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A girl who was kidnapped 7 months ago in Spain has turned up alive in the depths of the Amazon rainforest by kangaroos18in worldnews

[–]FetidFeet 0 points1 point ago

TIL to always ask for money up front when selling children on the black market.

/u/0ZE tries to get a free chair. /u/Haworth_Inc isn't having any of that biz. by robotortoisein SubredditDrama

[–]FetidFeet -1 points0 points ago

That analogy is a bit of a stretch.


[–]FetidFeet 3 points4 points ago

Is exploiting a bug in a website to get thousands of dollars of product for free a crime?

Question for those that dislike the Postal Service (USPS): if the founding fathers thought it was a good idea for the government to run the postal service, why is that idea no longer valid or good? by blueskies21in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]FetidFeet 1 point2 points ago

About 70% of the Postal Service's shortfall is due to the prepayment retiree health fund ( They would still be having significant issues simply due to the fact that First Class mail declines in volume almost every year combined with the fact that it has some fairly significant mandates from the US government.

Newsweek publishes an article claiming to have identified the founder of bitcoin. /r/bitcoin drama ensues, including discussion of doxxing the Newsweek reporter... by drdramain SubredditDrama

[–]FetidFeet 1 point2 points ago

I'm sure there are some in the bitcoin community who are psychologically incapable of reaching the "acceptance" stage.

Dev on C4 Engine’s PS4 Exclusivity: Microsoft Never Responded With Slightest Bit of Professionalism by whatwhatinthebutt01in Games

[–]FetidFeet 2 points3 points ago

Counterpoints on NES:

  • Rush'n Attack
  • Lion King
  • Ghosts 'n Goblins
  • Fester's Quest
  • TMNT

That's just off the top of my head of games I grew up with.

Tipping drama in /r/dogecoin when people tip the victims of Gox: Is it malicious to throw pennies at a men who lost millions? by billpikain SubredditDrama

[–]FetidFeet 34 points35 points ago

"I told you so."

The four most delightful words in the English language.

Why are so many environmentalists against nuclear power? by blueskies21in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]FetidFeet 1 point2 points ago

Nuclear has similar GHG emissions to renewable/sustainable electricity generation technologies, and it's FAR less than fossil fuels. I'm not sure where you heard otherwise. In cradle-to-grave analysis, Nuclear is about 20 times better than Coal in terms of GHG.

Look at the chart on page 2. The NREL guys are some of the best in the world at Life Cycle Assessment, and I trust their analysis.

The TSA “saw” my Bitcoin and wanted to count it by [deleted]in nottheonion

[–]FetidFeet 8 points9 points ago


I think what he is saying is that the pins look a lot of coins when run through the x-ray machine. People do attempt to smuggle gold that way.


[–]FetidFeet 29 points30 points ago

This is like traveling with 10 lbs of flour in ziplock bags and then getting mad when the TSA thinks you're a drug mule. You're not allowed to carry huge amounts of cash internationally without declaring it. They saw a bunch of what appeared to be currency, and investigated it. Once they figured out that wasn't the situation, they let him go. Granted, TSA inspectors make a lot of dumb errors, but this is one of the more trivial I've seen.

"Dude, it's juice. Get over it." Drama in /r/pettyrevenge over drinking a kid's juice box. by aub51zzzin SubredditDrama

[–]FetidFeet 6 points7 points ago

When he starts hiding all the discarded juice boxes in the crawl space. Midnight runs to the grocery store after he's already had 4 juice boxes and there's none left. Showing up to work with purple lips. Pretty soon he's homeless standing outside a day care trying to bum juice boxes off parents who are picking up their kids. Pretty soon the family has an intervention and throws him in rehab. He gets clean, but tells himself "I'm pretty sure I could stop at just one box. Maybe just on Thanksgiving," while nervously rubbing his 60 day JA coin between thumb and forefinger.

Teacher cries because a student names 9 angels. Can confirm, am other kid. by ollismithin thatHappened

[–]FetidFeet 21 points22 points ago

Angels - 9 Punctuation - 0

Using the CBO's minimum wage report as a lens for viewing media bias. by ThatGuyFromOhioin PoliticalDiscussion

[–]FetidFeet 0 points1 point ago

Yes, I probably should have chosen my words more carefully given I do modeling for a living. In this case, it's probably fair to assume that the median, mean, and mode for the probability distribution of outcomes is so close as to not make a difference in what we take away from the analysis.

I mean, if someone comes to me and says their curve looks like (~0, -100k, -200k) with a SD of 100k, my mind is going to file that under "pretty damn close to a normal distribution.")

