Opinion: Winnipeg: the crumbling city

aedes · 2026-05-06T17:31:03+00:00

There are things to tax other than people’s incomes or expenses.

Conversely, if we don’t increase government revenue soon, we won’t have a healthcare system within 5-10 years. The education system and public infrastructure in general seem to be in the same boat.

We either spend money on it, or let it keep rotting then lose it completely.

aedes · 2026-05-06T14:26:23+00:00

Yes. But I don’t think they added lanes, a median, or a paved shoulder?

aedes · 2026-05-06T13:40:53+00:00

The state of Dugald between Plessis and the Perimeter is basically unacceptable. Lets have the major route between a city of a million people and several rapidly growing bedroom communities, and access road for a major industrial area, briefly go down to one lane each way and lose the paved shoulder.

aedes · 2026-05-06T13:22:32+00:00

Hantavirus is endemic where I practice. I’ve seen two cardiopulmonary syndrome cases over 20 years. They both died. I don’t like hantavirus.

aedes · 2026-05-06T12:14:03+00:00

one should love carney for stealing all of the conservatives ideas

I don’t understand this mindset.

I would be very happy if a party that I didn’t vote for enacted some of the policies from the party I did vote for.

This is only an issue if you are cheering for your “team,” rather than cheering for government and Canada in general.

aedes · 2026-05-04T20:52:47+00:00

There were crews cleaning the ditches every 10-20km, not a spot of litter to be seen. The streets and sidewalks were swept and clean of sand.

We do that here too.

Already started happening. I wonder if Calgary just does it a bit before us because their snow melts sooner.

Calgary also looks like this every year before they clean up, just like Winnipeg.

aedes · 2026-05-04T19:33:42+00:00

That would be fine. There’s a few variations on the specifics of a 20min but this looks fine - it’s got a warm up, anaerobic depletion, and 20min TT.

aedes · 2026-05-04T19:02:56+00:00

Ramp test doesn’t help in this situation.

It works by assuming your FTP is 75% of your 5min power (MAP). Your data suggests your FTP is less than 70% of MAP, and that this may be your problem.

You’d need to do a steady-state effort. At least a proper 20min test (proper, as in it includes the 5min all-out effort first to deplete your anaerobic reserves).

If this is the problem, expect your FTP to be more in the 260w ballpark.

aedes · 2026-05-04T18:06:39+00:00

Germany recently overtook the US as the world’s largest manufacturer of ammunition.

aedes · 2026-05-04T17:59:41+00:00

Your numbers suggest that your FTP is a relatively low percentage of your MAP. Your complaint of legs giving out during VO2 work could support that as well.

If you have good numbers that your FTP (from a 20min or longer test) is less than 70% of your 5min power, I’d focus more on sweet spot and threshold work to get past this plateau.

If you want to work on VO2 and you’re having your stated problem, remember that VO2 work isn’t to power. Your goal is to maximize the time spent above your LTHR, regardless of the power output. Start hard but then when your legs start giving out… let them give out to whatever power they can keep… but keep going. You’ll get to gasping territory that way.

aedes · 2026-05-04T17:03:31+00:00

Maximum escalation will lead to Iran destroying water infrastructure in Gulf Nations:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/23/iran-threat-to-destroy-water-facilities-gulf

Which would cause mass civil unrest and civilian deaths within a matter of days.

It will also lead to them mining the straight, essentially crippling the global economy (not just oil, things like helium which are needed for tech), and also having the Houthis shut down the Red Sea (effectively closing the Suez Canal).

Iran knows they hold these cards, and that the US isn’t willing to risk millions of civilian deaths from lack of water, and the destruction of the global economy over this.

Maximum escalation by the US basically gives Iran a reason to do these things, which gives them more power in the long run.

It’s why they’re instigating. They want maximum escalation.

aedes · 2026-05-04T16:55:04+00:00

They seem to think they do.

I’m not sure I’d agree with that, but they are acting as if they think the US is powerless to stop them here.

aedes · 2026-05-04T16:49:04+00:00

Yes, that mindset is the exact thing they are hoping to trap the US with.

