Stabilizing might not be quite the right word I'm looking for. But for example, trying to connect a new wifi card etc. Or when one program updates but this causes instability and you have to undo the update. Even from the handful of linux wizards I know, their battle stories with updates or new configurations are enough to terrify someone.
Are you an llm? Most humans, instead of restating what they've already said, actually read the comment to which they are replying.
Wait, this seems silly. You are in effect saying that it's wrong to blame those who stayed home because some of them would have voted for trump? Like, we'd still blame those people too had they actually voted trumo.
The blame isn't just because you voted for trump it is because you didn't try to stop him, which applies both to those who voted for him and those who didn't vote.
There's some great stuff in there, I can't wait to introduce my buddy to Fubar.
Also been curious about My Shiva Year, Men w Brooms, Incendies and Akilla's escape.
If you haven't seen it, Blackberry is a fun one. Room is, well, not fun but quite good.
I think you're missing the point a bit.
Both BuyCanadian and BuyEuropean are about supporting their respective economies as they are boycotting America's.
For Canada, we're looking at a recession (brought on by our "ally") so people are trying to help fellow Canadians out as things get rough and people lose jobs.
While I support FOSS and recommend them in threads etc I fully understand why they don't meet all the goals of those movements. (That being said, I think one of the most rocking counter punches would be EU investment in stabilizing Linux enough to make it a feasible alternative to Windows/Apple for casual and corporate users, solid shot to 2 of the magnificent 7.)
Oooof, I promise you we have better beer than that! But damned if I don't appreciate the support!
I think the UK at least has talked about putting troops on the ground as part of a peace deal which is huge.
In the words of Omar Little, "oh indeed."
Thanks for visiting, we appreciate it, really!
The central bank's GDPNow tracker of incoming metrics is indicating that gross domestic product is on pace to shrink by 1.5%.
I realized last night, while not as anti US, watching stuff on CBC Gem probably helps Canadians in the television industry etc.
That's right, watching TV as an act of resistance!
Sure but you're the one who started a silly internet fight.
If he "saved" Gotham, he wouldn't need to exist anymore
I get you don't want a billionaire to be doing the right thing but it takes a pretty ridiculous reading of the comics to argue that there's a better use for Batman's money.
The people
Whom the police are invariably unable to stop
usually doing stuff like that are guys he's already caught a thousand times
Are you saying we should execute those who are mentally unwell and pose a danger to others?
Then after the bomb threat is gone, Gotham is still a shithole
Gotham's a shit hole and thus doesn't deserve saving?
Totally fair! As much as we hate AI, maybe you could use deepseek or somesuch to get the majority of the letter written and then edit and send as necessary? Honestly though, even a couple lines to a corporate contact email address etc works!
Not quite sure which incident you're talking about but Batman's saved Gotham and the world more than a few times. He mortally wounded Darkseid in the Final Crisis event, stopped a worldwide Joker plague in Endgame (and Gotham city from a similar fate in the 1989 movie) and so on. As a member of the Justice League, I imagine he's saved the universe a good few times too.
Awesome!
Maybe it's letter writing time? I bet there are a lot of stores in your area that could use the moral.support of a letter urging them to reduce their American goods, flag non American ones etc.
Or, if you don't mins social media, joining bluesky (twitter alternative) or whatever that instagram alternative is? (More users => more growth => meaningful competitor.)
Meta is one of the highest performing American stocks and 98% of their revenue is advertising. Make it harder and strike a blow for Canada!
The guide is easy enough that parents, grandparents and other non tech types should be fine with it.
TSN is a Canadian company owned by Bell while Sportsnet is owned by Rogers, both of which are Canadian companies.
For any thinking "I'm not buying anything, the app is free!" Yes, the apps are free, we are the product and more app users = more profit.
(Admittedly, ESPN has a 30% stake in the parent company.)
ESPN is owned by Disney, TheScore was Canadian but was recently bought by an American company.
Reality: On 4 February 1938 a wave of strikes began by dock workers in Hawaii demanding equal pay with dockers on the West Coast of the United States, and a union shop. The strike ended with police shooting 50 unarmed workers in the Hilo massacre. This is a history of the events: https://libcom.org/history/hilo-massacre-1938
Found via: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10424/hawaii-longshore-worker-strikes
Donald wants us isolated, each country standing up to a giant by ourselves. And for some products, there aren't going to be affordable Canadian substitutes. But, if we look around the globe, maybe there are more?
I couldn't help but think this after so many kind folks pointed me to Deezer and other Tidal alternatives that aren't Canadian but at least aren't American owned. Personally, my preferences are Canada first, anywhere else non American second, and then ugh... I imagine others feel similar?
When Neil Young asked us to switch to Tidal, I went along and loved that it paid the artists 10x more per stream.
But Tidal is American owned, spotify isn't...
I'm struggling on this one, a lot of the lil punk bands I love could really use the revenue but, y'know, trade war etc.
Anyone have any thoughts to assuage a guilty conscience on this one?
Every Oscars season this comes up and bothers the heck out of me. There's always indignant lists of movies/people who were "snubbed." And I get it, the internet is fueled by clicks and engagement which are fueled by anger but... To call these "snubs" is to either misunderstand the word snub or to misunderstand the voting process.
A snub implies a deliberate rejection. As if the Academy had a big meeting and said "screw you, Janet!" Which would be amazing but ain't how the voting happens. It's actually a ranked choice ballot voting system, which is very cool but also rewards strong feelings rather than consensus middle of the road picks.
And almost every time you read a snub article, they're not talking "hey this person should win!" It's usually "well, I think they're better than the worst two slots." Which, fair but those were probably big swings with some strong supporters, which are rewarded in a ranked choice system!
But beyond that, even in a two party contest, no one would say the United States snubbed Kamala Harris.
I dunno, just some thoughts, this seemed an appropriate place to share them. Thoughts? What am I getting wrong?
Apologies if the wrong community, if there's a better suited one, please point me to it!
But, I figure we all buy USB-C cables, and being a progressive group of folks maybe someone has a suggestion so I cause slightly less waste pollution and waste? Here's hoping!
Edit: Allrighty, apparently I'm just rough on all my usb cables OR you have all teamed up to prank me.
It's a little light on the genre aspect (though there's a lot of blood a couple of times) but it's a funny, delightful and occasionally touching movie about a new Finnish band that plays "symphonic post-apocalyptic reindeer-grinding Christ-abusing extreme war pagan Fennoscandian metal."
PLUS there is a sequel coming out sometime. Usually I don't like them but an indie movie this good deserves one.
There's no wrong time; role play, dirty talk or aesthetic comparisons!
Just picturing an alien archaeologist "so, as they stopped being crippled by polio or losing their lives building railroads, they complained about having to wash the dishes?"
People also love surprises. These two bits of social insight can be combined to great effect.
Was about to answer the billionaires one, realized there are better ways to spend this limited beautiful moment of life than being virtually shouted at.
How about you?