Thrillhouse

joined 2 years ago
[–] Thrillhouse 6 points 5 days ago

Sugar, ultraprocessed food, shopping/overconsumption, porn, gambling. Lots of normal things condoned by our society can be addictive for a segment of the population.

[–] Thrillhouse 9 points 5 days ago

You do understand how your example is different though, right?

By “end-of-life” home I’m assuming you mean hospice, which is absolutely not the same as medical assistance in dying (MAiD). I don’t know the story, however, hospices exist in many countries. Hospices do not provide “very basic [medical] care” - they are there to manage pain, manage symptoms to an extent, and provide a comfortable space for that person to die. If the family did not agree that their family member should have been in hospice they needed to seek a second opinion. Hospices are not there to cure someone’s medical condition. If you go into one it is because you are imminently dying.

The mistake of the medical staff in putting this person in hospice is not the same as someone who is of sound mind, learns that they have a terminal disease, and chooses for themselves to go through the medical assistance in dying process.

MAiD is a process with multiple checks and balances with multiple levels of oversight. You are able to opt out at any time prior to the final event.

[–] Thrillhouse 13 points 5 days ago

Have you ever had to watch a family member decline though? What about a pet? How did you treat that pet? Did you prolong their suffering and watch them slowly die unable to eat or drink or did you do something about it so they did not have to suffer? Why are humans different if they themselves, sound of mind, choose to end their own suffering?

An acquaintance of mine’s relative chose to go this way due to ALS. It was their choice and the last year was hell on the family, even though the relative had selected assisted dying.

Before modern medicine, how exactly do you think they handled grandma who was losing her marbles and lived in a one room farmhouse with the rest of the family? Especially if they’re violent and nasty. Is it right to withhold care/food/water and let nature take its course? Is that murder? Was there murder or suicide? Lots of this stuff has happened throughout history within the privacy of a family. People were likely more “religious” back then but we didn’t have the regulations or medical oversight to document things as such. Likely they just told people that their relative died of natural causes, buried them on the family plot and were done with it.

It is hell to witness the pain and confusion someone you love has when they have a degenerative disease and the Herculean effort it takes to care for someone in a condition like this. A family simply cannot do this alone without paying an exorbitant amount of money for medical and support staff - around the clock.

It’s like anything else in history:

  • Ban abortion and abortion still happens, but without any shred of dignity, humanity or compassion.
  • Ban drugs and guess what, they still exist on a dangerous black market.
  • People still kill themselves without the help of medical assistance in dying. This just provides a path to dignity and closure for the person and their family for those who choose it. And I’m sure if you’re intent on ending your life, you don’t give a fuck about the stigma.

Wouldn’t it be a good thing to “de-stigmatize” suicide? So people can talk about it and we have more of a chance to intervene with people who do not have a lethal disease?

Everyone I have encountered who brings up “suicide is never an option” in relation to issues like this has never had to witness it. I’m 100% going out this way if I ever have a lethal disease.

[–] Thrillhouse 7 points 5 days ago

Oh yeah it won’t happen all at once though. He’s going to test it bit by bit to make everyone else flinch. Then probably try to install a series of rules that effectively neuter it.

It’s the way Russia does it - the institution still “stands” but is beaten into ineffectual submission by a series of a thousand cuts. He’s got Turkey, Hungary and possibly Romania and Italy to back him up in this regard.

[–] Thrillhouse 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I’d add: he’ll probably threaten to pull out of NATO if the rest of the countries continue arming/aiding Ukraine.

[–] Thrillhouse 1 points 6 days ago

It’s certainly one perspective but I don’t think it’s the only possibility.

[–] Thrillhouse 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It’s been a long time for testing and no one seems in the loop. Why lie about it.

Also the military has testing sites - why over populated civilian areas? Why not say they’re running a military exercise and loop in law enforcement at the very least?

Why also the sightings of similar “drones” in the UK?

Why do they “go dark” when chased?

If it was US military why did they prevent a medical helicopter from taking off? That seems highly unnecessary and cruel.

It’s super interesting that there are reports that a bunch of drones were following a coast guard ship.

[–] Thrillhouse 4 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Interestingly civilian drones get disabled around these NJ ones. Apparently they can’t fly and have issues.

