It's brilliant on the Chinese side of things. Think about the PlayStation 5. Imagine they only released 49000 of them. Scarcity can build demand if they send top quality cars at great prices.
Also, they're sensitive to moving shadows. As with motion sensors, if you move slowly enough, they cannot sense you. Slowly circle behind them and they jump into your death mitts. ...
So now we can add “directly capturing a sovereign leader” to the list of crap the US has done. So what do you think will actually be “the straw that broke the camels back” for world leaders to actually do something? Think it’ll be significant or something mundane?
Invading or pissing off Japan, China or Canada. All of whom own a sizable amount of the US national debt. Any one of whom can dump said debt and cause a default on the US debt causing hyperinflation. With hyperinflation, they can't pay for their military and thus are dead in the water.
I'm here because I like the way the upvote/downvote feature works on here better than Reddit. Theoretically you could have equal upvotes and downvotes on a post on Reddit and it would look like there is almost no engagement at all. Here it's far more honest.
Agree with her. Then say all these old and retired people aren't contributing to the economy anymore and don't deserve to live. Then you ask her how old she is, for effect.
ALGIERS, Algeria -- Legislators in Algeria voted to declare France’s colonization of the North African country a crime, approving a law that calls for restitution of property taken by France during its 130-year rule, among other demands seeking to redress historical wrongs. ...
Taking in past history of colonization, I believe the French response will be something along the lines of "mange le merde". Not saying I agree, I just know that they typically don't face up to the consequences of colonization easily or quickly.
It depends upon the job you are pursuing. I went back to school at 35 to pursue a trade in HVAC. I don't recommend doing that much later. I ran into a lot of age discrimination when attempting to find a job.
Quebecois is definitely difficult. I can understand people the next province over (New Brunswick) no problem as they tend to speak slower and many of their dialects like chiac have a lot of English words in them. But Quebecois tends to be spoken very quickly, and in some cases words run together much more. I'm a bilingual French Canadian and I have a lot of issues with that accent, which is strange as my family mostly came from Quebec originally. My grandfather, whose first language was French could watch tv from France and understand it perfectly, but had a lot of trouble with Radio-Canada reporters.
How are you with New Brunswick French? I find it significantly easier to understand than Quebec French. Partially I think it's because they speak slower in New Brunswick.
I played Super double Dragon for SNES earlier. I also played super Mario Bros 2 for nes this week. Platform games are a great way to pass the time on the go when you have a phone and a Bluetooth controller.
I read a news story about a guy who died from rabies after receiving a kidney transplant. Although nobody was aware when he died, the donor of the kidney had contracted rabies after being scratched by a skunk several weeks before he died and his organs were harvested. ...
This reminds me of this idiot manager we had at work once. He said he was going to lean on our vendors to get better prices. What ended up happening was the vendors one by one decided it wasn't worth it until only one was left, they realized they had a monopoly and doubled their prices every quarter for the next 3 quarters. This is the problem with idiots who have never had a real job, they don't understand how regular people think or what their motivations are.
He isn't wrong. All it takes is the right amount of people to be pissed and revolution explodes. If the oligarchs think they have it rough now, wait until they are being lynched in the street by people who haven't eaten a decent meal in recent memory. Look up 1918 Russia if you don't believe me.
The federal and provincial governments have been underfunding universities for decades. Recently, universities were able to start recruiting foreign students to make up for the shortfall, but it looks like that money tap will be turned down. It doesn't look like there's a plan to make up for it. ...
It's a good thing that university funding is provincial. Maybe they should stop cutting the funding and giving it to rich people, I'm looking at you Doug Ford.
What's with these top union people being so blatantly stupid, näive and gullible? The conservatives of pretty much every western country are liars, all of them. How stupid do you have to be to believe the word of people who lie so much it's basically their brand at this point.
I was in the middle of making dinner when this happened. I'm grateful I poured it into a measuring cup first. Thankfully I don't live too far from another source. ...
I'm sad that this is worth mentioning. But if you are dealing with hunger amid threats to SNAP benefits, rice and beans are very cheap per meal and can be bought in bulk. Here's some tricks I've learned: ...
If you want to stretch out your ground beef use 1/4 lb of medium instead of lean and use TVP to fill in the rest. The TVP will absorb the fat and flavour, is quite a bit cheaper than ground beef and is shelf stable. TVP also has more protein than ground beef.
I've stayed in hotels throughout Europe and have found that shower curtains are almost non-existent, and glass shower enclosures don't cover the entire shower. Why is that? Is this one of those weird things like the gap in the bathroom doors on North American bathrooms? How do you shower without getting water everywhere?
I use an app called eternal which is based on my favourite Reddit app (back when they allowed other apps). Plus they perma banned me for a bullshit reason.
You have to be full blood Japanese to be considered Japanese and to be a citizen. So any Japanese who marry someone not Japanese is a large net loss for the society. Plus it's impossible to become a citizen through immigration unless you're somehow full blood Japanese.
Publish my book on surviving office politics. It's sort of a cross between the art of war with the pragmatism of Machiavelli and leaning towards an espionage theme. Eventually publish my memoirs, which started off as a completely different book. Other than that, build more reclaimed wood projects and start selling them after creating an Etsy store.
Outside a train station near Tokyo, hundreds of people cheer as Sohei Kamiya, head of the surging nationalist party Sanseito, criticizes Japan’s rapidly growing foreign population. ...
Their society will collapse from this racism in a generation or so. No point in correcting people who can't see the writing on the wall. As much as the current regime tries to deny it, immigrants have been the strength of the US.
