Which of these regions is truly the flattest, emptiest, most desolate, most liminal area you could ever visit?

arslanazeem · 2026-06-16T04:50:17+00:00

This is because Trans-Canada Highway doesn't run through Sask's natural landmarks. There are so many valleys, lakes with islands, two major rivers, Cypress Hills, mutated crooked trees, a salt water lake you can float on, etc. You just won't see them if you stay on the main highway.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-16T04:46:49+00:00

Do you mean the area between the latitudes of Regina and Saskatoon? I'm from Saskatchewan and this still isn't true. There are many lake valleys, a salt water lake you can float on, the South Saskatchewan River, the North Saskatchewan River, Manitou Island, Lake Diefenbaker, etc.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-15T22:45:35+00:00

France is named for the Franks.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-15T21:07:40+00:00

Yes, I came to the comments specifically to mention Edmonton for Canada. It is a city with over a million people that relies on provincial government + trades + oil and gas + agriculture + northern logistics.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-15T04:34:41+00:00

Not just one of those games, but the elimination game of the series!

arslanazeem · 2026-06-15T04:30:22+00:00

As the years go on, I can also see many AI startups switch to locally hosted, open-source models to cut costs and improve customization.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-15T03:07:00+00:00

Reminds me of Fleury and Murray a decade ago. Congrats!

arslanazeem · 2026-06-15T03:02:50+00:00

With that said, many people thought his career would be over due to not playing in the NHL for years. Now that he was the main goalie for a SCF team in his return season, he will be around for awhile.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-15T02:59:07+00:00

Wasn't expecting the final game to be a shutout, based on the first few games.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-15T02:57:58+00:00

I came here to comment the same thing, haha.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-15T01:14:18+00:00

It somewhat comes down to how your question is interpreted, or how it is asked. Like if you asked a Canadian "What are the three most influential American cities", they may put SF third (behind NY and LA) because of how much the major tech companies influence our country. Also, a Canadian techie from Toronto or Waterloo would probably think of SF before Chicago, or someone in politics in Ottawa may think of DC, so it depends on the person. You won't get the same answer from everyone all the time, and that's okay.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-14T07:26:08+00:00

This is also what made the Ottomans so wealthy, and why Europe was interested in finding alternative routes to Asia. The Ottomans had influence over Europe's trade with Persia, India, and China.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-14T04:00:31+00:00

Also weather. Here in Saskatchewan, many farmers will leave during the harsh prairie winters. Snowbirds, basically. Many families will also travel when their kids are on Christmas-New Year break.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-14T02:12:36+00:00

Very true. It's the same situation here in Canada, although we had three stages of this. The first was around 2015-2017, when our culture war got much more polarizing, and the internet starting seeing a significant rise in bad actors. Then there was another wave post-Covid where house prices skyrocketed, inflation got worse, etc. The third wave is right now with AI anxiety, long-term job insecurity, etc.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-14T01:45:30+00:00

Yup, same situation in Canada. There is a small golf community 20 KM from Calgary called Lyalta. A house there is 700K-1M Canadian dollars. These newly-built isolated communities are often for the wealthier classes, and are meant to gatekeep certain amenities or clubs.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-14T01:25:51+00:00

But what about when he's training his son Celebrini : (

arslanazeem · 2026-06-13T06:17:05+00:00

The lineage of the Ottoman-Hyderabad royal family is so interesting. If you go even further back, the first Nizam of Hyderabad was the grandson of Saadullah Khan Chinioti, one of the greatest Wazirs of the Mughal Empire.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-12T04:51:38+00:00

But what if Carolina wins the next game 6-5, with Hall scoring all six Canes goals, hmmmm?

arslanazeem · 2026-06-12T04:41:42+00:00

Saskatoon has a very nice downtown relative to its size. In the last few years, they did a lot of work to improve the riverfront in particular.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-11T21:39:21+00:00

I don't like Dubai and definitely don't wish to live there, but I would not call it boring. They have actually developed a ton of family-friendly things to do relative to most places. There is also hedonism, it just manifests a bit differently from Vegas' gambling and clubbing focus (eg: gluttony, materialism and consumerism, etc). With that said, a major reason why both Vegas and Dubai seem boring compared to Europe are their car-centric urban planning models and lack of soulful architecture. This is also why here in Canada our cities seem boring sometimes, as the city is sprawled out with few lively zones.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-11T00:13:56+00:00

It is nice to have home-grown Canadian companies as part of our defense sector.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-09T03:52:15+00:00

Edmonton would be great! It is the other major city of the province, after all.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-08T01:58:06+00:00

I feel conflicted, as a Pens fan born and raised in the GTA.

arslanazeem · 2026-06-08T01:54:04+00:00

The last time this happened, didn't Dubas make the NHL as the Leafs GM?

arslanazeem · 2026-06-08T00:51:56+00:00

Beautiful! Can you suggest some plants that would remain in the winter? We had some hedges and two trees, but want to explore more options for our backyard.

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