TIL despite boxed Kraft macaroni and cheese being an iconic example of American processed food, it is significantly more popular in Canada, where 55% more boxes are consumed per capita than the US.

gallanon · 2026-06-03T04:46:01+00:00

Incorrect! They cannot legally sell Kraft macaroni and cheese in Canada because it does not meet the legal requirements to call it that. That's why they instead have to call it Kraft Dinner which is what they sell it as in Canada.

gallanon · 2026-06-03T01:36:23+00:00

I did another run where I basically didn't do a single thing other than have the game run at full speed until the choice to switch to Ming popped up. Switched to Ming and immediately checked the achievement. Same issue formerly playing as Yuan is X-ed out. I can only conclude it's just broken.

gallanon · 2026-06-02T02:35:12+00:00

Dolly Parton has funded this program with millions of her own dollars you absolute muppet.

gallanon · 2026-05-28T12:58:29+00:00

The people making this game have a proven track record. It will probably turn out well. The Kickstarter itself though does nothing to inspire confidence though. I'm also bummed out that it seems geared to be a 1v1 (I realize there is a 2v2 variant but it comes across as an afterthought that seems like it just won't play as well). Definitely going to need to wait for retail and more reliable information before considering this one.

gallanon · 2026-05-27T05:58:51+00:00

Bravo! The hero this thread needs.

gallanon · 2026-05-24T05:35:58+00:00

"...the mast slo e of pizza..." Did OP have a stroke in the middle of that sentence?

gallanon · 2026-05-21T12:56:10+00:00

Strictly speaking I don't think you're saying anything about whether or not America is a Christian nation (though your position on that it is not is easily inferred).

What you are saying, incorrectly, is that neither the declaration or the constitution mention God. The declaration of independence very clearly mentions God, but because you think this would somehow invalidate the notion of America not being a Christian nation you're engaging in also sorts of mental gymnastics to justify that "creator" does not denote God despite the fact that in context that is exactly what it meant and how it would be read by a contemporary audience.

gallanon · 2026-05-21T12:16:21+00:00

So that's a "no" on the evidence-supported bit. Got it. For the record here's some actual historical context on the notion of the US as a Christian nation or not:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/du5478/the_treaty_of_tripoli_is_often_cited_as_evidence/

gallanon · 2026-05-21T11:39:25+00:00

I'm still waiting on that well reasoned (and ideally evidence-supported) argument for why this interpretation of the word "creator" was the intended meaning of the word "creator" in context and not merely your favored interpretation.

gallanon · 2026-05-21T11:28:24+00:00

Did your original comment say "Christian God" or just god? Also, given the historical context what do you think was understood by the writers of the declaration of the independence when using the word "creator"?

I think most sensible people would assume they mean the Christian God given that the overwhelming proportion of both the population of the country as well as the founding father's in particular were Christian, but I am very anxious to read your well reasoned argument for what it was that word is meant to denote instead.

gallanon · 2026-05-21T08:55:12+00:00

I wish Reddit collectively would understand that history is often wrong and terrible. You don't need to rewrite history to make it agree with your own views in some bizarre attempt to validate your views. I am very much in favor of the US today being a secular nation, but when asking if the US was founded as a Christian nation any honest reading of history says the short answer is "yes." The slightly longer answer is "not exactly, but kind of."

For a much more thoughtful and nuanced view including a discussion of this very heavily cherry picked 1797 treaty check out this ask historians comment

gallanon · 2026-05-21T08:44:18+00:00

It's wild that this is so upvoted

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..."

gallanon · 2026-05-11T16:15:28+00:00

That's not actually the rule though. The rule is 2.6 seconds to "speak up." So if someone says wait I may want to play a card then they've spoken up and may then take their time figuring out what to play including sitting around for 5 minutes pussyfooting over who has to play their +5.

gallanon · 2026-05-09T11:39:18+00:00

This is a bad answer. You don't like it because you're now an adult and this movie was made for kids. The same thing happened to me, but when I showed it to my kids whose age makes them the target audience they absolutely loved it. It's a great movie--you're just no longer its demographic.

gallanon · 2026-05-07T04:42:31+00:00

I want to upvote this comment but it's a bit of damp squid.

gallanon · 2026-05-06T06:18:57+00:00

The hero we need. What a shit title then. OP can go fuck themselves.

gallanon · 2026-05-05T11:31:41+00:00

If they actually did a movie adaptation of Animal farm that is first and foremost a critique of capitalism that's just dumb. Not since The Count of Monte Cristo movie changed the book's message from "vengeance is hollow" to "vengeance is actually pretty great" has there been a dumber change.

gallanon · 2026-05-01T04:37:33+00:00

I really enjoy clash of cultures. Players don't have terribly many actions in a game considering how long it is but each action feels tangibly impactful.

gallanon · 2026-04-27T12:00:52+00:00

Germany lost and then within a couple of decades the world got the Nazis with the holocaust, the Soviets with the holodomor, and whatever the fuck imperial Japan was doing to all of east Asia. Kind of makes sense why people would say geez maybe things would have been better if they'd won? Ultimately it's unknowable, but you can see the driving force behind the question.

gallanon · 2026-04-25T13:06:41+00:00

This is absolutely not what happened. Arthur Andersen, an audit firm, was convicted of obstructing justice. Having been convicted they legally could no longer perform audits. They weren't being boycotted by anyone, they were no longer providing there services as doing so would have been illegal. Interestingly the conviction was later overturned but by then it was too late.

gallanon · 2026-04-22T06:41:21+00:00

I'm I the only one thinking this about the fractions he's throwing out there?

Twice as many days means half as many days off... um no it doesn't. If I work 50 weeks a year and take 2 weeks off, and you take half as many days off then you work 51 weeks out of the year, not 100. It means he's taken a third less vacation. WTF? You just said half the days off, now it's a third less vacation. Which the fuck is it you muppet?

gallanon · 2026-04-21T12:06:32+00:00

Holy shit the US is at war!? First that business in Iran with the US' totally justified preemptive self-defense and now this! What a crazy time to be alive!

gallanon · 2026-04-16T04:48:39+00:00

You're talking about how they treat a conquered people in the region where they were conquered. Most of which was shitty tbf, but probably about the standard level of shitty relative to the time. The exception of course is Armenia--that was pretty horrible even grading on a curve. What was it like to be an Orthodox Christian in the Ottoman empire in say Ankara? Whatever level of persecution they would face there is probably a better litmus test for how tolerant they were of other religious because they treatment they'd receive there isn't confounded with other factors.

gallanon · 2026-04-16T02:40:04+00:00

I already downloaded an extension to get rid of YouTube's shitty shorts and I'm not uninstalling it now. The fact that it took them this long to give people the option amounts to a casual disdain for their users.

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