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  1. Comment on Elon Musk’s X sues Unilever, Mars and CVS over ‘massive advertiser boycott’ in ~tech

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    It's hilarious, Mr Absolute-Free-Speech, free market man wants to sue corporations for making their own PR and business decisions when it doesn't benefit him.

    It's hilarious, Mr Absolute-Free-Speech, free market man wants to sue corporations for making their own PR and business decisions when it doesn't benefit him.

    52 votes
  2. Comment on It’s official: These thirteen books are now banned from all public schools in Utah in ~books

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    Ironically their own rules would mean the Bible needs to be banned as well. A group of sisters get their dad drunk and have sex with him, that's rape and incest right there. It contains the story:...

    Ironically their own rules would mean the Bible needs to be banned as well. A group of sisters get their dad drunk and have sex with him, that's rape and incest right there. It contains the story: "Yet she multiplied her promiscuity, remembering the days of her youth, when she had prostituted herself in the land of Egypt and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions," directly referencing prostitution, huge dicks and horse-sized loads of cum.

    3 votes
  3. Comment on Eclipse plans in ~talk

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    The trip back was all train, no buses, so we shouldn't have had to deal with any traffic. Of course some impatient person messed up a set of doors on our train just before we got to Union causing...

    The trip back was all train, no buses, so we shouldn't have had to deal with any traffic. Of course some impatient person messed up a set of doors on our train just before we got to Union causing a nearly 20 minute delay and we missed our train back to Newmarket. Ended up taking a $60 Uber lol. Luckily traffic heading out of the city was not bad by then.

    1 vote
  4. Comment on Eclipse plans in ~talk

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    I travelled from Newmarket to Hamilton Ontario on public transit. Normally a 2ish hour trip took over 4 hours and it was horizon-to-horizon clouds the whole way. I was sincerely bummed at the...

    I travelled from Newmarket to Hamilton Ontario on public transit. Normally a 2ish hour trip took over 4 hours and it was horizon-to-horizon clouds the whole way. I was sincerely bummed at the weather but we were determined to stick it out anyways. We made it to Bayfront Park in Hamilton around 2pm and as soon as we arrived we noticed blue sky in the distance, the first clear sky we had seen all day. By the time the eclipse was at 50% the clear patch was upon us and we had a perfect view! The crowd went wild when the clouds parted for us.

    Totality was truly something else. The entire horizon looked like a sunset in every direction, the temperature dropped dramatically and you could suddenly see your breath, streetlights came on and birds started singing as if it was early morning. I am seriously considering taking a trip to Iceland or Spain for the 2026 eclipse.

    1 vote
  5. Comment on Best foreign films and TV shows? in ~tv

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    If you want more Canadian goodness, you've gotta watch Shoresy. It's about a hockey team in Sudbury Ontario. I'm not even a hockey / sports guy and I absolutely love it. Hilarious. And give yer...

    If you want more Canadian goodness, you've gotta watch Shoresy. It's about a hockey team in Sudbury Ontario. I'm not even a hockey / sports guy and I absolutely love it. Hilarious.

    And give yer balls a tug.

    There's also a funny Polish historical comedy called 1670 which I've been enjoying. First thing I've ever watched in Polish.

    1 vote
  6. Comment on What learning do you find easy or difficult? And why? in ~talk

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    I studied Japanese for a few years in an immersion class. Once the lessons started it was Japanese-only the whole time. It took the whole first lesson for us to learn how to say what is this, what...

    I studied Japanese for a few years in an immersion class. Once the lessons started it was Japanese-only the whole time. It took the whole first lesson for us to learn how to say what is this, what is that, this is an apple, that is an apple. Super basic but a strong foundation to build on. The teacher was fantastic. They also organized a monthly language exchange meetup where the Canadians learning Japanese would get together with Japanese people learning English. It was a really fantastic way to get to actually use the language, and I made a ton of Japanese friends through the program who I keep in touch with to this day. Life kinda got in the way and I stopped studying, but I reckon I could still at least ask for directions and understand the answer!

    Point being, learning a language from a book alone sounds impossible. You really do have to use it for it to work.

    5 votes
  7. Comment on What watch do you wear daily? in ~hobbies

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    Honestly I'm happy with my Fossil watches (regular watches not smart). Watch snobs may scoff but imo they're the best bang for your buck, they're well made and they look nice. Just like with...

    Honestly I'm happy with my Fossil watches (regular watches not smart). Watch snobs may scoff but imo they're the best bang for your buck, they're well made and they look nice. Just like with headphones, the difference between $50 and $250 is huge, but the difference between $250 and $2500 isn't enough to justify the price for me. I've got 4 Fossils on sale over the past few years that look nice with various outfits, and a pair of sub-$300 Sennheiser HD569s that sound great d-_-b

    5 votes
  8. Comment on Etsy sellers are turning free fanfiction into printed and bound physical books [against the wishes of the authors], and listing them for sale for more than $100 per book in ~books

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    One could argue that the buyer is only paying for the physical copy, the content is still free.

