theAmericanStranger
theAmericanStranger t1_jd4byn0 wrote
Reply to Abandoned "roadwork" in the middle of a 4-way intersection yesterday (19th and Oregon) by malcolmfairmount
Lack of accountability at all levels of the city; starting from our Mayor, down to Police, trash cleaners, streets division, and what not, yet they always come up with new positions that are supposed to make everything better and of course never do. And of course this spreads to contractors who can fuck up any intersection, sidewalk or street w/o having to worry about enforcement and fines. Honestly, Philly lives not because of its goverment, but in spite of it.
theAmericanStranger t1_jbcqyli wrote
Whatever. This is where our running club meets but nothing lasts forever
theAmericanStranger t1_jaipttq wrote
Reply to comment by flamehead2k1 in Philly mayoral candidates are discussing gun violence tonight. Here are some key policies likely to come up by PhillyPanda
>Philly isn't a huge retirement destination
I'm older than most people here, so I know quite a few New Yorkers who come for the retirement, taking advantage of much cheaper real estate and living in general . From my small sample size this is recent trend.
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But I think you're wrong - there is no Philly capital gain tax afaik, although be happy to be corrected.
theAmericanStranger t1_jai31pj wrote
Reply to comment by MonsterNog in Philly mayoral candidates are discussing gun violence tonight. Here are some key policies likely to come up by PhillyPanda
If you have a wage tax, why not tax the really rich who come here to retire and live off their retirement/capital ? As usual, salary earners bear the brunt of taxes.
theAmericanStranger t1_jahqf5z wrote
Reply to comment by MonsterNog in Philly mayoral candidates are discussing gun violence tonight. Here are some key policies likely to come up by PhillyPanda
He has my vote! I mean, lower/eliminate the wage tax while you're at it
theAmericanStranger t1_jaezlnq wrote
Reply to comment by mikebailey in Police Seek Man Who Allegedly Cut Cable Lines on Super Bowl Sunday by Kindaalwayshungry
We better quit while we're ahead
theAmericanStranger t1_jaew6j6 wrote
Reply to comment by mikebailey in Police Seek Man Who Allegedly Cut Cable Lines on Super Bowl Sunday by Kindaalwayshungry
"sir, this is Philly"
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srsly, my math is horribly off, as it's not 2^6, but (assuming any letter or digit is valid and can be at any position) 36^6 !
theAmericanStranger t1_jaeqvyd wrote
Reply to comment by mikebailey in Police Seek Man Who Allegedly Cut Cable Lines on Super Bowl Sunday by Kindaalwayshungry
1 of 7 characters when you have the make, color, and the year, or years range, is way less than 2^(6). To my untrained eye, this totally looks like car he uses a lot, not a stolen one, for example he knows where the tools are stashed, looks like he's familiar with driving it, etc.
Anyway, I might be totally wrong, not going to die on this hill. But fuck him for real! There's something terribly selfish the way he goes about to make thousands of other people miserable.
theAmericanStranger t1_jaen0hp wrote
Reply to comment by Disarray215 in Police Seek Man Who Allegedly Cut Cable Lines on Super Bowl Sunday by Kindaalwayshungry
I'm a techie myself yet the magic on CSI never failed to impress me, lol
theAmericanStranger t1_jaegkt1 wrote
Reply to comment by NeverComingHome999 in Police Seek Man Who Allegedly Cut Cable Lines on Super Bowl Sunday by Kindaalwayshungry
My non-sensationalist brain knows that, but do we need to know for sure? We have (I assume) make and color, if not year, and even one character in the license plate, or a choice of 2-3, would narrow it down
theAmericanStranger t1_jaeejgw wrote
Reply to comment by throwawaitnine in Police Seek Man Who Allegedly Cut Cable Lines on Super Bowl Sunday by Kindaalwayshungry
But then it will come out he just wanted to piss off his Ex who was throwing a SB party
theAmericanStranger t1_jaeedk6 wrote
Why can't the police retrieve the license plates from the video? I know it ain't 4K but no tools to enhance/decipher available to the police?
