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Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv
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Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv
aphoenix LinkI hate it when I agree with Tucker Carlson about anything: Tucker Carlson says Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s killing to trample First Amendment.I hate it when I agree with Tucker Carlson about anything: Tucker Carlson says Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s killing to trample First Amendment.
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Comment on Does anyone here enjoy a whisk(e)y ? in ~food
aphoenix Link ParentFun Dillon's fact: during the height of the pandemic, they switched from distilling spirits to creating hand sanitizer, at a huge loss, and while doing so, they put out a promotion to purchase...Fun Dillon's fact: during the height of the pandemic, they switched from distilling spirits to creating hand sanitizer, at a huge loss, and while doing so, they put out a promotion to purchase gift cards for later use. We bought a distillery tour at that time, and held onto it until last summer when we used it, and we really enjoyed the facilities, the people, and the whole vibe.
If you can get their cocktails I definitely recommend doing so. They're pretty great.
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Comment on Robert Munsch, Canadian children’s author, approved for medical assistance in dying in ~books
aphoenix Link ParentI found an official post from Julie Munsch that explains the situation in more detail. source on facebook and I'll transcribe it here:I found an official post from Julie Munsch that explains the situation in more detail. source on facebook and I'll transcribe it here:
Message from Julie Munsch
My father IS NOT DYING!!!
Thanks to everyone and their well wishes, however, my father’s choice to use MAID was in fact made 5 years ago, this is not new news and it was discussed in an interview with the CBC in 2021.
My dad is doing well but of course with a degenerative disease it can begin to progress quickly at any point.
The New York Times article is a great interview with my dad and nowhere does it say my dad isn’t doing well, nor that he’s going to die anytime soon!
Please beware of clickbait!
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Comment on Does anyone here enjoy a whisk(e)y ? in ~food
aphoenix Link ParentI realized I didn't speak about boubon at all. I have purchased what is probably the last bottle of bourbon I'll ever have, and that's a Weller Special Reserve, on the recommendation of...I realized I didn't speak about boubon at all. I have purchased what is probably the last bottle of bourbon I'll ever have, and that's a Weller Special Reserve, on the recommendation of @AugustusFerdinand. It is probably the best bourbon I've ever had, and I have enjoyed it quite a bit.
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Comment on Does anyone here enjoy a whisk(e)y ? in ~food
aphoenix LinkI enjoy good scotch or rye, and have also enjoyed Irish whiskey and some bourbons. I'm in Canada, so we don't get the cream of the Irish crop over here; I keep it simple with Jameson's Black...I enjoy good scotch or rye, and have also enjoyed Irish whiskey and some bourbons. I'm in Canada, so we don't get the cream of the Irish crop over here; I keep it simple with Jameson's Black Barrel. Red Breast Single Pot is also great.
My current scotch of choice is Lagavullin 16, though I also enjoy a nice smokey Talisker that my wife brought back for me from Scotland a while ago.
My current favourite Rye is Dillon's small batch rye. It's a very nice, smooth rye, and Dillon's is full of good people. I've done the distillery tour there, and they also make great gin and gin based cocktails.
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
aphoenix Link ParentI have touched several sharks, and if I recall correctly, it's Nurse Sharks that people think of as quite smooth in one direction and quite rough in the other. They are very smooth if you touch...I have touched several sharks, and if I recall correctly, it's Nurse Sharks that people think of as quite smooth in one direction and quite rough in the other. They are very smooth if you touch them nose-to-tail but very rough tail-to-nose.
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Comment on Robert Munsch, Canadian children’s author, approved for medical assistance in dying in ~books
aphoenix LinkEven this CBC video of Robert performing the Paper Bag Princess doesn't really do justice to how he fills a room when he performs one of his stories. I am one of the lucky people who grew up in an...- Exemplary
Even this CBC video of Robert performing the Paper Bag Princess doesn't really do justice to how he fills a room when he performs one of his stories. I am one of the lucky people who grew up in an area where Robert would come to our schools and perform for us; I experienced it several times, and sometimes he even told stories that he never published, like "The Fart" which was maybe the funniest story I had ever heard when I heard him tell it back in the 80s when I was young. And he got the whole school involved in Mortimer Be Quiet, and it was one of the best moments of elementary school, better than snowshoeing, better than the sugar bush, better than anything else I can remember.
Later on, Robert lived in the same neighbourhood as me, and he would frequently walk up the CNR Spurline Trail, which was right next to my house. He always had a sparkle in his eyes, and he would stop and chat with anyone, especially if there were children. A few times when they were small, my kids asked "who was that man you talked to" and I got to tell them that that really was the real Robert Munsch, who really wrote the books that we sometimes read. And I did my best to try to bring those stories to life, like he had done a dozen times for me. I'm a pale imitation, but I try.
