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@ Arcanepotato @crazypeople.online

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Like if your vegan anarchist grandma and vegan anarchist dad were the same person.

I am an engineer (closer to toot toot then clicky clacky) cosplaying as a farmer in unceded aninstanabe territory in eastern ontario.

Pronouns: she/they

Maybe the real vegan theory club were the friends we made along the way ✨

  • Monarchists: can you explain the appeal?

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  • Thanks for the response. It can see the appeal of stability, especially in the case of the BRF where they serve for long terms and they aren't getting usurped or whatever.

    I am curious about your statements about the civil service. I am in a common wealth country. I don't work in the civil service but I thought about it for some time so I looked at the structure.

    Federal civil servants are not tied to elected officials except that they report to Cabinet Ministers who are appointed by the Prime Minister.

    I thought the UK was the same? From the wiki:

    The Civil Service is meant to be a politically neutral body, with the function of impartially implementing the policy programme of the elected government.

    My understanding of this is that this means they are to carry out the instructions of the elected government. Do you see this differently?

  • Monarchists: can you explain the appeal?

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  • Thank you for your response! I can understand the appeal of a powerful person who uses that power to protect you.

  • Monarchists: can you explain the appeal?

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  • Thank you, this makes sense. I can understand loyalty to a station as symbolic of loyalty to a nation and the sense of belonging that brings.

    Glad you are feeling better.

  • Monarchists: can you explain the appeal?

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  • I can understand this leading to a neutral or slightly positive view of the monarchy, but I'm not sure it explains people who actively support and say things like "God save the King" or have photos of them in their homes.

    Unless it's just a reflex/kitschy tradition at this point?

  • 'The golden years are not golden’: Boomers are hoarding most of America’s wealth and power because they’re terrified of outliving their money

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  • Can't they just calculate annual costs times yearly inflation against life expectancy...

    The article explains that both these things have changed quite a bit since they started planning for their retirement.

  • Christian man sues employer for forcing him to see a Pride flag on his way into work

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  • Do you use the term bitch to refer to men who are aggressive drama starters?

  • Christian man sues employer for forcing him to see a Pride flag on his way into work

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  • What does it mean to you?

  • Christian man sues employer for forcing him to see a Pride flag on his way into work

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  • Okay, what definition are you using?

  • Christian man sues employer for forcing him to see a Pride flag on his way into work

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  • Yes, gendered insults are much better.

  • What food can I grow at home to save grocery money?

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  • We smoke a gram a day and haven't bought weed in years lol

  • What food can I grow at home to save grocery money?

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  • Lmao we were so scared about stressing it after keeping it alive for so long that we waited 4 years before taking any substantial amount.

  • What food can I grow at home to save grocery money?

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  • Check out the gardening communities! People are doing some really cool stuff and it's nice to be inspired as you plan your own garden.

  • What food can I grow at home to save grocery money?

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  • My front yard is crazy dry and has a fair bit of sun. That makes it bad for most crops but asparagus loves it!

  • What food can I grow at home to save grocery money?

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  • Potatoes grow in small spaces and don't require a lot of attention, but they won't save you much money.

    I think the most bang for your buck home garden are things you wouldn't buy because they are too expensive but can grow easily. Herbs are a good choice.

    In my garden I mix those with things that are cheap, but fun:

    • asparagus (perennial, almost zero effort, get a few delicious means out of the 5 plants we have each year)
    • fresh beans (easy to grow if they don't get eaten by various garden mammals) and not something I usually buy fresh.
    • dried beans (not a good use of a small space because the yield is low compared to fresh beans but super fun)
    • potatoes (fun, use last year's as seed and augment)
    • sweet potatoes (fun, still producing them from slips I bought in 2022.)
    • tomatoes (local fresh tomatoes are outside of my budget in general except for the ones I buy for canning in September)
    • garlic (very, very low effort and I use last year's as seed)
    • carrots (fun and delicious)
    • raspberries (I never buy fresh berries, and the raspberries need nothing more than pruning in the spring)
    • weed (almost free weed rules)

    I don't grow lettuce or most leafy greens because I have a slug problem (no advice please) but have hydro lettuce on my "want to try list".

  • How often do people typically get paid where you are? How is the overtime? (Specify location)

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  • Ontario, Canada

    Here in the US, it's always been weekly pay

    There is no required pay frequency. I haven't personally been paid monthly, but it is allowed..

    I don't think they ever had an issue with employers refusing to pay over here.

    Trial shifts are a thing here, especially for service or kitchen jobs. It's illegal, but many people don't know their rights.

    I've had problem try to not pay me after I quit. I had to take them to the labour board.

    How often do you read about people being asked to clock out before they leave? Or only getting paid as long as re store is open and having to clean after? I feel like that's a very common

    In China, my mom told me that sometimes they delay your pay for like a few days to sometimes even almost a month late... like its routine...

    I've been paid late in Ontario. I've known people who had pay cuts because the company was t doing well.

    There's no such thing as the 1.5x bonus for time over 40 hours in China...

    I'm an engineer. As such, I am not covered by the employment standards act and my employer is not obligated to pay me to for overtime.

    Sometimes they have performance-based bonus pay.

    Like for example: my mom worked in electronics sales (think a sort of "Best Buy" type of thing) and like get commissions for making more sales... that type of stuff...

    That's not uncommon at all. Some jobs are 100% commission.

    Nothing to described is unheard of in Canada/the States. I'm kind of waiting for the "SIKE I WAS DESCRIBING THE US ALL ALONG" but figured I'd comment in case it was useful to anyone.

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    Which instances have the most ban-happy moderators? Analysis inside

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  • Agreed.

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    Which instances have the most ban-happy moderators? Analysis inside

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  • Once again, the issue isn't the raw data. The issue is the analysis applied to the raw data.

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  • I'm not the person you are replying to but you are entirely misunderstanding their point if you think the raw data itself, without analysis, is useful to draw conclusions from.

  • The implication of that

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  • I wasn't going to reply because I didn't think it was productive but I've had three replies totally misunderstanding what I meant by "it's a comic".

    The person I was replying to seemed to think it was clear the american was white. As it is a comic, it is very open to interpretation.

    I understand I was wrong - I saw another comic with this character being referred to as white and doing something hella racist but all of these replies are totally misunderstanding me.

  • The implication of that

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  • Guy, it's a cartoon