[2025-10-17T00:43:47Z] am back, having touched much grass [2025-10-17T00:44:03Z] and also secured two (2) sickass tanker desks to be examined this week [2025-10-17T01:03:02Z] of course, how i'm going to haul a 300 pound desk up two flights of stairs is another question, but it's one that future-me will have to answer [2025-10-17T01:03:17Z] god i can't wait to have a building with an elevator [2025-10-17T02:30:39Z] since i'll have the new desk soon:tm:, does anyone here have Opinions:tm: on keyboard trays? Ideally bolt-ons, but clamps are okay. Looking for a minimum dimension of 72x31cm/28x12in. [2025-10-17T03:38:32Z] man i wish kit cat klocks were still made of metal [2025-10-17T03:38:43Z] everything being crappy glued together plastic is just depressing [2025-10-17T14:40:44Z] midfavila: you seem like a netbsd fan [2025-10-17T17:50:20Z] kris_: netbsd is good [2025-10-17T17:50:28Z] i use it every day bc sdf [2025-10-17T17:54:24Z] man the lady who was gonna sell me the larger of the two desks just fucking bailed [2025-10-17T17:54:37Z] imagine saying you'll sell something and then fucking off at the last minute [2025-10-17T17:54:47Z] day is off to a good start :\ [2025-10-17T18:51:03Z] midfavila: yeah it seems quite good [2025-10-17T18:51:42Z] ive never used it at all but im looking into it, gonna put it on my old pi 3b+ in a bit to tinker for a potential project based on it [2025-10-17T18:55:11Z] yeah i mean i don't have any problems with nbsd [2025-10-17T18:55:16Z] afaik it's the oldest bsd still in use [2025-10-17T18:55:19Z] it does bsd things [2025-10-17T18:55:22Z] gets out of the way [2025-10-17T18:55:26Z] has good hardware support [2025-10-17T18:55:37Z] idk we'll see [2025-10-17T18:55:44Z] i've never liked a bsd enough to use it for more than a one-off task box [2025-10-17T18:55:51Z] it's not as performant as fbsd and it doesn't have all the enhanced security features of obsd but it runs decent enough and it does so everywhere [2025-10-17T18:56:01Z] SDF runs nBSD as its primary setup [2025-10-17T18:56:05Z] i kinda just outright don't like openbsd [2025-10-17T18:56:16Z] iirc sdf is the largest single nbsd install in the world [2025-10-17T18:56:18Z] i use it on my wireguard box and i like it for routers but past that i don't take it very seriously [2025-10-17T18:56:25Z] i mean [2025-10-17T18:56:34Z] i would use obsd over fbsd any day [2025-10-17T18:56:51Z] i dont like freebsd because i was HR and don't like the people involved with it for the most part [2025-10-17T18:57:08Z] theo is kind of a shithead imho when it comes to the open vs free software debate [2025-10-17T18:57:15Z] but he otherwise seems cool [2025-10-17T18:57:33Z] though apparently its not just me, the people who i had problems with are getting shit on by more important people in the freebsd area [2025-10-17T18:57:33Z] but i dont like the freebsd take on free software [2025-10-17T18:57:33Z] also he's canadian >:O [2025-10-17T18:57:45Z] well yeah freebsd is ass [2025-10-17T18:57:56Z] turns out that the people who suck up to corpos suck [2025-10-17T18:57:57Z] i think the bsd licenses are ass [2025-10-17T18:58:00Z] they are [2025-10-17T18:58:11Z] i can at least respect the MIT/x11 licence [2025-10-17T18:58:17Z] the BSD licence is just lame though [2025-10-17T18:58:25Z] usually i use the bsd 3 clause for tiny personal projects because i just dont give a shit [2025-10-17T18:58:26Z] like you can't even force them to release their source code so you can verify attribution [2025-10-17T18:58:37Z] the last two things i wrote are gpl3 though [2025-10-17T18:58:44Z] that being the iw4x discord bot and a serverside thing to strip the game [2025-10-17T18:59:14Z] ah [2025-10-17T18:59:14Z] midfavila: idk the MIT license is also smelly [2025-10-17T18:59:19Z] i havent looked