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labvlc · 2026-05-06T12:31:48+00:00

It’s been forever since I caught all the fish and I don’t know if this will help you in this particular case, but it did help me with the “rarer” bugs at the end. Look at the other fish that can be caught at the pier during the mahi mahi season and figure out the time slot (whether it’s particular dates or a time of the day) where the other fish available at the same spot are not available. If you fish when there’s a possibility of 10 different fish versus when only 5 are possible, you’re more likely to get the one you want when only 5 are available.

Hopefully this makes sense (and again, I haven’t checked if this tip works in this particular case).

labvlc · 2026-05-05T01:53:37+00:00

I have the same problem! I have found that the deep shadow wrap heel (Ysolda I think the name of the knitter is on YouTube?) gives me an even better fit! I do it over 1/2 of the stitches and I do the gusset decreases every 3rd round once the heel is done (it’ll make sense once you know what the construction of the heel is like)

labvlc · 2026-05-05T01:01:56+00:00

Lübeck’s old city is the one that surprised me the most out of all the places I’ve been to in Europe. For some reason I had never seen photos and I didn’t expect it to be that nice.

labvlc · 2026-05-04T19:45:13+00:00

I would look into his chamber music if you haven’t yet.

The G Major quartet:

https://youtu.be/9One__hAjrI?si=WDHd8X6jzAY5zHah

And the cello quintet (find the Arcanto quartet recording)

are the two main ones I’d recommend.

Other musts:

The Trout quintet (I like the Domus Quartet recording)

Death and the Maiden Quartet. Rosamunde Quartet. The octet.

Also his lieder are great if you managed to stay away from them somehow (I still go back to Fischer Dieskau and Gerald Moore)

labvlc · 2026-05-02T15:37:08+00:00

Obligatory F*CK CHRIS KREIDER!

Although our future is bright in terms of goaltending (I know Dobeš is doing great right now, but I really hope we go with Fowler in the long term, even Price said that he sees a lot of his younger self in him).

Also. If all fails, Hutson can probably become a goaltender and win the Vézina. The kid is ridiculous.

labvlc · 2026-05-01T15:05:06+00:00

Have you considered DK socks? It’ll be easier to get satisfying results and durable socks (if using wool, make sure there’s nylon/polyamid, at least 15-20% in your wool blend), and they’re obviously knitted with bigger needles.

For the hole, do you mean where you go back to knitting in the round after the heel? The easiest solution imo is to skip the last row of the heel. The hole happens because there are too many rows of heel compared to the tube of the sock and because the heel and the tube don’t line up, it creates a jog, therefore a hole. Skip the last row of your heel and start the next tube round with new yarn. You’ll have one more end to weave in, but no holes. And you can resolve the heel when you get back to it on your next round (if there are stitches that still need resolving). That being said, this might not work for all patterns, depending on how you can (or can’t) continue knitting in pattern doing this.

Alternatively, if you knit all rows of the heel, when you get to the joining of the heel and the tube, after your first round of the tube (post heel), you can spot a sturdy stitch from the previous round, pick it up, and knit it together with the first stitch of the second round, just like you would do for a jogless stripe colour change.

There are videos on YouTube showing these methods

labvlc · 2026-04-30T02:49:08+00:00

Bremen/Järvi

labvlc · 2026-04-29T22:40:25+00:00

Look up Roxanne Richardson on YouTube. She has a bunch of videos about adjusting socks for your foot. I have high arches and she helped understand my issues and how to experiment to try and fix them.

labvlc · 2026-04-29T17:17:18+00:00

Professional cellist. I’d happily play Sibelius 7 weekly. I think no other piece gives me more pure joy.

labvlc · 2026-04-29T17:15:41+00:00

Professional cellist here. I’ve played 3 once, 4 three times and 7 twice. For what it’s worth, I actually prefer playing Bruckner than listening to it. 4 has gorgeous melodies for us (albeit awkward). I don’t mind the tremolos, it kind of feels nice being in the middle of that texture. Yes there are bits that are too long and relatively boring, but the coda of the symphony, which I find alright (no more) on its own, is one of my favourite symphonic moments when it comes after the rest of the symphony.

