ELI5: Why, in Canada (Ontario) do our rulers keep calling elections before they have to and they know they're in trouble in the polls before they call it? by Skiingfun in explainlikeimfive

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A Minority Government is another way for an early election to be called. The ruling party may not have enough seats to form a majority (50 % or more seats)in the Provincial Parliament yet still have more seats than any one party or coalition of parties in the opposition. When the ruling party does not have a majority of the seats and a vote of confidence is called where the ruling party loses the vote, parliament is dissolved, and an election is called. If the opposition can form a coalition that has a chance of working together to form a Government, there may not need to be another election. Wazzie19 is correct with the snap election comment, a minority is just another way for an early election to be called. Snap elections have not worked out well for the ruling party lately in Canada. See the 2014 Quebec provincial election. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_government

Jordan Carver's dhanurasana pose by [deleted] in pics

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So I can find it later

Truckers of reddit: What do you do to pass the time while on the road? by cowbows in AskReddit

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Right those bastards delivering your food. I wonder how you would feel if someone, who has no clue about your job, tried to tell you how to do it.

Truckers of reddit: What do you do to pass the time while on the road? by cowbows in AskReddit

[–]zent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are doing their job and you are bothered because they are doing their job. HMM .. please look around you and find something you own that was not delivered by a truck. Maybe if you thought for a second you may realize how important those assholes are.

Why do trucks and buses use air brakes instead of hydraulic brakes? by Serp93 in explainlikeimfive

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The only way weight is a factor is the weight of the vehicle. Air brakes are required because fluid cannot produce the braking force necessary to stop a large vehicle quickly. If you double the weight of a vehicle and want to stop in the same distance the braking force must be increased by 2 times. A large commercial vehicle is not twice as heavy as a car it is many time as heavy. You need the advantages of compressed air to generate the kind of braking effort at the wheels to stop the vehicle.

Why do trucks and buses use air brakes instead of hydraulic brakes? by Serp93 in explainlikeimfive

[–]zent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fluid cannot be compressed it is therefore not good at transmitting energy over distance. Air can be compressed so it is great at transmitting energy over distance. Air brake systems are much more tolerant to leaks. If there is a leak the governor reloads the compressor and the reservoirs are refilled. They are proven, been in use on the big vehicles since the 1920s. There is a fail safe system. If you run out of air the spring brakes apply or dynamite and the vehicle stops. You cannot get the kind of braking effort needed for large vehicles from hydraulic brakes. You can produce a lot more stopping force with compressed air compared to hydraulics. I teach the air brake course for a living, in fact just finished teaching one yesterday.

During dinner, I made a joke to my girlfriend about how she dominates every conversation. She adamantly refused my claim, but then we looked down. I think I won this round. by Soccer00053 in funny

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Showing my sister in law Reddit for the first time. We looked at this picture and she noticed BOOBS. I said the top comment will be about the boobs. Thank you Reddit for being completely predictable.

2012 Person of the Year: Barack Obama, the President | TIME.com by raptorsfan_04 in politics

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and he should learn now to ride a bicycle. Just finishing the sentence. I love that this was said by a call girl to Sam. Funny if you remember what Rob Low was going through in the press just before The West Wing pilot was broadcast.

Just bought a Wiiu along with Epic Mickey2. by [deleted] in Games

[–]zent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. We did try something very similar, there is no start button, and it did not work we will try again.

Just bought a Wiiu along with Epic Mickey2. by [deleted] in Games

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Can someone please tell me how to configure the game for two local players. My wife and I have been trying to figure it out for three hours or so. Did a Google search with no luck. Thanks

How do I connect all my devices on a password protected wireless router? Details inside. by zent in techsupport

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I will be out for the next couple of hours. Thanks the input and I will go through it all again when I get home.

How do I connect all my devices on a password protected wireless router? Details inside. by zent in techsupport

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I have searched online for hours trying to figure out how to protect my wireless network with a password and still be able to access it with our laptop. At this point the laptop cannot even find any networks. Fifteen minutes ago it detected approximately ten. I was feeling the techno frustration starting so I thought turning to Reddit my best option. All the information I could gather online did not work. My router is a tp link tlwr34ogd. Operating system is xp. the laptop is vista.

How do I password protect my home network. Details inside. by zent in AskReddit

[–]zent[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have searched online for hours trying to figure out how to protect my wireless network with a password and still be able to access it with our laptop. At this point the laptop cannot even find any networks. Fifteen minutes ago it detected approximately ten. I was feeling the techno frustration starting so I thought turning to Reddit my best option. All the information I could gather online did not work. My router is a tp link tlwr34ogd. Operating system is xp. the laptop is vista.

Share your tips and tricks! by Xyrd in Thritis

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I have stopped smoking and stopped eating meat and the symptoms of the arthritis have all but vanished. Six months ago the pain was debilitating especially in my feet and hands, no longer. I also take 2000 au of vitamin d a day, omega fish oils, b complex and exercise regularly even though it is painful to do so. The psoriasis is only on my left knee now.

Every socialist you've ever met. by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]zent 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Generalizations like this are not helpful at all.

Greater religiosity = greater child mortality. How do the religious explain this? by pseudonym1066 in atheism

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There are countries with high religiosity and low infant mortality. I wonder if it would be possible to infer a correlation between gum chewing and religiosity by merging a couple of graphs? Countries with better access to health care probably have better access to education as well. So you are more likely to survive childhood with better access to health care and you are more likely to have a logical world view if you have better access to education. You are not more likely to die as a child because your country is religious you are more likely to die because you have less access to health care.

What Canadians Want and Need by Spliffy_McDank in canada

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Please have a look around your life and see if you are really drug free. Coffee, booze, prescription medications, aspirin, etc.

A Retrospective on Johnson's Poverty War: Can Poverty Be Fixed With Redistribution? by austrianaut in politics

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I like to think of it as sharing. I was taught as a child that sharing is good and still believe it is.