Dang. WSL is literally the only thing that maintains my sanity when I am forced to do anything on Windows. I don't work in an enterprise environment, mind you.
I think it's important to not have firm opinions on every issue, and be extremely wary of anyone who does. I have noticed many traditional media outlets have been leaning ever more heavily on opinion pieces in the post-print media age. They cost nothing to produce while drawing undue amounts of attention when the presenter is someone charismatic.
But at least they are marked as opinion pieces, which suggests there is at least some modicum of effort to maintain journalistic integrity by labelling them as such. If you get all your news listening to some guy ranting away in a podcast or whatever, that is all too likely nothing but opinion with zero fact-checking to back it up. Sometimes it's not even logically self-consistent.
One thing I do sometimes is approach news following a cybersecurity-style challenge/response paradigm. You think to yourself "I want to know why X seems to be the case, and am going to research it." This contrasts to simply doomscrolling and having an algorithm decide what to push at you.
But circling back to my initial point, it's ok to not have everything sorted out in your head. For example, here in Canada, much of the news at the moment is focused on tense trade negotiations with the US. News outlets go around asking what the guy on the street thinks. Should we play hardball and not make any concessions amid the threat of tariffs? Or should give up some ground to give businesses a little more breathing room? If someone were to ask me my opinion, I would respectfully say that I do not have one. How should I know how the backroom negotiations are going? I can only hope that something positive will emerge from them, but I don't have the knowledge to weigh in on such things.
I recently looked back at some of the subreddits I used to frequent. There doesn't seem to be as much engagement as I remembered. It may be a smaller community here, but people seem more active? Could just be some sort of perceptional bias, but reddit doesn't seem the wellspring of ideas and witty comment threads it once was. I like it here better.
Omg pick an endian! I prefer big-endian (year, month, day), since it will naturally sort into chronological order. One might argue that little-endian (day, month, year) has merit in some situations where you want to see the most variable component first. But this mixed up month, day, year order is just confusing nonsense.
I'm partial to kombu over bay leaves, though it's hard to source where I am. It is at least edible after you cook it to death, and it has some additional merit as a folk cure for flatulence.
Canadian gardens are generally boring also, though there will always be that one down the street where they go all out. But I have come to realize these are, in fact, necessary. You need to feel humiliated and apologetic about the state of your own yard. It builds national character.
You're right about England though! Wow, even the rolling countryside looks so carefully manicured. Really drives home to any Canadian our colonial peasantry roots. Highly recommend the visit. 10/10!
I wish the twoonie polar bear was at a slightly different angle so that you could see his ass better. They do have tails but they're not big compared to the animal. Still, I think I can accept that there's a tail there somewhere?
Hmm… I don't like coffee, beer, or wine either, though tea is ok I guess? Specifically, I find coffee and beer too bitter and wine too acidic. There is something else in the flavour profile of coffee too that turns me off, but I'm not sure what it is? And for some reason, red wine invariably gives me a headache, so when forced to drink for some social occasion, I always go with white.
The petition also calls for an investigation into US diplomatic channels being used to boost Alberta separatists. I think that's the more important part tbh.
The $2 coin in Canada should've been called a doubloonie but we got twoonie instead. (Both play on the $1 coin being called a loonie after the loon pictured on the tail side. As a bonus inconsequential hot take, I believe all tail sides of coins should feature an animal with an actual tail, for clarity. So the loonie is fine, as is the Canadian nickel, which features a beaver with a big ass tail! The quarter features a moose. While said animal has a tail, only its head is shown on the coin, so that's a bit confusing.)
The pickiest eater I know is a super taster. I can understand why they would be more picky. I have read that it may be a survival adaption. That is, if you have one super taster in every community, they may be the first to realize the food supply is poisoned or tainted somehow and warn everyone else.
I know people who are sort of the opposite extreme. Some like spicy food because everything else tastes like nothing. My dad, who lived to 100, said towards the end that the only thing he could still taste well was orange juice.
We have great blue herons where I am but I've never seen a green one. They look like they would be harder to spot though, so it doesn't mean they aren't around.
Huh. That's still around?
Dang. WSL is literally the only thing that maintains my sanity when I am forced to do anything on Windows. I don't work in an enterprise environment, mind you.
