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Wizard schools might not be too different from regular ones in c/wizards@lemmy.world
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I bet those guys would get exiled. Or, if it were a religious society, they'd be sent on "crusades" over and over until they were dead.

Anon dances with the devil in the pale moonlight in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

An upscale but retro-themed gaming cafe would probably do well in a big enough city.

Like, instead of selling only Red Bull (but do sell that too) sell quality espresso. Instead of just instant Ramen (but do sell that too), sell Japanese-restaurant style Ramen. Charge a fair price for that, heck overcharge for it. It's a bit like a movie theatre, but you're getting quality goods not just popcorn.

You could also do well with the kinds of setups that most people can't have at home because of space / time constraints. Like a proper VR setup with the space you actually need to take advantage of it. A Flight Sim cockpit with a good HOTAS setup. A racing setup with pedals and stick. Also, just simple stuff like couches in front of a big screen for playing console games together. Even people who have a couch, big TV and good console at home probably don't get to have their pals over for gaming sessions much because they need to share the couch with spouses and kids.

Also, have lockers on-site people can rent out to store consoles, peripherals, etc. So, someone can come in, rent out a "booth", and go get their gear out of the locker if there are specialty things they want that aren't provided by the cafe.

Sad fact of life in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

I do that, but the more complicated the meal, the less down time there is, and the more stuff there is you can't clean up until the end.

Also, if you use serving dishes, rather than just serve out of the pot / pan, that's another thing to clean. It's true that cleaning a pot or pan is normally a bit harder than a serving dish. But, IMO the extra bit to clean means it's not worth it.

It is a bit of a triumph when the only thing to clean after dinner is a single pot or pan though. And, pro-tip, you can make the pans easier to clean after dinner if you dump a bit of water in them as you're sitting down to eat. Even 30 minutes is enough to turn the remains of a delicious sauce into sludge at the bottom of the pan. But, soaking while you eat makes it super quick to scrape it out afterwards.

I mean... COME ON MAN in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

On a related note:

United States Department of Damage Control is a fictional construction company appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The company specializes in repairing the property damage caused by conflicts between superheroes and supervillains.[1] Three Damage Control limited series have been published.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damage_Control_(comics)

Also note that the initials of "Damage Control" are "D.C."

This goes part of the way to explain why people are willing to continue to live in NYC despite it being regularly attacked by supervillains, aliens, demons, etc. Though, I still think Philadelphia, Newark, Allentown and New Haven would probably be experiencing a lot of growth, seeing as they appear to be close to NYC and yet safe from the NYC chaos and danger.

Gave him an offer, then took it away. Thanks PayPal. in c/workreform@lemmy.world
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

I mean, the dude used to be at Binance. This isn't someone making good decisions.

God forbid they're a fraction of a second off in c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Sure bud.

I bet you can also safely check your texts while driving without missing anything on the road.

God forbid they're a fraction of a second off in c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Schrödinger's 8 Ball in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

They have beliefs, and if you don't understand that you can't understand them. If you don't understand them you can't beat them. Sticking your head in the sand or lying to yourself isn't going to help.

Schrödinger's 8 Ball in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why so defensive buddy?

Schrödinger's 8 Ball in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You also don't need to lie about their beliefs. When you do that, it just makes people wonder why you're lying and why you can't stick to the truth if your point is so strong.

Schrödinger's 8 Ball in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Apparently you don't understand Schrodinger.

Schrödinger's 8 Ball in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (5 children)

The rest of us are laughing at you, so you could try that?

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Watch Pierre Poilievre lose his seat, live (globalnews.ca)
 

1:20 AM EST

210/266 polls reporting

| Name | Party | Votes | % | |

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| | Bruce Fanjoy | Liberal | 27,220 | 50.4 | | Pierre Poilievre | Conservative | 24,927 | 46.1|

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Trump tariffs: Stocks soar as US president announces tariff pause (www.bbc.com)
 

Stocks have almost returned to where they were 5 days ago after his latest change to the tariffs.

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Best wireless earbuds when wearing gloves or mittens? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I need some new earbuds, and live in a place with severe winters. I want to be able to access the controls using gloves or mittens if possible.

