jesseb

Cash purchases in Canada are indeed rounded to the nearest nickel; it is not always up. Credit/debit purchases are still to the penny, as there is no reason for them not to be. All cash purchases average out to no change over time, and I don't know anybody who misses pennies. I wish they'd drop the nickel next.

Sweden is a member of the Fourteen Eyes, not Five Eyes.

Microsoft has a long history of not only opposing open source, but actively trying to attack and discredit it. That and they are somewhat notorious for their whole "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" approach.

I raised an eyebrow at that as well. My workstation running Windows 10 is currently chugging along with 236 Processes, 3564 Threads and 154915 Handles, which is pretty typical of this system.

I was blown away to watch the transformation happen first hand. I can't even go there anymore, it's become so incredibly toxic.

Interesting. Cloud seeding using Silver Iodide is still in use in Canada, as part of the Alberta Hail Suppression Project[0]. These little differences between Canada and the US always surprise me.

[0] https://globalnews.ca/news/3514775/alberta-severe-weather-su...

I've encountered one 25 minute ad on YouTube, I don't recall what it was for though. I laughed and reloaded the page, and off to the races.

I've also encountered a number that range in the 5-10 minute range. I don't use YouTube very often, so I'm not sure how regularly these occur.

Not OP but newer Mazdas do this as well. It's a small thing, but it comes incredibly irritating after awhile.

> Most other manufacturers work out the kinks before mass production begins.

There were tens of millions of vehicles recalled for manufacturer defects in America alone last year, and the same can be said about 2016. I don't think this statement is a fair one.

While I am a fan of the project, what's stopping your ISP from disabling or crippling all IPFS/P2P traffic?

I just noticed that this week as well, although like you I have no idea how long it's been there. Pretty nifty little feature.

Rich Hickey's "Hammock Driven Development" is a great talk regarding just this, for anybody who hasn't seen it.

I personally find this is one of the most effective ways of cracking a difficult problem. It's amazing what your subconscious is capable of.

I'll quickly preface by saying that everybody will experience different effects, so this is merely my experience.

I'm a fairly heavy user, have been for a number of years. I use it primarily to treat depression/anxiety/insomnia, but I also experience chronic pain due to years of abusing my body (rugby, mountain biking, snowboarding, etc.). Nothing crazy, but something is always hurting.

I wouldn't compare its effects to traditional painkillers by any means. I would say it makes me less aware of the pain, and "dulls" it. For example I can tell my knee isn't happy, but it doesn't "hurt". I have however tried some topical cream from a dispensary containing CBD (most strains you'll be smoking have been bred for higher THC and lower CBD), and it's incredibly effective. I experienced hours of absolute painlessness (which is unheard of for me).

As for workouts, I find it helps tremendously with focus and endurance. It's a lot easier to keep pushing on when you would normally give up.

I think it's a very valuable tool, and has relatively few downsides to it (I won't claim it's 100% safe/healthy). Moderation is important as always when using substances.

At work I constantly deal with people who can't remember passwords as short as 8 characters, you have to remember we're not representative of the average person.

> Because there is no alternative.

Just out of curiosity and for purely educational purposes (I admittedly know very little about the topic), how about something like I2P or FreeNet? Are these at all viable alternatives?

What other choices do we have for "anonymity" outside of the usual VPN/Proxy?

They seem to have forgotten to mention the fact that the radiation levels would exceed lethal dosages in a matter of seconds.

I got embarrassingly far into that video before I realized what was going on.

Utterly hilarious.