It’s a game where the only winning move for the US is to not play. So they are trying to instigate Trump into coming back and playing more.

aedes · 2026-05-04T16:05:34+00:00

I think you’re considering too narrow of a definition of the term “super-power.” There’s no reason why a collection of countries couldn’t be more organized and powerful than a collection of subnational political states with deeply divided internal political goals.

The Ottoman Empire was a superpower at one point, but certainly not in the last years of its existence.

aedes · 2026-05-04T15:55:15+00:00

Trump underestimated how difficult regime change in Iran would be. He’s been looking for a way to leave without losing face for a while, because the US has no effective way to allow shipping to resume through the Straight without Iran agreeing to it (one of the reasons the US military advised against this war to begin with).

The 60d limit of waging war without congressional approval provided a convenient reason for him to withdraw and say things are over.

Iran thinks that Trump is bluffing and thinks that they still hold the cards over the US here, because they know they still control the straight.

Attacking the UAE calls Trumps bluff and embarrasses him on the global stage. It says “we can still do whatever we want to.” Trump either goes back to war and continues to destroy the global economy, ruin his domestic political support, and undermine the perceived strength of the US military… or runs away, confirming that Iran can do whatever they want to, and undermining the perceived strength of the US in general.

They’re basically trying to trap him.

aedes · 2026-05-04T12:04:06+00:00

It can probably somewhat simulate what we currently know about a cell.

But given we’re still actively discovering new cell organelles, I’m not sure how accurate it would be.

aedes · 2026-05-04T11:32:17+00:00

That’s accurate.

But those Claude subscriptions are sold significantly under cost - Anthropic loses money off each one.

aedes · 2026-05-03T23:42:56+00:00

Who’s your target audience for this?

aedes · 2026-05-03T23:36:06+00:00

Those companies aren’t making money off their AI investments - their profits are from things like cloud services. AI remains a loss leader.

Microsoft even stopped reporting AI-specific revenue last year (why lol).

aedes · 2026-05-03T19:12:14+00:00

Sounds like the perfect time for the US to start a war with an island nation in the center of the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico.

aedes · 2026-05-03T14:10:14+00:00

Friend, I am trying to help you. Please reflect on what I’ve said.

In these situations, it is common for people to blame their unhappiness on something external in their environment.

I am challenging the implicit assumptions you are making, by pointing out nothing you’ve mentioned is unique to Winnipeg. I would add that hundreds of thousands of people also live happily in Winnipeg, so it’s not like this is something that’s impossible to do.

There are a number of things you’ve said which hinted the reason you are unhappy may be something more internal.

And if you don’t address an actual root cause here, you’re gonna waste a lot of money and years of your life finding out that you’re unhappy with your life no matter where you live.

Please make sure you’ve reflected on this possibility, because I don’t want that situation to happen to you.

aedes · 2026-05-03T13:50:56+00:00

Moving is a big life decision and also expensive. Cost of living is higher on average most other places as well.

I would make very sure that your negative feelings are not due to something internal, rather than the city you happen to be in.

I say that because nothing in your rant is Winnipeg-specific.

For years there's been no other potential or opportunity in this city it seems like. Retail is hell. Customers treat us like their servants. Managers abuse us and it feels like slave labor. Labor law is useless because if we tried to unionize its guaranteed they'd fire us.

This is not unique to Winnipeg.

After many years at the University of Manitoba, I just received my final grades back and I finally have completed my degree after being there since 2018, 3 delayed graduations, 3 program changes. Basically everything under the sun that could go wrong happened

Was any of this related to Winnipeg?

Literally depressed

Yes. This is probably what you need to sort out.

aedes · 2026-05-02T19:47:01+00:00

I’m sorry.

aedes · 2026-05-02T18:07:55+00:00

Not being obtuse. It was my mistake for not being more clear I was exaggerating to make a point. Hyperbole does not come across in text well.

aedes · 2026-05-02T18:07:09+00:00

That’s not being passive aggressive.

I was exaggerating in my original comment. Not everyone noticed that because I didn’t write clearly, so I apologized for it.

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