at x11 [2025-10-17T18:59:35Z] x11 is just mit basically [2025-10-17T19:00:52Z] anyway for what im planning out it's either void or netbsd [2025-10-17T19:01:08Z] i forgot about netbsd until a few weeks ago honestly [2025-10-17T19:01:24Z] i'm honestly hoping i vibe with it given how much i vibe with the design of void [2025-10-17T19:01:33Z] they are related afterall [2025-10-17T19:02:40Z] putting openbsd on a pi is such a major pain in the ass with no real clear documentation that i never bothered to try it on this thing [2025-10-17T19:02:48Z] netbsd is the typical dd the image to the sd card and just boot it up [2025-10-17T19:03:48Z] that's another thing, people like to talk about how good openbsds documentation but i cant help but feel like it's just... not? [2025-10-17T19:03:48Z] netbsd docs are good [2025-10-17T19:12:44Z] hell yeah [2025-10-17T19:16:55Z] openbsd's docs are good because it has them [2025-10-17T19:17:08Z] the single biggest hurdle to me doing any serious programming projects is that people don't document shit [2025-10-17T19:17:19Z] and their programming style is incredibly hard to read [2025-10-17T19:17:55Z] horrible variable names, zero consistency in naming functions, no useful comments, variables initialised far away from where they're actually needed [2025-10-17T19:17:57Z] nothing lined up [2025-10-17T19:18:01Z] etc [2025-10-17T19:19:27Z] usually i just dont contribute to peoples projects because i cba to sit and read their code [2025-10-17T19:19:27Z] and attempt to understand it in a reasonable amount of time [2025-10-17T19:19:50Z] one huge exception to this is tinyramfs, while i haven't contributed it's just so fucking clean and didnt take much effort to get a grasp of writing hooks for and wahtnot [2025-10-17T19:20:20Z] albeit it is posix shell so its kinda inherently not that bad [2025-10-17T19:21:23Z] my problem is that people will release a library and then go "durr the code is the doc dummy" [2025-10-17T19:21:26Z] and it's like [2025-10-17T19:21:32Z] no it's not you fucking moron [2025-10-17T19:21:49Z] if i can't print it out and read it like a goddamn book it's not 'the doc' [2025-10-17T19:21:57Z] i'm not innocent in that regard [2025-10-17T19:22:33Z] often times i leave no comments in my stuff because i dont want people who can't just figure it out to contribute [2025-10-17T19:22:33Z] most people aren't and it's a problem [2025-10-17T19:22:33Z] which im figuring is the same reason everyone elses code is how it is [2025-10-17T19:22:34Z] and you should stop doing that [2025-10-17T19:22:34Z] because it's lazy and bad [2025-10-17T19:22:40Z] the problem is mid, every time someone has sent me code its been utter ass [2025-10-17T19:22:45Z] and ive ended up just implementing it myself anyway [2025-10-17T19:22:47Z] then ignore them [2025-10-17T19:22:48Z] due to that [2025-10-17T19:22:58Z] id feel particularly guilty just ignoring people [2025-10-17T19:23:06Z] read the practice of programming and esr's koans [2025-10-17T19:23:12Z] :gun: [2025-10-17T19:23:15Z] READ [2025-10-17T19:23:16Z] BOOKS [2025-10-17T19:23:17Z] btrfs support on my void installer is a prime example because someone sent me the most incorrect and obtuse half-implementation ever [2025-10-17T19:23:21Z] and then argued me about it for days [2025-10-17T19:23:27Z] and i was like okay fuck you i'll do it myself and you can shut up [2025-10-17T19:23:29Z] i didnt word it that way but yeah [2025-10-17T19:23:32Z] tell them to fuck off, read a book, and then ignore them [2025-10-17T19:23:34Z] word it that way [2025-10-17T19:23:36Z] i dont even think using btrfs is a good idea [2025-10-17T19:23:38Z] at all [2025-10-17T19:23:45Z] so it's permanently marked with (experimental) in my installer [2025-10-17T19:24:15Z] http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/unix-koans/prodigy.html [2025-10-17T19:24:19Z] in that specific case their justification was "having it be half done is better than not having it at all" [2025-10-17T19:24:26Z] and when i read that i was very inclined to just close the PR [2025-10-17T19:24:46Z] i dont like people who treat small projects like they're okay to just fuck with [2025-10-17T19:25:15Z] tell them that if you aren't going to do it properly then you shouldn't do it at all [2025-10-17T19:25:33Z] notabug wontfix [2025-10-17T19:25:33Z] closed [2025-10-17T19:26:02Z] i also ended up adding zfs at someone elses request but at least it was a "hey can you consider adding this" instead of "here's a half-functional implementation that is actively dangerous for users, please merge ty" [2025-10-17T19:26:18Z] more and more stuff that i'll never use myself and am now stuck maintaining [2025-10-17T19:26:26Z] wish i could slap my past self but im not going to pull features since people use them now [2025-10-17T19:27:12Z] the woes of learning how to manage a project [2025-10-17T19:27:39Z] there's also the aspect of scope control [2025-10-17T19:27:47Z] i would never merge something like that [2025-10-17T19:28:01Z] better to just have a contrib section that gets maintained by the community [2025-10-17T19:29:31Z] yeah i consider the project pretty much finished now i dont want to add more shit [2025-10-17T19:29:51Z] users should do the rest themselves given it literally has a post_install hook with wrapper functions to do various things + a modules system which is basically a pkgbuild interpreter for installer features [2025-10-17T19:32:31Z] anyway today is irl maintenance day [2025-10-17T19:32:38Z] vacuuming + washing bed sheets + dusting everything + etc [2025-10-17T19:39:42Z] reminds me that i ought to do the laundry and dishes... [2025-10-17T19:40:04Z] ALSO [2025-10-17T19:40:28Z] CAN YOU PLEASE TELL YOUR PRESIDEN THAT IF HE WANTS TO MAKE AMERICA RELEVANT AGAIN YOUR COMPANIES NEED TO SHIP YOUR FUCKING STUFF ABROAD [2025-10-17T19:40:41Z] *WHY* do american manufacturers never ship their stuff overseas!? [2025-10-17T19:40:46Z] or, like, even to fucking canada!? [2025-10-17T19:40:57Z] ill be sure to let him know [2025-10-17T19:41:20Z] you'll send it to montana but not mfing saskatchewan [2025-10-17T19:41:20Z] like jfc [2025-10-17T19:41:20Z] it's *RIGHT THERE* [2025-10-17T19:41:20Z] just sneak across the border and buy things and go back [2025-10-17T19:41:39Z] yeah with what fucking car [2025-10-17T19:41:44Z] i thought you had a little uh [2025-10-17T19:41:44Z] let me go buy a 250lb bed frame [2025-10-17T19:41:48Z] zoomy bike [2025-10-17T19:41:53Z] i do but i live in saskatoon [2025-10-17T19:41:59Z] o [2025-10-17T19:42:05Z] idk mid build a bed frame or just dont have one [2025-10-17T19:42:06Z] which is like a million billion trillion miles from the border by bike [2025-10-17T19:42:14Z] at some point i intend on getting rid of my futon and just having a mattress on the ground [2025-10-17T19:42:21Z] or replacing it with a way smaller cot [2025-10-17T19:42:23Z] more space efficient [2025-10-17T19:42:27Z] get a loft [2025-10-17T19:42:34Z] takes up zero floorspace [2025-10-17T19:42:39Z] that's what i'm looking at rn [2025-10-17T19:43:09Z] we're going vertical boys [2025-10-17T19:43:09Z] yeah that's why tf you have vaulted ceilings [2025-10-17T19:43:09Z] so you can put shit up higher [2025-10-17T19:44:57Z] a loft may not be a bad idea [2025-10-17T19:45:10Z] it might also not be a good idea given i'm a chronic sleepwalker [2025-10-17T19:45:18Z] sudden lack of floor in my sleep would be funny though [2025-10-17T19:45:18Z] there's one from maxtrix that has 71" of headspace under it [2025-10-17T19:45:40Z] so you don't even need to stoop or anything