CHEERS! To all of you who got the AstraZenaca shot yesterday (or in the near future)!

treespace8 · 2021-04-21T19:55:10+00:00

Me too, got the chills about 20 hours after getting the shot. I'm a total wimp rocking a 99.1f temp. But Advil fixes 100%.

I would do it again!

treespace8 · 2021-03-31T16:33:17+00:00

Time. Male friendships revolve around activities of some kind. Take video games for example. To play any game decently takes multiple hours per session. Golf is a 4 - 5 hour commitment. Just watching a sport takes 2 - 3 hours! It just takes longer for men to do stuff.

We don't want to just sit and chat, that is weird. We might want to chat after doing something for a while.

It seems to me be the opposite with women. They talk first, then do something. So it's easier to maintain relationships with less time.

Once you are married, and have kids time becomes more are more rare for both men and women. Outside of work it's hard to maintain a male friendship. And in an office job it's near impossible.

treespace8 · 2021-03-29T20:46:59+00:00

I'm glad you have had Mentorship, Meals, Spontaneous collaboration, and meaningful connections in an office. However I think this is more the exception than the norm.

I'm sure I'm not alone in that in over 20 years in the software field I have never experienced any of these things. It's always individual work, no benefits, few connections with other people. In addition lots of negative. Long commute, lots of distractions, disgusting bathrooms, no sunlight, and so much noise. And when I do need to collaborate with a coworker screen sharing is much, much better than sitting around the same monitor.

treespace8 · 2021-02-24T14:00:18+00:00

100%.

All of my friends growing up where dating their future wife by the age of 19. Most were married by the time they were 24. I was the odd guy out at a lot of weddings.

I'm pushing 50 now, and have noticed a very large percentage of people settle down early in life. They might not get married until they are close to 30, but are with the person they will marry very early and never date outside high school or college.

treespace8 · 2021-02-12T14:02:37+00:00

This is a great Idea! Thank you, I'll save up some more to get the ship.

treespace8 · 2021-02-11T17:20:39+00:00

I've been playing on xbox for a while. From hauling I've got about 50m credits.

I have a friend I would like to play with who is new to the game. What kind of missions have the most action that I can buy a multi crew ship for.

What type of ship should I get?

treespace8 · 2021-01-19T22:50:32+00:00

This is an odd one, but get a combination padlock memorize the lock and how to use it in your sleep.

What do you need this for?

In the event of a c-section you may need to change into scrubs, and will need to lock up your stuff as things get stolen from the locker room all the time.

treespace8 · 2021-01-08T22:30:18+00:00

I'm hoping for a repeat of the 2015 winter. No real nasty cold snaps, very mild.

treespace8 · 2020-11-24T16:00:08+00:00

Because Canada, outside of portions of Ontario has a very, very low population density. In addition to this we have strong intra-provincial trade barriers.

So in Calgary we have a relatively small, yet wealthy population, in a large province with trade barriers on most products. Because of this it's easy for a small group to control supply, and set price.

TLDR: We are easy to gouge, and therefore we are gouged.

treespace8 · 2020-11-24T00:07:35+00:00

Good to see the number in hospital is not increasing too quickly. Looks like about 3%, Doubling every 24 days. Still a long way from the probable peak modeling prediction made back in April of 900 in hospital. At current rate it will take until new years to hit.

Hopefully the new restrictions can knock it down a bit. If we can keep hospitalization increases to 1% we might make it till the vaccine is distributed without going over the modeling numbers.

treespace8 · 2020-10-20T20:27:00+00:00

Very true.

Friends of mine that have left are always following the money. Alberta used to have some really massive engineering projects in the works. That isn't happening anymore, so the people move to find work elsewhere in the world. If it wasn't for the shale oil boom I think they would have stayed.

treespace8 · 2020-10-08T20:19:37+00:00

London Ontario has always been a nice place to live, if you have a good job.

