Did the same for FFXI but game cards didn’t exist so I had to beg for my dad’s cc number which was a huge deal in 04.
I keep telling my family to just give me steam cards for Christmas but they don’t like giving gift cards cause there’s “no thought” but don’t understand that I don’t buy physical games anymore.
I don’t want it if I don’t need it. Considering where this country is at with housing, education, transportation, food, etc. I think those billions going to well off seniors rather than back into communities that will make life better for everyone is fucked.
The Rainbow Bridge, which connects motorists and pedestrians between Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Canada, was closed for two days following the incident.
I’ve been pretty happy with him as a premier who far. Seems like he’s the only politician right now who’s actually doing anything substantial to fix the issues we have. The cities are crying right now and that’s a good thing.
What’s the statscan definition of homeowner? Aren’t myself and my partner considered owners because we live with my parents in their house, so there are 4 “homeowners” living in the house.
I could be wrong but I remember reading what they consider a homeowner does not match what common sense says it is. Please point me in the direction of something if I’m wrong, I’ve tried looking but can’t find anything.
And kids don’t want to eat their vegetables or go to bed on time… Sometimes people need to be encouraged to do the thing they don’t want to do, but is only in their best interest.
I work as a public servant and I say this like once a week. The general public acts like a spoiled child who wants to eat candy for dinner. The public do not care that candy isn’t nutritious, they do not care that they will rot their teeth out if they eat out for every meal, they do not care that it will give them an upset stomach. They know what’s best for them and candy is what’s best.
The alternative to the status quo is the incentive to change. If you build the transit and make it a viable alternative in terms of costs and time, people will take it: millennials, gen z, and soon gen alpha aren’t driving at the rate of previous generations for many reasons, they want public transit but they are forced to drive. If cities actually start to prioritize public and active transit infrastructure improvements over those for single occupancy vehicles in a meaningful way people will take them. This is one of those candy for dinner scenarios where the public wants what they want without understanding why it’s not good for them and the gov’t needs to step up and do what’s right instead of caving to the pressure.
Adding a cost to driving will force people to reconsider their habits and when enough people have to change, we can demand the city do better with transit. Right now, if you have money, you will not take public transit. It doesn’t make sense for people with money and poor people have no choice to take public transit.
And if there is no viable alternative for then to turn to they will not change their minds. We build the infrastructure first, and change the public’s mind second with improved commute time, more money in their pocket, etc. I’d rather not wait several years after the public has finally got it through their “me first mentality” to start the decades long process of expanding our pathetic transportation infrastructure to bring us to s21st century standard. We are a half a century behind countries in Europe and Asian in regards to our transit infrastructure, the best time to build it was 50 years ago, the second best is today not in 5 years when driving a car is no longer possible for the majority of people.
I could take the bus to work, but it turns my 2hrs of driving a day into 5 hours of commuting. I would never give up my car until that option is viable, and that’s not going to happen until we have the infrastructure to make it viable.
Public transit is viable if it means you’re commute is faster. There will always be people with an excess amount of money but why do we give a shit what they want, they are a demographic who doesn’t need support. Better public transit for those who can’t afford to drive means less cars on the road for those who need to or choose to drive which means faster commutes for everyone. It’s a win win situation but people are too short sighted to see that.
Cities, provinces, and the feds have the money to build out our public transit infrastructure they just don’t want to because it means more work and a chance they will lose votes. Much like parent of the child who wants to eat candy for dinner, the gov’t needs to step up and act like the leaders they claim they are, and not roll over like some weak ass parent who is scared of their kids. Vancouver Island, where I live, has a rail corridor going from Courtenay to Victoria that could realistically serve the majority of the islands population yet the municipalities refuse to look at it because the people who vote (seniors) think it’s a waste of money, don’t want change at the end of their lives, and have all the free time in the world to organize, to write letters to politicians, to go on media campaigns, etc.
Also, I find it laughable that you think I have a me first mentality for not wanting to waste 5 hours of my day commuting when my government refuses to give me a real alternative. If the rail corridor was open and I still chose to drive then sure, that’s valid criticism. Until I can move closer to my job (doubtful with $2000+/month for a 2 br) or there’s a viable alternative that doesn’t mean I lose all agency in my life to save $20 a month then I’m going to continue to drive and if the govt wants me to stop because they “care about the environmental impact” then they can do their job and uphold the public interests and give me and everyone else on the island a real, practical, and economic alternative to driving. This is no different than blaming the consumer about all the plastic bottle waste instead of regulating the industry that produces them.
The indifferent is Viktor and he doesn’t care about anything other than food. The other one in the back is Joe and he hates getting his picture taken despite how photogenic he is. And Chloe is old and kind of a bitch.
The Province is introducing new housing legislation to deliver more small-scale, multi-unit housing for people, including townhomes, triplexes and laneway homes, and fix outdated zoning rules to help build more homes faster....
I’ve often wanted a movie/series based on the Dragonlance books or the Dark Elf trilogy. What would you all like to see done if you had the ability to do it?
Depends on the bear. Black bears are cowards and you can generally just make noise or act big to scare them. Brown or grizzlies you’ll want to play dead and pray then don’t try to eat you. Polar bears, good luck, better have one of those boxes really close by.
The rule on black bears can go out the window if they are worried about their young, super hungry, or young and inexperienced with humans.
Someone with better knowledge can correct me but that’s what I was taught when I was a kid.
Most smokers are assholes and genuinely don’t care about stomping a butt and the city is too cheap and scared of homeless people to put out more ashtrays and garbage cans and hire more workers.
I was in the city this weekend and finding a place to put my butt was a hassle the few times I smoked away from my hotel, which did have an ashtray. You’d think they would have those disposal things attached to every bus stop but they don’t.
