[fliptuner]

You only drool a little bit

This is not untrue.

[Hondaracer]

It’s such a joke

We bought Our 2011 G37 in 2018 with 110,000kms on it full service records from new from my dads buddy for $11k it was probably worth 18-20 given how good shape it was in, totally mint.

Like 2 years later a guy in some window repair van comes out of the alley and side swipes our parked car in the little snow on the ground, they had to weld in a new pillar and it was like $6200 in damage.

Even though he was 100% at fault Ducking guy basically just took that repair bill and more out of my net worth

[Euro7r]

What is everyone using for their front doorbell? Don't want to pay monthly subscription fee. Saw a brand called Eufy & Aosu on Amazon with decent reviews, but never heard of them in my life lol

[Teriyaki]

Using the Eufy with homestation. Eufy is a sub-brand of Anker. Solid hardware and no subscription costs.

They did pull some false advertising it as "everything local, no cloud" when the screenshots are pushed to the cloud so there's that. Basically every networked doorbell will push to the cloud though.

[BIC_BAWS]

I use eufy as well. Early adopter, no issues. They're on Homebase 3 now I think. Pretty solid stuff.

RoverT also has it

Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk

[SSM_DC5]

I'm using skybell. Sucks, but I think last time I brought it up, couple members said they had no issues with their skybell. No subscriptions. I just checked, and I have 7 days worth of history for motion detection and doorbell presses. No clue where the footage is stored, but I know I didn't add any memory cards inside. In my search for the next doorbell, I've learned skybell runs on 2.4ghz WiFi when there's others out there that run on 5 GHz like Ring. I'm having a little difficulty finding the power requirements to hardwire the doorbell. I'm hoping to do a simple swap that only requires switching the wires into the new one.

[inv4zn]

I always wondered about this. How does a seat protector affect the car seat in any way? The car seat is locked in by LATCH anchors or the seat belt, I don't see how seat protector could affect anything. Even if the seat protector had 0 friction, the LATCH anchors or the seat belt would keep the car seat in place.

Realistically you're probably right, and in most crashes should not affect it at all. In significant crashes it could compress, allowing more movement for the car seat, but most likely it's car seat manufacturers absolving themselves of liability when something bad happens.

That said, whatever ridges/dents are left in leather seats due to carseats actually go away pretty easily.

Biased source, but it has some examples.
https://csftl.org/seat-protectors/

[MG1]

I had Ring for years and it sucked monkey balls. I invested in external ringers and had it hard wired for power I paid for subscription, as well. Total waste of time and money. As yray would say, “It’s a lie!” I scrapped it and went with a Eufy with home base. It has yet to fail and I’ve had it for two maybe three years. Like the black dude on Mod Squad would say, “Solid!”

Lag is annoying when watching or answering via your smartphone, but it’s par for the course.

[SSM_DC5]

Lag is normal for all video doorbells? That's one of the things I don't like about my skybell. Lag so much to open the footage when someone rings the bell that I can walk to the door faster. Every choppy and laggy that I can barely converse through the device.

[Hondaracer]

What is the image quality like on these eufy ones?

[Hondaracer]

Lag is normal for all video doorbells? That's one of the things I don't like about my skybell. Lag so much to open the footage when someone rings the bell that I can walk to the door faster. Every choppy and laggy that I can barely converse through the device.

Do you have your skybell through Telus? They are garbage, bordering on unusable imo

[SSM_DC5]

No, but they probably work the same. A low voltage guy that normally pushes Ring says skybell has been around for a while, but their tech sucks. Said my lag and unreliability could be due to its WiFi bands. That's why I'm window shopping for a different brand.

[Manic!]

Not cheap but no monthly fee's and made by a well known brand in the network space.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1cgvG1Yadg

[StylinRed]

Everything's connected to the WiFi these days, gotta get a UPS to hook the modem to to keep ur connected home connected

[lilaznviper]

the telus skybell is garbage. i also used the ring doorbell and it was not bad. I'm currently on the google nest doorbell wired one. quality of the video looks a lot better than the ring.

If you don't want subscription, you can get a unifi doorbell, but you will need a controller to record locally if you want footage.

since i have the full google echo system with their outdoor camera's i just do a subscription since i don't want to bother with more hardware sitting around the house.

[Hondaracer]

Does anyone use a battery powered doorbell camera without a subscription?

That’s kind of my criteria as it’s a huge PITA to run a new wire

[punkwax]

Using the Eufy with homestation. Eufy is a sub-brand of Anker. Solid hardware and no subscription costs.

They did pull some false advertising it as "everything local, no cloud" when the screenshots are pushed to the cloud so there's that. Basically every networked doorbell will push to the cloud though.

