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The problem with the bolded part (which I actually do generally agree with) is that you won't know if they are "new immigrant HKers" or pre-handover HKers. At least with the BNO, that was an easier demarcation, because eligibility was limited. The ccp and its puppet administration in HK have been actively "changing blood" by the HK government's policies allowing the flooding HK with these "new immigrants", much in the same way as the ccp flooded indigenous populations in Tibet and XJ with Han people, in efforts to dilute the resistance to the government and to push indigenous culture and cultural values out of existence. The other part of the equation is - sure we could attempt to deal the ccp a serious blow in terms of the HK brain drain and HKers relocation of assets, but who's to say that a significant portion of those HKers won't actually be "new immigrants to HK" (ie. mainlanders who moved south to HK after '97), people like Mang Man-chou of Wahwai fame who would just use it as an opportunity to flood Canada with capital and voting power for purposes of strengthening the ccp's economic hold here and building up "united front" influence? As a 2nd generation Canadian of Cantonese descent with an HKer wife, I agree with your sentiments, and I would hardly call it racist as we're all the same race - but I think it's more of a preference driven by familiarity of cultural norms, for which HKers share our values a lot more closely than mainlanders do.
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7-11 in Ontario to seek on-site liquor sales
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to ImConfused's topic in Off-Topic General
Religion plays a part in it; prohibition was more or less driven by the religious folk of the day, and they are also some of the more vocal ones who push for regulation of alcohol and weed. Having said that, alcohol abuse is also a matter of addiction, and as such, is in part a health/mental health issue. Deregulation or removing current restrictions may help in terms of the "magic elixir" factor (ie. "it's banned, therefore rebellious young me must consume!"), but any deregulation resulting in easier access must also keep in mind the need to address the addiction aspect. Also, the ability for others to act responsibly is something that I think most people overestimate about others. This pandemic has kind of demonstrated that (social distancing, masking, travel - expecting people to follow the health orders). -
Why is Höglander so good? And can he win some hardware?
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to ImConfused's topic in Canucks Talk
In all seriousness though, Höglander may be Calder finalist material, but I'm concerned about whether or not his relentlessness may result in him getting a serious injury. Not saying he's made of glass, but if you're going to play in the dirty areas, you're likely to get hit more often (even if you're as shifty as he is). I'd love it if he got Calder consideration (and even better if he wins), but with the shortened season, all it will probably take is a week out of the lineup to fall out of contention. -
7-11 in Ontario to seek on-site liquor sales
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to ImConfused's topic in Off-Topic General
That would explain why the Ironwood Slave-On has booze even though it's less than 1 km away from the nearest BC Liquor (in fact probably not even 100m away). -
Why is Höglander so good? And can he win some hardware?
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to ImConfused's topic in Canucks Talk
Ï dö nöt knöw whät ÿöü ärë tälkïng äböüt. Thë ümläüt ïs nöt ön hïs jërsëÿ, sö ït cän't pössïblÿ bë ä fäctör. -
A bit of a side note about this "wall". When he announced he was diverting DoD funds to build it (circumventing the Congress budget approval process), my first thought was, "he wants to erect a personal statue, a 'world's biggest' monument to memorialize his tenure". Then I thought about a road trip a bunch of brothers and I took out to the Dakotas some decades ago. We'd stopped in some hick town for a piss break, and found out that their claim to fame was their statue of the "world's largest hershey cow" or "brown heifer" or "purple holstein" or somesuch nonsense. One of my brothers immediately commented, "When I become rich, I'm going to build a cow statue that's one foot larger and one foot wider than this statue, take their claim of the world's largest [insert cow type here], and then watch this town shrivel into obscurity, where it belongs". Anyways. As you were.
