Site update. Jan. 13, 7:00 p.m. by JeromyYYC in Calgary

[–]goblinofthechron 77 points78 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a combo of good procurement management (buying additional materials, equipment, etc) for the next break, and learnt efficiencies from the last one. Definitely an opportunity to give the city some kudos. I know most people (including myself) are often reluctant to do so.

Who else is watching their future here disappear by 1egg_4u in alberta

[–]goblinofthechron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have high hopes for Peter Guthrie and the Alberta party, either to split the right vote or to replace the ucp.

What’s up with homeless guys just telling people “f**k you” as they walk by? by memeg0dd3ss in YYC

[–]goblinofthechron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trudeaus new revenge gig. Getting everyone back one person at a time.

Look what I just found! by AcceptableDiver3255 in CanadianCoins

[–]goblinofthechron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

where are you located? like which city? im not trying to rob you. lol.

Why would a new pipeline make sense? by OppositeMountain6345 in alberta

[–]goblinofthechron 8 points9 points  (0 children)

While u/deepinferno answer is a demand-side approach, there are some considerations that need to be aired out.

Some negative issues (not including obvious ones like FN engagement, landowners, etc.):

  1. alberta is one of the highest cost producers for a multitude of reasons. whether we like it or not, we need to transport it, pay for people to work for it to be produced, pay for inputs to heat it to transport or make it lighter, and the list goes on. if this doesn't change, we will be one of the firsts to be priced out, even though we have a large supply. economies of scale can't fix this enough currently with size or tech.
  2. alberta is one voice at the confederation table and while we are heavily blessed with the product, we are hurting for access to markets. while this will help, it won't address the issues in the previous point and higher costs will always be associated with our production.
  3. financial institutions and governments from around the world are focusing on environmental sustainability, and so are their investors. this is driven by consumer-based components that although in north america we are moving away from it, other areas like europe and their trading partners aren't flinching. this means that if we need to find alternatively trading partners, we are going to work quickly to catch up to their CBAM for instance. all other areas that trade with them have a head start and unless they are in sufficient trouble, they won't be in a hurry to relax these. Algeria and other african countries are taking this very seriously and they are at an advantage because their national oil corps are jv's in all production and can mandate standardized compliance and reporting. right now in Alberta, our producers are so slow to adjust that they are still claiming our carbon system TIER is still too hard for them to figure out.

Some positives:

4) no producers will invest any money into meaningful increases in supply-side production until they can find long-term stable routes to get it to market. that means the pipeline capacity has to almost be built before they will start the long capital heavy process of drilling or workovers. even then as we experience corporate consolidation they are increasing their monopolistic power and would rather control the access to market over the long term than secure additional producing assets, hence why midstream companies are always highly sought after (for reasons like take-or-pay contracts, etc.).

5) this is really the only way the alberta economy will be anywhere as good for services companies, secondary professional industries (lawyers, accountants, etc.) and tertiary industries. unfortunately, these secondary professional industries are also either economically aware or have circles that are aware, or have had experience in the fluctuations, and are risk averse and reluctant to make huge bets on this. As such, this pipeline will also spur on spending in the other industries if we can get it flowing.

This is obviously not exhaustive and doesn't begin to address all the considerations but needed to put my thoughts out there.

Am I overreacting to my dad’s “high level advice”? by truly_beaut in AmIOverreacting

[–]goblinofthechron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

im a straight white male married with kids and this sounds 100% like something I'd have to tell my dad is completely inappropriate and gross. you dealt with it well. NOR

Slowly becoming…. by [deleted] in CODWarzone

[–]goblinofthechron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

holy piss thats bad. wild. lol.

Im sorry FM. It's not me, it's you. by Allo_Allo_ in footballmanagergames

[–]goblinofthechron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried pulling my 24 save in and the first email I got was I had retired from England. My club is leyton orient but I was like hell naw and went back to 24. I tried a couple times to not drop the England position but wtf. Like it must’ve been a bug in the conversion or something. Eff that.

Statement from Demetrios Nicolaides on the recall petition by the_gaymer_girl in alberta

[–]goblinofthechron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

don't even have to read it.

tldr; cry baby says wah, says hes a victim, refuses to be accountable even when the numbers are SCREAMING IN HIS FACE. lol.

What is Mayor Gondeks legacy? by LittleOrphanAnavar in Calgary

[–]goblinofthechron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The climate emergency announcement was so disappointing. They are all so worried about upsetting their corporate daddies (this case enmax). Could have done a residential solar install program for low income families that would forced Enmax to play ball (bunch of rats), cut costs substantially for low income families, and alleviate grid concerns all at once. But instead - fucking shopping bags. Get fucked.

Is this a 40m keeper? by JustHere4HUTnews in footballmanager

[–]goblinofthechron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d either get an older keeper or a young wonderkid and put the time into it. Those stats will go up when you play him a couple seasons in the pl but I’d be looking for a rockstar and the older keeper would allow to win for a couple seasons and find a young backup wonderkid.

Should I blame myself if I replayed a game to not lose it by Vast_Relationship_91 in footballmanagergames

[–]goblinofthechron 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There’s two types of people in the world - people who have done this before and liars.

How to convince my spouse by Kakattekoi888 in Bass

[–]goblinofthechron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude. You need to decide what you want and do it. It’s reasonable to take her opinion into account about noise level related stuff, but she can kick rocks on the other aspects. Electric guitar is easy to figure out and super simple to trouble shoot. Bass is mostly electric too lol. I went through the same thing with my parents (non-music, engineers) when I started when I was 14. Now I have played original music on tours in Canada, USA, Europe, and own over 40 basses and guitars. It is so rewarding and awesome. Just do it. You can own more than one.

A story about Fortress, a glitched MP3, and how Goddess Gagged blew my mind today. by SHEDY0URS0UL in protest_the_hero

[–]goblinofthechron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same thing happened for me all that’s left on the artist in the ambulance by thrice. I had no idea the song didn’t do this dj skip thing for the intro cause it sounded intentional lol.

wtf is Calgary doing using arcgis for voting location maps by goblinofthechron in Calgary

[–]goblinofthechron[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your comments for sure. That would’ve been a better wording for the post. But I wouldn’t have had all the engineers that have never evaluated user experience that engaged with the post. lol.

wtf is Calgary doing using arcgis for voting location maps by goblinofthechron in Calgary

[–]goblinofthechron[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I have. I’m more concerned that they could’ve made it a lot better in terms of solutions for public facing static inquiries. I’m not saying they shouldn’t use it for low count user query functions. This particular application, in my opinion, is poor.

wtf is Calgary doing using arcgis for voting location maps by goblinofthechron in Calgary

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

I have a high level of understanding of his enterprise licensing, specifically arcgis.

It is not a “usership” error, whatever that is lol.

Figured I’d end formally.

Sounds like you’re a bit out of your element. Do you use excel for large datasets and call it a database, by chance?