Mitch McConnell just announced his retirement, saying it's time for the next generation to take over.
The next generation from Mitch McConnell Is the baby boomers.
The next generation from Mitch McConnell Is the baby boomers.
I can't help but think that apartments in high density buildings could be the lowest cost and thus have people whose rent is directly paid by the government, multi family dwellings like duplexes and quadplexes would be one step above that where working class and lower middle class families might live, and houses would be for solidly middle class people and above.
The positioning would mean that unlike the poor whose government cheques are coming until the tanks roll on the capital, the people in multi family homes could end up either moving out or not paying anymore. In many jurisdictions you could be stuck with a tenant like that for a year or more, not making a penny for the whole time.
The positioning would mean that unlike the poor whose government cheques are coming until the tanks roll on the capital, the people in multi family homes could end up either moving out or not paying anymore. In many jurisdictions you could be stuck with a tenant like that for a year or more, not making a penny for the whole time.
I doubt you do family law, but I'm just imagining bringing your kids in and the client is like "fucking kids I hate kids" "ok so how do I get full custody of my kids?"
"Hello neighbor, do you know why I'm so calm all the time? I'm packing a Smith & Wesson Model S&W500, it has 5 .500 rounds in it, and I'm only gonna need one if we have trouble."
I get the same energy about Trump.
"Oh he's so bad (please win please win please win) what a monster (please win please win please win) Literally cheeto hitler himself (oh god I need this please win we're all dying here in mass layoffs)"
"Oh he's so bad (please win please win please win) what a monster (please win please win please win) Literally cheeto hitler himself (oh god I need this please win we're all dying here in mass layoffs)"
I can't help but read that definition and think it's an instinct meant to ensure you play with your children.
Physically playing with babies early on including some level of rough play is extremely positive for them, so the instinct to squeeze and bite without the intention to harm seems like it would facilitate that if you have a parent who intellectually has no idea how to be a parent and instead must rely solely on instinct.
Physically playing with babies early on including some level of rough play is extremely positive for them, so the instinct to squeeze and bite without the intention to harm seems like it would facilitate that if you have a parent who intellectually has no idea how to be a parent and instead must rely solely on instinct.
I feel like just saying "dead at 99" reveals the cause of death.
Crazy that none of us knew he had Alzheimer's. He forgot to mention it.
Crazy that none of us knew he had Alzheimer's. He forgot to mention it.
Voting for anyone but dear leader is a threat to our democracy.
98% will vote for Biden because there won't be anyone else on the ballot, just like a proper democracy like North Korea!
98% will vote for Biden because there won't be anyone else on the ballot, just like a proper democracy like North Korea!
https://www.youtube.com/@PilgrimsPass
Pretty neat media analysis channel. I love me a good media analysis, but often end up drowning in political cliche. This guy talks about political stuff, but it's fresh and nuanced.
Pretty neat media analysis channel. I love me a good media analysis, but often end up drowning in political cliche. This guy talks about political stuff, but it's fresh and nuanced.
There's another side of that.
Canada is I think number two on the planet for number of people with higher education. South Korea is by far #1.
And you might predict that these two countries are great places to live, and there's no real problems in either one. Look at all the educated people!
Koreans call their country "Hell Joseon" because you have to do so much just to get a basic living. The daily grind to survive is so bad, for every 100 South Koreans we are looking at having four great grandkids.
Canadians aren't much better off. Despite having the second largest land mass of any country on earth, cost of living is in the stratosphere and the only reason the population is growing is all the people the country is importing -- but even people from developing nations are starting to pack up and turn around because of the hellish conditions in the country, including cases where dozens of immigrants are sharing a single basement.
The overproduction of people in an elite class is one of the major factors in Peter Turchin's models that predict major negative world events.
Now you might legitimately say "well yeah, just imagine how bad things would be in those countries if we didn't produce all these elites!", but there's a complex interplay between elite production and other parts of the economy. For example, we are at a moment in time where the production of elites is at an all-time high, and so those elites go out into the world and they advocate for and vote for policies that benefit them. Often, those same policies are things that are downright parasitic when done at scale. And most Western countries around the world, at the turn of the 20th century government accounted for about 10% of gdp. Today in most of those same countries, it's between 40 and 60%. That isn't productive labor, it's money being taken from the productive individuals and handed to this overstuffed class of elites. As a result of having so much government, the amount of resources available for productive work goes down, meaning that the amount of stuff there is to buy goes down, and meanwhile freedom gets eroded because all of these people with jobs that don't actually do anything productive are trying to justify their existence.
