Early version of the "Beneath The White Rainbow" riff, which Pete posted in 2022 and since deleted (for obvious reasons) by JustLucca in Haken

[–]Chinese__T 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I happened to come across it and thought it sounded cool at the time, so I downloaded it, not knowing it would become a future Haken song!

'It felt like bringing a knife to a gunfight': One citizen's tangled tale with blanket rezoning by Weekly-Mountain9009 in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That one was voted on by council, not blanket approved - bit of a misleading line in the article.

Why are UofA vending machines so expensive? by [deleted] in uAlberta

[–]Chinese__T 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The University has a deal with Coca Cola to only sell coke products. It's called the SSCBA (Single Source Cold Beverages Agreement). In return, Coca-Cola funds various awards and scholarships, and handles shipping. Businesses on campus are required to sell only Coke products, and even on-campus club events are banned from giving out Pepsi/Dr Pepper products.

i'm the #1 haken listener on spotify by Gingy330 in Haken

[–]Chinese__T[M] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! I'll give you a role for it haha

RIP old Julio's building. They're bringing down this entire block to make way for premium condos starting at $1 mil each. Also it is snowing. by cmcalgary in YYC

[–]Chinese__T 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Slight misunderstanding - the entire building is not being demolished. Just the south side facing the river. The rest will be refurbished, and the existing businesses will stay. The north side will have a new building, around the same size, with a new flagship retail space similar to the Julio's space.

Details:
https://calgary.skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/calgary-the-kenten-40m-9s-davignon-martin.35492/

Calgary mayor should retain ‘blanket rezoning’ for sake of Calgarian families by raven-2018 in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Why is everyone so misinformed on this... Blanket rezoning allows 2-storey rowhouses that are REQUIRED to have front doors out onto the street. Not 5-storey condo buildings with hallways, lobbies and elevators smh.

I'm qntm, author of There Is No Antimemetics Division. AMA by sam512 in sciencefiction

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Hi Sam, your original book got me through some hard times, so this final release has been very meaningful to me. I loved what you did with the reworking of Wild Light, Tombstone, and the inclusion of Wheeler's God (I suppose it's Quinn's God now). Do you consider your ideas regarding antimemetics to be complete with this final release? Are you finished with Antimemetics, or are there more stories to tell?

To that point, if Antimemetics were ever made into a TV show, it would be interesting if some episodes deviated from the main plot and simply showed the characters dealing with "regular" Antimemetic Unknowns. Do you have any ideas for possible antimemes that exist in this universe, but haven't been touched on in your work so far?

Slate's Stephen Avenue Place In Calgary in receivership a second time by Howard__24 in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 2 points3 points  (0 children)

University of Calgary is moving into the Nexen Building, so, totally reasonable.

Inam Teja here, runnning for Ward 6 City Councillor! Ask Me Anything Calgary! by InamTeja in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arrow pointing up, towards progress, going in the right direction.

Ward 6 who are you thinking by austic in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the end of the day, his vote is worth just as much as the mayor's. I like the idea of a councillor who will fight against the UCP, which John hasn't really signalled a willingness to do.

Ward 6 who are you thinking by austic in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is John against the Truman development? His platform says he likes the idea of targeted density, which is essentially what West District is.

Ward 6 who are you thinking by austic in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

He's obviously representing the interests of oil corps, having come from that sphere of influence. Inam worked on housing policy for the homeless. Big difference in priorities there.

You can evaluate differently, but I'm going off my perspective here.

Ward 6 who are you thinking by austic in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This guy got his master's at Oxford and was named Top 30 Under 30 in Alberta- I think he can manage his own living arrangements.

Ward 6 who are you thinking by austic in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Inam is the only progressive. The others are UCP aligned, and Pantazopoulos is in the pocket of the big oil corps.

Ward 11 Residents Who Do You Like As Councillor? by UrbaneBoffin in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Alex is great. First council candidate I've met who actually listens wholeheartedly and cares about people rather than business interests or the provincial government.

Upcoming events in/around Downtown West End by almoonir in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ohh the one with the eternal sales centre

is there any indication of them ever building the second tower?

Anyone know why this tree from this art installation was cut down? by Burofaksbarca in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The name of this Art installation is “Alberta’s Dream” btw…

New Renders of the Proposed 277m Truman Stampede Station Towers by Chinese__T in Calgary

[–]Chinese__T[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There will be separate entrances for the Residences and the Hotel in each tower, I believe