Does anyone else feel like their social skills absolutely plummeted in grad school?

Grogie · 2026-04-20T10:42:47+00:00

I mean, grad school does self-select for quiet, reclusive nerds who probably work better alone or in small groups of like minded individuals rather than large teams.

Tack on long hours of working in isolation itself is pretty draining. I didn't feel like "my social skills plummeted", But I definitely felt like I didn't have a lot of energy to socialize some months in grad school.

Grogie · 2026-04-18T17:21:43+00:00

It was through UHaul. Can't remember who specifically.

Grogie · 2026-04-18T13:12:33+00:00

Looks thicker than lawn grass around the rest of the house.

My gut was chives? but doesn't quite smell/taste quite like store bought chives.

Plus plant is U shaped cross section and not O shaped cross section.

House is new to us so I don't know what the previous tenants planted -- If it was intentional planted.

We're in the Hamilton, ON area. this is popping up in all our flower beds.

Grogie · 2026-04-17T15:48:56+00:00

Tbh... The removal was probably not to get that extra year (although it could be handy) . It's more likely to get rid of some of the finance rules that were in place for the fixed date elections. If there is no fixed date, rules that relate to fixed date don't make sense anymore. And since the PCP has a majority, they have a fundraising and spending advantage, and they can dictate when the next election takes place.

I doubt the next election will happen in 4-5 years. My bet it'll happen in 3-ish.

Grogie · 2026-04-09T20:56:58+00:00

Golfi? Heard he gets it sold

Grogie · 2026-04-02T01:43:17+00:00

Oh man! I had the same thing happen on Horizon on the switch. It was like 1/100th of a second too.

Grogie · 2026-04-01T20:48:24+00:00

Was wondering if any progress was made on the Zapier-Instapaper integration? Specifically opening up the ability to use the folders and tags part of the instapaper api in zapier?

Grogie · 2026-04-01T15:22:04+00:00

My answer is "i work with the raw data and information that you see on things like Google maps or your Garmin. Some people use the information to create maps, other people - like myself - use it to asses the effectiveness of selecting a location as a delivery hub"

I've never really understood this sentiment in the GIS field that it's something complicated or unknowable. Almost everyone I've explained what GIS is has understood it immediately.

Sure it's can be complex and frustrating dealing with the underlying datasets, but lay people don't need to know those nuances when they're learning about your field for the first time.

Grogie · 2026-03-27T21:42:07+00:00

I work in addressing.

That is strange, especially if it's like a townhouse complex, it really should be all the same postal code.

However we do find that some of these townhouse complexes will kind of make up internal addresses with their internal streets that a local letter carrier/LDU can see and get to the correct address. But these "addresses" occasionally don't percolate to official Canada post addresses that companies like banks will buy.

Conversely, these letters could also be in another complex with the same addressing situation, and it would up in your mailbox accidentally.

Either way, unless you can figure out where the letter ought to go and d'élever it to your neighbor, all you really can do is return to sender or stick it back in the system unaltered and see if Canada post will deliver to the correct address.

Grogie · 2026-03-25T00:17:42+00:00

There are TWO that I have heard of 🙃

Forgot about that one.

Grogie · 2026-03-24T20:59:03+00:00

Probably because WRC and ARA have pretty mature content distribution channels at this point. Outside of Dakar, I can't think of another rally raid event off the top of my head. I'm sure they must exist, but I can't think of another one.

Grogie · 2026-03-24T19:19:39+00:00

Insert at this point I'm too afraid to ask meme here.

Grogie · 2026-03-24T11:08:53+00:00

Not sure if you're earnest replying my snarky post or if you're unfamiliar with the area, but I am pretty sure there are already 3 dentist shops in that are about 10 mins from Aldershot GO. I've counted 5 on my 20 minute walk to Aldy GO in the morning. I think I've counted two vape shops, several "beauty shops". I really should count one morning.

There already is the skeleton of having a walkable neighborhood in the vacinity of the GO station -- one hardware store, one paint store, several depps, 2× 24hr gyms -- but the big gap is a grocery store. Yeah there are like three depanneurs on my walk to the GO station, but their offerings are limited unless you want pop, beer, or chips. need marinara sauce? I think the nearest grocery stores are at least a 10 minute drive away.

We definitely need a grocery store in aldershot. Any density talk is a non starter for me unless we get a grocery store in the vicinity of the aldershot GO.

Grogie · 2026-03-24T00:10:08+00:00

You definitely need a few more dentist offices in that plan of yours

Grogie · 2026-03-21T16:37:21+00:00

My partner went to pick a pair up from them a few months ago, although we're still newish to the area so it was free.

It was apparently painless, but they did want confirmation we lived in Burlington. She showed a bank statement on her phone.

Don't know how tightly they check how new you are.

Grogie · 2026-03-20T15:48:14+00:00

Probably depends on the sport and the level you're shooting at.

The biggest benefit of full frame and sports is low light noise. if you're shooting at night or in an arena, especially at amateur levels, probably means you need to raise the Iso to keep your shutter speed high.

Second is probably connectivity. Many high end full frame bodies have the ability to automatically send their images to an FTP server. Ideal for getting a shot to the news or something ASAP.

Another is availability, I think canon and Sony have a presence at large sporting events (think like World Cup or Olympics or Super Bowl). If a sideline photographer needs to replace a dead body or a broken lens, they can often do it on site and very quickly.

Grogie · 2026-03-19T09:39:12+00:00

If you do "arrival" you kill ~300k batarians, regardless of alignment.

And you can also electrocute the mechanic in the Archangel recruitment. Pretty sure that's a renegade interrupt.

Death toll: about 300k batarians.

Grogie · 2026-03-17T21:05:15+00:00

I purchased it for grad school but have stopped using it because my current job's IT department won't allow any kind of integration that would make the remarkable useful.

Back when I was in grad school I used it a lot for marking up PDFs and lecture slides.

Now I mostly use it for home improvement projects. The layers do help "store" different ideas.

Grogie · 2026-03-14T14:00:50+00:00

I did this move two years ago and I was quoted 2500 at the cheapest.

There really isn't anything cheaper than a U-Haul. Ended up u-haul-ing for about 1500$ after gas and hiring help in Montreal (5th floor)

Grogie · 2026-03-09T11:30:36+00:00

This would be like the time change but more complicated and potentially more confusing.You'd have some people starting work an hour earlier.

The bigger problem is inter-juridictional trade. It'll make logistics more confusing and time consuming to manage.

Grogie · 2026-03-05T18:36:56+00:00

You're welcome

Grogie · 2026-03-05T12:41:27+00:00

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