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imvii

@ imvii @lemmy.ca

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3w ago

Strange things are afoot at the Walter Reed
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imvii @lemmy.ca 3w ago

I'm going to celebrate it every year and call it "no kings day".

3w ago

Hospital visit fuels speculation about Samuel Alito’s future on Supreme Court

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imvii @lemmy.ca 3w ago

Pam Bondi.

3mo ago

With all this talk about Ai not being profitable why aren't we using it in video games? I dont mean replacing developers I mean in NPCs in the game. I make them more realistic.

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imvii @lemmy.ca 3mo ago

There is a game called Whispers from the Star which uses an LLM to run the script. It's pretty much a fancy choose your own adventure book. It's pretty shit.

https://youtu.be/zDa4l18z9z8?t=626

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10mo ago

Airlines add routes to Atlantic Canada as U.S. travel demand drops

www.ctvnews.ca /canada/article/airlines-add-routes-to-atlantic-canada-as-us-travel-demand-drops/

10mo ago

Airlines add routes to Atlantic Canada as U.S. travel demand drops

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imvii @lemmy.ca 10mo ago

I live and own a business in PEI. It's a classic arcade that usually sees a bit of traffic from tourists.

I for one welcome this change.

11mo ago

How can I properly learn deaf sign languages?

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imvii @lemmy.ca 11mo ago

All the teachers were deaf.

11mo ago

How can I properly learn deaf sign languages?

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imvii @lemmy.ca 11mo ago

Deaf people LOVE when hearing folks try to communicate so they’ll do anything they can to help you out generally.

That is the exact opposite of what I experienced when I was learning ASL.

11mo ago

How can I properly learn deaf sign languages?

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imvii @lemmy.ca 11mo ago

At one point in my life I had planned to learn ASL/English sign and work as an interpreter. I lived in an area on the west coast with a community college that had a huge deaf community and a very good ASL interpreter training program. I did almost two years (just short of completing) before bailing out.

Our classes were complete immersion from day one. No speaking or writing was allowed. Later classes, fingerspell was to be kept at a minimum. It was pretty cool but at times really frustrating. It's easy to build your vocabulary of noun and verbs, but more abstract concepts were hard to understand in this setting.

Think of it this way. How does someone explain "abstract concept" with only gestures you don't understand yet?

Why did I quit?

I'm a hearing person and the deaf community was generally pretty hostile towards hearing people in the program. One deaf woman went so far to say I was exploiting her disability. That's kind of the vibe I got from many in the community. This was the main reason for leaving. I didn't want a job where I worked with people who actively hated me for no reason.

The second reason; it was very hard to become fluent. I was getting pretty familiar with the local dialect (a blend of ASL and English). I was getting good at reading sign, but MY signs sucked. I just didn't have people to "talk" with out of my class and they were all hearing people in the same boat as me.

You can pick up sign languages by watching videos over and over, but your pronunciation is probably going to suck without someone actively correcting you.

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11mo ago

US Military wife detained, deported - a reminder about planning a vacation in the US

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11mo ago

'I'm over it': Tornado-ravaged red state residents hit out at 'America first'

www.rawstory.com /havent-seen-federal-folks-man-in-tornado-ravaged-red-state-says-trump-no/

11mo ago

Minnesota looking good right now

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imvii @lemmy.ca 11mo ago

Ban THC but allow alcohol, tobacco, and guns?

BHA-HA-HA-HA!

12mo ago

New Bill Would Make All Pornography a Federal Crime in the U.S.

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imvii @lemmy.ca 12mo ago

12mo ago

Software companies HATE him!

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imvii @lemmy.ca 12mo ago

I'm still using CS5.1 Photoshop. I used a newer version about a year ago and short of a few things moved around, it was pretty much the same.

Maybe there is some back end, under the trunk changes that make it more intelligent in how it does something, but I never noticed.

For what I use it for, I don't foresee myself using anything else until it stops running.

