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What's your plan if Trump wins in November?
  • What makes you say that? He is clearly promising a lot of things to happen, and he's confirmed he would be a dictator "the first day".

    I know politicians bullshit a lot, but I am not so sure he doesn't intend to follow through on at least some of the very outlandish shit he's promised so far.

  • so true
  • To each their own of course, but I'm perfectly fine dressing for the cold. Sure, once temperatures get below -35C it's not the most comfortable to be outside and you'll want to get good at layering, but I still much prefer it over the inverse (temperatures of 35C and over).

  • so true
  • I live in Canada today, and used to live in Sweden. I'm perfectly fine with winter and heating the house, dressing for it, etc. I'll compromise my stance by saying early spring is nice, but man do I hate summer heat and humidity. And don't get me started on mosquitoes and other summer bugs.

  • so true
  • I'd live in perpetual winter if I could. You can dress for the cold, but at some point the heat and humidity make it impossible to be comfortable outside regardless of your outfit.

  • Poilievre’s Conservatives spent more than 20 times as much on ads as Trudeau’s Liberals in 2023
  • Every time I hear the guy speak I can't imagine him in a room with any other world leaders not turning into an open brawl. Even if I agreed with his politics, the fact that he's so full of himself would turn me off of voting for this windbag.

  • Canada needs proportional representation federally
  • Thanks, that does actually help out of into context and explains how we got here. I think the better question (and the one I should've asked) is why are we still using a system that predates the railroad?

  • Canada needs proportional representation federally
  • As much as I hate to pin hopes on a hail mary like that, this is likely the only scenario where we will get voting reform to happen. The party in power has no incentive to change the system that brought them to power in the first place, so we're basically gambling on an outgoing party using their last days of holding onto power to make it happen. Just writing this out makes me wonder how we ever got here in the first place. Who thought first-past-the-post was anywhere near a functional system to begin with?

  • Canada's first-past-the-post election system feeds hostility, says one expert
  • Couldn't agree more. Politics (and politicians by extension) should represent the constituents, not force the constituents to fit into one of two camps. The whole system is backwards currently and the sooner we fix it, the better we'll all be for it.

    What boggles my mind though is that three consecutive pollings on electoral reform have failed here in BC (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/electoral-reform-referendum-results-1.4954538). You'd think people would like to get rid of FPTP but apparently they consistently vote in favor of the status quo.

  • When did the (first) golden age of PC gaming end?
  • Personally, I think the first golden age ended with the decline of the shareware model that was used by many of the classics in the nineties.

    Sure, it wasn't the decline of shareware that ended it, but de decline of the model went hand in hand with the rising cost of development and longer development timeframes that ended the games boom of the nineties.

    That's my take at least. Might just be an old man with rose tinted (shareware) glasses.

  • WMR VR headsets on Linux

    Reading up on some of the more recent posts regarding VR on Linux, I'm wondering if anyone can give a quick rundown of the actual state of VR gaming on Linux for users of WMR headsets like the HP Reverb G2.

    Seeing as Microsoft is about to nuke that entire ecosystem later this year, it would be great if there's a way for people that invested in these headsets to continue using them on Linux, instead of turning a whole slew of devices into fresh e-waste.

    Thanks!

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    Name the song [Symphonic metal]
    Hint

    The name of this song is also a Celtic Frost album title.

    Answer

    To Mega Therion - Therion

    Powers of Thagirion\ Watch the great beast to be\ For to Mega Therion\ The draconian melody\ The dragon open the eye\ And reveal both truth and lie\ Spiritual supremacy\ \ Ride the beast of ecstasy\ Spiritual supremacy\ Ride the beast of ecstasy\ Ialbaophs creative spark\ Manifests the utmost dark\ Ialbaophs creative spark\ \ Meaning the letter of Theth\ Hide the force of Baphomet\ Meaning the letter of Theth\ \ The wound of Baal will be healed\ When sign of time is unsealed\ The wound of Baal will be healed\ \ The world will burn by Sorath's flame\ And through the solar sign proclaim

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    [Solved] [Stoner metal]
    First hint at 24 hours

    Since it's been 24 hours, here's a hint: The crown is important

    Second hint at 48 hours

    Someone already guessed the band's name. And there is a reference to the song's title in both this picture and the lyrics .

    Answer

    Heavy lies the crown by Orange Goblin.

    Who am I to, to make the rules, to break the rules and slay the fools How am I, to be the man, who rules the land, with sword in hand Fire roars, upon the sores that carry heroes off to war Heavy lies the crown I wear, but I did swear this weight to bear

    We stand for truth and honour And on the morning tide We head to war together Beneath the Northern sky And Odin's ravens lead us on to victory.

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    [Solved] [Heavy metal]
    Tap for spoiler

    Savatage - Strange wings

    Hint: This band tragically lost their guitarist in a car crash (driving a Mazda RX7-FD at the time). They eventually broke up and now tour as an orchestra playing symphonic Christmas music.

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