Not necessarily. Storage can be local and the cloud service may simply negotiate the handshake to access the local storage/video.

Sending video to the cloud to be stored/recorded takes up storage which they’ll charge for.

[Euro7r]

Was reading up the Eufy 2K with home-base battery power version seems like good reviews online. Also offers wired option if you wanna wire it up? No sub fees as well. Might pick up one of these.

[Great68]

What am I using for a doorbell?

Good old Rittenhouse Sentinel 267 resonating door chime, circa 1952.

http://i.imgur.com/yh93Z9m.jpg

One of the most smooth & rich sounding door chimes I've ever heard. (Lol)

Previous owners of the house were complete morons and painted the thing with white latex, shittily slapped on with a brush.

I took it apart, stripped it all down and polished it all up on the buffing wheel.


One of the things I've realized as a homeowner (especially a homeowner with an old house) is that shitty paint jobs previous people did are bloody more work than if they had just done fucking nothing at all. Like, no your shitty slapped on latex paint on the door hinges looks like ass, and now I have to spend a fuckload of time stripping it all off before I can repaint it properly.

[SSM_DC5]

This summary look right?

Skybell. No sub. Sucks. Garbage. Unusable.
Eufy. No sub. Needs home base. People are happy
Ring. Sub. It's a lie and waste of time.
Unifi. No sub. Needs extra hardware. $$$
Google nest. Sub. Better image quality than Ring.

[SkinnyPupp]

What am I using for a doorbell?

Good old Rittenhouse Sentinel 267 resonating door chime, circa 1952.

http://i.imgur.com/yh93Z9m.jpg

One of the most smooth & rich sounding door chimes I've ever heard. (Lol)

Previous owners of the house were complete morons and painted the thing with white latex, shittily slapped on with a brush.

I took it apart, stripped it all down and polished it all up on the buffing wheel.


One of the things I've realized as a homeowner (especially a homeowner with an old house) is that shitty paint jobs previous people did are bloody more work than if they had just done fucking nothing at all. Like, no your shitty slapped on latex paint on the door hinges looks like ass, and now I have to spend a fuckload of time stripping it all off before I can repaint it properly.
Nice restoration. It is so much more appealing to have something making a noise that is actually a "thing" rather than a shitty speaker playing a recording or synthesized sound. In the 90's I probably would have said the opposite. Same with watches; maybe I'm turning into a boomer :fuckthatshit:

Do you use chemical paint stripper, or just scrape it all off?

[headhunt3r]

In contrast, Eufy gets slammed any time it's brought up on RFD nowadays because of their false claims (now removed) about their value of privacy.

https://www.reddit.com/r/eufy/comments/znm4ou/ankers_eufy_deleted_these_10_privacy_promises/

I use Wyze at home. Subscription is optional. No sub = shorter stored clips. Cloud or SD card. Cheap. I'm happy enough with it.

[underscore]

Does anyone use a battery powered doorbell camera without a subscription?

That’s kind of my criteria as it’s a huge PITA to run a new wire

This summary look right?

Skybell. No sub. Sucks. Garbage. Unusable.
Eufy. No sub. Needs home base. People are happy
Ring. Sub. It's a lie and waste of time.
Unifi. No sub. Needs extra hardware. $$$
Google nest. Sub. Better image quality than Ring.

I use battery powered Ring without a sub and it seems to work okay, but I have nothing to compare to. Adjusting the zone it triggers motion in helped the battery life a lot.

[Great68]

Nice restoration. It is so much more appealing to have something making a noise that is actually a "thing" rather than a shitty speaker playing a recording or synthesized sound. In the 90's I probably would have said the opposite. Same with watches; maybe I'm turning into a boomer :fuckthatshit:

Do you use chemical paint stripper, or just scrape it all off?

Thanks! Yeah chemical stripper and a wire wheel on the bench grinder did the trick

[noclue]

NOOO MONICA!!!Just watched fast x.... keeps getting worse and worse.

They should've killed off the franchise after fast 5.

[PeanutButter]

NOOO MONICA!!!Just watched fast x.... keeps getting worse and worse.

They should've killed off the franchise after fast 5.

Well.. They're still getting people like you to watch it.. haha
I know guys who still go to the theater religiously to watch Fast and Furious. It's a legacy tradition thing now.

They all say the movie is so trash, but it's just what they do. I bet you there are tons of guys groups that do that.

That and any excuse to hang out with the boys every so often.

[Gumby]

NOOO MONICA!!!Just watched fast x.... keeps getting worse and worse.

They should've killed off the franchise after fast 5.
The franchise keeps making money, so Fast 11 is already in development, and they're considering #12...

