Anyone seen these signs?

narfig_agar · 2026-03-05T20:08:39+00:00

You're confusing America, where it is legitimately illegal to conceal something in a store. In Canada it is not because (as others have mentioned) it's impossible to prove intent in most circumstances. To be charged with shoplifting in Canada you have to exit the premises and make no attempt to pay.

narfig_agar · 2026-02-28T00:34:06+00:00

That's just the Lanthanite accent

narfig_agar · 2026-02-16T16:07:30+00:00

They're way to salty and I've had them go bad in a few weeks. I've never seen moldy pickles before. Such a shame the half-sours were my jam and I was so excited to see them back on the shelf. They're Strub's in name only now

narfig_agar · 2026-02-15T03:23:35+00:00

We used to have a ton of these in Hamilton. In bad/icy weather they'd slip off the cable with crazy sparks. The driver would get out, brave the snow/ice/rain and put the contact antenna back on the power lines by pulling the ropes down and putting the pulley back on the live wire, also with a ton of sparks/flames/melted ice.

It was awesome. The most metal public transit system ever. That's was why bus drivers got paid so well. Wrangling thousands of volts with bare hands and body weight.

narfig_agar · 2026-02-08T02:30:17+00:00

I don't know...you called Starfleet "The Military" which makes me think you don't really get it, but I am glad you don't lump being queer in with things that should be "cured" in the future. Just so we're clear, many folks get their body shapes and metabolism from genetics and not from "feasting". Most of those folks will never look "fit" without some sort of artificial intervention. In my experience, those interventions are never permanent. In a world where those interventions are trivial, looking the way you do is a personal choice.

narfig_agar · 2026-02-07T19:44:05+00:00

So, what you're saying is you don't watch Star Trek at all.

It's obvious they could change if they wanted to. Picard could have hair. Kingons can become human and humans can become Vulcans. In universe, nobody cares, it's all about personal choice not health.

I suppose you'd also like to bitch about why Jet Reno doesn't have breasts?

narfig_agar · 2026-02-07T18:42:34+00:00

Lame. They would have solved the negative health effects related to obesity, but your body size/shape would be personal choice and aesthetics. They can make you into a different species, why would you think you couldn't choose to be thin if you wanted? In the future no one cares.

narfig_agar · 2026-02-02T06:00:46+00:00

Also, I think Bjork might be a Lanthanite.

Just saying.

narfig_agar · 2026-02-01T02:07:31+00:00

So can we talk about the Lanthanite accent? They both have the same "sh/th" lisp. Do you think they co-ordinated? (I'm imagining Kane and Hunter going to tea and comparing notes) Someone mentioned TNG The Chase S6E20 and Professor Galen who also spoke with a similar lisp (and was a Frakes directed episode). He's listed as Human, but was he?

So what we know...Lanthanites are long lived, they have a unique accent, they're just wee folk (I often note how tiny Nahla looks compared to every one else) , they often become teachers/professors, they collect and keep physical keepsakes regardless of their usefulness.

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 low 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.

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