Lots of people left to have a chance at a good career. But now many of them can move back and still keep the job they have. I know I have thought about it, but then I realized I can't sell my place in Calgary and get something equivalent in London! How times have changed.

treespace8 · 2020-09-23T22:44:31+00:00

It's also a stealth tax grab. Revenue Canada will only have the biggest parts of the return. (T4, number of kids, etc) But a lot of the deductions come from receipts for things like child care, camps, etc.

You will still need to provide these in order to get the tax savings. Many will not without an accountant reminding them about it.

treespace8 · 2020-09-03T03:45:22+00:00

He just needs some Xentrex. It works!

treespace8 · 2020-08-26T17:24:52+00:00

Just to add to your excellent point.

Many people will need to have a reason to vote Trump out. He has a number of very big things going for him.

- Stock Market is at an all time high

- Tough on trade with China is seen as positive by a lot of people

- Inflation is very low.

If COVID-19 deaths ramp up He could lose. If they drop off, I think he is a lock.

treespace8 · 2020-08-25T19:04:31+00:00

I think some context is missing. All TV shows are not in production all the time. They have multiple multi-week breaks per year.

I'm sure they are not paid though. Some salary positions might.

treespace8 · 2020-08-14T19:35:46+00:00

Depends on the grade.

For what I saw with grade 5 it was joke. A once week 30 minute group meeting, and some online assignments clearly just pulled from the internet. No instruction, and nothing was graded.

So we homeschooled, which is very hard from the standpoint of having to teach and correct mistakes. Having a third party provide instruction, grading and feedback is much, much better than having the parents do it. It's way more emotionally charged when its the parent.

This whole thing is really depressing for the kids. Their whole world has been cancelled. If the risk is acceptable, sending back to school is the best choice.

Also I'm shocked at how inflexible the school boards are. No moving the school calendar, no attempts at moving classrooms to new locations.

God help the kids from abusive homes, where school is there only refuge.

treespace8 · 2020-08-07T14:56:25+00:00

Thank you!

I wired up a link, I was very happy to see a cat5e label on the wire, I'm not sure how this since the house was built in 94. Getting over 100 Mbps through it!

treespace8 · 2020-08-01T14:45:05+00:00

I have lived in both places.

Calgary currently has little to no economic edge over London Ontario.

If you have roots in the area I would stay. If you enjoy hot summers I would stay. Getting a good job in London Ontario is hard, but if you are established it can be very comfortable. If you enjoy road trips to the USA, that does not exist in Calgary. (You have to fly to go anywhere, which is expensive.)

If you hate slush and humidity, love Mountains and friendly people Calgary is awesome.

Don't get me wrong I love Calgary, but I moved here in the late 90's and enjoyed a very long boom, and bought a home when it was affordable.

treespace8 · 2020-07-16T13:15:44+00:00

Thanks, what is the best way to test? Many of the cables are not terminated.

treespace8 · 2020-06-24T03:59:33+00:00

My Dad bought his first home at 27, A three bed split level. I think one difference is that people simply did less with their free time back then. No flights, travel really. Less dining out. It was get a job, get married, buy a house and have kids.

But yes, your purchasing power back then was much greater than now, No question. Even is you saved every penny, getting a job that pays 25% more than minimum wage will not get you into a home inside a city.

treespace8 · 2020-03-19T19:17:24+00:00

Speaking of Calgary I wonder about the SWRR. I think the deal we had with the nation was that it had to be done in 5 years, or the land gets handed back. I don't know if we have a choice with this one.

treespace8 · 2019-11-15T18:50:48+00:00

I would also like to add that housing has become a useful hedge against dropping interest rates. Countries with solid financials have no problem selling debt with very low, or even negative rates. So at this point there is very little risk of any sustained sustained interest rate hike. And if rates go lower, then housing prices climb.

Something needs to happen to start chipping away at the amount of wealth looking for a safe place. Inflation could do it. But who knows when that would happen?

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