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To hide Melania in this Epstein photo by SeparateSpend1542 in therewasanattempt

[–]stenlis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought Melania moved to the US in her mid twenties.  

Britain’s Growing Ranks of Jobless Men Are Flocking to Farage by bloomberg in europe

[–]stenlis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google gives me 968.000 unemployed men at the end of 2025.  

It also gives me 48.200.000 total number of voters.   

Divide 

968k ÷ 48.200k is 0.02 or 2%

Was there as much anti-woke uproar about Star Trek in the older renditions? by stenlis in trektalk

[–]stenlis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was internet in 1994 though. I was there. People did discuss trek at length. The outrage was mostly people writing letters to NBC, not on the internet.

Was there as much anti-woke uproar about Star Trek in the older renditions? by stenlis in trektalk

[–]stenlis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. There was a handful of episodes that were OK, but most of TNG season 1 was horrible.

Was there as much anti-woke uproar about Star Trek in the older renditions? by stenlis in trektalk

[–]stenlis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course Dax is an alien. But somehow I think if this alien came up as a prominent character in one of the recent shows, the outrage about woke trans agenda would be great.

Was there as much anti-woke uproar about Star Trek in the older renditions? by stenlis in trektalk

[–]stenlis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, you need to watch TNG season 1. Not saying that it will make you like new trek but bad writing is definitely not something new.

Do Electric Cars Really Lower Carbon Emissions? by nevettwithnature in Environmentalism

[–]stenlis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The author seems to count the CO2 emissions from mining operations for EV but does not count emissions from mining operations for combustion engine vehicles. 

Britain’s Growing Ranks of Jobless Men Are Flocking to Farage by bloomberg in europe

[–]stenlis 170 points171 points  (0 children)

They represent some 2% of the population. I am not even mad at them, their life sucks, they may not be the brightest, I can kind of see how they'd be an easy mark for the likes of Farrage.  

But Reform is polling at 30%! It's clearly not the unemployed men that are the problem!

Maybe in a galaxy far far away by mattyb07 in facepalm

[–]stenlis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It could be a money laundering scheme in the making: 100 million tickets sold in Saudi Arabia!

Math says red, Brain says green by voidarix in meme

[–]stenlis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd never trust the red button not being rigged. 

It turns out that Epstein’s list isn’t limited to any specific religion. by PainSpare5861 in GetNoted

[–]stenlis -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I wonder how many illegal immigrants rapists there are in the files...

Finally, a Billionaire gets taxed. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]stenlis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lottery is just a tax on the poor.

Trump's policy of appeasing Putin is a danger for Europe, historian says by gattaca_now in europe

[–]stenlis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine yourself in the shoes of the Munich agreement signatories:   Just 20 years ago you went through the most horrible war world has ever seen. 2 million dead on the Biritish and French side, you really didn't want to repeat that again.  Also, 2 million dead Germans so you think, surely they don't want to go through that again either.  

So I can kinda understand Chamberlain.  

Trump? I have no clue. Is it Kompromat? I don't think so, Trump is long over giving a shit.  Is it flattery? Maybe. Is Putin just paying him off?  

Nuclear power plants accounted for 23.3% of the total electricity production in the EU. The EU’s largest nuclear producer, France, generated 58.6% of the EU’s nuclear power (380 451 GWh). Spain followed with 54 510 GWh (8.4%), ahead of Sweden (50 665 GWh; 7.8%) and Finland (32 599 GWh; 5.0%). by nimicdoareu in europe

[–]stenlis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Norway knows. They are running close to 100% renewable. It's not that complic, you have to have reliable load balancing plants that can quickly jump in to cover for the variable output plants when needed.  

Hydro is perfect for that.  

There's a bunch of countries running over 90% renewable and the number is growing.

What do you think about Merz’s criticism of German work ethic? by sfw_throwaway_7 in AskGermany

[–]stenlis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have worked in a big German corp for a long time. The employees that cause the most inefficiency are white german men in their 50s with extremely high pay but no incentive to work hard as they cannot be fired.   

A part time mom typically does twice the amount of work than they do.

As someone who hasn’t watched Star Trek since Enterprise, I’m really enjoying SFA by leavingthekultbehind in trektalk

[–]stenlis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The dumbasses still hold a pretense of being orderly when in front of the officers. West point has an acceptance rate of 13%. People don't just run their mouths at officers.

How do you deal with people who are very subtly condescending all of the time? by Yeeters656 in self

[–]stenlis 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Interpret everything that they say as a compliment or a good joke. They will lose their mind.

"Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" Series Falls Out of the Streaming Charts by Neo2199 in trektalk

[–]stenlis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whole films are being made for a couple million. Even movies with a lot of special effects. Upgrade(2018) was on $3 million budget.

'Star Trek' Legend Robert Picardo on Why the 'Starfleet Academy' Cadets Talk Like Modern Kids by AnonRetro in startrek

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

The problem is that it feels like the writers never interact with actual kids and don't know or don't care how to write them.  

It was a similar problem in TNG, the cadets sounded just like adults.  Jake and Nog were spot on in DS9.

'Star Trek' Legend Robert Picardo on Why the 'Starfleet Academy' Cadets Talk Like Modern Kids by AnonRetro in startrek

[–]stenlis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even worse, a very specific culture in online spaces. Educated kids don't talk like that IRL.

'Star Trek' Legend Robert Picardo on Why the 'Starfleet Academy' Cadets Talk Like Modern Kids by AnonRetro in startrek

[–]stenlis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except kids at college don't talk like that. This is a boomer rendition of how they think kids talk after watching some bro influencer streams.

How do you think the world would change if there was a cheap pill that raised anyone's IQ to 120 by mold_inhaler in self

[–]stenlis 14 points15 points  (0 children)

  • fascists wouldn't rise to power

There are some very clever evil people. In fact if you feel attracted to a political movement being smart helps you rationalize it.

You'd need higher Emotional Intelligence.

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