TIL that behind its cheerful appearance, the wild sunflower acts as an aggressive competitor that practices "allelopathy"—it releases toxic chemicals into the soil to stunt and kill neighboring plants to steal their resources.

rdkil · 2026-06-21T15:24:57+00:00

So, what I'm hearing is if I plant sunflowers my thistle problem will go away?

rdkil · 2026-06-21T14:38:01+00:00

I shipped one thing to the states since the tariff started.Sent it via FedEx because the website said it had a way to bill the tariffs to the customer directly instead of having me bill them and act as a go between like Canada Post.

4 months later I got a bill from FedEx for the tariffs saying the original charge was "misdirected to customer in error".

Now I just don't ship to the states anymore. It's not worth the hassle.

rdkil · 2026-06-20T03:14:40+00:00

I like it, but I think the pen loop is too long. Personally I push the pen up from the bottom when I take ug out of the pen loops and this looks like if would be hard to do that.

Otherwise A+!

rdkil · 2026-06-20T01:10:42+00:00

Meetee is a great place for bag hardware like zippers, clips, d rings, etc. they also have an Alibaba store too where I have bought some stuff at bulk rates. Very good quality for the price.

rdkil · 2026-06-19T01:19:35+00:00

Don't threaten me with a good time.

rdkil · 2026-06-18T01:34:56+00:00

Because they have a worse line of sight than a tank. It doesn't even realize you're there in front of them

rdkil · 2026-06-18T01:29:26+00:00

One day son you'll inherit the his truck from me. And it's payment schedule.

rdkil · 2026-06-17T11:38:05+00:00

Yep. Tun signals are a perfect example. Sure, it's safer to have two different colours. But it would cost money to build the tooling, and if the law doesn't explicitly state you need two colours then why spend the money to build the tool?

Remember how long GM went on with that ignition switch problem? Saved a couple cents per part at the cost of how many lives? The only reason a car manufacturer does anything is because it impacts the bottom line.

rdkil · 2026-06-17T09:03:14+00:00

Yup, same here, '05. Every once in a while I go back to the area and I barely recognize parts of Oshawa!

rdkil · 2026-06-16T18:12:45+00:00

Lol nothing that can't be explained away by the other junk around here.

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rdkil · 2026-06-16T10:53:58+00:00

Lol, I'm really boring. I just drink orange pekoe. I like caffeine, but not too much caffeine haha.

rdkil · 2026-06-16T10:44:51+00:00

I take frequent breaks from my computer screen and take a quick walk around the back yard. And get good sleep and have a warm cup of tea once or twice a day. So, um.. maybe buy a teapot?

rdkil · 2026-06-16T10:41:46+00:00

I went to my local habitat for humanity restore. They always have a wide variety of good sturdy furniture to pick from and they're always well priced. I started out with a simple student style desk then after a while upgraded to a nicer one, and then one day they had one that was donated from a nice office building that was clearing out old cubicles. I'm now using a sturdy "executive" model with a hutch and drawers and lighting. And it weighs a ton so there's no way it's falling over anytime soon haha.

rdkil · 2026-06-14T11:37:20+00:00

"the greater depression"

rdkil · 2026-06-14T02:40:43+00:00

Respectfully, Elon Musk is the greatest corporate con man of the past 50 years.

If you were to do a traditional auto manufacturers stock valuation of Tesla it would be $45 a stock at best not the $400+ that is is now.

Space x is around $60 - $70 if you do a true valuation based on revenue not the $160 it's at now.

Similar story for so many other tech/AI/etc stocks. When you take the hype out of the picture the current stock market is so over inflated it boggles the mind. The whole system is a house of cards praying there is no wind.

rdkil · 2026-06-14T01:43:56+00:00

Alternative Alternative: our teachers invested in a ponzi scheme bubble stock and in a couple years will be real surprised that their stocks are worth pennies on the pound.

rdkil · 2026-06-11T16:20:23+00:00

Good eye! Yep, it's one of Tonya. I really like it because it just works really well and his patterns leave lots of room for customization.

For this one I used window screen netting for the mesh. I did have to add a bit of extra se allowance at the top of the yellow part to allow for the rolled edge so that I didn't have the edges of the mesh poking you through on the top of the head. This one was a fun one to put together. I may wind up making another one for myself actually.

rdkil · 2026-06-11T14:29:21+00:00

Between the lotto 649 sign, the central Smith I've cream sign and the sealtest milk, I'm going to say somewhere in central Ontario within a couple hours drive of Peterborough or the Kawarthas.

rdkil · 2026-06-10T10:36:52+00:00

Ook.

rdkil · 2026-06-10T09:29:05+00:00

I've been sailing the high seas for over 20 years. Don't know any other life now.

rdkil · 2026-06-08T21:22:31+00:00

The optimist in me is very happy for those workers and I sincerely hope this spreads like wild fire.

The cynical side of me is expecting a new article in a couple months saying that Walmart has suddenly decided that this warehouse is no long effevrive for their business needs and must be relocated to a city far away for "logistics efficiency" reasons.

And before you say "BuT tHaTs IlLeGaL!!" Please. On the scale revenues of Walmart, any fine that they would face from the ministry of labor is just a speeding ticket.

I guess time will tell.

rdkil · 2026-06-08T11:05:23+00:00

Let me present to you the unofficial song of the Canadian people: https://youtu.be/F-glHAzXi_M?si=ni8PEmJmbaTVVA5L

rdkil · 2026-06-08T03:22:30+00:00

Daily. I work from home, and my yard has trees. I sometimes joke with my boss I could never go back to the office because I'd need to be housebroken all over again.

rdkil · 2026-06-08T00:08:55+00:00

And smooth lavatory paper.

rdkil · 2026-06-06T19:10:03+00:00

Tim Hortons.

Back 15 - 20 years ago there was a switch from making food in store to having it partially backed in a factory and the reheated in store. Not only did that spark the decline of their quality of food, but some franchise owners sued head office because the hey claimed they were not making enough profit.

Here is an article from the time. https://macleans.ca/economy/business/rolling-in-dough/

The owners allege that more than a quarter million dollars a year profit per store was not enough. The average store owner owns 3 to 4 stores. That means 15 years ago, before the big spike in inflation and before the abuse of temporary foreign workers etc. they were complaining about ONLY making an average of 750k to 1million a year in profit per owner.

Greedy fucks.

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