lobut

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[–] lobut 10 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

Yeah it feels like the MCU ran over everyone's dog or something. I get the arguments where people say it's not real art or that studios put out shlock because they're trying to copy the MCU. I don't know if I necessarily agree.

However, what about the meme about just letting people enjoy things?

Let me clear. Last MCU movie I watched was like Shang Chi and I lost interest after Loki and Wandavision (great shows). So like, I'm not a fan anymore and I ain't watching any of their movies any time soon.

[–] lobut 2 points 4 hours ago

I'm conflicted on this. Back in the day, I would normally say: building your own computer was the bar (which includes the OS to me).

Times have changed and all of a sudden (or so it feels) it seems that navigating UIs seems to be making people tech savvy? Quite a lot of kids can navigate things faster than I can, but don't really get what an OS is at all. That makes sense because iPads, Android Phones, Macs and most machines don't require any building or OS installation.

[–] lobut 1 points 6 hours ago

As The Guardian reports, vegan diets result in 75% less climate-heating emissions than meat-rich ones. Avoiding meat and dairy has been identified as the “single biggest way” to reduce your impact on Earth.

I remember an old QI episode where Stephen Fry asked how a family could reduce their carbon footprint. Panelists said to get rid of the car. The answer was to get rid of the dog because of the meat it ate. I was like, isn't the best solution recommending the entire family to go vegan?

[–] lobut 3 points 17 hours ago

I think a lot of it is cultural a bit? I've seen interviews and these are Republican voters for like years and years and would never consider voting otherwise.

[–] lobut 2 points 1 day ago

I heard Theo talking about this and I think he guessed that they don't want to maintain these against forks is the number of people raising issues that are not related to the extension and more due to the fork.

His video goes into a lot of good detail as to what's likely going on.

What Theo also says is that remember that they don't make any money off of VSCode at all.

[–] lobut 9 points 1 day ago

Yeah there's something to that. Like I feel as though we should always be doing stuff but not what it is that we're currently doing?

Like, we should be waking up and having tea with our neighbors or helping out in our communities and stuff .. perhaps just building, planting, fixing things that we'd like? I don't feel as though we should be fighting deadlines constantly.

[–] lobut 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

One of them told me that they learned that the price you pay a hospital is paid by insurance and that the price you actually pay is a lot lower. So they're not bothered. Like, seriously.

[–] lobut 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

lol, it's not just the quote that gets me with the "headache with pictures" ... it's Leela saying something like, "you mean an idea?"

and then Fry with the weird nod reply

[–] lobut 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wait Christini Ricci is in this? She was like one of my childhood crushes. Definitely gonna check it out.

I think I avoided it earlier because I didn't know what to expect from the movie. It was the Wachowskis and I was like, I don't want to ruin the Matrix pedestal I put them on. I think my friend said to me, "dude it's just speedracer, you shouldn't be having that high of expectations".

[–] lobut 6 points 2 days ago

When I think about my past actions? You mean like the hundreds of times every day? Yeah ... 😭

[–] lobut 31 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I always think back to this one:

Leela: "that guy's turning this place into some sort of 'business'"

Professor: "this isn't a business, I've always thought of it more as a source of cheap labor ... like a family"

I don't know why I like it so much. I could see the punchline coming but how the exchange got there makes me smile every time.

[–] lobut 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

I didn't know I had this many walking amongst me. Of the ones I've spoken with they seem to share these values:

They seem to hate that Ontario is forcing "gays" on kids at such a young age. I'm assuming my friend meant teaching about accepting people from different backgrounds, as I don't think sex education applied to the age range he was referring.

They think they're being taxed too highly (that's fine).

They think US Healthcare woes are exaggerated. One said that you don't really pay that fee, it's a different fee and it's not that much. Another said: I don't go to the hospital that often.

They think life will be better in the States with all the untaxed dollars they'll have.

(I will reiterate that these are just the ones that I've spoken with) I'm just wondering why they don't just move there. If you hate being Canadian so much start the process of emigration ...

 

Short conversation clip from a larger discussion about how Rhett lost his faith.

Watch the full episode now on Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com/p/rhett-mclaughlin-explains-why-heTo donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.m...

 

If you're voting conservative or liberal or NDP or Green, whatever ...

I didn't sign up for any list. I also heard that you shouldn't text STOP to these messages because they use that as confirmation of my number?

I reported it to spam, I'm just curious if these are legit and how you handle these?

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by lobut to c/askacanadian
 

I'm watching a video by Zac Rios about people buying lavish Easter Baskets for their kids and such:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDfCjp9fSGI

I know there's an Easter hunt in school and for kids and stuff, but I've never received or heard anyone receiving an Easter basket as a gift living in Canada/UK for the past 40 years of my life.

I googled and "Google AI" says that it is a thing in Canada, but I don't trust it.

Is this a thing that I've completed missed? If this is a tradition for you, where are you from and how long have you done this?

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by lobut to c/uspolitics@lemmy.world
 

BREAKING #news - Democrats WIN massive election in Wisconsin

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhCqCG4o-0A&list=PLOMpnzRkbFshsMWOVK3F5EZ11_zopNDpr

 

On BBC Question Time, 27 March 2025

Gary, a working class kid became a successful trader is now pointing out wealth inequality and trying to get people to save us from the super rich.

 

Clips of Sam Seder with MAGA supporters. Not sure I agree with the headline but it is the same as the video.

 

Just let your wealth compound over time and you'll be a millionaire, the advice goes. If this is true why aren't more people rich?UNDERSTAND, SHARE & PUSH BACK

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by lobut to c/fakebandnames@lemmy.world
 

I would have put the Electric Moccasins but it's a actual band name.

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