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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
"I'm not sure about the cheese there, Pops."
"Trim the fuzz, it'll be fine."
Me and Dad last week.
It was fine.
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@Sir_Osis_of_Liver@beige.party
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
I filled the tank on my diesel Touareg and doubled its value.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
I could just about cope with hotdog tiramisu, I recon.
Absolutely none of the rest.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
That looks amazing! 🤤
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@futurebird@sauropods.win
I used to enjoy StumbleUpon. I found all sorts of niche websites that I was interested in.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
That's right up there for plates.
This is still no.1. 😆
My daughter got her first car, a lightly used Chevrolet Spark.
I tried to steer her towards a Yaris, Fit, Corolla or Civic, but every one we saw was grey, white or silver. The Spark is Raspberry (sort of pink) and that made the grade.
It seems nice enough, certainly nicer than tiny cars from years ago, and she's thrilled.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
That last paragraph. That's adorable. 💜
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@pinhman@humanwords.party
Schools, water treatment plants, roads etc, PPPs have been consistently awful as far as cost control and future liability.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
Ran the table. 😆
Some debate on whether the gift was neatly wrapped or not.
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@fesshole
I used to do industrial controls.
We generally has a list of error messages that we'd incorporate. But sometimes the list would be incomplete so we'd have to either leave it blank or maybe put in a placeholder that would be at least somewhat descriptive.
During commissioning, I saw errors like "Stuff-fluffer jamulated", "Freezer Frozen", "Blower Sucking" etc
🙂
I loved doing controls commissioning.
I don't know what's going on. Anyway, here's some Ministry.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
Looks amazing! 🤯
And that's a lot of sauce!
Terrific and well done! 😊
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
We had the same thought, @VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
🤣 🤣
I'm fairly sure my ex could do most of them. Maybe not the wipers or light fixture. She's pretty handy.
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@dtgeek@mastodon.social
Why does this come to mind?
🤔 🙂
Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls
Would scarcely get your feet wet.
Fall not in love therefore, it will stick to your face.
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@johnefrancis@cosocial.ca
Eighty one percent of Canadian generation is from hydro (60%), nukes (14%), wind (6%) and solar (1%).
Natural gas is at 12% and coal/coke is 5%.
We can still improve, but we're already pretty clean.
Canada buys u-boats.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/submarines-germany-canada-norway-south-korea-9.7259709
Not a huge surprise. Both bids were really strong, but we have a lot of history working with the Germans.
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- Done
- Can't
- Too late
- Too late
- Won't
So let's say 'mixed results' for today.
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Vehicles to boycott.
Blue Oval City - Electric Ford vehicles
Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant
- Nissan Pathfinder (2005–present)
- Infiniti QX60 (2014–present)
- Infiniti QX65 (2026–present)
- Nissan Rogue (2014–present)
- Nissan Murano (2020–present)
Spring Hill Manufacturing
- Cadillac XT5 (2017–present)
- Cadillac Lyriq (2023–present)
- Cadillac Vistiq (2025–present)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Tennessee -engine castings and hybrid axle assemblies
Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant
- Volkswagen Atlas (2017–present)
- Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport (2020–present)
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
I think I have a new hobby: leaving love notes on random cars about the neighbourhood.
That would stir things up a bit.
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@zazzoo@mstdn.ca
The oil we export is counted towards the emissions the importers emit when they burn it. We're not responsible for that, and as a fungible commodity, if they don't buy it from us, they'll find a different supplier.
If Obama or Clinton or some other adult was president, Carney would be under a lot more pressure to do something with regards to the environment.
Right now and until some sanity returns to the Whitehouse, Carney's primary role is to mitigate economic damage. The polls consistently reflect that.
The latest rolling polls have the Liberals up a half percent to 45%, with the CPC stagnant at 34% and the NDP still struggling to break 10% support.
If Carney had simply carried on with Trudeau's policies, he'd have been out on his ass and PP would be doing his best Trump impression.
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@zazzoo@mstdn.ca
The Ontario reactors are on the Great Lakes, and Point Lepreau is on the Bay of Fundy. Cooling water isn't an issue.
Given that the Vogtle 3 & 4 units in Georgia, the last reactors to be commissioned in NA, went from US$12B initial budget to somewhere around US$36B by the time they were commissioned, I wouldn't hold my breath for new nuclear.
As much as I think we should be doing our part and hit more aggressive targets, gross Canadian CO2 emissions are roughly 2% of global annual total. We're always going to have a limited impact.