I'll Love You Forever, Mr. Munsch. You were one of the people that shaped how I grew up and the person I became, like Mr. Dressup, Raffi, or Fred Penner. You always had time to try to make the kids around you laugh, and the joy that you put into storytelling was incredible.
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 Early Access delayed til March 2026 in ~games
aphoenix Link ParentI felt the same about going to MT2, but then I did buy it almost on a whim, and haven't regretted it. The active development of the game is great - they just did a balance patch for example - and...I felt the same about going to MT2, but then I did buy it almost on a whim, and haven't regretted it. The active development of the game is great - they just did a balance patch for example - and a lot of the game feels like an extension of MT1, while also fixing some of the issues I had. Everything is just as bit more polished and slightly better design; both have design and visual design.
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
aphoenix Link ParentNot to be even more pedantic, but there were 3 casualties, one of which was the shooter, who died, while the other 2 were injured. Casualties include injuries, which is likely the cause of...Not to be even more pedantic, but there were 3 casualties, one of which was the shooter, who died, while the other 2 were injured. Casualties include injuries, which is likely the cause of @TheRtRevKaiser's original point.
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
aphoenix Link Parentedit: after refreshing a news feed, it seems like the suspect is not actually in custody as of 5:24pm estOld white guy.edit: after refreshing a news feed, it seems like the suspect is not actually in custody as of 5:24pm est -
Comment on How comedy was destroyed by an anti-reality doomsday cult in ~humanities
aphoenix Link ParentI think it's quite a bit different, and the big difference is fiction vs. non-fiction. For example, in this video, TEG talks about Kill Tony for quite a while, and many of the comparisons are not...that's like saying: 2001: A Space Odyssey had 10 minutes of material packed into 2 hours
I think it's quite a bit different, and the big difference is fiction vs. non-fiction. For example, in this video, TEG talks about Kill Tony for quite a while, and many of the comparisons are not particularly nuanced. Having a minute of WWE footage to say "Kill Tony is like the WWE" was all to make a 10 second point last over a minute. I understand wanting to tell a story, and I think that's important, but I find that everything TEG does sets a very slow pace. I am not making a qualitative statement about that pacing - it is absolutely okay with me if that's what you like, and you enjoy it, and I'm not trying to convince you not to enjoy it. However, It's not what I want, and I think there are a fair number of people who feel similarly.
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Comment on How comedy was destroyed by an anti-reality doomsday cult in ~humanities
aphoenix Link ParentI'm also Canadian, and I enjoy satire and I bounced off every single one of his videos that I've tried to watch. Unlike some of the other people in the thread, I don't wonder why other people like...I'm also Canadian, and I enjoy satire and I bounced off every single one of his videos that I've tried to watch. Unlike some of the other people in the thread, I don't wonder why other people like it, I get it. For me, though, it feels like he's really worked at packing 15 minutes of material into 90 minutes, and what I really want out of a YouTube video is a distillation of 90 minutes of understanding into a 15 minute segment.
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Comment on Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Official trailer in ~movies
aphoenix Link ParentHave you read the Thursday Murder Club books or watched the movie? It has a very Agatha Christie-esque vibe.Have you read the Thursday Murder Club books or watched the movie? It has a very Agatha Christie-esque vibe.
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
aphoenix LinkThere isn't any big name hot sauce that I really love, though I will say that we do keep a bottle of Ho-Ya Vietnamese Sriracha as a "default", but if you don't like Sriracha, that's not much help....There isn't any big name hot sauce that I really love, though I will say that we do keep a bottle of Ho-Ya Vietnamese Sriracha as a "default", but if you don't like Sriracha, that's not much help. Other than that I don't really recommend any of the big massively produced hot sauces. At least where I live (Southern Ontario) we're in a glorious time where great hot sauces abound, and are relatively inexpensive.
My go-to that I usually have is a bottle from Sorry Sauce. We've also added in Mojo Peppa Sauce. We currently have a bottle of Sorry's Donnybrook (peach hot sauce) and Mojo's Eclipse White Truffle sauce. Both are fantastic.
It's also relatively easy to make your own hot sauces. You cut the stem and the terminus from peppers you want to use, put them in a very salty brine, weight them down so they stay in the brine, and leave them for a couple of weeks with a fermentation topper (or cheesecloth). Strain, boil, blend and voila: hot sauce. You can add garlic or onion, or cucumber or peaches or mangoes or any number of things to make something really easy and also very delicious.
