9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 11/10/2026Even if there was another way to pay, using their app would be far less costly for the company to process and maintain. They are taking advantage of inattentive consumers, a lax/corrupt regulatory environment, and lack of competition. I’m sure they find that all quite “convenient”! 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 28/09/2026I realize it’s not a huge deal in the bigger picture, but it still feels gross to watch someone overtly rig a vote and then perform a victory lap over the accomplishment. Two seasons in a row now! 000
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 27/09/2026The elderly seem to be specifically at risk for being suckered into blindly following troughslop AI “advice”, in my personal experience. 040
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 25/09/2026What if we held them accountable instead of settling for an “apology” 000
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 19/09/2026It’s also void because there should be no expectation that he would honour his word or own agreements. Nor any expectation that the American voters will care enough to deliver consequences. 000
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 16/09/2026If he actually followed through on the $5000pp bribe that would trigger an insane inflation spike, too. It’s a moot point I suppose because he wouldn’t follow through obviously. 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 04/09/2026static.klipy.comRyan Gosling's 'Say What' MomentALT: Ryan Gosling's 'Say What' Moment 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 03/09/2026Maybe if this continues a median income earner could afford to live in the city someday? 000
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 01/09/2026The fragmentation of the cultural zeitgeist is one of the oddities of the modern era I’m still not used to. I’ve also only heard of a handful of these, and watched/listened to more of your content than all of them combined. 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 03/08/2026What *is* unbelievable to me is that even after several decades of him being proved flagrantly lying — and seeing the consequences! — the media continues to parrot his lies with a straight face. 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 01/08/2026I once worked for one of the infamous tech giants who also behaved recklessly. The idea was that sometimes innovation can be unexpected so if you release tools it might end up being interesting. TLDR that’s how the Cambridge Analytica scandal happened (oops not all innovation is good) 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 25/07/2026Spent his whole life ghoulishly making life worse for everyone els, and now his body will be propped up as a ghoul for the same purpose. Seems fitting 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 21/07/2026It’s an opportunity to discover a new favourite? Life’s too short to wait on America to improve :) 100
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 20/07/2026If this reboot ends up being yet another Kirk/Spock retread then I’ll wholeheartedly agree. But if they could capture the spirit of TOS or TNG with a new set of characters and not be constrained by all the existing lore? Now that I see my own words I’ll admit it seems naive. 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 20/07/2026OTOH, a full reboot could be what Trek needs to escape the nostalgia trap they’ve fallen into. And being led by the folks who did the recent D&D movie is promising too, as it was unexpectedly good (despite the lacklustre box office). I get the concerns with Paramount but I’m cautiously optimistic! 100
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 18/07/2026Fascists always need a bogeyman to redirect anger away from themselves Can’t have folks talking about climate change, voter suppression, racial profiling and federal police brutality, wealth inequality, political insider trading, child trafficking rings, rampant inflation, failed wars, list goes on 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 17/07/2026Overall I’m very happy Fastmail. If I was choosing a new provider today I might consider one that doesn’t host in the US but they seem to be working toward this already as you previously commented. 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 17/07/2026There was one big outage a couple years ago and maybe a handful of shorter ones in the last 13 years. Very few overall, in line with other services. Biggest “issue” is when you have to say your address out loud and people can’t comprehend that it’s not Gmail or outlook. 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 16/07/2026I’ve been using Fastmail since 2013! Absolutely zero regrets, it’s simple fast and effective and gets out of my way. 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 13/07/2026Very interesting article. The work required to vet these stories seems miserable — time consuming (and thus expensive) and at least a bit soul crushing to investigate or to be investigated. My kid is an aspiring writer and the path for his generation seems daunting. 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 09/07/2026If that was the reason, it could be difficult to include this thought process at any stage of the endgame because it would remove all suspense. Or as Matthew said it could throw off the pacing if they showed it after the final 2. Finally, a plausible scenario for the decision and edit. Thanks!! 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 09/07/2026The most plausible explanation for Maruia’s final decisions also could explain the questionable editing. In this episode you convinced me that Maruia likely saw all others as equally plausible traitors and chose Chloe as the person she’d feel worst about excluding if she was indeed faithful. 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 08/07/2026I’m interested in your thoughts about why production didn’t reveal M’s thought process behind her final choices, and if the surprise ending was worth leaving the audience feeling confused. (I know we already discussed this previously a bit here, but it might make a good little conversation topic ) 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 07/07/2026Yeah I hope he lands another good show sometime, he’s an excellent host 000
