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House on Haunted Hill Is Getting a Second Life (Again)
  • If nothing else, it would be hard to do worse than the ‘90s version.

    I'm gonna have to rewatch the 1999 movie now because I remember liking it a lot back then.

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    What are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?
  • This may not fit perfectly into the that category but i think it's cool how Lazarus Jones exists in the media in some capacity in most of the GTA games. One of the best threads of continuity throughout the series.

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  • www.nhl.com RELEASE: Oilers sign Draisaitl to eight-year extension | Edmonton Oilers

    The superstar centreman's new contract will begin in the 2025-26 season and carries an average annual value of $14 million

    >The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension starting in 2025-26 with an average annual value (AAV) of $14 million.

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    'No,' Kamala Harris Says to Withholding Arms From Israel | Common Dreams
  • Welp. It was nice to feel some hope for a couple of weeks. I'll cherish the memories. I don't think I'll be feeling that emotion again for a very long time.

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    Why Was Premier Smith’s Husband in a Secret Megaproject Meeting?
  • This is Danielle Smith we're talking about. Corruption should be taken for granted. Attempting to use her position to install her husband as the province’s preeminent rail tycoon is pretty much exactly on brand.

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    Audiophiles be like
  • Not just mp3, all lossy audio formats use psychoacoustic analysis. That's how they figure out which data to throw out.

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    Would you buy an affordable EV made in China?
  • I don't really have a problem with a certain amount of protectionism as a concept, but Canada has a long history of granting special privileges to specific companies in key industries, then sitting back while those powers are used to mercilessly abuse consumers. I'm not super confident this is going to be any different.

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  • www.nhl.com RELEASE: Oilers issue statement regarding Holloway & Broberg | Edmonton Oilers

    Edmonton announces it will not match offer sheets made by St. Louis for the forward & defenceman

    >EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers announced this morning they will not match contract offer sheets presented by the St. Louis Blues to forward Dylan Holloway and defenceman Philip Broberg.

    >As per NHL compensation guidelines, the Oilers will receive the Blues' second and third-round selections in the 2025 NHL Draft.

    >In a separate transaction with St. Louis, the Oilers have acquired the rights to defenceman Paul Fischer as well the Blues' third-round selection in the 2028 NHL Draft in exchange for future considerations.

    >Fischer is an unsigned selection from the 2023 NHL Draft (138th overall) entering his second season with Notre Dame (NCAA).

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    So I installed Arch Linux... Is this it?
  • Not sure if sarcasm or actual disinformation. You're not supposed to trust the aur, that's kinda the whole point of it. The build scripts are transparent enough to allow users to manage their own risk, and at no point does building a package require root access.

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    The Oilers hiring disgraced ex-Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman is just business as usual for the NHL
  • Jeff Jackson was adored by oilers fans for all of 6 weeks. I hope he enjoyed it. Now he should probably consider wearing a disguise when he goes outside.

    All he had to do was check social media 1 time. Just hold his breath and listen for 1 second and he would've heard the chorus of "NOT STAN BOWMAN" reverberating around oil country.

    MF better not act surprised when a mountain of pig shit appears on his front lawn.

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    A Driverless Car in China Hit a Pedestrian. Social Media Users Are Siding With the Car
  • That's an interesting comparison and something I've wondered about quite a bit. I would be surprised if machine drivers were not categorically safer than human ones, and if safety is (rightly) a priority in the cost-benefit analysis of driverless car adoption, then it's hard to imagine not concluding that we ought to proceed in that direction.

    But I think this specific incident illustrates very well that the human vs. machine driver debate is tragically myopic. If an infallible machine driver adhering perfectly to traffic laws is empowered to accelerate from a standstill directly into a violent collision with a pedestrian, then maybe it doesn't matter how "safe" the driver is. I take it as evidence that car travel the way we have it set up is inherently unsafe. Our traffic laws emphasize the convenience of car traffic above everything else -- including safety -- and only really serve to shift blame when something goes wrong. Despite its certainty, there is very little builtin allowance for human error aside from the begrudging mercy of other parties.

    To be fair, human drivers are an unmitigated disaster which we really need to do something about, but I think if we're going to go through the messy process of reforming how we think about cars, we might as well go farther than a marginal improvement. We could solve the underlying problem and abolish the institution of car dependency altogether, for instance. Otherwise it just amounts to slapping a futuristic band-aid on a set of social and economic issues that will continue to cause unimaginable harm.

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  • He stunned Markstrom with the intense, prolonged eye contact lmao

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    www.edmonton.ca Single-use Item Reduction | City of Edmonton

    Edmonton’s plan to reduce single-use items includes actions to help reduce the number of single-use items used by residents and businesses.

    Effective July 1st, businesses are no longer permitted to provide new plastic shopping bags to customers. Paper bags now come with a mandatory minimum fee of $0.15 as well.

    Happy waste reducing, y'all!

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