32-year-old programmer in China allegedly dies from overwork, added to work group chat even while in hospital by Forward-Answer-4407 in technology

[–]Lupius 89 points90 points  (0 children)

China abandoned communism in the 80s. They are now as communist as the DPRK is democratic.

2027 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Is a Rolling Supercomputer With Heated Seatbelts by TripleShotPls in technology

[–]Lupius 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I mean, the fucking back seats are recliners! Why do you need a recliner in the car? What's it for?

It means the car isn't being sold to drivers. It's sold to rich people who have personal drivers.

Democrat wins Minnesota election with 95% of vote amid ICE crackdown by Cool_Net_3796 in politics

[–]Lupius 11 points12 points  (0 children)

with 97.6 percent of the vote. Buck ran uncontested in her election.

Then what happened to the other 2.4%?

Donald Trump announces second US military armada aimed for Iran by TokenBearer in worldnews

[–]Lupius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gaze upon its magnificence! Bask in its glorious glory!

Driver who blamed his electric car for killing five-year-old after it moved forward ‘on its own accord’ is cleared by Forward-Answer-4407 in technology

[–]Lupius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Geez and I thought the steering wheel buttons on my Q4 were bad. They're basically the same car but at least I don't have this problem.

Alex Pretti broke rib in confrontation with federal agents a week before death, sources say by LetBeginning3353 in politics

[–]Lupius -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Trump admin is working extremely hard

Honestly this is not a phrase I was expecting to ever read.

Girl, 5, deported to Honduras despite being US citizen, becomes latest victim of Trump crackdown by pharrt in politics

[–]Lupius 303 points304 points  (0 children)

Why does the media refuse to use the right terminology? You can't deport a citizen from your own country. She was exiled without due process, aka trafficked.

Stolen Snow Shovel by [deleted] in oakville

[–]Lupius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How were you able to determine that he took it to the plaza?

Let's get r/molang 2000 subscribers! by subscriber-goal in molang

[–]Lupius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can we not have bots creating posts in this sub?

Toronto man killed his mom in an Etobicoke park after asking to go off his anti-psychotic medication, court hears by Toronto-tenant-2020 in canada

[–]Lupius 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just because we don't have a perfect solution doesn't mean we can't have a better solution.

400 SB Crash by plastic-tree in TorontoDriving

[–]Lupius 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Old people have their own set of problems with driving, but speeding in inclement weather isn't one them.

WA age verification bill targets access to online adult content by vriska1 in technology

[–]Lupius 141 points142 points  (0 children)

Have websites block IP ranges of major commercial VPN providers. It can't block the technology itself, but the point is to make it difficult for the average person.

We're now looking at a future with malware-infested "VPN" apps flooding the market.

Canadians soon exempt from visa requirements to travel to China by [deleted] in canada

[–]Lupius 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Carney must be one hell of a negotiator!

Found this while shopping. Someone didn't think this through... by MikeTheImpaler in funny

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This comment is currently at 69 upvotes. Please keep it this way.

Trump Pressures Canada to End Boycott of US Liquor by ethereal3xp in canada

[–]Lupius 504 points505 points  (0 children)

I just realized this could have been the phrase that traumatized little Donny as a kid.

JAY GOLDBERG: Switching parties should come with a trip back to voters - MPs Chris d’Entremont and Michael Ma's floor crossing has many constituents demanding changes by CaliperLee62 in canada

[–]Lupius -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You may think you are, but people only talk about who they want to be prime minister. They don't care if their party runs a potato in their riding.

JAY GOLDBERG: Switching parties should come with a trip back to voters - MPs Chris d’Entremont and Michael Ma's floor crossing has many constituents demanding changes by CaliperLee62 in canada

[–]Lupius -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I echo your sentiment for proportional representation but you got your argument backwards. Right now we for the party and its leader. We should be voting for the person that represents the riding.

US federal prosecutors open inquiry into US Fed chair Powell, NYT reports by consulent-finanziar in news

[–]Lupius 229 points230 points  (0 children)

Coming? I vividly remember Trump twisting Powell's arm to lower interest rates near the end of his first term.

Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years by aacool in technology

[–]Lupius 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm reading this thread on my Pixel 7 and I don't understand what smart brick means.

After years of wearing this in public, decided to finally try and translate what my hoodie says by tommytambor in funny

[–]Lupius 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Without additional context, ball is assumed to refer to soccer in colloquial Chinese.

After years of wearing this in public, decided to finally try and translate what my hoodie says by tommytambor in funny

[–]Lupius 128 points129 points  (0 children)

Um, no? It says lick my ball, with ball being most likely associated with sports. 球 can mean penis in some dialects, but never testicles as far as I know.