The orgrimmar map is so frustrating by WaterChestnut3in hearthstone

[–]FetidFeet 123 points124 points ago

This is a slap in the face to all their customers.


[–]FetidFeet 6 points7 points ago

No they didn't. The confidence interval was minimal increase to -200,000 with an expected value of -100,000 for the $9.00 scenario.

New Study: Internet Trolls Are Often 'Machiavellian Sadists' by thinkpeoplethinkin TrueReddit

[–]FetidFeet 3 points4 points ago

Hey butthead, why don't you make like a tree and get outta here!

Don’t buy the hype of a robot-driven ‘jobocalypse’.Technology can bring us better jobs, but we must ensure that benefits are shared by everyone by Irma28in Economics

[–]FetidFeet 4 points5 points ago

It's interesting that you brought up architects. A couple architects I've talked to have bemoaned the way the internet has made it much easier to find thousands of designs online which can then be purchased inexpensively and built with little customization. The effect is a "commodification" of their skills.

I suspect, though, the real problem is the slow construction market and the fact that more degreed architects are being churned out by schools than job openings are available. (

What's a fact that's technically true but nobody understands correctly? by thlabmin AskReddit

[–]FetidFeet 2 points3 points ago

I don't think anyone read this question correctly. It's supposed to cover things that have much more complexity than a superficial examination / understanding would imply. Instead, everyone is just posting things people are often completely wrong about.

The Games Industry Doesn't Have a Citizen Kane, It Is Citizen Kane by iFlashiein Games

[–]FetidFeet -2 points-1 points ago

Ha, me neither. Fortunately I can buy the EA games I enjoy (Madden, FIFA) and skip the dogs. It's not like I am buying a subscription to all the games EA publishes in a given year.

Total Biscuit finally snaps. Fingers are pointed, jimmies are rustled, but more than anything it's just kind of sad. by ironyalwaysin SubredditDrama

[–]FetidFeet 1 point2 points ago

I totally agree with many of the things you said about his interactions with fans. However, what he's saying isn't unique. Many, many "internet personas" over the years have come out and said that getting so much hate mail each day is demoralizing. And these are folks of all types of temperaments. You could be the nicest, most disarming guy, but you're still going to get crazies coming out of the woodwork sending you hate mail. I can't even imagine the kind of stuff politicians get, given that about 50% of the public regularly and emotionally disagrees with their opinions.

Robert Reich: America has forgotten its 3 biggest economic lessons. by nomanoidin TrueReddit

[–]FetidFeet 0 points1 point ago

While I truly believe that income disparity is a problem for "fairness" reasons, I'm not sure that his central argument is true. The concept that income disparity leads to poor economic growth in the US is pretty murky.

1945 - 1973 had 3.3% average population-corrected GDP growth, and the exact same 3.3% from 1982 to 2007. Around 1980-1982 is really the point when income gains for the top 5% started drastically diverging from the median household, hence the reason for that time period being chosen.

Is there a reason beyond the TeaParty's advertised core values that give them a bad rap? by ScuttlingLizardin PoliticalDiscussion

[–]FetidFeet 2 points3 points ago

The fundamental problem with the Tea Party is that it is a populist movement that evolved into a reactionary movement. We could argue all day long on whether they're right, but the concept that "government should be a smaller part of Americans' lives" is a popular one.

The problem is that this concept attracted a lot of ultra-conservative cranks who happen to be ultra-conservative on social issues too. As a result, the Tea Party quickly dove to the right, rather than to the middle. As far as demographics go, there's just a lot more people who are fiscally conservative/socially conservative than fiscally coservative/socially liberal. That balance of power eventually turned the Tea Party into a de facto far-right party whose membership is not necessarily aligned with it's stated principles.

Obama has delayed the employer mandate, again. Should he delay the health care mandate for individuals? by teddiliciousin PoliticalDiscussion

[–]FetidFeet 0 points1 point ago

One thing some people are not aware of is that the Individual Mandate has really lousy enforcement options for the government. The IRS is tasked with enforcement, but the law specifically prevents them from garnishing wages. They have an option to put a lien on property when it's sold, but that really only applies to property owners who probably aren't the target of the individual mandate anyways. Most importantly, lying about your coverage allows you to get your refund immediately, and you are protected from criminal charges.

In a thread about cosplay, one redditor in /r/pics has some choice words for "nerds" who "play pretend." by TheLadyEvein SubredditDrama

[–]FetidFeet 7 points8 points ago

Is "acting the part" required for cosplay? I went to PAX once and practically zero of the folks dressed up were role playing. When I think of the word, it means to ME dressing up as a character that's popular in geek/nerd culture and standing around getting your picture taken with random people.