[–] Thrillhouse 167 points 1 week ago

That doesn’t seem like it’s enough money to pay an enormous hospital bill.

[–] Thrillhouse -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s a lot of words to justify being racist.

It’s impossible to “refute the malformed logic” that not all Indian people are lazy bad workers because that argument is just a) factually incorrect unless, as I said, they attempted to work with all Indian people available to them, and b) made, I would argue in bad faith.

[–] Thrillhouse 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, in order to justify the point of view that ALL Indian immigrants are stupid.

It’s in the title my guy.

If I were to say I refuse to hire people who like Matt Walsh, because in my point of view they’re all dumbfucks, that’s discrimination. It’s why we have laws in the West against that sort of thing. It works both ways for identities and points of view you subscribe to.

It’s just a more complex answer than “it’s just an opinion man.” That’s 1950s thinking - and yeah it was a simpler time because white men owned almost everything in the West and everyone else could go fuck themselves.

[–] Thrillhouse 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

“Gross Incompetence of specifically Indian Immigrants

He says:

No offence… but they are just so stupid

Also

I also lead a team offshore in India and work with many of them

It’s not “just this one guy” - he’s painting ALL Indian immigrants (plural) based on his experience with this ONE guy, and the offshore team he has worked with.

27
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Thrillhouse to c/knitting
 

I bought this kit from Aliexpress. I’m not very picky about my needles, but I do have have the Chiaogoo red ones. I wanted a set to travel with and these seem good so far, which is kind of surprising.

Price $38.38 Canadian

3-8mm needles

Just in case anyone’s in the market for some needles.

 
8
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Thrillhouse to c/kobo
 

Just ordered this one from Amazon and it’s good!

It doesn’t have the standing ability so if you’re looking for that wait longer. I’m just looking for something to protect it when I throw it in my purse.

It’s got a pen holder and magnetic wake/sleep.

62
submitted 8 months ago by Thrillhouse to c/knitting
 

Just finished this. Took about a month. The pattern is free!

Since it’s unisex I used a Caron cotton cake in DK I think and knit the small size. I followed the guidance on the label for needle size. It started as an experiment and ended as a happy accident.

Also, I modified by adding the panel in the hood and icord string.

 

This is from one of our major news outlets in Canada.

 

Hi - don't judge. This is my first mechanical keyboard and I'm playing around with something in budget that meets my needs as a beginner. I know it's not the best but I'm genuinely looking for help and knowledge here.

Yes, I know the allegations about the software/drivers for this keyboard being flagged as malware and have done research into this, though apparently not enough research. I downloaded what I thought was the driver for this keyboard but did not realize that it was a Via driver that broke the battery indicator and any possible connection to the (apparently terrible) software.

Would anyone have access to the original driver so I can roll the keyboard back to factory settings? The factory setting reset (function + esc 3 sec) doesn't roll back these changes. I tried to download one on Weiyun based on advice from the other site but everything is in Chinese and it does not seem to work.

Alternatively, does anyone know who I might contact to obtain this driver? I contacted the seller on AliExpress but they are spotty at best.

Many thanks in advance.

8
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Thrillhouse to c/uap
 

X-Post from the other site; text below if you don’t want to visit. Found this interesting and didn’t see it 3 months ago when it was posted by u/UrdknotWreav:

By now we all know Mike Turner is the DOD's knight in shining armor, who's gonna protect the DOD's fragile and brittle reputation, from the hordes of savages who are demanding more hearings.

The below publicly available information about Mike, might become handy at some point.

To summarize:

So Mike Turner, helped funding Radiance technologies. The company where both Travis Taylor and Jay Stratton are currently employed. Jay Stratton, Travis Taylor and David Grusch all have worked together in the UAPTF.... WTF?

We have Mike Turner in the center, connected somehow to Radiance Technologies, Wright Patterson AFB, Department of Energy, receives shitloads of money from Lockheed Martin and other defense companies.

As you can see there's way more to Mike Turner than meets the eye. Is he perhaps one of the gatekeepers?

 
 

I find it fascinating that Canada’s mint would even recognize these incidents.

187
Thunderbird Sweater (i.imgur.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Thrillhouse to c/knitting
 

Now the heatwave needs to end so I can wear it.

 

I was there in Toronto last night and it was magical

 
view more: next ›