NarrativeBear
@NarrativeBear@lemmy.world
- Comment on 16 hours ago:
It’s almost like all these things line up to push for consumers to want a cloud hosted Desktop
- Comment on Jon Stewart on presidential runs and why there's hope for America 5 days ago:
He does, he essentially says don’t put your faith in me as doing so signals you have already given up.
Its not a single one-worded answer of course, and that’s because it’s understood a question like that requires some explanation of why you would come to the end conclusion.
- Comment on Are you people all bots? 1 week ago:
Hello fellow human I too am asking this same question.
- Comment on Wokeness ended, check mate leftists 1 week ago:
Not sure if it’s just me, but “wokeness” always meant being “awake” to me or more enlightened.
As opposed to asleep, or being a “sheep” as people were referring to it a few years back.
- Comment on Someone bought the domain Nazis.us and pointed it to the DHS website. 1 week ago:
- Comment on Wilt, Arnold and Andre, 1983 1 week ago:
Its like Master-Chief (from the Halo franchise) verse an average sized person.
- Comment on Has Canada's government done anything concrete to reduce dependence on the US since Trump took office? Maybe even since the first term? 2 weeks ago:
I don’t agree with much that the Ford Government says in Ontario here, but bringing in a Chinese EV manufacturing plant into the province would a net positive.
Canada could become a clean energy powerhouse if it wanted TBH
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
You can try things like vics or nasal sprayers
Also putting your head over a warm kettle of water and breathing in the warm vapor helps
Other things would be nasal saltwater drains. Though make sure to use distilled water and not tapwater for example
- Comment on What accent does this sound like? 2 weeks ago:
This is the answer, it does sound Polish
- Comment on ‘I’m just a girl in Canada trying to get everyone their vibrators’: Why a Toronto sex toy store got a letter from the U.S. Department of War 3 weeks ago:
Archive link with no paywall
- Comment on Halo Zero (Unofficial remake - Amiga/MD/NeoGeoCD) by earok 4 weeks ago:
I would be interested in knowing what they two games are called if you happen to know.
- Comment on Beans aswell 5 weeks ago:
🍆 Am I doing this right?
- Submitted 1 month ago to [deleted] | 7 comments
- Comment on People in the UK Watching the The world using the internet 1 month ago:
But our politicians are, truth is our Politicians are so out of touch with the time.
Chat control for one allows governments to read all chats, but at the same time reading and opening physical mail is still considered illegal.
- Comment on People in the UK Watching the The world using the internet 1 month ago:
Sign in with Facebook is probably a huge hit /s
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Canadian here, some provinces more then others unfortunately 😓
- Comment on Another angle of this modern art installation 1 month ago:
It does not look like any bus screwed up to me. It looks scary ya I agree, but I’m sure watching this play out was very mundane and efficient.
- Comment on So anyway I kept posting... 1 month ago:
I’m shocked the civilization of Maui created, and perfect the Chevy way before anyone else on the planet.
- Comment on Is it normal to see this static when you close your eyes? 2 months ago:
Welcome to the simulation
- Comment on People who live in southern hemisphere countries: do your mall Santas dress for freezing cold weather? 2 months ago:
Similar like Christmas, Halloween is not celebrated in the same commercialized way in parts of Europe for example. It focuses more on the remembering and honouring of the dead, commonly done with heading to evening mass and then lighting a candel at the cemetery.
Halloween as we know it evolved from two main sources: the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of summer and the beginning of winter, and the Christian observances of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. The night before All Saints’ Day, November 1, became known as “All Hallows’ Eve,” which was later shortened to Halloween.
Celtic festival of Samhain
Purpose: To celebrate the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the dark, cold winter.
Beliefs: Celts believed that on the night of Samhain (around November 1), the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred, allowing spirits to roam the earth.
Traditions: To ward off evil spirits, people would light large bonfires and wear costumes or disguises.
Timing: Held around November 1, the time of the new year for the ancient Celts.
Christian influence
All Saints Day: In the 8th century, the Roman Catholic Church moved the feast day of All Saints to November 1, likely to absorb or replace the pagan traditions of Samhain.
All Hallows’ Eve: The night before the feast of All Saints became known as “All Hallows’ Eve,” or “the eve of all the hallowed (or holy) ones”. Over time, this name was shortened to “Hallowe’en”.
Merged traditions: Many pagan traditions from Samhain merged with Christian observances, such as the “souling” tradition in which people went door-to-door asking for food in exchange for prayers for the dead. This is a precursor to modern trick-or-treating.
- Comment on People who live in southern hemisphere countries: do your mall Santas dress for freezing cold weather? 2 months ago:
This is a interesting question. I believe it comes down to if the “corporate version” of Santa Claus (and Christmas) has made its way to the southern hemisphere. Christmas is a major Catholic holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus. Santa Claus is derived from the Saint Nicholas a patron saint.
“Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, toymakers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe. His reputation evolved among the pious, as was common for early Christian saints, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the folklore of Santa Claus”
- Comment on Are you even old enough to remember number 1? 2 months ago:
How’s this not on the list!
- Comment on US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment 2 months ago:
Lawsuit incoming…?
- Comment on New name for Whatsapp! 3 months ago:
- Comment on 2022 vs. 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket prices 3 months ago:
Considering my past experiences leaving NFL stadiums after a game, not well.
You can be stuck in the parking lot (in your car) for hours after a game ends, and only move a few feet/meters.
- Comment on 2022 vs. 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket prices 3 months ago:
And on top off that FIFA is also selling NFTs that might get you the opportunity to potentially buy a ticket.
- Comment on 2022 vs. 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket prices 3 months ago:
And for everything else there’s MasterCard
- Submitted 3 months ago to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world | 93 comments
- Comment on trout 3 months ago:
Put the fish in the bucket!
- Comment on balance 3 months ago:
The person holding the camera looks like they are about to fall over themselves just standing still.
