[2025-02-25T00:24:13Z] okay i can officially recommend that anyone looking for boots in the future *not* purchase solovair's hi-shine or other corrected leathers [2025-02-25T00:24:49Z] i got some new laces in the mail today and when i went to lace up my boots i found that there was a break in the leather near my toes. haven't even had these for a year [2025-02-25T00:24:53Z] deffo complaining [2025-02-25T00:25:18Z] maybe it's just a manufacturing defect but for ~300$ after currency conversion i expected at least a few years out of them [2025-02-25T00:25:28Z] my shitty half-rate doc martens have lasted over ten years [2025-02-25T00:27:20Z] ive heard good things about docs [2025-02-25T00:27:28Z] i just couldnt find any i thought looked nice when i was shopping around [2025-02-25T00:27:55Z] docs used to be good because they used to be made by solovair [2025-02-25T00:27:59Z] that's why i had high hopes [2025-02-25T00:28:12Z] i have a post-acquisition pair of docs [2025-02-25T00:28:18Z] made in thailand is how you can tell, instead of britain [2025-02-25T00:28:34Z] not to criticise thailand, the company that bought docs just cheaped out on labour and materiel [2025-02-25T00:29:03Z] honestly it's partly my fault for getting corrected leather, i should have gotten full grain, but yeah [2025-02-25T00:29:20Z] aside from the corrected leather being crummy the boots are great [2025-02-25T00:31:00Z] tbh dunno anything about it [2025-02-25T00:31:10Z] my timbs are nubuck and i've already scuffed them up when kicking snow off of my shoes which sucks [2025-02-25T00:32:22Z] my next pair is just going to be full grain. [2025-02-25T00:32:32Z] i don't care if they get scuffed, that's why you polish them [2025-02-25T00:33:21Z] i've heard good things about red wing fwiw [2025-02-25T00:49:41Z] dunno, i'm pretty picky about shoes due to deformed ankles [2025-02-25T00:49:59Z] timbs are comfortable enough to enable me to walk for a little while so i went with those [2025-02-25T00:50:13Z] oddly enough, converse are also fine [2025-02-25T00:50:51Z] that's fair [2025-02-25T00:51:36Z] converse being fine is such a buff because they're the most gorgeous shoes ever made imo [2025-02-25T00:52:55Z] * midfavila shrugs [2025-02-25T02:18:41Z] new ultrakill update dropped [2025-02-25T02:18:45Z] I gotta CONSOOM [2025-02-25T02:18:51Z] yes yes yes y es yes yes yes yesy sey sey sye yse ys ysey sey sey esyey sy eyyes ye [2025-02-25T04:27:46Z] ultrakill all the barriers holding you back in life [2025-02-25T05:21:46Z] holy moly they cooked _hard_ [2025-02-25T05:22:12Z] "yes don't worry the coders are busy redoing everything but in the meantime we redid some graphics stuff" [2025-02-25T05:22:28Z] *casually remaster the whole game* [2025-02-25T05:22:36Z] with two huge extra levels thrown in too [2025-02-25T05:22:51Z] I enjoyed [2025-02-25T05:24:32Z] ive been itching to play dayz recently [2025-02-25T05:24:37Z] its hard to find people to play dayz with [2025-02-25T05:26:21Z] okay ultrakill looks wild, this is the first time i've heard of this agme [2025-02-25T05:28:59Z] yes ultrakill is very good if you are into chaining game mechanics and getting absolutely overwhelmed by a shitload of monsters [2025-02-25T05:29:22Z] I mean that's extremely reductive but it's 6:28 here so this is the best my brain will be able to produce [2025-02-25T05:29:37Z] I might have not been able to wait the night to play this game [2025-02-25T05:32:27Z] no worries, found some gameplay anyway [2025-02-25T05:43:28Z] kris_: if you plan to get it remember that they just dropped this huge remaster [2025-02-25T05:43:38Z] it feels like a different game almost, they even redid some level geometry [2025-02-25T05:43:59Z] really polished it up, although as one might expect it's a bit... glitchy, at least with me using the "psx style" option [2025-02-25T05:44:17Z] good multiplayer? [2025-02-25T05:44:20Z] I really think they did not care about it, wonder if they'll deprecate it eventually. Style was way different then [2025-02-25T05:44:24Z] no multiplayer, by design [2025-02-25T05:44:40Z] probably not something ill pick up then [2025-02-25T05:44:48Z] i only have fun with multiplayer games for whatever reason [2025-02-25T05:44:56Z] there are mods but you're an extremely powerful robot