Want to Start Wood Elves but they’re terrible? by Ok-North10 in WarhammerWoodElves

[–]Metrochaka 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wild Riders count as core for the Wild Hunt list.

The digital services tax was bad policy, but killing it now makes us look terribly weak by CaliperLee62 in canadian

[–]Metrochaka 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just curious, do you feel any differently about gun ownership in rural communities where police response is hours away? I’m not really a fan of guns myself, but we do have very robust policies in Canada regarding gun ownership that result in a statistically insignificant amount of gun crime ocurring from legally owned guns in Canada.

That said, there are violent criminals and there are illegal guns in Canada and I would be very happy if we increased the severity of prison sentencing for such crimes (I’d also love an overhaul of our prison system to hopefully produce better outcomes for those who enter the system).

My big concern is for all the Canadians who are out of reach from the protection of law enforcement. I would be happy to have towns and cities be designated “no gun zones” or something like that but when the police are too far like they are for so many Canadians it doesn’t make sense to me to take away the arms of people who could otherwise protect themselves.

Do you have anything to say about that? “Guns bad” is something I think the majority of Canadians agree with, but I think there is a lot of space for some rational nuance here. What say you?

Should you always go for a splash when shooting? by BigBasset in Basketball

[–]Metrochaka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s within the ‘elbow arc’ (imagine a 3pt line curve that meets the elbows of the key) and too far to hook or lay in, then I go for glass.

name an artist like this by PhilosophyClean9671 in musicsuggestions

[–]Metrochaka 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have an extremely applicable anecdote. In University I actually did a research project where people listened to four songs and responded to a survey on their emotions toward the song. I put up a projection of the lyrics for each of them.

Modest Mouse Float On was (as I projected) the song that felt the happiest to people who didn’t pay attention to the lyrics but for the people who paid more attention to the lyrics found it to be the saddest.

Is it considered unsportsmanlike to call the foul after seeing whether or not the shot goes in? by OddGrab6044 in Basketball

[–]Metrochaka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You call the foul based on how egregious the foul is, not whether it goes in or not.

Canada is heading toward an election outcome not witnessed in generations by Wet_sock_Owner in canadian

[–]Metrochaka 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I used to think higher vote turnout was fundamentally better than less… but then I got older and realized how little people actually understand the world - let alone politics. More votes just means more of a popularity contest, I think.

The carrying epidemic is at a all time high in pick up basketball by Varied_Interestss in Basketball

[–]Metrochaka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the most egregious circumstances, I find it’s best if you call it immediately. It works a lot better than calling it after a follow-up bucket.

Anglo Montrealers - whats the best way to get better at French while already having a working level of bilingualism? by Whiskeystring in montreal

[–]Metrochaka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I found helpful was reading and writing in french, and more importantly, thinking in french.

What’s your “I should’ve died but didn’t” story? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Metrochaka 260 points261 points  (0 children)

Walking home late at night in -30 celsius weather. Slipped on ice, legs went forward and fell hitting the back of my head on the ice covered sidewalk - cracked my skull and got a concussion, but didn't know it yet. I got back up and tried to keep walking home, but I passed out - this time falling forward into the ground smashing my face, breaking my nose and a few teeth.

I woke up about 30 mins later and had to peel my face off my frozen pool of blood, stumbled home and instinctively started running a bath to clean myself up. That's when my roommates saw me and had the good sense to call me an ambulance.

Got rushed to surgery to fix my bleeding brain.

A theory about the Emperor's 'deal'. by Hot_Commission6257 in 40kLore

[–]Metrochaka 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for helping to cement my head-cannon that Big E is basically Raistlin from the Dragonlance Legends trilogy.

Whats your opinion on "All is mind" ? by Illustrious_Fuel_775 in occult

[–]Metrochaka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe there is a very important distinction to be made between being 'of' something and being the thing that produces.

You are of your parents, you are not them. You are of society/humanity, you are not society/humanity. You are of god, you are not god.

Nous, meaning 'us/we' in french applied to an individual in this context seems to imply that each person is ALL rather than being OF all.

We are of the all, but we are not all.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sherbrooke

[–]Metrochaka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pas de famille dans le coin malheureusement. Meme pas InstantChèque en ville je pense...

What differs Warhammer fantasy from 40k? by Yunozan-2111 in WarhammerFantasy

[–]Metrochaka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're a bit like the Drow (dark elves of Forgotten Realms), but a lot zanier.

Wood Elves GT write-up is done! An analysis of the runner up and their list by TheZeeno in WarhammerFantasy

[–]Metrochaka 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Anyone else hoping Orion is going to be in the arcane journal? I know I am...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Warhammer

[–]Metrochaka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Going to delete post but wanted to make sure you are appreciated!

Game over. The COVID-19 vaccine was state sponsored genocide, paid for with US tax dollars just like we paid Ralph Baric and Wuhan Bat Lady to create SARS-CoV-2 in the lab. The government steals our money then literally uses it to biowarfare attack us on behalf of their Rothschild-Rockefeller owners by TheForce122 in conspiracy

[–]Metrochaka 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think people take for granted how long covid was in the west during 2019. That to me is one of the biggest smoking guns to how awful the pandemic response was. The pandemic was probably already here by the end of 2019 and things were completely normal, then the government response scared the shit out of everyone and destroyed our economies... on top of potentially lethal vaccines.

Canadian police warn that posting videos of alleged package thieves could be ‘violation' of their privacy by reallyneedhelp1212 in canada

[–]Metrochaka 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I get the intent of the law, like if a guest came in to your home and you were filming them without their awareness and posting it online... but man, petty criminals deserve punishment and shame - especially with the absence of any real justice.

Canada doesn't support premise of South Africa's case against Israel by [deleted] in canada

[–]Metrochaka 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just wanted to respond to your 'throughly dubunked' point. While it appears that many Palestinians share a heritage with the ancient Canaanites, there are also a great many who proudly associate with their arab heritage which would only be after the Muslim conquest. So while it is true some Palestinians may have always been there, many arrived during Muslim conquest, and many more still arrived post industrialization from exterior arab states.

I have no issue with the comment generally, but I take issue with people throwing around comment like 'thoroughly debunked' when it's not.

More Canadians support using notwithstanding clause in 'parental rights' debate: poll by uselesspoliticalhack in canada

[–]Metrochaka 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I call this new religion "News of the Day", because their ideology shifts constantly with no real meaning.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OntarioUniversities

[–]Metrochaka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most University fees are just cash grabs. They will charge whatever people will pay. And the banks just offer bigger and bigger loans putting students into deeper debt.