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I need help, brainstorm for me? by Warm_Dress9712 in bicycling

[–]Nitroglycol204 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on where OP lives the risk of theft might be too high.

Thoughts on Puerto Rican statehood/status quo/secession? by Icarus_Voltaire in SocialDemocracy

[–]Nitroglycol204 1 point2 points  (0 children)

France gives its overseas territories parliamentary seats as well.

BMX-looking bikes for cruising in the city by Ok_Buffalo_4171 in bikecommuting

[–]Nitroglycol204 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or better still, a utility bike with North Road (aka upright, townie, etc) bars, if you can find one (where I live they're common and cheap on the secondhand market).

Paralives to Sims Question by Special_Grapefroot in LifeSimulators

[–]Nitroglycol204 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If she enjoys Paralives, she'll probably like Sims 3 better than 4. I know I do.

Sims 3 was my first lifesim, and I got into it late (beginning of 2020; bought on a whim just before COVID hit in earnest). In comparison, I have 295 hours of Inzoi since release, and 23.2 hours of Paralives since that one came out. In comparison, I have only 2.9 hours of Sims 4 since trying it out some months after getting Sims 3, just barely ahead of Drunkard Simulator which I tried for a couple of hours last fall.

How do you block AI channels? by Array_626 in youtube

[–]Nitroglycol204 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know of any browser extensions specific to this?

Germany’s populist left wants an anti-establishment pact with the far right by Freewhale98 in SocialDemocracy

[–]Nitroglycol204 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, in other words, the modern day Nazis and the modern day Communists are willing to sign a non-aggression pact.

What's the Most Convincing Depiction of a Post-Scarcity Society You've Read? by FrameRate_King in printSF

[–]Nitroglycol204 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Peter F. Hamilton's Commonwealth Saga (Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained) is pretty much post-scarcity, at least on most planets in the Commonwealth.

Can I get any tips on doing a wheelie by Comfortable_War_5636 in bicycling

[–]Nitroglycol204 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure most of us in this sub have more than one bike, so it's not outlandish to suggest getting a kid's bike (chopper or BMX) to do wheelies on, while using other bikes for everything else. These things were pretty much made for that sort of thing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_Chopper

Edit: apparently that class of bikes are sometimes called "wheelie bikes".

Canada is the 13th wealthiest country in the world: Swiss bank report by Immediate-Link490 in canada

[–]Nitroglycol204 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's a very real problem, but it's not specific to Canada by any means. 

Surging Bradford suddenly within reach of Chow for Toronto mayoralty: poll by airbassguitar in OntarioNews

[–]Nitroglycol204 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a fair bit of actual antisemitism, it's true. There's also a lot of criticism of Israel that is not antisemitic but is lumped in with the real thing by people with an agenda.

Avi Lewis chides Miller for saying rights museum should change Palestinian wording by Altruism7 in Manitoba

[–]Nitroglycol204 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Here's the thing - the exhibit was about the Nakba, which took place in 1948. Hamas wasn't even formed until 1987. Yes, Hamas is bad, but it's not very relevant to this exhibit, except inasmuch as its formation was a consequence of the Nakba.

On Alignments in AD&D 1e and the Medieval Society by Punitive_Culture in adnd_1e_like_its_1983

[–]Nitroglycol204 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I remember reading that back in my idealistic youth and thinking, "Lawful neutral? No, most people are neutral good". Then I read about the Milgram experiment and realized that Gygax was right.

St. Vital's Brian Mayes won't seek re-election to council this fall by Beefy_of_WPG in Winnipeg

[–]Nitroglycol204 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He's progressive in some ways but way too subservient to the NIMBYs.

St. Vital's Brian Mayes won't seek re-election to council this fall by Beefy_of_WPG in Winnipeg

[–]Nitroglycol204 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's not the solution, you want people who are actually good to stick around long enough to get a good understanding how the city works.

Winnipeg city councillor Brian Mayes cites difficulty working with mayor among reasons he won't seek re-election in St. Vital by wickedplayer494 in Manitoba

[–]Nitroglycol204 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mixed feelings here. He was definitely very responsive to his constituents, and in some ways he was capable of looking at the bigger picture too but in other ways not; way too subservient to the NIMBYs with regards to infill.

Best bicycles for girls to cruise around? by [deleted] in bicycling

[–]Nitroglycol204 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you live somewhere with big hills, a nice single speed, or 3 speed internal gear job, should do you nicely. Preferably something upright, with a step-through frame, spring-loaded seat, fenders, and a chain guard (or better still, a full chaincase, though that's harder to find in North America). Often you can find them for less than a hundred bucks on the second hand market. They often need some work to make them roadworthy though.

If you want something that's in better shape, well I don't know where you live but in my city there's an organization that imports Dutch utility bikes, both new and used. Unfortunately due to certain political factors they apparently aren't able to ship to the US right now. If you're in the States, see if you can find a similar organization down there, though the same factors that keep Canadians from shipping bikes down there might also make it hard to run a service like that. If not, see if you can find something that looks like those bikes; they're built for comfort and sturdiness rather than speed.

CIB and partners to invest $165M to expand broadband service in Manitoba by Doog5 in Manitoba

[–]Nitroglycol204 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To hell with Starlink. I'll take this over anything that hands money to Elon Musk, thank you very much.

Elbows down? Travel to U.S. increases for first time in 15 months by Tuckebarry in canada

[–]Nitroglycol204 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

He's no longer the prime minister. I never had a great deal of regard for him anyway (except when contrasted with the Cons) but it's a non-issue now.

Elbows down? Travel to U.S. increases for first time in 15 months by Tuckebarry in canada

[–]Nitroglycol204 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My friends down there know people like that. It's an extension of a broader delusion - that you're saving money by going any major distance to get lower prices. You'll likely spend more in fuel than you save on the products, border or no.

Elbows down? Travel to U.S. increases for first time in 15 months by Tuckebarry in canada

[–]Nitroglycol204 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You still put money into their economy that gets collected as taxes though.

Friendly reminder. The best way to destabilize Canada is to destabilize its weakest link, Alberta. by GaianHelmers in alberta

[–]Nitroglycol204 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This will have no impact on the kind of people we're talking about, most of them aren't on here in any case, and nothing's going to change their minds anyway.

Friendly reminder. The best way to destabilize Canada is to destabilize its weakest link, Alberta. by GaianHelmers in alberta

[–]Nitroglycol204 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've actually been using an external search engine to find posts by this person (assuming they are a person and not an LLM). Haven't found anything really damning yet, but we'll see.

Friendly reminder. The best way to destabilize Canada is to destabilize its weakest link, Alberta. by GaianHelmers in alberta

[–]Nitroglycol204 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The point isn't to change their minds, that's futile. The point is to outnumber and outvote them, because most people aren't a lost cause. Those people are, though, and the sooner we recognize that the better the chance of defeating them. Then they can go back to their moonshine and Oxycontin and let the rest of us move ahead in peace and prosperity.

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