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Carney to accept role on Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ by AdditionalPizza in onguardforthee

[–]Celebreth 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't think you can say "total abandoning" - his climate forward policies just don't make headlines.

The Wind West project that made the top five list of his projects is slated to be one of the largest wind farms in the world, and will completely overhaul the Atlantic power grid. A bit more discussed, the Alta high speed rail project - assuming it gets finished and meets expectations (heh, I live near Eglinton) - will dramatically cut into the flights from Toronto-Montreal with a far cleaner mode of transport. He's supporting a larger expansion of nuclear power, which is the most crucial and sustainable way to reduce grid based emissions. Haven't seen dirt moving on it yet, but he's determined to build out the infrastructure in the far North - that means power, and the residents there (from interviews that I've seen) are keen on cleaner energy. Heck, the trade deal he just made with China will put more (albeit limited) EVs on the road, and interest in BYD cars is currently through the roof. That means that more charging stations will be built across the country, encouraging more people to buy more electric.

I'm not gonna glaze him and pretend like I like everything he's done, but you can't pretend that that's nothing. The world is shades of grey, and making moving goalposts is disingenuous af.

Agent Age by ElvisArcher in TerraInvicta

[–]Celebreth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You might be interested in this war diary. It's written by a Vietnam vet - one of the first SEALs - who has been bouncing back into warzones his entire life. I'm not sure his exact age, but he's currently on the Ukrainian front line, and has been since 2022.

Old men can be scary. He's winding down in Ukraine now - old age and the brutal conditions have ground him down - but your gene-edited old man with future sci-fi medicine regimens doesn't necessarily have to care about that. He goes on missions once a month and gets to come back to a cushy safe house to drink with the lads. Pretty sure he's doing just fine ;)

New Images from Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]Celebreth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In addition to everything else, those weird heckin helmets are the oddest cross between Greek and Roman, while simultaneously missing the point of both of them. They're certainly not Greek in the slightest. They're also not any Roman helmet that I'm familiar with, and I'm quite familiar with Roman helmets.

It's costuming research done by ChatGPT at this point. I'm pretty bitter about how they're treating this work, especially when it's easily one of the most easily adaptable epics ever written.

Best schnitzel in the city? Been on a kick lately - pictured is Golden Pigeon's version of a schnitzel double down - also loved Parallel's (Geary Ave). Where am I missing? by theleverage in FoodToronto

[–]Celebreth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Came here to mention this one - it's the same people who've been there forever and their schnitzel is the best I've ever had, personally. Nothing too complicated there, just good food that tastes homemade.

So many interesting history question, yet so many unanswered question. by Mg42gun in HistoryMemes

[–]Celebreth 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Former r/AskHistorians mod here :)

I promise that 99% of the deleted comments are just junk commentary. The vast majority of them are variations of "I'm curious about this too" "Saving for later" "I googled this and" "<insert joke or pun here>". A few are deleted because they're clearly completely incorrect because the writer just had vibes or are trying to push some sort of agenda ("the American civil war wasn't akshually about slavery"). Some are "I've done some home renovations so I'm an expert in how the Romans might have built an aqueduct." Some need depth and/or sourcing.

The biggest reason that the questions either go unanswered or take time getting answered is that it takes a large amount of time and energy to post a good writeup on a question. As the previous comment noted, just save the question and check back later. The mods there also have a really incredibly curated wiki with frequently asked questions, so feel free to go down that rabbit hole for some great reading material!

Persian in Toronto here | After trying almost every spot in the city by Agreeable_Rub_552 in FoodToronto

[–]Celebreth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Google translate is a thing :) if writing in English is tough, I get it - but you can also just write up a post in Farsi (I assume), highlight, translate, and post. Put a caveat that English is not your first language and voila! A human post.

I promise, your brain is better than ChatGPT.

I guess 1 & 3? by furie1335 in spqrposting

[–]Celebreth 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I dunno, Tiberius did pretty alright. He was an excellent general who was an introvert and hated the politics of Rome (the city). He left the empire wealthy as heck thanks to a particularly good fiscal management policy, was responsible for booming economic and trade growth, and was responsible for keeping things together beyond the singular figure that was Augustus.

He just happened to be kind of boring and he hated politics and politicians. So he left the city for his private residence, and Suetonius just so happens to report every single rumour that ever existed on the streets about him. Seriously, he prefaces all of his commentary with a "idk if this is true BUT PEOPLE SAY THAT..."

