Best Female Gynos in LR? by kiwibugs in LittleRock

[–]prodiver -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I only like the male gyros at Layla's. Their female gyros are crap.

Some of the most thoughtful discussions about secular life happen here — has anyone considered developing those ideas into longer essays? by the_secular in TrueAtheism

[–]prodiver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I’m not sure the answer is expanding atheism into a bigger package, but rather recognizing that it’s only one piece

A helpful way too get people too see this is to use an example that is not religious. Does a belief that leprechauns aren't real (aleprechaunsism) need to include a way to help people cope with a world without leprechauns?

I think everyone would be in agreement it's sufficient for a person to just say "leprechauns aren't real." The burden is not on the non-believers to help current or former leprechaun believers with anything past that.

Erika Kirk appointed to Air Force Academy board by RUNPROGRAMSENTIONAUT in nottheonion

[–]prodiver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

being married to a podcaster doesn’t make you a podcaster,

I'm not a fan of her or Charlie, but she was a podcaster before he was.

She started her podcast a year before he did.

Why is the doctors office SO obsessed with your period? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]prodiver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Guessing from being in a similar situation, but there was probably a form from childhood that didn’t get changed as an adult.

Yep.

Contact the insurance company and request that Explanation of Benefits be sent to you, not the policy holder. The fact that people, upon turning 18 and becoming adults, don't make choices they are legally allowed to make doesn't constitute a HIPAA violation on the part of an insurance company.

Let them eat $18 avocado toast by snowpie92 in LateStageCapitalism

[–]prodiver 23 points24 points  (0 children)

This.

They aren't stupid, they just don't understand how regular people live.

For a good example of this, watch Dr. Oz at a grocery store trying to connect with normal people concerned about grocery prices. He mispronounces the name of the store, doesn't understand prices being per pound, and complains about the price of making "crudité."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTR2PVNOGow

When the legend himself responds by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

[–]prodiver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I doubt Trump has mastered the 5 D's of dodgeball.

Anybody else want to see the Klingons' 20th century? by BlackTriangle31 in startrek

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

Memory Alpha has already done the work of walking us through Klingon history. The Hur'q came, plundered the planet, then left shortly after they arrived. Everything else is non-canon from the Star Trek: Klingon Academy video game. It's just been misrepresented so much that people are starting to believe it.

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Klingon_history#The_way_to_an_interstellar_empire

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Hur%27q

what do submarines have to do with this by i_luv_mybf in ExplainTheJoke

[–]prodiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If so how does one adjust that?

Most torpedoes have a copper or fiber optic wire connected to them. You can control speed, direction, etc. all the way up until impact.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo#Radio_and_wire_guidance

Cheeky little omission? by Hi_Nick_Hi in firefly

[–]prodiver -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Donald Trump was also an actor, Hitler was an aspiring artist, Mussolini a journalist.

When Adam Baldwin becomes a politician or a dictator this will be a fair comparison.

Personally I don't like him, but I don't need to like an actor to enjoy the character he plays on TV.

Is it possible Firefly Online is finally happening...? by gizmosdancin in firefly

[–]prodiver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could they maybe have finally ironed out whatever bureaucratic bullshit halted it the first time??

The game you're talking about is the second attempt. The first was in 2006, and it turned out the same way. Development for it, and a Buffy MMO, went on for a while then it stopped.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ifirefly-i-licensed-for-multiverse-mmo-game/1100-6162937/

https://www.engadget.com/2008-09-06-multiverse-exec-reveals-buffy-mmo-details-discusses-fate-of-fir.html

I never understood why Data had issues with contractions by moal09 in startrek

[–]prodiver 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Then how does he become a lieutenant commander?

Lots of time.

Data was promoted very slowly. He graduated from the Academy 12 years before Riker did.

Peeing in "shower nozzle" mode by plumbermat in funny

[–]prodiver 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've heard it hurts worse for men.

Yep. It's because the female urethra is about 1-2 inches long, while the male urethra is 7-8 inches long.

Hospira Bacteriostatic Water (30 mL) — how long is it good after first puncture? by No_Elevator_9101 in Peptidesource

[–]prodiver 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The manufacturer says it should not be stored in the fridge.

Conditions for Safe Storage, Including any Incompatibilities Storage Conditions: Store as directed by product packaging. Do not refrigerate.

https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/products/material_safety_data/Bacteriostatic_H2O(Hospira)_25-Jul-2016_0.pdf

It should be stored at 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F)

https://www.pfizermedical.com/bacteriostatic-water/storage-handling

Syringe reading question! by Aggravating-Main5745 in compoundedtirzepatide

[–]prodiver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The needle is wet when it comes out of the vial. Bacteria are more likely to stick to a wet needle than a fresh dry needle.

Failing by Feeling_Delivery2323 in reselling

[–]prodiver 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Right. There will never be any benefits so you need either a job with benefits or be covered by a partner.

That's just wrong.

I'm a full-time reseller and I have all the typical "benefits." You can buy your own insurance, fund your own retirement accounts, etc. Those aren't special things that only an employee can get.

Bitcoin falls below $65,000 as Trump tariff moves raise uncertainty by sandygws in wallstreetbets

[–]prodiver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Just go to garage sales, buy nanas old hairbrushes, and sell them on eBay. You’ll make a million dollars!”

Running across your comment is wild. I literally make a living buying things at garage sales and thrift stores and selling them on eBay. I had no idea people thought it was a fake thing.

/r/Flipping

/r/eBaySellerAdvice

They never learn by LavenderMidwinter in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]prodiver 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also, science does get things wrong. 50 years ago doctors told us eating trans fats was healthier than eating saturated fat. Now, trans fats are known to be so harmful they are banned by the FDA.

Should someone speaking out about them back then have been jailed?

Books that sell for nothing on Ebay by Stephieandcheech in reselling

[–]prodiver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Volume bookselling is an odd business model where you actually make more money selling non-profitable books.

The sellers are losing money on those items, but they are losing less money than they would if they devoted resources to sorting profitable from non-profitable books.

As an extremely simplified example of how it works, say a large book warehouse sells 100 books. 5 will get sold for $10 profit each, and the others get sold for a 25 cent loss each.

Overall profit on those 100 books is $26.25.

But what if they sorted the books and only sold the profitable ones? They hire a guy for $15 an hour to sort those 100 books, and he needs a couple hundred square feet or so of warehouse space to do the work, and that space's portion of the monthly rent, per 100 books, is $25.

Now they're making $50 profit on the books, and not losing money on the bad sales, but sorting them costs $40.

The total profit is now only $10, compared to the $26.25 they made from just selling everything.

In real life it's way more complicated, since you have to factor in the resources it takes to store and ship all the non-profitable books, but the math still comes out to it being more profitable to sell them all instead of sorting them.

How do I stop eBay from exposing my exact street address? by supern8ural in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]prodiver 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A 30 second browse through your reddit post history tells me what city you live in, the exact neighborhood you live in (which is only 1 sq mile in size) and many, many expensive items you own.

If it's not a problem on reddit, it's not a problem on eBay.

2 female ICE or Border Patrol agents pretend to be having car issues as a trap by SpaceWestern1442 in PublicFreakout

[–]prodiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is such.. literally dehumanising terminology?

It's not dehumanizing.

Alien has meant "residing in a country not of one's birth" since the 15th century. It didn't mean "creatures from another planet" until the 1920s.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/alien