I’m not trying to discount any of your feelings or experiences, I went through this same thing for years until I met my current (and first) gf; for context I was 28 when we started going out.
I hated hearing it when I was in your situation but it’s always been true for me, work on yourself and keep yourself open and things will eventually happen. I gave up trying to find a girlfriend when I was 27 after years of striking out irl and on dating apps and decided to focus on myself. I was starting a graduate program and got a cool public art opportunity through my city so I just put all my energy into that which helped me focus less on tinder and my lack of sex (kinda) . One day this girl I worked with dumped her loser boyfriend and after several failed attempts to ask her out (I’m bad at putting things down, she’s bad at picking things up) i finally had a date. Four years later and she’s begging me for a ring.
Life is tough and even harder when you don’t have someone to experience it with. Again, I don’t know your situation and I don’t want to just be another asshole saying things will get better cause I fucking hate those people when I was sad and lonely, but I genuinely do believe good things come to those who wait. Keep yourself open to new experiences and listen to your gut if it’s telling you to take a chance.
Or tell me to stfu, that’s cool too I get it and won’t be upset.
I live in British Columbia, you don’t scare me with your story of drug addicts, hippies driving Subaru’s, and no chance of ever moving from my parents basement.
Pretty much none, I have a few pictures and a couple small videos of my favourite models for that off chance I don’t have an internet connection and wanna whack it, but that’s very rare.
My partner gets 20 mg gummie from the black market that work amazing for her for sleep. 100 gummie for $100. Can’t get gummie for that price, or with that dosage from the gov’t, so she’ll never buy from them.
I understand the issues with edibles and kids, but the gov’t isn’t going to win this so they may as well figure out how to move forward if they want to make an actual dent in the black market.
After taking care of myself, friends and family, and what not I would start acquiring land that I would donate to my community for affordable housing and other community projects with the condition that I get to name everything built on it. All streets, schools, libraries, etc will be named by me.
You don’t understand, I have to turn left in 25 km and what if I can’t get back into my lane after I let you pass and I miss my turn. I’m not a confident driver so I am going to do what’s safest and best for me and everyone else can just accept it. I’m going fast enough at 5km over the posted speed limit and you can just slow down, life isn’t a race unless I need it to be.
Economic Theory is Fun tho. (lemmy.ml)
The Toyota war proved peak engineering rule (lemmy.ca)
kids would rather have subscriptions and in-game currency [children of the ages 10-17, with 59% of girls and 86% of boys plan to ask for video game gifts for the holidays (not actual videogames] (web.archive.org)
Subsidies to rich seniors make no sense (www.theglobeandmail.com)
The OAS bonus is being given to well-off seniors. As more and more affluent Boomers retire, that’s going to put a strain on federal finances....
They're basically the same right? (lemmy.world)
Rainbow Bridge: Police identify couple killed in US-Canada border crash (www.bbc.com)
Home prices could drop by 10 per cent in early 2024: TD (www.ctvnews.ca)
TD Bank says home prices could drop as much as 10 per cent on average by early 2024 thanks to a surge in housing supply in some provinces.
Eby says governments must step up on housing, can't rely on private sector (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
Homeowners Refuse to Accept the Awkward Truth: They’re Rich - Owners of the multi-million-dollar properties still see themselves as middle class, a warped self-image that has a big impact on renters (thewalrus.ca)
No matter how many times they've declared PC gaming dead over the last 30 years, it's kept on kicking (www.pcgamer.com)
Public support for carbon tax waning quickly (www.nationalobserver.com)
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Hotdog rule!?!? (lemmy.zip)
Ok why do my hotdogs keep doing this
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I'll never not want to (startrek.website)
A shitpost for artists (i.postimg.cc)
More small-scale, multi-unit homes coming to B.C., zoning barriers removed (news.gov.bc.ca)
The Province is introducing new housing legislation to deliver more small-scale, multi-unit housing for people, including townhomes, triplexes and laneway homes, and fix outdated zoning rules to help build more homes faster....
rare Florida w rule (i.imgur.com)
What book series would you like to see made into a movie trilogy or a show with multiple seasons?
I’ve often wanted a movie/series based on the Dragonlance books or the Dark Elf trilogy. What would you all like to see done if you had the ability to do it?
She's Thawing! (lemmy.world)
Canada rule (files.ohai.social)
Cigarette butts remain Vancouver's most littered item — and a seemingly unsolvable waste problem (www.cbc.ca)
Is there an ethical way to obtain sturgeon? And would it go well in a stroganoff? With beans?
Asking for a friend.
Anon goes to a bar (sh.itjust.works)
Matchless in the Digital Age (lemmy.world)
Productivity memes might be a killer for your actual productivity, but they really help to speed your day up. (endlesstalk.org)
You Don't Surf (i.redd.it)
Oldie but a goodie
I'm a dissolved man on a Halifax pier. (lemmy.world)
18+ We're all strangers here, so let's be honest
How much porns, hentais, fap materials do have on your personal devices (pcs, laptops, phones,…)...
A controversial tier list (sh.itjust.works)
Five years later, researchers say the impacts of legalizing cannabis in Canada have been mixed (www.ctvnews.ca)
Since Canada's legalization of cannabis five years ago, researchers say the policy has had mixed results in terms of public health and justice reform.
Elon Musk Allegedly Sent ‘Scorched-Earth Letter’ to Warner Bros. Demanding to Keep Amber Heard in ‘Aquaman 2’ (www.indiewire.com)
Elon Musk allegedly came to Amber Heard‘s defense amid talks his former partner would be fired from “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.”...
How would you spend $20 million a year?
Pretend the $20 million is guaranteed, and if anything will increase slightly over time....
survival optional. (feddit.de)