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Recent content by JayLapointe

  1. J

    Who else have this odd trait? Out-of-sight, out-of-mind.

    Certainly when it comes to people I'm like that. If someone isn't in my regular daily orbit I just stop thinking about them entirely. Like I have to keep a calendar of scheduled checkin reminders so that I remember to talk to folks I might not see every day, and that is mostly just to keep up...
  2. J

    De-extinction

    I think if it is an animal that humanity has forced extinct in the last 1-2000 years sure. Things that went extinct like the mammoths due to natural circumstances like the end of an ice age, no. Nature took it's proper course with the mammoth, we did kill out the dodo so bring it back. But only...
  3. J

    Adjustable Metal Watchbands- Are they the way to go?

    I got a steel wachband that is made of links. It doesn't stretch but it came with a tool to remove the right amount of links so that you get the right fit. This one below is specific to my Fitbit, but you can find generic watchbands like that for normal watches...
  4. J

    The last thing that made you laugh

    I love a good science joke. I can think of a few folks on here that will likely get a chuckle. @FayetheADHDsquirrel I thought of you actually.
  5. J

    Is this place really safe for me to write?

    Clearly I misread your post, it's all good though. Now excuse while I go see if my morning coffee is done brewing, I obviously need it right now. lol
  6. J

    Is this place really safe for me to write?

    I never suggested it was a "hanging offence". More to that point of not realizing at times was why I mentioned an admin would explain why. No harm no foul in any of that scenario if whatever was posted was posted without malice.
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    Is this place really safe for me to write?

    I think worst case scenario if you did post something deemed really inappropriate I think you'd probably have the post taken down and an admin would message you to explain why. Had a post of my own that got off track and heated to some extent and in that case I asked for the thread to be...
  8. J

    sound piece — curious how it lands

    Interesting. It's strange how the same sound can effect us so very differently. Like the beat pattern in this isn't the sort that I associate with what we colloquially refer to around here as "bawk bawk" music. Which is just annoying, the kind you typically feel the beat long before the honda...
  9. J

    Vent

    That's an all too common experience one that I myself have encountered. Growing up I always had classmates as friends, like you say always a new group each year with some staying as long as they were still in the same school. Then again in college and university easy enough time making friends...
  10. J

    sound piece — curious how it lands

    I really enjoy the vibe to it. Hard to describe beyond very calming. It's simple yet busy enough that my brains engaged in a good way. And I like the brief semi pause near the 2:45-2:51 mark just before the vocals and everything else kicks back in. Really nicely done I'm going to have to search...
  11. J

    Do Autistic People Have No Empathy?

    Yeah that description you gave of the video makes it sound like absolutely garbage misinformation. Autistics are not psychopaths, they have empathy, but it's often a mismatch with neurotypicals. Double Empathy problem, it's essentially boils down to experiencing empathy differently vs not...
  12. J

    relationship obsession

    To be fair I also enjoy reading, a lot of out door recreation, learning piano and music in general. But I love my 5 days a week and time playing video games and I'm sorry you can't find the joy in it that I apparently do so easily. What I will say is in there was a time I was obsessed with the...
  13. J

    Regional foods

    Yeah nowadays folks are a little more sophisticated in their palate and we've got the full range as well in the bigger Cities. Not in my small town. Cumin is still exotic where I'm at, jk. But our donair, and the sauce in particular is 100% unique to our region.
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    Regional foods

    In the Atlantic provinces coming from Halifax, Nova Scotia originally we have the Donair. The Donair is apparently a very modified Greek Gyro. From what I remember a Greek immigrant wanted to make gyros but the cost of lamb was prohibitive, so he started using a mixture of beef and pork instead...
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    New Shareholder and Partner in Sleep Number Mattresses

    Just looking at their stock price and that is one that, personally, I wouldn't touch. Over the last 3 months it's a nice picture at 113% growth, but then at 6 months going back it's only been around 28% growth, but moving to the 12 month time span they show being down -35%, go to the 5 year and...
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