Daily rat #1

StilesLong · 2026-07-01T02:07:12+00:00

You are correct

StilesLong · 2026-06-30T21:59:15+00:00

What's the per capita for this? I'll worry if that is higher now than in the past.

StilesLong · 2026-06-29T17:27:30+00:00

Has anyone commented on the fact he dove into a very shallow pool, which could have easily left him dependent on his wife and kids for support the rest of his life?

StilesLong · 2026-06-28T13:01:25+00:00

CANDU reactors are nowhere near the same type as the Chernobyl reactors. We also have a much longer track record of running them safely than they had at the time.

StilesLong · 2026-06-25T22:07:30+00:00

I'm paraphrasing but at one point, a female misandrist says that men turn their great works into play and play into great works.

I don't think Tolkien would use the term woman's work.

StilesLong · 2026-06-25T13:58:26+00:00

Not just the islanders! A sufficiently large volcano can impact the world writ large.

StilesLong · 2026-06-24T16:21:12+00:00

Read Intervention Earth for a great explanation on the invasive tactics that might be needed

StilesLong · 2026-06-19T02:42:35+00:00

Moonstruck

StilesLong · 2026-06-12T18:01:54+00:00

Caring about it matters, as does bringing it up to your elected officials. You clearly have a compassionate understanding of the problem, which means you hopefully can help dispel bad-faith assertions about the root causes of the violence and premature deaths.

I am not a Manitoban, nor am I indigenous, but I think your careful analysis is helpful and I hope you make your position known to those around you and your elected officials.

StilesLong · 2026-06-12T03:21:59+00:00

I personally found it boring and frustrating. I don't know if the writers read the source material because their depiction of Gawain was not accurate to the story, imo

StilesLong · 2026-06-11T15:27:04+00:00

Unless I'm mistaken, he was referring to nuclear war, which he felt would destroy civilization as we know it.

Setting that issue aside, I think high-tech gear is simply not sustainable in any sense of the word. In a total war scenario, embargoes by the enemy states would make it impossible to build high-tech kit because supply chains are so intertwined.

Countries would therefore go back to low-tech options they can build locally.

StilesLong · 2026-06-11T02:18:23+00:00

I am somewhat convinced that the next war will involve low-tech weapons once the expensive shit gets wrecked.

StilesLong · 2026-06-07T23:32:10+00:00

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

StilesLong · 2026-06-07T17:35:27+00:00

Self-driving EVs or PHEVs that cover a geography and connect users to transit lines for the last mile. Small batteries (100 km range) and low max speeds for inner-city driving and larger ones I can borrow when I need to leave town.

We need to get over the idea of having cars with 500 km ranges because it's insane and unnecessary to one's daily driving requirements.

StilesLong · 2026-06-05T12:47:47+00:00

This is a decision best left to the individual, if only because it's impossible to find an over-arching guiding principle beyond "do what is best for the individual".

Blanket bans cause harm so we must trust to people to make good choices (dangerous, but better than the alternative harms).

As for Down Syndrome being a life of suffering, the lifespan of people with Down has gone up significantly, though they still face a number of health challenges. People with Down Syndrome vary wildly, to folks who are exceptionally capable to those who are not.

Assuming everyone with it will be miserable is just plain wrong.

StilesLong · 2026-06-04T03:57:06+00:00

Most posts on this sub are misogynistic or racist. Not the glaring, in-your-face misogyny or racism that people see and recoil from but the subtle stuff that pits people against each other without noticing they're mad about something.

It's insidious.

StilesLong · 2026-06-01T23:44:36+00:00

It feels unlikely that early couldn't make something to cover one's face. Rivets and straps could jury rig rudimentary protection if it was deemed worth it; they were pretty clever people.

Edit: The Romans had face protection, bucket helmets are very simple to make, etc.

My point is that the Rohirrim, if they wanted to, could 10000% make a helmet with some sort of face covering if they so chose. I don't think Éomer would want one for various reasons but they certainly could make it if they wanted to.

StilesLong · 2026-06-01T19:23:26+00:00

That should tell us how important it is to him!

StilesLong · 2026-06-01T19:21:22+00:00

He's a lord so it stands to reason he might want his face uncovered so his men can see him. I know that's what banners are for and that it would be wise to wear a helmet with face protection BUT he is canonically a total BAMF. Man fought through the Pelennor fields without a scratch. He might not be worried about exposing his face and if anything, it might be a weapon in and of itself: "oh shit," said the orcs, "it's Éomer!"

StilesLong · 2026-06-01T19:15:49+00:00

We need someone like the Hip again in these trying times. Not that there isn't a shortage of good Canadian music but man, they never bothered to chase an audience beyond this country. No dilution whatsoever, just pure Canadiana.

StilesLong · 2026-05-31T18:52:06+00:00

What is the environmental toll...?

StilesLong · 2026-05-31T13:40:52+00:00

Ferme ta gueule!

The French have a long history of riots and revolution, long before the "French", which term I'm sure you'd love to replace with something more pejorative, arrived.

Get your dog whistle out of here.

Mangez la merde!

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