Posts by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
(DIR) Post #9i6fIjGGnkbnLta1Ee by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-04-23T16:36:26Z
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Image of the USS Enterprise near Earth with text: the year is 2387. Earth is a member of the Federation of Planets - but without Great Britain, which is still trying to leave the EU.User copperbadge comments: You know, this would explain why Picard, the most English person ever to walk aboard a starship, continues to claim he's French.
(DIR) Post #9i96PPq5C6IjnhXkxs by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-04-24T21:57:07Z
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I'm voting green solely because they promise to build a vast rail network all across the country and trains are fucking cool, even if they are slightly impractical for a country as giant as Canada.
(DIR) Post #9i98LQ5aWRQDKI1C40 by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-04-24T22:12:06Z
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@webmind Passenger rail is somewhat impractical here because the country is so spread out that it would take multiple days for most trips, as opposed to a few hours on a plane. That would be OK if people had more vacation time, but most people only get 2-3 weeks off a year, so if you're visiting another province and using up a week just on travel time, that kind sucks. Similar issue for business travel. Plus it's super expensive, unlike Europe.
(DIR) Post #9i98LQHdnd3xvfeoqm by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-04-24T22:12:27Z
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@webmind Like, it's actually significantly cheaper to fly, and air travel within Canada isn't exactly cheap, either.
(DIR) Post #9i990wV6vBGNipkvCq by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-04-24T22:32:52Z
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@webmind I guess that's true. But trains there are cheap enough that I'd rather take a few hours on a train than squeeze into a JetBlue flight. I travelled almost exclusively by train when I was on that side of the Atlantic a few months back. It was great and I wish we had more of that in Canada.
(DIR) Post #9i99v8vTuYUOTWtB0i by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-04-24T22:36:25Z
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@webmind Like, even if they're a little more expensive, trains are way more comfortable and leisurely. But here in Canada it's thousands of dollars for a trip that's only a few hundred by plane...and the plane takes 2 hours instead of 2 days. And that's a short trip, never mind going across several provinces.
(DIR) Post #9iELPsa4npvY2pXFr6 by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-04-27T04:07:10Z
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Finally, an industry millennials aren't killing. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-houseplant-industry-is-thriving-thanks-to-millennials-and-their-plant-babies
(DIR) Post #9iNeJhlwsN60R1UuMC by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-05-01T22:17:06Z
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Velux@squeaky.social - RT @EdwardPun1@twitter.comLeft is original screenshot. Right is my rework to make #Sonic more stylized.🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/EdwardPun1/status/1123261756048953344
(DIR) Post #9ickh6P2TSUFRH5zJg by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-05-08T21:06:55Z
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@webmind Sounds like an interesting experiment! I'm curious to hear how it turns out in the end.
(DIR) Post #9idXJnhoidkkXoOhpw by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-05-07T20:41:28Z
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@feld Semi-real time D&D play-by-post while I'm at work? Where do I sign up? ;)
(DIR) Post #9ij0hYRSzPd2cFEDCa by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-05-12T04:49:45Z
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Marvel/Disney should make a Hawkeye romcom. He goes off to fight with the Avengers. His wife has to deal with the school play. Rinse and repeat until he puts family first.
(DIR) Post #9iun7yHl7GFNKye8m0 by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-05-17T21:00:59Z
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Because I'm a cheap-ass, I only use the ad-supported versions of streaming music services. Usually, the ads just sort of fade into the background and I tune them out. Just now, though, I heard an ad in French. Now, I don't speak French, but I was able to piece together that it was a Walmart commercial selling something BBQ-related. Was this poor geo-targeting or clever marketing, making it stand out and have just enough "Franglais" that even an anglophone like me could catch the gist of it?
(DIR) Post #9jLNMu57B92vGVbDBQ by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-05-30T18:06:05Z
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@marsxyz LOL that was an April Fool's joke, I'm pretty sure.
(DIR) Post #9jdgtQNFY2l8fPSlPc by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-06-08T13:27:48Z
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This will 100% backfire, as people will "ironically" collect the bags. Vancouver Grocery Store Tries To Shame You Out Of Using Plastic BagsEmbarrassing slogans = sustainability?https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/vancouver-store-plastic-bags-east-west-market_ca_5cfae102e4b04e90f1c9774a
(DIR) Post #9jkLY8apiwnyVZXoYq by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-06-11T19:12:22Z
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I see CW for lewd. I see CW for food. I've yet to see a CW for lewd food and, honestly, I feel like you're all letting me down.
(DIR) Post #9kPAbr88PkJturgtKC by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-06-30T22:39:45Z
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"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" was originally satire because that is, um, impossible. It's now stated without irony."Just a few bad apples," when referring to police, conveniently ignoring the full aphorism ials actually: One bad apple *spoils the bunch.*
(DIR) Post #9kuobSP2acBwXFTbxw by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-07-16T17:27:04Z
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Looks like the @PINE64 Pinebook Pro will be available for preorder on July 25. I'm seriously considering it, but will want to see some early reviews, first.https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/07/pinebook-pro-preorder-july-25
(DIR) Post #9lteZk9BqV0Wxi7SpE by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-08-15T02:42:17Z
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I'm hard on watches, managing to break the crystal on my vintage Seiko 5 after just a few months. So I've decided to go for ultra cheap, but still cool, vintage Casio digital watches.Just received my W-800H. I also ordered a classic FW91. Pretty cool, yet simple and affordable, retro watches. They vaguely remind me of my first real watch, a Timex Ironman with "indiglo."
(DIR) Post #9mONIpDhKadbZVzF9k by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-08-29T21:42:23Z
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The Toronto Star was totally going to let me sign up for a physical newspaper subscription even though I'm in Edmonton. Were they just going to deliver StarMetro Edmonton to me and hope I wouldn't notice or do they actually deliver the Star outside of the GTA and in other provinces now?
(DIR) Post #9mYQXgZEetz4InCJJg by ink_slinger@mastodon.club
2019-09-03T18:18:35Z
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I really need to stop being such a lazy shit and go talk to a fucking credit union about moving my money over there.