swordgeek

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[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

As hilarious as this is, it doesn't really address the question of whether farts will maintain their potency in a jar, or if they'll degrade in the presence of air.

If farts never lost their potency, the entire planet should be unbearable by now.

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Just saw "The Play That Goes Wrong," and it is a two hour masterpiece of a play within a play.

I see videos of complete productions on youtube. Go watch one.

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 days ago (34 children)

Make no mistake - Trump would do that and more.

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 91 points 2 days ago (40 children)

"Yeah, we killed her. We'd killher again if we could. Whatcha gonna do about it?"

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago

Have you played Morrowind? Best Elder Scrolls game by far, in my opinion.

And so hard to play, so yeah.

Not gonna happen. It's a lot of work, and they'd rather spend it making new games (for legitimate reasons).

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Personally, this makes perfect sense to me.

Johnson exemplifies everything the UCP stands for: Unrepentant and unapologetic bigotry, hatred, authoritarianism, and abuse of others.

Basically, this isn't a surprise. Smith is now saying the quiet parts out loud.

 

Jennifer Johnson could return after trans policy reforms pass, premier tells party members

 

Jennifer Johnson could return after trans policy reforms pass, premier tells party members

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

OK, I know nothing about furry social interactions, but non-furry cons - comic, scifi, etc., are all generally quite welcoming.

The best advice I got as an introvert who moved to a different country was that I don't have to be outgoing, I just have to pretend to be outgoing. Acting, essentially. It was surprising how easy it was to fake sociability, to the point that I made a few friends.

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 days ago

Horrible people are horrible people. Oprah has been an enabler of corruption and scams for as long as she's been popular.

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mythbusters tried this, and were a bit surprised thst it works. They were able to turn cheap vodka into premium (as confirmed by blind testing with an industry professional).

However, the filters get consumed pretty quickly, and cost more than buying good stuff in the first place.

With rice liquor, if it's that horrible to begin with, maube don't buy it?

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Or you could, I dunno, fuck off and die.

 

Hey Calgary!

The kid got our car banged up, and we're getting it fixed under insurance.

Looking for recommendations of body shops in town, preferably ones who work directly with insurance companies.

Of the ones proposed by my insurance co., CSN Lou's and ProColor Collision are looking hopeful. Any thoughts?

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

False equivalency.

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago

You probably smugly talk about 'sportsball' as well.

 

Who have you heard? Who did you fall in love with? What were your moments? Share 'em all here.

 

Hey all.

Canadian here. A number of years ago my family visited New Zealand, and while falling in love with the country and the culture, I also discovered the Hei Matau - the Maori fish hook.

This has haunted me ever since, and I want to carve one for myself. However, we've spent the last decade starting to understand the relationship between European settlers and the North American Indigenous people.

So what I do in my basement with carving tools is my own business, but I ask honestly if wearing a Hei Matau in public is considered respectful or appropriation. And also if the material matters in this context. (It would likely be from a tagua nut - "vegetable ivory" - although it's possible I could get some whale bone from my coastal friends.)

 

So after a hard winter of riding, the preload adjuster snapped off on my old Dart 3 fork.

The plug itself is still usable to hold the spring in place, but there is now a clear opening for water, dirt, and whatnot to get into the spring side of my shocks.

They do well enough for the riding I do, so I'd just as soon not get new forks. If I could find a replacement adjuster I'd be a happy camper, but alas - Rockshox/SRAM doesn't have decade-old parts available that I can see.

Any other leads you good folks could offer?

 

Just looking to start up some chat about the event. Would love to hear how the Gina Carano panel went!

 

Greater transparency cited as reason for pulling back curtain on previously unreported cash

 

Apparently you can apply online for your (R)PAL now. Great to hear and very convenient since I just passed my exams today, but it's a very new process, and I'm curious about how smooth it goes vs. the old paper submission.

Has anyone tried it? If so, what was the delay in getting your license?

 

This is killing me.

We have a snippet of code on a web page. Users copy the code to a text editor, make a small change, then copy the modified version and paste it into a terminal window.

And it fails to run.

I've confirmed this happens with both Textedit and Notes, and also that copying from the web page and pasting directly into a terminal works fine (although without the necessary code changes).

It's something in the text editor copy; and there's no way to either "copy as plaintext" or "paste without formatting" into a terminal.

Does anyone know how I can work around this?

EDIT Apparently some (but not all) spaces (octal 040) are being converted to octal "302 240". I can't figure out how to stop it!

 

Just a reminder that #DanielleSmith and the #UCP are welcoming #tuckercarlson for a visit this month. It would be a shame if this man was denied entry into Canada because he is a danger to Canada.

IS he a danger to Canada? Well, he's openly called for the US to invade and depose our democratically elected government.

There's a change.org petition to deny him entry:

CSIS has a non-emergency reporting system, or you can phone them at 613-993-9620.

And the CBSA suspicious person reporting form is here.

 

"New Kia cars are not being released to Ontario dealerships — and reportedly many more across the country — to sell. Instead, they’re being stored on this compound, 30 kilometres south of Kitchener, Ont. and allegedly on other similar compounds across Canada."

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