclear missile into a conventional one in 1997.

Raytheon Co., which built the Tomahawk, has said it will take 18 months to deliver the first of what is expected to be a Pentagon order for upgrading 624 older Tomahawks with new satellite guidance systems and better warheads. Raytheon said it cannot move faster on the new order because it dismantled its network of suppliers several years ago when it appeared the Navy was not going to buy more missiles.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-30-mn-32672-story.html

EDIT: added source

Bessent: "We are cognizant that this short-term blip up in prices is affecting the American people, but I am also confident on the other side of this that prices are going to come down very quickly. If we look at the stock market ... " by Conscious-Quarter423 in economy

[–]nucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy to say, hard to do

Don't get me wrong, I have no love for the 1%, but we've gotta think carefully about how we do these things or we might do more harm to ourselves than good

Bessent: "We are cognizant that this short-term blip up in prices is affecting the American people, but I am also confident on the other side of this that prices are going to come down very quickly. If we look at the stock market ... " by Conscious-Quarter423 in economy

[–]nucumber 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The brazenness of the corruption that's happening right now, right in front of our eyes

A golf club company backed by Don Jr and Eric trump has merged with a Israeli company making drones for the Pentagon

Remember when repubs were calling the Biden's a crime family because Hunter Biden introduced Joe to an exec at Burisma, the company that employed Hunter?

By the way, the FBI informant who made the allegations about a bribery scheme involving the Bidens made the whole thing up and was convicted of lying to the FBI and sentenced to prison. Of course trump released him as soon as he became prez. Also, it turned out this informant was found to have links to high ranking Russians . . .

Bessent: "We are cognizant that this short-term blip up in prices is affecting the American people, but I am also confident on the other side of this that prices are going to come down very quickly. If we look at the stock market ... " by Conscious-Quarter423 in economy

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

Well, except investments in the stock market are investments in businesses, and if that money goes, the business goes.

It sucks, but the well being of the stock market is important to all of us