I think it's important to not have firm opinions on every issue, and be extremely wary of anyone who does. I have noticed many traditional media outlets have been leaning ever more heavily on opinion pieces in the post-print media age. They cost nothing to produce while drawing undue amounts of attention when the presenter is someone charismatic.
But at least they are marked as opinion pieces, which suggests there is at least some modicum of effort to maintain journalistic integrity by labelling them as such. If you get all your news listening to some guy ranting away in a podcast or whatever, that is all too likely nothing but opinion with zero fact-checking to back it up. Sometimes it's not even logically self-consistent.
One thing I do sometimes is approach news following a cybersecurity-style challenge/response paradigm. You think to yourself "I want to know why X seems to be the case, and am going to research it." This contrasts to simply doomscrolling and having an algorithm decide what to push at you.
But circling back to my initial point, it's ok to not have everything sorted out in your head. For example, here in Canada, much of the news at the moment is focused on tense trade negotiations with the US. News outlets go around asking what the guy on the street thinks. Should we play hardball and not make any concessions amid the threat of tariffs? Or should give up some ground to give businesses a little more breathing room? If someone were to ask me my opinion, I would respectfully say that I do not have one. How should I know how the backroom negotiations are going? I can only hope that something positive will emerge from them, but I don't have the knowledge to weigh in on such things.
Anyway, this is all just my opinion… ;)
I recently looked back at some of the subreddits I used to frequent. There doesn't seem to be as much engagement as I remembered. It may be a smaller community here, but people seem more active? Could just be some sort of perceptional bias, but reddit doesn't seem the wellspring of ideas and witty comment threads it once was. I like it here better.
Omg pick an endian! I prefer big-endian (year, month, day), since it will naturally sort into chronological order. One might argue that little-endian (day, month, year) has merit in some situations where you want to see the most variable component first. But this mixed up month, day, year order is just confusing nonsense.
ISO 8601 ftw
I think I will pronounce it something like veh-heh-táh-bless from now on.
I'm partial to kombu over bay leaves, though it's hard to source where I am. It is at least edible after you cook it to death, and it has some additional merit as a folk cure for flatulence.
Canadian gardens are generally boring also, though there will always be that one down the street where they go all out. But I have come to realize these are, in fact, necessary. You need to feel humiliated and apologetic about the state of your own yard. It builds national character.
You're right about England though! Wow, even the rolling countryside looks so carefully manicured. Really drives home to any Canadian our colonial peasantry roots. Highly recommend the visit. 10/10!
Good call!
I wish the twoonie polar bear was at a slightly different angle so that you could see his ass better. They do have tails but they're not big compared to the animal. Still, I think I can accept that there's a tail there somewhere?
Hmm… I don't like coffee, beer, or wine either, though tea is ok I guess? Specifically, I find coffee and beer too bitter and wine too acidic. There is something else in the flavour profile of coffee too that turns me off, but I'm not sure what it is? And for some reason, red wine invariably gives me a headache, so when forced to drink for some social occasion, I always go with white.
The petition also calls for an investigation into US diplomatic channels being used to boost Alberta separatists. I think that's the more important part tbh.
Cat hair was what did it for me.
When I see "vejan", I want to pronounce it like Spanish with a hard H.
The $2 coin in Canada should've been called a doubloonie but we got twoonie instead. (Both play on the $1 coin being called a loonie after the loon pictured on the tail side. As a bonus inconsequential hot take, I believe all tail sides of coins should feature an animal with an actual tail, for clarity. So the loonie is fine, as is the Canadian nickel, which features a beaver with a big ass tail! The quarter features a moose. While said animal has a tail, only its head is shown on the coin, so that's a bit confusing.)
Do you avoid eggs in any form, such as in a cake batter or egg noodles?
The pickiest eater I know is a super taster. I can understand why they would be more picky. I have read that it may be a survival adaption. That is, if you have one super taster in every community, they may be the first to realize the food supply is poisoned or tainted somehow and warn everyone else.
I know people who are sort of the opposite extreme. Some like spicy food because everything else tastes like nothing. My dad, who lived to 100, said towards the end that the only thing he could still taste well was orange juice.
Misinformed…by Ford?
Well, Rob was the crackhead while Doug was the dealer. Explains a lot, actually.
We have great blue herons where I am but I've never seen a green one. They look like they would be harder to spot though, so it doesn't mean they aren't around.