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 07/07/2026As a longtime fan of your work but newcomer to your social media, this rant was new to me. Thanks for sharing it again, they are powerful words that need to be heard. 1130
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 07/07/2026I’ve enjoyed your podcast interactions and it’s nice to know that extends to real friendship as well. Very cool, you’re a lucky guy! 030
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 07/07/2026Shannon seems to find a really entertaining balance between constructive criticism and honest feedback vs being positive and supportive of the shows she covers. Combine that with her exceptional insight, and that makes for a top tier podcast host or guest. 2150
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 07/07/2026I like JLP quite a bit as host but also I recommend giving DG a fair shake. It starts out a bit rough but by the end he’s quite good, and the season overall is high quality 100
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 07/07/2026Also it’s a trick question because his republican “opponent” also has a history of supporting fascists and harming women. So no matter what his true values are represented. 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 06/07/2026100% agreed. Angela reviewing Artemis could make a wonderfully hilarious video. 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 05/07/2026This contributes to interactions being a bit more intentional and less around flame wars with people who were shown your posts as ragebait. But at the same time I think it’s also why Bsky posts can have less engagement for some, and is off-putting to people who are addicted to like counts. 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 05/07/2026I feel like an important difference is in how Bluesky prioritizes intent (via follows,lists,search) vs viral discovery. So a higher percentage of people who see your posts here are specifically interested in what you have to say and have context about what you represent. 210
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 01/07/2026And his victims will still proudly support him. Famously, the “best” scam victims are the ones who have already vetted as gullible… so I guess this is the widest test of that principle yet. 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 30/06/2026I still have a hard time getting on board with the “undeserving” theory, but it’s better than anything I’ve come up with because yours explains why it wasn’t aired. My own guess was that some interaction caused C to break from K and thus gained trust with M. But then surely that’d have been aired 🤷♂️ 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 29/06/2026It’s frustrating because I like a surprise, but I want it to feel earned. The players seem intelligent and savvy, and I feel like there was a good basis for these decisions but we never got to see. I look forward to interviews to explain what we missed, my gut says it will be quite interesting! 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 29/06/2026The finale reminded me a bit of survivor 41, where the outcome was at conflict with the narrative of the show — because information was withheld from the viewers. Why did K and C split their votes? Why did they vote V in final 3? Why did M trust C after repeatedly saying she didn’t? 210
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 19/06/2026The damp thud of 50’s endgame and the godawful twists and celebs made it less interesting than most any season of #SurvivorAU. Hell, I’m even tempted to change “most any” to “any” — but I’ll need to rewatch BvW and 50 to be certain. 010
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 16/06/2026Can you elaborate on why this is wrong? It seems to me that in the new era, players consistently placed social/strategy over survival aspects when voting. Which suggests that in a shorter game — even when miserable with no rice — these statements are true. But I trust your takes more than mine. 120
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 15/06/2026Not the US, I meant English Canada 3 where Coco somehow cleared herself after a cartoonishly obvious traitor v traitor situation, and the winners were quite surprised to learn she was a traitor. (I hate spoilers but if someone clicks through your sub-replies that’s on them) 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 15/06/2026So your point on the consequences of Jill’s lack of social capital is very apt, as the other traitor I mentioned had very high social capital Jill’s highly questionable gambit of playing dumb meant there was no reason for anyone to defend or align with her on a social basis. A bad, bad combination. 110
9a 🇨🇦 @ninthant.com · 15/06/2026Very fun listen, thanks. Regarding how Jill was screwed by the Brad vote and didn’t have much of a shot… I will say that in a recent international season (that you covered) a traitor was outed even *more* directly than Brad did here, yet eventually cleared themselves of all suspicion by the end. 210
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