to be under it [2025-10-17T19:46:01Z] >standing desk under a floating bed [2025-10-17T19:46:01Z] >immnovation [2025-10-17T19:46:05Z] standing desks are stupid i dont wanna stand at my desk [2025-10-17T19:46:08Z] under like any circumstances [2025-10-17T19:46:32Z] i have a desk job and spend half my day standing at a desk instead of sitting because sometimes it's nice [2025-10-17T19:48:17Z] man looking at prices on these i have to wonder if i couldn't just build a frame myself... [2025-10-17T19:48:26Z] you definitely can just build a frame [2025-10-17T19:48:32Z] get some of those linking metal frame thingies [2025-10-17T19:48:46Z] at like a hardware store [2025-10-17T19:49:06Z] that's not going to work for me lol [2025-10-17T19:49:07Z] i meant out of beams and planks and shit [2025-10-17T19:49:12Z] chain link would *not* support myself plus a mattress [2025-10-17T19:49:20Z] do you know a welder [2025-10-17T19:49:26Z] yes actually [2025-10-17T19:49:35Z] oh wait you meant extrusions [2025-10-17T19:49:41Z] i mean [2025-10-17T19:49:41Z] ehhh [2025-10-17T19:49:44Z] idk what they're called [2025-10-17T19:49:52Z] i still don't know how confident i am about that [2025-10-17T19:50:05Z] most lofts made of extrusions i've seen are only rated for a combined 200-300lbs [2025-10-17T19:50:12Z] idk i guess you could make one out of wood i just feel like wood is kind of expensive [2025-10-17T19:50:24Z] even if i didn't have an ounce of fat on me i'd still be like 210 [2025-10-17T19:50:24Z] for what it is anyway [2025-10-17T19:50:58Z] 210 plus a mattress is hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh [2025-10-17T19:50:58Z] and i mean everything is expensive [2025-10-17T19:50:58Z] my weight has been going down recently given i walk like 2-3 miles daily [2025-10-17T19:50:58Z] probably 4 if i include walking around campus [2025-10-17T19:51:01Z] consoom borgir [2025-10-17T19:51:07Z] no [2025-10-17T19:51:09Z] TWO borgir [2025-10-17T19:51:10Z] no this is a good thing [2025-10-17T19:52:33Z] https://bunkbedscanada.com/solid-hardwood-loft-bed-vertical-ladder-modular-design-71#twin_xl-natural-panel [2025-10-17T19:52:36Z] see look at this [2025-10-17T19:52:40Z] 2200 before taxes [2025-10-17T19:52:42Z] absolutely wild [2025-10-17T19:52:45Z] what the fuck LOL [2025-10-17T19:52:49Z] 2/3 of a month's pay [2025-10-17T19:52:52Z] and that's *cheap* [2025-10-17T19:53:00Z] you need to just learn carpentry [2025-10-17T19:53:00Z] there's one i saw that's made of steel that's like 5k [2025-10-17T19:53:04Z] ive been considering building my own furniture recently [2025-10-17T19:53:08Z] i have all of the tools [2025-10-17T19:53:14Z] i mean that's what we're going to have to start fucking doing [2025-10-17T19:53:29Z] should i start building and selling furniture [2025-10-17T19:53:32Z] i feel like that would be based [2025-10-17T19:54:03Z] the problem is that my district's community workshop is stupid and charges 80$ a month [2025-10-17T19:54:03Z] i mean [2025-10-17T19:54:03Z] dylan went and became a farmer [2025-10-17T19:54:03Z] do you know someone who owns power tools [2025-10-17T19:54:03Z] no lol who the fuck can afford power tools in this economy [2025-10-17T19:54:09Z] i guess that's just an american thing then pretty much everyone i know has power tools [2025-10-17T19:54:14Z] that's why i borrow most of my stuff from the library of things [2025-10-17T19:54:21Z] they're not super expensive if you dont buy the stupid ass apple-equivalent brands here [2025-10-17T19:54:37Z] yeah but where tf am i going to put them [2025-10-17T19:54:43Z] who knows [2025-10-17T19:54:44Z] my apartment's main area is like 140sqft [2025-10-17T19:54:49Z] we're spoiled and have a detached garage [2025-10-17T19:54:53Z] bougie [2025-10-17T19:54:59Z] our landlord just isnt a piece