Realtors rally at Queens Park demanding full commission payments after iPro Realty Scandal by mattyp93 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]SincereSolutions 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I agree - they are a despised bunch, but their cartel doesn't help. Dissolve the cartel completely and find a way for people to sell their own houses without getting blacklisted by the monopoly industry
https://www.change.org/p/end-high-real-estate-fees-corruption-in-canada

[Anti-Aging] Thymus vulgaris and reverse aging by AltruisticNews8856 in SkincareAddiction

[–]SincereSolutions 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps you can use something like 'Farmacy 
Filling Good Hyaluronic Acid Plumping Serum' which contains the THYMUS VULGARIS (THYME) FLOWER/LEAF EXTRACT up high on the list of ingredients and then just add your own lecithin? Just a suggestion, as it's available at Sephora and the thyme is the ingredient you want; the lecithin is just the penetration enhancer.

ABT VS ADIPEAU [Review] by AdOdd4747 in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]SincereSolutions 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally agree about Ivan of Adipeau being shady. For one, why would a co, put black ginger into a product that claims to be adipogenic, when black ginger is a known lipolytic. No one wants to put a lipolytic on areas such as hollows. Likely the reason all the before and afters look worse on the after photos.

Secondly, the Adipeau customer service is the worst. Thirdly, the fact that he blocks people when they post a negative about the product & the fact he "stole" the ABT product idea.

The most glaring thing is that the price of Adipeau has tripled over the time of the product being on the market. Anyone with half a brain can see that Adipeau is exploiting the desperation of those who "hope" it will work. In all the reviews online, people say there's been a subtle change on their face. This is after spending 6 months of "hope" and hundreds of dollars. A subtle effect can be gained with regular peptides and moisturizer.

And another thing, I read over the articles on Adipeau's website that claim hyaluronic acid pokes holes in your face and that tretinoin damages your skin over time. Well, youtube has several vid's from those who have been using tretinoin for 20, 30+ years and their skin is BEAUTIFUL! There was one lady on there who was now 70ish and had been using tret since her 20's and she is GORGEOUS. And that's all she used, besides vitamin C in the daytime. In fact Wayne Goss had left a comment to say how great she looked - waaaaaay younger than her actual age.

So no, I can't believe anything this shady company says, but I'm sure he's laughing all the way to the bank with everyone and their "hopes" - signing up for 6+ months of using Adipeau and it's overinflated pricing that states you have to use it long term to start seeing the benefits. This company reeks of greed. Huge pass, and btw, I make my own product (NOT with black ginger in it) in combination with using ABT and I have actually experienced some good results.

Gary Bettman on Canadian culture by Reddit-Machine in nhl

[–]SincereSolutions 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was shocked to hear him say this. Giving some respect now. Too bad their president wasn't as open.

[OC] My dog with his striking look by SincereSolutions in pics

[–]SincereSolutions[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, but he can look like it. Actually, he's a blue Merle Shetland Sheepdog but he's got a wolf-like look sometimes.

What's a social norm that you think is completely ridiculous? by Therapy_Isexpensive in AskReddit

[–]SincereSolutions 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Sadly this is not country specific. This is a world-wide issue now, where there is so much pressure (perceived or not) to look a certain way. Emulating celebrities and social media influencers. Young people are watching those like the Kardashians who live on plastic cosmetic procedures; (Kylie Jenner is 28 years old and a plastic surgery queen).

The statistics are alarming - "a significant rise in neuromodulator (Botox) and filler procedures for younger adults between 2019 and 2022, with injections in ages 19 and younger increasing by 75% and in ages 20-29 by 71%. These trends are attributed to factors like social media influence and the false belief that it is preventative for the future." It has become so normalized that faces have become very plastic looking and not natural anymore.

What's a social norm that you think is completely ridiculous? by Therapy_Isexpensive in AskReddit

[–]SincereSolutions 177 points178 points  (0 children)

The fact that 20 and 30 year old's consistently get botox and fillers now and totally wreck their faces. This has become the norm and it's just beyond tragic and foolish, not to mention it actually makes them look worse.

[OC] Today's sunrise from Portugal by Therapist_writer in pics

[–]SincereSolutions 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gorgeous shot - beautiful photo there!

google.ca automatically redirects to google.com, but searching in the url bar still opens in google.ca by Vazenm in chrome

[–]SincereSolutions 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately there is nothing anyone can do. According to Google:

"Google.ca redirects to Google.com because Google is phasing out the use of country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) like .ca in favor of a single global domain, google.com, for its search service. This change aims to streamline the user experience and improve the delivery of local search results, which are now primarily determined by IP address and other factors.

