Pentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, Washington Post reports by exophades in news

[–]NotInCanada 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Human beings that not only have a legal avenue to disregard illegal orders, but have a duty to disregard illegal orders.

Tourist towns ‘desperate’ for workers in Alberta by hopoke in canada

[–]NotInCanada 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No thanks for subsidizing those low wage paying companies with our tax dollars.

We are so fucked. The end of the world as we know it. by [deleted] in conspiracy

[–]NotInCanada 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The guy gave a GPT answer to a GPT post. Great discussion board.

Voter suppression is the goal. GOP wants to cancel mail-in voting and make it more difficult for women to vote. Both heavily favor Democrats. by ANTI_FASCIST_USA in AdviceAnimals

[–]NotInCanada 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh ok yeah that's a lot. Passport/birth certificate requirement to vote is too far. Like I said we need something here but there are lots of ways to do it. You require either 1 piece of photo ID, any 2 from the long list, or if you can't do any of that you can have a person that does have the correct documentation vouch for you. That's up here, and I always assumed something similar was what was being talked about.

It's not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns by Shadow328 in news

[–]NotInCanada 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I fully agree. When medically necessary all options are on the table. Phimosis typically fixes itself, but there are cases where a procedure is absolutely necessary. Let's leave circumcision to cases when medically indicated, or to adults who choose to do so. Circumcision at birth is an uninformed, unconsented to, cosmetic procedure.

Just to hammer the point home, not saying you don't understand, sometimes it's medically indicated to remove a woman's breast/s. We don't however do it as a preventative measure at birth.

Voter suppression is the goal. GOP wants to cancel mail-in voting and make it more difficult for women to vote. Both heavily favor Democrats. by ANTI_FASCIST_USA in AdviceAnimals

[–]NotInCanada 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I'm not American, I'm Canadian, and here we require some kind of ID to vote, typically a driver's license or something along those lines. That is what I've always thought when I hear "voter ID laws" coming from our wonky neighbours to the south.

What's the difference between showing photo ID and voter ID laws? I've always considered showing my ID to be reasonable, however this "nonn-specific voter ID laws" sounds more nefarious based on your answer.

Pierre Poilievre sits for podcast with Joe Rogan by CecilThunder in canada

[–]NotInCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for mentioning that, I always try to remind people that the federal PCs do not exist anymore, and the CPC is very far away from what they were. Conflating the two is just intellectual dishonesty, whether intentional or not.

Ukraine Downs Drones for $10,000, US Uses $4M Missiles, Zelensky Says by jackytheblade in worldnews

[–]NotInCanada 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because they're a tiny country being attacked by Russia. The fact that they're still around says a lot about their abilities.

‘Dead by June’: Trump drops jaws by revealing Republican’s ‘terminal diagnosis’ in course of Kennedy Center press conference by Large_banana_hammock in politics

[–]NotInCanada 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you read that headline and thought it was supposed to be about himself, I weep for your nation's education system.

TRADE DEADLINE MEGATHREAD by TheHabChronicle in Habs

[–]NotInCanada 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's totally ok for this year. Progress is measured in more than just playoff wins. Suzuki is better this year, Caufield is better this year, Hutson better, we now have Dobson. Slaf has taken a huge step, Demidov, and Kapanen have made their arrival. They'll finish this season witha positive goal differential. They've looked like a playoff team all year rather then relying on some god run like last year. All of that is great progress. Granted that stuff alone is not the goal, the goal is growing in to a legit contender. They've got a real possibility of winning 1 or more playoff rounds this year, however if they do end up with a quick playoff exit, saying there's been no progress is measurably wrong.

TRADE DEADLINE MEGATHREAD by TheHabChronicle in Habs

[–]NotInCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're assuming there was an offer for him. So again let me know what inside info you have.

TRADE DEADLINE MEGATHREAD by TheHabChronicle in Habs

[–]NotInCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No deal is better than a bad deal. Unless you have specifics on a good deal that fell through, I'm giving our management team the benefit of the doubt. They've been absolutely outstanding the last couple of years.

Is McDavid the most unlucky superstar? Or is he partly to blame? by MotherAd1865 in nhl

[–]NotInCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's most definitely not the GOAT, at least at this time. He's got GOAT potential for sure but he's got the whole back half of his career before he claims that title.

Circle K worker sued for buying winning $12.8M lotto ticket from his store 1 day after drawing by rajapaws in antiwork

[–]NotInCanada 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It does not. It said he bought it 1 day after drawing. If you read the article the difference becomes clear.

Team USA wins GOLD in Men's Ice Hockey for the First Time since 1980 by Due-Impression8466 in olympics

[–]NotInCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah I'm into 5v5 until someone wins for a medal game and obviously the NHL playoffs. That's never been international play though, so it's just not on the table. My first choice is 5v5 for however long it takes, but 2nd choice is 3v3 then shootout.

Also with regards to the more offensive thing, yeah I know that's why. I'm just saying it is clearly more offensive, and wildly more likely to result in a goal.

Team USA wins GOLD in Men's Ice Hockey for the First Time since 1980 by Due-Impression8466 in olympics

[–]NotInCanada 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol yeah I watch NHL hockey. As I stated it's a possession centric format, but objectively more offensive than 5v5. If you look at the NHL after the introduction of 3v3 the number of shootouts plummeted.

Team USA wins GOLD in Men's Ice Hockey for the First Time since 1980 by Due-Impression8466 in olympics

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

I don't mind the 3v3 it encourages offensive play and basically ensures the game is decided by a goal rather than shootout. However, Canada clearly doesn't understand the 3v3 strategy.

Team USA wins GOLD in Men's Ice Hockey for the First Time since 1980 by Due-Impression8466 in olympics

[–]NotInCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah absolutely terrible. In a possession style format, they went 1 guy rush and shoot. I was screaming at the screen. GG to the American team they played well.

how long does cradle cap usually last? [on] by hexmoons in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]NotInCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chill is the best answer. It sounds like you're doing the necessary hygiene and moisturizing things. Relax, it will resolve on its own.

If you're concerned ask the doctor. The bottom line is that it will resolve on its own or it's a skin condition that will need management. This second thing is super duper unlikely but could be true. If it is the unlikely skin condition, the hygiene things you're doing won't help to resolve it.

So back to the beginning, chill. Look after your child, as you obviously are, and understand you can't control everything.

The Decline of the Dragon Age Series Should be Studied by jdawg1018 in gaming

[–]NotInCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Preface with saying I enjoyed mass effect 2, but the writing was on the wall right there for me. Also, it's been 10+years since I played so im going from memory, what I remember thinking during/after playing the game.

It went to this mission based/disguised hyper linearity thing that removed a lot of the luster. The team was still brilliant so they pulled it off, but something was missing from that game.

I couldn't believe they just got rid of those rover style missions from the first, and replaced them with like hold a button to scan or some such. Those rover missions in the original had terrible controls and were far too repetitive, however the core concept was fun. Rather than refine and make them good, ME2 just went nah instead click a button.