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Comment Re:Modernising the subway? (Score 1) 98

Does anyone know what is keeping the system in its current state?

Politics is a big part of it, who's going to pay for it. While completely inside New York City, it's controlled by New York State, so the money has to come from the state assembly and governor, who have to answer to the rest of the state outside the city, most of whom don't want their tax money going solely to the city.

Comment Re:The electoral college worked great! (Score 1) 426

If we had a direct population vote as you insinuate, then Los Angeles alone would overwhelm all of the votes of Oklahoma and Wyoming which deprives those states of representation. The electoral college assures their views are represented.

And then we'd be stuck with a government that represents the people more than the land.

The electoral college allows fewer people in more land to dominate more people in less land. And why should more people have their representation deprived simply because they choose to live geographically closer to one another?

Comment Re:Le sigh (Score 1) 456

sorry, "AA Battery" means something entirely different

We have this thing called "context" where a particular word or phrase can have different meanings under different circumstances. AA batteries, in this context, are the tiny cylindrical objects that provide electrical power to low voltage devices, not the things that shoot Messerschmidts out of the sky.

And coincidentally, we're talking about these AA batteries, "the tiny cylindrical objects that provide electrical power" in the context of security and preventing them from taking airplanes down out of the sky.

Comment Re:Interesting, but... (Score 1) 181

I've been noticing that, especially with orange juice. The half gallon is now slightly less... I lived overseas for a decade while I think it was starting to happen, so it was sort of a shock to me when I returned to the U.S. to find that.

That's why I brought it up as the solution to the OP's idea that it wouldn't work if people can now get the full amount out. The manufacturer's will just reduce the full amount and keep the price the same.

Comment Re:Interesting, but... (Score 1) 181

...that will never work. ... and you would sell less bottles as you would squeeze more out of each.
I cannot see how the manufacturers would be interested in that.

Manufacturers can easily work around that. They'll just sell smaller bottles.

The 64oz bottle will now be the 62oz bottle and the 32oz bottle will become the 30oz bottle. They can make the label a little larger and it'll barely be noticeable, while people get the thrill out of getting every last ounce of ketchup.

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