[Badhobz]

Me and the wifey went to river rock buffet tonight. The prime rib is damn good. Like I would say it’s comparable to the keg in terms of taste and tenderness. It’s amazing !!! Such value too at 50 bucks a pop.

https://i.postimg.cc/D0fwBTPV/IMG-4323.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/02QNS9ND/IMG-4316.jpg

No lineup tonight. I guess the economy is bad.

[SkinnyPupp]

Well.. They're still getting people like you to watch it.. haha
I know guys who still go to the theater religiously to watch Fast and Furious. It's a legacy tradition thing now.

They all say the movie is so trash, but it's just what they do. I bet you there are tons of guys groups that do that.

That and any excuse to hang out with the boys every so often.
That's how I went into the series up until the 7th one or so.. After that it was no longer theatre worthy, and now it's not even worth wasting time watching at all. I tried with FF9 on Netflix, lasted 10 minutes. While I was laughing uproariously, it wasn't really in an enjoyable way.

Put your eyeballs where your mouth is! If it's shit, stop watching! Studios will be forced to start making good movies again!

[inv4zn]

I was joking with my cousins that at some point they'll have Dom's clone fighting dinosaurs lol

...then we all agreed we'd probably watch that too. :lawl:

[Mikoyan]

I was joking with my cousins that at some point they'll have Dom's clone fighting dinosaurs lol

...then we all agreed we'd probably watch that too. :lawl:

100% chance Dom's clone would slide down the back of a dinosaur into a waiting car like Fred Flintstone.

[StylinRed]

I've been expecting them to AI Brian O'connor back maybe in the next few films

[SSM_DC5]

Anyone smart enough to tell me where I can tap into to get a c wire that I can use for smart thermostats?

My control board looks like the one in this link.
https://www.furnacepartsdiy.com/parts/446-000

I also have a transformer attached to a JB which is attached to the top of my boiler. The 2 screws on the top R&C don't have any wires going to it though.

[Hondaracer]

Are you using a nest?

If you plug a wire into one of the other control ones and it’s not correct nest actually tells you where that wire should go

[donk.]

Anyone smart enough to tell me where I can tap into to get a c wire that I can use for smart thermostats?

My control board looks like the one in this link.
https://www.furnacepartsdiy.com/parts/446-000

I also have a transformer attached to a JB which is attached to the top of my boiler. The 2 screws on the top R&C don't have any wires going to it though.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://alliedboilers.com/wp-content/ProductDocuments/MG/MG%2520Installation%2520%2526%2520Service%2520Manu al%2520%2528S9361A%2529.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwig19HC94T_AhXiFjQIHXBbCmIQFnoECBkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3kztFmJhiRHwURsKg9nS_e

Based by page 30, this controller operates off an aquastat, in other words, dry contact.

There is no "24v supply" to a thermostat, if you wanted to, you could splice into R-C (top right 4 pin, top two would be R-C 24V.)
If you have a multimeter, test it before you cook your new thermostat.

You could run power as noted above, and then run the thermostat contact off the S9361A board (if you have one) "optional aquastat pins 6 and 4"

Depending what you are trying to do of course.....

[SSM_DC5]

Are you using a nest?

If you plug a wire into one of the other control ones and itÂ’s not correct nest actually tells you where that wire should go
Yes Nest. There's too many possible places I can add a wire on the boiler side. It'll be more efficient and safer if I just learn what I'm looking at rather than trial and error.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://alliedboilers.com/wp-content/ProductDocuments/MG/MG%2520Installation%2520%2526%2520Service%2520Manu al%2520%2528S9361A%2529.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwig19HC94T_AhXiFjQIHXBbCmIQFnoECBkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3kztFmJhiRHwURsKg9nS_e

Based by page 30, this controller operates off an aquastat, in other words, dry contact.

There is no "24v supply" to a thermostat, if you wanted to, you could splice into R-C (top right 4 pin, top two would be R-C 24V.)
If you have a multimeter, test it before you cook your new thermostat.

You could run power as noted above, and then run the thermostat contact off the S9361A board (if you have one) "optional aquastat pins 6 and 4"

Depending what you are trying to do of course.....

I fished new 18/7 thermostat wire to my thermostats, and now I want to make use of a C wire to use in a Nest thermostat so I don't need to try and do the other various tricks I see on YouTube to get around having a proper C wire. My board looks more like the one in my link and doesn't have that S9361A like in the PDF if your link. Looks like I do have the R-C you mentioned.

Here's some pics of my actual boiler

Am I looking at this right when I say that this 24V transformer is doing nothing? 120V comes into the JB, feeds the transformer, then goes back out.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52913012299_6dea0d32b0_c.jpg


The wires coming out of the JB leads somewhere to the left where it's labelled P1, P2, L1, L2 but I didn't look carefully to see exactly where it terminates.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52912280137_ba10dbb139_c.jpg


Right now there's a Black wire that goes to the R and White and Green that goes to the C. These wires go towards a valve in the exhaust vent. Side note: The black, white, orange, and red wires at the bottom. Perhaps wiring for 1 zone?? well these wires lead to 5 zone control valves. I'm starting to wonder if this thing is even wired the way the manufacturer intended.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52913012294_d1be490895_c.jpg

[donk.]

