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sailingbythelee

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    Science fiction isn't popular

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  • Margaret Atwood uses the term "speculative fiction", I think partly to get at the difference you are describing. But also partly because she doesn't think it needs to be "science-y".

  • Anti-Palestinian Racism Way Up at York University, Report Finds

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  • It is true.

  • Anti-Palestinian Racism Way Up at York University, Report Finds

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  • No, that's right. But most Palestinians and their supporters immediate following Oct 7 were supporting Hamas. Israel's actions of the last year have changed that calculation and now, hopefully, the Palestinians will reject terrorism.

  • Businesses must stop caving to political pressure and abandoning their EDI commitments

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  • Very few white men are rich. Yes, the composition of the 1% and CEO class is dominated by white men, but that doesn't say much about the average person. The real divide is between rich and poor, not white men vs everyone else. You've been taken in by the racist woke propaganda and lost a key ally as a result.

    Edit: And yeah, creeper, I do not believe that there is a genocide in Gaza right now. There is intense debate in the International community right now about the use of the term genocide.

  • Businesses must stop caving to political pressure and abandoning their EDI commitments

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  • Anti-Palestinian Racism Way Up at York University, Report Finds

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  • Hmm, maybe cheering for Hamas isn't a good way to make friends?

  • Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted?

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  • True, but we aren't talking about whether jury nullification should exist. It already does exist and has for a 1000 years. The question is just when to use it. Like any right or privilege, it can be used unjustly. It is up to citizens to make sure it is used for good.

  • Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted?

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  • Jury nullification exists precisely because there is often a gap between legality and justice. It's a way for the commoners to ensure justice when the nobility (CEOs and rich politicians, nowadays) make the laws in ways that exploit the commoners. It's not so much about law vs. feelings as much as it is about offsetting the power of the powerful.

  • Why isn't Putin receiving the same level of hate than people like Trump and Elon are?

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  • Recency bias. Also anti-semitism. I don't mean that in the sense that any criticism of Israel is necessarily or logically anti-semitic. I mean it in the historical sense. Any time Western societies starts hating on Jews, we really, really need to reflect hard on why.

    I know, we all think we are objective enough to separate the Jewish identity from the Israeli identity, but I'm not so sure. Jews are definitely not so sure. It would be interesting to see a study on the correlation between having general anti-semitic views and having negative opinions about Israel.

  • Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles

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  • The part I find strange is that it doesn't seem to have anything to do with municipal affairs. I, for one, want my elected municipal officials to do municipal things, like fix roads and ensure the water treatment plant is working. I don't particularly want them spending their time fighting an abstract battle about our Constitutional framework. Do the majority of Canadians want to revisit our Constitution and eliminate the Crown so that we are no longer a constitutional monarchy? I'm not saying that is a bad idea in principle, but I lived through the constitutional crises of 1980s and the Quebec separatism of the 1990s and it is rife with unnecessary conflict. It could literally break up the country, and almost did. I do not think that we would be better off as a republic, purely from a practical perspective. The Westminster form of government, for all of its anachronistic monarchical symbols, works well in practice.

  • Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles

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  • Obviously monarchy is an outdated concept, but this is a strange hill to die on. The King, or The Crown, is the merely the symbol of Canada's sovereignty. That's it. It's no different than Americans pledging allegiance to the flag. They are not literally pledging allegiance to a piece of cloth anymore than we are literally pledging allegiance to Charles the man. It is just symbology. Neither Charles nor the GG has any real power in Canada and if they ever tried to use their symbolic powers independently of our elected government, it would create an instant Constitutional crisis.

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's launch has been marred by long load times, server issues and now it has overwhelmingly negative reviews

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  • Haha, yes, I was being cheeky. :)

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's launch has been marred by long load times, server issues and now it has overwhelmingly negative reviews

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  • DCS. Easy peasy.

  • If trump appoints someone that doesn't last as long as Anthony Scaramucci do we measure that in fractional moochies or do we abandon the mooch system because it failed us?