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@RickiTarr@beige.party
Dad came from a farming family right on the coast. We'd get meat and vegetables from family and farmers he knew. We'd get fish likewise.
We also had a large vegetable garden at home, which was great through the summer.
He used to get 50lbs of sea run smelts that he'd keep in the freezer. Through the winter we'd have those about weekly. Also salt beef and pork.
The family was fed good quality stuff for the most part, but on the cheap.
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@Sanderde@mstdn.ca
Moe used to be far and away the dumbest premier. Used to be.
Smith is doing a full court press to prove me wrong.
Bitumen Barbi saw Vance mansplain Catholicism to the Pope and figures that's the way to roll, and teach the law and constitution to a friggen judge.
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@adhd_coffee@mastodon.social
The difference between "C'mere for a minute." and "We need to talk."
But really, terminations were only telegraphed by empty white xerox boxes by your cubicle on a Friday morning. Then the regional HR manager would arrive on your floor, sometimes with private security.
If no box by your cube, you're safe. If box, say your goodbyes.
It's brutal, I hate it and it's the reason I took a demotion from being a supervisor.
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@dyckron@cosocial.ca
I've had my Lightning for a bit over a year. No warranty issues. No squeaks or rattles, no software glitches.
There were three recalls, two were OTA updates and one was to replace a parking pawl module which did take a trip to the dealership.
I'm pretty happy with it.
It's the first Ford I've had since the '90s and first pickup since my '86 F150 Work truck.
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@dyckron@cosocial.ca
Seeing "Your vehicle has been upgraded to the most recent version" on the screen first thing in the morning is a bit disconcerting, has to be said.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
Sounds like an efficiency problem. Probably took 40 hours just to agree on a restaurant.
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@zazzoo@mstdn.ca @johnefrancis@cosocial.ca
About half of currently proposed data centres have been postponed, some indefinitely.
Financing for the projects even with VC funds is getting difficult to secure.
The whole sector is looking less promising.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
Holy moly! Damn Vee that looks amazing!
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@trickykat@beige.party
Happy Birthday, Jedi ! 🎂
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@jeffowski@mastodon.world
I worked with a German speaker from Switzerland. Good fellow, very diligent at his job.
We were out for a meal and drink at the end of a long week. I asked him the difference between German-Swiss and Germans from Germany.
"Oh, that's easy. We're Germans without the sense of humour."
I'm still not sure if he was serious or not.
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@dshan@mastodon.au @AlisonW@fedimon.uk
Cheating isn't a criminal offence.
This would be extortion under section 346 of the criminal code of Canada. Probably only get the minimal sentence on first offense, so suspended sentence and a fine.
IANAL, but knew someone who went down this road. Was a business deal that soured.
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@Urban_Hermit @RickiTarr
Agreed
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@RickiTarr
That's Mr. Quantum Vacuum Decay if you please.
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Needs work
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
In Canada it's more of a mix. Fairly sure the operators in the West went for the Conservatives though.
The "trucker convoy" was mostly off-season farmers and the like. Real truckers couldn't afford to take time off like that.
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@courtcan@mastodon.social
Diesel is $C2.22/L here which is about $US6.13/gal.
I generally put in ~70L at a time, so $C155 ish.
My truck is electric and has been doing yeoman's service while the Touareg is just parked.
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@josephcox
Kamikaze drones, more like.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
I feel bad for the independent truckers especially. Those poor folks had been barely scraping by as it was.
Diesel prices here just jumped to CAN $2.89/L = US $7.82/gal
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@Sanderde@mstdn.ca
Also good. 👍
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
Definitely an " I'm not even mad, that's amazing” moment.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
I feel seen.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
I'd send Kate a link to the t-shirt, but I don't think she can afford it now.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social
I really hope this doesn't awaken anything in me...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LZhS_GTGWFI
A random positive message. Which is nice.
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Happy Friday!
Not sure why, but this has been in my head since waking up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qX02AW48bM
I like the first comment on the video: "I know we're currently locked in a deadly high-stakes Japanese cyberpunk Mad Max battle, but I think it'd be an awesome teambuilding exercise for all of us if we stopped for a bit and did a nifty choreographed set."
Sturgill Simpson "A Good Look" (Official Video)
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@JEmphatically@mstdn.ca
It's been a while, but I guess we could do North West Rebellion 2: Electric Boogaloo.