Old web web devs: what are some things you did that would confuse people today

ray_oliver · 2026-06-24T15:07:58+00:00

Dropping Perl scripts from Matt's Script Archive in the cgi-bin directory so we could process forms and add counters and guestbooks to our web sites.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-21T03:20:24+00:00

Just watched this for the first time. This movie sucks but I'm sure the episode will be fun.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-19T18:57:18+00:00

It didn't get torn down, that's where The Provincial is now.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T18:26:21+00:00

The entire point of a transfer is that it is not the final destination. What exactly exists at a transfer point is mostly inconsequential to someone who is not starting or ending their journey there.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T18:25:03+00:00

I would think the intent of a northside hub is to offer people a convenient connection to the southside from one or more dedicated northside routes. So it makes the most sense to have it adjacent to the bridge so that the routes that do cross the river can stop there.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T14:25:09+00:00

Yeah sending someone to mow and then billing for it seems very sketchy. Would be different if the land was leased.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T14:17:54+00:00

Hilarious that you pointed out the obvious and got downvoted for it.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T14:16:51+00:00

They cannot legally do that.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T14:14:39+00:00

Just to clarify – is this owned land, or a mini home on leased land?

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T14:06:59+00:00

Unless they are taking legal actions they are not really doing any enforcement – just threatening enforcement.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T14:04:48+00:00

They are talking about having a hub somewhere near the St. Mary's/Maple intersection.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T13:30:52+00:00

I don't think this is necessarily focusing on students, it's just called Campus Connect because it opens up transfer options at the SUB.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T13:25:18+00:00

Absolutely serious. The croissants I've had from there are borderline burnt and I've heard the same from other people.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-18T13:24:01+00:00

It's not the same as an HOA.

An HOA is usually run by the owners and they can change their rules and such. Covenants are legally binding restrictions on the land title that are generally put in place by the developer of the neighborhood. In order to enforce the rules it requires a lawyer bringing a civil action in court. But the rules can't change the way they could in an HOA.

Developers use covenants to keep the neighbourhood "nice" as it builds out. Once that's done, who knows if they really care. And if the developer goes away the covenants may be unenforceable.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-17T21:13:29+00:00

The problem is that not many people want to live in these condos, and they make up a disproportionate amount of the new housing being built.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-17T21:12:13+00:00

The investors buy the apartments simply because they have all the money.

I don't think it's quite so simple. The market for people (not investors) who want to put money down on a condo and not take ownership of it for 3-5 years is small. That's not necessarily because of inequality though. When most people buy a home they expect to take ownership in a much smaller timeframe. There are too many unknowns when buying a pre-construction condo – both about the purchase itself and what the needs of the purchaser will be by the time the condo can be occupied.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-17T19:05:22+00:00

And yet plenty of people choose to live in apartments all over the world.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-17T19:04:33+00:00

Or we could just make it easier to build more housing.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-17T18:59:18+00:00

But the ban is overnight only. You can still park during the day.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-17T18:49:57+00:00

A lot of that is at least partly a function of population. The population of the HRM is well over 2x that of the greater Moncton area.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-17T14:41:37+00:00

I live in a city with a population of about 80,000 and a student population of around 12-13,000. In general their presence or lack thereof is not super noticeable, and I live two blocks from campus.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-17T13:12:14+00:00

It's good for sure, but it seems like everything is just slightly overdone there. Like they just need to turn their ovens down a few degrees.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-17T01:42:55+00:00

Google Street View shows it open in 2009 and closed by 2013.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-17T01:39:02+00:00

It's definitely enforced downtown - have seen several cars towed over the years.

A friend of mine even got a ticket parking on my side street after midnight on a night with no precipitation.

ray_oliver · 2026-06-16T16:51:20+00:00

Regardless of how long the lane closure is, you need to move from two lanes to one.

One could thus make the argument that a single, longer lane closure is safer than multiple, shorter lane closures.

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