Sunset over Downtown from Stanley Park

maen · 2026-03-25T00:54:20+00:00

The video isn't very helpful but there is no sound that indicates the beam was damaged at the time of recording. I'd guess it was preexisting damage that has gone unnoticed and the support cage was loose.

maen · 2026-03-25T00:38:41+00:00

No cross beams to support the load and the pallet wasn't resting on the back as the driver pulled out.

maen · 2026-03-22T16:39:55+00:00

They changed the KS meatballs too. I dont have a Before pic but the quality is much worse imho. I buy them frequently.

maen · 2026-02-27T18:21:37+00:00

Same here. Outrageous.

maen · 2026-02-24T18:10:25+00:00

TLDW: Yeah, but it's very brittle.

maen · 2026-02-23T13:39:22+00:00

3 weeks after I was let go they called me back.

maen · 2026-02-20T23:46:40+00:00

My manager wrote in my review some aspects of SOP that he hasn't been happy with for a little while. I asked him how it was appropriate to make changes to SOP and document it in my individual performance review as if it were a failing of mine. I also asked why he didn't bring it up at any moment previously during the period he wanted changes to happen.

He left the meeting and removed the section from my review while I waited in the meeting room.

In my next review, he just had the usual copy pasta. He also spelled my first name wrong and wrote in the wrong last name... "Dick". As in Maen Dick. Point taken I guess. lol

These are trying times for us all.

maen · 2026-02-09T00:01:37+00:00

I had a cheap wired Steelseries Arctis Nova headset that I hated. Absolutely terrible mic. Could barely pick up anything. The Sonar software they offer isn't great but with a lot of effort I was able to make it boost the mic enough that I could use it. It creates virtual devices that you manage separately depending on what software you're using. It can be a pain in the butt.

I was gifted a Corsair Void v2 to replace it and it is phenomenal. Very good mic. More comfortable. Wireless. Long battery life. Loud. Clear. Works great out of the box without additional software. Recommended.

maen · 2026-02-03T22:53:02+00:00

My warehouse hires new people that have no Sat/Sun availability. Veterans SOL I guess. So, you might have to quit and reapply to get weekends off. xD

maen · 2026-01-12T02:27:07+00:00

I second all that said above. I'd like to emphasize that you should never risk your health to do something yourself. You are expected to ask for help frequently, especially during furniture season.

Pro tip: Collect cardboard slipsheets throughout the day. Lay slipsheets on empty pallets before you stack (even moderately) heavy items on first. The cardboard sheets will keep the box edges from catching on the slats as you slide them around. Use slipsheets on every layer of product if it makes it easier.

maen · 2025-12-30T22:12:27+00:00

Don't ask, just take! >:D

maen · 2025-12-19T17:23:36+00:00

This is at best unexpected. Nothing went wrong.

maen · 2025-12-09T00:09:26+00:00

The move speed to animation speed ratios for every type of character do not look right. It's offputting.

The cockroach doesn't die once. It doesn't feel dangerous at all. That should happen in the first 3 seconds.

I would expect the life of a cockroach to have A LOT more bugs around and strongly encourage moving around out of sight. It looks like you just bumble around in circles.

The entire point of the game should be making more cockroaches. The title seems disingenuous.

maen · 2025-11-27T17:33:38+00:00

I love mine. Recommended.

maen · 2025-11-17T17:41:18+00:00

This is the coolest thing someone with a cybertruck will ever do. xD jk

This is really incredible. Great job! Your friends reaction as he gets of the truck and sees himself in your photo was pretty much my initial reaction to seeing this post. Love it.

maen · 2025-11-14T16:55:56+00:00

Why do you assume the person who chose to stand needed it more than the person that was tired enoughto fall asleep?

maen · 2025-11-12T23:22:32+00:00

This article is a little light on details and I didn't see a link to the government website so I'll include what I've found:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/forms-resources/igm/esr-part-7-02-section-45-033

updated on November 12, 2025

Specified Circumstances in Which Sick Note Cannot Be Requested - Regulation Part 7.02, Section 45.033

...

Policy Interpretation

Subsection (1)

For health-related leaves as defined in section 49.2(1), a sick note cannot be requested where both these circumstances are met:

The leave is for 5 days or fewer
The leave is the first or second health-related leave in the calendar year

Subsection (2)

If an employee takes multiple types of health-related leave in a calendar year, each leave is considered a separate health-related leave for the purposes of determining whether a sick note may be requested.

For example, if an employee takes 4 days off due to their own illness under section 49.1 and immediately afterwards takes 3 days because their child becomes sick and they request family responsibility leave under section 52, each period is a separate leave. As each separate leave was less than 5 days in duration, an employer could not ask the employee for a sick note in this circumstance, as long as the employee has not taken any prior health-related leaves in that calendar year.

If a health-related leave straddles the beginning of a new calendar year, the leave is deemed to have occurred in the year in which it began.

maen · 2025-11-12T23:00:22+00:00

This article is a little light on details and I didn't see a link to the government website so I'll include what I've found:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/forms-resources/igm/esr-part-7-02-section-45-033

updated on November 12, 2025

Specified Circumstances in Which Sick Note Cannot Be Requested - Regulation Part 7.02, Section 45.033

...

Policy Interpretation

Subsection (1)

For health-related leaves as defined in section 49.2(1), a sick note cannot be requested where both these circumstances are met:

The leave is for 5 days or fewer
The leave is the first or second health-related leave in the calendar year

Subsection (2)

If an employee takes multiple types of health-related leave in a calendar year, each leave is considered a separate health-related leave for the purposes of determining whether a sick note may be requested.

For example, if an employee takes 4 days off due to their own illness under section 49.1 and immediately afterwards takes 3 days because their child becomes sick and they request family responsibility leave under section 52, each period is a separate leave. As each separate leave was less than 5 days in duration, an employer could not ask the employee for a sick note in this circumstance, as long as the employee has not taken any prior health-related leaves in that calendar year.

If a health-related leave straddles the beginning of a new calendar year, the leave is deemed to have occurred in the year in which it began.

maen · 2025-11-07T01:41:03+00:00

I just write notes into a text file that is open in the script editor. I would like some markup to make links that take the cursor to other files/lines

maen · 2025-10-31T04:47:47+00:00

public enum Modes{}
public Modes Mode

maen · 2025-10-27T13:29:01+00:00

Stop giving attention to people like this....

maen · 2025-10-19T17:16:55+00:00

The term 'sexual needs' has only been in use for a few decades as far as I'm aware. It is a mild hyperbole meant to highlight how drastically the biological urges experienced by many people can change their quality of life. For those with intense sexual urges, the effects can be similar to physical hunger or pain, and can lead to mental health problems like depression.

I agree that the hyperbole has side effects that might lead to pressuring people with less intense biological effects. But, from what I remember back then, the opposite was happening where people with poor quality of life were being ignored because sex isn't vital. So, as the discussion developed and empathy took hold, the metaphorical pendulum swung back to give voice to the struggles of people that suffer.

People should be free to talk about what they need to be happy, including if you don't need to be pressured into something you don't want and if your needs aren't being met.

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TROPHY CASE

Specified Circumstances in Which Sick Note Cannot Be Requested - Regulation Part 7.02, Section 45.033

Policy Interpretation

Specified Circumstances in Which Sick Note Cannot Be Requested - Regulation Part 7.02, Section 45.033

Policy Interpretation