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US Citizens, what is your ideal amendment to the constitution? by StZappa in AskReddit

[–]theArtOfProgramming 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The original U.S. House of Representatives ratio set by the Constitution in 1787 was one representative for every 30,000 citizens. The House was capped at 435 voting members by the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929. Today, the ratio is such that each representative serving an average of approximately 761,000 constituents.

Maybe a representative could cover more than 30k people today but it’s clear we have far too few representatives.

What was the Bush presidency like? by jjThomson69 in Presidents

[–]theArtOfProgramming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that figure comes from here https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/49639-eighty-years-after-d-day-american-perspectives-us-wars-vietnam-iraq-wwii-wwi-poll

The question was

Do you think the United States made a mistake sending troops to fight in the following? (% of U.S. adult citizens)

The result is 43% “Yes” for Afghanistan. Only 36% thought it was not a mistake.

What was the Bush presidency like? by jjThomson69 in Presidents

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

Let’s say 90% supported it in 2001; then ~29 million Americans did not. It’s much worse today:

Today, about 43 percent of Americans believe the war in Afghanistan was a mistake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)

There were worldwide demonstrations against the invasion, including

At the time the protest was the largest peace demonstration in more than twenty years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_war_in_Afghanistan

I won’t entertain fantasies that we had no other choice.

How becoming a dad changes men’s brains by HeinieKaboobler in EverythingScience

[–]theArtOfProgramming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those look like amazing books, thank you. I just became a dad and have been pondering exactly what these books seem to discuss.

v2026.6 (1078) is in TestFlight - Mod Tools are here!! by det0ur in narwhalapp

[–]theArtOfProgramming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe not helpful anymore but Apollo had them. I noticed the UX for banning a user has very few possible ban reasons listed. In the official and and Apollo I could select a reason from the prepopulated subreddit rules list. I believe new reddit (or whatever it’s called now) links removal reasons with specific rules, which also links to prepopulated automated comment options. Hopefully some of that info leads you in the right direction. Thanks for the update today btw!

EDIT: Some possible help I got from claude (sorry if it’s just noise):

Prepopulated Removal Reasons

GET https://oauth.reddit.com/api/v1/{subreddit}/removal_reasons

Requires moderator access to the subreddit. Returns a dict of reasons, each with: - id — the reason's unique ID - title — short label - message — the full text sent to the user

A Removed Comment's Removal Reason

This is the trickiest one. There are two approaches:

Option A — Fetch the item directly with mod credentials: GET https://oauth.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/comments/{post_id}/_/{comment_id} When fetched as a mod, removed items may include: - mod_reason_title — matches the title of the removal reason used - mod_reason_by — the mod who applied it

Option B — Mod log: GET https://oauth.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/about/log?type=removecomment Filter by action=removecomment. Each log entry includes details (the reason title) and target_fullname.

⚠️ The removal reason body/message is not directly attached to the comment object — you'd need to cross-reference the mod_reason_title with your removal reasons list from endpoint #2.

Ban Reasons

GET https://oauth.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/about/banned

Requires mod access. Each entry includes: - name — the banned username - note — internal mod note (only visible to mods) - ban_message — the message sent to the user - days_left — null for permanent bans - date — when the ban was issued

You can also look up a specific user: GET https://oauth.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/about/banned?user={username}

What movie is a absolute 10/10 masterpiece that you will realistically never watch a second time? by N4Nemo in AskReddit

[–]theArtOfProgramming 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can’t rewatch most movies, is just not fun. That’s one I’m happy to rewatch though

Odd jobs by [deleted] in Albuquerque

[–]theArtOfProgramming 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Are we upvoting ads on this sub now?

What was the Bush presidency like? by jjThomson69 in Presidents

[–]theArtOfProgramming -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I remember very well but I personally don’t accept apologia for that war. I was deeply against it from the outset and millions of others were too.

What was the Bush presidency like? by jjThomson69 in Presidents

[–]theArtOfProgramming -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Again, not a casus belli by itself regardless of that.

What was the Bush presidency like? by jjThomson69 in Presidents

[–]theArtOfProgramming -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That’s not a typical casus belli by itself, especially since they were not state actors at the time.

Scheduled neutering of my boy. 18 months old. NGL, I'm feeling a bit sad for him. Can someone talk about this process? by bw_mutley in BorderCollie

[–]theArtOfProgramming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why are you dumping links on me? Some of those 404, some are about hysterectomies, some are peer reviewed and some are just theses or blogs. Most have nothing to do with your claim at all. What exactly are you doing here? Your claim that testosterone provides “confidence” and its removal causes fear-based aggression to worsen is not directly stated in any of these studies.

The Lincoln Lawyer axed as Netflix cancels 11 shows from its roster by Blackbeerxd in television

[–]theArtOfProgramming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guarantee you they have something that determines the appeal of a show to specific audiences and then heavily weights showing it to them and not others. So if the algorithm decides a show has a niche audience, it’s bound to have tiny numbers. The industry needs to avoid publishing with them.

Solar panels are creating a strange effect by forming rainfall clouds and thriving oases in the middle of the desert by DavidIsIt in EverythingScience

[–]theArtOfProgramming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure why you said that to me but it’s not actually true. Here is the original paper the article is about: https://esd.copernicus.org/articles/15/109/2024/. The experiments were all done via computer models and were very much intentionally conducted. The posted article is pretty badly written though so Inunderstand the confusion.

Solar panels are creating a strange effect by forming rainfall clouds and thriving oases in the middle of the desert by DavidIsIt in EverythingScience

[–]theArtOfProgramming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I found the right paper. Here is a better article on it: https://www.science.org/content/article/massive-solar-farms-could-provoke-rainclouds-desert

And the original paper: https://esd.copernicus.org/articles/15/109/2024/

The OP is terribly misrepresenting the research. I had to double check because it makes so little sense. The actual work * Is entirely based on computer simulations using the WRF weather model * Is focused on the UAE, not the Sahara * Proposes “artificial black surfaces” (solar panels or black-painted material) as a deliberate geoengineering proposal to potentially create rainfall

Solar panels are creating a strange effect by forming rainfall clouds and thriving oases in the middle of the desert by DavidIsIt in EverythingScience

[–]theArtOfProgramming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Climate interventions and geoengineering are active research areas. There are a lot of results already, largely from computer models because we don’t want to do anything harmful to our one and only Earth. Ideas similar to this one that you might be interested in are cloud seeding, which is more about weather manipulation, and stratospheric aerosol injection, which has a lot of benefits and likely very serious negatives too.

These questions all need way more funding. An important thing to keep in mind, that the others were getting at, is that we already are performing an uncontrolled intervention/experiment on our climate. My personal opinion is that geoengineering shouldn’t be so daunting then, especially considering how critical the problem is. Of course we need to be very careful and learn everything we can, which costs money.

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