GreyEyedGhost

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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

You mean authoritarianism like vowing to knowingly pass unconstitutional laws and use the notwithstanding clause to keep them in force? Is that the "totally not embracing authoritarianism" you're talking about?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

given that our current Public Safety Minister is unwilling to learn our laws and safety regulations In regard to firearm ownership.

Bold statement given that it's his "third week on the job." But it gives a great opportunity to chortle about someone who likely never had an interest in guns past his eigth birthday not knowing what an RPAL is, as if that's the single most important subject the Minister of Safety has to deal with. Andy came in to do a hatchet job and he performed the task well.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Pretty much any book that is going to have useful information for sex ed, which is taught at around ages 10 to 12, is either going to be useless or sufficiently graphic for hormonal pubescent kids. Back when I was a kid, the go-to source for accessible nudity was National Geographic. Also, there were kids who would read the National Geographics to learn about the world (which included places with different taboos than us). Should the education of some be hampered for the sake of the ignorance of others? Alberta says yes.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

There is text below the image in the post that explains it.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This quote from Chris Rock hasn't aged too well, but the overall sentiment is correct.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's absolutely possible, quite likely now. It would probably be too big a project to do anywhere but earth and maybe the moon right now. But the doors it would open if completed...

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

First, we need an autofactory. This is not a minor step.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

"Technically, if your computer breaks and you can't recover those games after Valve decides to close its doors, those games are gone forever." Yeah, and? Is there a storefront that doesn't apply to? Just how long do you think CDs and floppy disks (and the hardware to access them) last, if you haven't lost them already? Is it more or less than Valve's lifespan so far?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, I misread your statement. I think we're on the same page.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Yeah, the good news is no one has ever suffered permanent damage from verbal abuse, so no problems, right?

And why is physical violence no-tolerance (except when it isn't) but verbal violence is a-okay?

I'm not saying physical violence is okay, and I never have. In fact, I generally go the other direction, saying that physical violence should be a last resort for solving problems, and that those who use it clearly don't have better tools to solve their problems. And know which groups is known for not having a lot of experience solving problems? Kids. That's why we have adults supervising them. And training those kids that verbal violence is okay, and a great way to harass your peers, is, to put it bluntly, pretty fucking stupid. And some of those kids learn that a suspension isn't that big a deal to some of the kids they bully, which is a hell of a lot better lesson than the adults around them were teaching them.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

Most of my immediate family are on Android and use Signal. I'm happier this way.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Even the guy beside the jumper was pulling him back.

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