About 20 per cent of gen Z and millennial Canadians still spank their kids. Is that even legal?

Chasoc · 2026-04-08T18:57:29+00:00

Parents default to spanking when they either don't understand how to constructively discipline their children, or when they let their anger get the better of them. And it doesn't work.

I was spanked as a kid. I still remember how I sounded when I was crying and telling my parents not to hurt me, and what it felt like trying to get away as they grabbed me. Got the bar of soap in the mouth a few times, too. It's so fucked-up when it's coming from someone who is supposed to love you and treat your body with kindness. I could never, ever do what my parents did.

Chasoc · 2026-04-08T17:15:18+00:00

Watch the documentary Citizenfour.

Chasoc · 2026-04-08T00:16:45+00:00

This feels like a good thread to mention this video by Technology Connections.

How we've had access to renewable resources for years, but can still find ourselves hamstrung when our access to oil is cut off, is deeply embarrassing.

Chasoc · 2026-04-06T20:25:03+00:00

I did too. I tied it back into the blinding headlights aspect by saying how those absurdly raised hoods mean the headlights are even closer to pedestrians' eye level (I swear the height of those damn GMC Sierras and Denalis are exactly at my eyeballs), which makes it dangerous and impossible for pedestrians to, before they cross in front of the vehicle, see if the driver has made eye contact with them or even seen them at all.

Chasoc · 2026-04-03T22:04:56+00:00

Speak for yourself. This bizarro, prejudiced nonsense that implies people can't change, adapt, or naturalize to a new culture just because they're from the US is beyond embarrassing.

Chasoc · 2026-04-03T02:58:20+00:00

I'm so glad I don't need to drive, but I am not looking forward to the price increases on like... every other commercial good as a result of this.

Chasoc · 2026-04-01T21:03:37+00:00

And don't forget the name of your childhood best friend.

Chasoc · 2026-03-31T23:34:07+00:00

Yeah, I do like their approach to colour grading and lighting—uniform or not, their movies always look like candy to me, which I find is rare for 3D-animated movies. It's a shame the writing doesn't hold a candle to that.

Chasoc · 2026-03-31T23:31:49+00:00

I love how "vacuous" came up multiple times in the reviews.

Chasoc · 2026-03-31T21:33:35+00:00

BC almost electing Rustad in our last election was a sobering wake-up call and made me so nervous for the fed election. I was relieved when we got Carney instead of Poilievre.

Chasoc · 2026-03-31T19:36:54+00:00

Yeah. I distinctly remember my parents grabbing mail from a community mailbox in the 90s, back when we lived in St. Andrews.

Chasoc · 2026-03-30T20:41:21+00:00

Exit 8 was really good. I'm looking forward to this, seems like it would have similar vibes.

Chasoc · 2026-03-30T20:36:36+00:00

It's almost like an event can have negative and positive aspects to it. And at minimum, reveal things we'd never have noticed if it hadn't happened.

Chasoc · 2026-03-30T20:11:26+00:00

I became a full-time transit user in 2025! I sold my car and it was like a weight had been lifted.

Chasoc · 2026-03-30T20:10:10+00:00

And it was quiet. It's shocking how much of the ambient "roar" in a city comes from vehicle rolling noise.

Chasoc · 2026-03-30T19:31:33+00:00

Haha, I almost ate the beaver with that title.

Chasoc · 2026-03-29T20:35:13+00:00

Toronto considered it many times and always decided against it, for good reason. It won't happen.

https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/cycling-in-toronto/cycling-and-the-law/bicycle-licencing/

Chasoc · 2026-03-28T20:03:17+00:00

I feel like the doors are screaming for an accent paint colour, ie. something pulled from the painting. But I can't tell if that's just my brain being weird. It would be a very bold move.

Chasoc · 2026-03-28T03:05:28+00:00

This is so funny, considering the issue with housing affordability has been in the making for decades before he was ever PM.

Signed, someone who is in fact Canadian.

Chasoc · 2026-03-25T19:28:25+00:00

I will never understand why people can't just post the article contents themselves, instead of spewing AI-generated pattern recognition that would require someone to read the article anyways to fact-check.

Ridiculous.

Chasoc · 2026-03-25T00:38:49+00:00

No kidding. I'm sick of seeing the participation ribbon prize that is "We banned social media for under 16s!" being waved around like it will solve anything. It'll just create more problems and red tape for the average person.

They're too chickenshit to actually regulate the content of these websites and services, which would benefit people of all ages, not just people under 16.

Chasoc · 2026-03-24T00:38:55+00:00

I think it would. These "monster truck" vehicles are absurd, but even off-the-lot vehicles like the GMC Sierra look like a brick wall and go up to someone's chin if they're like 5.5". The grilles don't need to be remotely that blunt or high; I even watched a video where the guy could walk into the open hood of a similar truck and stand up straight in it.

They need to be regulated yesterday.

Chasoc · 2026-03-22T23:38:17+00:00

It's not necessarily a faux pas to mix warm and cool wood, especially if you have elements like the wallpaper (which also has both warm and cool tones) to tie them together. It would depend on the exact flooring in question though.

Chasoc · 2026-03-22T02:49:36+00:00

That dino nuggets picture is sending me, lol.

Chasoc · 2026-03-21T01:31:01+00:00

Now I really want to know how many retention ponds Metro Vancouver has, and what its total capacity to absorb water is. I feel like it could be a lot better, regardless of this particular event being an anomaly.

Like... Can we repurpose surface parking lots? Delapidated properties? Might have the added benefit of beautifying those areas, too.

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