of shit [2025-10-17T19:55:07Z] i mean he is given >landlord [2025-10-17T19:55:10Z] but he's not a piece of shit [2025-10-17T19:55:11Z] all landlords are pieces of shit [2025-10-17T19:55:26Z] intrinsically [2025-10-17T19:55:26Z] yeah hes just not as bad as other people [2025-10-17T19:55:38Z] our rent is still ungodly low because he just refuses to raise it [2025-10-17T19:55:54Z] you know what maybe i can just hire a carpenter [2025-10-17T19:55:56Z] he doesnt let everyone rent his properties because he doesnt want anyone like destroying them but yeah [2025-10-17T19:56:40Z] i feel like hiring a carpenter would be pretty expensive [2025-10-17T19:57:11Z] maybe as expensive as just buying what you're considering having someone build [2025-10-17T19:57:13Z] 2200 is a pretty easy bar to clear [2025-10-17T19:57:17Z] or more [2025-10-17T20:41:42Z] okay so i just spoke to a guy who deals with the US army actually, his company manufactures and distributes their beds and shit [2025-10-17T20:41:57Z] apparently in america it's actually illegal to advertise bunks as supporting over 400lbs which is kind of odd [2025-10-17T20:42:27Z] also apparently illegal to sell them to private residents for use with children??? [2025-10-17T20:42:27Z] kris_: why does america have weird bunk bed laws [2025-10-17T20:42:27Z] explain yourself [2025-10-17T20:42:27Z] rn [2025-10-17T20:42:27Z] :gun: [2025-10-17T20:42:30Z] i didnt know that was a thing [2025-10-17T20:43:44Z] yeah he was very passionate about it [2025-10-17T20:44:00Z] apparently there's an epidemic of kids getting trapped between safety rails in america???????????????????? [2025-10-17T20:44:06Z] which i've never heard of before lmfao [2025-10-17T20:44:26Z] i had a bunk as a kid and it was awesome [2025-10-17T20:46:36Z] yeah i have infact heard of that [2025-10-17T20:46:47Z] that's crazy [2025-10-17T20:46:48Z] bunk beds are kinda looked down on for children here because they can very easily fall out or etc [2025-10-17T20:46:55Z] why not just replace them with boards [2025-10-17T20:47:00Z] instead of rails [2025-10-17T20:47:02Z] as are stair railings with gaps [2025-10-17T20:47:05Z] big nono [2025-10-17T20:47:07Z] if you have kids [2025-10-17T20:47:08Z] whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat [2025-10-17T20:47:12Z] i've found it [2025-10-17T20:47:19Z] i've found the difference between canada and america in terms of culture [2025-10-17T20:47:31Z] it's children and spacings between rails [2025-10-17T20:47:37Z] that's the line [2025-10-17T20:47:46Z] everywheres here has gapped railings [2025-10-17T20:47:49Z] i think theres a pretty substantial difference [2025-10-17T20:47:54Z] most canadians ive met are the cutest mfs ever [2025-10-17T20:47:57Z] like they're just so friendly its insane [2025-10-17T20:48:03Z] :gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun::gun: [2025-10-17T20:48:17Z] visit newfoundland [2025-10-17T20:48:22Z] or cape breton [2025-10-17T20:48:26Z] one of my frens lives in newfoundland [2025-10-17T20:48:39Z] tell him you know someone from sydney in cape breton [2025-10-17T20:48:40Z] she actually came down to my neck of the woods in the rural south for a bit [2025-10-17T20:48:44Z] and was blown away by the culture [2025-10-17T20:48:45Z] her [2025-10-17T20:48:53Z] yeah i have some friends in the south [2025-10-17T20:48:56Z] it's crazy [2025-10-17T20:49:00Z] i miss it honestly [2025-10-17T20:49:06Z] ive never seen a worse group of people than in chicago [2025-10-17T20:49:12Z] i wouldn't be able to do it, if what i've seen of the south is true [2025-10-17T20:49:19Z] believe it or not i moved from an anarcho-commune to here [2025-10-17T20:49:25Z] i'm honestly such a fucking baby irl [2025-10-17T20:49:32Z] i bruise so easily [2025-10-17T20:49:32Z] qwq [2025-10-17T20:49:51Z] nah one of the defining characteristics where i'm from is hospitality [2025-10-17T20:49:55Z] unless you're gay or trans [2025-10-17T20:50:09Z] i'm from the maritimes [2025-10-17T20:50:09Z] or black [2025-10-17T20:50:09Z] = w [2025-10-17T20:50:10Z] = [2025-10-17T20:50:10Z] or etc [2025-10-17T20:50:35Z] i get the whole southern hospitality thing but that's just my norm [2025-10-17T20:50:53Z] idk where im from is really weird [2025-10-17T20:50:55Z] if you come over you aren't leaving until you've had food and drink and if it's late and i have space you're staying the night [2025-10-17T20:50:57Z] they wont admit it but that place was a commune [2025-10-17T20:51:09Z] they hate the word communism but that's *exactly* what it was [2025-10-17T20:51:27Z] you shared crops with neighboring farms so everyone had a little bit of everything and shared farm equipment and otherwise [2025-10-17T20:51:43Z] helped others out because thats just what you do and if you accept payment in return you're a piece of shit [2025-10-17T20:52:12Z] if someone needed a place to stay someone was GOING to offer [2025-10-17T20:52:12Z] i mean it turns out that people really like communism in practice [2025-10-17T20:52:14Z] because all it really means is autonomy [2025-10-17T20:52:31Z] at least when it's bottom-up [2025-10-17T20:52:51Z] idk it worked particularly well there because it was so small in population [2025-10-17T20:52:55Z] i dont think that setup would work here [2025-10-17T20:53:14Z] my other job has a few republicrat types and they're super right wing and constantly bitch about socialism literally RUINING canada... [2025-10-17T20:53:47Z] idk i actively can't stand chicago [2025-10-17T20:53:47Z] the people here are stupid as fuck, greedy as fuck, and loud as fuck [2025-10-17T20:54:01Z] and one major smack to the face to me is how fast paced everyone tries to be here [2025-10-17T20:54:07Z] ...while working at a horizontally-organised member/worker co-op bicycle shop full of trans immigrant gay black asian arab communists [2025-10-17T20:54:09Z] like in my hometown there was no concept of rushing around [2025-10-17T20:54:12Z] everyone was kinda just vibing [2025-10-17T20:54:13Z] god i get that [2025-10-17T20:54:18Z] the maritimes are so slow [2025-10-17T20:54:22Z] you just kinda do stuff [2025-10-17T20:54:25Z] and stuff kinda happens [2025-10-17T20:54:29Z] and it's kinda just a vibe [2025-10-17T20:54:36Z] and then i move out west and it's just [2025-10-17T20:54:50Z] AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *MOVE* I NEED TO BE WHERE I WAS GOING *YESTERDAY* SO I CAN DO MY VERY IMPORTANT BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [2025-10-17T20:55:25Z] *HONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONKHONK* [2025-10-17T20:55:26Z] and then it's literally just them buying coffee at mcslop or whatever [2025-10-17T20:55:26Z] the funny thing is, someone i know irl who visited down there with us was talking about how the people there are less intelligent than here and its obvious due to how slowly we speak [2025-10-17T20:55:34Z] but i think what people fail to realize is that's a side effect of considering your words more before you say them [2025-10-17T20:55:42Z] emphasis over speed and frequency [2025-10-17T20:55:46Z] yeah [2025-10-17T20:55:59Z] that person sounds like a sophist [2025-10-17T20:56:31Z] idk the grass is always greener [2025-10-17T20:56:48Z] i hated living down there mostly because i hated my family but also because there was nothing happening like literally ever [2025-10-17T20:56:48Z] a lot of people in saskatchewan are super shitty towards maritimers because there's a stereotype that they're all stupid lazy happy-go-lucky drunks who just want free shit and it pisses me off because the maritimes