Looks like you have one control for 5 zones, then the thermostats most likely make/break contact

I would just splice into black + wht/grn for your nest power

Yeah your trans looks like it's not in use

On older equipment, it's rare that things match up from OEM, if it works, it works. Hvac guys will chop up whatever needed to make the system as requested by the homeowner

[SSM_DC5]

If that trans is free to use, is that an option to power the nest instead of splicing? If so, I'd just hook up 2 wires on the exposed R and C screws, then run that to the R of the thermostat that's already in use and C is a new blue wire that I take from the 18/7 that I fished?

[donk.]

Not advised to mix transformers unless

Impedance must be the same
Voltage primary/secondary are the same
Polarity is the same

I personally avoid it all together

[SSM_DC5]

Ok so I find the R from thermostat and splice into the black wire, then I take all the blue from the thermostat and pig tail then splice it to the white green?

[punkwax]

https://media3.giphy.com/media/oVLnOQVn6j78KltOyB/200w.gif?cid=6c09b952p9rny52hzx23mf2loduuf44vmb32a 4ydclupmebo&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200w.gif&ct=g

[Manic!]

202X A.D., a future beyond Initial D.

Self-driving cars are in widespread use in Japan, and public roadways are used for auto racing.

In such an era, a race called MFG has become popular around the globe.

Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini...

Participants are invited to race with their fastest cars.

One such participant, a British racing school graduate, Kanata Rivington, returns to Japan to achieve his goal.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJaRegMCbNQ

[GLOW]

they need a musk look alike main villian :lol

[bcedhk]

Any recommendations for a local shop that can swap out a MBP 2016 battery?

[AstulzerRZD]

Any recommendations for a local shop that can swap out a MBP 2016 battery?

Apple store price is actually pretty reasonable compared to 3rd party batteries. Considering review on 3rd party batteries (many complain about less capacity or working well for a while then stopping), I would go OEM here

[SkinnyPupp]

Seconded - an actual good quality battery isn't going to be much cheaper than OEM, if at all

[Euro7r]

Has anyone bought or used TCL brand tv? Seems like budget bang for buck chinese brand tv, read reviews online and seems to be quite mixed. I'm only considering this because I am looking for a tv for my rental place. Was debating for a Samsung that's $130 bucks more, but its for a rental. Although I don't want something that breaks down like 2 months down the road LOL.

[Gerbs]

I got the TCL Costco 5 or 6 series for like $429 OpenBox 65" back during Covid peak.

Insane value.

[bcrdukes]

My neighbour at the previous condo had one. Seemed okay for well over 2 years he lived next door to us. But like every consumer electronic that exists, Samsung included, has risks of failure.

[Manic!]

Has anyone bought or used TCL brand tv? Seems like budget bang for buck chinese brand tv, read reviews online and seems to be quite mixed. I'm only considering this because I am looking for a tv for my rental place. Was debating for a Samsung that's $130 bucks more, but its for a rental. Although I don't want something that breaks down like 2 months down the road LOL.

https://www.rtings.com/

[supafamous]

I have a TCL 6 series - only had it for a year but it works well enough. The Google TV app can be a bit flaky but that's Google's fault. Image quality is good.

[winson604]

I have a TCL TV the wifey has been using in the master for almost 4 years to the day. It has been fine without issue. Originally the only reason we bought it was based on the room we were only able to mount a 32 inch because any bigger it would have touched the closet doors and there were not a ton of options for 32 inch TVs at that point other than these Chinese brands. No regrets so far it has served it's purpose. The only thing is every once in a while when we turn it on it doesn't connect to the internet and we'll have to go to settings search the network and reconnect. Takes less than 30 secs and doesn't happen often enough to be annoying. For your purpose I would consider.

You could also look at https://openbox.ca/collections/tv-home-audio . I bought a 46 inch Samsung TV from here 9 years ago and it's still going hella strong.

[donk.]

Openbox storefront:
HUUUUGGEEE SAVINGS ON ELECTRONICS!

then you go in, and 90% of stuff is like freight left overs, from insurance claims for 10% off brand new prices elsewhere.....

[Badhobz]

https://jalopnik.com/police-in-canada-are-looking-for-a-woman-who-keyed-over-1850462244

Wacko coquitlam lady keying cars at the Chrysler dealership. Causes 500k worth of damage so far.

