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ODGreen

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  • What age did you not think you'd make it to and why?

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  • Didn't think I could make it past late 20s. I just couldn't picture myself past then. That was due to depression - I was convinced my future was bleak. Things are better now.

  • Have you noticed the degradation of content closer to the 2020s and beyond?

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  • Somewhere in there, TV and movies switched. Movies used to be good, now they're trash for the most part. TV used to be trash with the occasional gem, now there are many good TV shows. I heard a lot of writers got fed up with movies and switched to TV.

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    Do you know any tricks to disenshittify a work computer?

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  • R.M. closes doors on public meeting in Regina as Bell's plan for AI data centre is approved

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  • There are billboards for Bell's AI around and they are absolutely dystopic. "What if every diagnosis came with a second opinion" oh great, we're gonna get AI slop to contradict trained doctors.

  • Why is the US so into Israel?

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  • You make good points - the reality is that most people whether in the USA or not are "apolitical" and have a surface-level understanding of things. Probably the thing to figure out is how that surface-level understanding is even formed. Those who DO have a strong opinion about things are more likely to be the ones trying to pull "common sense" or surface level understanding toward what they support.

  • Why is the US so into Israel?

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  • USA has a large population of Jews. Not all are zionists, in fact there have been many anti-zionist Jews protesting against Israel's genocide of Palestinians. However, some are zionists. Some Jews see Israel as a backup plan - if shit goes south in the USA they can always flee there.

    USA has a lot of evangelical Christians. Somehow (it's not in the Bible) they have convinced themselves that a Jewish return to the Holy Land is necessary before the end of the world happens. Which they want to happen, because they believe they are the good guys and will go to heaven.

    USA has a lot of racists. They see Israel as an ethnostate, they like that and support it. Their hatred of brown people is stronger than their hatred of Jews so they are happy to see Israel oppress Palestinians.

    USA also has anti-semites who are glad to see a place exist where Jews "should" go to. And they are ecstatic that Israel's genocide of Palestinians is igniting a new wave of anti-semitism.

    Many Americans also see Israel as the only democracy in the middle east. It isn't a democracy, of course, since it has de facto control over Palestine and therefore a huge population is disenfranchised. But wait - rights only for a certain group of people, oppression for the rest - that's like America when it was "great" (ie pre-Civil Rights era) and they want America "great again".

  • How far would you swallow your morals for money?

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  • The older I get, the more I realise I am susceptible to moral injury. I can't do evil work without destroying myself. And I don't mean morally as in I feel a little guilty - I get increased stress, more depressed etc.

    But unfortunately, I need to keep a roof over my head and stay fed.

  • Far Side - Dec. 6, 1987

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  • 2300 years later, The Police wrote a song about this historical marriage.

  • What is a small thing you did that changed your life in a big way?

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  • Went sober.

    For me it was a small change. I was having a drink here and there, maximum 3 beers a night. I just found that it made me feel like shit the next morning even after having one, and I no longer enjoyed the feeling of even a mild buzz. There was also a huge relief at not having to figure out which situation to drink in or not. Do I have a drink at this birthday party? After a hard day? While barbecuing? If I am just sober the answer is always no, so it eliminates one choice.

  • What's the most moving experience you've ever had?

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  • It's really common for men not to bond with kids for a while. Could be 3 months, could be 18 months, eventually the bond happens and it's becomes an amazing experience. Shame we don't talk about it, because living in the dark makes it so much worse to go through. For me it was when the little larva started to smile at me. It clicked then.

  • Judging by your own behavior what is your nature?

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  • Traumatised and avoidant.

  • What is a 'social rule' that we all follow but nobody ever actually agreed to?

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  • Wow you're the exact opposite of my experience of middle management! Which is: never discuss salary, don't encourage certification or training, do not explain how you got there, do not give employees a roadmap, just pile on the work and stoke fear.

  • AAAAAAAAAAHH

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  • Ages ago I was walking on a nature trail and saw one of these. "I wonder what this black bird with red wings is called", I said to myself. So I read the plaque that listed common wildlife and I was upset to learn it's called a red-winged blackbird.

  • Our acorn tree dropped all of its blossom-thingies within a few hours

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  • Canadian here. Yea bud you triggered me there eh. That's fer sure a maple. I just helped my buddy tap a few maple trees couple weeks back.

  • Look at this fellow I saw on my walk yesterday :)

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  • Definitely it's grape flavoured.

  • What are the best things to say to someone with body type insecurity?

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  • From personal experience going from skinny enough that people commented on it regularly to normal size:

    The insecurity does not go away if you get in shape. You will feel confident a lot of the time and then the slightest emotional breeze will knock over your confidence. "The day you start going to the gym is the day you start being small forever."

    You can work on your body image while your body is still not "ideal". If you wait til you look good, you'll be hot but still have body dysmorphia. Love what parts of your body you can love. Appreciate what your body can do. If you can walk up & down the stairs, be happy you can do that. Go to therapy.

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  • 1-3 cups of coffee per day. I try to keep it low, with little success.

  • “All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?”

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  • The Romans create a desert and call it peace.

    -- Some Roman Dude

  • Is ironing clothes significantly less common now?

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  • Doesn't work for me as I'd have to pay to use a dryer. Also I never dry my shirts out of fear of shrinking them.

    Some people have had success with hanging up a shirt in the bathroom while having a shower, basically steaming it a bit.

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    I have a book I use for insomnia

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    Discovered a pen pocket on one of my shirts

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    Ukraine Is Jamming Russia’s ‘Superweapon’ With a Song

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