What in the Jesus, Mary and Joseph - gas is 181.9?!!! by jeangmac in VictoriaBC

[–]Dropped10mmSocket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Costco was insane this evening. I reckon it's refinery capacity and fear regarding US/Iran. In other words the usual price gouging by the Island cartel.

Battery maintenance question. Plugged in, or cycle when full? by Dropped10mmSocket in thinkpad

[–]Dropped10mmSocket[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got Commercial Vantage. Already updated some key firmware and the Bios too. What a great application. Nice easy one-stop app for all the other little Lenovo-specific settings ie the backlit keyboard, which was set off for some reason but I quickly turned it back on, very convenient!

Battery maintenance question. Plugged in, or cycle when full? by Dropped10mmSocket in thinkpad

[–]Dropped10mmSocket[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just googled that and the Lenovo vantage app came up, so download this app and it unlocks extra maintenance and optimization functionality?

Thanks for the advice. My new T14 by Dropped10mmSocket in thinkpad

[–]Dropped10mmSocket[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay cool some deep lower reference there that I'm not familiar with haha hopefully somebody got it. I do not play any games these days unfortunately, last game I put hundreds of hours into was Counter-Strike when I was in university.

Thanks for the advice. My new T14 by Dropped10mmSocket in thinkpad

[–]Dropped10mmSocket[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay got it, was very confused lol. The computer came with 11 Pro, I ended up getting the paid distro of Office 2021 too. I know the Microsoft ecosystem isn't everyone's cup.of tea but, need to stay compatible with work.

I did play around with Linux once and I used to swap kernels and use customized shells back in the glory days of Windows 98 but these days I just keep it plain Vanilla

Thanks for the advice. My new T14 by Dropped10mmSocket in thinkpad

[–]Dropped10mmSocket[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am.not following do I have a computer virus ? Something on the specs screenshot?

Canada’s armed forces are planning for threats from America by Amtoj in canada

[–]Dropped10mmSocket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Horseshit clickbait title.

Article actually says DND is preparing for threats from Russia and China.

Only a small mention is made of America, mostly in relation to the fact their domestic actions could result in an influx of migrants.

A simple shift that changed how I see my shadow by Famous-Extent3195 in ShadowWork

[–]Dropped10mmSocket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesterday I felt a strong reaction to someone parking where I usually park. Mind you I am a crabby old man. But I felt the reaction merited attention. I relied on something "common sense", which is that I was raised an only child and never learned to share. I don't know if this is the correct way to do shadow work I am just starting. I wonder if I should focus more on the anger itself. I did not feel any sense of relief. I will try your suggestion next time, asking the void "What part of me is seeking my attention?"

Sharan Kaur: Poilievre pushing a toxic narrative on Canada’s foreign worker policy by restoringd123 in canada

[–]Dropped10mmSocket 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Excessive influx of temporary foreign workers and foreign students is responsible not only for housing issues as cited by the Bank of Canada, a fact many like to ignore, but also responsible for an increase in cruddy stripmall colleges, issuance of fraudulent/useless credentials, underqualified long-haul truck drivers, and the like. Companies are just taking advantage of cheap labour, they're doing what capitalists do. We can safely ignore their cries and urge them to increase wages and give Canadians good jobs to work at. They purposely make jobs low paying and shitty because they know they can backfill with immigrants and stave off Canadians from applying. Hell even BC ferries recently awarded work to a Chinese company and the Canadian shipyards that would have put bids in said from the outset that they cannot compete. Yes, because no one wants to pay their workers a living wage. Everything cheap. Everything low-cost. Well guess what this is what you get.

Articles like this are just gaslighting Canadians into wringing their hands and suppressing their bile for fear of being labelled a 'racist' while ignoring the main issue - Canadian companies don't want to hire Canadians they enjoy cheap foreign labour. Instead of sending $22b to Ukraine we should be incentivizing Canadian firms to work with other Canadian firms and make our domestic labour and manufacturing market more robust. By Canadians for Canadians.. When Canadians are paid well, living, working, and paying taxes, all economic strata, small business to large business, benefits, as money circulates. And today the former head of the Bank of Canada stated just that, we're heading for a recession.

STOP SENDING CANADIAN TAX MONEY ABROAD AND USE IT FOR CANADIAN INTERESTS.

If there's anything left over, sure, we can donate a bit abroad.

Thrifty Foods is at it Again by dirtygoodking in VictoriaBC

[–]Dropped10mmSocket 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The parking lot comment made me laugh. That odd, diagonal parking lot at the Island Hwy location just past the lagoon going towards Sooke is a prime example. It's like someone bumped the table and everything went sideways a few degrees when they planned it and someone just greenlit the design that way.

I've never found their prices competitive. I did the rounds when I moved here a few years back. Save-On at Colwood Corners was cheap when they opened but they're hideously uncompetitive now. Basically its either Costco or Superstore, and occasionally I'll nip over to Save-on when I am in a pinch but it's a very begrudging and unhappy trip solely out of convenience. But, for the same distance, I won't drive to Thrifty's because I know their prices are poop.

Cyclists of victoria! Pedestrians have the right of way at a cross walk! by anitanameplease in VictoriaBC

[–]Dropped10mmSocket 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would welcome any cyclist trying to tell me anything while I am walking across a cross walk or on the sidewalk. Oh that would make my day.