DaCrazyJamez

joined 2 years ago
[–] DaCrazyJamez 4 points 4 months ago

Ironic that the thumbnail is a European style plug

[–] DaCrazyJamez 5 points 4 months ago

This is Lemmy, we dont get cake, we get beans...

Happy bean day!

[–] DaCrazyJamez 23 points 4 months ago

So he is technically elligible for a second term....

[–] DaCrazyJamez 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Being the reason they put up a sign.

[–] DaCrazyJamez 12 points 4 months ago

This is sadly very true.... and also doxylamine, trazodone, melatonin, etc...

[–] DaCrazyJamez 22 points 5 months ago

The propellant is built into the bullet, like a solid-fuel rocket booster.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caseless_ammunition

[–] DaCrazyJamez 36 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Th HK was also designed to use caseless ammo, further complicating the machinery of the weapon...

[–] DaCrazyJamez 36 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because we dont have a feb 29 EVERY four years...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_year

[–] DaCrazyJamez 1 points 5 months ago

I have Prime Video cause Im still on my dads family plan, otherwise I wouldnt pay for it. Theres a couple series/mini series that are decent. They also have a deep catalogue of B-list sci-fi movies that I enjoy sometimes....

[–] DaCrazyJamez 4 points 5 months ago

In Europe, you can drive for five hours and cross through five cities in three countires. In the US, you can drive five hours and still be in LA.

[–] DaCrazyJamez 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I think there is one thing backwards here, the US didnt embrace the car which lead to suburbs, but embraced suburbs which lead to using cars. The decision (which really wasnt a conscious one, more just the way it worked out) is based entirely on the vast geography of the country. We have the extra space, so we used it, and needeing cars followed.

The older cities in the US that were built based on European standards all have fairly excellent public networks (NYC, Boston, Philly, etc)

[–] DaCrazyJamez 6 points 5 months ago

One thing that deserves special note is the US, aside from being more spread out in general, has a lot more sprawling suburbs with downtown areas.....if you live near the downtown, then everything is walkable, but maybe 20% of a towns population in any given suburb will be that close, and thats a generous estimate.

As an American who has lived in the EU, walking / biking like you can do there just plain is not possible for MOST of the US. As other have mentioned, if you live in a major city, or in the center of a suburb, then it may not be so bad.

On a similar note, this sprawl is the same reason that public transport on the EUs level isnt viable in the US....there would need to be too many stops and too many routes to get decent coverage, and when you math it out, having cars is the most economical decision for most of the country.

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