RoidingOldMan
@RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world
- Comment on What is your experience like for Jury Duty in the US? 3 days ago:
More recently I got one and kinda wanted to go, but a week prior had to call a number. Called and they didn’t need any jurors that week at all. If I’d ignored the letter from the very beginning it would have been the exact same result. There was no record if I’d called or not. There would have been no penalty for ignoring the letter.
But there are many jurisdictions, and jury duty can be for federal, state, county, probably more. Each one with slightly different procedures.
- Comment on r/bald is whatever the male equivalent of a magical girl transformation is 4 days ago:
Very few things look as universally bad as long hair on a balding person.
- Comment on Is the world more volatile now or is it just the abundance of news? 5 days ago:
Yes, there was a long period of post WWII stability, though there were still lots of problems including the Cold War that ended by 1990. Then there’s also been a series of slowly escalating Middle East conflicts. I think a lot of people are pointing to that period 1990-2001 or so with no “major” global conflicts happening. But even then, there was genocide in Rwanda. But the information/reporting was less global at the time.
- Comment on What was a bad TV show season renewal you've seen? 6 days ago:
Kevin Can Wait. After the long running sitcom King of Queens was off the air, they tried to basically do it over again with Kevin James. Apparently the original story was he was supposed to be a single dad with a deceased wife, however they decided to scrap the single dad thing - added a wife character at the last minute. After a very mediocre season 1, someone decides to kill the wife. Leah Remini, his wife from King of Queens, suddenly appears as a “business partner” or some crap. Season 2 begins with “it’s been over a year since mom died.” No mention of what happened. She’s just dead. Leah Remini is basically the new mom. Cancelled after season 2. Kind of hilarious how much of trainwreck of constantly retooling the show was. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Can_Wait
- Comment on What if God was one of us? 1 week ago:
Can you believe they tried to make him Asian?
- Comment on Why do we see Oil as always being here for humans? Isn't drilling like taking water out of a swimming pool? Sooner or later your going to run out of water. 1 week ago:
It used to be more of a worry that we’d ‘run out’ of petroleum in the very near future, but they keep finding more. The price continues to go up though, and that will continue to happen if we keep using so much of it. We’re finally at the point where electric out performs a combustion engine. So even though we are still very dependent on oil, the path to an electric future has never been clearer. Denmark is at 90% renewables, but many places are still way behind like Cuba at 4%. Cuba having blackouts right now.
- Comment on I'm looking for an old Daily Show clip and I was wondering if anyone can help me find it? 2 weeks ago:
Santorum?
- Comment on We have Reese's peanut butter cups at home: 2 weeks ago:
You upgraded both the quality of the chocolate and the quality of the peanut butter.
- Comment on Gotta go sad! 3 weeks ago:
“People in a hurry are experiencing stress.”
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago:
Already retracted.
- Comment on YouTubers face up to five years in jail after being arrested sneaking into World Cup game 5 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 5 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 5 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? 1 month 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 1 month ago:
Interstate 171 is a big one.
- Comment on I'm just better 1 month 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? 2 months 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? 2 months ago:
I may have beaten you to it by like 1 minute.
- Comment on how much money is there in total? 2 months 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? 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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? 3 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? 3 months ago:
Ether and laughing gas. Opium?
- Comment on THE MIAMI HEAT HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION 3 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? 4 months ago:
The Reservoir of the Dogs