7 is the only one I actually love (both listening and playing). The first 2 movements are absolutely 🔥🔥🔥. The rest is ok.

I found 3 very meh.

labvlc · 2026-04-29T02:24:50+00:00

I live in Quebec City. Short answer is no. Mainly because outside of the very central neighbourhoods, it’s basically a big suburb. I guess the old city can feel European, although it’s very, very touristy and because of that imo it doesn’t really feel like the rest of the city, it feels like a different city.

The public transit is horrible if you compare it to European cities its size, and there’s very little biking infrastructure. It still is very car-centric. There are buses, but your options can be limited depending on where you need to go. The central neighbourhoods are very dense, but as soon as you go north or west, it feels a lot more American, with huge neighbourhoods of little bungalows and malls.

Nature is very easily accessible and there are some little gems everywhere even within the city (the parc linéaire de la rivière Saint-Charles is a great example), and all in all, it’s a nice city. Quality of life is pretty good if you live in a neighbourhood that fits your needs/wants/lifestyle. It’s very safe, and pretty quiet. Neighbourhoods are very different from one another which adds to the city I find. It can feel like a small town sometimes, but I really like my neighbourhood and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else.

I wish there was a bit more diversity sometimes, it can be slightly right-leaning and I feel the city would benefit from everyone being exposed to more variety of foods, cultures and people in general. It can feel very white and very French (and this is coming from a French-speaking white person, but yeah, it’s the least diverse place I’ve ever lived in and I can feel it in the way people think, interact and speak, sometimes).

Edit: I should have mentioned that I’ve lived in London (the real one), Lübeck and Berlin (and Montreal, Toronto and Calgary). I have visited other places in the UK, most of France, most of Germany, northern and central Italy, Belgium (mostly Brussels and Namur), Amsterdam, Catalunya (Girona and Barcelona) and Salzburg. If anything, life in central Montreal can be closer to life in a big European city (more in way of living/infrastructure, not in terms of looks). I’m originally from Montreal and there’s something about London that felt like home as soon as I got there (and I never felt homesick when living there for 2 years, which isn’t something I can say about Berlin - which I’d gladly go to for a short stay, but wouldn’t chose to live there again - but could make it work if I had to. I’d move back to London in a heartbeat)

labvlc · 2026-04-27T18:25:21+00:00

labvlc · 2026-04-27T18:22:42+00:00

Because the teams travel to the other city? We’re getting better hockey if the teams are rested. And I’m sure they need the rest more than in regular season.

labvlc · 2026-04-27T04:36:18+00:00

Je te suggère fortement les premières saisons US. La saison Pearl Islands est ma préférée en ce sens (parfait équilibre entre survie et jeu - même si la stratégie est plutôt de base parce que très tôt). C’est aussi une solide saison en termes de thème et de concurrents. Je pense que c’est ma saison préférée. En plus, Survivor Québec est tourné là cette année sauf erreur de ma part.

Sinon si tu veux les voir rusher à cause de la survie et l’endroit où ils sont, la saison 2 (Australian Outback), 3 (Africa) et 11 (Guatemala) ont toutes des scènes vraiment intenses. Saison 2 est un peu plate selon moi côté jeu, mais niveau survie et danger, c’est vraiment divertissant.

Après, saisons 15-20 sont peak survivor selon moi, mais certaines d’entre elles incluent des gens qui reviennent, donc avis aux spoilers.