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Comment on Ben-Hur on a computer screen in ~tech
aphoenix LinkI feel like we had similar formative experiences; instead of Ben Hur, I had "turtle" which was a program for drawing on a computer screen, and I was hooked. We had similar computers and similar...I feel like we had similar formative experiences; instead of Ben Hur, I had "turtle" which was a program for drawing on a computer screen, and I was hooked. We had similar computers and similar updates to them, and sometimes I'll draw funny patterns with turtle because that's what started me on this path.
I guess I know some of the language, but I still think that at their core, the technology of computers is magical. We bashed rocks with lightning to make them think for us; you have to get pretty deep into it before it's not magical! But I do love this:
It is better this way, for a language cannot be magic and known in equal measure.
Maybe they're less magical for me, but less is not none.
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Comment on How to get a backpack sold by Decathlon in EU to the US? in ~life.style
aphoenix Link ParentI can ship you from Canada if you need it.I can ship you from Canada if you need it.
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Comment on Letting younger children access Fortnite - Looking for opinions in ~games
aphoenix LinkFor reference, my children are 19f, 14f, 10m. In my experience, the most important thing is not necessarily the game itself, but the approach you have to the game. If you are letting your kids sit...For reference, my children are 19f, 14f, 10m.
In my experience, the most important thing is not necessarily the game itself, but the approach you have to the game. If you are letting your kids sit in a room by themselves playing fortnight, that's different from having it in an area where you hear and see what they are doing, and that's also different from if you take part in it yourself.
I love video games, and I play a fair bit of games, and I love sharing that with my kids, and our video game setup is a group of desks in one corner of the basement and most of the time if they're playing I'm also there. Whatever game they're into, I'm hearing about it and seeing it, and if there's something "bad" that comes about because of it, I'm there. Even right now, when I'm working and they're home during the day, I'm in the next room, about 7 feet away, and I can hear what they're doing (Kid2 and Kid3 are playing Guntouchables together).
Fornite itself is a game that I have never played, but I have observed my son play it a number of times. We turn off voice chat, he knows not to give out details about himself, and he knows that if anyone asks him for details about himself, he tells me. It's the same set of guidelines I used with my daughters, and now they are responsible internet users.
My son and I also play the dreaded Roblox together, and it's honestly nowhere near the boogeyman that people online make it out to be. Many of the games are hot garbage, but most of them are just fine, and it's actually a reasonable place to start learning about creating games, which my son has done.
tl;dr I think that as long as you're somewhat involved - and I don't mean necessarily playing with them, but being around and knowing about what is happening - then Fortnite isn't problematic at all.
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Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech
aphoenix LinkMine is currently this dropout.tv promotional art for my PC and my laptop has Cthulhusaurus Rex right now, though I change that with some frequency, and this one, while a favourite, will not...Mine is currently this dropout.tv promotional art for my PC and my laptop has Cthulhusaurus Rex right now, though I change that with some frequency, and this one, while a favourite, will not survive super long because I prefer darker backgrounds.
Edit: I just remembered that I can actually solve the dark background issue; now it's the negative of that image, and I'll probably adjust it again.
I also used to have a background that said "no pants is the best pants" but I lost it a while ago.
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Comment on Which directors have a flawless filmography? in ~movies
aphoenix Link ParentI'll do a super hot take: I think Scorsese definitely has some misses. For The Irishman he shoved a 2.5 hour movie into 3.5 hours. Shutter Island isn't good as either mystery or horror, because...I'll do a super hot take: I think Scorsese definitely has some misses.
For The Irishman he shoved a 2.5 hour movie into 3.5 hours. Shutter Island isn't good as either mystery or horror, because everything is so telegraphed that there isn't really a way to go than the way that it plods. Cape Fear and The Departed are both remakes that are worse than their originals.
I think that Scorsese knows so much about movies that his movies can almost become a caricature of whatever aspect of film making he is focusing on. Shutter Island is almost a caricature of foreshadowing; The Irishman is almost a caricature of plodding and methodical pacing.
It's not a bad taste joke. "Make comedy legal again" wasn't about this sort of thing; it was about not letting people talk back to comedians when they made trans or ableist or racist jokes. Marc Maron has a bit on single issue voting which is scathing and angry and fair warning: uses an ableist slur as the punchline, but really sums it up.
It wasn't about making comedy legal again, it was about removing cultural pushback against middle aged white men who want to say awful things to the people they hate.