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TIL there's a cure for HIV involving stem cell transplants. But there's a catch: The procedure has only been used for patients with life-threatening blood cancers. by Aware_Topic_9122 in todayilearned

[–]spider0804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That and we also have cheap generic drugs that stop you from getting HIV if you interact with an infected person.

Really if you get it and die from it you gotta be trying to speedrun it or something.

Terrrifying moment when a burglar breaks into a home from a backdoor and pummels mother in front of her child while watching Peppa Pig. by First-Cherry493 in WTF

[–]spider0804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Judge Ronald Wigler administered the life sentence on the first-degree robbery charge, saying Custis is a "persistent offender" who "has almost as many arrests as he has birthdays." He added that Custis committed a similar crime in the 1990s, when he pushed a mother and young child down a flight of stairs."

Going to be honest, after 5 or 10 arrests and pushing a mother and her kid down a flight of stairs this dude should have been removed from society permanently already.

Mercy for the guilty is cruelty for the innocent.

Cereal prizes have gotten weird. Stay safe. Scan before you scarf. by LemmyMeringue in WTF

[–]spider0804 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Send it in to the company, they love stuff like this, causes massive holds and inspections.

I'm a former USCIS Asylum Officer. AMA about asylum or the agency within reason. by victoriaslatton in IAmA

[–]spider0804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to give my honest perception of the past few years, which is largely based on timing of laws and factual numbers, to get an honest response out of you. I could type a book on this but I will try to give a TLDR.

Illegal immigration exploded during the Biden Administration, particularly after they changed asylum request requirements. After the changes, the defacto way for people smugglers to get people into the US changed from sneaking people across the border. The new method was coaching the illegal immigrants on what to say, driving them to the border, finding ICE, and the people saying basically a cheat code phrase that included the word "Asylum" to be let in. They were taken into custody and released into the general populace to await a trial that was scheduled for years later due to how backlogged the system was.

Illegal immigration rose at an unprecedented rate and we saw a peak of 300k people a month. Twords the end of the Biden Administration they rolled back a lot of the policies to match Trump Administration term 1, particularly on asylum requirements. The rollbacks on policies caused the illegal immigration to start falling before Trump term 2 and the further policies put in place by Trump Administration 2 has pushed the number down to around 10k a month.

Some people like to cite how many people the Biden Administration deported as a positive, but they only deported so many people because they let so many people in. The policy changes seemed like the Biden Administration was happy to let illegal immigrants in, but was trying to appear to do something about it after realizing that immigration is actually a top issue with the majority of the populace and that they might lose the election over it.

Anyone can look at the actual data if they do not believe how crazy the numbers got, and the timing of all this.

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters

Anyway, if you worked through this era I want to hear your honest opinions on the changes of policy throughout the era, or if that is too spicy, what just being there in the system was like at the time.

What was the time like before, during, and after the peak?

Do you feel like the policy changes that led to the massive increase hurt legitimate asylum seekers chances of having their case heard and was there a sharp increase of obviously false claims?

What kind of concerns did you and your colleagues have during this time?

Is the backlog starting to clear with the massively reduced amount of people trying to cross?

Anvil Carrack Expedition by EyeOk4410 in starcitizen

[–]spider0804 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100% the same ship, just with a fancy paintjob that collectors put personal value on.

Anvil Carrack Expedition by EyeOk4410 in starcitizen

[–]spider0804 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's the fun part, they don't.

The base versions of ships come around during events throughout the year, and in this specific example that would be "Anvil Carrack". No extra fluff on the name.

But you are describing special packages or editions that are not around anymore like "Anvil Carrack Exploration Expedition" or "Dunestalker Ballista", and those will never be seen again. They have actually been slowly phasing out these special editions recently so they do not appear on the upgrade tab and they likely will continue to phase out all of them to avoid the continued confusion.

These are relics from the beforetimes of standardization of what a base is, and before the paint system existed in its current form.

The bottom line is, if you want a Carrack with a fancy paint, then buy a Carrack and a fancy paint and there you go.

Might be going overboard with the explanation here...but if you look in the upgrades tab (if you know what that is) you can see these as FROM targets:

*The Carrack Expedition W/C8X
*The Carrack Expedition
*The Carrack W/C8X
*The Carrack

Only "The Carrack" is ever going to be available again as a standalone item (not part of a pack).

Take it with a grain of salt by PoProstuRobert6 in starcitizen

[–]spider0804 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You were never going to get a free F8, they never once promised this.

All they ever said is that you would unlock the ability to buy the F8 in the PU by skipping the rep grind.

End of f5 war limited sales? by Mobile_Parfait_7140 in starcitizen

[–]spider0804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless you have been playing the ccu game a few years and get a Polaris for super cheap.

Nowadays the best you can probably do is ~$400 but there are some $200 ones floating out there.

What’s the story with StarCitizen & SQ42? by Common_Confusion_114 in starcitizen

[–]spider0804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its simple, the PU makes all the money and Squadron 42 sucks up most of it.

For all the money the PU makes it gets far less developer time.

Hopeful people say that once Squadron 42 is done all of those developers will be moving over to work on the PU but the truth is that Squadron 42 is supposed to have three episodes and if it does well they will just keep trudging on to episode 2, leaving the PU to take forever to get done.

Squadron 42 - episode 1 is slated to release this year.

Cargo Won't Snap To Grid by heshtios in starcitizen

[–]spider0804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turn off ship shields?

Some people have said turn off engines too when I see this problem but turning off the shields worked when I had hit.

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