Chip_Rat
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- Comment on What are some lesser-known obscure TV series that went under the radar, that you would recommend? 3 weeks ago:
Gosh I was gonna say “perfect”. Though to be fair I haven’t rewatched Being Erica and it did happen at exactly that time on my life, so was very relatable.
Due South is a treasure. No notes.
- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 3 weeks ago:
Yeah I can’t recall using a typewriter seriously, but for sure I’ve used on for fun. Also trying to get a commodore 64 to print my homework in 1992 should aub in nicely.
- Comment on Why aren't there mass protests in the USA? 4 weeks ago:
Explain this?
- Comment on Cathy, do the math. 5 weeks ago:
Fucking thank you! Why is this so complicated?? Why fight for $15 or whatever if you know by the time your get the fucking laws past your dollar is worth half as much.
It’s so transparently flawed to because tying minimum wage to a formula/basket/col/astrology FFS, Would mean not having to revisit this fight every. Single. Year.
- Comment on Anon is a reader 5 weeks ago:
Reply All, keeping me up to date on pop culture.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
I tried messaging back and she never replied :(
- Comment on uhh… my ex girlfriend and long-time friend is now cishet, very christian, and makes those “i identify as” jokes regarding trans people. would it end up bad for me if i continued to be her friend? 1 month ago:
Yeah, I think the biggest hangup for us is that, given the context, this person isn’t someone who was gay and is now straight, it’s someone who was exploring their sexuality and then decided to nope out, regardless of their actual orientation.
- Comment on uhh… my ex girlfriend and long-time friend is now cishet, very christian, and makes those “i identify as” jokes regarding trans people. would it end up bad for me if i continued to be her friend? 1 month ago:
I agree with you when you say “it’s who you are”.
Do you not see a situation where someone is born and believes themselves gay (the reasons why they would think this are numerous, almost as numerous as the countless reasons people think they are straight growing up) and then after living as a gay person they come to understand themselves better and recognise that they are actually fairly straight?
I’m not saying that’s what’s going on here, it sounds very sad and basically someone just heading back to the closet to avoid shitty people and shitty society. But questioning someone who says they are straight, or gay or bi or enby or ace or whatever, is flawed. They may be lieing, they may be confused, hiding, virtue signalling. But you don’t get to call them bi just because they said and behaved as if they were gay and now say and behaving as if they are not. Someone who used to have sex and now says they are ace isn’t lying, or wrong or akchewally…
I don’t want this to come off as hostile, I get why you are asking. It’s a complex topic and I might be wrong.
I think I’m explaining myself alright, but I’m open to discussion
- Comment on uhh… my ex girlfriend and long-time friend is now cishet, very christian, and makes those “i identify as” jokes regarding trans people. would it end up bad for me if i continued to be her friend? 1 month ago:
If you used to be straight and are now gay, would that make you bi?
I’m not smart enough to answer this question, but that would be where I’d start.
- Comment on South Central Ambulance 999 call handler receives death threats 1 month ago:
Perhaps they could just send an email?
- Comment on This celling ruined my day. 1 month ago:
I guess we won’t ever know that, since your work is 90% hidden. Count your blessings my friend.
- Comment on This celling ruined my day. 1 month ago:
I take it you haven’t done T-bar ceiling install, or pretty much any real world installations. You start with a plan and then 6 other factors pop up.
Stuff like this makes me twitch too, but usually I’m looking for the cause/train of thought/error that lead to it. Often I’ll work backwards far enough to realize shits like that because it is.
- Comment on Day 206 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots 2 months ago:
I must say I e never played Skyrim, and I didn’t know how beautiful it could be. I might have to have a closer look.
I play a game called “The Long Dark”, and the first screenshot with the aurora made me do a double take. In that game you are alone in a northern Canadian region that has been abandoned both due to economics as well as some in game magic that makes electricity not work. The survival mode is just “live as long as you can, then die.” It’s permadeath and can be incredibly frustrating and cruel, but the beauty in that game is unreal. I’ve ended a 6 day run (nothing to me now, but a big acheivement at the time) because I was watching the Aurora on a clear winter night. The music was somber and I thought I might freeze to death as I crossed this long rope bridge. I should have been looking at the bridge, because staring up into the sky I suddenly was getting further away from it … It was maybe a 3 second fall as I realized I either walked off the bridge or maybe there was a gap or something.
