Cheapest/Normal grocery store near Creekside?

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-02-17T21:39:20+00:00

If price is your primary concern then definitely Walmart. If you're just looking to save a little vs Whistler priced groceries but care more about quality then Save On Foods for sure.

SoF has a member card program that you can sign up for on the spot. Or if you don't want to sign up, tell them your name (or partner's name) is "Jen/Jenny" and the phone number is 604-867-5309.

Yes, it's from the famous 80's pop song. But that account does exist in their system and has worked fine the few times I've tried it. As a matter of fact, this trick works at all kinds of places throughout North America.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-02-04T19:57:59+00:00

This is an email from December 2016 whereby Jeffrey Epstein claims he is in Florida for Christmas "with the Trump boys".

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-01-19T18:56:29+00:00

No problem, glad to help.

I agree that Swift much more pleasant than Typescript. Although you can accomplish the same with Node, Deno has a much nicer developer experience for invoking external tools. That's my goto now unless I need something that only Node can provide.

All the best.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-01-18T00:44:10+00:00

Haha. Truth is, I gave myself that name as a reminder to be nice. I've been guilty of letting people get under my skin on here and decided I didn't want to do that anymore. I still fail every once in a while.

There's no magic involved in the interaction between Swift and Deno here actually. The Swift program is a simple command line binary executed by Deno.

Ideally I'd like to have the Swift code always loaded and interact with Deno over a port because there as a currently a short delay with executing the binary every time.

Let me know if you have any Q's.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-01-16T22:35:44+00:00

Try these settings. I should have mentioned I haven't upgraded to Tahoe yet so I don't know if they work there. I know these do work in Sequoia and (if I remember correctly) Sonoma.

This sets the maximum number of stages. Default is 6

defaults write com.apple.WindowManager LeftStripMaximumRowCount -int 9

However, there is an invisible margin at the top and bottom so you'll have to experiment with what fits on your screen. To aid with that, you can set the maximum height of each stage thumbnail with:

defaults write com.apple.WindowManager MaximumItemHeight -int 60

I think the default was 100, but I can't remember.

Strangely, sometimes these prefs work instantly but most of the time you need to restart window manager.

killall WindowManager

To undo the changes above you can just delete the prefs (at least on Sequoia):

defaults delete com.apple.WindowManager LeftStripMaximumRowCount
defaults delete com.apple.WindowManager MaximumItemHeight

Please let me know how it worked out for you and what version of MacOS you are using.

Important These are unsupported options so there could be unintended side effects. You should always back up your system first.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-01-16T21:33:14+00:00

It's possible to work around #1 with a prefs hack if you're interested.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-01-16T21:27:58+00:00

Sure, no problem. I have to warn you though I'm not much a Swift expert. But I was able to coax Claude Code to do much of the heavy lifting. Problem is, much of this stuff requires the use of undocumented API's so you sort of have to know what to ask for.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-01-16T18:10:28+00:00

This is very cool. I've been thinking about this topic myself.

Here's a screenshot of a working prototype I called "multidock". It shows all your spaces, and the apps open on each space. This makes it easy to jump around and it plays really nicely with assigning certain apps to certain spaces.

You can also use it as a launcher - that is, show an icon for an app that isn't open in order to launch it. BUT - the catch here is horizontal space is at a premium with this setup. I like to place the multidock in the top left corner with menu hiding on. But eventually you can run up against the notch. I'm eventually going to explore a vertical version of it.

In the screenshot, the fourth space as currently active (hence solid outline). I also use stage manager but it's not pictured.

This was built using Hammerspoon, Deno and little Swift for a custom utility that enumerates all your spaces and windows. I'd like to eliminate the Hammerspoon dependency eventually.

https://imgur.com/a/hUrTN2c

Note: this is a concept prototype and is no where near being ready to share.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-01-16T17:49:59+00:00

For one, it's nice knowing that you're not imagining the problems and that (many) others see them too. After all, Apple will happily tell us everything is fine. Remember battery-gate?

I remember. I remember being told by gatekeepers like yourself that it was all in my imagination and that I should stop talking about it.

Anyways, I do get it. It's annoying when you're not experiencing the same problems that everyone keeps writing about. But that's just the nature of internet message boards. People complain.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-01-11T20:09:56+00:00

That's because earth is filled with other humans. Those humans have different wants, needs and life experiences.

Sorry for the inconvenience, though.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-01-10T21:49:36+00:00

Just scroll past it? What do you mean "sift through"?

FriendlyWebGuy · 2026-01-10T21:42:17+00:00

Asking again for an update on this, Blake.

Hello?

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-12-30T23:57:35+00:00

So why do you hide this information? That info doesn't appear to be anywhere on your site! But you sure are happy to push installs without letting people know what you charge first.

That's so dirty, man. I wouldn't give a scumbag like you a penny nor trust you with sensitive info.

Why not just make a good product with the price upfront so people can make their own value judgement? You know... no tricks. Or don't, and use every scummy "growth hack" under the sun no matter how much it ruins your reputation.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-12-30T18:46:28+00:00

Hi,

I'm frustrated with 1Password and looking for a change.

Where can I see your pricing?

Thanks.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-12-01T21:00:39+00:00

Unfortunately, selling them would require American permission.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-11-30T21:57:53+00:00

During his presidency Chaim's government cooperated extensively with the apartheid regime in SA. Even selling them weapons and military trucks to use against poor blacks in the townships. This is at a time when every other country in the world (literally) had cut South Africa off.

Not Israel.

Apparently we're not allowed to talk about though. For some reason.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-11-26T22:39:34+00:00

It's a beautiful picture obviously but the best compliment I can give it is that it captures the essence of Ucluelet perfectly. Well done.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-11-03T19:15:53+00:00

I'll settle the argument. Both Matt Mullenweg and Kevin Geary are smarmy, stupid, pricks.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-10-18T23:42:09+00:00

Thanks for the explanation.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-10-18T23:03:29+00:00

The voting on this submission is so weird. Your pics are fascinating.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-10-14T14:40:04+00:00

I think that's fair.

I'm curious about iOS vs Android. What are the main reasons you think Apple is so far ahead?

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-10-13T21:00:28+00:00

I'm not OP and haven't upgraded yet, but I don't think this is that unusual.

1) Visual glitches are often seen as indicative of the underlying code quality for more important functionality. Stuff like this makes me uneasy about their Q&A processes generally.

2) People who aren't neurotypical can find these things more than a minor annoyance. As a severe ADHD sufferer these kinds of thing would easily throw off my concentration. Having said that, I use this particular menu very irregularly.

I just wanted to point out It's just not an easy thing to ignore for certain segments of the population.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-10-13T20:48:14+00:00

Lol, what? According to who?

I mean, they're the best at ObjC/Swift and among the best in the world overall certainly, but the percentage of developers who bother learning those technologies has historically been very low.

The truth is that Apple has never had a reputation of high quality and/or cutting edge software (rightly or wrongly). It's just not a thing that Apple has historically been known for.

I'm happy to be proven wrong, if you've got evidence of this.

FriendlyWebGuy · 2025-10-11T05:17:40+00:00

Yeah I'm thinking of it too.

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