literally funded the expansion of canada [2025-10-17T20:56:51Z] and then i swing to the complete opposite extreme and hate it even more [2025-10-17T20:56:54Z] surely there's a balance somewhere [2025-10-17T20:56:57Z] no [2025-10-17T20:57:00Z] there are only extremes [2025-10-17T20:57:09Z] idk i grew up on an army base i'm used to nothing happening [2025-10-17T20:57:15Z] idk that area was just pure and literal freedom [2025-10-17T20:57:25Z] walking outside ass naked if i wanted to because fuck it there's not another person for miles [2025-10-17T20:57:32Z] not that i ever did that but something i definitely could have done [2025-10-17T20:57:48Z] the most that happened was the random event of some unknown person pulling up my driveway to drop off watermelons and various other crops [2025-10-17T20:58:04Z] which is something that's typical down there, people will just show up to your house and drop off food and stuff and you'll never know who it was [2025-10-17T20:58:20Z] and they're all like "fuck the commies" [2025-10-17T20:58:22Z] sure thing pal [2025-10-17T20:58:28Z] yeah there are some places around here that are like that [2025-10-17T20:58:36Z] i mean not quite as direct because it's a city [2025-10-17T20:58:56Z] but there are some community pantries where people will just drop off canned goods and other people can come pick them up [2025-10-17T20:59:03Z] or veggies or meat when there are volunteers staffing it [2025-10-17T20:59:09Z] it's nice [2025-10-17T20:59:13Z] yeah idk it was autonomous in my area [2025-10-17T20:59:22Z] if you needed food you just made it known and someone with excess would give you their excess [2025-10-17T20:59:36Z] it wasn't required but very much expected that if you have excess and someone else is lacking you just do it [2025-10-17T20:59:38Z] period [2025-10-17T20:59:44Z] * midfavila nods [2025-10-17T21:00:13Z] but yeah my point is really boiling down to just people up here are greedy scumbags and i dont like them [2025-10-17T21:00:27Z] i started to notice this when i was doing favors for people like watching their kids and whatnot and they kept trying to pay me for doing it [2025-10-17T21:00:33Z] legitimate confusion on my end [2025-10-17T21:00:45Z] idk this place is just weird [2025-10-17T21:00:58Z] and the maritimes, is that like northeastern canada? [2025-10-17T21:01:24Z] yeah nevermind i see [2025-10-17T21:01:49Z] pretty low population for the area, maybe its nice [2025-10-17T21:05:21Z] AAAAAAAAA finally got all of my various tasks finished for the day [2025-10-17T21:06:34Z] i need to come up with a solution for how annoying it is to put bed sheets on a mattress [2025-10-17T21:07:02Z] maybe stain one corner of it with some sort of dye so i know that corner goes on X corner of the mattress so i dont have to flip it around and stuff once i realize i have it on the wrong way [2025-10-17T21:09:24Z] the maritimes is to the east of quebec [2025-10-17T21:09:38Z] technically it excludes NFL&LAB but they're totally part of the maritimes too [2025-10-17T21:09:58Z] like officially they're part of "atlantic canada", but atlantic canada is just the maritimes + NFL&LAB [2025-10-17T21:10:02Z] so like come on [2025-10-17T21:10:13Z] and idk the maritimes are pretty dense compared to the rest of canada [2025-10-17T21:10:22Z] the provinces are relatively small [2025-10-17T21:10:48Z] also most decent sheets tend to have tags that let you know which is the long side and the short side [2025-10-17T21:13:06Z] OH SHIT THESE GUYS MAKE TANKER DESKS [2025-10-17T21:13:10Z] i think i'm in love [2025-10-17T21:13:22Z] man this is awesome [2025-10-17T21:13:39Z] this reminds me of when i used to live on base and the COs would offload surplus furniture onto us [2025-10-17T21:54:54Z] okay I know what I'm gonna do [2025-10-17T21:55:01Z] loft from this american place [2025-10-17T21:55:24Z] then i'm going to hire this furniture salvage company in toronto to go hunting and then ship everything out to me [2025-10-17T21:55:38Z] then i'm not going to buy ANY furniture for the rest of my goddamn life unless i absolutely have to [2025-10-17T21:55:56Z] cheaper to pay these guys to go hunting than to buy crap from ikea all the time [2025-10-17T21:55:59Z] jfc [2025-10-17T21:56:30Z] thats nuts [2025-10-17T21:56:39Z] that's the economy [2025-10-17T21:56:49Z] it's cheaper for me to buy dishes from australia than from down the road [2025-10-17T21:56:51Z] significantly [2025-10-17T21:56:59Z] after shipping and tax and conversion and fees [2025-10-17T21:57:11Z] I LOVE GLOBALISED CAPITALISM [2025-10-17T21:57:28Z] that one actually surprises me [2025-10-17T21:57:31Z] australias economy is fried [2025-10-17T21:57:32Z] of course i could just settle for a paper desk but i'm TIRED of shit breaking [2025-10-17T21:57:39Z] kris_: peters of kensington is just based ig [2025-10-17T21:57:43Z] yeah no buy something once [2025-10-17T21:57:50Z] instead of replacing these shitty particle board desks once every year [2025-10-17T21:57:56Z] i got a full set of all of my kitchen dishes from them, heavy-gauge enameled steel, for like... [2025-10-17T21:57:59Z] 600CAD? [2025-10-17T21:58:06Z] plus maybe 200 shipping and other fees in total [2025-10-17T21:58:17Z] that includes all of my bakeware and cookware and shit btw [2025-10-17T21:58:27Z] you're gonna get annoyed by my statement but fucking god dammit we have too many dishes [2025-10-17T21:58:30Z] its so annoying [2025-10-17T21:58:31Z] like [2025-10-17T21:58:36Z] no you're correct [2025-10-17T21:58:40Z] most people have too many dishes [2025-10-17T21:58:51Z] i have to play god damn jenga with the coffee mugs in the cabinet because it's completely and entirely full [2025-10-17T21:58:54Z] and maybe 3 of them get used [2025-10-17T21:59:00Z] i have a set of four large plates, four small plates, four bowls, four mugs, four small cups, and four large cups [2025-10-17T21:59:09Z] thats all someone should need [2025-10-17T21:59:11Z] and i don't touch them unless someone is coming over [2025-10-17T21:59:12Z] plus a good set of knives [2025-10-17T21:59:16Z] good knives are not to be underestimated [2025-10-17T21:59:21Z] i actually have a "mess kit" of sorts for myself [2025-10-17T21:59:50Z] i have a three-piece stainless steel folding cutlery set, plus a sandwich tin and a two-tier tiffin for oatmeal/rice/veggies/whatever, as well as a small and large thermos for soups/drinks [2025-10-17T22:00:04Z] the top of the thermoses also serve as small cups/bowls [2025-10-17T22:00:11Z] i *only* use those. [2025-10-17T22:00:24Z] pull them out, rinse them, use them, clean them, dry them, put them back. [2025-10-17T22:01:51Z] i want to get an l. may aluminium lunch box to keep everything in [2025-10-17T22:02:02Z] then i'm done for dishes [2025-10-17T22:02:05Z] also yes knives are important [2025-10-17T22:02:21Z] i'm going to be buying a six-piece block of opinel knives plus a set of opinel flatware [2025-10-17T22:02:36Z] and then i'm just not going to buy dishes ever again [2025-10-17T22:02:43Z] like here's the thing right [2025-10-17T22:02:51Z] it's not even just about THE ECONONY BROOOOOO [2025-10-17T22:02:56Z] i'm just *tired* of shit always breaking [2025-10-17T22:03:12Z] like it's an inconvenience [2025-10-17T22:03:18Z] and i don't want it [2025-10-17T22:04:57Z] sorry for the random topic change but ngl im pretty sure i almost died yesterday [2025-10-17T22:05:16Z] some dipshit in their car wasnt paying attention to the crosswalk light and red light and i was like less than a foot away from being thwacked at 40-45mph [2025-10-17T22:05:20Z]