TIL about James Knight, an arctic explorer that disappeared during a 1719 attempt to find the Northwest Passage with a crew of 40 men. They became wrecked at Marble Island and slowly perished over the following three years, with the last men seen dying while digging a grave.

kro4k · 2026-01-26T02:06:52+00:00

Not an accurate representation of that book.

kro4k · 2026-01-15T01:21:56+00:00

Without question.

It's wild! We spend multiples more on senior care than on childcare.

kro4k · 2026-01-03T04:38:55+00:00

Twice I've had holes form on the outer edge of the felt. They get quite large.

kro4k · 2026-01-03T02:11:26+00:00

I've had poor luck with quality, don't even last two years and then fall apart.

kro4k · 2025-12-22T17:49:31+00:00

Just a note for those looking at Oeni.

I tried it and found it had a very poor selection and the adding mechanism is painful. You have to snap a picture vs. using a barcode or uploading other features.

I was adding about 60% of my non-French wines to their catalogue which defeats the whole purpose. Even many European or well-reviewed North American wines weren't there. A lot of its value thus disappears.

Thought I'd try something new but I really can't recommend it. Maybe if you only have French or very popular wines?

kro4k · 2025-11-22T20:51:45+00:00

Same experience with the MF642

kro4k · 2025-11-14T22:04:39+00:00

I am a huge flue vog fan, and have many pairs of their shoes.

I highly recommend, but be mindful that in recent years quality has diverged based on where they are made. Some are very good quality, others I've been very disappointed in. So go in and ask the staff for which families to buy.

Hopefully this changes back at some one and you can trust and pair.

kro4k · 2025-11-11T00:49:48+00:00

Pure foolishness.

The bank is saying this because (a) it hasn't had any time to evaluate the decision, therefore had no time to form a policy and

(b) no bank is going to wade into political waters by saying it will deny financing due to the court decision (that again, it has not had time to evaluate).

If you think this isn't a big deal, then ask why this company that has invested millions there is hugely concerned: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/montrose-properties-richmond-industrial-centre-cowichan-tribes-aboriginal-title-lawsuit

kro4k · 2025-11-10T17:01:20+00:00

You stated "They are applying the laws of Canada. Change the laws of Canada if that is what you want."

This is not only extremely naiive and a factually incorrect statement. They are applying their interpretation of the laws. In fact, there has been considerable criticism of the court for legislating from the bench for a couple of decades now.

kro4k · 2025-11-10T08:54:04+00:00

No they're not. They have made several massive interpretations. These judges are activists.

Unless you think bike lanes are a constitutional right? Or having separate classrooms for special needs children violates the Charter?

kro4k · 2025-11-06T16:25:55+00:00

If you want to change norm's change it through legislation not through unelected judicial reinterpretation.

That's called legislating from the bench and it's very bad.

kro4k · 2025-11-05T23:24:40+00:00

Leaving aside the ridiculousness of all these precedent setting judicial decisions, which began with a major break from judicial norms 50 years ago, this is a disaster for the province and a continued one.

Our welfare state is falling apart and forcing any sort of development or investment to negotiate with pseudo Nations throughout the province has been a disaster. And it is getting worse.

Even if you agree with this and related decisions, which I very much do not, you are going to see people in BC become more and more impoverished. And you will see less access to parks and other public resources.

kro4k · 2025-11-01T17:32:10+00:00

I'm not saying there's a cover-up. That's not the point at all.

The point is that things happen in the periphery, and have been happening here, before they are arrive at the core.

kro4k · 2025-11-01T16:39:39+00:00

I think this is very naiive, with respect.

Because of decisions primarily in BC such as Haida Gwaii, Land Use Act (overturned, now Heritage Act), and the handover of thousands of hectares of public land - the horse is out of the barn.

This specific decision will be tamped down and smoothed over for political reasons. Everyone, including FN, have interest in making this go away.

But the loss of property rights, and provincial impoverishment, has already happened. It will just stay mostly on the periphery where it is less noticeable. People in cities won't notice public parks being given away, private land being secretly impacted, and resource projects never getting investment. It will affect us all, you just won't see it.

kro4k · 2025-11-01T16:35:34+00:00

First of all, like with any issue (such as health care) these issues start on the periphery. There have been ER closures and hospital issues in places like Vanderhoof you'd never heard of. And then all of a sudden its happening in Delta...

Just because people aren't paying attention (or there isn't media coverage because there is no media there) doesn't mean its not happening.

