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Actually, what I'd like to see is the police step in during these "anti-mask protests" in a meaningful way. Bring out the riot police, arrest the whole lot of them, charge them with public endangerment, unlawful assembly, as well as contravening the public health orders. Sad thing is, with the way the police ranks have consistently acted out their systemic racism, it's unlikely they will take action on this particular type of crowd. Maybe the token ticket or two, but nothing close to a G20 protest style mass arrest.
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Yeah, wait until humans start to overtake Mars... then those Earthlings will learn!
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I would speculate that it's likely because with presumably better hygiene and sanitary conditions (excuse the boil water advisories, please), as well as supposed mondernization of city facilities and utilities (please ignore the rural sewage treatment infrastructure), western societies have had the luxury to focus on chronic diseases and illnesses that were considered "major killers" in G20 nations (and maybe even some of the more exotic, genetic variety). Everything is better when we all live a healthy active lifestyle, right? SARS was actually a very appropriate wake-up call, one that modern western societies generally ignored or downplayed (lessons were learned? Very clearly NOT! ). Now with a taste of this flavour of coronavirus wiping out much of their economic growth, hopefully they've gotten a good whiff of the coffee. If they haven't, then the next pandemic (and there will be a next one) will probably knock us all out.
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I like the new layout of the website
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Boest-er's topic in Off-Topic General
Moar dark!! That "black" is looking kinda pale. Could use some darker shades for better contrast. -
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Has Died
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to -DLC-'s topic in Off-Topic General
From what I gather, she won't be "queen", but rather "princess consort". -
https://www.citynews1130.com/2021/04/08/bc-green-party-aggressive-covid-19-measures/ Although I was tempted to vote for them in the past (more as a protest vote than in support of their policies), I never really saw myself as a "green". However, she speaks my language. If only our government would take decisive action in the manner that she's suggesting.
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Thanks for fixing the summary bar thing on the right side of the threads. Was getting super-annoyed by it - almost enough to post something ultra-violently graphic and earn my parting demerit/perma-ban from this site.
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Are we as a species becoming stupid
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Ilunga's topic in Off-Topic General
Perhaps, but sunshine is the best disinfectant, and most western governments have a decent amount of sunshine in the form of freedom of the press (in particular investigative journalism) to blow sunshine into areas normally hidden from it. People in China don't have that luxury, because the ccp controls the narrative by controlling all elements of the local and national press, and restrict the importation of foreign press. -
I like the new layout of the website
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Boest-er's topic in Off-Topic General
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Are we as a species becoming stupid
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Ilunga's topic in Off-Topic General
I think it's a function of the audience, the prevailing hot-button issue(s), and the degree of engagement between the previous two. Had you posted this topic in a HK forum pre-2014, you'd probably get lots of posts on how to monetize things (of the "make money fast" variety), or posts trying to associate IQ with incomes (with an indirect linkage to real estate). However, there might still be posts on the politics of the day, like how the government tried to pull a fast one and change the education curricula (ie. from a system that worked to one that seemed to focus on brainwashing - or dumbing down - the population), or how unresponsive or oblivious the government was to the grassroot needs of the people (such as minimum wage, housing crunch, lack of employment opportunity). Fewer, but not completely gone. Of course, there's also the function of some non-western countries being authoritarian. Try posting this in China, and I'm sure the "little pinks" and "$0.50"ers will say that stupid people only exist outside of China's borders. They wouldn't know any better, because the ccp has been feeding them $&!# the last few decades. -
I'm not diggin' the "summary bar" on the right hand side when entering a thread. Summary stats should only be provided by user request, not as a default display, and definitely not as a real estate hog, limiting how much horizontal space posts can take on the rendered thread.
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Maybe you could have livestreamed it, tagging the RCMP - both the Richmond detachment and Division "E". I know I would have felt tempted to.
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Are we as a species becoming stupid
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Ilunga's topic in Off-Topic General
The clams and the oysters beg to differ. -
McDavid's nasty elbow
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Makaramel MacKhiato's topic in General Hockey Discussion
I would hardly call that elbow by McOMMFGJESUSALMIGHTY "defending himself" - in fact, it's borderline predatory and likely premeditated, given he skated out to deliver that hit. From the way it unfolded, it seemed he sought to perform dental work with the tip of his elbow pad, and it wasn't in defense of his person, that's for certain. -
Players deleting Social media
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to FaninMex's topic in Off-Topic General
I think I posted something here previously - social media in and of itself is neither bad nor good, but it sure as hell amplifies and intensifies human nature - both the best and the worst of it. Good for those professional athletes for being able to step away from it, it's definitely got potential to distract and affect a player's performance, human that they are. -
McDavid's nasty elbow
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Makaramel MacKhiato's topic in General Hockey Discussion
Too bad the refs even got that wrong. -
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-31-2021-1.5970956/this-is-a-reign-of-terror-un-special-rapporteur-calls-out-security-council-for-inaction-on-myanmar-1.5971248 It should be noted that the ccp has been implicated in the coup as well as the heavy-handed military crackdown on the protests. For as long as the current arrangement exists with the UN Security Council, it's about as useful as a third leg on a blind duck; the UN General Convention isn't that much better, given how the ccp has essentially bought themselves a majority headcount of support there as well. Sadly, the last two paragraphs of the article are very true, quoted here again:
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McDavid's nasty elbow
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Makaramel MacKhiato's topic in General Hockey Discussion
Yeah, but question is, are you the next coming of the "Great One" in your office? -
McDavid's nasty elbow
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Makaramel MacKhiato's topic in General Hockey Discussion
Considering Aaron Rome got far more punishment for far less of an intentional hit and which was far less late than this one - par for the course. It's bad enough with "game management". If they wanted to be consistent (using Rome as a starting point), he should have gotten 2 for elbowing ("roughing"? psh, preferential treatment already), 10 / game misconduct, plus an in-person hearing with additional minimum 5 games suspension. But nope, can't have the star players sit out, 'cuz the fans won't buy tickets otherwise... wait what tickets? -
Jettison... like this?
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McDavid's nasty elbow
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Makaramel MacKhiato's topic in General Hockey Discussion
Because it's McOMMFG, the Habs player will get a 10-game suspension and be fined the max for purposely running his head into the uplifted elbow. &^@#ing clowns at "player safety"... -
Goodbye Hong Kong. Nice knowing you....
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Lancaster's topic in Off-Topic General
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/30/hong-kong-blocks-public-access-to-private-company-information/ How much do you want to bet that there's going to be an influx of illicit and laundered funds - as well as ccp-absconded funds that can't be disclosed to the public - from up north, setting up "companies" in HK?