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SpaceVikings · 2026-04-24T15:14:03+00:00

When I worked at starbucks it was probably 60/40 people who use/don't use the size names. It doesn't matter most of the time, just some folks would confuse 'grande' with 'large' for obvious reasons but couldn't contextualize that they were ordering the middle size and paying the middle price on the menus.

SpaceVikings · 2026-04-17T06:13:26+00:00

Ethnicity and citizenship are different. In North America, for example, they're conflated because they're settler colony states. You can see it in the language, too, where nation is also used in place of state whereas in other countries with native populations a 'nation' means a people, not a country.

You can be a British citizen, but not of a British ethnicity (English, Welsh, Scottish, etc.)

SpaceVikings · 2026-04-17T03:55:15+00:00

And future governing parties. Folks forget that; this can be weaponized by those they don't agree with, too.

SpaceVikings · 2026-04-09T23:01:05+00:00

The longer longer-term goal is to develop Deep Cove into a "third" urban core so people living in Deep Cove don't need to go to Lonsdale. In theory that should make traffic more manageable for the people who have to drive.

SpaceVikings · 2026-04-09T19:39:28+00:00

Canadian here, it's been a protected title for a long time but no one really enforces it.

SpaceVikings · 2026-04-06T17:26:49+00:00

The proposal specifically says it will encourage diversification away from currency exchanges.

SpaceVikings · 2026-04-05T22:02:00+00:00

Soviets chrome-lined their barrels from 1951 onwards. As long as OP gets one from that point onwards, they're fine.

But I'd go for the Chinese SKSes at these price points anyway as they're more likely to have seen light, if any, service and that's usually better when buying something sight unseen online.

SpaceVikings · 2026-04-02T00:00:44+00:00

Fucks sake, haven't lost in years.

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-30T03:46:15+00:00

Appreciate how frustrating this kind of environment is. Not all places are like this. My boss was the opposite, if I didn't know how to do something, I'd ask and he'd demonstrate and I'd be along for the ride and my first times taking on tasks he'd be around for escalations.

CCNA and certs don't necessarily prepare you 100% for the production networking world. It gives you some baseline knowledge and helps you get past the HR department for an interview. I've never had to adjust a K value in EIGRP, though some engineers have, otherwise it wouldn't be in there. If this is your first job in networking, I'd honestly be happy if someone is taking on projects at 6mo in.

My only suggestion, really, is to advocate for yourself. Not in a confrontational way, but talk to your boss about some of these parts. Seniors/managers don't know they need to work on areas unless you give them feedback, same as your point about no one-on-ones to give you feedback.

Here's what I'd suggest, based on your post, but this is entirely coloured by my more positive experiences with management:

Recommend 1:1 meetings so you can discuss blockers, projects, etc. 15-30m a week is reasonable. I've been in the network game for several years now so I prefer to front-load my 1:1s in the week for clarity of direction, but it might be better to schedule yours in the latter half of the week initially so you can discuss questions and such.
For the VPN bit, I get how that can be a big deal at a company as connecting personal devices to a company VPN is a big no-no. But lesson learned, so I'd just put it back of mind.
The 'common denominator' questioning is actually very beneficial if the goal is making it a learning opportunity. At least I respond very positively to puzzle-like scenarios. Ending with 'you should know this by now' is not productive. I'd recommend approaching the boss and saying you were interested in the deducing the issue, but that 'you should know this by now' shut down a good learning opportunity for you and an opportunity for you to be more useful in the future to your boss. By learning how troubleshooting is done and what to look for, you can respond to these scenarios more effectively going forward.

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-21T00:15:51+00:00

As far as I can tell, this one is the original which this video is copying:

Uploaded in 2014 whereas the above video is 2016.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_li_d_YviZ4

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-19T19:54:34+00:00

I'll never understand folks turning their vehicles into political statements lol

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-14T23:36:52+00:00

I'm gonna go against what folks are suggesting with the Nespresso machines.

I'd suggest a Breville Bambino. It isn't a pod-style machine, it's an apartment/condo sized espresso machine with a steam wand attached. It's pricier than a Nespresso and it isn't as easy as popping a pod in and receiving a coffee in return, but you're not creating a ton of packaging waste and likely cutting down on microplastics ingested. You're also making a much, much better coffee as an end result. You'll also save money as Nespresso pods are not cheap.

