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  • Let's get real: What's your favourite Dinosaur? And why?

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  • Let's get real: What's your favourite Dinosaur? And why?

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  • Let's get real: What's your favourite Dinosaur? And why?

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  • The Tyrrell has some fantastic displays! Their Tyrannosaur section really makes you empathize with the Jurassic Park lawyer. Black Beauty is particularly magnificent. I highly recommend the town of Drumheller as well. Lots of wacky dino statues around town. They lean heavily into the motif.

  • Let's get real: What's your favourite Dinosaur? And why?

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  • There is a company called Stego Industries that has a Stegosaurus as their logo. Sounds cool, right? Wrong! They are awful. They make plastic liners that go below concrete slabs, so under the whole building. STEGOSAURUS MEANS ROOF LIZARD!!! The only construction product worthy of the Stego name should be shingles >:[

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  • Heck yeah! Borealopelta in the house!!!! Have you seen this in person? I was thoroughly intimidated! It was like looking at a dragon or something. So cool!

  • Let's get real: What's your favourite Dinosaur? And why?

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  • I have a few.

    By far the frontrunner is Parasaurolophus. Hadrosaurs are cool, Lambeosaurid Hadrosaurs are cooler. Not to besmirch my boy Edmontosaurus tho. The biggest Hadrosaur is also on my list.

    I am also a big fan of the Borealopelta. This is a Nodosaurid Ankylosaur, meaning it has shoulder spikes instead of a tail club. I like this guy because of the story of its discovery, as well as the fantastic display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Also helps that it's the most intact armored dino ever found.

    Finally there is the Regaliceratops. Like a Triceratops, but with a super fun crown!

  • Does these colors at the bottom of this poster I found at a roblox game mean something?

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  • I didn't mean that those were the only arguments I saw. There are plenty of reasons to hate anything, and it's not practical to list them all when talking about one in particular. I'm sorry I didn't touch on your specific issue, but until this morning I didn't know you existed.

  • Does these colors at the bottom of this poster I found at a roblox game mean something?

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  • That's a super fun argument to shut down any opposition.

    I'm not disagreeing with that issue. Unfortunately any place that is both online and allows children will inevitably attract pedophiles. Heck, even places that don't specifically cater to kids can have that. I'm not saying that Roblox can't be doing more, but I don't know enough about what they are currently doing.

    My "let people enjoy things" argument was because most "Roblox bad" discussions I see are because it's a game who's player base is younger people/kids. And kid gamers can be annoying, lol. The same complaints were happening when Fortnight was on the rise.

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  • Boooo, let people enjoy things lol

  • Does the "White Power Ranger" seem like an odd title?

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  • Makes sense still. There are several colors of Power Rangers, and they are always referred to as the [Color] Power Ranger.

    Does this sound off to you?

    Hey honey, the clown cancelled for little Bobby's 4th birthday, do you want me to call the Blue Power Ranger to replace them?

  • What is a movie that "looks like" it would suck, but actually is well written and acted and a good time?

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  • I will vouch for Speed Racer. Don't get me wrong, it's corny as heck, but still also rad. The race scenes are fantastic! Kind of like a Godzilla movie though, you're not there for the dialogue.

  • What's your favorite instrument to listen to?

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  • It is an electric one, so a bit of an advantage over wood and string. The drone string is also doing a lot of lifting. Drones make almost any instrument better

  • What's your favorite instrument to listen to?

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  • Gave them a shot, but they're just not my genre. Thanks for the recommendation though! My partner is more into metal and stuff, so I'll pass it on.

  • What's your favorite instrument to listen to?

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  • Stay positive

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  • I have this shirt, but in purple. Seeing it in another color was weird, lol

  • Stay positive

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  • I didn't say your advice was wrong, I said your mindset was weird to me. I will never knock people going into more manual jobs. The world needs janitors just as badly as it needs doctors.

    Your argument was that their lack of drive is caused by their comfort, and the cure is to toil the days off. In my experience I've seen plenty of people in all quadrants of the "comfort vs drive" graph. For example: a friend of mine is worked to the bone in a warehouse, but doesn't have any drive to look elsewhere. Also, at my last job some of the cushiest positions with very little required work were constantly used as a stepping stone for even higher paying roles with seemingly more responsibility. My friend has a surplus of labor but lack of drive, while the ladder climbers at my last job had plenty of comfort and drive.

    So, in my opinion, I do not think the amount of labor/exhaustion someone experiences in their job has a guaranteed effect on their drive. Your comment makes it seem like you do think that, so that position is "weird" to me.

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  • Hello! I also have little drive or ambition compared to the standard portrayal in popular media. Lots of people act like what you're "supposed to do" is keep grinding, push for promotions, be a type A or whatever. Nuts to that I say.

    Back when I graduated high school I didn't know what to do either. I come from a small small town, and I'm good at math, so everyone said to become an engineer as that's what all the "smart people" do. The schooling sucked for me, and I didn't really want to pursue the kind of career that an engineer would have. I ended up flunking out of the first year. That killed my mental health and self worth. I do not recommend.

    What worked for me (but maybe not everyone) was to find topics I found interesting, and see what kind of jobs are available in those areas. I ended up going for electronics engineering technology (a technologist is kinda like a diet engineer) because I think it's cool stuff, it was a shorter two year course, and there are a reasonable number of employers in my area who are hiring. I'll probably never be "rich", but I make enough money to not worry about food or housing, and I have time for my hobbies on the side.

    My biggest takeaway from my career so far is to not fall for "grind culture", and to maintain a separation of your work and life. Do not make your job your whole identity. I've seen plenty of grinders burn out and hate their jobs/lives. I've also seen people who want to change careers, but they're so caught up in their work that they don't have the time or energy to change.

    If you're unsure of what to do, shoot for something that will make you comfortable. Reasonable average pay, decent employment opportunities, and good work/life balance. Once you have that you can do some more soul searching over the next few years. Not everyone knows what they want to do at 20. The rest of your life is a long time, so don't feel like you have to set it in stone now.

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  • That is a heckin' weird mindset to me. Comfortable people can still have passions and drive. You don't need to suffer to want something different. Plus, some people like working hard labor jobs, are they wrong to do so?

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    Me when the Signal leak memes start rolling in

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    MRW my meme complaining about a sexist trope is removed for being sexist

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    Neon Genesis Evangelion - A Cruel angel's thesis 🪗🎸🇯🇵

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    Pokémon Pikachu Virtual Pet

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    Hit Clips! The worst way to enjoy your favorite songs!