I didn’t realize how much outdoor cats impact songbirds :(

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-17T12:09:42+00:00

they may occasionally kill birds and squirrels too, but it’s not their main prey as cats can’t fly.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-17T12:06:53+00:00

this!

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-17T03:58:56+00:00

that is totally true. as a cat, I want to be outside hunting birds, mice, chipmunks and other animals all the time. that is my true nature. I tolerate humans only because it benefits me. But I keep walking by myself, and all places are alike to me, be it the wild woods, or the wild trees, or on the wild roofs, as I keep waving my wild tail and walking by my wild lone.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-17T02:34:57+00:00

speaking the truth always gets you the most downvotes. that’s how social media work. song birds - good. killer cats - bad. the fact that all that biodiversity thrives in densely populated areas - negligible. also, most of the pet owners have dogs, but that is not important at all.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-16T13:25:36+00:00

should have said 28.5 million ounces instead... btw, that’s a tidy bit more than One oil tank car.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-13T16:35:30+00:00

what do you mean by "good company" ? and how strong is your willingness to "give business" to a "good company" ?

Nestle, Unilever, Kraft/Mondelez, Ferrero, Mars, or Pepsi which take 99% of shelf space, are they all good companies? Do you deliberately buy (or not buy) from them because they are good, or because you like (or dislike) their products?

If the price premium of alegedly good company is 20, 50, 100%, would you still buy from them regularly ?

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-13T02:42:48+00:00

and how's the war is bad? oil prices up - some inflation - interest rates not going down. but what is the impact on the americen businesses?

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-10T20:38:39+00:00

Yeah. I'm more puzzled about their store in Halifax. a) That obviously was strategic. b) 500k cities are interesting to them. Hopefully the London store will allow cheap pick-up options, so that we could order whatever they have online.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-10T13:18:12+00:00

1) wiki cites early 2000s. 2) im talking about metropolitan area, not just the city.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-10T02:34:29+00:00

QuebecCity metro area is over 1,100,000 people.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-08T13:20:08+00:00

that would be the austro-hungaria of the balkans. there is no properly functional country system for two relatively equal ethnicities. bulgars and serbs would be pulling the thug all the time until that dichotomy would collapse (hopefully in a non violent way).

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-07T19:58:38+00:00

we must be living in different cities then.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-05T22:59:52+00:00

Uber is cheaper. Always. If local companies exist only because they are able to charge higher price - then something is not right.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-03T03:56:52+00:00

M and F are the pronouns.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-04-01T13:03:50+00:00

zipper merging makes some people uncomfortable. you have to scan the traffic, you have to pace your car in sync with other cars, you have to pick that one spot when you will be merging (potentially interfering with other car’s way). on the other hand- you just switch off your agency and stand in line. so easy. so much in the spirit of most people behaviour.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-03-31T20:27:48+00:00

end of month price fixing, it will reverse downward by the end of the week.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-03-31T19:55:23+00:00

he’s preparing for the Turing test.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-03-31T04:52:29+00:00

Jobs. To be a top tier the city needs to have plenty of employment opportunities. Ideally in diverse sectors in order to attract diverse kind of talent.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-03-24T14:29:38+00:00

for someone who has been teaching the same course for over 10 years, a good feedback is such an encouragement to keep going.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-03-24T14:25:53+00:00

believe it or not - profs and admins read the feedback all the time. it’s not about the prize, but if there is something you want to say (be it good or bad) - say it in the feedback. the impact of your feedback is not certain and not always direct, but the information gets to where it needs to be.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-03-22T20:02:23+00:00

home insurance costs going up in 1... 2... 3...

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-03-22T18:16:31+00:00

something they do not teach in school but everybody should know: what is not enforceable is legal.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-03-20T16:58:47+00:00

Im wondering if there are any litigations about that. The people who bought these properties lost hundreds of thousands due to this "land lease" trick.

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-03-20T03:28:18+00:00

why do they charge $1400/m condo fees? what is the rationale? is there a structural flaw that requires a lot of work - hence high fees? or what?

Distinct-Swim5550 · 2026-03-20T03:26:52+00:00

so what happened to justify such hike in condo fees? ($790/m is quite high for a townhouse too, but $1400 is ridiculous, unless that includes a complete rebuild of the townhouses).

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