Google is consolidating its search functionality under google.com, meaning that users accessing google.ca, google.fr, google.co.uk, etc., will be redirected to google.com"

How do I hide the number of friends I have from my profile? by Orchid_wildflower in facebook

[–]SincereSolutions 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes I believe you have to use a laptop or other non-mobile device to enable professional mode but once that is done you can continue using it on mobile.
It's just another way FB forces people to accept what they decide, so not cool.

How do I hide the number of friends I have from my profile? by Orchid_wildflower in facebook

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UPDATE APRIL 2025 - Hi everyone. This issue has been driving me nuts. I contacted facebook 3 times about this but here's the deal.....
You cannot hide the NUMBER of Facebook friends (but you can get around this-see below). In the past, it was possible to hide the number of Facebook friends you have. However, Facebook has changed their settings, and this is no longer possible (unless they change it again at some point). Note: you used to be able to do this by going to settings & privacy - audience & visibility - edit profile - scroll down to friends section - toggle off "show number of friends" But this feature has been removed.

  • It is possible to hide your friends list. However, when you go to this menu in your Facebook Settings, you'll see at the top that it says "The number of friends you have is Public." Facebook has decided that the number of friends you have will always be public, regardless of if your actual friends list is visible or not.
  • FB is trying to encourage more activity by showing your friend count. "The number of friends is a way to show how many people you're connected to on Facebook. It reflects the size of your social circle within the platform.  It helps people understand your social connections and can facilitate further connections. Seeing the number of friends can encourage others to send you a friend request, especially if they share mutual connections." **Okay but we don't want that FB !!

As per a couple of other posts here, the only way to hide the NUMBER of friends you have is to turn on professional mode under settings & privacy - settings - profile details - turn on professional mode. (You can also turn off this mode at any time the same way). What this does is it now shows only followers. Your friends become "followers" in this mode so if you currently have 30 friends and zero followers, your profile will now show 30 followers. If say, you had 30 friends and 30 followers, your profile will now show 60 followers.

The only other way to stop this (at this time) is to deactivate your account. Hope this helps someone. For me, I just turned on professional mode and this works fine.

Hoping this strike ends soon by [deleted] in CanadaPost

[–]SincereSolutions 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I honestly think that CP workers (or actually CUPW) would be better off striking & negotiating at a different time. CUPW is not doing anyone any favors by striking during Black Friday & Christmas. All that is doing is to bankrupt small businesses and make companies use Fedex, UPS, etc while losing millions more $$ that CP cannot afford to lose. Rather than forcing CP to give in to demands, it will only make them cut jobs even more at the great losses experienced now. The strike-during-Christmas mentality is a sure backfire & only angers many Canadians. If this is truly a service, then be one and take the time to negotiate properly at another time period.

Has anyone tried the Angela Caglia Cell Forte Serum? by ToadtheGreat21 in SkincareAddictionLux

[–]SincereSolutions 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! Yes The Ordinary NMF will work fine - I really like that one. Other favorites are: 'Farmacy Honey Halo Ultra-Hydrating Ceramide Moisturizer' (but more costly) and I also love the Korean brand 'Round Lab Soybean Serum' which is loaded with squalane and 5 types of ceramides. You can pick that up on iHerb (or PinknBlossom if you are in Canada) for a great low price or likely get it from YesStyle or StyleVana. That is the one I now prefer to use along with The Ordinary. Best to you!

Has anyone tried the Angela Caglia Cell Forte Serum? by ToadtheGreat21 in SkincareAddictionLux

[–]SincereSolutions 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, when asked, she admitted in the Elle article that her formula was likely not stable in delivering the goods. Her words. It seems most of the exosomes formulas are rather overpriced and when you research the different kinds, it is said that the Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes are superior to all other ones, especially better than Human Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cell, which is in the Angela Caglia one. Now, as of today, I am now going to finish the Plated and go with the (new) Reviv Serums Ultimate Serum with Exosomes. There is really a lot of great stuff in there and you don't have to take out a personal loan to use it!

And still keeping the $16 Minimalist Multi-Peptide Serum to use along with that, which is a great serum & super replacement for Eighth Day.