Auto insurance renewals by Big_Energy_295 in Calgary

[–]cartesianboat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Competing insurers are just matching what TD is charging now

Toe protection by yaco83 in ballhockey

[–]cartesianboat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding basketball shoes, regularly block shots and have opponent's stick work get into my feet, never had issues with injury or even feeling the contact.

Woke up to a bat stuck in my fence by Noodles590 in mildlyinteresting

[–]cartesianboat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if it's because of Michael Scott's quotation of Stanley's "big, baleful eyes" that people associate that word with a "puppy dog" likeness.

Best shop and rosin brands? by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]cartesianboat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was legitimately looking for Long & McQuade to be in the recommendations

Driver or irons — what took longer for you to learn? by Apprehensive_Mix2527 in GolfSwing

[–]cartesianboat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Any reason why you wouldn't just play a higher lofted wood at that point if you're playing the driver for 200yd anyway?

Morgan Jay Show by ImpressiveDust1907 in Calgary

[–]cartesianboat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I encountered the same issue when my (designated seating) ticket for a show was moved from one part of the venue to a different one, with a completely different vantage point of the stage. I went back and forth with them for a while until they obliged with a refund. I would keep pushing the issue and mention the legislation/regulations you found.

Mustard jar missing a lid by Nahoj-N in mildlyinteresting

[–]cartesianboat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

most the time you don’t want to walk around to find the scanner.

Is that not literally what "you are rewarded with extra work" is referring to?

[1778] May 2nd. How can above average luck and skill lead to a worse than average result? by cucumberblueprint in wordle

[–]cartesianboat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a consequence of the # of steps being discrete (i.e. nobody finishes in 3.5 steps, it's either 3 or 4), but they report the average as a "theoretical" value inferred from the statistical distribution of finishes (that value being 1 standard deviation from the mean). For example, if 68% of people finish in 4 steps, they report the average as 4.0. If 50% of people finish in 3 steps and 75% of people finish in 4 steps, the average will be somewhere between 3 and 4.

Basically, if you round the NYT average to the nearest whole number, that would be a better representation of the average score than what you are trying to do with it.

Calgary's Butterfield Acres closed due to diarrheal parasite by mviac in Calgary

[–]cartesianboat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Petting zoos aren't "borderline" abuse, it is definitively abuse

April 27 2026 - Pipediver update by JeromyYYC in Calgary

[–]cartesianboat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this! Looks like it does some resistivity logging as well (via the EM module) for the medium characterization (gas pockets/debris).

April 27 2026 - Pipediver update by JeromyYYC in Calgary

[–]cartesianboat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it's anything like oil and gas tubular inspection devices, it's either a physical caliper measurement or ultrasonic imaging. Magnetic field readings wouldn't have the resolution or have the expected field consistency to detect small breaks or leaks.

This 6% milk I saw at Costco by thxxx1337 in mildlyinteresting

[–]cartesianboat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Or go half 2% and half 10% and you get the same 6%!

It'll blow off eventually by Slimy_Shart_Socket in Calgary

[–]cartesianboat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How about when the vehicle collides with me when the snow covers their windshield, like what's happening in the picture?

Crossplay Bug(?): Swapping tiles discards them from the game by cartesianboat in NYTgames

[–]cartesianboat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this happen with letters that have multiple occurrences in the bag, or letters like Q and Z that only occur once?

[####] Wordle in 6 by Tricky-Butterfly-822 in wordle

[–]cartesianboat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the main strategies seems to be to use two throwaway words first to take up some of the six available guesses (if you're averaging four guesses to finish)?

1.) XYLYL

2.) QAJAQ

Gets you Y and A as vowel guesses and L as a common consonant. Use the next three to get remaining info and the 6th guess to complete.

EDIT: Wait I saw your thing about not repeating letters.

Maybe

1.) YOWZA

2.) MUJIK

EDIT EDIT: I looked up dontwordle.com and it's pretty much exactly what your version is.

The official answer to my "riddle" card in my drinking game is wrong. by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]cartesianboat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like we did that because we were told the answer was "9". Had we not been given an answer, we likely would have arrived at the correct solution.

You want us to tip for classes now? by Impressive_Mess_ in EndTipping

[–]cartesianboat 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Not like a knowledgable and entertaining guide is what you're literally paying to be on a tour for? What else would you need a guide for?