How do you square Texas and its reputation for freedom and “small government”, and its relatively strict laws on marijuana?

Texas has amongst the strictest laws against Marijuana use and possession in the USA. For simple possession under 2 ounces you can get a fine or prison for up to 6 months. Possessing any amount of concentrate carries a state felony. Even hemp is a highly restricted substance.

How can you square this with Texas’ reputation for freedom and small government?

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u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago

CONCACAF nations having an emergency meeting today at 12:30 eastern re: FIFA Forward Enterprise

u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago

Don’t Call It a Condo Bailout. It’s Rent-to-Own and It Can Work | If it’s done right, BC’s government can play a key role in helping working people afford a home.

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u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago

In the area that you live in, how has the weather/climate changed over the years, if at all?

Has it changed for better or worse? Has those changes made you consider lifestyle changes or relocating to another area? Has it impacted you financially, for example with your insurance?

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u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago
▲ 17 r/codex

Switched back to Claude this AM after i discovered that 5.6 Sol made many significant mistakes.

I was drawn in when, several months ago, I got a free trial for Plus. Tibo getting rid of the 5 hour limit was awesome at first but it’s been all downhill ever since. It’s leaving a bad taste in my mouth because i feel that the limits got significantly nerfed. But I think I could’ve dealt with that if not for the mistakes.

I decided to do a manual code review yesterday after coding with Sol for the last several weeks or so. After each batch of work was done, I ran a code review with Sol and each time it was green. But I found was troubling - I didn’t even get a quarter of the way through and I discovered at least 50 significant errors. And this was after I used Sol on high. So this morning I bought a Claude Code subscription and ran an adversarial code review with Opus 5, which found more errors. All in all the number of significant errors exceeded 100.

The tokens nerf already put a bad taste in my mouth. The drip feeding of resets is bad because I have no idea what the fuck im paying for. Where is the stability, the certainty, the clarity? At least I know what im getting with Claude. But the mistakes for me are the last straw. Gonna be difficult to regain my trust after that. Then I log onto twitter and Tibo is busy shitposting instead of fixing this bullshit. Fuck outta here.

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u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago

Despite being the wealthiest country in the world, why is it that the United States of America is one of the only countries where privately-owned stadiums are regularly funded with public money?

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u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago

My girlfriend experiences too much pain during sex so we don’t do it anymore, and I feel like I’m wasting my sexual prime

Meal: Grilled lemongrass chicken vermicelli bowl

Me and the GF have been dating for 4 years but in the last two years she’s been having a lot more pain during sex. I was already on the larger side (humblebrag, haha, whatever) but I lost a lot of weight and did more cardio so I was even more bricked up. So I thought it was my fault. But nothing we did helped. I even tried a ring and it was just too uncomfortable for me.

She’s got checked out and did a pap smear and and she has PCOS which is apparently the cause of the pain. We don’t really have sex anymore and it sucks. I’m a mid 20’s guy who’s bricked up all the time and, just being honest, using the hand of god ain’t cutting it for me. I’d never cheat and I can’t leave her because she has PCOS, it’s not her fault.

Been thinking lately that im wasting my sexual prime. But I feel guilty for thinking this because it’s just not her fault. I love her a lot. But I honestly don’t know what to do about this. I can’t go sexless for the rest of my life, and shes also genuinely a great woman in every aspect except for this (again, I know it’s not her fault).

u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago

According to StatsCan, the cost of constructing a low-rise building (five or less stories) is nearly half as expensive as constructing a single-family home

u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago

It’s a good thing that Sony is moving away from disks for PlayStation games

Argument number 1: PC games haven’t have disks for well over a decade and nobody complains about it.

Argument number 2: go into a random record store or big box store. You will probably find that music CD’s are fully stocked. Why? Because no one buys them, despite it being available. The $10/month music streaming subscription is too cheap and too convenient for CD’s to compete.

Argument number 3: no disk production means much less plastic waste, so it’s a benefit to the environment.

It seems to me that the only reason that people are angry is nostalgia. We can’t let nostalgia stop us from building a better world.

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u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago
▲ 434 r/novascotia_sub+2 crossposts

Percentage of provincial exports affected by Trump’s new 50% tariffs

Graphic created by Trevor Tombe, @trevortombe on X.

u/Caramelised-Sugar — 3 months ago
▲ 368 r/vancouver

World Cup Success Vastly Increases Canadian Soccer Fandom: 67% of British Columbians say they would like to see Canada take part in hosting the 2038 World Cup

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u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago

According to Anthropic, Canada has more AI usage per capita than any country in the world except the USA. Amongst all provinces, British Columbia leads the country in per-capita AI usage.

u/Gym_frere — 3 months ago