In fairness, I remember a time when everyone smoked in Japan and flicked cigarette butts all over the place.
I can't speak for others, but the python3 transition wiped the smile off my face for awhile there.
In one less pleasant case, I regretted going for the lowest price in Memphis, at a gas station where I had to show someone that I was carrying a gun to avoid being robbed.
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Oh it'll be a shit show, don't worry. Imagine a car sold in the US that's assembled in Mexico using parts manufactured in the US from metals mined in Canada, along with electronics from China. And that's all within a single company's supply chain. There will be tariffs on top of tariffs in the auto sector.
I got a book on folding origami boxes and have become moderately proficient at it. I thought to save some money this year, maybe I'll just give everyone a box? But then it occurred to me something probably needs to go in the box to complete the gift? Doh!
It amazes me that Republicans can be supportive of what is a blatant tax grab by the federal government. Trump is basically saying "I'm going to add a federal sales tax on top of the majority of everything you buy to the tune of 25% or more. With China, a lot of that is manufactured consumer goods. But with Canada and Mexico, we're talking food products, automobiles, natural resources needed by American industries, etc.
Oh I see. syncthing is more for keeping 2 directories synched between machines. I guess in a sense, it's more of a Dropbox competitor while croc and sharr are for one-off file transfers. For awhile, I ran an owncloud server at work for internal use. It was pretty good for file synching, but required some port forwarding through the router. These solutions mentioned here seem to all have a public host somewhere to eliminate that need.
Definitely not wasabi. If I had guess, it was maybe some sort of chilli sauce with garlic undertones and some other spices I couldn't identify. It was a thick goopy sauce with sort of a mayo-like consistency but with dark specks suspended in green.
It was years ago when I was waiting tables, but I worked at a sushi restaurant and in walks this woman with a large purse. When her food arrives, she produces a big green squeeze bottle from the purse and proceeds to squirt some sort of super pungent green sauce over everything. Like we're talking right on the sushi!
I was actually inwardly a little amused by the whole thing and was speculating what it might be? She looked vaguely south asian? Anyway, I quickly realized the smell was going to bother other customers, so I politely asked if she might move to another table. It's not one I usually gave to customers as it was near the kitchen with servers going back and forth a lot, but it was far enough away from the main dining area to keep the smell localized.
Well, then she blew up. Omg. I eventually had to call the manager who tried to talk to her in calming tones but with little success. And it fell on me again to escort her out. (I'm a pretty big guy, though kind of baby-faced and not very intimidating, but the manager was a small woman and I guess I was her best option?)
As I led her out, she started bitching that we shouldn't use disposable chopsticks. I think she was just venting about anything at this point? I said well, bamboo is still a lot better than plastics. I told her if she wants a fresh pair to take home, she could have it. This seemed to catch her off guard and she accepted the chopsticks. I think somehow this was a "win" in her mind and she left with a smug expression. Never saw her again, thankfully.
Every dog has its day, I suppose. Smart phones were exciting when they first emerged on the market and no one knew where the tech was going. Today, they're an every day appliance and a bit more ho-hum as a result.
At the moment, my tech junkie sights are set on micro-mobility. There's all sorts of fun stuff coming out of ebikes, scooters, and other contraptions, and the sector is still innovating hard and experiencing some growing pains and backlash because it has yet to move past that disruptive tech phase. In other words, it's awesome!
The subsection (b) specifies this authority shall extend to "Covered United States persons" (defined as "members of the Armed Forces of the United States, elected or appointed officials of the United States Government, and other persons employed by or working on behalf of the United States Government"[8]) and "Covered allied persons" (defined as "military personnel, elected or appointed officials, and other persons employed by or working on behalf of the government of a NATO member country, a major non-NATO ally including Australia, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Argentina, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand"[9]).
No, that's not the plan. This is the plan. In other words, Canada would extradite Netanyahu to The Hague for trial, at which point the US would send in troops to spring him.
Cool. I've been using croc lately to move files around, but this differs in that they are supplying temporary off-site storage so that the host doesn't have to remain online.
Wow. I cannot believe that is a thing!
Let me guess: there is one of these in Ford's neighbourhood right? Probably next to the bike lane.
Good to hear. I'm cautiously optimistic. Has Michael Geist weighed in on this yet?
Speaking as a Canadian, I'm confused. If you boot out all the undocumented, where are you going to find the migrant workers to do all the unpleasant, if not downright dangerous jobs? And many of those are in red states. What does that leave? The convict workforce? I guess that is huge in the US.
We have migrant workers here too. They come on temporary visas, so they are technically documented. But the whole sector is rife with discrimination and human rights violations regardless.
What makes the Toronto vendetta even worse is that, being leader of the provincial government, his decisions have ripple effects over the entire province. That's 13.6 million people. The city council where I live is in a panic that this law will sabotage the master plan to build a cycling network connecting the city together. It's only half done at this point. In particular, it would entail removing a car lane along certain bridges which the province could easily disallow, but that is critical to connecting key parts of the city for cycling commuters.
That's a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing. My mom was an avid gardener also. I miss her so much!
Oh man, you sound like my mother! She was actually Japanese and grew her own tomatoes. She was always forcing them on me, saying Ne, umai-deshou! (See? They're full of umami!)
I actually like cooked tomatoes in all forms, but there is something in the flavour profile of a raw tomato that turns me off.
One day at Ribfest
Every year in September, the city where I live holds a ribs and craft beer festival on the fairgrounds. This year, the band I play with landed a gig there.