Ford bemoans Chinese EV deal, says he still hasn't spoken to Carney ( www.cbc.ca )
Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Mark Carney's deal with China on electric vehicles has hurt Ontarians and the two have not spoken since. ...
YSK: House flies always launch backwards, no exceptions. Creep behind them and they'll jump into your crushing hand.
Also, they're sensitive to moving shadows. As with motion sensors, if you move slowly enough, they cannot sense you. Slowly circle behind them and they jump into your death mitts. ...
What's it going to take to truly stop the US?
So now we can add “directly capturing a sovereign leader” to the list of crap the US has done. So what do you think will actually be “the straw that broke the camels back” for world leaders to actually do something? Think it’ll be significant or something mundane?
Why isn't this website more popular?
It's almost exactly a copy of reddit issues but most people that use reddit haven't heard about it.
What kind of food are you having for New Year's Eve?
Basically title. Normally we put something "normal" like cocktail shrimp but what's everyone else doing?
Anyone get this as a gift this year?
My mom says that people who don't have "value" don't deserve to live and that "depression" is just an excuse for laziness. What's is your rebuttal for it?
Please don't tell me "see a therapist" I know that already.
Algeria votes to declare French colonization a crime and demands restitution ( abcnews.go.com )
ALGIERS, Algeria -- Legislators in Algeria voted to declare France’s colonization of the North African country a crime, approving a law that calls for restitution of property taken by France during its 130-year rule, among other demands seeking to redress historical wrongs. ...
at what point in life it's too late to go back to school?
don't give me the it's never too late bs. Life happens, people have jobs, debts and rent to pay. ...
It's quite impressive that most English speakers across the world understand each other, despite variations in accents/dialects
Additional context: ...
What's the oldest video game you still find yourself playing?
Modded skyrim is dangerous
I just learned 37% of Americans fear vaccinating their dog will cause the dog to develop autism. 😐
I read a news story about a guy who died from rabies after receiving a kidney transplant. Although nobody was aware when he died, the donor of the kidney had contracted rabies after being scratched by a skunk several weeks before he died and his organs were harvested. ...
Wake up, Canada: Wayne Gretzky is MAGA ( torontolife.com )
What would be a valuable thing to have memorized by heart?
Try to keep it practical (like something that would be fairly doable, you just havent gotten around to it...yet) ...
Chat Control 2.0 has passed the first round of approval
cross-posted from: ...
Android will let ‘experienced users’ sideload unverified apps as Google makes case for verification ( 9to5google.com )
Seems the pressure is working.
Trump threatens to ‘dock’ already unpaid air traffic controllers who call out sick: ‘I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU’ ( www.independent.co.uk )
cross-posted from: ...
Lemmings over 30 who try to stay active, what are you doing to accommodate for your incredibly decrepit bodies to avoid boo-boos?
I'm half joking. But as a 30-something who used to be very active, I recognize I'm over the hill and my joints sound like pop rocks
Millionaire CEO warns US economic situation could lead to revolution ( www.newsweek.com )
Fairphone has entered the US ( www.androidauthority.com )
Marjorie Taylor Greene Reportedly Plots 2028 Presidential Run as a 'Real MAGA' Republican ( www.mediaite.com )
You're going to make up the funding shortfall, right?
The federal and provincial governments have been underfunding universities for decades. Recently, universities were able to start recruiting foreign students to make up for the shortfall, but it looks like that money tap will be turned down. It doesn't look like there's a plan to make up for it. ...
The Palantir Stare aka The Thiel Razzle
rule???
What is wrong with straight people? Are they okay?
How Google Tracks and Scans Everything on Your Android Device ( www.howtogeek.com )
It's official: Teamsters President Sean O'Brien is a **Class Traitor & Republican Stooge** - (Details in post body)
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/29278337 ...
Too early?
I'm British and we have a veey clear view about Andrew.
Never buying milk from Walmart again
I was in the middle of making dinner when this happened. I'm grateful I poured it into a measuring cup first. Thankfully I don't live too far from another source. ...
YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice
I'm sad that this is worth mentioning. But if you are dealing with hunger amid threats to SNAP benefits, rice and beans are very cheap per meal and can be bought in bulk. Here's some tricks I've learned: ...
‘Canada burned the bridges’: U.S. ambassador doubts tariff deal feasible before new year ( www.cp24.com )
He won't like David Eby's upcoming ads.
Why do hotels not have full shower curtain/enclosure?
I've stayed in hotels throughout Europe and have found that shower curtains are almost non-existent, and glass shower enclosures don't cover the entire shower. Why is that? Is this one of those weird things like the gap in the bathroom doors on North American bathrooms? How do you shower without getting water everywhere?
People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads ( arstechnica.com )
Do you think the Nobel Peace Prize still makes sense? If so, who would you give it to?
would be kinda amusing if we had similar ceremonies here on Lemmy.
New York Yankees fans boo Canadian national anthem before Toronto Blue Jays playoff game | Sports ( dailyhive.com )
how did you make the switch from reddit to lemmy.. i'm trying to myself but struggling to ngl
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Day 1 - Whats are 2 outcomes do you want for your life?
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Anti-foreigner sentiments are on the rise as Japan faces a population crisis ( abcnews.go.com )
Outside a train station near Tokyo, hundreds of people cheer as Sohei Kamiya, head of the surging nationalist party Sanseito, criticizes Japan’s rapidly growing foreign population. ...