1y ago

Liberals pledge to lower Confederation Bridge tolls to $20, cut ferry tolls in half

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imvii @lemmy.ca 1y ago

This would be cool. I have to go off island to pick up products a fair amount for my business. The tolls are just part of doing business and I include the costs of tolls and gas in my product overhead. Reducing my costs and lowering my products retail price makes me happy. Lower prices means I sell more.

1y ago

Are most people here left-wing?

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imvii @lemmy.ca 1y ago

Why even lump pedos in the same sentence with the gays

That's the new MAGA argument. I was getting in front of it.

They're basically arguing if gay and trans people are born that way, and that's fine, then pedos are born that way so why isn't that fine?

It's a stupid argument because gay and trans people by default exist without victims.

In my opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong with being gay, bi, trans, asexual, etc.

1y ago

Asmongold Suggests Parents of Trans Kids Are Mentally Ill

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imvii @lemmy.ca 1y ago

Why the fuck should I care what a guy who plays video games says about anything other than playing video games?

I have a feeling this dude has no formal education on human sexuality, biology, or transgender studies.

1y ago

Donald Trump threatens new 50% tariffs on China

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imvii @lemmy.ca 1y ago

Who wants to bet that the idea of retaliatory tariffs wasn’t gamed out beforehand and they have no strategy?

He has a concept of a strategy.

1y ago

Donald Trump threatens new 50% tariffs on China

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imvii @lemmy.ca 1y ago

US companies would pay a total rate of 104% on Chinese imports.

The more money people lose, the more desperate they become. This is going to get interesting. Who goes after Trump first? The ultra rich or the average working class?

1y ago

Are most people here left-wing?

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imvii @lemmy.ca 1y ago

I'm Canadian. I support social programs and humanist programs. I support regulation of business so they don't abuse their positions of power over people and to curb their habit of doing bad things in the name of more profit. I'm for taxing those with hordes of cash and giving the struggling worker a break. I support people to have the freedom to be who they want to be (gay, straight, trans, etc) as long as they aren't hurting other people (IE pedos don't get to harm children because they "were born that way" or god said it was cool). I support protecting the land, water and animals. I think Trump is a cunt.

I'm probably pretty left-wing.

1y ago

Trump Plans $92 Million Military Parade—Honoring Himself | Donald Trump is pulling straight from the dictator’s playbook.

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imvii @lemmy.ca 1y ago

30 people along the route of the parade cracking tear gas grenades at the same time would be lovey to see.

This is clearly not worse than J6 and those people are heroes now.

1y ago

Got Permanently Banned from Reddit for Criticizing trump & edolf. Who Else Here for Similar Reasons?

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imvii @lemmy.ca 1y ago

My 11 year old account got banned and I'm not even sure why. I posed a lot over the years. They said I was banned, pointed to a deleted comment. When I asked what the comment said they replied the reviewed the ban and now I'm banned.

I believe it was for a comment about how America would be in trouble if they invaded Canada (I'm Canadian). I stated some basic facts that Canadians look like Americans and they will attack America on American soil. It was matter of fact, not promoting any sort of violence.

Whatever. America is dying. I suppose services hosted on American soil die right along with it. We're actively avoiding as many US products and services as possible, so Reddit can kick rocks.

I discovered Lemmy, it suits my needs and I like it better.

1y ago

Mozilla Thunderbird Challenges Gmail With Its Own Email Service

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imvii @lemmy.ca 1y ago

I've been using Thunderbird for email for years. I use it with some SMTP servers on shared hosting platforms, a yahoo account and a few gmail accounts - one with calendars. I don't have any problems with it. Runs stable, doesn't crash or do weird things. My only complaint would be search is a little clunky, but it works.

I had to use Outlook client for year at another job and that client was hot garbage.

1y ago

American invasion of Canada would spark decades-long insurgency, expert predicts

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imvii @lemmy.ca 1y ago

There would also be civilian targets. Those huge retirement towns filled with MAGA boomers in Florida - the ones where they drive golf carts around - those will burn to the ground.