Everything was going well until, partway through a set, I noticed one guy who looked a little out of place at such a venue. He was dressed in a 3 piece suit, brandishing a large briefcase, and walking around purposefully. He looked like a lawyer. And wouldn't you know it, he's striding right up towards the stage. Uh-oh…
What happened next stopped the show and left us all with jaws dropped. I'll leave it at that for now.
Maternity madness
I seem to recall an incident the day my daughter was born that saw 3 large axe-wielding men bursting open doors in the maternity ward as alarms blazed across the hospital. And yes, it was my fault.
Lemmy should have a community called lemmy_guess
Posts would describe bizarre situations people have found themselves in, and commenters would take a stab at what put them there.
Getting into the Senate is the politician equivalent of an academic getting tenure
I have no idea how true this is? It is just a random shower thought.
It may be more true where I am in Canada than in the US? Here, senators are essentially appointed for life. I understand US senators are elected but have longer terms and generally more stable careers than their counterparts? In either case, there seems to be a lot of prestige that comes with the position.
Rental brokers and property managers in places like Kingston, Ont., and Surrey, B.C., are noticing less demand for student housing
Of relevance to Kingston:
> For the last 10 years, Amélie Brack’s property-management company had no trouble renting out both halves of a duplex near St. Lawrence College in Kingston, one of Canada’s most notable student-dominated cities renowned for its high proportion of out-of-town students, with both St. Lawrence and Queen’s University in the area. This year, it’s still not rented out as the fall school term is about to start – a first for her. It’s not the only unit going empty, after demand for student housing in Kingston drastically fell in the past few months. “Up until last year, we would get 25 to 50 inquiries per week in August. This year, it’s been crickets. It’s quite a surprise,” said Ms. Brack, leasing manager for Limestone Property Management.
> It’s a phenomenon that hasn’t shown up yet in any official statistical reports. But it’s one that many at ground level are observing, a noticeable U-turn from the last few years where there were often frantic bidding wars for student housing in the months leading up to the start of the fall term. They point to the cap on international students as a significant factor behind the drop. “The international student reduction has definitely affected us,” said Ms. Brack, who said that large, multibedroom houses in what’s called the student ghetto in Kingston are also going unrented and owners are finding themselves having to list them for rents closer to what a family could afford, rather than what five desperate students (or their parents) might be willing to pay: $2,700 a month for a four-bedroom, rather than the previous $4,000.
> The cap for 2024 was set at 360,000 study permits for the country, a 35-per-cent reduction from the previous year.
> In Ontario, internet searches for student housing near universities in Waterloo, Hamilton, and Kingston are down 46 per cent to 55 per cent, Ms. Yiu said.
The Conservative leader's marquee plan to address Canada's housing crisis uses targets that would set municipalities up for failure, argues an analysis of the policy drawn up by federal civil
The thrust of it is that the federal government would withhold funding to municipalities unless they meet certain home-building targets.
Critics worry that this will accelerate suburban sprawl in order to meet quotas. There are some provisions regarding rental housing and transit infrastructure, but with unrealistic time/budgeting constraints.
Cataraqui Woods Dr extension open (sort of)
Rode my bike on this new section of Cataraqui Woods Dr today! You can now go from Centennial all the way to Sydenham Rd. Technically, there was still some heavy paving equipment working on a part of it so I'm not sure it is fully open to all traffic at this point? But they had taken down the barricades.
Ever notice mammals never seem to come in green?
Birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects? Sure. But no mammals.
So I had to google it. Apparently, there is a sloth that moves around so slowly moss grows all over it and it doesn't care. So it may appear green, but only in the sense that it wears it.
Full eclipse on April 8th
I was told by someone at Tourism Kingston that they are expecting more than 70K visitors to descend on the city for this, which is insane!
Likely beaver activity on K&P Trail
This is not far from where it crosses Little Cataraqui Creek, so they are probably trying to dam the creek. I should probably contact someone with the city? Anyone know who to call?
Huge turnout today to remember the cyclist struck on this rural stretch of Taylor Kidd
If you drive west from Collins Bay Rd, you should now see a "ghost" bicycle painted white on the south side of the road marking where the fatal collision occurred. Personally, I have lived in cities in which a cyclist fatality would barely garner attention by the local media, but as tragic as this is, I am glad the community here has not become jaded about such events.
Billy Talent at Leon's Centre last night
I'd forgotten how much I missed going to concerts during the pandemic. They put on a good show!
Ribfest & Craft Beer Show
It's down at the Memorial Centre. This was from yesterday, but if I'm not mistaken, it's free admission today until it closes up at 6?
Santo Christo festivites
This was at Our Lady of Fatima up the hill from Division. The food was awesome!
Good band and eats today at Greekfest
It’s across from the library downtown. They’ve closed the whole block for it. I overheard there are dancers coming from Montreal at 7 pm!
Wolfe Islander IV in operation?
Good things come to those who wait - thank you to Cindy Greenwood, who drew attention to the first passenger runs this afternoon by the Wolfe Islander IV...
Came across a facebook page showing the new electric ferry in service, but can't find any other news confirming this. Is this for real?
Cormorant near Cat Centre
Saw this bird on the way to work today. It was perched on a log sticking out of the pond at Lions Civic Gardens. That's that little park south of the mall where the library is. The Merlin app ID'd it as a double-breasted cormorant. Possibly a juvenile given its coloration, though it was a good size!