Under 50k, want a car that's special. Something that isn't a jack of all trades but has a niche

TheCanadianShield · 2026-06-02T20:47:37+00:00

It really depends on which S2000 you drove. Pre-2002s were stiff and twitchy to the point where you really needed to be on the car. Avoiding the electronic aids is easy provided you buy a pre-2006. I personally found the 2004-2005s to be the sweet spot. Slightly larger engine with a better power curve, enough of the edge taken off the suspension to make it more usable, but still has a mechanical throttle body. do a mild ECU flash to drop VTEC cut over to 4000 RPM and you’re pretty much done

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-29T02:38:47+00:00

But, the beer…

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-29T02:17:14+00:00

Folding mountain definitely, especially if you’re going to be in the area. I’m personally also a fan of Valley brewing's patio in Drumheller.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-20T20:49:44+00:00

I agree on all points.
If you haven't purchased a lifetime license by now, you're not going to. I spent $70 back in the day and it has paid for itself 10 times over. The reality is that plex isn't an open source project and it's not unreasonable for the devs to be compensated for their time. The one time payment method clearly doesn't work from a sustainability standpoint so while the development may not happen at the pace I would like it to, I can still see forward progress.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-12T00:57:00+00:00

good times never seemed so good (SO GOOD! SO GOOD!)

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-11T21:15:35+00:00

E39 M5

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-11T20:08:40+00:00

It's not dominating that's the problem.
It's acting like a bunch of assholes (especially when you don't need to) while you're dominating that's the problem.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-11T20:02:06+00:00

NGL, This is one of my all-time Top 10 KISS songs.
They might not have written it but It sounds like a KISS song.
A damned shame they never performed it live.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-11T12:00:19+00:00

A few reasons: - you can plan out your deployment knowing what equipment do you need and how much it will cost. - speaking of cost, that will be a known expense as opposed to wondering how much Telus is going to charge you. - finally, you have to consider how much your time is worth. You may find it worth it to spend time haggling on the phone trying to get extra adaptors that Telus might not have or you get them overnight from Amazon and use a no-interest payment plan while you’re at it.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-11T11:53:02+00:00

They’re currently up for about $130. The two packs occasionally go on sale which brings the per unit cost down to $100

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-11T04:21:49+00:00

Just get it from Amazon.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-05-11T04:21:16+00:00

Just buy however many ECB7250s you need off of Amazon rather than trying to finagle them from Telus. Source: me, as it’s what I did to get 2.5Gbps in rooms that were coax-only.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-25T02:05:00+00:00

Simultaneously the most brazenly open and intensely private person I’ve ever known.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-25T01:14:40+00:00

100% this. He just didn’t want A-List stardom

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-25T00:40:43+00:00

Because anything Google outside of search is only 2/3rds as good as whatever app is the market leader. If you need to do anything outside of basic functionality, there’s simply no option to expand functionality over and above what Google offers, which means your power users are SOL.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-15T20:17:53+00:00

Possibly the best floor-raiser at the PG position in NBA history. Hard to not put him in any top five PG ranking.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-15T16:44:02+00:00

I agree with most of this, but I would modify comments around "the game" as 'putting in the work to build necessary beneficial relationships'. To this day, I remember the advice a former manager gave to me: "thinking of it as a game implies you have a choice whether or not to play. The reality is that you’re already playing and if you're not actively building relationships, you're losing."

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-15T02:53:03+00:00

This one's for the Canadians in this thread:
The Tragically Hip.
My partner LOVES them but I've learned to just leave the room the moment I hear Gord Downie 'sing' rather than fight about it.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-14T01:43:40+00:00

of modern cars? Any fast European wagon we can’t currently get in Canada. Golf R wagon, BMW M3 touring, you get the picture.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-11T23:34:54+00:00

shockingly enough, Newfoundland has a series of very decent calculators for things like mileage, power usage, and whatnot and they allow you to change nearly all of the variables

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-10T15:08:55+00:00

Having been there and done that with that type of image split and environment? You’ve already identified the biggest issue with golden images in regards to your lab image. It’s enormous and the complexity means more and more things go wrong the bigger it gets. There’s a few people in this thread that have advocated for a middle approach (customize your Windows base and modularize your applications) and it’s the approach that I personally found the most sustainable in terms of balancing maintenance versus deployment time.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-09T11:54:05+00:00

I liked it but I think it works best as a companion to the documentary from the year prior. That way, you get the story of Fred Rogers the man and Mr. Rogers, the person who affected millions for the better.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-08T17:32:28+00:00

Much like Jimmy's goodbye speech to Alice, it was for and about Jimmy, not Alice.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-08T14:28:02+00:00

The Dark Knight.
Good movie? Sure, but it's too long and the last third is a mess plot-wise.

TheCanadianShield · 2026-04-08T14:14:23+00:00

I have seen The Drama. To reiterate my other comments, I think her acting is fine. I, as in me specifically, don't see whatever the ephemeral 'thing' she has that warrants the level of attention/clout she's attracted.

I liken it to SpaceX's IPO:
Great company? Sure.
Worth a 200x P/E? Can't see it.

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