    One could argue that the buyer is only paying for the physical copy, the content is still free.

    4 votes
  9. Comment on Notifications are ads in ~tech

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    And if someone keeps calling me about unimportant things that could easily be a text or an email, I'm going to set their ring to silent.

    If someone needs to get in touch with me immediately, they can call me. Otherwise, I'll notice when I notice.

    And if someone keeps calling me about unimportant things that could easily be a text or an email, I'm going to set their ring to silent.

    2 votes
  10. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    I made a cheesy stroganoff-esque macaroni casserole last night with lots of mushrooms and onions (caramelized nicely and deglazed with a splash of red wine) that went into a sour cream / dijon /...

    I made a cheesy stroganoff-esque macaroni casserole last night with lots of mushrooms and onions (caramelized nicely and deglazed with a splash of red wine) that went into a sour cream / dijon / cream cheese / mozzarella / pepper jack cheese sauce. With ground beef and bacon bits, jalapeno diced small, and more cheese and panko on top to crisp up. Filling as hell but it was really tasty. I've been really loving mushrooms lately.

    https://i.imgur.com/eEp2h2p.jpeg

    1 vote
  11. Comment on Zombie sequel ’28 Years Later’ lands at Sony in ~movies

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    I loved 28 Days Later and thoroughly enjoyed 28 Weeks Later. I am wondering though why they're skipping 28 Months Later, and I hope to one day see the sci-fi entry 28 Centuries Later. Joking aside...

    I loved 28 Days Later and thoroughly enjoyed 28 Weeks Later. I am wondering though why they're skipping 28 Months Later, and I hope to one day see the sci-fi entry 28 Centuries Later.

    Joking aside I hope this lives up to the first two.

    7 votes
  12. Comment on A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers in ~humanities

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    Super weird. Now it takes me to the laundry tips. Haven't added or removed or disabled any addons in the meantime.

    Super weird. Now it takes me to the laundry tips. Haven't added or removed or disabled any addons in the meantime.

    1 vote
  13. Comment on A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers in ~humanities

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    Just seems like a really creepy fantasy horror thing to me, but yes it is pretty terrifying.

    Just seems like a really creepy fantasy horror thing to me, but yes it is pretty terrifying.

    1 vote
  14. Comment on A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers in ~humanities

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    Well, that's really friggin weird. My original link still takes me to the comic. https://i.imgur.com/JZevkNh.png

    Well, that's really friggin weird. My original link still takes me to the comic.

    https://i.imgur.com/JZevkNh.png

    1 vote
  15. Comment on What do you use to manage your music library? in ~music

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    How are you still using iTunes?

    How are you still using iTunes?

  16. Comment on Electric cars are not the future – In cities at least, e-bikes make more cultural and consumer sense in ~transport

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    Yeah but the Netherlands has famously great biking infrastructure. I wouldn't commute by bike in Toronto especially in the winter, I don't wanna die lol

    Yeah but the Netherlands has famously great biking infrastructure. I wouldn't commute by bike in Toronto especially in the winter, I don't wanna die lol

    8 votes
  17. Comment on Electric cars are not the future – In cities at least, e-bikes make more cultural and consumer sense in ~transport

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    Yeah I feel e-bikes would be useless here in Toronto for at 3-4 months a year, and uncomfortable for another 1 or 2.

    Yeah I feel e-bikes would be useless here in Toronto for at 3-4 months a year, and uncomfortable for another 1 or 2.

    4 votes
  18. Comment on A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers in ~humanities

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    Just did, it takes me to the manga I wanted to post. Is it overrun with ads or something? I'll update it with a better link lol. https://imgur.com/a/Wht7z

    Just did, it takes me to the manga I wanted to post. Is it overrun with ads or something? I'll update it with a better link lol.

    https://imgur.com/a/Wht7z

    1 vote
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  20. Comment on What do you use to manage your music library? in ~music

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    Same. I've been using iTunes since version 1 on OS 9.2, I'm super accustomed to it. My library isn't as big as yours but it's almost 20k. I still find it a breeze to use and organize my music,...

    Same. I've been using iTunes since version 1 on OS 9.2, I'm super accustomed to it. My library isn't as big as yours but it's almost 20k. I still find it a breeze to use and organize my music, even though some of the design choices they've made since it became Music are a little annoying (wasted screen space and redundant controls while viewing playlists, mostly).