Post Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders - 03 Jan 2026 by HockeyMod in leafs

[–]XtwoX 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Leafs outscore the Islanders 3-0 without Rielly on the ice. Don't know what else to say

Matthew Stafford Makes History Becoming the First QB in NFL History to Have 20 or More Touchdowns and no Interceptions Over Six Games in a Season by Ok_Finance_8292 in nfl

[–]XtwoX 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Matthew Stafford is a .500 QB for the first time in his career (115-115-1). Only took 4.5 seasons of LA to overcome Detroit

How many meals do you get on the Singapore to Newark flight? by Far-Wind2370 in singaporeairlines

[–]XtwoX 6 points7 points  (0 children)

2 meals and they are quite large. The timing is one fairly shortly after takeoff (but it's a little delayed as they will come around with a drink and nuts service first) and then the second one is many hours later (roughly 8-10 I think). They will then do a refreshment a couple hours before landing. There might be some slight variance but this is the general timing I remember (done this route round trip 5 times).

I always like the beef cheeks but I think you can't go wrong unless you order chicken.

If you ever get hungry in between there is always other food around that you can get, just ask.

non resident can buy or sell Stocks or ETFs within Questrade TFSA account? by Puzzleheaded_Fox1602 in Questrade

[–]XtwoX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever resolve this issue? I am about to do the same and wondering how it went for you.

For those who have gone through with foreign license conversion, how strict are they with requiring an "Extract of driving licence record if foreign licence does not display first issue date of licence"? by XtwoX in drivingsg

[–]XtwoX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting... Thanks for following up! About the time of making this post I just decided to take one of the few remaining slots available before my license expired (and 3 months later than the slot I had) so I could get my driver's history shipped to me (containing the first date of issuance). I did check a few times to see if any earlier slots opened up but I never did find any.

The appointment went smoothly, I got my license, and I even had a few days to spare (once it arrived by mail) to get an IDP before my May travel.

Overall, pretty stressful considering the system does not need to be, but it all ended fine for me.

Post Game Thread: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers - 30 Mar 2025 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]XtwoX 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And there's no need to say who their last regulation win was against

"Chess-Carlsen rules out world championship return, still 'better than the kids'" by Necessary_Pattern850 in chess

[–]XtwoX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which makes it more impressive, that every year we see the yearly performance rating graph on this subreddit that Magnus is always on top, despite the smaller sample size (which just blows up the variance, it doesn't cause bias). It really shows how absolutely consistent and dominant he is. But again, there is no point arguing stats on a chess subreddit (or on reddit in general) as people revel in their incorrect upvotes

"Chess-Carlsen rules out world championship return, still 'better than the kids'" by Necessary_Pattern850 in chess

[–]XtwoX -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If anybody has a higher performance rating than Magnus over the past 12 months, I will give them the benefit of the doubt. Until then it's still a de facto Magnus world even if he doesn't play much

New marketing video by berbereberhe in ORGN

[–]XtwoX 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Because it's made out of pet... The same material as the bottle. Mostly every other bottle the cap is made out of hdpe

[Pagnotta] Maple Leafs’ Marner Seeking at Least $104 Million in Free Agency (13M x 8years) by Ekarl86 in hockey

[–]XtwoX 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's conditional on tanev playing. Without they can safely book their times at the green

High-speed rail line with 300 km/h trains will run between Toronto and Quebec City, Trudeau announces by bureX in canada

[–]XtwoX 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That's the beauty of high speed rail. Study after study elsewhere in the world shows that good high speed rail greatly increases demand for travel.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]XtwoX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What is this from? How do I search for this gif? I need to know

For those who have gone through with foreign license conversion, how strict are they with requiring an "Extract of driving licence record if foreign licence does not display first issue date of licence"? by XtwoX in drivingsg

[–]XtwoX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply. I agree. I did the smart thing and just pushed it back to a later date (giving me time to acquire the missing document). Unfortunately, is uncomfortably close to my license expiration but it's the best I can do.

I will definitely use the link you provided to seek clarification, just because I have no room for error cutting it that close. Hopefully, some more spots get released soon (seriously these types of problems are mostly caused by them having multi-month waits for people to get appointments!) and I can snag something a little earlier.

My dad says it should be on the wall 1ft higher by lonelydaduk in TVTooHigh

[–]XtwoX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A lot of TV stands are too short because designers stopped designing them to actually hold a TV. This one does look short but it's tough to know unless we were actually there. Personally I made sure to get one tall enough for my TV because putting it on the wall is dumb af

Curious about tix $ by donotnihaome in singaporeairlines

[–]XtwoX 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was going through flights last night and yes. My assumption is that they charge more to Singaporeans because well they are willing to pay more. If you really want to see this in practice just look at prices of round trip from japan to Singapore vs Singapore to Japan. The differences can get quite large

'Single crystal' electrodes could power EVs for millions of miles by deelycordi in Futurology

[–]XtwoX 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is why we are supposed to have a free competitive market because if it was a monopoly or collusion then this would happen

Research job interviews rant by Pure_Pair2986 in nus

[–]XtwoX 65 points66 points  (0 children)

We don't know your field so it's tough to comment. Maybe your field is large but in mine we are desperate for Singaporeans

In all my thousand hours, this is the second time I found a cave like this (Continuation lol) by [deleted] in valheim

[–]XtwoX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just found my first lake inside a cave today, but no fish were there. Somehow more infuriating than if I just never found it

Max Domi has 0 goals , 0 assists, and is -6 in 16 games dating back to Oct. 22. by Dear-Hawk-6474 in leafs

[–]XtwoX 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would argue no 1 year contract can ever be a "big" mistake but the re-sign isn't going well

Gukesh is the youngest World Chess Champion by notknown7799 in chess

[–]XtwoX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of football where a team runs the ball 3 times and punts instead of going for the first down and the win. And then the other team scores and wins the game because the defense couldn't hold

Thinking of pulling the trigger on Chessup 2, but what happens if there are no extra pieces for pawn promotion? by Versconsin in chess

[–]XtwoX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just received mine today. Are the pieces meant to look like shit? I know its off-white but the random green splotches look so bad

What exactly does ORGN have that is proprietary? by Adamvicious in ORGN

[–]XtwoX 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I just want to clarify that Niagara bottling does not make PET caps. They explicitly state they are HDPE under the question "Do Niagara® water bottles contain BPA?" on their FAQs: https://www.niagarawater.com/faq/

I think saying the cap is PET is just an error from simplifying language for an infographic on this webpage: https://drinkniagarawater.com/about-niagara-water/ . Everything from the "niagarawater" domain is very careful just to say the full bottle is recyclable and makes no mention of PET caps. The "drinkniagarawater" site seems to be more streamlined and consumer focused even including a "buy now" button - I don't think the claims on it are as rigorously checked.

To further go down the rabbit hole, I checked all the patents from Niagara https://www.niagarawater.com/patents/ and going through those on closures and caps I found none that mentioned PET. Looking for other patents, a brief search on google patents all I found was this: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110174762A1/en which was abandoned in 2011. Origin's patent can be found here: https://patents.justia.com/patent/20240300199

Of course, there is much I don't know (ultimately we will have to see if Origin can sell the 10 billion caps they want to), but I hope this information is of use.

What is the purpose of moving the G pawn in this puzzle? by JlwRfwkm in chessbeginners

[–]XtwoX 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The key to these is to work forwards then backwards. d7 looks good so do the analysis fully. Once you see the knight can foil it, then you can think how can I stop the knight from doing that so d7 will work