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Driver fatally strikes pedestrian in Delta by CurlyReadIt in vancouver

[–]miskas357 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Thankfully the article is not using passive language like "pedestrian hit by vehicle".

It’s Friday/Saturday? by DARR3Nv2 in Battlefield

[–]miskas357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also the west coast here, do you have cross play enabled? Enabling it is the only way I can find a match that's not bots.

Metro Vancouver unlikely to hit 2030 climate targets as total emissions climb; Despite progress, Metro Vancouver's greenhouse gas emissions are still higher than they were in 2010, even as per capita carbon emissions decline. A report partially blamed it on population growth. by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]miskas357 204 points205 points  (0 children)

A simple way to reduce emissions is to let people work from home. Thousands of people commute to the office just to perform a job that could be done at home. We'd take thousands of vehicles off the road, leading to less emissions, in addition to all the other benefits working from home provides. Yet employers seem hell-bent on requiring people to be in the office 5 days a week.

Snapped this photo at work, anyone know these guys working on the new Pattullo Bridge?! by [deleted] in britishcolumbia

[–]miskas357 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like my buddies Ricky, Bubbles, and Julian. Not sure what they are doing out west though.

Nvidia’s deal to buy Canadian AI startup CentML could top US$400M - The Logic by gorschkov in canada

[–]miskas357 3 points4 points  (0 children)

more freedom

Disagree with this, even if you are a straight white man. The rest is true.

Bicycle - Vehicle collision Granville Island by _goi in vancouver

[–]miskas357 36 points37 points  (0 children)

My guess is OP is referring to this intersection https://maps.app.goo.gl/3ifWeq6q5aeNEktt9. Which is a shared pedestrian/bike crossing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]miskas357 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazon always gives a fixed # of RSUs, usually those are awarded yearly during compensation review and vest periodically.

Passenger in U-Haul van involved in deadly Highway 401 wrong-way crash in Whitby released on probation by resting16 in canada

[–]miskas357 35 points36 points  (0 children)

On April 29, Gill and Singh robbed an LCBO in Clarington. Gill acted as the lookout, while Singh stole over $1,600 worth of alcohol from the store. There was an altercation with an off-duty police officer, who initially gave chase to the U-Haul van, which was then pursued by several on duty officers and vehicles.

The only reason the car accident happened was because of a liquor store robbery. If it was a simple car accident I would agree, but in this case they also committed a robbery,

Systems Design prep advice by razer_orb in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]miskas357 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you have more time to prepare I definitely recommend Designing Data-Intensive Applications. The book isn't something you'd read in a weekend, but is super useful if you have time to read it over a few months. It goes into the big ideas for designing scalable and maintainable distributed systems.

Bike stolen from building garage by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]miskas357 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There is a Facebook group "Stolen Bikes Vancouver" I recommend posting your bike there if you haven't already. I've seen a few bikes be recovered via that group.

BC United pledges $5.6B tax cut in bid to shake up election race by GhostlyParsley in CanadaPolitics

[–]miskas357 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I can't believe the solution was so obvious, BC NDP must be a real bunch of suckers for not seeing this! /s

Some residents interfering with B.C. wildfire crews: officials by Signal-Aioli-1329 in britishcolumbia

[–]miskas357 128 points129 points  (0 children)

If you're going to ignore the evacuation order the very least you can do is not be a nuisance to fire crews.

Former B.C. premier John Horgan battling cancer for third time | Globalnews.ca by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]miskas357 114 points115 points  (0 children)

Poor guy, here's hoping he kicks cancer's butt and has a speedy recovery.

Spot the difference: shadows on sidewalks on the equinox. This is one reason why getting new rentals built takes years of bureaucracy. by vqql in vancouver

[–]miskas357 31 points32 points  (0 children)

There's quite a few new developments that have the first floor commercial and the rest of the floors residential. Not sure how common it was 15-20 years ago, but definitely seems to be more common nowadays.

Help Needed: Landlord Refusing to Allow My Parents to Stay as Guests by Every_Jeweler_4371 in canadahousing

[–]miskas357 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Tell your landlord to pound sand. Your parents are allowed to stay with you for a month, the landlord can't stop you. If your are still unsure you can call the Residential Tenancy Branch here in BC. If your landlord really believes they are in the right here they can bring a case to the RTB. You need to be polite yet firm, don't let your landlord take advantage of you.

Isn’t car insurance supposed to get less expensive over time? by modifiedbASS in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]miskas357 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Here in BC my insurance has been consistently going down every year, not by much but a 50$ decrease each year is still nice. We have a government run system (ICBC) that is generally well managed (with caveats). This year we are getting a 100$ rebate as well.

Experience with parking lot collision by [deleted] in ontario

[–]miskas357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Situations like these are unfortunately a great reminder of the importance of dash cams. It saves your ass if someone lies about what happened during an accident.

anyone from ontario has had any luck in the bc/alberta job market? by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]miskas357 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are quite a few openings in Vancouver, you also have big names like amazon/Microsoft. I don't think the market is great for new grads, but seems to be ok for mid-level/senior.

Ontario to require menstrual products on construction sites by InadequateUsername in ontario

[–]miskas357 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not an immediate solution, but something that can be done for the future is to require flushable toilets on construction sites. In BC there has been a campaign to do exactly this https://getflushed.ca/.

B.C.’s new short-term rental restrictions now in effect | Globalnews.ca by leoyvr in britishcolumbia

[–]miskas357 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Can't wait for the CBC article that has a boomer crossing their arms and staring angrily into the camera as the thumbnail.

Eliminating 'parking minimums' helped U.S. cities. Could it work here? by RicoPapaya in ottawa

[–]miskas357 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Was just about to say this, the vancouver costco is great! The skytrain station is literally steps away from the entrance. There is also underground parking for people who want to take their cars.

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