LordBrandon
LordBrandon t1_jdwzg50 wrote
Reply to [OC] Percentage of People in Poverty by State Using 3-Year Average: 2019, 2020, and 2021 (Supplemental Poverty Measure) by FlyingSquirlez
It's hard to be homeless in the middle of a field in Montana.
LordBrandon t1_jdbriia wrote
Reply to comment by AcerbicFwit in NASA's space nuclear power program is a hot mess by bit_map
They developed the commercial cargo and commercial crew programs so that they could divert funding to the moon program. They could have easily continued the shuttle program if that was their focus.
LordBrandon t1_ja5ex59 wrote
Reply to TIL about Vesna Vulović, the Guinness world record holder for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: 10,160 m (33,330 ft; 6.31 mi) by Cannabisseur78
I thought that would be a great story, but she got completely messed up and had permanent spine damage.
LordBrandon t1_ja4oqpw wrote
Reply to comment by woolcoat in Public opinion on climate change in China from two national surveys: findings suggest that Chinese people have a fairly high awareness of the existence and anthropogenic causes of climate change by Biosphere_Collapse
China leads the world in fossil fuel consumption. Including being the top producer and consumer of lignite, the dirtiest type of coal, and they are building new coal plants every year. China was the biggest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in 2021, accounting for nearly 31 percent of the global emissions. Don't fall for their greenwashig.
LordBrandon t1_ja4nozt wrote
Reply to comment by howard416 in Public opinion on climate change in China from two national surveys: findings suggest that Chinese people have a fairly high awareness of the existence and anthropogenic causes of climate change by Biosphere_Collapse
As in "red china" communist, vs red state in the US, one with a republican majority.
LordBrandon t1_j9ekmtv wrote
Reply to comment by Gaskii in The World's Most Respected 'Made in [Country]' Labels by ElizabethTheEditor
Yea they have axis to a lot of raw materials, and axis to a skilled work force.
LordBrandon t1_j9ee5qa wrote
Reply to comment by cultofdesire777 in TIL In 1897, the US Government created "The Board of Tea Experts" to taste test every lot of imported tea, to ensure that the tea tasted good. The Board was abolished in 1996. by Ihatethemuffinman
They'll drink anything.
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Reply to I already wear earmuffs to bed, neighbours in my apartment are so loud that they don't help. Need something stronger, any advice? by Verifiedvenuz
Buy a 1500 watt PA system, bolt it to the wall and play the Barney theme on repeat.
LordBrandon t1_j80zt5e wrote
Reply to comment by starhoppers in Blue Origin awarded NASA launch contract for Mars mission (Studying magnetic field) by kuroimakina
There are zero functioning human moon landing systems in the world. Even if there were a few, dissimilar redundancy can bring down the cost.
LordBrandon t1_j80zak8 wrote
Reply to comment by platinumgus18 in Blue Origin awarded NASA launch contract for Mars mission (Studying magnetic field) by kuroimakina
Don't forget they hire from a pool of engineers that already work in the most advanced aerospace industry in the world.
LordBrandon t1_j80z40e wrote
Reply to comment by kuroimakina in Blue Origin awarded NASA launch contract for Mars mission (Studying magnetic field) by kuroimakina
Remember before the billionaires the rockets were more expensive and less ambitious. Unless you can build a rocket on Kickstarter this is as good as it gets.
LordBrandon t1_j80yjvu wrote
Reply to comment by ChrisJD11 in Blue Origin awarded NASA launch contract for Mars mission (Studying magnetic field) by kuroimakina
They awarded the Apollo rockets to companies that had never been to the moon before as well. Pure corruption.
LordBrandon t1_j7q2bns wrote
Reply to comment by MyAnswerIsMaybe in [OC] How Google makes money (its 2022 income statement visualized as a Sankey diagram) by IncomeStatementGuy
Why would anyone ever start a company, or invest in a company if they could never be compensated for it?
LordBrandon t1_j7oepte wrote
Reply to comment by MyAnswerIsMaybe in [OC] How Google makes money (its 2022 income statement visualized as a Sankey diagram) by IncomeStatementGuy
Most of thoes billions goes to paying people. You're only happy if it's 100%?
LordBrandon t1_j7oea0i wrote
Reply to comment by gza_liquidswords in [OC] How Google makes money (its 2022 income statement visualized as a Sankey diagram) by IncomeStatementGuy
Thats not just a lucky investment, they've pumped an unimaginable amount of money and effort building it to what it is today.
LordBrandon t1_j4fel0j wrote
Reply to comment by jrtiger76 in PsBattle: Protesters with face masks by frghg
CS Go to the gym.
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Reply to comment by cupcakeraynebowjones in Scientists have created hybrid rice that can be propagated with high efficiency as clonal seed. This means the benefits of a high-yield hybrid can be kept from season to season without breeding new hybrids. by andyhfell
If it's colonial it will diversify normally.
LordBrandon t1_j2uc877 wrote
Reply to comment by Wrackandruin in European economies have developed stronger anti-trust regulations, more competitive markets, and more robust consumer protection than the US in the last 20 years. The reason for this is the EU. EU member states are incentivized to empower a strongly independent pro-competition regulator. by smurfyjenkins
Apple was started in a garadge.
LordBrandon t1_j2tycmx wrote
Reply to comment by Mootingly in European economies have developed stronger anti-trust regulations, more competitive markets, and more robust consumer protection than the US in the last 20 years. The reason for this is the EU. EU member states are incentivized to empower a strongly independent pro-competition regulator. by smurfyjenkins
It must be asked why Europe doesn't produce alternatives to most of thoes choices.
LordBrandon t1_ixp86vi wrote
Reply to Pita chip with breasts by TurnerDiagonal
Those are some 1993 tities.
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Reply to Mothers who spend more time on social media sites about motherhood experience higher stress hormone levels, study finds by chrisdh79
Are mothers that are having a hard time just seeking more advice?
LordBrandon t1_iuue51p wrote
It was the last president Hu Jintao. He wasn't feeling well so he had to leave the earth.
LordBrandon t1_iua4ej3 wrote
Reply to comment by Gianni_Crow in New World Conquest, British gas cooker manufactured 1972 & still in daily use by TheRealArb
If they made it today would it be called "Bloody Hell We Lost The Subcontinent"?
LordBrandon t1_je3yezz wrote
Reply to comment by Da_Brootalz in TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half. by WhatsAMisanthrope
Well at least they aren't destroying major cities by letting them flood. I'll take that trade.