with quasi-auto-aim weapons [2025-02-25T05:45:00Z] it's not balanceable apparently [2025-02-25T05:45:18Z] re multiplayer: fair [2025-02-25T05:48:45Z] dayz is my jam but i've been unsuccessful with getting friends to play it [2025-02-25T05:49:00Z] they always decide it's too difficult to be fun within an hour or two and don't play anymore [2025-02-25T05:49:41Z] oof [2025-02-25T05:49:46Z] the pain is real [2025-02-25T05:55:57Z] truly [2025-02-25T05:56:01Z] finding good games these days is kinda hard [2025-02-25T13:30:09Z] kris_: midfavila check out whites if you want really good boots. never tried them myself, but theyre supposedly really good. iirc, you can even create custom ones aswell [2025-02-25T15:23:05Z] sad_plan phew [2025-02-25T15:23:07Z] those aren't cheap [2025-02-25T15:23:19Z] they do look pretty robust at first glance though [2025-02-25T15:24:03Z] i'll probably still get a pair of full-grain from solovair if i can work something out with their customer service team since i'm saving but if i have the money in the future they look like they'd last a really long time [2025-02-25T15:28:51Z] doesn't look like they have many ten-inch boots though [2025-02-25T15:28:52Z] midfavila: look at it as an investment. but yeah, theyre not cheap :p [2025-02-25T15:28:57Z] oh no absolutely [2025-02-25T15:29:06Z] one of the few things i don't mind spending a chunk of change on is boots [2025-02-25T15:29:09Z] brb [2025-02-25T15:31:19Z] but yeah i need taller boots for ankle support since i have to do a fair amount of heavy lifting at work [2025-02-25T15:31:45Z] despite theoretically being the tech dweeb i also have to run triple duty as shipping and receiving, and retail, and that means hauling a bunch of construction crap around [2025-02-25T15:32:31Z] I think its a buy once, cry once type of thing really. atleat if you take care of them. them boots could last you 20 years if you take properly care of them. maybe [2025-02-25T15:32:58Z] never really got the deal with using boots, appart from maybe being in the woods, or for work. but outside of that, I dunno man. is this a NA thing? [2025-02-25T15:33:07Z] it's an NA thing [2025-02-25T15:33:12Z] there's like [2025-02-25T15:33:23Z] people who wear boots because they're on their feet a lot or need the support or w/e [2025-02-25T15:33:31Z] and then there's the pickup truck guy [2025-02-25T15:33:36Z] and it's mostly the latter [2025-02-25T15:33:57Z] in recent years people have started really jerking off the whole rough and tough muh working class AeStHeTiC [2025-02-25T15:34:57Z] right.. I get that if you need the support boots give, which shoes would not provide, using boots makes sense. but I rearly see people with boots here, except in the winter, or perhaps in the woods [2025-02-25T15:35:11Z] yeah that's fair. [2025-02-25T15:35:12Z] maybe for work, but even that I dont see all to often [2025-02-25T15:35:34Z] it's definitely a canada/us thing [2025-02-25T15:35:37Z] idk about the rest of NA [2025-02-25T15:35:50Z] (i'm trying to stop using north america as a synonym for can-us...) [2025-02-25T15:36:05Z] i also tend to wear the same pair of footwear year round [2025-02-25T15:36:12Z] so i need something that works in all conditions [2025-02-25T15:36:47Z] that might be part of it for some people. shoes are expensive and it's better to buy one good pair than multiple shitty pairs [2025-02-25T15:37:46Z] at most i'll have like, my regular boots, my dress shoes, a pair of runners, and then if i'm replacing an old pair i'll keep them around as like, crappy wearing-around-the-house shoes for chores or w/e [2025-02-25T15:38:24Z] if you wear the same shoes/boots year round, dont you get terribly cold feet, or vice versa in the oposite season? [2025-02-25T15:38:37Z] not usually [2025-02-25T15:38:55Z] in the winter i just wear a pair of wool socks and in the warmer seasons i have thinner hemp ones [2025-02-25T15:39:02Z] I used to wear vans year round, but as Ive greown older, I now appreciate having warm feet instead of wearing terrible shoes all year [2025-02-25T15:39:12Z] figured as much [2025-02-25T15:39:15Z] :p [2025-02-25T15:39:30Z] if it's really cold i'll wear multiple pairs [2025-02-25T15:39:36Z] recently we had a few days below -50 [2025-02-25T15:39:45Z] of course then