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sploosh

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    Some American travelers are ‘flag jacking’ and Canadians are livid

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  • Well, I was born in the 80s. In the 90s I was a kid, and in the 2000s I became an adult. Since then I've worked for unions, political campaigns and social services nonprofits, along with mutual aid/community organizing in my off time. I worked for young candidates in primaries who got NO party funding with tons of local support get murdered by incuments who got DNC dollars. Most recently it was a food bank, but funding disappeared with USDA's DOGE-ification so I'm out of work, with weird shit going on in my junk and rapidly mounting medical bills. Living in the US can be very rough when you're trying to make it better.

    If you want to pin all of these problems on the random American person who happens to be on your side then that's your business, but around my parts we call that being myopic and prejudiced. If I get Canadian citizenship I'm moving next door to you and being a perfectly polite neighbor.

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  • Sorry bud, I didn't ask for my country to take this turn. I voted and worked against it. But then the election happened and funding got cut and I got laid off. It's really hard to fight the system when you're out of work, running down your savings and faced with literally $3500 of medical bills in the last 2 weeks with more to come and no diagnosis yet.

    You might consider that lots of us are just as horrified at the US as you are, and that being a jerk at those that share your opinion doesn't cast you in the most positive light.

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  • What if we would rather be Canadian but can't afford to move, and aren't special enough to breeze through immigration? What if we wish BC and the Pacific states could join forces and be a chill, socialist coast? Baja can come too.

  • You calm down

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  • None of that sounds productive to me. It seems accusatory and self-satisfied to the point of being abusive. Sounds like the kind of things infuriatingly rude people say and do to try and deflect from their own toxicity.

  • Analog computing is undergoing a resurgence

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  • New, programmable analog chips that perform basic sound processing aren't retro. The article is worth reading.

  • Feral children are everywhere

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  • If you're a parent, you are the problem. It's not strangers' jobs to parent your kids. If you can't keep them from bothering other people do not take them to places with other people. It's not socially acceptable for me to kick your kid, so don't put me in a position where that starts seeming like a good idea.

  • TIL Microsoft had to patch the Bluetooth stack on Windows because they didn't test their own Bluetooth mouse on it

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  • I've been using the same Logitech 502 mouse for around 7 years now, with a lot of hours of FPS games. It wasn't cheap, could this be a case where the inexpensive thing becomes more expensive in the long run?

  • Feral children are everywhere

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  • A few weeks ago my wife and I were getting breakfast at a local bakery. Inside, a dad had decided that it did not matter that his small child was running around, screaming at the top of his lungs. The little gremlin started trying to steal pastries off other people's tables and dad stiff didn't do anything until the staff announced loudly that all unattended children would be reported to CPS.

    That kid didn't need a beating, but that dad sure did.

  • DIY rubber pad switches?

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  • Most decent MIDI keyboards feature velocity detection via the same method as SP404 pads, with two sets of contacts. Their contacts strips are usually quite narrow and could easily be placed in rows. Might be easier to use them instead of DIYing a bunch of rubber.

  • Fading Labubu frenzy wipes $16.7 billion from Pop Mart shares

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  • The market is finally coming around. Soon all these Cabbage Patch Kids I have will skyrocket in value!

  • Jerry Seinfeld says people who say 'Free Palestine' are worse than the Ku Klux Klan

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  • He's also a groomer/pedophile. Check out who he was dating while shooting Seinfeld.

  • Awooga

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  • K cups, like the shitty coffee pods? Doesn't seem too bad to me.

  • Matthew Dowd No Longer With MSNBC After Furor Over Comments Following Charlie Kirk Shooting — Update

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  • Jesus christ that man is a great comedian.

  • What is your most "Fuck you, this is actually awesome?" take?

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  • I was just curious. You mentioned just liking the truck enough that I wondered if it was more fashion or function. Nothing wrong with fashion of course, who wants to drive a vehicle they don't like the look of? I have feelings about efficiency, but that's your wallet, not mine.

    I want to get a small truck for my wife (she's always got a project going that would benefit from cargo space) but small trucks are tough to come by these days. I wish Rangers weren't as big as F150s used to be.

  • What is your most "Fuck you, this is actually awesome?" take?

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  • How often do you haul stuff you need a truck for?

  • Google should have called it JIF, not WebP

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  • G on it's own can do hard or soft sounds. P needs the H to do the F.

  • The stigma of being a feminine male has left me broken, dysfunctional, and afraid to leave home. How can I get past my fear?

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  • Move to a liberal area. Bay area, Portland or Seattle areas. No one cares if you're fem or masc in west coast cities. Live a happy life.

  • Charlie Sheen confirms he’s had sex with men, after years of rumors

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  • Sorry about the conspiracy to keep your comment suppressed, the Illuminati must really hate you.

  • The Only Way to Save Money on Medicaid Is to Let People Die

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  • Single payer so we can negotiate lower prices? Fully socialized healthcare so we can help people stay healthy, rather than needing expensive care?