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  • What are you Reading (September 2023)

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  • It's so good. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but I love how the story is told based on observations rather than exposition through dialogues. I don't always need to relate to characters and their lives, sometime I just want to know about the weird gravity or atmosphere and stuff. For the longest time people said it could not be made into a movie, but Denis Villeneuve stepped up to the plate and I cannot wait to see what he does with it.

  • What are you Reading (September 2023)

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  • I listened to And Then She Vanished by Nick Jones and found it entertaining enough to start the second book in the series right after. It's not really scifi, I mean, time travel could easily be tagged fantasy as well. I don't know if I'll finish the series though. It's missing something that I can't quite put my finger on. Somewhat shallow and the secondary characters are paper thin. Fine reading to pass the time (or spend 12 hours on a train...) but nothing I'll be thinking about once I'm done. I've been struggling to get through the first few chapters of Perdido Street Station for a while, I may give it another go this weekend.

  • [Discussion] Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir (Spoilers)

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  • Absolutely love the book and read it a few times already. It's fast paced and engaging. I enjoy the sciency parts as much as the relationship building between the two characters. It has a very straightforward narrative and does not try to be more than it is. It's nothing deep, but straight up good entertainment. I went in expecting as much so I was not disappointed.

  • What's the scary folk lore from your culture?

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  • That's fucking terrifying!

  • IGN | Rotten Tomatoes Under Fire After PR Firm's Scheme to Pay Critics for Positive Reviews Uncovered

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  • Conflit d’intérêts : les élues qui décident du logement à Montréal sont aussi propriétaires • Pivot

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  • Tout à fait d'accord. Même si c'était des propriétaires exemplaires, ça n'a pas sa place en politique (en plus les personnes visées dans l'article étaient à la commission de l'habitation, wtf?), pas plus que les actionnaires de compagnie, ceux qui ont des sièges dans des CA d'entreprises, etc. Mais tout le monde s'en sacre faut croire, ça se présente et ça se fait élire sans problème.

  • Woman upgrades house for $12K and gets evicted by landlord

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  • Renting is basically the only way to have housing in certain parts of the world. In large cities too. Not everyone that rents is bad at decision making or on the verge of homelessness...

    In this specific case, she was able to blow 12k in renos on a rental and has a Roche Bobois couch that's worth at least 10k in the setup she has (she mentions this on her twitter feed). To be fair, she also says she realizes she made a terrible mistake and is taking the criticism in stride, so good for her, lesson learned. All this to say, yes she acted stupidly, regardless of how shitty the landlord seem to be.

    I agree with you that the housing system needs to change. That conversation has been going on forever. But the solution is not to have everyone strive to own a house.

  • Woman upgrades house for $12K and gets evicted by landlord

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  • I agree that the landlord is a shitstain, but that tenant is not the best at decision making either. I can understand spending a couple of hundreds if it makes your life better, but she basically handed over a 12k check to that landlord. I can't see any good reason to do this.

  • Un repas gratuit par jour à l’école coûterait 1,7 G$ par an à Québec, selon l’IRIS

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  • Absolument, et c'est pourquoi ça plaît pas au gouvernement. Un projet qui ne rapporte pas à court terme, tant en argent qu'en faveurs électorales, ça n'a aucune chance.

  • New study gave $7,500 to 50 unhoused people

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  • Or big wokeness

  • THE KILLER | Official Teaser Trailer

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  • Right? All I was thinking watching it was, I don't want it to end, I want 12 hours more!

  • Télé-Louisiane va couvrir les matchs des Saints en français!

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  • Oui moi aussi, je suis vraiment curieuse!

  • Remplacement pour le fromage à la crème Liberté

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  • Plaisir! C'est vraiment bon. J'en parle là et j'ai envie d'en manger. Une autre façon que j'aime bien c'est étendu sur des pitas rôtis au four, saupoudré de zataar.

  • Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons

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  • You should read the article.

  • Remplacement pour le fromage à la crème Liberté

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  • Je ne me rappelle pas avoir remarqué de différence, en fait j'achète la marque en spécial donc des fois c'est la marque du magasin. Alors je n'ai pas de suggestion de remplacement. Mais pour quelque chose d'un peu différent tu peux essayer du labneh, c'est beaucoup moins riche mais le goût est similaire. J'aime beaucoup ça avec des confitures. C'est peut-être un peu dur d'en trouver en Montérégie, mais y a un Adonis à Brossard et ils en ont plusieurs variétés (j'aime le mi-chèvre/mi-vache).

  • Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons

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  • I didn't miss the point, the point is not about seeing ads or not. Expand your thought process a bit.

  • Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons

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  • You sound like you didn't read the article. This not about seeing ads or not, it's about large corporations allowing and making profits off advertising criminal activities.

  • Recharge de la carte OPUS | Un étudiant dame le pion à l’ARTM

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  • Oui, je me suis dit que peut-être l'évaluation était complètement off. Mais de quel côté? Est-ce ton scéniaro, ou le contraire? Où les infos fournies pour le devis étaient déficientes, que les firmes françaises ont sous-évalué et la firme queb s'est dit, "voyons, c'est tout croche st'affaire-là, ils ont pas tenu compte de ci et ça". C'est plein de possibilités!

  • First Look: ‘Frasier’ Revived After 19 Years

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  • And John Mahoney's no longer with us. Over all there is nothing of note, nothing exciting in this reboot. Hard pass for me as well.

  • What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?

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  • I do the same! And you know, I think this is a hobby by itself. It's also very useful when talking with strangers if they tell you they practice one of the hobbies you've binged on. You can ask them more pointed, interesting questions and it makes for great conversations!