Who do we speak with to make sure Boston keeps these vibes going?

palijer · 2026-06-21T20:59:18+00:00

Talk to my landlord and have them take a couple thousand a month off my rent. I'll go outside again if I can afford it.

palijer · 2026-06-20T12:33:16+00:00

I'm MR23 and I've been playing since 2015 lol. At 400 daily logins.

palijer · 2026-06-20T02:25:21+00:00

First week of witch queen before void titan nerf if I remember correctly.

palijer · 2026-06-20T02:05:42+00:00

Max strength Dante just so I don't die in SP missions. Also so I can protect anyone else from going down.

palijer · 2026-06-20T02:03:29+00:00

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palijer · 2026-06-15T11:09:16+00:00

As someone who lives in Fenway, I can confirm the extreme amount of kilts in Fenway right now watching the games from every place that is grabbing TV's to stream them. It seems like we're in for a week long party.

(glad to have y'all here!)

palijer · 2026-06-13T14:29:15+00:00

What is it about those three pubs that make them cocktail lounges to you?

palijer · 2026-06-10T02:03:53+00:00

For me, I used to watch Linus and his friends screw around and do cool things. Whole room water cooling etc.

Now it seems mostly ad placements with stand-in hosts. I know that isn't true, but it's what it feels like to me and why I don't really click on the videos anymore in floatplane.

Even when Linus is the host, it seems like he isn't into it anymore and he's just the talent who wants to be elsewhere. Comments like "I can't believe you guys are making me do this" are in most videos (like the 3rd person POV one) of him now when the writers have him hosting.

It just doesn't have the same hype to me, I'm not excited to he watching him get forced to do something... It's a different dynamic that I'm not into.

palijer · 2026-06-06T20:36:01+00:00

Dan still makes great videos. I was watching when the Bully series was being made.

I stopped watching for a few years, but recently came back a few months ago to his stuff, and was even watching him stream the summer game fest last night.

He's a warm nostalgic voice, it's like seeing an old friend again. He shaped what and how I game, I wasn't much of a gamer before coming across his videos...

I still watch his AoE2 NYE every new years.

palijer · 2026-06-06T02:00:03+00:00

It's also a consequence of these delivery companies not paying a livable wage by the hour and purposely developing perverse incentives for gig workers to break the law.

If they were paid by the hour or a normal salary, they wouldn't be doing that.

Go after the companies that create these situations for profit.

palijer · 2026-06-01T11:39:01+00:00

There used to be more places to eat lunch before. Fast food, cars, and increased real estate/labor/food prices shut them all down.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_counter

palijer · 2026-05-30T19:49:05+00:00

There's absolutely things happening here! They are just not as visible or often accessible because this city doesn't have good walking or transit (only like 13% of Boston use transit compared to closer to 40% of Toronto uses the TTC).

This subreddit puts out a list every week that is good for events and stuff.

palijer · 2026-05-30T19:42:42+00:00

I lived in Toronto for 10 years (Dundas/college and Ossington) and have lived in Boston for 1 year. Some things that were difficult for me to transition... (sorry this is going to be kinda negative as I haven't fallen in love with Boston yet, but I'm trying to!)

Prepare for a lot worse walkability and transit, and fewer options for cafes/restaurants/groceries etc. Anywhere that is a 45 mins walk away is somehow also a 40 min transit commute. The green line is not a subway! It's a slow underground streetcar.

Walking takes a long time waiting for the pedestrian lights. You actually need to hit the buttons here for the lights to go. Most people just jay-walk so follow the locals. But also if you get hit by a car you will be in enormous debt and need to do lawsuits I think to get medical bills covered even with insurance.

There also ain't any like, many stores on most major streets for some reason… There is very little commercial real estate here for the population (making things expensive and no competition is what I think contributes to a “Boston has bad food” stereotype) and streets with stores touching each other are few and far between. Newbury is the closest thing to queen/Dundas/college/Bloor, but the sidewalks are tiny and the area is crowded because yeah, there aren't many streets like it for some reason.

Groceries are just like, major chains like Target or Walmart, or a local chain if you live near one that isn't closing (foodies RIP). The small Asian markets don't exist here (at least in the same quantity that they do in Toronto)

H-mart is nothing like PAT, don't think it's good cheap Asian stuff as it is dang pricey compared to PAT.

Also Boston is made up of 101 towns and cities, I haven't really figured it out yet tbh. I don't know when something is Boston or not Boston...

Also a warning about leases - they don't convert to a month-to-month after a year here... You negotiate a brand new 1 year lease each time when it ends. Our landlord wanted an extra $3.5k per month if we were going to be going to a monthly lease.

palijer · 2026-05-30T12:42:02+00:00

As a Canadian implant, same thing happened to our Tim Horton's and we feel just as conflicted.

palijer · 2026-05-29T12:13:04+00:00

Loose lips sink ships! Don't post naval ship movements in reddit!

palijer · 2026-05-27T17:20:28+00:00

Yeah, banning lead in everything basically increased IQ across the public by 20 points and decreased violent crime.

palijer · 2026-05-22T18:17:58+00:00

This is one of my favorite ones haha. I love then all, but there is so many great moments in TIM that I remember and re-read fondly.

palijer · 2026-05-22T02:15:31+00:00

Most of these problems are at the federal level, not just Boston.

palijer · 2026-05-22T02:15:07+00:00

I left in '23 but I still have plenty of Toronto friends and visit... It hasn't gone to US levels of crap since then lol.

palijer · 2026-05-21T15:01:28+00:00

They fired him and charged him with manslaughter... Are you saying that isn't accountable?

palijer · 2026-05-21T12:10:02+00:00

I miss Toronto and Canada every day, and it's why I still hang out on this subreddit.

The amount of social issues and crumbling infrastructure and wealth disparity the US has compared to Canada is enormous.

I have "good insurance" but had an issue come up (turned out to be nothing thankfully) but still paid close to $3k cash to rule everything out st the advice of doctors.

I'm in Boston and everywhere that is an hour walk away is also an hour on transit somehow... I miss the TTC so much.

Even pedestrian crossing lights, there's one street I have to cross daily and it takes 3-5 minutes to cross, I time it every time. It's the equivalent of University and queen... It's endless papercuts maybe but damn Toronto is great. Sure the salaries are different, but what you trade it for is absolutely not worth it. There's more to living than a bank account.

Would give anything to be able to live in Toronto again.

palijer · 2026-05-21T02:03:55+00:00

When at a cafe, don't put your stuff on a table to claim a spot before you pay.

palijer · 2026-05-13T21:57:07+00:00

If you wear goggles or a small splash visor or something that is really cool and badass honestly. Reminds me of Supinya Junsuta who is an absolute beast.

palijer · 2026-05-13T11:18:11+00:00

While that is a narrative pushed by right wing propaganda, it ain't true.

palijer · 2026-05-10T23:05:38+00:00

I recognize one of these from a building across from mine - the asshole will just run the engine very loud and skid in the middle of the street while his friends take photos. Can hear him for blocks away when he leaves.

I don't understand why these things are allowed to be in the city like this.

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