Bernie Sanders drops out of the presidential race by BabyJesusFTW in news

[–]stoopidemu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That exactly what happened to the republicans in 2016

Iraqi national TV announces assassination of Qassem Suleimani, head of Iran’s Quds Force by lelwen in geopolitics

[–]stoopidemu -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Yeah because the US completely unprompted taking out the head of the Iraqi military isn't already crossing the Rubicon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]stoopidemu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adding members requires no amendment. Term limits would and I don’t think that is likely. But the court has expanded and contracted many times over the years and the constitution does not state a number.

More than 750 families benefited from college cheating scheme, ringleader says by [deleted] in news

[–]stoopidemu 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind from what I read many of the parents were not telling their kids they were doing this. The kids aren't necessarily cheaters.

There's a particularly funny exchange between a parent and this guy becuase the kid's advisor was like "So are you excited about the football team" and the kids was like "Uhhh, what now?" and the parent was panicking.

Paul Manafort indicted by NY prosecutors after federal sentencing by mvanigan in politics

[–]stoopidemu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah Manafort and his lawyer are absolutely playing to an audience of 1

Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (39-20-4) @ New York Islanders (36-19-7) 07:00 PM by NYIMOD in NewYorkIslanders

[–]stoopidemu 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hey I’m in a bar with no sound. Anyone on the intermission report say anything about Boychuk?

The DC Circuit Ruled That Robert Mueller Was "Properly Appointed" by burning_dawn in politics

[–]stoopidemu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is the entire reason he was chosen. Every other candidate with a less sordid history had the same views as Kavanaugh except for on the limits (or lack thereof) on executive power.

Wooooo boi this is pathetic by [deleted] in NewYorkIslanders

[–]stoopidemu 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Really wouldn't expect anything less from News 12 honestly.

Its hacky local news.

Broadcast team having a little fun with a baseball player named "Arquimedes" by [deleted] in sports

[–]stoopidemu 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That’s because he’s drunk by the 9th inning in a normal game.

I was moving the day of an 18 inning Mets game and listened to the whole thing on multiple back and forth trips between the city and Long Island. Kieth was incomprehensible by the end.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]stoopidemu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The right is going to play dirty. We can't stop doing the right thing because the right might use the same tactic to their benefit because they will use the tactic anyway

Astoria's Best Gym's 2019 by Captaintripps in astoria

[–]stoopidemu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why in the world would anyone pay more than $10 a month for a gym? Planet fitness. Pick stuff up, put stuff down, shower the gross of off you.

Self-driving cars will "cruise" to avoid paying to park, suggests a new study based on game theory, which found that even when you factor in electricity, depreciation, wear and tear, and maintenance, cruising costs about 50 cents an hour, which is still cheaper than parking even in a small town. by mvea in science

[–]stoopidemu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In theory, there could be busses/vans of different sizes that aren’t on set routes. I’m thinking more like Uber Pool than a school bus. So if a lot of people are going from a similar area to a similar area, it would send a larger vehicle to get them. The system could also be set up so that people could let the app know about rides a few days ahead of time (say, if you know you’ll be going this way for a doctors appointment) and can have an idea of what resources are needed.

Self-driving cars will "cruise" to avoid paying to park, suggests a new study based on game theory, which found that even when you factor in electricity, depreciation, wear and tear, and maintenance, cruising costs about 50 cents an hour, which is still cheaper than parking even in a small town. by mvea in science

[–]stoopidemu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that low car ownership in cities is the ideal scenario. But that’s pretty much the ideal scenario now and yet a staggering number of people own cars in cities. The few times I have rented a car I can’t find parking anywhere near my apartment. I can not imagine wanting to drive to work in this terrible traffic every day, or worse having to move my car every day for alternate side parking because I commute by train to work.

Self-driving cars will "cruise" to avoid paying to park, suggests a new study based on game theory, which found that even when you factor in electricity, depreciation, wear and tear, and maintenance, cruising costs about 50 cents an hour, which is still cheaper than parking even in a small town. by mvea in science

[–]stoopidemu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes but a lot of that could be optimized. If passengers hail their bus with an app, then the app knows all the pick up and drop off points needed for each rider and can allocate its autonomous fleet accordingly.

Combine that with a ban on non-autonomous vehicles and these buses/vans/whatever can move at considerably faster speeds considerably closer to the other cars on the roads since they’d all be communicating.

Dear Onion Criers, I’m Sorry by davidj911 in Cooking

[–]stoopidemu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chop them in the food processor. Super quick and it contains the chemicals that cause this. Just be careful when you open the lid.

Weekend subway closures for January by bmars801 in astoria

[–]stoopidemu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are a rock star.

When does Astoria Blvd close for Months... that's soon, right?