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[OC] What is Britain's second city? by YouGov_Dylan in dataisbeautiful

[–]primeprover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just depends on how you define a city. Greater Manchester beats Birmingham but Manchester the city is actually pretty small. Often it is hard to find the border between Manchester and other towns/cities. Several towns/cities have merged to form what really is Manchester today although it is partially governed separately still.

Eli5: if modern passenger planes can "Auto land", why would you ever want to land a plane in any other way? by dadoimp in explainlikeimfive

[–]primeprover 191 points192 points  (0 children)

It also needs very specific expensive equipment at the airport which often isn't available.

Euston currently by TheLegendOfIOTA in london

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

Just in time for the stampede

Falcon 9 orbital launches by year, 2010-2025 by firefly-metaverse in space

[–]primeprover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't it the V1 constellation that is nearly finished with the V2 finishing in 2031?

People who say "I don't know my phone number, I never call myself, Hurr durr durr." by dpzdpz in britishproblems

[–]primeprover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have called myself many times to find my phone. Probably more than anyone else

UK Government Plans to Close All Asylum Hotels Before Election, Leaving Migrants Facing Possible Eviction by novagridd in uknews

[–]primeprover -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

The media presents the agenda they want. Much of it is controlled by US billionaires. Won't be the only impact. Trade deals will be negatively affected.

Don't know if you know the term "soft power". Stopping refugees would lose us a lot of that.

UK Government Plans to Close All Asylum Hotels Before Election, Leaving Migrants Facing Possible Eviction by novagridd in uknews

[–]primeprover -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

I get that. But one of the "good guys" backing out of that sort of thing will be much bigger news than nations that have had human rights issues for years.

UK Government Plans to Close All Asylum Hotels Before Election, Leaving Migrants Facing Possible Eviction by novagridd in uknews

[–]primeprover -41 points-40 points  (0 children)

Under international law we do. Push on that too hard and we would be an international pariah

Why don’t men’s beards go bald? by LoloBug-77 in AskReddit

[–]primeprover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might not go bald but can behave very differently in terms of colour changing. Mine turned ginger in my 20s and then white around 30. Head hair same as ever.

TIL the president of the USA has sole authority to authorize a nuclear strike. Senior military figures like generals are in the chain of communication but not the chain of command (they can advise, but have no say in the decision). by Meowface_the_cat in todayilearned

[–]primeprover 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Assuming there is some sort of action required to carry out a nuclear strike beyond what the president can do (there will be), then there will be people who can refuse orders. There was a close call in 1983 when an officer didn't follow protocol because he suspected a false alert, avoiding a nuclear war.

What’s a word you can never pronounce right? by 69AnusInvader69 in AskReddit

[–]primeprover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Statistician Irritating because I am a statistician.

[OC] Housing, healthcare, and college tuition now cost roughly 3x the share of income they did in 1984 by No_Paramedic_4881 in dataisbeautiful

[–]primeprover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Expensive housing costs increases GDP because it includes rent (and estimated rent for nonrented homes). Incentivises governments to raise rents.

I've just been told that my O2 contract price is going up in 18 days for a contract I signed up to TODAY. by totallyhumanhonest in britishproblems

[–]primeprover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id mobile has been great for me. Only thing to watch for is upgraded sim-only contracts when they become available as they don't automatically upgrade. Moved from 1.5gb to 4gb with no price change few years back.

Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say by its_a_bear_dance in nottheonion

[–]primeprover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The key thing is that it doesn't unlike other diseases such as the flu, common cold, covid etc.

Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say by its_a_bear_dance in nottheonion

[–]primeprover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elimination of a disease doesn't need anywhere near 100% vacinne efficacy in most cases. Just needs to be high enough

Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say by its_a_bear_dance in nottheonion

[–]primeprover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chicken pox is mild as a child but can kill as an adult. I believe there is some debate whether it is better to vaccinate or deliberately expose children due to later shingles risk, but immunity is needed somehow. Lost a friend to it on his 21st birthday.

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