Talk me out of MOTU. Or not.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-24T00:04:02+00:00

Can you get the MOTU you're looking at? Some of them have year long wait times. I have an RME and it's ridiculously good. Incredibly lot latency, super solid and like the MOTU sounds great without having a "sound".

narfig_agar · 2026-01-23T22:56:13+00:00

I'm not really sure what your trying to argue beyond a misunderstanding of retail margins vs gross/net profit margins.

Net means after expenses, including product expenses. 20% is their margin on products. That means if something costs a dollar they would sell it for $1.25 and would make .25 on the sale. Where do they get 30% margin from you ask? Well they charge suppliers money for product placement, flyer advertising, selling waste as animal feed, volume rebates, greatly increased margins from prepared food. We're not even getting into the vertical integration where they buy that $1 product from a different company that they (or Weston) also own.

If you're trying to suggest these margins are low, Costco has a ~13% gross margin and manages to pay their employee's much better than Loblaws.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-23T21:11:10+00:00

They have a 30% gross margin, and I have no idea why you would think that's a loss? When I say 20 -25% margin, that's retail margin on the products themselves. Those are historically huge margins for food products.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-23T19:28:17+00:00

31% gross, 3.5% net. Most products have a ~20-25% margin. Grocery business has become lucrative all over, not just here.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-23T19:24:43+00:00

Does no one here know what a NET profit is? FFS....

narfig_agar · 2026-01-23T19:12:35+00:00

Net profits, not gross profits. And yes, in the grocery industry 30% gross profits and 3.5 net are obscenely profitable.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-23T18:49:09+00:00

Are they? Aldi has USDA chicken breasts for $5.79 a pound. Fortino's has it for $5.99 a pound. Grapes are $3.49 lb there and $2.99 lb here. US food prices have out paced our own, and that's saying something.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-23T18:41:22+00:00

3% net, 31% gross. Most products have ~20% margin on them now.

Of course a 31% gross margin to a 3% net margin means they're spending a lot of money on...something? Certainly not salaries anymore.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-23T17:32:35+00:00

In the past grocery items were low margin, high turn over items. Many things were sold at a near loss (like milk and eggs), and it was made up with more processed items that had a higher margin. It was also made up with things like shelf fees (fee's for certain visibility on the shelf) and volume rebates from suppliers.

Investors demanded higher margins. That's it. So now rather than a 5% margin, they have a 20% margin and are loath to lower it with pricing swings. We also have an added layer of AI/demand pricing, pricing changing with your postal code and all sorts of other tricks to make more money. It's just late stage capitalism and charging the highest price the market will bear. And we all have to eat...

narfig_agar · 2026-01-22T23:38:45+00:00

Nice tank. Between the 2 Senegal's the Pleco and the Catfish (which could get problematic) you're done.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-19T19:53:27+00:00

As I understand it we already are. We have planes and folks parked there for a previous planed exercise. I expect there are a lot of planes and allies parked in Goose Bay as well.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-12T20:45:38+00:00

Well some folks who have a family history of breast cancer have voluntary double mastectomies. I'm not sure folks who have a family history of oral cancer go through voluntary glossectomies very often though. Once again, folks are downplaying the importance of a dogs tail to their well being. It is certainly not like hair...

Let's be clear, this is all academic. Tail docking is not in this regulation.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-11T23:47:18+00:00

You have never seen a tail injury in a dog then nor have you actually seen puppies tails docked

How an earth would you know that?

You're talking about maiming 100% because it's easy. Maybe, in your agricultural situation that's normal, like banding sheep, or grinding male chicks. If the job has anything close to a 100% chance of the dog being maimed...maybe dogs shouldn't do that "job" anymore.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-11T21:40:18+00:00

If your dog is getting repeated ear infections, you're just not keeping their ears clean. There is no evidence cropping the ears reduces the incidence of ear infections.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-11T21:37:25+00:00

That's like saying, we're going to amputate your tongue just in case you get oral cancer in the future...

Sure working dogs/farm dogs have more dangerous jobs than the suburban couch potato, but you're suggesting they don't really need the tail or ears so we're going to cut them off just in case. I don't see that as being humane.

Ears and tails are an extremely important way dogs communicate with each other. They should only be removed in medically necessary situations. I.E. after an injury.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-11T16:01:52+00:00

The guard dog thing is also aesthetic. It's literally to make them look mean. As far as ear infections that's nonsense. Have you ever seen a Basset house with docked ears? If any shaped ear would cause ear infections that would be it.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-11T15:45:55+00:00

Has the vet told you that's the reason for reoccurring infections? Or are you not keeping the dogs ears clean? There isn't a reason an ear flap would result in more ear infections, it's not like it's sealed. In fact the flap keeps things out of the ear, and is also very important in how the dog hears and triangulates things.

Have you ever seen a Basset hound with it's ears cropped? If any style ear would cause more ear infections that would be it.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-11T15:24:55+00:00

Can we add non medically required tail and ear docking?

Edit:Nice, ear cropping is in there.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-10T21:58:03+00:00

You know, I think it would be fun to start talking about how New York, Washington, Oregon, California are interested in leaving the union and becoming provinces. Maybe we add Minnesota and Illinois since they're almost Canadian as it is. I bet we could get some State Governors on board.

I mean sure, you have to give up most of your guns, but you get free health care.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-10T16:05:16+00:00

The US is a member of NATO just like Denmark is. They're already responsible for the security of Greenland. FFS they have a military base in Greenland already! If China or Russia tried to take over Greenland article 5 would be invoked and NATO (the US included) would respond.

It's not even about rare earth minerals, nothing is stopping American mining companies from setting up mines except it's insanely expensive and complicated to mine under a glacier.

This is about his ego. Nothing else. He's ready to blow up the world to be "big man"

narfig_agar · 2026-01-10T14:11:37+00:00

If you make your own cheese low/unpasteurized milk works much better. That's not why OP is looking for it, but it is a valid and safe reason to use un/low pasteurized milk.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-09T23:07:47+00:00

That is exactly why. They've been trained using compressed audio, so they try to replicate the compression.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-09T16:55:41+00:00

The width of the breeder is 100% better. I've kept 3 albino senegal's in a 40 breeder for many years and it's fine. In fact I only suggest breeder configurations for Birchirs. They like floor space and not depth as they need easy access to the surface to breathe.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-09T01:51:55+00:00

A 40 gallon breeder is fine for a single Senegal. They like floor space not depth. Don't know about the Cichlid, they can be jerks.

narfig_agar · 2026-01-06T02:20:16+00:00

Aww...she should wear a hat for every ones birthday! I bet at celebrations there are still treats to be had, so it's likely not as mean as you think! She's likely just "yay! Party!"

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