RoidingOldMan

@RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We have Reese's peanut butter cups at home:⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  You upgraded both the quality of the chocolate and the quality of the peanut butter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gotta go sad!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  “People in a hurry are experiencing stress.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Try to live your life without worrying about votes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Data from the 2023 Insomniac leak showed that most first party Playstation games sold more physical discs than digital copies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a subscription machine now. You have to pay money for it to function, and 98% of games are unplayable without the subscription. They’re getting it to 100%. The idea that you could buy a machine, put a game in, play that game WITHOUT an internet connection and subscription, that’s dead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, retires⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Already retracted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTubers face up to five years in jail after being arrested sneaking into World Cup game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s the proper punishment though? 5 years in prison seems absurd to me since they don’t seem dangerous. Lifetime ban from stadiums and a fine. Community service.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTubers face up to five years in jail after being arrested sneaking into World Cup game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems remarkably harsh. Not clear from the article if “stream it” meant stream the game, or stream them sneaking into the game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The agenda⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the total internet usage of the app. Not how much storage the phone has.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is the G7 or G8 summits named for the countries that attend? So one day we could have a G143 summit? Or am I missing something why numbers go up or down?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not exactly, it’s a group of 7 or 8 of the biggest countries and they have meetings. Like a smaller UN where they can ignore those hundred tiny countries.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Map of the vascular system of the thigh⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Interstate 171 is a big one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm just better⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s ‘Mountain’? I’ve seen TV shows advertised as Eastern, then their voice gets quiet and they mention Central. Sometimes they do the same for Pacific. Never heard of ‘Mountain.’ Sounds fake.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how much money is there in total?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  In this example the bank started with $1 million total. Loaned out $10 million. If the guy paid back $10 mil, the bank would have 10x their starting money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how much money is there in total?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I may have beaten you to it by like 1 minute.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how much money is there in total?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Nobody manages money supply vs inflation

  It’s managed via interest rates, which to a degree are controlled by the world bank.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how much money is there in total?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Fractional reserve banking. You’re assuming a 1:1 ratio of debt to assets. That’s not the case at all. A bank can have $1 mil on hand and lend out $10 mil plus, as long as they have a high enough percentage available for withdrawals.

  Banks have an infinite money cheat code. In a way. If person gets a loan from a bank, $10 million, which requires the bank to have $1 million on hand. That person then uses the $10 million to pay people. If those people then go… put their money in the bank… The bank now has the same $11 million on hand they started with, a guy who owes them $10 million plus interest, and could now theoretically loan out another $9 million to another person. At that point they’d have $2 million on hand, 2 guys who owe them $19 million. Still within their 10% cash reserves. But wait… one more thing. I was assuming a 10% reserve as a rule. But in same cases they don’t even require banks to keep any specific percentage on hand. So the debt to assets ratio could become even more insane.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EXCLUSIVE: ‘Phantom employees' scandal spurs GOP crackdown on $36B incentive for companies to bypass Americans⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It will be credible the moment I see some evidence, and not a statement from the DOJ or ICE alleging “fraud” and that’s the entire source. Because I’ve seen them lie too many times to trust them now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EXCLUSIVE: ‘Phantom employees' scandal spurs GOP crackdown on $36B incentive for companies to bypass Americans⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The DOJ bringing charges is not evidence. These are Trump’s mouthpieces making big statements, and notably have provided zero or next to zero evidence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EXCLUSIVE: ‘Phantom employees' scandal spurs GOP crackdown on $36B incentive for companies to bypass Americans⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m skeptical. Last time they claimed there was daycare fraud with zero evidence. Is this one real?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you (a regular American citizen) had actionable, insider knowledge about the US Federal Government/Military and felt the public should know, how would you tell everyone?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  dailymotion is a good youtube alternative.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some drugs you think will make a comeback like qualewds or thai sticks or window pane? Does history always repeats itself apply to drugs?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ether and laughing gas. Opium?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨THE MIAMI HEAT HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fun fact: The Miami Heat retired the jersey of a player who never played for them.

  Michael Jordan. Apparently thinking the number 23 might be retired league wide.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Judge in the #Afroman case actually scolded the jurors for their verdict/⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I hate vertical filmed shorts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's your favorite Steve Wood role?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Reservoir of the Dogs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Chicken of Hormuz⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “It will be an easy Military Operation for them”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any story ripoffs that are actually good?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Another example of the ‘gone native’ plot line in the wake of Dances With Wolves. Pocahontas had the advantage of Dances With Wolves coming out first. So it smoothed some of those edges. s/ Maybe it’s more based on Pocahontas than the Best Picture winner /s.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any story ripoffs that are actually good?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But in Vietnam.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any story ripoffs that are actually good?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There was a YouTube trend of making Avatar trailers with the audio but then using the graphics for movies like Fern Gully and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any story ripoffs that are actually good?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ad Astra (2019) is Apocalypse Now (1979) but in space.

  Avatar (2009) is Dances with Wolves (1990) but in space.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Could my daughter, who is a lawyer, defend my son’s girlfriend, who killed my cousin’s family in a DUI accident?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is there any chance the daughter would be on the witness list or be deposed? Because I think that’s the line where it would stop making any sense. A judge isn’t gonna want one of the lawyers on the witness list, because then do they cross examine themselves? It would require a 2nd lawyer for at least those parts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do Superheroes or villians get their suits on is there like a magical zipper or something? Or how do they do it?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Flash keeps his suit inside his ring. Clark Kent wears the Superman outfit underneath. Batman is night time only. Wonder Woman has an invisible airplane to change in if she needs to, but mostly she just dresses like that.