[pastarocket]

Rest in Peace, Tina Turner.


She passed away at the age of 83 in Switzerland.

https://news.sky.com/story/tina-turner-dies-aged-83-12888593

-to quote from her song, she was simply "The Best". -better than all the rest.

FeelsBadMan

[Hakkaboy]

https://jalopnik.com/police-in-canada-are-looking-for-a-woman-who-keyed-over-1850462244

Wacko coquitlam lady keying cars at the Chrysler dealership. Causes 500k worth of damage so far.

or auto body shop owner?

[StylinRed]

https://jalopnik.com/police-in-canada-are-looking-for-a-woman-who-keyed-over-1850462244

Wacko coquitlam lady keying cars at the Chrysler dealership. Causes 500k worth of damage so far.

Is t that the same dealership that some guys held up with guns and gave the police a chase over several cities earlier in the year?

[nismodrifter]

Porsche Langley Cars & Coffee this Sunday. Anyone going? I will bring the 348. First time attending.

[bcrdukes]

Arrive early. Parking is limited.

[nismodrifter]

Arrive early. Parking is limited.

how early? 10am is a "late" start IMO.

[bcrdukes]

To avoid disappointment, arrive as early as possible. Historically, people will come and go, but depending on how they organize their lot, parking spaces are "generally" limited. The weather looks good this weekend too.

I'm going to the cars and coffee event in Burlington at the Hagerty Garage with the PCA UCR group this Saturday.

[Badhobz]

Yarrg!! organized Porsche owners are often too pretentious for my liking. They are more insufferable than Ferrari owners & lam-bros

I much rather go to a civic meat.

[bcrdukes]

brb let me tie a sweater around my neck and put on my aviators #ferrari

[supafamous]

Yarrg!! organized Porsche owners are often too pretentious for my liking. They are more insufferable than Ferrari owners & lam-bros

I haven't even gotten a Porsche yet and I'm like that.

BTW: Got to drive the Emira today. Nice car - beautiful styling and the ride quality is very, very, very impressive. Lovely steering, rotates great as you'd expect a mid-engine car to. Engine is pretty coarse and not particularly rev-happy and I didn't really like the shifter (a bit vague, went into 5th instead of 3rd a couple times). Pedal placement is very tight which I liked - easy to heel/toe but if you're a size 10+ I think you'll find it confining. Great car but not for me - I'll stick with blowing the money on a Boxster.

[68style]

Can't buy a new Porsche because you gotta be good enough to be a customer.

Can't show up at the Porsche meet because they won't have a parking spot for you.

The fuck is the point of owning one of these cars if you don't want to turn into a giant douche lol

[nismodrifter]

Can't buy a new Porsche because you gotta be good enough to be a customer.

Can't show up at the Porsche meet because they won't have a parking spot for you.


I lol'd. Hilarious.
I too prefer Civic and VW meats.

I'll come between 930-10 and if they have a spot great, if not, I will just do a bert stare as I pass through and then drive home.

https://media.tenor.com/fPje8vFaMj0AAAAd/sesame-street-bert.gif

[Badhobz]

Can't buy a new Porsche because you gotta be good enough to be a customer.

Can't show up at the Porsche meet because they won't have a parking spot for you.

The fuck is the point of owning one of these cars if you don't want to turn into a giant douche lol

I’ve never met a 997+ gen owner that I liked. Older 911 owners are fine. Genuinely car guys. These modern ones are just douche incarnate.

Half the time they are talking about their stock options and summer homes. Shut the fuck up.

[AzNightmare]

I have a weird issue with AliExpress. For anyone that have used it before, getting a refund on items can be somewhat of a process if you actually need to return the item. (Majority of the time, if there's an issue with the item, you can submit proof and just get your money back and keep the item.)

So I'm trying to return something which requires a process of negotiation with the seller and AE stepping in to mediate because me and the seller basically got into a dispute, I won the case and will get a full refund as long as I return the item.

The thing is, they don't have to send a free return shipping label (like Amazon) and AE is basically telling me to pay the return shipping fee out of my own pocket first, then they will reimburse me afterward, through my credit card.

The main question I'm asking is, can they refund more money than I initially spent? Like negative credits on my CC? Because the money I'm paying to ship the item back will be paid to Canada Post, not AE... So they can reverse charge what I initially bought from AE, but can they reverse charge my shipping fee that wasn't even paid to them in the first place?

AE live chat is telling me it's possible. But everything seems so sus now.

[unit]

after buying a house im in no position to buy another car anytime soon, but just humour me since i have space to store an extra one now. if one was to pick an under 25k car with hopes of getting collector plates on it one day, what would be a pretty no nonsense option that would be fun to drive as a weekender? something 15-20y is ok, what would you guys pick?

