BlameThePeacock

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Are people buying refurb pcs just to strip out the DDR 4 ram with the current price hikes on new ram? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 hour ago

Is this happening? Probably

Has anyone done something small for you that helped you in a big way that they did not realize? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

I was working at a call center, and applied to become a supervisor, I didn't get the position.

My supervisor at the time gave me some offhand feedback about how I was approaching other people and coming off as too cocky because I was really really good at my current role, I was #1 out of over 1000 agents on my call metrics.

Not sure if it was just the right person, the right time, the right method of delivery, whatever, but it finally clicked for me. That one piece feedback changed my whole personality and has given me so much opportunity over the last 20 years.

I got the supervisor position the next time I applied.

Edit: Just wanted to add that teenagers are stupid, including myself.

How to head off the next housing crisis in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Next? There's still one happening now and no reasonable path for it to end.

What was the worst date you went on? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hockey has zero balls, 24 sharp pieces of metal moving around at 20-25mph, and a hard chunk of rubber moving at speeds of up to 100mph.

But I get your point.

What was the worst date you went on? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's actually a lot better than some of these. Take the win.

How much money's out there? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Unless you're in a desert with no stores around, in which case the person with 50 waters is going to tell you to go take a hike because that dollar is useless to them but the water will keep them alive.

Average family expected to spend $994 more on food next year: report in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

How does it feel like anything, it's making a prediction for next year's increase, not the ones that have already happened.

Help me build a playlist? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Baaaaaaaby shark do do do do do

Cooking with gas gets more expensive as Americans face rising prices into 2026 in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Source for that?

You aren't talking about that $2000 dollar pan with the heat fins on the bottom are you?

Why does no one in the bible have a last name? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Because there were few enough people at that point in history, and they rarely moved around enough, such that a second name would be necessary to tell people apart.

Feds forcibly yank woman in medical scrubs from car as she screams she's a US citizen in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Hard disagree, those types of stereotypes are established in youth long before the kids start reading articles.

John Rustad says he won't resign after 20 B.C. Conservative MLAs call for his removal in c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Technically he didn't resign...

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Stars Reach Kickstarter Launched (and already funded) (www.kickstarter.com)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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MMO Game by one of the original creators of Star Wars Galaxies, game already playable for Alpha testers, Beta testing expected after Kickstarter for funders

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Stars Reach Kickstarter Launched (www.kickstarter.com)
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Tsunami Warning North California 7.3 Earthquake (tsunami.gov)
 

Sizeable earthquake just off the coast.

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B.C. Conservatives plan $11B deficit in first year, higher than NDP or Greens (www.timescolonist.com)
 

The party of fiscal responsibility ya'll

They say it will be caught up to with growth, which they've predicted to be above 5% per year... no way that happens, major banks are predicting sub 2% growth.

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Rustad stands by B.C. Conservative candidates under fire, says voters can judge them (bc.ctvnews.ca)
 

He stands by the party member who made derogatory comments about indigenous and Muslim people.

Please judge him and find him wanting.

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BC Conservatives promise $3K housing rebate (bc.ctvnews.ca)
 

The title is a bit misleading and makes it sound like it's a one time payment. It's very different, he's promising to exempt up to $3000 a month towards your housing costs from income taxes. Starting at $1500 a month in 2026 and going up $500 a year for 3 more years. At the max, it would be a $36,000 a year tax deduction which is absolutely massive, that's half of the average family income.

Great idea? It's complicated, but probably not a good idea.

When you make something "cheaper" for everyone like this in a supply constrained market, all that does is drive up the prices of rents and housing sale prices since people can now use that freed up money to pay more for those.

Also, his plan to pay for this multi-billion dollar plan is:

“Obviously, we need to take a look at this reckless spending that David Eby has put in place in terms of how to sort of rein in some of that spending,” said Rustad.

So that's not really "fiscally conservative" at all.

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Video shows B.C. Conservative Rustad saying he regrets getting 'so-called vaccine' (bc.ctvnews.ca)
 

This asshole is literally a conspiracy theorist. He says it was about controlling the population, not stopping the spread of the virus.

Which countries (and even provinces) had the fewest covid deaths per capita? Oh.. the ones with the highest vaccination rates.

Everyone with a brain knows vaccines reduce illness, that's why we have the fucking things.

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Uber calls B.C. gig-worker wages, job protections 'unreasonable' (bc.ctvnews.ca)
 

Uber's reply to the new laws.

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Courtenay-Comox Conservative candidate drops out after social-media posts surface (www.timescolonist.com)
 

Surprise surprise, a Conservative who's got a past full of hate.

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Drag performance draws a crowd at Chinatown festival that highlighted cultural diversity (www.timescolonist.com)
 

This is the true Canada, open to all ideas. Let's keep it this way.

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Police board to invite rights commissioner to hear impact of cancelling school liaison officer program (www.timescolonist.com)
 

Personally, it seems stupid not to have a liaison in high schools. This is where teens establish "bad" patterns, and every single one they manage to save early is one less problem for decades in the future.

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Boy, 11, dies after being struck in neck by puck at hockey practice in Saint-Eustache, Que. (www.cbc.ca)
 

Extremely unfortunate situation.

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