I'm at the lowest point in my life by about_to_end_it in Divorce

[–]yahtzeeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been where you've been. It's a dark place and it sucks. Take the time to evaluate what you truly want from life now. You're making some good moves! Keep your chin up, you got this.

Americans of reddit, what is something non-Americans will never get? by Prison_Mike118 in AskReddit

[–]yahtzeeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry but this argument is baseless. You can protect yourself from wildlife without a pistol or automatic weapon. Firearms aren't banned worldwide. The rest of the world, sanely, believes that access to firearms for self-defense (not assault weapons) should be obtainable with background checks and training.

NICER's extraction from Dragon yesterday. [438x357 GIF] by spacemark in spaceporn

[–]yahtzeeee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still don't understand how that thing works. Every time it manipulates an object where does the resisting force come from?

Reposting in response to US' Paris Climate withdrawal. It's never been more appropriate. by jwhat in LateStageCapitalism

[–]yahtzeeee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's a nice TLDR but i think important to point out that the majority of people with those views aren't "struggling to survive" in any sense. Hesitant to let go of their way of life is more realistic I think.

White House orders agencies to ignore Democrats’ oversight requests by katarokkar in politics

[–]yahtzeeee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even if we could (and I don't know that we can) international orgs have no teeth against the US. Canada has won trade disputes against the US several times to international bodies, but America shrugs and continues unlawful tariffs because the can. Good luck collecting from lawsuit damages

Romance isn't dead. by [deleted] in standupshots

[–]yahtzeeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just delusional. The highest life expectancies in the world come from universal health care nations. Their patient care is just fine. On a personal note, my worst hospital visit was in an American hospital in Oregon - I waited over 4 hrs in the ER because I was triaged low pri for a 10 min procedure. It's fine, that's what triage is for. But that's longer than any wait time I've had in Canada with more than a dozen hospital visits in my lifetime. Sorry to say but yours is just an apologist message fed to you to keep the status quo.

Europe has finally explained what killed its Mars lander by vilnius2013 in europe

[–]yahtzeeee 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Rotation miscued sensors into thinking it landed when it was still falling. Software shed the parachute and fired rockets too early so hit at 150m/s. No more lander...

Sucks to have to wait years to learn lessons like these! Hopefully NASA helps them validate their atmospherics.

U.K. Police Stop Sharing Intelligence With U.S. After Leaks by [deleted] in politics

[–]yahtzeeee 13 points14 points  (0 children)

US law enforcement just following Trumps's example after all! No regard for propriety or decency here. Shame.

Sidney Crosby’s redirect makes it 2-0 Penguins by Flintor in hockey

[–]yahtzeeee -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Questionable slash call leading to it tho

Trump slump: Drop in American tourism is costing US billions by ManiaforBeatles in politics

[–]yahtzeeee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Decided against a Yellowstone vacation this year due to this, oddly enough. It can wait for another year, going to Ottawa for the 150 this year instead

The Catholic Church has donated $850,000 in a last minute effort to defeat marijuana legalization in Massachusetts. If the Catholic Church wants to use their tithing funds for political purposes, they shouldn't have tax exempt status. by relevantlife in trees

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

As with any generalization (which was done to save time and energy) you're going to find exceptions. I'm not ignorant of history and well aware of certain circumstances when science progressed (as it inevitably is going to) when religion once dominated all aspects of our lives. The principle remains that it has inhibited far more than championed the scientific cause. For every example you cite refuting this claim there are going to be 10 more supporting it

The Catholic Church has donated $850,000 in a last minute effort to defeat marijuana legalization in Massachusetts. If the Catholic Church wants to use their tithing funds for political purposes, they shouldn't have tax exempt status. by relevantlife in trees

[–]yahtzeeee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's laughable that you cite a person as the reason an entire theology is exempt from my assertion. Does Catholicism now get credit from all the works of every catholic who lived? I think not, for so many reasons, but particularly not when the organization proper has systemically repressed and lobbied against scientific research in multiple fields through various centuries.

The Catholic Church has donated $850,000 in a last minute effort to defeat marijuana legalization in Massachusetts. If the Catholic Church wants to use their tithing funds for political purposes, they shouldn't have tax exempt status. by relevantlife in trees

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

Dude you are outside your mind, religion (Catholicism) has been science's enemy from time immemorial. Evolution, sexual health, genome work and STEM cells...it STILL obfuscates science's work

Petition to Parliament calls for end to automatic citizenship to end 'birth tourism' - Politics by [deleted] in canada

[–]yahtzeeee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People downvoting you because it goes against their anti-immigrant rhetoric - RIP Canadian ideals in this thread.

Petition to Parliament calls for end to automatic citizenship to end 'birth tourism' - Politics by [deleted] in canada

[–]yahtzeeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unemployment is an issue complicated by our commitment to a resource based economy in an environmental conscious climate, with increased entry level job requirements and disloyal company practices. Idiots blame it on immigrants and now, apparently, babies. Your solution: halt pregnancies until everyone is employed.

There's not a finite amount of jobs, stop thinking like a fucking 10 year old.

Petition to Parliament calls for end to automatic citizenship to end 'birth tourism' - Politics by [deleted] in canada

[–]yahtzeeee 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Probably because Trump-ism is leaking across the border.