nygaff t1_jb2eaxb wrote on March 5, 2023 at 10:27 PM

Reply to comment by Morat20 in Dozens of Israeli reserve pilots ditch drill to protest judicial overhaul by Dirty_Quesadilla

That's not true at all. The IDF conscription is for all citizens, regardless of their religion. There are even Druze and Bahai who serve.

nygaff t1_j6nu7od wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Reply to Former Shanghai bookseller’s wife hit with ‘exit ban’ by zsreport

I remember back in 2007 I was on a trip with a woman from China. They allowed her, or her husband to leave the country at one time, never both together.

nygaff t1_j3531pj wrote on January 6, 2023 at 2:20 AM

Reply to comment by calm_chowder in A family finds swastikas in the lawn as antisemitism surges by Shaul_Ishtov

Keep going... the Roman's weren't the first by any means.

nygaff t1_j352wak wrote on January 6, 2023 at 2:19 AM

Reply to comment by squidking78 in A family finds swastikas in the lawn as antisemitism surges by Shaul_Ishtov

Why does a county smaller than New Jersey need to take people from ANY genocide? The US doesn't even come close to doing that. It is an absurd standard for you to be having.

nygaff t1_j26hs5p wrote on December 30, 2022 at 12:25 AM

Reply to comment by KultofEnnui in Luxurious space hotels are a classic Sci-Fi trope. But American hospitality giant Hilton recently signed a deal with Lockheed Martin and Voyager Space to build the solar system’s first space hotel onboard Starlab — a space station with NASA funding — which is currently under development. by EricFromOuterSpace

Isn't this loosley one of the sides plots to The Fifth Element?

nygaff t1_iugbi6e wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:34 AM

Reply to comment by Kevin_Wolf in TIL that in ancient times, the carob seed was used to measure the worth of gems and gold since the seeds have a general uniform weight. This is where the word "karat" comes from. by kkoolook

Came here to say exactly this^. The early 90's was not a fun time to be a little kid 🤣

nygaff t1_irkgj52 wrote on October 8, 2022 at 11:03 PM

Reply to comment by schmo_hawk in TIL of Joseph Trombino, a security guard who survived the 1981 Brink’s robbery in Nyack, NY. He continued working for the company for the next 20 years, was nearly killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and was ultimately killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. by schmo_hawk

It's okay, the shootout was in Nyack down the street a bit. There is still a memorial at the foot of the entrance to the bridge they were trying to get away on.