pbjamm

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[–] pbjamm 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

No, it was bad for Gaza before. Now it is totally fucked.

Maybe things would have not gotten better under a Harris Presidency. They may have even gotten worse. They would not have gotten this fucked this fast. People are about to find out just how fucked and hopeless it can get with the USA backing Netanyahu unconditionally.

[–] pbjamm 1 points 1 month ago
[–] pbjamm 3 points 1 month ago

I hope no finds out how easy it is to download software like lmstudio and 1click install DeepSeek-R1 or hundreds of other models to test at home on desktop hardware. It would be a terrible, possibly criminal, bit of information.

[–] pbjamm 3 points 1 month ago

Kiss the Ring!

Bend the Knee!

Verb the Noun!

[–] pbjamm 2 points 1 month ago

I have 5 excellent local breweries to choose from here in the Comox Valley, and an embarrassingly rich array of BC beer to choose from. I have a few California wines that truly like but wont be buying them any more. I have a lot of friends and family in that state who are appalled by the behavior of their president, but I will avoid sending my money to the US where I have alternatives.

[–] pbjamm 1 points 1 month ago

Classic Trump. Create a problem so that he can "solve" it.

But Canadians are not ready to forgive and forget. Maybe ever.

[–] pbjamm 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We can do it the olde fashioned way, by not buying American booze. That is my plan.

[–] pbjamm 6 points 4 months ago

if you show me a sweet potato pie, I am on top of it.

[–] pbjamm 15 points 4 months ago (6 children)

The Dwarf Fortress model. Losing is fun!

[–] pbjamm 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I genuinely dont know what your argument here is. The government of California is powerless to help reasonable citizens of Mississippi so they should not help themselves?

Yes there will be real costs in lives but fixing it nationally went out the window 2 weeks ago. State level is the best that can be done right now. Yes that means that people who totally dont deserve it will suffer because their neighbors support horrible stupid policies and that sucks, but fixing what can be fixed now makes more sense than trying the impossible. Perfection should not be the enemy of the good. That is how the US ended up with Trump again.

[–] pbjamm 1 points 4 months ago

right when they have the most leverage?!? the dastards!

[–] pbjamm 3 points 4 months ago

the richest person in Parliament without ever having a job outside of government

but i keeping being told by youtube ads that Jagmeet Singh is snooty leech who likes fancy watches and getting paid? /s

As an American import to Canada I have seen first hand the destruction that conservatism celebrates as progress. Hopefully the utter gong show that is taking place to the south will open some eyes, but after the US election I have a hard time remaining positive. Most people want easy answers to complex problems. If those existed they would have already been implemented.

 

My family and I moved from the US to Canada in the summer of 2023 and last week was the first time I had to make use my Services Card. I went to the ER in excruciating pain, had blood and urine labs done, a shot of pain killers then waited around (a long time) for a CT scan. The doctor said it might be a new record, but I had been bumped a few times by suspected stroke patients that came in, so totally understandable. Several hours later with a prescription slip in hand I exited the hospital. Easy as pie.

For anyone who has never had the displeasure of experiencing an American hospital you can not understand how much simpler and less stressful and cheap the Canadian system is. I dont know what it would have cost me in the USA, probably whatever my insurance deductible was, but it certainly was not $0. That state of not knowing what all this is going to cost you, and how you will afford it, makes an already awful experience even worse. Not being harassed for money on the way out, never once discussing the cost of something with the DR was truly eye opening.

TL:DR Thanks BC Health. You are not perfect but you are amazing. Anyone promoting American style health care here in Canada has either never experienced that gong show or is independently wealthy enough not to have to think about the costs.

(kidney stone for anyone who is curious. it was horrible)

 

On Tuesday, the Blackhawks released a statement that said Perry "engaged in conduct that is unacceptable and in violation of both the terms of his Standard Player's Contract and the Blackhawks' internal policies intended to promote professional and safe work environments."

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