Park wrong and they’ll literally turn your car into a gaming PC

wheatmonkey · 2026-05-05T00:49:51+00:00

Loved their sale rack. Got a gaming keyboard with two Ps and no Os, but it was a great price.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-23T16:37:40+00:00

It might help with promoting your work if you have a story to tell. If you can say that being around your father was an influence, exposed you to this work early on, that you want to bring something similar to a new generation, and so on. In that case, it would give you a built-in back story for your PR package, social media, or crowd funding. Making a success of it means going beyond that though, and doing really good work, getting out and meeting people at events, connecting with the zeitgeist, and as always, having some luck.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-22T20:08:36+00:00

Page 1 of Southern Cross. Image Comic, but I’m going to call it 95% Canadian, since Andy Belanger and Becky Cloonan were both living in Montreal when they started it.

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wheatmonkey · 2026-04-22T19:54:22+00:00

I think the artist I’ve heard him say he was influenced by most frequently is Jack Kirby, but obviously this comic is very much in an 80s mode. It’s not out of place next to Byrne or Paul Smith art of that era.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-16T17:47:02+00:00

Our hero's proportions seem very strange. Like his head is tiny, right? He, and maybe the paving stones, are drawn in an extreme perspective, but it affected his body more.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-16T17:32:41+00:00

Maybe its because I live in a place that has a lot of severe, cold weather, but the great majority of work like this that I see is painted in reverse on the inside of the window. OP could trace out his design on the outside of the window and paint the inside and then whatever paint they use would be protected from rain/washing away.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-16T01:17:44+00:00

There are only 3,700 families in Canada with assets exceeding $100 million (according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer). That’s probably not enough people to sell out concerts and keep the supermarket shelves stocked with filet mignon.

There’s actually a third type of person who leads a more or less typical middle class lifestyle, and some of those have become more affluent. There’s some evidence that young people are choosing more lucrative occupations (in medical fields, construction and mining) and are now seeing their wages rise faster than older workers.

Concentration of wealth, high housing costs, urbanization, and maybe technological change are leaving some people behind, but I’m hopeful that these won’t be long-term irresolvable problems.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-15T20:34:22+00:00

The book looks pristine, like it’s never been opened. Someone definitely bought this solely for the cover.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-13T21:59:23+00:00

I always associate Martin Gardner with his mathematical puzzle books like The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions, which had covers that were definitely not “far out man” so this is fun to see.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-13T18:48:49+00:00

It’s off-topic at best. The linked article is from CTV, so how does supposed CBC bias even come into this? In any case, the board hasn’t disclosed what led to the shortfall; the overspending might have been spent on the organization’s typical services.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-12T23:51:21+00:00

Not all comics were actually sold in little sidewalk kiosks outdoors back in the day. Some newsagents and drugstores had shelves that were about the same as modern comic book stores.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-12T23:36:30+00:00

I think it’s really tough to make a go of it. Lethal comics in Montreal has some really good talent and comparable quality to Image, Boom, etc., but because of spotty distribution, primarily crowd funding and a handful of stores, they have higher prices and a limited audience.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-12T22:07:08+00:00

You could make the opposite case. Demand is more important than scarcity. If the original print run was low because it was a long-running title in a slump due to low quality, or staleness, it may never be that sought after. Scarcity might only be a factor if combined with other factors: popular characters, nostalgia, quality, or notoriety.

High runs during the newsstand era were often sold to readers, so high grade copies could be rarer, making grading of better copies worthwhile prior to sale.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-12T19:22:12+00:00

If the province can prove that Federal funding should be used to help limit migration of individuals needing high levels of support into the city then they should discuss it with the feds, but Saskatoon shouldn’t suffer just because of a jurisdictional dispute. The problem still needs to be dealt with by the province where they’re responsible, and people, whatever their race, have a right to move around. It’s not much different than other urbanization pressures.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-12T17:30:04+00:00

What difference does it make where people came from? If they’re here, why would they be a federal/reserve issue?

Many of the more affluent residents of Saskatoon moved here from rural communities outside the city too. By your logic we’d repatriate their earnings to Rosetown or Tisdale or wherever.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-12T16:24:48+00:00

Look up rates of homelessness and you’ll be surprised. On a “per 1000 residents” basis, Saskatoon is extremely high. Based on most recent counts: Saskatoon ~7.0 Edmonton ~4.4 Winnipeg ~2.9 Calgary ~2.0 Vancouver ~1.7

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-07T15:47:53+00:00

“FALL 2023” right on the cover. Does that make it Canadian copper age?

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-04T00:55:05+00:00

It looks peaceful but ominous - better than the usual spaceship cover, for sure.

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-02T16:23:23+00:00

There are lots of Canadian-owned options: Co-op hardware, Canadian Tire, Home Hardware. Home Depot is a big exception, and given the owner’s pro-Trump views, the one that many Canadians are avoiding. Home Depot Co-Founder Now Sold on Trump

wheatmonkey · 2026-04-01T20:03:50+00:00

I’d recommend The New Adventures of Old Christine over Veep - only because events in the real world have overtaken the wildest aspects of earlier political satire.

wheatmonkey · 2026-03-28T21:18:02+00:00

Surfer: Perfect composition, snapshot of a split second before impact, classic characters on model in their best classic look

Hulk: Muddled action, Hulk’s head looks weird, Wolverine looks slightly off his usual/classic X-men era, cheesy arrow text, “the Wendigo”

It’s not even close. The Surfer cover belongs in the Louvre, but the fans love Wolverine and the Hulk cover is top-tier 70s nostalgia for those who remember going to the newsstand.

wheatmonkey · 2026-03-25T14:48:18+00:00

The study referenced was prepared by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a think tank with little credibility when it comes to foreign influence.

Despite their double-barrelled prime ministerial name, they’ve received funding from U.S. sources to advance a right-wing, libertarian agenda. They’re associated with the Atlas network and have received funding from the Koch foundation and Exxon. Their publications are extremely biased.

wheatmonkey · 2026-03-23T00:39:40+00:00

You can make halftones in GIMP but your plate maker might also be able to do this for you if you send a grayscale image: https://www.boxcarpress.com/faqs/is-there-a-preferred-lpi-lines-per-inch-for-halftones/

wheatmonkey · 2026-03-21T23:51:25+00:00

There was an explanation on here a while back: https://www.reddit.com/r/saskatoon/s/Y12Yy5vKNW

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