theAmericanStranger OP t1_j9crohl wrote
Reply to comment by verrius in The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a terrible Oscar candidate (rant) by theAmericanStranger
I don't believe this is what the commenter meant, but in any case I'm not against this short because it's based on a children's book or that its intended audience is that age - not at all! Many, if not most legendary animated movies were made for children; I just happen to believe this one was made terribly heavy-handed with its "message" - children thought history loved and cherished books and movies which were way more nuanced about bringing a positive message and did not shy away from conflicts.
theAmericanStranger OP t1_j9cqr9j wrote
Reply to comment by DrAlecHarvey in The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a terrible Oscar candidate (rant) by theAmericanStranger
>I found it really sappy in a bad way.
"Hate" is obviously a bit dramatic here, but man, this is exactly why I couldn't stand it! I would be cool with any other short winning it, but I have to say The Ice Merchants was the most special and my fav.
theAmericanStranger OP t1_j9c67an wrote
Reply to comment by flowersforvases26 in The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a terrible Oscar candidate (rant) by theAmericanStranger
Full, of platitudes, or nothing but platitudes? Some of the best children books are of course choke full of positive messages, platitudes if you will, but there is SOME dialog, SOME action that paves the way for the message. However, this short had NOTHING but a message which was hammered again and again ad nauseam. Maybe you have a personal history with the story, fine, I'm stating my opinion and as you can see I'm not the only one. And I had a full lifetime of reading stories to my kids and now to my grandchild
theAmericanStranger OP t1_j9c36hl wrote
Reply to comment by flowersforvases26 in The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a terrible Oscar candidate (rant) by theAmericanStranger
Watch it, and then report back.
theAmericanStranger OP t1_j9c2wwu wrote
Reply to comment by Spagh-ed-di in The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a terrible Oscar candidate (rant) by theAmericanStranger
I could not agree more; only diff for me the audience was way too polite, I didn't want to be the first to scream, lol.
All the other pieces are good, but there's some magic to the Ice Merchants that's very rare.
theAmericanStranger OP t1_j9blrpi wrote
Reply to comment by qawsedrf12 in The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a terrible Oscar candidate (rant) by theAmericanStranger
lol!
Don't want to write spoilers, but this was a good one, some scenes absolutely crashing it.
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theAmericanStranger t1_j8nsuel wrote
Reply to comment by SnapCrackleMom in You have one day to change something about your neighborhood. You get whatever resources you need, but only 24 hours to complete your project. What do you try to tackle? by RoverTheMonster
That's almost cheating, but I'm allowing it 🥹
theAmericanStranger t1_j8njfum wrote
Reply to comment by SnapCrackleMom in You have one day to change something about your neighborhood. You get whatever resources you need, but only 24 hours to complete your project. What do you try to tackle? by RoverTheMonster
... and fire them after 24 hours, lol.
Anyway, it's nice to dream every now and then! enjoy your day :)
theAmericanStranger t1_j8nfsol wrote
Reply to comment by SnapCrackleMom in You have one day to change something about your neighborhood. You get whatever resources you need, but only 24 hours to complete your project. What do you try to tackle? by RoverTheMonster
>You get whatever resources you need, but only 24 hours to complete your project
theAmericanStranger t1_j5q3gkn wrote
Reply to comment by mhallaback in Poetic Tattoos is a criminal front by mhallaback
Damn! Maybe at the line for the popcorn and drinks? Thats the only place I regularly see crowded lines and even there it doesn't resemble a real crowded place. Other possibility would be if they squeeze into their seats when people are already seated; i always keep my wallet in me front pocket. Anyway, thanks for warning everybody and lets hope these assholes are nabbed soon!
theAmericanStranger t1_j5pvqvm wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Poetic Tattoos is a criminal front by mhallaback
Second that! Was it a pickpocket operation? Was it at the Regal? I've been there a few times and never faced shady situations ot tight crowds where pickpockets operate
theAmericanStranger t1_jd4kmns wrote
Reply to comment by DefinitelyNotLola in Abandoned "roadwork" in the middle of a 4-way intersection yesterday (19th and Oregon) by malcolmfairmount
Sure - there are many I did not name but should be on the list, but this changes nothing.