[underscore]

When in doubt, probably a Miata?

[whitev70r]

after buying a house im in no position to buy another car anytime soon, but just humour me since i have space to store an extra one now. if one was to pick an under 25k car with hopes of getting collector plates on it one day, what would be a pretty no nonsense option that would be fun to drive as a weekender? something 15-20y is ok, what would you guys pick?

I've always had a thing for these .. 2000 era Audi TT coupe, AWD, 225 hp, this one is manual, 134K kms, asking a lot though ... $23.5K

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/976037600225561/

[bcrdukes]

Legit question, but does the car have to be practical? Three more years and my Boxster is eligible for collector plates.

[supafamous]

after buying a house im in no position to buy another car anytime soon, but just humour me since i have space to store an extra one now. if one was to pick an under 25k car with hopes of getting collector plates on it one day, what would be a pretty no nonsense option that would be fun to drive as a weekender? something 15-20y is ok, what would you guys pick?

I'd track down a 2006 Launch Edition Miata or a 2009/2010 Competition Yellow Miata for that kind of money.

This 2006 is in Edmonton with low miles for $18k: https://www.autotrader.ca/a/mazda/mx-5/edmonton/alberta/19_12560956_/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=8_15_16&pc=V5H%202N7&sprx=-1&modalXS=1

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/mazda/mx-5/almonte/ontario/19_12569294_/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=6_15_16&pc=V5H%202N7&sprx=-1

Five years ago I almost pulled the trigger on one of these for about $11k so it seems like prices are going up on them. A minty very low mileage one was also available for $15k at the time.

[unit]

Legit question, but does the car have to be practical? Three more years and my Boxster is eligible for collector plates.

practical no, but not impossible to find parts for

[whitev70r]

Two more submissions ... you didn't give too many parameters like no this or no that, manual or auto (since it's a weekend fun toy, I went with manual) but here goes:

2001 BMW 330ci, 138K kms, $11,500, manual

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/cto/d/burnaby-2001-bmw-330ci-convertible/7623344104.html

https://images.craigslist.org/00303_aW8ejAiWScA_0CI0pO_600x450.jpg

2004 BMW Z4, 98K kms, manual, $20K
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/nvn/cto/d/north-vancouver-northwest-2004-bmw-z4/7622274365.html

https://images.craigslist.org/00D0D_brN0BNqFsSL_0CI0s2_600x450.jpg

[donk.]

Z4 3.0 is one of the greatest cars of all time.

You can pick one up for 12-15k if your patient

[bcrdukes]

Make sure trollface helps repair the convertible top motor.

[Badhobz]

If you got space go buy that maserati quattroporte I had on the good buys thread. Lawl.

[punkwax]

This? https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rch/cto/d/richmond-mr2-mkii-turbo/7625626872.html

Woops.. just noticed rebuilt status. Abort!

[PeanutButter]

Z4 3.0 is one of the greatest cars of all time.

You can pick one up for 12-15k if your patient

Pre-covid I was browsing and saw multiple ~2004 Z4's for under $10k... I was baffled at how cheap it was.

You would have to be under 30 and without kids or over 55 with grown up kids to buy a roadster though.

If I had to pick one car that would be perfect for any stage of life.. ie. single, married w.o kids, married with kids, retired, etc. It would have to be an Audi Sportback. It's the perfect balance between luxury, style, performance, and practicality.

[Manic!]

WTF!?!?!?

https://www.tiktok.com/@katszuzuxd/video/7237599258587712810

They are getting shit on big time.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Just Googled it since I don't use TikTok.

That group is retarded.

The situation is retarded.

TikTok is retarded.

[Badhobz]

What the fuck did I just watch. That green one is so obviously forced into being there and the fat one is just the token Asian one to add more legitimacy on a white girl idol group. Nice spin to bring some mahjong words into your prancing.

Holy fuck what’s wrong with kids. Leave that whack ass idol shit to the Japanese, that madness needs to be contained in Japan.

[SSM_DC5]

Any suggestions on a repair shop for my lithium ion jump starter? Mines not charging.

[Gerbs]

reminds me of maid cafes

[Qmx323]

Lmfao y'all remember GoGo Tea in Admiralty Center?

Second floor, corner space

[whitev70r]

If I had to pick one car that would be perfect for any stage of life.. ie. single, married w.o kids, married with kids, retired, etc. It would have to be an Audi Sportback. It's the perfect balance between luxury, style, performance, and practicality.

Yah, I really like that one ... I think if it had to check all the boxes, you'd want an S5 Sportback (and not just an A5)... the A/RS 7 series is a tad big. Maybe something like this:
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/ctd/d/burnaby-2018-audi-s5-sportback-30t/7617741616.html

[Manic!]