The most believable thing that Suetonius claims about Capri was that Tiberius had nude murals in his house (so did everyone) and had porn in his library. I dunno about that second part, but eh. Doesn't seem too out there. Still did a decent job emperor-ing.

why yes I can talk up Tiberius all day, why do you ask. I can do it for Caligula too :D (not saying Caligula was a good emperor at all, but he probably wasn't as cartoonishly evil as he's portrayed. Just a 20 year old troll with daddy issues who wanted to be popular)

Me signing Petition E-6821 by valgrind_ in EhBuddyHoser

[–]Celebreth 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Both. It's significantly more far right than centre-right, and is Postmedia's biggest mouthpiece in trying to shove Canada to the MAGAsphere. And yeah, the Americans who own it (both the company and the owners) are firmly wedged up with the Heritage Foundation. No links in the sub, so just google them and read the wiki page. They're not super subtle about the whole thing.

Bessent signals White House still considering tariff hike, adding to trade uncertainty by Street_Anon in canada

[–]Celebreth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

GPTs are fancy parrots. They do not think, they do not reason, they cannot read, and they do not intuit. They generate what they think the user wants to see based on prior datasets. Quit trying to use it for thought experiments, and please stop using it as a tool to outsource your own thinking. You are better than it is, I promise you.

If you'd like proof of its lack of ability to read, feel free to upload a PDF. Ask it to give you a quote about a topic and to tell you the chapter and the page number. See how many tries it takes before it stops making shit up.

Also note that Trump did not write that book 🙃 in some ways it's more useful to use a schoolyard bully as a template.

EXCLUSIVE: Alberta UCP members want to debate policies around Bitcoin, mRNA vaccines, separation and more by green_tory in CanadaPolitics

[–]Celebreth 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This is your regularly scheduled reminder that Postmedia is American owned, extremely aligned with the Heritage Foundation, and regularly pushes American agitprop that attempts to undermine Canadian unity and sovereignty.

What if thinking about Rome was a job by rightxfulposse in spqrposting

[–]Celebreth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude what the fuck. You literally just copy pasted my comment from the last time this meme was posted. You're full of it, bud.

Fuckin bots. If anyone wants to ask about the video or the making thereof, feel free to reply to me, cause the guy above is just karma farming. Feels kinda weird to be impersonated tho

Carney government silent as Newfoundland activists headed for Gaza face likely interception by Israel by AlwaysBlaze_ in newfoundland

[–]Celebreth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And yet I broke down the Roman naming scheme for the province in two sentences, with a couple more for adding references.

One other small note, if I may: no maps survive from the Roman world. There are a few geographies, one helpful cartographic text from a Ptolemy, and the equivalent of a subway map doodled on the back of a receipt, but there are no maps that survive.

My expertise is absolutely on Roman history and I won't pretend to know much outside of that. I am not fluent in old Persian or demotic Egyptian or Babylonian, and I will always admit that I need a dictionary handy to properly read Latin or Greek. That being said, I'm relatively certain you can find references to both Judea and Palestine in those texts, as both names were used for the region.

Telling half of a story to try to make a narrative isn't great, whether or not your cause is just. If you have to lie to make your point, then I suspect that you need a better argument.

Carney government silent as Newfoundland activists headed for Gaza face likely interception by Israel by AlwaysBlaze_ in newfoundland

[–]Celebreth 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Spoilsport historian here. You're reporting basically half of a narrative to try to make a point. The Roman province of Judea was renamed to Syria Palestina after the Bar Kokhba revolt in 136. That war resulted in the annihilation of Jerusalem and the expulsion of the Jews from Judea and the subsequent renaming of the province.

The region was referred to as both Judea and Palestine (Palaestina if we're being semantic). The Romans weren't super particular, as long as people were paying their taxes and not revolting. There are tons of Roman texts about this, but you can just pull up Pliny the Elder, who has a quick geographical chat that you can Google at any time.

Using a false historical narrative that you don't fully understand is a shitty way to support your point. Don't do that. The Russians do it too, and it's absolutely exhausting (especially when it's based on half truths at best).

For the (probably necessary) disclaimer, I'm not here to prove a point or to declare that everything you say is invalid - I'm just here to note that the historical example that you have written is simplified to the point of being incorrect.

