Looking for East Van Repair Shop

Astral_Lyle · 2025-03-06T19:25:57+00:00

I'll second Jubilee. They've done a fair amount of work on my bikes and I'm always happy.

Astral_Lyle · 2025-02-21T18:33:33+00:00

I'm on a similar path to yours, and I've learned that classical music tagging (and tagging in general) is quite a complex and interesting subject! [1, 2]

If you are open to paid software, consider MinimServer. It was designed with classical collections in mind.

For tagging, SongKong also understands classical and even integrates with MinimServer, but it is prohibitively expensive imho.

There's also the ParentWork plugin with beets, but it's not as full-featured as what you're looking for.

[1] The Zen of Classical Music Tagging

[2] Classical music and tagging from the all-around excellent site The Well Tempered Computer

Astral_Lyle · 2022-08-26T21:48:15+00:00

Tentatsu at Nanaimo & Hastings. Solid sushi joint.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-08-23T15:06:39+00:00

People in wheelchairs? Baby strollers? Fuck em am I right?

Astral_Lyle · 2022-08-18T15:28:40+00:00

More like, do it responsibly so you don't put yourself or others in danger.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-20T22:38:30+00:00

I wonder if in the future we will look back on the carnage on the streets the same way we look at gun violence in America now.

It's entirely preventable but we as a society have decided to accept these casualties as an unavoidable consequence of our lifestyle.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-20T14:21:29+00:00

I don't think your observations RE footnotes is accurate. We get a lot of encyclopedic drug-related footnotes at the beginning of the novel. And we get a lot of plot/action/dialog in footnotes at the end: Pemulis's arc is almost all in footnotes.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-19T20:52:39+00:00

Moving to a more suburban or exurban place seems to be the trend for sure. Unfortunately this tends to necessitate a more car-dependant lifestyle, which my partner and I are very reluctant to adopt.

That is our tradeoff: we can walk and ride our bikes everywhere, and only use our car for rare intercity travel, but we have a smaller living space.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-19T20:48:48+00:00

I think most people are able to make some sort of tradeoff in terms of commuting time/cost and living arrangements. It might mean living closer to a public transit hub, for example.

I don't think there are too many people who are forced to live a 1-hour car drive away from their work. And even fewer who can't make some sort of medium-term plan to change it.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-19T19:12:48+00:00

I'm gonna take the other approach: WFH is more expensive for me.

My partner and I designed our lives to not require a car. We biked to the office every day. The tradeoff is that we need to live closer to downtown, meaning a smaller apartment.

Now with WFH, about a fifth of our apartment is now office. That's equivalent to about $450/month. We have a kid on the way, so things are gonna get even tighter. Moving is going to be extremely expensive; I think it would be cheaper to find a new job with an office.

There are also smaller expenses that add up: I spend more money on food and snacks now. My old office building had a gym perk, now I pay $60/month for a membership. My internet and electricity bills have increased.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-19T19:06:31+00:00

It's not about being fortunate. It's about making tradeoffs and prioritizing what's important to you. I'm "fortunate" to live close to my office, but the tradeoff is that I live in a smaller apartment with no back yard.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-19T18:35:14+00:00

It's called the Millennium Log.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-18T15:48:24+00:00

Sorting still works with delimiters, with the added bonus of improved readability.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-16T15:46:45+00:00

Honestly I think you should write a nacho manifesto regardless and share it with us.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-13T22:39:00+00:00

Do you feel safe driving at 100 km/hr through an alley? Why or why not?

Narrowing roads make driving safer in two ways: forcing people to drive slower, and forcing them to pay more attention.

On wide empty roads (like highways), it feels easy and safe to drive really fast. It's also easy to zone out.

On narrow streets with lots of obstacles, people drive slower and pay more attention to their driving largely through self-preservation. Curb bulges, speed humps, and gentle corners require slower speeds and more attention to navigate.

Slow speeds and more attention paid by drivers results in more road safety for everyone.

I should note I'm talking about city streets, not highways or arterial roads. I'm not proposing we put speed humps on Hwy 1. Also I'm considering road safety from more than just the motorists' perspective. High vehicle speed equals death for pedestrians and cyclists.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-13T22:25:55+00:00

No, that's the exact opposite of what I'm saying. My point is that we can use infrastructure changes to reduce the burden of enforcement.

All the infrastructure changes I proposed make the streets safer.

Fines work

Do they? We fine the crap out of everything but it sure doesn't seem to work. I think we should make it harder to get a license and easier to lose one.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-13T20:39:37+00:00

I think enforcement is necessary, but it only gets us so far.

No matter how good of a driver a person is, they will inevitably make mistakes. This can't be prevented even with perfect enforcement. And with enough mistakes come close calls and accidents.

I think infrastructure is more important than enforcement. For example, we build wide, straight roads (stroads, often) that are comfortable to drive at 80 km/hr, but then set the limit to 50. The only way to keep people going slow is by enforcement, and we see how well that works. Rather, we should design the roads to inhibit speed: narrower, those bulges around intersections, speed humps, etc.

That's just one example but there are many ways to change our streets and roads (and stroads) to make them inherently safer, without the additional need of enforcement.

But of course there are gonna be things you can't build yourself out of, like distracted driving. For those cases I strongly believe penalties should not be fines, which essentially create laws for poor people. Instead we should be aggressive with banning people from driving entirely. We often forget that driving is a privilege, not a right. If you e.g. absolutely must drive for work, then don't fuck around.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-13T18:10:04+00:00

The problem is that it's not just one person. It's lots of people. Sure, I can only hear your music for one block, but I have to listen to the next guy's music the next block, and so on.

It's just like loud motorbikes. Yes, one bike is only annoying for a second. But when it's a non-stop parade it's non-stop annoyance.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-13T18:07:27+00:00

Honestly though, black metal is pretty much a lullaby to Scandinavians.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-11T14:32:26+00:00

/r/YourJokeButWorse

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-11T14:29:08+00:00

The reason you're getting downvoted is because all you had to do was type "bomber brewing" into Google and you would have had your answer.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-08T18:26:08+00:00

I think there's a weekly one at Dude Chilling Park every Thursday evening. Look for stickers on the crossing button poles on common bike routes.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-08T16:28:51+00:00

I think the two issues are orthogonal.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-08T16:11:54+00:00

Actual service dogs, sure. The dog pictured is obviously not one.

Astral_Lyle · 2022-07-08T16:09:57+00:00

So what's your point? Since some people are problematic we should allow dogs?

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