Leviathan

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Leviathan ,

I recently, as a lifelong montrealer, spent a few days in Manhattan and tried the bagels. Montreal bagels have this kind of faint aroma you get from the honey in the dough that I just didn't find in New York bagels, the flavor of the new York bagels was much closer to bread but the texture was great. Also, maybe a New Yorker could answer this, but were they always so big with almost no hole or is that a development from them being used for sandwiches?

Leviathan ,

Ah! That goes to show how our local experience shapes our definition of things. Is the malt syrup or honey more traditional (I'm guessing honey but you never know)?

Leviathan ,

Tankies aren't leftists.

Leviathan ,

I think Trump retiring and the Republicans replacing him with a charismatic, young, intelligent christofascist would be devastating for the Democrats (and humanity) right now and I don't know why they don't do it.

For that matter I don't see why Democrats don't replace Biden with a charismatic, young, intelligent social democrat which would be equally devastating for republicans. So who knows with these people.

Leviathan ,

Either stupid or knowingly misleading.

Leviathan ,

Pretty much the textbook definition of induced demand. The extra lane will speed it up and the road between will become an absolute traffic nightmare in a couple years. Really sad watching habit keep us making the same mistakes over and over again.

Leviathan ,

Incoming CIA sponsored coup/assassination.

Leviathan ,

He's been "foreseeing" this for a year now at least. He can't keep his stupid little show going because no one is buying his tactical toilets or whatever and he's gonna blame it on the same old boogey man.

Leviathan ,

Cologne or perfume on a human. Stop. It's not nice, I don't want to smell you.

Leviathan ,

Literally the only drawback

Leviathan ,

I WFH a couple of days per week and living in a 15 minute walkable city is wonderful for walks compared to when I lived in the suburbs. But that's me and having an endless amount of actual stuff to walk to compared to an endless sea of cookie cutter houses and grass is my idea of heaven vs hell, in that order.

Leviathan ,

It's France, that's non-negotiable.

Leviathan ,

Sparkling*

Leviathan ,

I'm my city this is true, however, a new style has emerged: the two young people who opened a restaurant together serving a limited menu where every item is intensely good. I could post a pretty long list of these.

Leviathan ,

Babish the instant he became the babish culinary universe. No complaints, just unsub and move on.

Leviathan ,

Throw up some brackets, you rage-baiting motherfucker!

Leviathan ,

It's perfectly reasonable to read this as both (40-32)/2 and 40-(32/2) anywhere past basic math.

Leviathan ,

Aww, he's acting out because mommy didn't hug him enough while she was too busy being a fucking genius and giving him everything.

Leviathan ,

Yeah that's definitely it for me. Schoolgirl uniforms do nothing for me, but if my girlfriend dons some 2000-2005 styles it definitely does it for me.

Leviathan ,

Yup. Be predictable, not courteous. You'll save lives.

I'm fine with moving forward and using his car as my new stop line until the lane is clear. He's the asshole for assuming everyone waiting behind him wants to be as courteous and patient.

Leviathan ,

Another thing that enrages me is people who think driving slowly is safer for whatever reason.

Getting on the highway? Let's SLOWLY merge at 60% the speed of oncoming traffic.

Changing lanes from stationary traffic into a full speed lane? I won't wait for the lane to clear, I'll just turn signal and move into the lane REAL SLOW because that's safe.

Turning right? Let's slow down to a complete stop and force traffic to a halt so I can turn right.

As a delivery truck driver I can't tell you how many people think that everyone else can just stop on a dime for them and they're being safe because they move over at a snail's Pace.

Leviathan ,

Yeah, that's because you know how to drive. I can't tell you how many people just turn in front of a truck and expect it to slow down for them. Playing with their lives.

Leviathan ,

At 100 km/h (low-end highway spreed), or 1,666 m/minute, or 27.7 m per second, a 2 second gap leaves approximately 56.6 m (185.6 feet) between cars. With the average car length being ~4.9 m (~16 feet), even the absolute worst driver can merge in a space ten times the size of the average car, assuming they're matching highway speed.

Most people have no actual concept of how long 2 seconds actually is or how much space it would leave in reality.

Leviathan ,

This is honestly one of the most stupid things I've read in recent times on Lemmy. This take is so brain-dead that I worry for you. For any of what you wrote to make sense it takes a level of propagandization that would make Reagan and orange Hitler cum in each other's pants. Thank you for setting the bar so high for morons everywhere.