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  • I enjoy listening to Katty Kay and the Mooch. However, I think we hit peak Mooch just before election day.

    I am still favour of using the Mooch system for measuring the length of appointments, just for the sake of nostalgia. We need to standardize it, though. Is it 11 days or 10?

  • What should I bring to far-north Scandinavia?

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  • Thank you. :)

  • Can someone give me atleast 5 examples of Democrats being against the working class?

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  • This is extremely reductive identity politics. The point of the 2024 election results is that Trump made gains with all racial groups. You can't just boil it all down to identity. Beyond that practical lesson, identity politics is bad for any country because it is a zero-sum game. If we don't look past identity politics to a common set of ideals, we will end up with people at each other's throats.

  • What should I bring to far-north Scandinavia?

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  • Northern Canadian here. Your worst enemy in the cold is wetness. As others have said, layers are key. Silk and wool are top of the list, but synthetics are okay, too. Silk and wool are expensive, synthetics are cheaper. Do NOT wear cotton. Cotton gets wet and stays wet. It truly sucks in cold weather.

    Sweating makes you wet. You have to match your layering to your activity. If you are going to be active, don't overdress. You should feel chilly when you first start your activity. A common trick is to layer up, then take off your parka to do physical activity, then put it back on when you are done with the activity. Some jackets have pit zips that you can open to shed excess heat. If you are going to sweat, plan it so that you end up indoors somewhere you can dry out. Don't sweat and then plan to stand around or sleep outside.

    If you are going to be mostly standing around, you need big, bad-ass Baffin-style boots, which are heavy. If you'll be moving around, you can use insulated hiking boots and wool socks. Bring extra underwear and socks because they get wet.

    Mitts and a touque are mandatory. Bring two sets because they get wet. Gloves are much less warm than mittens. You can layer that, too. A very thin synthetic glove inside of a mitten works when you need to take off your mitts to work on stuff. It is also worthwhile to get a thin, synthetic balaclava to help prevent wind burn and frost bite. Fingers, toes, and cheeks are the most susceptible to frost bite.

    Grow out your beard if you are a dude.

    In terms of less intuitive tips, as someone else said, if you start getting cold, expelling urine and faeces really does help. Also, stay hydrated. You get cold when you get dehydrated. You may not even feel thirsty, but cold air is dry air and you will get dehydrated quicker than you think in the cold. Especially if you are shoveling snow.

    Shoveling snow sucks, so people tend to rush. The key is to go slow, especially if you are older. You will build up heat rapidly if you are shoveling. Avoid sweating too much, unless you have somewhere warm to dry off. Even if you aren't shoveling, manhandling a snowblower will make you sweat heavily, too.

  • Ottawa principal apologizes for playing Arabic song during Remembrance Day ceremony

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  • No, but it's been used as a protest song at Palestinian rallies. That's the context, not just the lyrics. This bullshit has no place at our Rememberance Day ceremonies.

  • Trump’s re-election doesn’t bode well for tolerance in Canada

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    Any luck with Snapdragon Elite?

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    Server for a boat

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    Jellyseer for ebooks?

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    Migrating to ZFS

  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Revisiting Dresden and parallels to Gaza

    www.mindingthecampus.org /2023/11/28/revisiting-dresden-frederick-taylors-eye-opening-account-and-its-contemporary-implications/
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    Palestinians support Hamas decision to go to war with Israel, survey suggests, with no political solution on horizon

    www.cnn.com /2023/12/21/middleeast/palestinians-back-hamas-survey-intl-cmd/index.html
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    Poilievre opens up 15 point lead over Trudeau on preferred Prime Minister tracking (Nanos)

    nanos.co /poilievre-opens-up-15-point-lead-over-trudeau-on-preferred-prime-minister-tracking-nanos/
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    Issue running free software media streaming stack with VPN and pi-hole

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    Another Ford government cabinet minister resigns

    toronto.ctvnews.ca /ontario-labour-minister-monte-mcnaughton-resigns-1.6573098