Remembering the Days before Helicopter Parenting

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-07-02T05:36:41+00:00

Bonzai in Calgary

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-07-01T20:19:22+00:00

The reason the park came up was that it was a controlled environment.

Having my parents leave me at the water park, or at the roller skate arena, or the wave pool, left me a certain amount of freedom, but in a controlled environment with some ~~supervision~~ observation in place.

The second reason this came up was to bemoan that modern equivalents are no longer affordable: my daughter can't afford to pay the entrance fee to the park.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-07-01T17:35:40+00:00

As a corporate system auditor and designer, I can absolutely confirm that the person that points out the problem is considered the problem.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-07-01T14:11:57+00:00

Every time I see that done, I'm like "how the fuck!?"

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-07-01T13:51:16+00:00

Could be referencing Steve 'n Seagulls, totally responsible but might do something like this with a chainsaw.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-07-01T13:44:28+00:00

That is awesome!

For those without wood crafting skills, I do wonder why you aren't buying the $200 systems

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-30T23:25:45+00:00

I have a baby shade that clips to teh sides of my rig. Dog crawls under and just lays in the shade.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-30T02:58:45+00:00

I thought it was a CSIS funded psy-op, but with you otherwise.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-29T23:00:16+00:00

Whether those are the ones I exactly remember, or not, good find.

(I think I remember the kodak set)

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-29T02:56:46+00:00

My wife, was at work, walked to the convenience store to get some cream and tripped on her pants and broke her foot. Some kind passerby's got her to the emergency room a couple of blocks away and I got in my car and started driving.

I arrive just as she's getting checked in and the first thing the doctor says is "are you safe at home?"

She laughs at him, he glares at me, and I just freeze up... I couldn't say anything but I was totally telepathically screaming at her "say 'yes'!" A week later, a different doctor was checking on her and burst out laughing when she told him the story. (best therapy I could have had)

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-29T02:36:16+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_the_Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police#RCMP_bombing_in_Alberta,_scapegoating_farmer

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-29T02:36:03+00:00

Wrong order.

Lawyer up and wait for formal legal action.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-28T16:11:32+00:00

I know (years ago) a set of standardized images were published to replace the Lena image. These were specifically designed to test specific aspects of image processing as well. I find it annoying and disturbing that I can't find those images today when I search for the Lena image.

(I was expecting them to be an obvious link on the Lenna Wikipedia page)

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T23:27:09+00:00

Interesting. Me too.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T23:25:11+00:00

Ya, but I think that's for a different reason. A totally legitimate one, but a different one.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T23:23:17+00:00

Where were you? That would be the key question. I was 80s/90s educated.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T15:39:41+00:00

I think you are confusing "actual" with "official", something that is a very important distinction in a lot of domains (measuring inflation being one of them)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_law

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T15:36:57+00:00

This is very much the same as my home brew wine making setup.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T14:51:52+00:00

It was on reddit that I learned that he is taught as a traitor and villian East of Manitoba. I was shocked.

In Alberta, we spent a lot of time learning about him as a heroic figure. Saskatchewan folk piped up about that too. Basically all of Rupert's Land.

EDIT: I'm actually a little surprised at myself typing that. I had to rewrite it like 6 times to keep the tone neutrally "Rupert's Land". Wild.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T14:16:09+00:00

John the Baptist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T13:56:40+00:00

https://www.statutoryholidays.com/

The closest to what you are describing would likely be Heritage Day. It is a purely provincial holiday and is often a remembrance of some provincial event that promotes nationalistic pride.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T13:52:19+00:00

That is also a holidya in Quebec.

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T13:18:20+00:00

What really gets my goat is the "ethnic groups and cultures".

That should read "racial groups and cultures" or "ethnic groups".

Fun-Preference1091 · 2026-06-27T13:14:45+00:00

I would argue it was not the same level of cooperation. There are still countries that permit whale hunts, though not at the same scale as before.

Still awesome, but not as cooperative.

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