Swordgeek @ swordgeek @lemmy.ca

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Step #1: Log out. Log out on your phone, desktop, or wherever you access reddit from.

Step #2: Delete whatever apps you used.

The way to get off of reddit is to get off of reddit. I found that as long as I was logged in, I couldn't help but contribute - so I logged out and stopped.

Six months later I went back, vandalized my posts and comments, and then deleted my accounts.

I'm gone. I'm done. The divorce is final.

In Canada, it's easily A&W.

(FYI - I don't actually own guns. I got my license because I thought I was going to inherit my dad's guns when he died, and then...well, there's a whole story)

Here's the first thing: Education. Education on how hard it is to actually get a gun in this country. I was genuinely shocked (in a good way!) when I went through the requirements. It's not 'slightly harder than the USA' which is what I think most Canadians expect, it's a completely different process.

I think that if more Canadians understood what they need to go through to get a gun (the course, the licensing, the waiting periods, the background tracking, the storage and transportation requirements, etc.), there would be less demand for "STRONGER GUN LAWS" that aren't meaningful.

Second thing: Better border controls. Because let's be clear - nearly all gun crime in Canada is carried out with unregistered illegally imported guns, mostly by people who don't have licenses to start with.

Third. Actually, this is something Bill 21 got right. Make it easier to block or strip licenses from people who have any history of violence. We could do better here. If a domestic partner files battery charges but then drops them, that should be a HUGE HUGE RED FLAG!

I was very pleased to discover that I couldn't get my license without approval of my wife (or hypothetical ex-partners), but we could do better.

As for banning guns and accessories, make the bans functional rather than aesthetic. Ban guns that can be converted to auto-fire with a 3D-printed cap. Ban long guns that share a magazine with a pistol (which can have a larger magazine). Ban guns that are designed for concealed carry. (I guess they did this by banning all handguns, but it was inadvertent).

I'm sure others could add more refinements, but it comes down to this: The more I learned about gun laws in Canada, the more I realized that the restrictions brought in by the Liberals have been legal theatre, rather than safety-driven legislation.

As someone who supports strong gun controls but also has an RPAL license, I shake my head at this.

They're mostly banning guns based on looks, not on actual functionality or ease of modification. Worse, they're banning specific make and model, meaning that someone else can make an identical gun and legally sell it, until the next list comes out.

It's showmanship, and it's preventing meaningful improvements.

The only people I know who hand wash their undies are wearing expensive lace. Thongs and normal underwear are fairly resilient. Cold water washing helps, as does either tumble drying or hanging. You can also use the drlicates cycle on your washer, and get a lingerie bag.

In addition to the comments from others, it's worth remembering that a lot of their humour is timeless. Shakespeare made drag jokes. The handsome cabin boy is as old as sailing.

Basically, taboo is funny - and these subjects have been taboo for most of human history.

This is the way.

All of the creative content he has been training his fancy autocomplete on. My data, your comments, my cousin's art portfolio, he either stole or paid someone else to steal through partnerships.

"Whiny lying billionaire thief complains about whiny psychpathic megabillionaire having more clout."

We need names. We need to be able to call our MPs and call them out.

It's not enough. Promusicae and Google need to be slapped with massive punitive damages every single time they pull this shit.

So he's proud to be a slaver.

May he drop dead of a heart attack at age 25, alone, umloved, and unmourned.

I don't support the death penalty, but I won't be terribly sad if a criminal billionaire gets executed by their own government.

Curiously, most uncensored Japanese porn sounds like 'normal' (e.g. American) porn, and censored porn sounds like kinky torture.

Look at the programs, check the pre-reqs, and apply.

My wife is defending her (terminal) Master's thesis in two days, at the age of 58. It took five years and was a hard slog with a full-time job, but she managed.

Ajacam.

A woman set up a 24 hour video camera on her life - hardcore sex and all - almost 20 years ago. If I didn't have a few screen captures, I'd doubt it ever existed.

Finished Fallout London last week.

This morning I finished replaying Grim Fandango for about the 12th time.

Here's the best summary of it that I've read so far:

"CPC MP Michelle Rempel Garner says the Indian Consulate pressuring her to quit her position as Patrick Brown's campaign co-chair mid-campaign in the 2022 CPC leadership contest had nothing at all to do with her subsequent decision to quit her position as Patrick Brown's campaign co-chair mid-campaign."

Good.

Haven't heard much of Caribou, but I'll be working through this list over the next week or so.

Kaia Kater's album is lovely -- reminds me a bit of The Weather Report. And so far, Ruby Waters has been a pleasant discovery.