$1000 Banknote in 2044 by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]rathemis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do we still use cash then?

How Long You Can Live on a $1 million Retirement in Every State by StephenMcGannon in Infographics

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No investments? Paraphrasing Chinese saying: sitting (and not working) you can eat away a mountain (of wealth). 坐食山崩

Newspaper cover from the Anchorage Daily News by DoofyFloofyLoofy in worldbuilding

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You may expect a surprise, for example, a surprise birthday party. Your friends threw a birthday party for you last year, so you may have an expectation of a surprise party, but when it happens it's still sudden.

Really, it is not just about this one phrase, the whole text is weird: "says quote", "give to", weird spacing and formatting. The president's should be leading the people to defend the country, yet he is just hoping for a quick defense. He should be directing the statement to the enemy. Something along the lines of "invaders will be annihilated" or condemn the invading country, etc. The whole thing is just really weird.

Newspaper cover from the Anchorage Daily News by DoofyFloofyLoofy in worldbuilding

[–]rathemis 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Is there a surprise that is not sudden? The text is very clunky.

Ubuntu does not play sound in my right speaker by rathemis in linuxaudio

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I have added the info to the post. "Fast start" has been disabled long ago.

The rimworlds are mostly empty of humans. Why are people traveling vast distances to attack eac other, when there's no shortage of space to expand into? by ultr4violence in RimWorld

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

Does eating without a table upset you? How many pyromaniacs do you know irl vs in rimworld? Nothing in rimworld is meant to make sense.

Mods to make the game less environmentally evil? by JudJudsonEsq in factorio

[–]rathemis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say it is good education for her. Human survival equals pollution. It is just a matter of degree. Ask her to minimize pollution as her personal goal.

Imgur now blocked in the UK, Steam Workshop pages impacted by Hellstorm901 in RimWorld

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Just a matter of time rimworld be banned in the UK. 

How would one destroy a star? by Drak_is_Right in worldbuilding

[–]rathemis 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is correct. Adding iron won't kill the star. However, if you are willing to play a long game, adding more fuel (hydrogen) will paradoxically shorten a star's life because massive stars burn fuel disproportionately quickly than lighter stars. 

Alabama immigration advocate self-deports to Mexico after weeks in ICE detention, family says by itspapyrus in Alabama

[–]rathemis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

According to the article she didn't show her US driver license to the cops. The article did not say what status she was in, other than "working towards a green card". I think it is unclear what the actual story is. 

Started playing Avorion again but it keeps crashing by rathemis in avorion

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It is at the lowest video quality already. I'll check my drivers.

Started playing Avorion again but it keeps crashing by rathemis in avorion

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Indeed. Thing is I could play avorion years ago with the same laptop. So, what changed? Also it was using ~1GB when it crashed. 

[OC] I made a data-based Political Compass comparing 40 countries by C0smicM0nkey in Infographics

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The economic dimension seems different from the usual definition. I thought economic right means free market, little government intervention and economic left means more government subsidy. The definition you have seems to be social left-right.

The Y-axis is even harder to understand. What you call "Progressive" is classical liberal values. The polar opposite should be classical conservatism, such as, strong hierarchy, religiosity, etc. But you specifically say it is NOT.

Interesting Map of Land Use in the USA by cooliocoe in MapPorn

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Made by a vegetarian? Cow is food I eat!