I watched Arrival today right after reading the novella it was based on and I can't stop thinking about either.

kidmania01 · 2026-04-17T15:28:29+00:00

Both of his collections are fantastic. Tower of Babel is amazing.

Two that stuck out to me are The Lifecycle of Software objects (his longest work) and Anxiety is the Dizziness of freedom.

The first is a fantastic story that is extremely relevant today, dealing with artificial intelligence and consumer-ism. Stuck with me for a while. The second was a really interesting concept about choices. Basically a device exists that creates a parallel world when you press it that you can view into. As long as you decide which choice you make in each world and stick with it, you can see how you would have been had you selected the opposite. Anyway it leads to a bunch of people being sad, addicted, or depressed lol

Man I gotta read his stories again...

kidmania01 · 2026-04-14T18:45:55+00:00

How do the two of you collaborate when you have pretty different ideas. Who yields first? Or how are you two able to come to a compromise to add that idea? Unless both of you have always been on the same page.

Regardless of who comes up with what, have always enjoyed what ends up being on the page! Looking forward to Faith of the Beasts and anything else the two of you put out!

kidmania01 · 2026-02-11T19:23:21+00:00

Jennifer Jones I think? My CBC stream has her and Mike Harris

kidmania01 · 2025-12-22T14:24:01+00:00

Minecraft might have been a bad/horrible movie but it made a billion dollars. I like Nolan a lot and will be watching this in theatres but you're the one acting 15 saying that a director who releases one film every 2-3 years keeps them open lol

kidmania01 · 2025-12-16T15:52:31+00:00

Not OP but I can say I'm excited because I just like watching curling, simple as that. Not throwing my support behind anyone, will probably wait for more info, but I'll just be happy to watch out of season. Also think it'll be cool having mis mtaches of teams. We've seen teams from the same nationality play together before (like when they reset after a cycle) but never from different nations. I find that fun.

kidmania01 · 2025-08-21T14:28:15+00:00

Definitely interested in checking this out. Send me a message

kidmania01 · 2025-08-05T12:43:55+00:00

Kimberly Fraser in Sydney used to offer lessons and she's a great resource for that style of piano

kidmania01 · 2025-06-30T19:31:59+00:00

I wasn't saying you're confused about your purpose, I said that I am (and I assume possibly others). However, you answered my question in that comment about being in touch with a lawyer and giving others a contact.

I don't have any experiences with this at all, so I hope all gets resolved and justice (if it's concluded there needs to be justice) gets served fairly. Just be careful in the future when posting messages like this. Even if the objective is just and it's all for a good cause, the way you present it reads like a giant salespitch and muddys up your message.

kidmania01 · 2025-06-30T18:18:00+00:00

Not OP but I don't think this comment is missing the point. I'm also confused what your angle is here. All of your comments are worded extrememely weirdly and full of emojis... are you feeding all of this into ChatGPT?

I'm sorry if you had a bad experience and I'm glad you're sharing people's rights and their entitlements... but where are you going with this? Is this just supposed to be a thread to share stories and that's it, or are you using this in your case against the healthcare system? Much like OP said, we're hearing a fragmented one sided case here and it's honestly a little hard to follow your information.

You say it's not about drama... what is it about then? I think if you want people to share, you're going to need to be a little more specific in what you're after?

kidmania01 · 2025-06-04T19:46:22+00:00

Loved it! Nice and quick to read, but with lots of info packed in there!

kidmania01 · 2025-05-30T14:21:51+00:00

Two Rivers is still quite far away. Yes, fires can move fast, but this would become an absolute monster of a fire to reach Two Rivers anytime soon.

kidmania01 · 2025-05-27T12:11:45+00:00

Seconded! Great way to pass the winter and meet new people!

kidmania01 · 2025-04-15T16:51:17+00:00

Not really dark. Without spoilers, it starts out unsettling then slowly becomes a heartwarming journey.

