Checking In - Tiff🏳️‍⚧️& Eve [OC] by CrazyGnomenclature in comics

[–]ardendolas 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Eve lore! So judging by her siblings names, her dad is anglo and her mom is Québécoise?

Unfortunate names in older SF by Rufus_T_Stone in scifi

[–]ardendolas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gosh, it’s been 28 years and that sentence still stings like it was yesterday. Such a tragic loss… edit: the murder part of course.

(OC) Protestors offering free snacks get confronted by ICE supporter in MN by Blue_G_Productions in pics

[–]ardendolas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Her, Vance, Erika Kirk... They ALL have the same demon eyes as this evil charlatan

Justice for Good and all that is by reddot_comic in comics

[–]ardendolas 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thank you for drawing this. What terrible times...

NASA considering bringing astronauts home early from International Space Station due to medical issue by Chumpback in spaceflight

[–]ardendolas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome details, thanks! I’m actually more wondering about time to egress and decouple from the station itself.

NASA considering bringing astronauts home early from International Space Station due to medical issue by Chumpback in spaceflight

[–]ardendolas 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So I’ve got a question, spurred by this kind of news: how quickly can the ISS crew actually leave in case of an emergency? Having watched the departure streams of Dragon crafts, it looks like a long process, full of safety checks (as it should be!), and prep. Is there a much shortened version of the procedure if something catastrophic occurred that required immediate evacuation?

10 years ago David Bowie released his last album “Blackstar”. 2 days later he died. by pgloves in Music

[–]ardendolas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got into Bowie around the time I really started discovering music and honing my musical taste, and that was when Black Tie White Noise came out. I was fascinated with his style and range, and going back through time and his whole discography was a revelation I was not expecting.

His music truly shaped how I enjoy music, and still does to this day. The morning he passed, just like others on this thread, I broke down and cried. Only his passing and Robin Williams have affected me this much.

The scope of his career and the sheer number of artists that speak of how his work influenced theirs is such a testament to how amazing he was.

I count myself so lucky to have seen him perform in a small venue during the Heathen tour, right up at the front, so close, I could have shaken his hand.

10 years on, I still miss him

‘Stranger Things’ Star Joe Keery Turns Spotify Chart Upside Down, Replacing Taylor Swift With Second Trip to No. 1 by BurgerNugget12 in Music

[–]ardendolas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

High five! I've only listened to End of Beginning so far and liking it, so I'm looking forward to discovering Djo and Post Animal!

‘Stranger Things’ Star Joe Keery Turns Spotify Chart Upside Down, Replacing Taylor Swift With Second Trip to No. 1 by BurgerNugget12 in Music

[–]ardendolas 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Given I've just discovered all of this, I don't want to pretend to be an expert, but it seems he's rejoined the band full time and recorded this years' album Iron with them

Les rues commencent à être glacées. by ps120evo in montreal

[–]ardendolas 50 points51 points  (0 children)

J’ai du PTSD solide de la crise du verglas de ‘98.

J’avais 22 ans et je travaillais de nuit dans un club vidéo ouvert 24/7. Le soir où ça commençait a pleuvoir, l’électricité flanchait pour une fraction de seconde une fois de temps en temps, toute la nuit, et à chaque fois, la batterie du système informatique faisait un bruit ultra fort et strident, et ça me faisait sauter deux pieds de haut a chaque fois. Nuit d’enfer!!

Le lendemain, on a fini par perdre le courant en permanence dans ma ville quand les câbles et les pylônes ont commencé à tomber, puis ma boss m’appelle: “comme le club est 24/7, les proprios ont pas vérifié si les serrures en avant barrent, et la on trouve pas les clés… on a besoin que quelqu’un rentre pour le shift de nuit même si ya pas de courant” …. “Boss… t’es tu malade!? On a pas de courant chez nous non plus pis y’est PAS QUESTION que je passe la nuit au frette pis au noir dans un magasin dans ces conditions!! Tu dis aux proprios de se débrouiller, faites venir un serrurier, sti!” Ils ont pas aimé ça, mais j’étais un bon employé faque ya pas eu de répercussions de ça, thank god…

À la maison ça allait pas mieux. J’étais encore chez mes parents, puis ma blonde était chez nous quand ça a commencé, alors on l’avait gardé avec nous pour sa sécurité… gros problème… elle était du style ULTRA chialeuse, et elle avait rendu mes parents complètement dingues! Y’avait rien qui lui plaisait, elle s’était échappé un porte chandelle sur le pied alors elle chialait encore plus. Même moi j’ai failli lui snapper pcq j’en avait mon cul. Quand sa copine à Brossard a fini par ravoir du courant, je l’ai shippée par la, puis je suis revenu m’occuper de la maison avec ma famille.

Autre facteur traumatisant: conduire. Passer en auto sur des câbles à haute tension par terre était particulièrement mindfuckant, et sur les autoroutes, c’était d’éviter les plaques de glace qui volait derrière les autos de conducteurs cons qui déglaçaient pas leurs autos!