Leviathan ,

You bastard son of a dog-fucking whore. I won't click your link you nazi piece of shit.

Leviathan ,

It's just about chasing a never ending profit that's higher than last quarter's profit. It was never about inflation, it's the cancer that is unregulated capitalism.

Leviathan ,

The fuck you doing on Lemmy, you little bitch?

Leviathan ,

Do you consider 7 out of 48 Dems to be a lot? Versus every single republican?

Leviathan ,

They don't expect perfect lockstep from the electorate, they don't even expect 41 out of 48 voters like they voted. They have literally never gotten it either.

Leviathan ,

it doesn't need raised

Wow, I hate this fucking grammatical diarrhea.

Leviathan ,

Did you just make a bunch of shit up pretending I said it?

Leviathan ,

Then you wouldn't mind quoting me and explaining your moronic self. Show me where the bad comment hurt your feefees.

Leviathan , (edited )

Just checking here, what percentage of blue representatives voted for and what percentage of red representatives voted for? I think that's where you'll find the answer for why you vote blue no matter who, because people's lives are on the line, not because they're perfect. Then you harass that blue candidate, 'cause fuck those centrists. Still better than the fascists in the far right, though.

Leviathan ,

I never asked you a question.

Because the alternative is fascists, you dunce. You can't move the needle left if there's no needle. Vote blue no matter who has to do with not letting fascists take away our rights and kill women who need abortions.

It's not Democrats asking you to vote blue no matter who, it's your fellow Americans who don't want a fascist takeover. It's common sense that shouldn't even need a slogan.

Leviathan ,

That's why I wrote this

Then you harass that blue candidate

We have three powers of control over politicians

  • vote

  • protest

  • media

That's why they work so hard to take away, delegitimize or sow distrust in those powers. You want to move the needle left, you vote as left as possible and protest and harass them until they do what you want.

Leviathan ,

Why would I have a problem with it?

Leviathan ,

You're talking to the average gullible idiot who falls for "fiscal conservative policies", this is how they always frame gov spending or anything else, leaving out 80% of the costs, ignoring the bigger picture. Also always being confidently incorrect.

Leviathan ,

Every comment:

Shaq's great, but **goes on to describe something decidedly not great**

Let me say this, between him making fun of a handicapped person on social media and him buying a tiger from Joe Exotic I'm gonna go ahead and say he's just a straight up piece of shit.

Leviathan , (edited )

A democrat won by 20 points in Michigan?? I'm pretty staunchly leftist and I think that deserves a quick recount.

Edit: this was very much a joke, you guys are understandably passionate but civility is still appreciated.

Leviathan ,

I was truly just kidding and poking fun at republicans, no need to hurl insults.

Leviathan ,

I was kidding and poking fun at republicans always demanding recounts. I'm actually quite happy and surprised a dem won. I truly don't actually want a recount.

Leviathan ,

I was really just kidding and poking fun at the calls for recounts republicans always make. I really don't believe a 20 point margin can be the result of a miscount. Sarcasm is difficult to convey via text. I'll leave it, though, I'm a good sport.

Leviathan ,

I was being very sarcastic and that was obviously a failure. I was poking fun at the right's constant calls for recounts. There's no way a 20 point spread can be due to a miscount.

Leviathan ,

Wow, you were wrong as fuck there. You gonna be an adult and own up to it?

Leviathan ,

I don't trust the government, but if I look something up and come to the same conclusions, so be it. I don't listen to the internet, or Joe Rogan style propagandists. I'm not gonna knee-jerk oppose something just because the government agrees. This is your, and people like you's, problem. You're so afraid your peers will perceive you as "trusting the (wrong) government" or going against your favorite propagandists that you will actively oppose your own best interest.

Leviathan ,

Sway centrists? No, this is to make fun of their idiocy (or pretend centrism). If they would be swayed, living in a world where the issues in the panel are repeatedly thrown at them would have done it already. Those morons deserve nothing but ridicule.

How should I change my polite behavior to be more accommodating?

My parents raised me to always say "yes sir" and "no ma'am", and I automatically say it to service workers and just about anyone with whom I'm not close that I interact with. I noticed recently that I had misgendered a cashier when saying something like "no thank you, ma'am" based on their appearing AFAB, but on a future visit...

Leviathan ,

I always look "mate" to be totally gender neutral.

Leviathan ,

I just wanna try this cheese.

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