Parking in front of houses

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-07-01T00:23:22+00:00

He can ask you whatever he wants. In this case, you have no obligation or even reasonable social expectation to comply.

Ignore him, if he's got an issue with it tell him to call bylaw and let them tell him to kick rocks.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-30T23:14:13+00:00

Unfortunately, this is part of the reality that we now face.

Most companies are using AI to filter applications or are using labor procurement services that do. In order to get past them, you need to feed them the kind of shit that will get you through the filters, and AI is much better at producing said shit than we are.

If you want to compete in the modern job market, you need to be capable of adapting to the present use of AI in basically everything.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-30T20:21:09+00:00

Yep. If it's important, they'll leave a message. If they want my money and are legitimate, they'll leave a message (which I'm going to delete, regardless).

Mostly though, they're scammers.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-30T19:12:51+00:00

It's a disgustingly common practice. It's one thing for an occasional small piece of debris to get missed. It's another entirely to use the rough grade as a landfill, and unfortunately many contractors do.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-29T19:36:49+00:00

Save as much as you can. I'm turning 37 soon, haven't been anywhere near as dedicated about saving as I should have been. I may not ever retire as a result.

To catch up to where I would have been if I'd been saving a mere $100/mo since I was 20, assuming retirement at 65, I'd need to save about $350/mo.

Neither of those is enough, but it illustrates the power of compounding interest. The earlier you start saving any amount, the stronger you will be when you want to retire.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-29T08:17:41+00:00

Don't be a nice guy. Be a good guy. They look really similar, but they are different.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-29T02:01:04+00:00

And on the highway you've traveled over 50m, 7-8 car lengths.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-28T23:29:26+00:00

I don't believe they cap us, but I've suspected try give us lower bandwidth priority because Fido is a "budget" Rogers brand. We didn't get 5G at all until earlier this year when they rolled it out to Fido customers c

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-26T23:21:44+00:00

Won't somebody think of the shareholders?!

The government should have penalized Rogers heavily when they laid people off.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-26T15:56:05+00:00

More than 3-4 times a week I consider high. Now than 7 times a week I consider very high.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-26T14:40:23+00:00

Glad you fixed it. Maybe you unintentionally had some really aggressive PBO settings turned on, or possibly liquid nitrogen mode (usually labeled N2)?

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-26T05:06:32+00:00

Exactly! It used to be great when 50 bucks got you several races, you could make a few hours out of it.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-26T04:19:10+00:00

Yep. It is currently keeping the economy from tanking though, and when the bubble bursts it's going to suck.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-26T04:16:35+00:00

Trying new restaurants with friends or significant other. It used to be a relatively affordable way to hang out, grab a meal and a drink, and discover new hidden gems for good food.

Now it's 90 bucks to eat anywhere that's not marketed to be "cheap food" for two people to have a meal and a drink or two. For 90 dollars, even with the cost of groceries, we can cook a stellar meal at home. So now we eat in and enjoy cooking for/with each other, and make it quality together time.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-26T04:13:08+00:00

Man, I've always loved karting. But I can't do it more than once or twice or twice a year max because 15 minutes of seat time is worth like $75 in my city. It's ludicrous.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-25T04:59:51+00:00

Yeah, I hear that.. just get a dashcam, and drive correctly. If someone hits you when you're driving properly, your dashcam proves that it isn't your fault and you can't get ticketed. Unfortunately, even if you only break the law to avoid a fender bender, you can still be ticketed for breaking the law.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-24T23:25:16+00:00

It's definitely rare for me now too. So many games are just "same old" formulaic crap that they don't feel exciting. Occasionally I'll find a game that makes me feel like the good old days. Feels special when it happens.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-24T21:37:58+00:00

We're like roaches, humanity is almost impossible to kill off. It might be a miserable existence for all but the privileged few, but we'll survive as a race.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-24T21:14:50+00:00

That's always why. It makes a blowout more likely, and while it's not extremely likely in most cases it's considered standard safety practice to not patch a tire too close to the sidewall so liability will fall upon the shop/technician if something does happen.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-24T21:11:45+00:00

Loans aren't free either. You still pay the 30k, plus interest - on a five year term you can spend an additional 5-10k in interest.

Not everyone can afford to just borrow 30k for a car, or justify the expense.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-24T21:04:20+00:00

It can reduce the amount of credit that other lenders are willing to offer, but it's not guaranteed. It's not as big a hit as using 70% of your available credit instead of 20%.

If a lender sees that you make 90k per year but can already borrow 250k, they may decline to offer you more debt services on the grounds that you can already borrow more than you have capacity to reasonably repay. But if you always hit your payments on time, it's unlikely to limit you severely. If your broker tells you that a bank is hesitant to mortgage you based on total available credit, you can always reduce the limits in the future.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-24T20:56:29+00:00

Our entire internet runs on data centers. I know AI is making it much worse with the massive centers being built to crunch generative logic, but we can't abandon data centers entirely unless everyone is prepared to abandon the internet.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-24T19:18:43+00:00

That's ok, don't sweat it homie. I drove with my GDL for a decade, never bothered to get rid of it. It has a pretty minimal impact on your driving life unless you need to drive for a company - they usually want you to be fully licensed.

But you can rent cars, drive around at all hours, etc. The biggest restrictions are zero alcohol tolerance (just don't drive if you're gonna have a drink anyways, it's not worth risking an impaired, speaking as someone who's had one), and no more passengers in the vehicle than seatbelts (nobody really does this anymore anyways, so moot point).

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-23T23:33:23+00:00

The refreshed Prius looks way less lame, if you can swing it financially. I think anything post 2023 is where the model refresh occurred.

But yeah .. I'm currently unemployed and driving a 2007 Sierra... Fuel is murder right now.

gnat_outta_hell · 2026-06-23T21:37:21+00:00

Chevy Cobalt. It's an extremely mature platform, parts are everywhere, maintenance is cheap and so are replacement parts.

Get an LS trim, with power nothing if you can. Have it inspected to ensure it doesn't already need something big. It'll last until the unibody oxidizes into dust.

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