arcosapphire

arcosapphire t1_isym8b0 wrote

Reply to comment by Chawke2 in TIL that in an effort to save $43.5, the Canadian Mint mailed the dies of the new $1 coin via a discount courier over using an armored car- which were promptly stolen and have never been found. This would lead to the adoption of the Loonie design as an emergency replacement. by Padgriffin

Is a trip to the bank, and constantly carrying some Canadian cash on you really worth it, to save a few cents in a vending machine now and then?

It's like the people who drive way out of their way to save a couple cents on gas. They'd be better off not doing it.

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arcosapphire t1_isxrv95 wrote

Reply to comment by stevethered in TIL that in an effort to save $43.5, the Canadian Mint mailed the dies of the new $1 coin via a discount courier over using an armored car- which were promptly stolen and have never been found. This would lead to the adoption of the Loonie design as an emergency replacement. by Padgriffin

The few cents you'd save wouldn't really be worth the effort of hoarding a bunch of Canadian dollars in the US for this one purpose.

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arcosapphire t1_isb54vz wrote

Reply to comment by smoovebb in New study shows newspaper images from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 continued patterns of presenting people of color as victims and white people as rescuers bringing order back to the chaos, this may not have been conscious or ill-intentioned decisions, but reflect patterns in journalism and cultural by giuliomagnifico

What is "woke" supposed to mean, other than being aware of what things actually are?

The fact that this became a derogatory phrase is pretty absurd and reflects the pressures that can be applied by people with no interest in acknowledging how things actually are.

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