This is a good response.
I’ll add from an argument perspective, try to make Signal sound as similar to WhatsApp as you can, then highlight how it’s better.
Don’t bash WhatsApp, it’s an entrenched default (first man in advantage). At worst, highlight why you don’t support it. Humans love homeostasis, even if it’s not good for us (the devil you know) - ppl may actually like it and you have to convince them why your option is better.
Happy persuading!
This is an instance where username very much checked out
The first time you get the call: “Hey, how was your day?”
“…what’s happening!?”
Well, that shorthand just made it into the lexicon
If you’re doing some long term planning and want max hockey, this is probably something you want to look into for 2027/28. Will be expensive but can probably do some multi game deals: https://www.nhl.com/news/world-cup-of-hockey-2028-to-be-played-in-calgary-edmonton-prague
Other than that I strongly recommend looking into some WHL and OHL seasons - all young players trying to get into the NHL, so on average the hockey is grittier and more interesting. NHL players have already made it so, though it always draws a crowd, you get more “phone it in” type games in the regular season. Playoffs are another monster entirely in both levels.
I haven’t read the other comments yet, but the budding PWHL has the skill of the NHL with the scrappiness of professional women’s sport. Phenomenal hockey.
Happy travels!
Yeah I was with Shaw before they got monopolized now I’m trying to eek my way out of Rogers (they’ve been kindly upping my bill monthly the last 3 months)
The day has not come that I’ve found a subscription worth the monthly rate. A little off topic, but I even pay a bit more for my Internet bill so I can dump its ass on a whim if I like, and I use that daily (hourly). Canada has SUPER predatory telecoms, keeps them honest
Government - great at research, terrible at generation. If you ask it to find and summarise laws and regulation, does a great job, quotes info, can even generate reasonable overviews with a handhold.
Ask it to generate anything that isn’t directly quoted in a specific doc and it goes WILD. Even with some solid training in prompt engineering, it makes you work for focused outputs unless you give it clear everything (data, prompt, target template, revision and scoring process). But once the workflow has been solidly validated a few times I’d rate it “usable”.
Hahaha plan my future?! Reflect on surviving tomorrow 😬
This is an interesting take haha. I’m Canadian and have never once heard of Americans being nicer than Canadians - it is part of our national identity that we’re"oddly nice". I’ve heard more of the “Americans are big and take up space” commentary from above, and have even heard it in Canada (and we share a lot of cultural similarity). Not saying you’re wrong, I just found this such a reversal of my experience I had to comment. Overall, I love my siblings to the south :)
This is the pet for me! Black fox, arctic fox, fennec fox and wiley (red) fox, I want them all
Depends on the person, I think. I hate my phone, and keep it as a requirement to stay connected in a modern world.
The knock-on effect of that is that I’m constantly overdrawn, and have little energy for the ppl who reach out to me, nvm the ppl I’m now supposed to reach out to.
Just my experience but I don’t think totally invalid
I fear there are heavy “lunch is served” overtones to this, and I don’t mean a catered meal 😬
I was providing advice to one of my bosses on how to scan cover letters for AI, and I outed em dashes. It pained me because I love them, but enough ppl don’t know how to use them properly thats it’s actually a reasonable flag 🙃
“Sorry, you’re too lonely to take. I’ll getcha the moment you find a modicum of happiness with another human being, I promise. I got you boo!”
I have a friend who defines his gaming existence by black flag. He’s bought it, multiple times on multiple consoles out of sheer love for the game.
Skull and bones came out, I expected that to define the next 6 months of my life. Not a peep. Mentioned it and he just shrugs and goes: they had something good, and ubisofted it (this is after they’ve lost all consumer goodwill). I can’t help but agree
I just finished it today and it truly is a grind. I’m a middling gamer at best, but that series has held my attention in a way few have in over 15 years. Persevere and it’s worth it, but you’ll absolutely throw down your controller in frustration more than once. Reminds me of the old Mario games for difficulty at times. Happy struggles!
Fun fact: Sable is French for sand. I feels that adds an amusing layer of… grittiness to your commentary. But also irony that they never fixed it
This is what I was taught as well. It’s a very intentional “not quite 2x4”, but saying that every time gets tiring haha