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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • I grew up in rural Alberta and now live in one of the big cities. I like it a lot. There are so many different people here from all walks of life. Lots on Ontario and BC transplants too!

    It’s getting more expensive, but I’m glad we could still afford a home here. But industry keeps growing here, so we will see how long it lasts.

    People complain about the traffic but I think most commutes top out at 1 hour here. Compared to what I’ve heard in Toronto, where many people travel 1–2 hours each way.

    Weather is good - very sunny, we have seasons, warm winds break up the cold winters.

    I think the politics aren’t usual - the cities are quite liberal and the countryside is very conservative. Seems to be the same in other provinces imo.

    Just like in any place - it’s mostly normal people living their lives.


  • I switched from Android to iPhone mainly for the iMessage capabilities. I didn’t have any other reason at the time, but now I’ve started adding in to the ecosystem (AirPods, and now an iPad). The integration is really nice and smooth. I do like how “user-friendly” it is - while I can use other platforms just fine, iOS is just simple and easy.




  • plum@lemmy.catoFediverse@lemmy.world*sigh*
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    1 year ago

    Meta (parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat) is releasing their Twitter alternative this week, Threads.

    There’s been some discussion on Lemmy recently about Meta sniffing around forums and the fediverse, so some people have wondered if Meta will get into this space too.




  • To be honest, no. I started watching in 2020 with the pandemic. Merc’s dominance was fine then because I was still learning all the history. 2021 was super exciting. 2022 is when my interest slowly started to wane, and now it has to be convenient for me to even watch a race since it is so predictable.

    I’ll probably continue to keep tabs on the F1 lemmies and watch the start of each season to get a feel for whether it has my interest that year.