What the fuck did I just watch. That green one is so obviously forced into being there and the fat one is just the token Asian one to add more legitimacy on a white girl idol group. Nice spin to bring some mahjong words into your prancing.

Holy fuck what’s wrong with kids. Leave that whack ass idol shit to the Japanese, that madness needs to be contained in Japan.

They are all white. The controversy is in the way berry chan says strawberry and blueberry.

She already released an apology video.

[MarkyMark]

What an outrage

[Badhobz]

They are all white. The controversy is in the way berry chan says strawberry and blueberry.

She already released an apology video.

Wtf are you talking about. That fat one (red) is obviously Asian or half Asian.

[Manic!]

Wtf are you talking about. That fat one (red) is obviously Asian or half Asian.

You are right but she refuses to say what type of Asian she is.

[punkwax]

So Caucasian then based on Manic! logic?

[bcrdukes]

wtf are you talking about clearly she's punjabi are you blind?

[donk.]

https://media.tenor.com/QUlL5OH5e2kAAAAd/this-thread-is-a-dumpster-fire-i-think-ill-come-back-later.gif

[TOS'd]

there is only one berry idol, and that is not her.

[Badhobz]

You are right but she refuses to say what type of Asian she is.

:badpokerface: That kinda face is usually Chinese or Korean. Looks more Korean-ey than Chinese to me. Anyways weird.

I don’t know why people are shitting on that poor white girl. If she can speak that kinda fluent Japanese w/ patronizing accent, good for her!!! Get a job in japan. They love that kinda whack ass shit.

If i spoke Japanese that fluently, you’ll never see me again. Ill be in soaplands and hostess bars all day long.

[Manic!]

:badpokerface: That kinda face is usually Chinese or Korean. Looks more Korean-ey than Chinese to me. Anyways weird.

I don’t know why people are shitting on that poor white girl. If she can speak that kinda fluent Japanese w/ patronizing accent, good for her!!! Get a job in japan. They love that kinda whack ass shit.

If i spoke Japanese that fluently, you’ll never see me again. Ill be in soaplands and hostess bars all day long.

The group is singing in English but she plans to do all her solo music in Japanese. Her boyfriend is Japanese.

[whitev70r]

My question is how does that shit get onto your feed ...? What the hell are you scrolling on TikTok ??!!

[Badhobz]

Punjabi pop idol cross pollination maybe ? Hahaha

[bcrdukes]

lol

[donk.]

My question is how does that shit get onto your feed ...? What the hell are you scrolling on TikTok ??!!

Isn't tiktok all garbage?.......

YouTube shorts on steroids

[SkunkWorks]

The group is singing in English but she plans to do all her solo music in Japanese. Her boyfriend is Japanese.

In a no need to start a new thread thread you manage to post stuff that doesn't even need to be posted.

[BIC_BAWS]

YouTube shorts on steroids

No, YouTube shorts are true garbage.. it's the pinnacle of boomers trying to catch up to technology and failing miserably.

Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk

[Manic!]

My question is how does that shit get onto your feed ...? What the hell are you scrolling on TikTok ??!!

I say it on youtube when HasanAbi covered it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbNq1NqMOYs

[SkinnyPupp]

OH MY FUCKING GOD THEY MADE A FUCKING 45 MINUTE VIDEO ABOUT THIS SHIT BECAUSE A WHITE GIRL SPOKE IN JAPANESE

Please, just burn the world down. Put us out of our misery

[SkinnyPupp]

Sorry about that. I'm ok

But, fuck.

[Badhobz]

I’m still saddened by people’s reaction to this shit. Like who cares. Let these wackos have their fun. I guarantee some horny old men will like their singing and dancing. If they were cuter I’d even Hamsup them. :pokerface:

[Presto]

https://twitter.com/AbbyPoliceDept/status/1663167088741998594

again.

[whitev70r]

So now you're watching someone talk for 45 mins on stupid shit ... I don't know which is worst, wasting 30 seconds of your life watching the actual tiktok or listening to someone pontificate on it for 45 mins. Isn't there anything else to do in Nanaimo ... is it really that bad of a shithole?

[StylinRed]

I say it on youtube when HasanAbi covered it.


I didn't know ppl actually watched that guy, my god this explains so much

[StylinRed]

https://twitter.com/AbbyPoliceDept/status/1663167088741998594

again.

They really need to check and retest qualifications for these guys... cuz wtf

[murd0c]

the steering tire blew and there is nothing the driver could do. For once you can't blame the training, just bad luck where it happened but at least no one was hurt.

[supafamous]

Anyone used Turo to rent cars? How was it? Just like AirBnB but for cars? Looking to get my fix this summer with a few cars and was curious what it's like.

[Manic!]