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Geopolitical history with an emphasis on the 20 century
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Ilunga's topic in Off-Topic General
Perhaps, but I would contend that just as important as actively being involved in decisions is the subtle display of non-resistance to a decision (particularly of decisions involving distasteful actions and consequences, in the effort to "look good"). It must be said that up until the end of the war (and for a lot of people, even after the war), Hirohito was considered somewhat of a semi-deity. If the Americans hadn't knocked him down a peg or two, he'd probably still have borne the title of being a descendant of the gods to his death. I agree with you though that sometimes the most prominent person isn't the most influential though. -
Geopolitical history with an emphasis on the 20 century
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Ilunga's topic in Off-Topic General
Euro-centric narratives... Consider Hirohito. Took his empire, which was already strong, and expanded it - his military ran roughshod over much of Asia - then watched it crumble under American pressure, stripped right to the core of only the islands, and he still lived to lead it (even if only in name and not by practice) to what would become the 2nd greatest economy of the world before his death. ...and yet historians fixated on the Euro narrative would choose some amateur assassin who lucked into his kill as the "most influential". -
One of the more memorable drives I've had was the Icefields Parkway from Jasper to Banff. Did it during Canada150. I wouldn't mind doing the drive again, in both directions, multiple times. Too bad half the scenic venues were overrun by selfie-taking idiots and foreign travellers who had (and showed) little to no respect for the somewhat pristine natural environment they were in.
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Should Canada begin a military nuclear weapons program?
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Slegr's topic in Off-Topic General
This is something I can agree with... ...nukes are so 20th century! -
Thanks. Not surprised that none of the vaccine producers didn't want to set up shop here. Based on what little infrastructure we had left for them to build upon, by the time production could hit full speed, the vaccines would probably be as useful as saline drip - at least for the westernized countries. There wouldn't be enough profit for them to make it worthwhile.
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Can't read the article, because it's behind a registration firewall. Would you be so kind as to copy/paste into the thread please?
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Canucks announce 2020-21 Theme Nights
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
"Green" month environment game, eh? Is that when they announce the head coach extension contract has been signed? -
That's unfortunate. I did a solo road trip up the coast (coming out of Vegas), and had to skip that section of it due to the late departure out of Vegas resulting in it getting dark before I got to San Luis Obispo. I ended up choosing to push up US101 to get to Salinas to stop for the night instead. The gap certainly looks a bit wide to try and "Dukes of Hazard General Lee jump" it...
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There are a multitude of issues related to this - first off, supply chain (getting the materials to make the vaccine), then there's the issue of scaling up (lab bench level production for research is easy, but scaling it to millions of doses a month isn't), and then even if you could scale it up, there's the matter of consistency of quality (you wouldn't want to inject a spoiled batch into people), and training people to ensure smooth production (because properly trained personnel are what prevent spoiled batches and ensures consistent quality). Of course, you also need to be able to do this production in a "clean" facility (wouldn't want contaminants to enter the production stream) and have proper security (to prevent tampering, sabotage, or espionage - though the latter could be avoided by publishing the "formula" in an open forum if you're willing to forgo the revenues to a "generic" producer and potentially open yourself up to competition that might undercut your costs and divert your supply chain). Plus, you'd have to go through clinical trials to confirm your product won't unnecessarily kill people (or at least create adverse reactions in them), as well as confirm its efficacy. I watched an interview on CBC, and there was an emeritus professor who stated that even if we had the knowledge to create an effective vaccine, it would take at least 12 months to get all those steps into place. I don't disagree with your point, but I think that we never should have lost the ability to produce in the first place. If I recall correctly, I heard it was the previous free-trade agreement that caused our production capacity to exit Canada for greener pastures.
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Goodbye Hong Kong. Nice knowing you....
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Lancaster's topic in Off-Topic General
Too &^@#ing funny... who the &^@# cares if the totalitarian regime under the ccp and their lackeys in the HK administration don't recognize the BN(O)? It's not even your document, so stfu and gtfo already! https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-britain-national-overseas-passport-1.5892943 https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1573113-20210129.htm As long as the UK recognizes the document as legal and valid, then the ccp's opinion is irrelevant. Other countries will decide on the validity of the document on the basis of their relationship with the UK. If countries choose to decline acceptance of the BN(O), then it's a pretty clear indicator of their subservience to the ccp. -
Anybody else notice him singing along during the anthem? I wasn't certain when the broadcast showed his mouth moving during the singing of "O Canada" at a previous game, but there was a good two or so stanzas before tonight's game where the camera definitely captured him mouthing the lyrics of our anthem. It's awesome that as an American-born player, he has such passion for his team that he's willing to sing another country's anthem before the game just because the anthem is representative of his team.
