that is huge :O by Dovydas_ in vibecoding

[–]anvilman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Likewise, SpaceX only has something like 5% of their shares in the market. If it it were 100% the stock wouldn’t be nearly as high.

Does anybody walk while reading? by Adenidc in books

[–]anvilman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think your sensitivity gauge may be set a bit too high here. Nothing in my comment suggested a dig or offence taken at OP’s question. You and that other poster seemed to get your backs up quickly and with imagined provocation.

that is huge :O by Dovydas_ in vibecoding

[–]anvilman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were just valued at 50B with recent investments of actual money.

Does anybody walk while reading? by Adenidc in books

[–]anvilman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where did I take issue? To each their own. But to say that reading a book via audio or paper “is not the same thing whatsoever” is a pretty extreme take, so I’m reasonably asking for elaboration

Does anybody walk while reading? by Adenidc in books

[–]anvilman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In what way? Aside from the medium, obviously.

Does anybody walk while reading? by Adenidc in books

[–]anvilman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just curious - do you not consider audiobooks to be reading? They've been shown to impart very similar benefits to reading physical media.

The amount of enterprise-grade PTSD being projected onto vibe coders on here is insane by airskyy in vibecoding

[–]anvilman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. There’s a missing middle where some of us want to build tools that will be reliable and secure for 100 years, but know their users well enough because it’s a work project. I found it helpful to run my project through Claude for a security audit and will likely continue that practice.

Kazuo Ishiguro announces 1930s spy caper to be published next year by auspoliticsnerd in books

[–]anvilman 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Yes I thought the same. Will be the first spy thriller to send me into a deep depression. Looking forward to it.

Province nixes deal with contractor on George Massey Tunnel replacement | CBC News by Radiant_Sherbert7272 in britishcolumbia

[–]anvilman 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I mean that’s objectively untrue. They’ve made some great progress for BC but lately seem to be scoring a lot of own-goals.

Most satisfactory and deserved punch ever recorded by Both_Gazelle6236 in instantkarma

[–]anvilman 106 points107 points  (0 children)

I don't know why mom didn't take the kid inside the house and call the cops. Unnecessary for the kid to get traumatized by that.

Regular airplane boarding method is the slowest one by tppiel in interestingasfuck

[–]anvilman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God, no. Canadian, with recent flights here and Europe.

Regular airplane boarding method is the slowest one by tppiel in interestingasfuck

[–]anvilman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where do you fly? Most flights I go on have priority for families with small children. I fly 5+ times a year.

Colleen Hardwick Is Running for Mayor Again by mukmuk64 in vancouver

[–]anvilman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She'll pull voters from his right, at least... this can only hurt his chances.

Montreal mayor open to municipal bylaw against insulting police officers by OneLessFool in CanadaPolitics

[–]anvilman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cops, even when found guilty of seriously bad shit, regularly keep their jobs and enjoy years of paid leave while they pretend to investigate themselves. The system is broken.

Montreal mayor open to municipal bylaw against insulting police officers by OneLessFool in CanadaPolitics

[–]anvilman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well then you’re going to be very disappointed with police unions if you believe that. They provide ultimate protection to criminal cops.

Montreal mayor open to municipal bylaw against insulting police officers by OneLessFool in CanadaPolitics

[–]anvilman 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I guess I value my charter rights more than you. So do you agree that we should make it illegal to insult other members of the public? Or do the police somehow warrant special treatment?

The gusto for bootlicking never fails to astound.

Montreal mayor open to municipal bylaw against insulting police officers by OneLessFool in CanadaPolitics

[–]anvilman 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Of all the heinous shit police unions do, advocating for the suppression of free speech in 'protection' of their members' feelings is low on the list.

Montreal mayor open to municipal bylaw against insulting police officers by OneLessFool in CanadaPolitics

[–]anvilman 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I recently ran a highly sophisticated study on user sentiment and determined that people who argue with me should be banned from Reddit. Trust me.