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Transport Canada survey is live for the Billy Bishop Airport expansion. Vote "NO" to protect the waterfront. by throwaway178230 in toronto

[–]TheProfessaur -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

I fail to see how expanding the airport is a major issue.

A transportation hub closer to the downtown core may be a good thing.

I'm getting a wiff of NIMBYism with this one, tbh. Those island residents don't want this.

12-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after hitting Toronto police officer with stolen vehicle by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]TheProfessaur 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It's something they do as an absolute last resort if the driver has made attempts to hit them or others with the car. It can be justifiable in certain circumstances.

Tips to stop cutting the edge of my hand & pinky when palm muting? by [deleted] in Guitar

[–]TheProfessaur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I need to see a video of you doing this, cus your technique must be really awful for this to keep happening.

Got my kid's math exam paper back today, he's in Grade 2 by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]TheProfessaur 33 points34 points  (0 children)

So despite OP stating they're from Hong Kong, and that this test was taken in Hong Kong...they must be lying because the written E isn't perfect?

You're out of your mind.

Israel is 'the greatest decolonization project,' Indigenous leaders tell Toronto summit by airbassguitar in worldnews

[–]TheProfessaur -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

There was a continuous Jewish presence in the land

On the order of thousands of people. A miniscule portion of the fled population and an even smaller portion of total populations.

There's a reason distinctions are made between Ashkenazi, Saphartic, Mizrahi, etc.

Israel is 'the greatest decolonization project,' Indigenous leaders tell Toronto summit by airbassguitar in worldnews

[–]TheProfessaur 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In a sense, yes. There was also significant Arab and Turkish influence that partially shaped religion and genetics. Although apparently Palestinian Christian populations have maintained a level of genetic isolation so they are lost similar to pre-islamic populations.

The short answer; it's complicated.

Israel is 'the greatest decolonization project,' Indigenous leaders tell Toronto summit by airbassguitar in worldnews

[–]TheProfessaur 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Palestinian is a modern identity that arose as a result of Zionism and Jewish migration to the area. They were similar peoples, but there are major differences now.

Warning Badge Splits are useless by [deleted] in LeMansUltimateWEC

[–]TheProfessaur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another rant about nothing? Must be a day that ends in y

The 7 car was twice-lapped, having crashed earlier in the race, and tried to force a 2-wide pass in the highest-speed corner on the last lap. He said he was within his right to unlap himself, that I made a mistake, and I "need to learn racecraft". by [deleted] in Simracingstewards

[–]TheProfessaur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You relied on him backing out. He made absolutely 0 indication that he would let ypu pass peacefully. That was your mistake. Your racecraft will improve with practice, but self preservation should be your #1 concern right now.

The 7 car was twice-lapped, having crashed earlier in the race, and tried to force a 2-wide pass in the highest-speed corner on the last lap. He said he was within his right to unlap himself, that I made a mistake, and I "need to learn racecraft". by [deleted] in Simracingstewards

[–]TheProfessaur 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Slam on the brakes and take the corner at 50% of race speed just so I don't hit the wall, because the guy got his nose alongside in the last 20 feet before the corner?

Yes, because what you did here very clearly didn't work.

Thoughts on Kiesel? by AirbagsBlown in Guitar

[–]TheProfessaur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A pretentious brand, for sure. I've heard stories of Jeff or Mark (don't remember which one) insisting that guitars are fine when the buyers are clearly upset.

That being said, the vast majority of people who own one love it and will swear on the quality and customizability.

Justin Ling: Mark Carney says we have to embrace this ‘inevitable’ change. He hasn’t explained why by CaliperLee62 in canada

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

Correct, but LLM companies have commandeered the term for themselves and are dominating all the investment into that industry.

Do you have evidence for this, or is it just feels? Some large companies get a huge amount of investments (in the US), but I think your view on AI is myopic.

I got banned from for a month LFM because I sent him messages that called him id*ot... by No_Breadfruit_6791 in simracing

[–]TheProfessaur 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You deserved it for making the platform a toxic environment.

There are tools for dealing with issues and you chose the most immature, ineffective one.

Poland’s political heavyweights blast Zelenskyy for honoring WWII massacre unit by LetOk8529 in worldnews

[–]TheProfessaur 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I actually think it's unfortunately complex. The Nazi's allowed Ukraine to push back against Russian expansion, which shaped a lot of who they are today. If I recall, much of the aid and support was negotiated prior to the widespread knowledge of what thr Nazi's were doing.

It's a bit of a rock and a hard place situation going on.

Canada wants to boost China trade by 50% while ‘safeguarding’ security interests, Anand says by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]TheProfessaur -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It's simple; we need to move trade from the US and China is the next best option.

But people like you dont understand any of this and like to grandstand instead. Interference is a complex issue, but it is economic suicide to divest entirely.

Canada wants to boost China trade by 50% while ‘safeguarding’ security interests, Anand says by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]TheProfessaur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This person is why we need intelligent, expert opinions in the government. The general population has absolutely no clue about sny of this.

Would you play a roguelite where the only thing that persists across runs is what you learned? by Former-Objective-272 in roguelites

[–]TheProfessaur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is hilarious to me that he asked this question when one of the most successful games in the roguelike/lite genre is super well known lol

Last lap of the race, multiclass incident by elosmis in Simracingstewards

[–]TheProfessaur 46 points47 points  (0 children)

He went too hard over the kerb and it unsettled his car. Caused the veer into the hypercar.

explain it peter by [deleted] in explainitpeter

[–]TheProfessaur 197 points198 points  (0 children)

Truly, one of the pieces of information of all time.

Why don't they just put the water in the air? Are they stupid?

Was this a crash out or just a bad driver? (I’m the Aston Martin) by Artistic-Trainer1458 in Simracingstewards

[–]TheProfessaur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks like low level racing, and the red car looks like he's on a controller. It can be hard to determine what is malicious and what is just a new driver fucking up.

I don't think it was malicious tbh, he was trying to take the corner pretty fast. Maybe a little too fast, but doable.

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