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Evaluation Jake and Adam (Discussion)
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to J.I.A.H.N's topic in Proposals and Armchair GM'ing
While I've been extremely critical of Jake the last couple of years, and while he still does play like a cream puff more often than not, I do see some improvement in his game compared to years past, but lack of consistency of effort has always been his major flaw. Some press box time might be a good wake-up call for him. Unfortunately, you can't teach someone how to play big, and effort is also not a trained skill - these are mental traits that require the player to get it (or not), or want it badly enough (or not). Adam Gaudette is ok for what he brings, he just needs to be stronger on the face-off, tougher and/or more successful digging the pucks out of scrumbs, and harder on the back-check (though he has been doing that relatively well for the limited deployment he's been getting) - but not for a lack of effort. Those issues will resolve with experience, as those are skills that can be trained. I'm going to throw in this for consideration as well. The SN broadcast made an odd comment in the 3rd period praising Chatfield's play ("wasn't that noticeable... which is a good thing" was the comment that Jim Hughson made, I think, to which John agreed). I say it's odd because Jim and John are usually good at identifying talent and calling things as they are (albeit with a bit of a homer slant to John Garrett's comments). Chatfield's play was not unnoticeable - he definitely still showed his newbie jitters, bobbling and coughing up pucks, unable to keep the zone on relatively harmless plays, and letting the opposing forwards easily find ways around him. Juolevi definitely has a leg up on Chatfield in that regard - the Finn's only issue that I've seen is that he sometimes makes risky passes that result in (costly) turnovers. But with how thin we are on the blueline, I'm ok with Chatfield's deployment just to get him experience, because like Gaudette's issues, Chatfield's are items that can be resolved with experience. tl;dr - give Jake a shorter leash (or a wake-up call), because in order for him to play effectively, he's got to play "bigger" and want it badly enough, and he may need a reminder that playing in the NHL is a privilege being offered to him, not his right; Gaudette and Chatfield are still serviceable for where they're deployed, but definitely need some seasoning in order to iron out their on-ice play issues. -
Yesterday’s Elliotte Friedman’s 31 Thoughts
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Darth Canuck's topic in Canucks Talk
I guarantee you - if we had drafted either of the Fat&^@#s, Burrows' issues with the zebras would be kids play compared to the problems we'd have with the DOPeS for as long as a Fat&^@# was on our team. -
Yesterday’s Elliotte Friedman’s 31 Thoughts
6of1_halfdozenofother replied to Darth Canuck's topic in Canucks Talk
I'm just glad we didn't get Matthew Fat&^@#. -
It might be in large part due to the fact that the gov't is feeling a bit snake-bitten from the years of softwood lumber fights they've had with our neighbours to the south. Something something free market something something. (Of course, they wouldn't so much as bat an eyelid at buying a pipeline to be able to ensure its construction to the coast. Or do sole-procurement of their seafaring vessels with the shipbuilders on the east coast instead of sending it out to tender. No sirree bob! )
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Don't know if you want to count the following CBC article (from today) as a counter-point to that, or if you want to file this under the "perhaps too little, possibly too late" folder: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-vaccine-providence-1.5887613
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I remember when cars first started installing CD players as an option, back in the days when mixtapes were still all the rage - no more cassettes eaten! Until the eject buttons started failing... Completely unrelated, but perhaps tangentially related to this topic - anyone know of a decent headunit for today's cars that can display Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters (aka. CJK)? A good chunk of my music collection (CDs converted to MP3) has track titles and album names that are either using Japanese or Traditional Chinese text. I've been looking for an option to upgrade the firmware to make the stock headunit display non-latin characters but to no avail (even contacting the Asian dealerships to see if a parts purchase to swap out the OEM headunit proved fruitless). I don't want to go to some knock-off (or even real) Amazon website to make a purchase without having some means to poke around a physical sample in person, just to test that it can display properly (ie. not with Chinese that is missing penstrokes). Any suggestions? Or anyone know of a Clarion firmware version that might allow me to "upgrade" the existing unit so that I can display without having to swap?