TheKingBombOmbKiller

joined 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As you pointed out previously, nobody uses decimeters, so x10 errors are not that common.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I find it weird that when measuring height in metric, people using cm exclusively, i’ve noticed this a lot actually, people will use cm or mm in places where it arguably doesn’t make any sense. I could see the justification for doing math maybe, but like, that defeats the whole point of it being metric no?

Why is that defeating the whole point of being metric? If you know someone is 183 cm tall, you also know that they are 1.83 m tall. If its easier to say the length in cm, you do. No need for "one meter and eighty-three centimeters" or "one point eighty-three meters", just "a hundred and eighty-three centimeters". Often you just skip saying the "centimeters" part as well, because most people can see that you're not the size of a skyscraper without getting a ruler out.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Mass Effect yet. Or Dragon Age, even with a picture of a cosplay of Morrigan in the OP.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Everyone descends from Africans. That's where the human species originated.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If he doesn't end up as VP, he would be a good candidate for Mitch McConnell's senate seat when he retires in 2026.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (15 children)

Where did you find an overview of the racial makeup of the top 100 companies' employees?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Oh it is a democracy, but not “direct democracy”. We don’t choose what happens, we just choose who decides what happens.

Still not a democracy, you just described a Republic, which is what we’ve always officially been even if die hard patriots prefer to say democracy

What are you talking about? The people electing representatives that makes the final decisions is called "representative democracy". A republic is a form of representative democracy. A constitutional monarchy, like you find a lot of in Europe, is another form of representative democracy that fit the original description, without being republics.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (8 children)

What did the founding fathers decide that made it impossible to have short election seasons in the US?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

So the US Government should not make money available ASAP to rebuild the bridge, but instead wait for the laughable scenario that the company pays for the damages?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sure, and a window on the fifth floor is technically an exit. But that doesn't make it a viable option.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Aren't they both the election of a party's candidate instead of a public office?

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