“You have faded into the long dark.” -wasn’t even mad.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
There’s a whole documentary about it.
- Comment on Day 171 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots 3 months ago:
Oh… Oh is that what I was supposed to do?
Found the crafting systems (one for building I guess, one for weapons and food and “handheld” stuff) to be incredibly non-intuitive. For what we all paid, my family had a great evening each accidentally walking into the fire and then running around in a panic onfire while everyone else barely looked up from their craft books.
- Comment on Suspects in Vegas explosion, New Orleans attack served at same Army base, sources say 3 months ago:
Thanks for the follow up. Yeah this info seemed to make the rounds really quick and then go away.
Even if they never met and had no intention of working together, you’d think maybe the powers that be would recognise this potential correlation and have a closer look. (I mean big picture, long term)
- Comment on [Leonard French] Honey Sued in Class Action by Wendover & Legal Eagle (Wendover v. PayPal) 3 months ago:
Sort of. But basically yes, Honey pays creators to advertise their “product” then when a viewer downloads Honey and uses it Honey steals the affiliate code money by swapping their own code in. And also not necessarily giving you the best deal, so they can keep more of the payout.
- Comment on Suspects in Vegas explosion, New Orleans attack served at same Army base, sources say 3 months ago:
Anyone know if a credible source had confirmed this link? So far I haven’t found one.
- Comment on As the Canada "tax holiday" starts, Walmart increased the price of an item by the amount I would have saved 4 months ago:
His supporters don’t ever shut up, despite how uninformed they tend to be.
- Comment on As the Canada "tax holiday" starts, Walmart increased the price of an item by the amount I would have saved 4 months ago:
Ontario did this too. Took a few weeks tops, and now we pay the same as we always have, except none of the money goes to our roads, just to big oil.
Thanks Ford.
- Comment on Why do the majority of women still take their partner's last name? 5 months ago:
Thank you for taking the time. I find it interesting that it is so important in some cultures for the woman to take the husband’s name, and yet in this example there seems to be zero problems with it …
- Comment on Why do the majority of women still take their partner's last name? 5 months ago:
That’s something I didn’t know. Do you have time to explain how that works in China? Or if there’s a good video essay on the subject I’d take that.
- Comment on According to the Wall Street Journal, "Wicked" Parts One and Two cost $320 million ($160 million per film). Both parts were shot back-to-back. 5 months ago:
I did ask for it. Not holding my breath thou.
Also I wanted a series, could have been a 1 or 2 season arch and then Netflix or whoever could flail off into other characters and deeper cannon and non-cannon lore, and I would have had my fill and moved on.
- Comment on I'm surprised it hasn't been taken down yet ...well maybe not that surprised 5 months ago:
He did tweet that.
- I am not in twitter and will not go to verify it. This is multiple third-party sources
- Comment on Mail addressed to Mr. and Mrs. (husbands name) 5 months ago:
monicle pops out
- Comment on Which are the lesser-known movies that are well worth seeing? 6 months ago:
Repo: A Genetic Opera
- Comment on Not again 7 months ago:
Alan Rickman, what a treasure.
- Comment on What is the safest way for a partially disabled person in the USA to use prison for food and shelter as an alternative to dying homeless in a gutter on a cold rainy night? 8 months ago:
Just make sure to do it from Walmart or Lowblaw or some other government teet sucking price gouging corporation.
- Comment on Dashcam footage clears man of felony charge after showing constable injuring himself 11 months ago:
Then the driver should have been charged with those offences. Also I have no idea how YOU know he was breaking any traffic laws from that video. The officer onsite indicates the lights are not to be trusted, and “speeding”, I’d love to see how you went about determining that from this video…
The cop played a stupid game and won a stupid prize. In a just world once he heals up he would go to jail for the same crime/time as he falsely accused the driver of. Oh well.
- Comment on what's a good way to stick a laser leveler to the wall? 11 months ago:
What type/brand of laser level? Most have magnetic brackets so if you have an outside corner in the room that has a metal drywall corner it will stick to that, or any peice of metal can be screwed to the wall and the level can be stuck to that. Your level may also come with a metal part of the bracket that you can screw to the wall and then stick the lazer to, and slide it up and down to get the right spot.