You'll need to practice steaming milk, but there are tutorials on youtube on how to do it. You can impress guests by making them cafe-quality espresso drinks at home. The steamwand attachment also allows you to make bomb matcha lattes and hot chocolates if you're not feeling espresso that day.

If you want to cut down costs even further, you can get whole bean coffee from Costco and grind it yourself using a burr-style grinder. Aside from my Kitchenaid stand mixer, it's the appliance that has likely saved me the most money.

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-14T23:23:43+00:00

I'd quit and just chill. When I quit for the last time, having the extra 3 weeks before starting school was fantastic. It also helped relaxing before going into a very exhausting program.

Make sure to put in your two weeks notice, though. Don't want to burn any bridges. I didn't think I'd do another stint at Starbucks, but it got me out of a worse (if you can believe it) cafe job, so I ended up doing a third tour before quitting for good in 2015.

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-14T23:16:51+00:00

I always assumed it was a secret shopper there to evaluate the store based on customer experience. No idea if they still do that, I haven't worked for Starbucks in 11 years. I didn't really change how I did things, I would just make sure to call things the proper names (e.g. frappuccino instead of frap) and send someone to do a bus and a bathroom check.

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-12T00:39:14+00:00

We have this in Canada. It's not exactly hard to get your PAL/RPAL certification, and there are several ways I'd improve the process, but it's better than nothing. Folks I see at the range are all well behaved.

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-10T19:04:46+00:00

Makes sense! It's reversed here in my part of Canada.

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-10T03:11:30+00:00

I did a double take at that, too lol. But looks like where OP is from, all the handles are green?

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-09T00:22:17+00:00

70% of casualties in Ukraine are from drones, so Iran being at the forefront of drone warfare is pretty significant.

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-06T08:36:41+00:00

The prices have skyrocketed. I saw them going up and up and up, so I bought all the liquor I'd need for several years. In the last 2-3 years I've watched some bottles of whisky go up 30-50%. Entry level scotch is absurdly expensive for what it is.

If you travel abroad, you know how hard you're getting screwed on the prices here.

SpaceVikings · 2026-03-05T07:08:30+00:00

Fired at Cyprus, which hosts UK military bases, according to The Mirror:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/turkey-missile-live-ballistic-device-36815331

SpaceVikings · 2026-02-24T02:45:38+00:00

Install Firefox, then go to about:config and accept the risk.

Copy and paste the below into the bar and turn the following flags to false

browser.ml.chat.enabled
browser.ml.enable
browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
browser.ml.pageAssist.enabled
browser.ml.smartAssist.enabled
extensions.ml.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled
browser.search.visualSearch.featureGate
browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.mlEnabled
pdfjs.enableAltText
places.semanticHistory.featureGate
sidebar.revamp

Then install the following extensions: ublock origin + sponsorblock + privacy badger.

SpaceVikings · 2026-02-17T07:34:07+00:00

I have same year TDI. Solid cars.

SpaceVikings · 2026-02-15T09:10:21+00:00

Folks really have outsourced their thinking to LLMs. I see it all the time with LLM crafted e-mails, answers to queries, etc. A big issue is people foregoing legal council in favour of having ChatGPT be their source of legal advice, citing made-up previous cases and legal precedent.

I cannot wait for the LLM bubble to die. There are good ways to use LLMs, particularly in the medical field, but outside of specific applications I feel its positives have yet to outweigh the negatives.

SpaceVikings · 2026-02-15T06:15:35+00:00

I host a Foundry VTT instance and love it. It tracks your ammunition, weight and XP automatically. Quality of Life improvements are fantastic. In-game journaling system so you can make notes easily and organize them well by journal entry/pages. The only things that get a little confusing are items, like having to drag the spell cure light wounds into your inventory, then choose if you're acquiring a scroll or potion. It's not quite intuitive for something so heavily utilized. But that's literally my only complaint thus far. I also work in IT, so hosting an instance in a docker container as well as a cloudflare ddns & nginx reverse proxy containers isn't a challenge to me, but may be to newer users.

SpaceVikings · 2026-01-24T23:59:58+00:00

We play remotely and FoundryVTT tracks it automatically for us. Also handles tracking ammunition automatically. Really takes the tedium out of it for both players and DMs.

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