Recent comments in /f/news

Blu-Falcon t1_javv2ox wrote

Not really? There is no source. Why do you think their words "strike true"? Because it "sounds" like something "China" would do? Do you have some credible piece of information to suggest that current day republicans, who usually are the ones spouting sinophobic propaganda, are actually Chinese plants?

The same republicans who call Coronavirus the "Wuhan Flu" are secretly working with the people they call racist terms? Idk, from my perspective it doesn't seem all that likely.

2

Flavor_Nukes t1_javu4z8 wrote

I wouldn't be so sure. There are still some massive tech problems to finish out before it's even viable to run both engines with. Pressurization and anti ice are both huge problems. In 99% of airliners, pressurization and anti ice bleed air is coming off the high pressure section of the turbine compressor section. Also electrical and hydraulic power. All currently come off drive generators from the turbines. Making the flip to hydrogen will take a massive amount of engineering to overcome some pretty glaring problems. Theres a long way to go still.

1

Head_of_Lettuce t1_javr6ih wrote

It sounds counterintuitive but it’s true in many cases. The reason is that death penalty cases are much more expensive for all parties than other types of cases (i.e. life in prison), because the trials themselves are often more numerous (appeals, etc) and longer than they otherwise would be. Those costs often outweigh the costs of just convicting someone to life in prison, and paying to keep them confined for the rest of their life. Also, many people end up either having their convictions overturned or commuted to life in prison, making the whole thing a wasted expense.

Here is a paper from the government of Indiana which breaks down some of the costs involved. It doesn’t explicitly state that death penalty cases are more expensive I don’t think, but it should give you an idea.

42