yesterday it was like +5 [2025-02-25T15:39:47Z] not that I dont like vans shoes, theyre just the oposite of warm [2025-02-25T15:40:00Z] thats wild. we rearly have -20c something [2025-02-25T15:40:04Z] yeah canada sucks [2025-02-25T15:40:18Z] it doesnt suck, its just wild [2025-02-25T15:40:51Z] personally i would kill for not getting below -20 ish [2025-02-25T15:41:00Z] -50 plus wind chill is brutal [2025-02-25T15:41:15Z] i unironically wear a cloak when it gets that cold because even a parka isn't enough [2025-02-25T15:41:41Z] fortunately it's only that cold in january [2025-02-25T15:41:56Z] usually winter is like -20 to -30 [2025-02-25T15:42:03Z] brb [2025-02-25T15:45:04Z] back (again) [2025-02-25T15:45:11Z] boss has me running a bunch of errands [2025-02-25T16:03:18Z] I think even -20 is rather brutal. and even more so -30, and -50 just sounds absurdly cold [2025-02-25T16:03:34Z] yeah it's not great [2025-02-25T16:03:56Z] i can deal with -20 pretty easily but once you start getting past -40 that's too cold for me to be out for long [2025-02-25T16:03:57Z] I wanna visit canada, but Im not sure I want when its -50. damn. I dont have clothes for that [2025-02-25T16:04:11Z] lol the only parts that get that cold are the parts you wouldn't want to visit [2025-02-25T16:04:14Z] aka the midwest [2025-02-25T16:04:22Z] I cant fit that in a 22L backpack. or a 36L for that matter [2025-02-25T16:04:41Z] it's actually warmer in the northern territories for a good chunk of the year because at least they get a ton of sun [2025-02-25T16:04:55Z] the coastal regions get warm fronts off the water [2025-02-25T16:05:09Z] and ON and QC most people live in cities so you get a bunch of waste heat [2025-02-25T16:05:25Z] I wish we had more sun here. so one can use solarpower, and it actually be worth it [2025-02-25T16:05:29Z] AB/SK/MB are plains and only have smaller towns and cities with fewer windbreaks [2025-02-25T16:05:43Z] honestly SK could lead in solar if they weren't run by idiots [2025-02-25T16:05:48Z] it's insanely bright here [2025-02-25T16:05:59Z] like it's so fucking sunny outside of a few months in winter [2025-02-25T16:06:00Z] it's wild [2025-02-25T16:06:08Z] like it's hurt-your-eyes bright [2025-02-25T16:06:57Z] sounds awefull [2025-02-25T16:07:17Z] yeah there's not many people in SK for a reason :D [2025-02-25T16:07:19Z] although I can relate, when snowboarding, and its sunny [2025-02-25T16:07:29Z] right [2025-02-25T16:07:36Z] -50 in the winter, +50 in the summer [2025-02-25T16:08:00Z] the government has historically had a lot of issues getting people to move to the prairie provinces excepting manitoba [2025-02-25T16:10:29Z] ateast the seasons are really appart. here its summer, and then fall all the way to spring so to speak. we do get some snow, but not a whole lot. usually. anyway. last year we did get a lot of snow though [2025-02-25T16:12:12Z] i wish we just got a long fall instead of half a year of winter qwq [2025-02-25T16:12:32Z] we get maybe a month of fall [2025-02-25T16:12:48Z] sometimes a little longer [2025-02-25T16:21:49Z] I see [2025-02-25T16:22:27Z] I like proper seasons. not like this sad winter we got. not to speak of our somewhat sad summers aswell, where it rains and is cloudy a large amount of days [2025-02-25T17:57:45Z] snow == happy [2025-02-25T18:22:02Z] kris_: if only the snow actually stayed, I would agree. we could have 20cm of snow in a day, and the next day, it all melts away [2025-02-25T18:23:29Z] during winter where i live the snow kinda just stays long term [2025-02-25T18:23:42Z] but it's only pretty for a day or two until it becomes all fucked up by cars and pushed into piles by snow plows [2025-02-25T18:27:09Z] right. here we're lucky if it stays a few weeks [2025-02-25T19:33:16Z] yeah wait until you guys get a metre or more of snow in a single night [2025-02-25T19:33:25Z] that's very much not happy lol [2025-02-25T19:34:00Z] a lot of cities here have to have special trucks to haul snow to a dump site because we get so much of it that it can't even be cleared properly [2025-02-25T19:42:25Z] I dont see that happening any time soon. I live next to the sea, so we dont get that much snow at all really. I think we got 0.5M last year, at tops. havent seen that for years now really