BenadrylChunderHatch

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[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, didn't realise their gun laws were so permissive as to allow concealed carry for self defence, that's unusual in Europe. You do still need a license though, which requires passing an exam, criminal record and health check, so not quite as lax as the USA.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Which European countries have very little gun control? I wasn't aware of any european country in which anyone can just carry a loaded gun around in public for no reason.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 3 points 1 year ago

Don't Starve probably isn't the first thing you'd think of but it does fit quite well.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 2 points 1 year ago

Plus pushing formula milk in places where clean drinking water isn't a given is pretty supportive of spreading disease in infants.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 20 points 1 year ago

No, it's about Warhammer fantasy, also Games Workshop, but different universe. Creative Assembly - the Total War guys - have never made a 40k game.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You should always signal to exit a roundabout after you pass the exit before the one you want to take. If you want to take the first exit, signal before you enter the roundabout. If you want to take the second exit, signal after you pass the first exit etc.

If you're taking an exit more than 180 degrees around the circle from the entrance, you should signal the other direction to show that you are staying on the roundabout and then signal to leave after you pass the exit before the one you want. E.g. if you're in a country where you drive on the right and the roundabout is on a traditional crossroad '+' and you want to take the third (left) or fourth (u turn) exit then you should indicate left to start with and then indicate right to exit.

Note that this is what you should do. You will see drivers not signalling correctly in any country with roundabouts. The most common error is probably not indicating at all when going straight.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 9 points 1 year ago

Dude you need a to pass a test and have a license for loads of hobbies, people still do them. Even just driving a regular car which is considered a near necessity in some places, we acknowledge that it's dangerous so you need to pass a test and can have your licence taken away if you are a danger to others.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The argument of people being 'better off' now is that technology is better and more available. It is much cheaper to buy a big 4k flat panel tv now than a black and white tv with four channels and no remote back in the 50s. We have the Internet, smartphones, better health care, video games, music, streaming services, cheap air travel, food from all over the world, robot vacuum cleaners, air conditioning etc. etc.

What we don't have so much of is cheap housing, good secure jobs, any reasonable degree of income equality etc.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Let's say optimistically that you die at 70. That's 30 years living on 300k, so 30k per year on rent, food, utilities and medical. You could live indoors for that amount in some parts of America in 2023. But what about in 2053? Inflation could have a huge impact on your cost of living and if you're already living close to the bread line it's hard to find savings anywhere. You could put your money in stocks but likewise you're at the mercy of the market. It might be fine but if the market tanks when you're 65 you could be in big trouble.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

31% of the population of Switzerland are non-Swiss residents without voting rights.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, that's what hybrids are, a hybrid between an electric and combustion engine car, I.e. they have both.

[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 2 points 1 year ago

There's 5 years between elections unless the ruling party calls one early so a pm resigning doesn't help but calling an election early and winning does. We're still on the clock from Johnson's 2019 landslide win - which he called 3 years early because they were way ahead in the polls. Truss and Sunak didn't call early elections because they already had a big majority and would probably lose seats.

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