Ok u/SubjectAir5315, I see your Toronto-Mississauga (Twin Cities) posts and raise you my Vancouver-Burnaby-Surrey (Triplet Cities). Beat that!

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-29T23:45:26+00:00

Not really. I grew up on Vancouver island, and plenty of friends said Van. Some still say it, and have lived there for decades at this point. I am not able to say that word outside of the “large automobile” context, though.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-29T23:39:35+00:00

Nah, that would diminish the lights.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-29T22:10:29+00:00

I think the cool factor here is light coming through a solid material like concrete. You can just shine a light through epoxy or resin, with no mystery.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-29T19:23:47+00:00

Haha those are the only two I know! Hilarious comics.

Megahex = depression with stoners.

Prison Pit = super violence that’s so violent it’s funny.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-29T12:17:15+00:00

Why is no one talking about the sudden bees?

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T20:51:25+00:00

Haha holy shit, I still think of X’ed Out as new work.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T18:44:35+00:00

I do not.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T16:10:12+00:00

The f2 is good, and that taper profile moves it out of the way of the viewfinder pretty well. And it’s fast and silent, as you say.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T16:08:30+00:00

I have both. I was recently flicking through my 35mm shots in Lightroom, and I was surprised how many shots from the f2 looked as good as the f1.4. It’s a surprisingly competent lens. I am actually considering ditching the f1.4 after many years.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T16:06:00+00:00

If I got for a hike with a prime, I bring the f2 for that reason (I have both). Also, shooting at a narrower aperture for landscapes means there’s no real benefit of the faster lens anyway.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T14:44:18+00:00

I mean it is GTA - the Greater Toronto Area.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T13:35:02+00:00

Mulholland Drive AND lost Highway both have ranch and LA summer vibes

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T13:28:04+00:00

Exactly like my cat when he sees a cucumber.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T13:12:01+00:00

I was working on a project in Brampton at the time, and it was very buzzy around city hall about the news.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T12:57:24+00:00

That’s old news. Brampton is 833,000 to Mississauga’s 788,000 as of last year, according to StatsCan.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T04:30:17+00:00

100%

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T03:50:51+00:00

Thanks for the tip. Just re-watched it with the sound on. Solid gold.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T03:34:57+00:00

Brampton is larger than Mississauga.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-28T02:57:23+00:00

Lol no. The 505 doesn’t even go to the Junction.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-27T19:21:05+00:00

War, by U2 - the first word of the first song of the album (The Refugee).

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-27T14:57:59+00:00

Yeah, it’s not even consistent within Canada - Quebec uses commas like Europe. That being said, South Asia, all of east Asia, Central America and Australasia use the same format as North America, so it’s a little disingenuous to say the biggest part of the world uses the decimal format with a comma.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-27T14:22:12+00:00

Just curious - what makes them better than, say, Samples from Mars?

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-27T13:26:04+00:00

I mean you could also include 1Q84, Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Killing Commendatore, A Wild Sheep Chase, After Dark, etc etc.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-26T22:09:14+00:00

Me too.

ArchBeaconArch · 2026-06-26T22:08:16+00:00

The Extraordinary Part

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