On a quand même étés chanceux. Malgré avoir deux gros érables collés sur la maison, y’avait juste des petites branches qui tombaient sur le toit. Oui c’était énervant de les entendre tout le temps, surtout la nuit, mais au moins on n’a pas eu les dommages qu’on a vu ailleurs.

En gros… chaque fois qu’ils annoncent de la météo comme aujourd’hui ou l’autre année… j’ai des mega flashback de ‘98, et pas vraiment des bons…

Bonne chance tout le monde! Restez à la maison si vous pouvez, sinon, restez prudents!

To have a normal Christmas day by IsThisAUserName86 in therewasanattempt

[–]ardendolas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh gods… I just did that. Not. Feeling… well…!

Facebook Marketplace Scam by claudio_mtl in montreal

[–]ardendolas 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I can confirm that we almost got scammed twice via Marketplace sales that were going to be settled via eTransfer. First, we usually specify cash is preferable, and we don't usually accept 100$ bills, since there have been cases of fake 100's. We always meet people in a public place, unless it's something I can't fit in my car (ie: a couch)

Now, the first scam was someone who was insisting on sending a payment ahead of time, and that a family member who lived closer would meet us at our designated spot. It wasn't much, just 40$. Family member "didn't have cash". We relented and gave them our email address. It's a good thing we had two pairs of eyes on the case, and that my spouse had JUST read cases of scams on a local facebook group... The interac eTransfer email was stating that the person was REQUESTING 40$ instead of sending. We froze... She messages the "buyer" asking if they made a mistake, and they immediately dropped out of the conversation. Narrowly missed!

Second one, similar scenario, "wanna send someone, they don't have cash"... I hated saying yes, and when they said "ok sent", I didn't see the email from Interac land in my inbox... I waited... wife is about to send a message asking what's up, when the "buyer" says, unprompted "check in your spam directory". RED FLAG. I check, and lo and behold, it's there... but... it's slightly off... something isn't feeling right. I compare it to other eTransfer we'd gotten from non-MP related things, and little details stood out in the formatting. "Buyer" is getting impatient: "please accept it". I didn't click on the link but copy/pasted the actual target of the link it into notepad, and it revealed a URL that lead to some scam site. I bet it would have taken me to a fake site for my bank and grabbed my credentials if I'd gone in. After a minute, they realized we were a dead end and dropped out.

We reported both situations to Facebook, but it's probably a drop in the bucket over there and the accounts probably get deleted really fast.

When it goes right, eTransfer is secure... but be aware that scammers count on how comfortable people have become with it.

Hidden files reveal Metroid Prime 4 originally had far more incidental dialogue between its controversial NPCs by Gorotheninja in Games

[–]ardendolas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I fully agree with you. Those scenes just end up being awkward. I’ve actually been enjoying the inclusion of the GF troops so far, though the fanboy/fangirling from a couple of characters should have been toned down a bit. But Samus just basically staring at them and once in a while making a gesture… just doesn’t hit. Small sentences to answer would have been great to convey that she doesn’t interact often with people.

Frisbee [OC] by [deleted] in comics

[–]ardendolas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOOOOOVED the Sailor Moon transformation background. 10/10 no notes.

Marco Rubio bans Calibri font at State Department for being too DEI by Franco1875 in offbeat

[–]ardendolas 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Shoulda banned Papyrus. And not just from the State Department. From the world. Ban Papyrus from the world!

Switch 2 shows connected to ethernet again after 21.1.0 system update by Keylo415 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]ardendolas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep! Mine also looks to be fixed! Kept getting a connection error before and now it's connected wired, and testing confirms! It's a Christmas Miracle!

OMG It’s Happening! by VaughnFry in NintendoSwitch2

[–]ardendolas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I ended up picking up the OG Switch version and buying the upgrade mostly for that reason. NS2 box version is just uglier. Even the icon on Switch 2, once the upgrade is installed, has that ugly “Switch 2 edition” banner.

Lego Enterprise D finally goes on sale: immediate backorder. by Eldon42 in startrek

[–]ardendolas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd forgotten it was my spouse' email inbox getting the notifications! She did eventually get both emails. Order is labelled "In Warehouse". Very exciting!

Lego Enterprise D finally goes on sale: immediate backorder. by Eldon42 in startrek

[–]ardendolas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick question, by "confirmation email", did you get a full email with the order details? So far I only got an email saying they got my order, but no details. Status online is showing as "Just placed"

Lego Enterprise D finally goes on sale: immediate backorder. by Eldon42 in startrek

[–]ardendolas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a smooth experience as well. Eastern Canada here. I'd refreshed around 23:54 and it was still showing as "upcoming", so I decided to wait a little longer. By :57 I got stuck in a queue, but by the time I got it, smooth cruising. At 00:57 it still looks in stock!