The online reviews I've seen all assume that you can just touch the earbuds with bare hands, but when it's well below freezing, that sometimes isn't possible. If I have to take off a mitt to use my earbuds my hand might not warm up until I can get back indoors again. Earbuds that work with touchscreen-capable gloves aren't good enough either. I've never seen touchscreen-capable gloves that keep your hands warm at -40C.

Any suggestions?

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New shirt (infosec.pub)
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PM Mark Carney Announces Elimination of GST on New Homes (www.cpac.ca)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by merc@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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First time home buyers will not be charged GST (5%) when buying a home, as long as the place they're buying costs less than $1M. This means that people buying a home for the first time will save up to $50k on their purchase.

Edit: Note, GST is mostly only charged when buying newly built homes, so this won't have any effect for people buying used homes.

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The PM isn't an MP, unusual, but it has happened before. (www.cbc.ca)
 

Currently the PM doesn't have a seat in the house. If he visited the house, he'd have to go to the visitor's gallery.

It's an interesting situation. The PM is the leader of the federal liberal party, but he's not a member of parliament. But, does he need to be? Is the PM sitting in the house of commons just a tradition that nobody has challenged yet? Could the PM delegate things inside the house of commons to their deputy-PM and then do things like give speeches, attend diplomatic functions, etc.?

The US has a very different system where the president isn't part of the legislative branch at all. But, typically presidents don't twiddle their thumbs waiting for something to do. Being the head of state keeps most presidents busy. It makes me wonder if technically Carney could choose not to run for office, and just spend his time doing head-of-state things rather than legislative things.

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Football Manager 25 Officially Canceled (www.footballmanager.com)
 

"Sports Interactive regret to inform that, following extensive internal discussion and careful consideration with SEGA, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Football Manager 25 and shift our focus to the next release."

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Football Manager 25 Delayed until March 2025 (www.footballmanager.com)
 

This sounds like a disaster.

For those who don't know, Football Manager has a yearly release schedule, and the highlight of the release is that it has a database of nearly every professional player in the world, the club they play for, and an attempt to "scout" them, giving all their various attributes from passing ability, to height and weight, to their determination.

By releasing in March 2025, they're going to release the game essentially at the end of the 2024/2025 season right before players start moving to new clubs and the database becomes obsolete. Typically, around March is when they're giving deep discounts on the yearly release because they know there won't be much remaining interest in playing a game that's almost out of date.

They really shot themselves in the foot. They could have released a Football Manager 25 that was 100% FM 24 but with an updated database, they've done it before. They could have called "Football Manager 25" something like "Football Manager Next Gen" and not tied themselves to a certain season. And, if they do manage to get Football Manager 25 out in March, are they really going to be able to do FM 26 half a year later? Will anybody buy FM 25 if they know there's a FM 26 coming out so soon?

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Tottenham's extremely low quality shots after the Arsenal goal (sh.itjust.works)
 

It's amazing to me that they can even measure a 0.01 XG shot. This comes from James Benge's twitter account.

The XG graph is also interesting. Tottenham has a continuous stream of very low quality shots, resulting in the graph going up in tiny increments. Arsenal has a series of decent chances near minute 17, and then the one high-quality shot resulting in Gabriel's goal.

Arsenal vs. Tottenham XG graph

https://understat.com/match/26640

I'm sure part of it is Arsenal defending in a low block after scoring. But, it also smacks of desperation on Tottenham's part. If you're taking a shot that has a 1% chance of going in, rather than passing and waiting for a better opportunity, you don't believe that you're going to get a better opportunity.

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In 20 years, kids hearing the term "trumped up" might assume it's a reference to Donald Trump's reputation for lying. (sh.itjust.works)
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TIL that in the 1860s one meaning of "Trump" was "A good fellow; an excellent person". (archive.org)
 

Maybe the "great" America that Donald wants to take us back to is the 1860s?

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An electric car completed the world's first-ever drive from the North to the South Pole (kinda) (www.engadget.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by merc@sh.itjust.works to c/engineering@sh.itjust.works
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Earlier today, Scottish adventurers Chris and Julie Ramsey were finally able to announce their completion of the nine-month, 17,000-mile "Pole To Pole EV" expedition, the world's first drive from the 1823 Magnetic North Pole to South Pole.

Other links:

https://expeditionportal.com/what-the-pole-to-pole-expedition-wants-you-to-know-about-long-term-ev-travel/

https://poletopoleev.com/

https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/north-pole-to-south-pole-with-nissan-ariya

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