I think you’re missing what this is. They’re not adding sponsor segments.
They’re scanning the video, establishing where “free visual space” is, and then embedding advertising into that space. It becomes part of the video, not an intermission. You don’t cut a “time segment” to remove it, you have to cut a “space segment” to remove it. And then what do you fill it with?
There are certainly ways to mitigate it, but they’re not great.
The guy was obviously being a troll.
But, there certainly isn’t a consensus on racism. Some vocal elements demand that for for something to be racist, there also has to be a racial power imbalance working in the favor of the person being racist… and they’ll use that distinction to explain how actions that would be evaluated as racist by the definitions you provided actually aren’t if the target is in a position of racial privilege.
And, personally, I think that definition was literally seeded as a wedge by state actors for the explicit purpose of sowing discord, but here we are.
Life… uhhh…
Millennials are apparently the first generation to move “left” as they grow older, instead of right.
There are changes. Some positive.
It’s actually my headcannon that the 3 wise men were 3 teenagers who accidentally time traveled. They blundered into the scene and felt bad and handed over 2 different scents of axe body spray and a handful of chuck E cheese tokens.
Given thier odd dress and incomprehensible language, they were assumed to be foreign and extremely wealthy. Not having any comprehension of the gifts they concluded they must be gold and exotic perfumes.
For those specific questions usually like 1 second.
Roughly where is that?
Well, maybe. If thou is for peasants, then the implication the commandments are directed specifically at the non-royal?
I appreciate the sanity check, but just to throw a monkey wrench into your model…
I think the square-cube law will bite you here. I expect power/mass isn’t constant. Mass grows faster than cross-sectional area which is key in muscle performance.
All good, we can agree to disagree. I think your objections are reasonable, but I don’t think they’re unmanageable. I think the line between military and civilian is A line to subdivide things, but I think public vs private is a better one. As well, expanded military spending to hit Trumps new unilateral benchmarks (which is happening) doesn’t necessarily demand a larger instantaiously deployable force. Resources could be earmarked to not leave massive gaps in other civil services. If it has to happen, still fine, dovetailing military out of those roles and backfilling with civilians (even transitioning through reserves) has a shorter turnaround time and more manageable than finding and training more recruits or god forbid a draft.
Anyhow, again, fine to agree to disagree. I hear your stated objections and agree they’re valid… I think where we disagree is on if they’re insurmountable or not.
The military does have a critical function to fulfill, no doubt.
That being said, I’ve personally lived this. Many years ago, I worked with a military contractor. We periodically needed to service equipment in very remote areas. Depending on the conditions we could either get there on our own steam, or depending on the equipment, hire civilian helicopters to get us there.
BUT, from time to time, our goals and military helicopter training goals would align. We and our equipment would stand in for whatever people and equipment the scenario was. In those cases, we’d hitch a ride. It was an absolute win-win.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not talking suggesting having postal workers going door to door strapped with a C7. And I recognize that it could slippery-slope where training objectives are compromised for business objectives.
BUT, there are real cases where collaboration could exist within the public sector. Search and rescue and medical transport are really low hanging fruit. The postal system has opportunities too, I’m sure of it.
Not sure how serious you are…
But actually, yes, just not how you have described it.
A significant amount of what a military does is simply logistics. Basically what Canada Post is, is a logistics machine.
The military is important to have. Envisioning a synergy between the military apparatus and providing civil services is something we should seriously be considering. The military should be topping up pilot flight hours with medical helicopter transport. The military should be augmenting resource delivery to remote communities. The military should be involved in postal logistics.
Kinda weird to host a themed party to not dress up? Like… generate an asthetic to behold for yourself, but then not actually participate… kinda spoils the effect for others. But not you, I guess.
Steady uptick in trick or treaters over the last 3 years. I think the neighborhood demographic is shifting to having more kids in the area.
We have a pretty large population of new immigrants in the area too, many with kids, and I think they weren’t super familiar with the concept of Halloween when they arrived. I mean… it does sound kinda insane if you didn’t grow up with it.
But I think they’ve realized that yes, it is a real thing… strangers will happily shovel candy at your children when they knock on a door.
Makes me very happy, it’s such a community building event. I was explaining to my newish-to-canada wife that as a kid it’s almost better than Christmas. As fun as Christmas is, as a kid you’re still the passenger. Halloween you actually have some agency… what are you going to dress up as? Who do you want to trick or treat with? What route do you want to take? What candy do you want to barter with your friends afterwards?
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Oh wowza, good on you for sharing that! Super interesting and I feel a bunch of what you said right to the bottom of my soul.
I really appreciate the share as well because it’s PRETTY rare to get to talk to someone with an inkling of such a bizarre life event, how it changes you, and how you grapple with (and hopefully conclude in some way on) uncomfortable questions about the nature of life and identity.
I’d always felt comfortable with where I landed on this… but I’m finding myself surprised by the relief that someone else resolved these questions in the same way I have. I didn’t think I needed… I dunno, validation? Validation that my conclusions were reasonable? Maybe I just never thought I’d get the opportunity to exchange with someone who I trusted actually understood. Not sure, either way, I feel validated and I never thought there would be a mechanism for me to feel that about this topic, and it’s a welcome surprise and I appreciate it, so thank you.
Keeping anything at any temperature different than whatever it’s interacting with takes energy. Hot or cold.
Ok