Pyr_Pressure

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 hours ago

I read somewhere that about $24 million of it went straight to Melania.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 hours ago

What if one partner wants a divorce because the other partner was having sex with other people due to there being no sex within the marriage?

I can see not being able to divorce someone (at fault or whatever it's called) just because they don't want to have sex, but would they then be able to divorce you (at fault) if you seek it elsewhere and are open about it?

Just curious as it would be an interesting situation.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

Canada had an annual immigration rate of 1.4 million per year and the population is 40 million and that's still with a limited non-open door policy, and it was way too much which Canada realized and started to restrict it, which would be the equivalent of America bringing in 14 million a year.

I absolutely wouldn't be surprised if 100 mil wanted to immigrate to America over ten years if there was an open door policy.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 29 points 19 hours ago

Fuck.

Now instead of each new generation of TVs being slightly higher in resolution some god damn business tech executive is going to focus on some god damn bullshit to try and change or add which is going be absolutely fucking ridiculous or pointless and annoying like AI television shit or TV gaming or fuck my life. Smart TVs are bad enough but they can't help themselves they need to change or add shit all the fucking time to "INNOVATE!!!" and show stockholder value.

Resolution was something easy and time consuming but we can't rely on that keeping them from fucking TV up any more.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

People looking to ban things don't actually care if there is a work around, as long as they feel good getting it banned.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca -3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Infrastructure isn't tied directly to labour available.

There needs to be enough time to construct, enough money to invest, enough space to have proper city layouts etc.

You can't just build a water treatment plant anywhere.

You also can only build housing and schools and hospitals so fast, an extra 100 million people in America in less than ten years would mean and extra 25% or everything needing to be built in less than ten years.

At the moment government doesn't fund construction of housing, so that's an entire system that needs to put in place before letting everyone in.

Plus a bunch of other issues that I can't even think about I imagine.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 42 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Why do new rules need to be written to be able to punish people for breaking the law?

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Is there still a limit on how many people are accepted then?

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 6 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

Do you think they would open fire if someone threw water balloons filled with liquid fart spray or skunk spray on them?

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 0 points 23 hours ago (13 children)

I mean, I'm fairly liberal with immigration but I literally do not understand how it would even be possible to have completely open borders.

What happens when 100 million people try to immigrate in less than ten years? Where would they live? Where would their children go to school?

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Honestly there shouldn't even be a difference in our of court settlements.

A single death should pay out enough to be more expensive than a full recall. Even if the government gets the difference in fees as punishment for negligence.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Aye, it's curious that a paper plant doesn't have a requirement to have a battery large enough to boot it back up kept constantly charged up in case it's needed.

How large of a battery would be needed to black start a decently sized coal plant?

 

I live in Canada, so I'm sure there are plenty of nice ones available in Japan or Europe etc but I fear where I live I can't trust if something is an actual good brand or just paid shills advertising things on Instagram or mass paid 4-5 star ratings on Amazon.

Any recommendations for good Bidets? It will be my first, so I don't know exactly what I'm looking for, but I don't need it to be a rocket ship with a different program from every day of the week or some shit.

I am not afraid to spend money on it and don't necessarily want to go for the cheapest option but I also don't plan on spending $1000 on a toilet seat either.

I have access to power nearby and have the capability of modifying plumbing if need be for hot water.

Anyone have any ideas for some options?

It's for an elongated toilet btw not round.

 
 

Recently bought a house with my parents and looking to turn the basement into a basement suite.

A problem I have run into though is at the base of the stairs, there is a width of 36" wall to wall and we want to put a door there to seperate the two floors.

However the basement entry door to outside is only 32". Does anyone have any ideas on how to close off the bottom of the stairs while maximizing the width of the opening? I feel like we can only fit a 32" door there is we still want it to look decently.

But then good luck ever getting furniture in and out of the basement.

I'm starting to think I might have to cut some foundation out and make the basement door entry wider, but I would rather not if it can be avoided.

We thought maybe sliding barn door but it wouldn't be very sound proof and I think my dog would figure out how to open it.

 

Hello,

I'm posting this to see if anyone has any advice as to what I might be able to do in order to improve communication/relations between my family members.

My sister and mother are currently in tension, where both will confide in me their feelings about the other but I'm not sure how I can try to help without betraying trust in one or the other.

No one in my family is good at communicating, unless it's judgement, criticism, or sarcasm. I know that's not all there is because they will say nice things behind everyone's back but never to their face.

My sister is a fairly recently new homeowner and about to have her first child (my mother's first grandchild). She feels disappointment that my mother never congratulated her on her success and achievement in purchasing a home.

My mother is excited to be a grandmother and wants to help my sister with her child, but is of the generation where physical possessions and items outweigh anything else so constantly buys things for the baby which my sister does not appreciate having to store in a box for two years before the baby can actual use the things. She also wants to be a good mother to my sister but everything she does is tailored towards physical things and items which my sister is fairly minimalist. My mother also gathers resentment towards my sister for never showing any appreciation for the things she tries to give her, as well as feeling like she can never do anything right.

My sister gathers a bit of resentment whenever my mother gifts her things, and has said as much on multiple occasions which hurts my mother's feelings as she is just trying to help in her own way. She is also not exactly the nicest person towards my mother, criticizing quite a lot (like house decor, etc) which makes my mom feel even more like she can't do anything right.

This all spills over onto my dad who doesn't care for how my sister makes my mother feel but I also understand how my mother makes my sister feel and why she responds the way she does sometimes.

So now I'm kind of stuck in the middle of things where everyone tells me how they feel about the other person, and I'm not sure how to help improve things without making someone feel hurt or betrayed.

I try and encourage one to say nice things to the other but then they respond with something along the lines of "well they never say nice things to me".

Any one have any similar situations or advice?

 

I have a grounding wire that is connected to a copper pipe in my house.

Originally, I imagine said copper pipe connected all of the way to the pipe which goes into the ground towards the well.

However, at some point, the previous home owners installed a filtration system and replace a lot of the copper with PVC pipe, so it goes Copper > PVC > Copper > Ground Wire

Is that ground wire still useful? Or do I need to extend it to where the original copper pipe extends into the ground towards the well?

 
 
 

So involved in right wing American politics, it's sad.

 

Bought a house - previous owner moved to a town home so we kept the chickens. There is a decent amount of space on the property, and half of it is a forested hillside.

Any suggestions for a newbie? A new coop is definitely first thing on my list. And a fence around the property.

One of the chickens is an outcast and I feel bad for her, doesn't leave the coop when the others go out in the yard and doesn't eat treats from the ground just food from the feeder. The other chickens get along well it seems.

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