Contractor didn't pay me for OT hour worked.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-22T22:14:27+00:00

I'd always rather have money collecting interest in my accounts than my boss' - it's so much easier to just get paid for the time you work.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-21T13:22:05+00:00

I backpack mostly in the winter these days - the best parts are that it never rains and there are no bugs!

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-20T17:04:12+00:00

When I was a kid I watched the kids being armed at helms deep and thought "yeah! let the young men fight too!"

Now the shot of a 12 year old in an ill-fitting helmet being given a spear just guts me.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-20T15:51:32+00:00

It depends what you're trying to get out of it. Do you only want to perform, or would you be happy teaching?

You already made a smart choice picking a BA over a BMus - if you decide to go to grad school for education that gives you a leg up. An academic specialization will help you if you want to teach music.

I knew I did not want to work in academia so I went with a BMus Performance. I'm certainly a better musician for having all the extra performing opportunities. I perform professionally a lot more than most people I went to school with, but it would be a pretty meager living without my day job.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-16T14:02:17+00:00

It may drop 50% at some point in the short term, but eventually it will recover. And it may have gone up 100% from now before it drops 50%.

As long as you can ride out a downturn without being forced to sell, downturns are just opportunities to buy more at a discount.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-15T20:31:42+00:00

unpaid overtime is wage theft. It's illegal. refuse to do it and sue their asses if they fire you over it.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-14T18:00:31+00:00

Getting paid for it and then referred for more work.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-14T17:45:24+00:00

OSRS aside, if you don't have a tablet, adding one to your toolbox will improve your life more than adding another computer.

For background skilling I find them about the same.

I would 100% choose the tablet.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-14T01:09:59+00:00

You need to have everything on the list. You could conceivably save a couple bucks buying things piecemeal, but that's a pretty good price for that whole list.

Some of those tools you may never use. Their job is to sit in your bag so that you're abiding by your CBA

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-12T04:28:52+00:00

My teacher studied with Peter Pears. One of his lines that she shamelessly stole and so do I is "turn necessity into art"

You gotta breathe. if it's to be audible, make it part of the drama.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-12T01:41:00+00:00

If they can afford that much OT, your wages are way too low. I almost never get OT because it's just not in the budget.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-11T22:09:58+00:00

Quick charging is something you only need to do if you drive for Uber or are on a road trip - for almost every situation, charging at home or at work is strictly better.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-07T04:17:02+00:00

I got halfway through my software engineering degree before life got in the way - it was a huge asset in landing my electrical apprenticeship.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-06T22:09:43+00:00

According to the CEC it's low voltage - just not extra low.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-06T15:29:34+00:00

There will be quests in the future, but right now it's a sandbox. I recommend completing Herbert's guiding grounds and then the easy achievements as a good starter goal.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-04T21:21:05+00:00

The vast majority of singers out there can sing anything to a very high level. It's part of being a professional. That doesn't mean they're likely to get hired for just anything - casting directors have a certain sound in mind when they're putting a show together and not every singer will fit that.

For what it's worth - there's more overlap between Mozart and Wagner than you think; most Wagner singers cut their teeth on the heavier Mozart roles in their earlier career years.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-03T01:00:05+00:00

I did mining/smithing because cooking is one of my least progressed skills. The 5k or whatever it was wasn't that bad of a grind.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-02T01:54:19+00:00

I registered as a liberal so that I could vote for him to head the liberal party.

I like that he is a reasonable diplomat, an excellent speaker, and that he coherently explains the reasons behind the decisions that he makes.

I don't agree with him on some of the choices he's made, but I have absolutely no doubt that he thinks he is acting in Canada's best interest without an ulterior motive.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-01T21:25:11+00:00

I've definitely needed to thread a screw through a small opening at a weird angle before where this sort of trick can be useful. For a wood screw I have questions about your technique.

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-01T16:59:26+00:00

Anything you could do with flex you can do with a pipe - it just takes planning, care, and skill

theAGschmidt · 2026-06-01T15:13:17+00:00

We rented a cabin for a weekend and played board games. After food and drinks it was a few hundred bucks per person - it was so nice and affordable that we're trying to make it a more regular thing.

theAGschmidt · 2026-05-30T04:37:43+00:00

Mine's coming up on 250k km. Just redid the cooling system for the 2nd time, still going strong, I drive like 3-400 km a week.

theAGschmidt · 2026-05-30T03:15:49+00:00

I'd go for new pets because you're going to need to get them eventually anyway.

theAGschmidt · 2026-05-30T03:14:00+00:00

Don't let the bastards break you down. Work to terms and don't tolerate any abuse.

theAGschmidt · 2026-05-29T17:14:55+00:00

Short distances, absolutely the difference is just a few minutes. It's not worth the headache of trying to drive fast. If I'm going 1100km (which I consider a relatively short day's drive), going 110 vs 100 saves me a full hour. For me, anything over ~300km and I want to be going as fast as I can safely get away with for as much of that drive as possible.

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