apprehensively_human

u/apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca
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a lack of definitions of terms. Is a town with 150 people "urban" because you have a street address and most people don't work in another town/city, is it "suburban" because you need to go to a different town to buy groceries, or is it "rural" because that's how most people who live there self-identify?

The question asked how you would describe your community, but I would call my entire city my community which has a mix of all three options. My house is single-family detached but sits in an urban area, but there's a suburb right across the street from me.

on I do like it! · c/microblogmemes · 3 pts · 219d

Emphasis on nice. I would much rather receive a single pair of nice merino wool socks or something with a neat design than a 10 pack of Walmart white crew socks.

One of our recent council meetings had a developer wanting to rezone a lot to medium density but needed a variance to allow for less parking given the size of the parcel.

Council unanimously approved the rezoning citing the need for more medium density projects, but were completely divided on the vote for the parking variance. They could not fathom that a developer would know best how many parking spaces would be needed to still be functional and profitable. All they wanted was to reduce the requirement from 1.5 spaces per unit down to 1.25 spaces per unit. A decrease of like 9 spaces total.

Luckily the variance was eventually approved but not before a lot of debate and grandstanding about what people are supposed to do with their cars.

I found it quite the opposite of annoying. This episode had some beautiful cinematography showing the south america trek to the point I was questioning if this entire thing was funded by tourism boards. Maybe not the most exciting to watch but I've mostly come to expect as much.

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

CMHC already has programs available to fully fund non-market housing initiatives as long as you can meet certain requirements. One of the biggest issues is that nearly everybody sees housing as an investment and not simply a shelter so if there's no money in it then they aren't interested.

Given that they freed all the zoo animals, I think it's safe to assume that all farm animals have also been released. They would need to randomly come across a chicken's nest first which I don't think is sustainable.

on Outer Wilds drawing I made · c/games · 2 pts · 243d

I think it's the change in medium that does it.

::: spoiler spoiler Sorry if this spoiler text doesn't work. The only records left behind by the Nomai were their writings, save for a few pictograms, which left a lot to the imagination. The Owlks did have writing, but it was clear that visual story telling was much more important to their culture so we got to see for ourselves what they went through. Seeing the prisoner at the end would not have hit so hard had we just read about them. :::

on Please let me know · c/microblogmemes · 2 pts · 248d

Biking through unplowed snow sucks, but it's hardly impossible. The worst part about it is having to deal with traffic at the same time

My workplace has moved offices which has changed my commute from a 10 minute bike ride to a 15 minute drive. My daily routine is in absolute shambles.