As someone from our Lord fuhrer Trudeau's Canada (blessed be his name, please don't shut down my bank accounts), that is exactly what has happened here.
Canada is I think number two on the planet for number of people with higher education. South Korea is by far #1.
And you might predict that these two countries are great places to live, and there's no real problems in either one. Look at all the educated people!
Koreans call their country "Hell Joseon" because you have to do so much just to get a basic living. The daily grind to survive is so bad, for every 100 South Koreans we are looking at having four great grandkids.
Canadians aren't much better off. Despite having the second largest land mass of any country on earth, cost of living is in the stratosphere and the only reason the population is growing is all the people the country is importing -- but even people from developing nations are starting to pack up and turn around because of the hellish conditions in the country, including cases where dozens of immigrants are sharing a single basement.
The overproduction of people in an elite class is one of the major factors in Peter Turchin's models that predict major negative world events.
Now you might legitimately say "well yeah, just imagine how bad things would be in those countries if we didn't produce all these elites!", but there's a complex interplay between elite production and other parts of the economy. For example, we are at a moment in time where the production of elites is at an all-time high, and so those elites go out into the world and they advocate for and vote for policies that benefit them. Often, those same policies are things that are downright parasitic when done at scale. And most Western countries around the world, at the turn of the 20th century government accounted for about 10% of gdp. Today in most of those same countries, it's between 40 and 60%. That isn't productive labor, it's money being taken from the productive individuals and handed to this overstuffed class of elites. As a result of having so much government, the amount of resources available for productive work goes down, meaning that the amount of stuff there is to buy goes down, and meanwhile freedom gets eroded because all of these people with jobs that don't actually do anything productive are trying to justify their existence.
As someone from our Lord fuhrer Trudeau's Canada (blessed be his name, please don't shut down my bank accounts), that is exactly what has happened here.
There's 3 engines, the warp drive, the impulse engine for high speed sublight, and the navigation thrusters for course corrections and low speed sublight.
I used to be quite the trek nerd.
I used to be quite the trek nerd.
It's important to keep in mind monthly != yearly, but that's still pretty incredible to get so quickly.
It's a major problem with the parliamentary system, that the prime minister being the head of the executive and also the leader of the party with the most seats means the position can often wield dictatorial powers, and it's not just a case with NZ, but most commonwealth parliamentary democracies.
"The gas people of Psyllius 7 have 6 genders(of a possible 15) at the same time, presented in a certain order, like a key. In order to mate, they must find someone with the 6 opposing genders. For those counting, yes that means there's one gender without an opposing counterpart. Those lamentable bastards are trapped in loveless lives, but often end up in respectable roles because nobody can accuse them of doing anything untowards.
Gas people therefore have an approximately 1 in 15 million chance of someone they meet being sexually compatible. Of course, it's expected that any such pairs immediately marry or face the death penalty for them and their entire families. The couples are lauded as high nobility, and the one couple on the entire planet that's actually happy in their marriage is crowned king and queen. Nobody knows what would happen if two happy marriages occurred, but it has never happened.
When the psyllians visit earth, they view us with the deepest contempt."
Gas people therefore have an approximately 1 in 15 million chance of someone they meet being sexually compatible. Of course, it's expected that any such pairs immediately marry or face the death penalty for them and their entire families. The couples are lauded as high nobility, and the one couple on the entire planet that's actually happy in their marriage is crowned king and queen. Nobody knows what would happen if two happy marriages occurred, but it has never happened.
When the psyllians visit earth, they view us with the deepest contempt."
Often, mechanical engineers will build safety factors of between 4 and 10 times to their designs so they will never catastrophically fail.
In this case, it clearly wasn't enough. Or it was just enough right up until someone decided to get fancy.
In this case, it clearly wasn't enough. Or it was just enough right up until someone decided to get fancy.
Well, shows how much I know. I didn't realize.
I knew senators were 6, I don't know how the fact congressmen were 2 eluded me this long. It's like the berenstain bears thing all over again!!
I knew senators were 6, I don't know how the fact congressmen were 2 eluded me this long. It's like the berenstain bears thing all over again!!