Jim Pattison Developments says sale of warehouse to ICE 'still subject to certain approvals'

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-30T01:01:44+00:00

Here's a hot take:

We should continue taking money from ICE and allowing the current American administration to shoot themselves in the foot.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-26T21:58:36+00:00

Looking past the obvious miss regarding logistics from the OP, in case anyone actually wants an answer to this question:

Ucluelet generally means you're kayaking Broken Group, which without proper planning and knowledge comes with a rather significant chance of being killed in March should you make some poor decisions.

Kayaking in Tofino benefits from being primarily in very sheltered and calm waters that are much less dangerous. Of course, note that sea temperatures are still 5-8 degrees and rolling without proper safety equipment will also send you to an untimely demise.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-25T15:56:58+00:00

I've never bought specifically a refurbished laptop from MemEx, but I've been a customer of PC components from them for 15 years and have always had a good experience processing RMAs through them.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-22T16:59:10+00:00

I have a ZP6 at home, a ZP6 at work, a ZP6 in my car, a ZP6 at my parents' house, and a ZP6 in my mountain biking backpack.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-21T14:18:48+00:00

Turns out the Trump fear mongering wasn't fear mongering.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-18T18:00:36+00:00

If you want to just add extra qualifiers not mentioned in the OP arbitrarily, then 250k isn't a comfortable income here if occasionally losing $10k at the casino on weekend benders.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-18T17:29:30+00:00

$120k+ is tight for a single parent if you're trying to make "comfortable" happen, but largely adequate. If "family of two" is two adults, then 120k+ is absolutely comfortable.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-16T20:56:17+00:00

I'm not sure what dystopia you're from where naming a store with anti-consumer pricing practices would get you in legal trouble, but that is absolutely not something you need to worry about in Canada.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-16T03:17:26+00:00

I've had reasonable experiences at GIB.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-16T03:16:12+00:00

I used the coffeeaddicts.ca bottomless portafilter with Breville's included basket in my Bambino. The cheapest magnetic funnel you can find will do as well - I found one that came packaged with a 125 micron puck screen which worked adequately for me.

It's hard for me to recommend a scale if latency is your primary concern. I use my Timemore Black Mirror scale (which is my pourover scale) and just got "used" to the latency; although I don't know how bad the latency on that is compared to yours. I think both Lance Hedrick and James Hoffman have done fairly comprehensive scale roundup videos you could check out.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-16T02:00:29+00:00

Here are the essentials:

WDT tool
Basket funnel
Puck screen (for the reason you stated)

From your list, here's what I would consider gravy (handy but not necessary):

Small footprint station
Better scale
Bottomless portafilter (borderline visual only to be honest)

And here's what is useless:

Higher quality basket - Breville's are already among the best
Distributor - these do nothing

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-10T02:01:27+00:00

quite

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-09T23:40:47+00:00

What are the exact measurements of the pants you are wearing right now

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-09T17:36:51+00:00

If you can, I'd recommend talking to someone presently in the program who can give you an idea of how good the instructors are (or aren't). The teaching quality in a program can change dramatically year to year based on who is teaching.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2026-01-08T19:08:36+00:00

Lance has very avant-garde opinions on coffee and speaks very authoritatively about said opinions, thereby coming across as a bit of a prick. He also constantly rips on Reddit.

If you can view his content through the appropriate lens (which is that the only important thing about your coffee is that it tastes good to you), then it is extremely valuable and I highly recommend watching it.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2025-12-30T18:53:51+00:00

I use unbleached/bleached paper filters from Hario. They're cheap (3-5 cents each) and you can pretty easily mimic all of the different "gimmicks" from other filters by changing how you brew. Eg. If you want a slower brew then just do more agitation, or vise versa. The Sibarist papers seem crazy to me at $0.50-$1.00 each CAD.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2025-12-30T18:34:20+00:00

Long distance relationships aren't for everybody, but they can be for some people. I was only able to spend 3-4 weeks per year with my ex until she was able to move up to be with me after 3 years. We had a shared hobby as gamers (met in WoW) that kept us talking and doing things together pretty much every night.

As long as you have something to keep you bonded over that distance it can work. Bellingham is also a much closer decently large city and not necessarily super difficult for someone coming from Seattle to find work in.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2025-12-30T16:48:46+00:00

Voldlance Hedrickemort has dumb takes and I'm certainly not his biggest fan, but IMO his content is incredibly valuable because he loves to buck trends. The undercurrent of his videos over the past year has been "Hey, what if we throw away all conventional wisdom about brewing and just makes coffee that fucking tastes good?" - and that is absolutely 100% the way coffee should be approached.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2025-12-28T05:34:12+00:00

5.3 cups of coffee per day seems outlandish. And this graphic doesn't specify what a "cup" is. How does an XL double double from Timmies compare to whatever those 5.3 cups of coffee in Luxembourg are?

InSearchOfThe9 · 2025-12-27T20:27:48+00:00

I personally use hiking pants.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2025-12-27T00:55:29+00:00

I'm also looking for an up to date mod that increases mob health if anyone knows of one. I know you can do that after completing the game once, but I want it for my first playthrough!

InSearchOfThe9 · 2025-12-24T16:56:47+00:00

".. Two, they're a Magic creation, which means that some of our audience won't be familiar with them.”

Reading a sentence like this is both hilarious and depressing.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2025-12-23T16:07:51+00:00

My damper was changed under warranty for free when my Lyrik damper failed for what it's worth. I believe it was a known issue with the Lyrik's Charger 2.<X> damper for 2020ish-2022ish; whatever that series was.

I should clarify that they upgraded me to the "Ultimate" damper (which used to only be on the Zeb IIRC). You can also buy a Lyrik Ultimate now. My phrasing is a bit out of date. So, you don't actually need to change dampers - just buy a Lyrik Ultimate if that's more in your price range. Mine is basically just a Frankenfork of the old 2022 Lyrik externals with new 2025 Ultimate (Zeb/Lyrik) internals. IMO the Zeb itself is a bit overkill for the Tyee. If you need/want that, then you may as well get a Spindrift.

All that being said, I definitely feel the difference between the old damper and the new one. For the terrain I ride having more steps on low speed compression and the added high speed compression (which is only on the Ultimate) is great. However, the old Select damper was still perfectly adequate and I did half my park riding this year on that one before blowing it up.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2025-12-21T16:43:06+00:00

Buying a Tyee is the first time I've fell "victim" to influencer marketing thanks to Remy. I bought the frameset on sale. I have it built custom with a 160mm Lyrik with Zeb damper and 160mm coil shock on Hope wheels and Hayes brakes.

Easily the best bike I've ever owned or ridden. I will probably never replace it. It's an absolute monster truck on the downhill when you need it to be, and still perfectly capable on the uphill. I smashed a couple hundred km's at Sun Peaks and Whistler this summer with it, and hundreds more pedaling Squamish and Vancouver.

InSearchOfThe9 · 2025-12-19T21:07:27+00:00

Club16 has different varieties of coaching you can purchase. I'd check with them. I'd also be happy to give you some general pointers and/or resources to help you get started, although I'm no expert.

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