Recent content by mmouse

That was a weak shot. You could have used Google translate, even sign language!

Me too, it was a beautiful place. I say "was" because China is slowly destroying the good parts. Amazing hiking, wonderful women. I lived in a housing estate of 34 blocks, each 30-40 stories - glad there was never a fire there.

Money. That's all they care about.

Walking is great exercise. Curious where you walk though? I can't imagine doing 1 hour walks in the GTA. I used to live in Singapore and I hated the place. But there was a 40 storey public housing building near my place, and every day I would walk up the stairs 3 times. Exhausting but really...

So what? Every day humans make these kind of bad decisions and much worse, and they don't make the news.

Arab, Persian but no Jewish?

Cleaning an air fryer is pain in the ass though.

Are baseball caps mandatory for white Canadian men?

I have just ordered this book after watching this video, by one of the authors: The basic thesis is that there is no conclusive evidence for any mass graves at residential schools. I tend to believe that too, if no excavations were done, and they are just going by ground penetrating radar...

I'm in my early 50s and I've been angry for many years. Angry with my wife for being frigid. Angry with my kids for ignoring my advice. Angry with my bosses for being incompetent. This recently came to a head with my family. I went on holiday with my sister's family. Her husband is a total...

You won't even get a forum like this in Singapore. The government would block it. In any case the people are too brainless and scared to have a discussion like this one. But if you really value safety over everything else, it's the place for you. To me it's a form of hell.

I lived in Singapore for several years. It's one of the most dull, lifeless places you can imagine. The authoritarian government is not much better than China and the citizens are brainwashed and miserable. Careful what you wish for. Oh and caning and hanging takes place in secret. You will...

No, anti competitive behaviour will develop without government help. Companies will always find ways to corner the market and keep competitors out.

It's a gross over simplification to say all government intervention is bad. Do you really want your healthcare system to be like the US? A good example is Hong Kong, where the British just left the market alone. After a few decades, a handful of massive oligopolies arose. These ruin every facet...

I've been out of the country for a few years and the price increases of food are insane. Canadians have always been gouged by oligopolies and protectionism - cell phones, internet, dairy, gas prices. With groceries there's obviously some of that going on with retail, but prices are high even at...