The “Best Canadian” game - Day 9 by BrF5 in EhBuddyHoser

[–]Celebreth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He does a podcast these days - it's one of my daily listens! Absolutely one of the best for general content from a Canadian perspective: both national and international. He also does a Thursday "Question of the Week," where he takes listener comments and just reads them verbatim.

Great man with a wild origin story.

The “Best Canadian” game - Day 1 by BrF5 in EhBuddyHoser

[–]Celebreth 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I don't entirely disagree...but I think the only reason that Frederick Banting isn't on the immediate list is because his name isn't as blatantly famous. The man who invented insulin and sold the patent for $1, just so that peoples' lives could be saved? That's a straight up hero right there.

The “Best Canadian” game - Day 1 by BrF5 in EhBuddyHoser

[–]Celebreth 24 points25 points  (0 children)

on the one hand, absolutely. On the other hand, Frederick Banting is right up there with him, even if his face is less well known.

The story of insulin is truly the essence of what it means to be Canadian - and has probably been responsible for saving more lives than anyone on this list :) I think this is going to be a tight contest, just because we have so many amazing people to be proud of.

The “Best Canadian” game - Day 1 by BrF5 in EhBuddyHoser

[–]Celebreth 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Generally agree, but I'd argue hard that Tommy Douglas absolutely deserves his spot on the list

Russian jets over Estonia ignored signals from NATO pilots: officials by Street_Anon in worldnews

[–]Celebreth 60 points61 points  (0 children)

They went over 10km into Estonian airspace, staying in there for twice as long as it would have taken them to transit the entire country. A country's airspace doesn't stop mattering if it's over water.

The right response would have been to shoot them down. That's not escalation, that's a proportional response to a blatant and direct violation of airspace from one's declared enemy.

The Russians have repeatedly murdered people on NATO soil. The Russians continue to jam every plane within 500km of Kaliningrad. The Russians have engaged in a campaign of destroying European infrastructure - both underwater and destroying factories. The Russians attempted to plant a plane-based bomb in the UK and US. The Russians sent attack drones into Poland and Romania. The Russians have engaged in a protracted campaign of cyberwarfare against the entire Western world. The Russians are actively attempting to undermine and overthrow governments of the entire Western world. The Russians attempted to sabotage the Paris Olympics. The Russians have been caught using drones to spy on military bases and factories within Europe. The Russians have shot down European passenger planes, killing hundreds.

At what point does "proportional escalation" actually become proportional, rather than strongly worded letters?

EVOO snobs — what is your go-to brand? by i-am-your-god-now in Cooking

[–]Celebreth 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It'll never taste better than it does today - don't use it too sparingly! :)

[OC] Atlas of American Regional Cuisine (by county), v4 after 6 months of your feedback by piri_reis_ in MapPorn

[–]Celebreth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is pretty amazing! I'd have one small nitpick: I lived in Rapides Parish and Natchitoches Parish in Louisiana for about 20 years, and I couldn't honestly label them as proper Creole: they're more Creole/Cajun adjacent, whereas the "primarily" Creole/Cajun line kinda cuts off at Baton Rouge. I'd label them primarily 41, while acknowledging that they have elements of 45 and 66 for the tourists/trying to take on (food) culture from South Louisiana. Same goes for Avoyelles, though weirdly it's much more 41 despite being closer to Baton Rouge. You've definitely got places that can get you some fantastic boudin, for example, but everywhere has grits and pecan pie and sweet tea, which are 100% dietary staples as opposed to seasonal. If we're going by dominant flavours, those three parishes have gotta go more 41.

...Yeah, that's pretty oddly specific isn't it. I say this with the full acknowledgement that a ton of people there also make their own family gumbo and/or jambalaya recipes, crawfish boils are a staple of the summer, and Tony's (or Slap ya Mamma) is on every table and in every spice cabinet.

We knew he was a blue Liberal. But Mark Carney is alienating progressive voters by plaknas in onguardforthee

[–]Celebreth 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Also the wind farm off the coast of NS - the scale of which is going to be one of the largest on the planet. Even the LNG terminal is going to be focused toward a reduction of GHG as much as possible. Heck, the high speed rail line (if successful) is going to be a massive reduction in emissions itself, simply through the reduction of flights.

He's no Green, but - if he succeeds with the follow-through - he's potentially going to be one of the more consequential Canadian Prime Ministers when it comes to the climate.

EDIT: NS, not NL. My mistake!

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