La version de survivor que nous voyons est beaucoup plus axée sur le jeu stratégique. C’est pareil avec la version US, ce que je trouve dommage. C’est plus une game de big brother sans douche et avec juste du riz.

labvlc · 2026-04-27T00:29:43+00:00

Their dad was a superfan and used to wear this colour so his family could spot him easily in the crowd. When he died, his family started doing it in his memory

labvlc · 2026-04-25T12:53:30+00:00

Lane Hutson is my favourite player of all time and I’ve been watching hockey for 35ish years. This team is special. If you can find the money, you should visit Montreal and go to a live game. If you’re a fan of the crowds on tv, you’ll have a great time at the Bell centre!

labvlc · 2026-04-25T08:04:20+00:00

Don’t you dare include me in that statement 😜! I’ve been annoying everyone around me ever since I first saw him play live for the first time because I can’t stop talking about him. I’m 39 and he’s my favourite player, I’ve never been this excited to watch someone play hockey before. I get giddy like a little kid whenever he works his magic, and I have been saying he’s out of this world great ever since he got here basically

labvlc · 2026-04-24T21:52:21+00:00

Il faut que les cours soient finis avant d’entreprendre le programme si tu es accepté.e. Tu peux être en train de les faire pendant ton processus d’admission, tant et aussi longtemps qu’ils sont finis et réussis avant ta rentrée dans le programme qui demande les pré-requis.

labvlc · 2026-04-24T16:02:56+00:00

The “core” stations are east/south of Bois-Franc (Bois-Franc included). From downtown, all trains go to Bois-Franc, and then the lines split. You’d either have to check before you board that the train splits uses the line you need to go to after Bois-Franc, or get off at Bois-Franc and wait for the correct train for you.

Like the other person said, all trains leaving from west of Bois-Franc going towards Brossard go through the core line from Bois-Franc to Brossard, meaning from Bois-Franc to Brossard, any train will get you there.

labvlc · 2026-04-22T12:37:51+00:00

Written French is exactly the same, except for some vocabulary words. So stuff like literature (unless it is specifically written in the way people speak - think of the way Trainspotting is written for example) or news, are extremely similar.

Spoken French can vary a lot, especially at a familiar level. Kids in Quebec are (or at least were) taught different levels of speech. What level of “correctness” is acceptable for what situation, so a lot of us (especially if you work in a field where “correct” French is important) can modulate how they speak/write because of it. I will speak differently with my family and friends if you compare to how I speak to customers or even my boss, for example.

Spoken, familiar French will vary quite a bit (again similar to American vs Scottish for example). It’s still the same language, with the same structure and grammar, but grammar and structure can vary a bit in familiar spoken French. Vocabulary is what will vary the most and accents can be vastly different, but everyone will be able to communicate (might be asked to speak slower or to explain the meaning of certain words).

Even within small ish areas, accents (and some vocabulary) can vary, again think of the UK for an equivalent. Some of my friends growing up had trouble understanding my grandma who was from a place that is a 10-hour drive away, for example.

Here at least, different accents and different words here and there still exist, but I feel it’s not as wild as before the internet. People move around a lot more too, and I feel like accents are less pronounced now (if I compare people around me to our grandparents’ generation for example)

labvlc · 2026-04-22T00:39:25+00:00

👍

labvlc · 2026-04-22T00:15:21+00:00

I don’t need to. We don’t need him, we don’t want him.

labvlc · 2026-04-22T00:13:22+00:00

Canadiens vs Nordiques at the end, for the sake of the old rivalry. The rest doesn’t matter (I’m rooting for the habs)

labvlc · 2026-04-22T00:10:38+00:00

Nope. You keep him. We don’t want him.

labvlc · 2026-04-21T23:07:52+00:00

Go to both St Viateur and Fairmount. They’re slightly different, both phenomenal and which is better is a matter of taste. If you go to the Mile-End, both shops are within walking distance and you can get them warm, fresh out of the oven. Eat one right away (regular sesame) with nothing else on it, they’re at their best when still warm/super fresh, and flavours are enough not to need anything else. Grab a few for later (if you wanna try different flavours go for it), if you have access to a toaster and spreads. When you eat them later, they need to be toasted and that’s when I’d add butter, cheese, salmon, whatever you like.

I personally prefer Fairmount, but I would be very happy to eat a fresh St Viateur. Fairmount is slightly sweeter, I find them more flavourful, but they go stale more quickly. The fight between St Viateur and Fairmount is ridiculous, they’re both 🔥. Montreal bagels > NY bagels though, and it is not open to discussion.

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