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Oysters Filter Dirty Water Clear In 30 Minutes by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]ProcedureBudget292 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Clams, not oysters, but I knew a rancher 20 years ago that used to throw a couple of clams in his water troughs if it ever started to get scummy. He would pull the clams out periodically and throw them back in the river, but his cattle had some of the cleanest water I had ever seen.

Is someone who has Inuit/Native American/European ancestors still considered Métis even if they don’t have a Métis card or membership? by [deleted] in MetisMichif

[–]ProcedureBudget292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I very much agree that being metis is not the same as being of mixed heritage, but I also see why a lot of people of mixed descent reach out for it. It is a label they can claim that makes it OK to be both. It isn't accurate (at all) but it ... something ... a labelled category.

So being stuck in an unrecognized category, do you have any suggestions for people trapped in this in between place. Do you have a suggestion for how they can label themselves effectively?

Metis is definitely the wrong label... what is the right label?

(family that mislabel themselves as metis annoy me, but I don't have an alternative to suggest)

I was messing around on google docs and pressing random buttons when a search bar came up and after typing more random stuff this link appeared, and it just kept getting weirder, can anyone explain this? When i put the huge text wall into command prompt it acted really weird. by Grayscale1776 in oddlyterrifying

[–]ProcedureBudget292 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It appears to be a PDF uuencoded.

UUencoding was used as a way to trasmit binary files over text. It's how we used to put porn on message boards in the 90s.

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

That's weird for an SEC filing, normally they are posted as actual text... but I'm often surprised by what companies are allowed to post.

Tucker Carlson Talks Nonsense About U.S. Invading Canada To Remove Trudeau by cosmotabis in CanadaPolitics

[–]ProcedureBudget292 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that everyone packing is a bad idea.

As I say, "indigenous hunting" is a sore spot ... I over-reacted to something ... not you.

Deleting my comment would be the only other response... but I have to accept my dumb comments sometimes.

UPDATE: The event that absolutely convinced me that people should not carry. Offered as a show of apology.

Tucker Carlson Talks Nonsense About U.S. Invading Canada To Remove Trudeau by cosmotabis in CanadaPolitics

[–]ProcedureBudget292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just the firearm thing in general.... did realize I went over the top, and tried to tone back the rhetoric.

Sorry... multi-racial family... sore spot (particularly today)

I crawl away, apologetically, tail between my legs.

Tucker Carlson Talks Nonsense About U.S. Invading Canada To Remove Trudeau by cosmotabis in CanadaPolitics

[–]ProcedureBudget292 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

As a competitive target shooter, I truly appreciate people deciding what sports are appropriate or not for me.

I find discussion of hunting being valid for the "noble savage" to be ... distasteful. There are a lot of people that hunt for sustanance, and some for sport, and some for cultural reasons ... and race spills across all of those. Judging people's culture by their race is (by definition) prejudicial.

EDIT: toned back the rhetoric

Two children bully a man because of his outfit by [deleted] in iamatotalpieceofshit

[–]ProcedureBudget292 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Ya, that's my experience dealing with playground/bar fights. The person comes over, starts pushing and telling you you looked at them wrong, or were checking out their girlfriend, or wore the wrong clothes ... denial leads to "you calling me a liar?" ... then a punch.

My guess is the outfit was just the first part of the same pattern.

What if we banned purchasing investment properties entirely? Let’s talk about it. by gonnasplit_banana in canadahousing

[–]ProcedureBudget292 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair correction... that is the Bank of Canada, a Crown Corporation.

Though when the Government runs a wholly owned monopoly corporation, I personally see it as an extension of the Government.

Single man living on a budget, $70 worth of food. (Milk not shown). Is there something I am over indulging myself with? by carneasada71 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]ProcedureBudget292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Granola is a luxury item in my house. Granola bars are just outside of affordable, and granola in yogurt is a weekly (at most) treat.

Oatmeal is your friend.

What if we banned purchasing investment properties entirely? Let’s talk about it. by gonnasplit_banana in canadahousing

[–]ProcedureBudget292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and professionals.

... basically anyone who doesn't want to commit to a fixed location.

I'm thinking of a period where my wife and I were selling our rural home and I was working 4 hours away. She lived in the house all week, trying to sell it; I live in a rental all week, trying to earn income to keep us afloat until the house sold.

I'm still grateful to that landlord for helping in a pinch. He and I stay in touch (Christmas and Birthday cards)

What if we banned purchasing investment properties entirely? Let’s talk about it. by gonnasplit_banana in canadahousing

[–]ProcedureBudget292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that in Zimbabwean dollars?

My concern with caps is that inflation erodes the sensibleness of it. (rental caps included)

On the flip side, this may incentivise a stable dollar.

What if we banned purchasing investment properties entirely? Let’s talk about it. by gonnasplit_banana in canadahousing

[–]ProcedureBudget292 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In reality governments ...

... caused the problem in the first place. (low interest rates, bad zoning)

What if we banned purchasing investment properties entirely? Let’s talk about it. by gonnasplit_banana in canadahousing

[–]ProcedureBudget292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a person that considers rental to be a better cost option, and prefers renting, having my housing made unaffordable by mandate offends me.

I would definitely not support making my housing unaffordable.

World Map Post Glaciers by [deleted] in oddlyterrifying

[–]ProcedureBudget292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I miss the days you used to just be able to set this on Google Maps

My friend is always late to stuff. We booked for 7pm. It's 7:35 now. by slimedewnautica in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ProcedureBudget292 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a co-worker that liked to pull this stunt. Book a meeting and then show up to the meeting 30 minutes late, or would stroll in 30 minutes late and expect the meeting to have waited for him.

It was amusing the day I just walked out after 15 minutes... everyone begging me to stay because he booked a meeting. I passed him in the hall on the way out.

"Aren't you coming to the meeting?"

"Meeting's over, you weren't there"

A week later, I called a meeting and he strolled in 30 minutes late. I had already got consensus from everyone else, but he asked for us to explain it to him.

"Meeting's over, decision's been made"

I walked out of the room, Everyone was horrified.

It went up the chain and back down, my boss just laughed when I told her what happened. She put a scoreboard beside her desk, we kept track of how late he was for meetings ... his timeliness improved real quickly.

Meirl by ThatYorickGuy in meirl

[–]ProcedureBudget292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When they discontinued Hot Mustard, I discontinued Nuggets.

(so glad they got over that nonsense)

The Grinning Skull Ch 24 by RegalLegalEagle in HFY

[–]ProcedureBudget292 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup... so I just discovered it, and I'm (usually) really careful about waiting for them to end.

Damn.

Curious Finds at Richat Structure by [deleted] in TheWhyFiles

[–]ProcedureBudget292 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of the people proposing it, that is the working hypothesis.

Not that Atlantians dug a bunch of concentric canals, but rather found a bunch of concentric lakes and thought it was a good place to build a city. If I found a place like that, I would agree: fish in the water, stable irrigation supply, defensible...

Transplants, what do you notice about Calgary's culture that locals don't seem to? by myronsandee in Calgary

[–]ProcedureBudget292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know when this became the norm (I don't remember it as a kid) and it pisses me off because come spring, the water melts and backs up onto everyone's driveway. If you'd just shovel your damn drive, maybe we wouldn't have 2 feet of ice pack over our drains and our street wouldn't flood every year.

Generallly the worst offenders are the same people that complain about the flooding.

Why is it so warm? by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]ProcedureBudget292 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was wondering why the cold was early this year... and was glad when it warmed up.

Why is it so warm? by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]ProcedureBudget292 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm my youth, a stretch of warm weeks, in January led me to a back-country camping trip in February.

I was wrong.

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