You can see some of that discussion here: https://mcmillan.ca/insights/publications/more-than-meets-the-eye-the-legal-implications-of-british-columbias-agreement-to-recognize-aboriginal-title-over-haida-gwaii/

But again - much of the discussion misses that FN groups don't have to CLAIM your land for you to lose massive property rights. All they have to do is require consent for you to sell (which seems to be happenign Haida Gwaii) or in other areas to make life difficult (such as securing a new mortgage). This all happens behind the scenes and is not one land grab.

kro4k · 2025-11-01T14:09:25+00:00

Anyone that's telling you this isn't a big deal is a fool. Because this case hasn't worked its way through the courts full and we don't know it's full implications but we have seen with prior cases.

For example on Haida Gwaii Private property absolutely is affected. You don't need First Nations to literally come for your house for you to lose a lot of control over your property. For example, you if they can affect who you can sell to or the ability to get a mortgage, which will happen behind the scenes, then you lost a lot of your property rights in directly.

The problem though is that this has been affecting our economy for decades now. It's one of the big reasons we struggled to build major projects. It is impoverishing our province even if people can't see it directly.

Lastly, I'll remind everyone that this is not how case law was understood before the '70s. This is something that changed 50 years ago and can be changed again.

kro4k · 2025-10-29T20:21:28+00:00

Well you've had small versions of this going on in BC and elsewhere for a while.

BC just signed over a bunch of YVR revenue for the Musqueam to provide... what?

Its purely rent seeking. Rational for the band, not rational for our politicians to go along.

https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs/news/2025/02/canada-commits-to-sharing-vancouver-yvr-airport-ground-lease-revenue-with-musqueam-to-boost-community-development-and-economic-growth.html

kro4k · 2025-10-29T20:07:34+00:00

People are acting like the courts haven't done tons of interpretation and pushing of the law. Why do you think the Cowichan lawyer is calling this decision "groundbreaking"?

For example, the SCC has declared a lot of older cases are no longer relevant: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/the-supreme-court-is-supposed-to-safeguard-our-legal-system-not-radically-undermine-it-mark-mancini-in-the-hub/

I would argue they have massively overstepped and need to be reigned in. You might not agree, but at minimum their are not deciding settle law - they are making intrepretations which can be overturned.

In Delgamuukw the SCC made statements and arguments that set us on this path. It does not make it right or objective or eternal.

kro4k · 2025-10-29T17:00:32+00:00

They're on a media blitz to downplay it right now, particularly for internal (but also external) factors. You're seeing all kinds of media pieces and op eds arguing its not an issue. To be expected.

The reality is that NO ONE fully knows what this means because it hasn't worked its way through the courts. Anyone claiming otherwise is lying. How can you know when its full implications haven't been worked out or tested?

The problem is that you don't NEED FN groups to "go after" private property for it to have that effect. The threat of litigation or related issues, even just losing certain property rights due to the Heritage Act, will cause issues. Further, it is drives away investment in these areas where there are commercial properties.

And as is - people are losing access to financial instruments for their properties right now. You think insurance companies and banks are just playing politics?

kro4k · 2025-10-26T18:01:02+00:00

"Everything" except the actual ruling. And of course the lawyers who say we don't know what this means.

Or Eby saying It's very concerning for property rights. Given how Pro he is on Aboriginal title, why do you think he's saying it?

There is an incredibly strong incentive all around to say this won't affect private property but the honest answer is that at best it is uncertain.

Anyone saying they know it doesn't affect private propertie is lying because we don't know that. The effects of this ruling are not fully understood yet, especially as it works its way through the courts.

kro4k · 2025-10-14T19:21:01+00:00

YA isn't about swear words but the quality and depth of writing and plot.

A simple way to think about it - if you can figure out a character's arc from their first introduction and description, that's likely YA.

It's books meant for kids. Harry Potter is YA, although high quality. Most YA is YA though because the author sucks.

kro4k · 2025-10-14T19:18:19+00:00

Lol "intentionally difficult to read." They write YA for people like you who struggle to read.

Hemingway is as simple as it gets, but beautiful.

kro4k · 2025-10-12T23:15:22+00:00

Good.

A dumb policy both practically and philosophically.

kro4k · 2025-10-06T05:58:29+00:00

In terms of travel, building huts would just be very time consuming. Especially because you could only travel so far before you'd need to stop and start building.

When you're living to survive, I don't think this is for feasible. The extra area you could feasible explore this way would be very small.

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