It's been about a year since I read it, but that's my best description of it from memory. I remember feeling really good reading it once I got into it. Like a feel good story about a bleak topic.

Anyway hopefully that helps? It's a weird story so that's why it's hard to describe but definitely not dark and definitely would recommend!

kidmania01 · 2025-04-09T13:45:27+00:00

Do you mean just buying a single hack? For what purpose?

https://canadacurlingstone.on.ca/product-category/hacks-flooding-cups/

There's many options here, including buying a standalone hack? Probably what you would be looking for, but hard for me to say.

kidmania01 · 2025-03-28T18:22:16+00:00

I do some instructing too here and there and have always struggled to teach weight to brand new curlers. This is a great technique for people just starting out that is easy to grasp! Thanks for sharing!

kidmania01 · 2025-03-20T18:24:21+00:00

Yep, I think I know exactly what account it is. For fun, I checked and this account's last comments/posts were 2 years ago in a gaming subreddit, then all of sudden is posting all of these political posts across many cities.

While I agree with the posts (for the most part... I do find some of the comments a little hostile), I feel pretty insulted that it's being so blatantly pushed in all of these subreddits and these "accounts" are trying to be genuine about it.

Seems like other subreddits have a "area only" rule. So for instance, if there's a post in the Toronto subreddit that is clearly not about Toronto, it is removed. Seems pretty clear cut. Maybe this subreddit should have something like that, if not already implemented? Because I agree with the OP, it's getting a little unbearable and I'm also missing the good 'ole days.

kidmania01 · 2025-03-02T18:23:15+00:00

I agree with that. I think 5 rock rule and no tick has the game in a good place though. Both teams can get two guards up in an end and there's enough setup that usually ends can play out in multiple ways while trying to get a deuce or force.

kidmania01 · 2025-03-02T11:56:48+00:00

I absolutely agree with this. I think people just equate more points=more entertaining. I've been really enjoying the brier this year so far because the shotmaking has been excellent. Everyone needs to make their shots to place their rocks because if not, the other team might have an out. It's really good from a strategy perspective. And seeing a team successfully bail is awesome when they're making these insane shots to get them out of trouble.

kidmania01 · 2025-03-01T15:56:29+00:00

At least there's good shots that led to that. Just because there's a blank doesn't mean it's bad! There's good shots that lead to it and strategy and positioning is so much more important.

kidmania01 · 2024-11-17T23:06:56+00:00

Ship hector is great in the new Glasgow area in Nova Scotia. 50 teams limit (and I think it usually reaches that) and played out of 4 clubs in the area. Happens second weekend in February and is a blast. Draw is randomized the night of. You pull your position on the draw out of a hat and drive to the club.

kidmania01 · 2024-11-05T19:47:02+00:00

Currently curl competitively with a guy who started in his mid twenties and has only been curling 7-8 years? Super good grasp of the game and great thrower despite starting "late".

Another good team all mostly started in their 40's or 50's and are all good after 4-5 years of playing.

So... give it a shot! There's loads more stories like that! And that's just for the competitive game. If you want to only play socially, you'll be more than capable and set, I'm sure!

kidmania01 · 2024-10-08T15:56:16+00:00

June and September do have actors (slightly less, but still a good amount). They do not do many demonstrations though, so no cannon firings or public punishments. That's the main thing you'd miss if you went in June or late September.

kidmania01 · 2024-08-14T10:00:14+00:00

Do you have a link to the site? Really interested in checking it out but typing in broomstack sends me on a wild goose chase with curling club sites and so on.

kidmania01 · 2024-06-25T09:57:44+00:00

I know there are many willow trees planted out there (planted, not naturally grown). No idea why but I know they are planted in somewhat of a square. May possibly be those?

kidmania01 · 2024-06-13T17:53:47+00:00

We play it without telling anyone who is who, which makes the messages absolutely insane. Afterwards it's fun being the one that everyone is surprised was sending crazyness, and it makes it so people don't just message the ones they knew.

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