So now you're watching someone talk for 45 mins on stupid shit ... I don't know which is worst, wasting 30 seconds of your life watching the actual tiktok or listening to someone pontificate on it for 45 mins. Isn't there anything else to do in Nanaimo ... is it really that bad of a shithole?

You have a lot of time to kill when your favourite game is a remaster of something made 25 years ago. You have to wait a while to get enough players to start a game.


I didn't know ppl actually watched that guy, my god this explains so much

He has over 55k paying subs on twitch.

Anyone used Turo to rent cars? How was it? Just like AirBnB but for cars? Looking to get my fix this summer with a few cars and was curious what it's like.


I used it in Cali and it was great. But the experience would very depending on the host. The one I used had over 200 cars in LA and had locations in 3 states.

[GS8]

I say it on youtube when HasanAbi covered it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbNq1NqMOYs

I'm so glad the internet didn't raise me. I couldn't imagine growing up and being like this ^ in my 20s.

https://i.imgur.com/OSFUT6Q.jpg

[Great68]

I can't imagine paying people to watch them play video games.

It's funny, I played a LOT of video games as a kid & teens, even played a bit into my 20's. But somewhere along the way I lost nearly all interest in video games. Like once in a while on a blue moon and rainy day I'll fire up the Wii and play for an hour or so with my son, but otherwise I can't really remember the last new game I sat down and put the hours in to intentionally play through. Probably a decade or more, like maybe one of the Call of Duty's or something like that.

[GLOW]

my style/tastes in gaming changed as i aged, i can't do grind/RPG's anymore
i like the quick games of FPS where i can turn it off after a game/round.

during the pandemic with nothing to do at home i discovered game streaming.
it's interesting watching pro/ex-pro players play for their strategy and proper play style, and how to improve your own game

[Badhobz]

i finally just finished diablo 3 and the expansion. Its been out for like what? 10 years? and i just got around to finishing it now. Story is a bit weak but whatever.

Now im ready for diablo 4 coming in june.... which ill probably start playing in 2033

[westopher]

Isn't there anything else to do in Nanaimo ... is it really that bad of a shithole?
No and yes, to your questions.

[Gumby]

my style/tastes in gaming changed as i aged, i can't do grind/RPG's anymore
i like the quick games of FPS where i can turn it off after a game/round.

during the pandemic with nothing to do at home i discovered game streaming.
it's interesting watching pro/ex-pro players play for their strategy and proper play style, and how to improve your own game
I totally agree that watching someone play a game to learn something can be useful if you're looking to improve.

What really annoys me is when my kid watches a Youtuber play games with others and all they're doing is laughing/screaming/goofing off. Entertaining? Maybe, but what a waste of time...

[Manic!]

I totally agree that watching someone play a game to learn something can be useful if you're looking to improve.

What really annoys me is when my kid watches a Youtuber play games with others and all they're doing is laughing/screaming/goofing off. Entertaining? Maybe, but what a waste of time...

How is it different than watching sports? I don't think anyone on RS is trying to make the NHL or the UFC.

Is watching the Canucks play adding anything of real value to anyones life?

[Gumby]

How is it different than watching sports? I don't think anyone on RS is trying to make the NHL or the UFC.

Is watching the Canucks play adding anything of real value to anyones life?
That's a bit different... if you're old enough to be on RS, you're old enough to make your own decisions. I have no right to dictate what you do with your spare time. And watching sports, the people playing are competing, not screwing around just wasting time.

My younger son's 9 and he gets plenty of screen time already. I'd rather him play an actual video game than watch someone play a video game but with no real purpose.

My older teenage son also spends a lot of time on the computer. He's either playing a game, or watching someone play so that he can learn and get better himself.

[SkinnyPupp]

I find that watching people on twitch is a decent way to passively kill time or whatever, even into my 40's. It has to be a very specific type of streamer, but there's millions of them so it's not hard to find one I like.

If I'm eating lunch at home alone, or chilling before bed after my wife has already gone to sleep, times like that.

And yeah when I played a lot of Apex, I got a lot better at the game after watching good players

[Hondaracer]

No and yes, to your questions.

If you thought I complained a lot about crack heads, human shit, and needles, you should check out the nanaimo subreddit EleGiggle

[Manic!]

You guys act like Nanaimo is another country.

This sis what a million gets you in Nanaimo. Good neighbourhood crackhead free. https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/25498402/4345-gulfview-dr-nanaimo-north-nanaimo

What can you get in Vancouver? Can you even get a Condo for that price?

[donk.]

i finally just finished diablo 3 and the expansion. Its been out for like what? 10 years? and i just got around to finishing it now. Story is a bit weak but whatever.

Now im ready for diablo 4 coming in june.... which ill probably start playing in 2033

Yo dawg we can do the lawn chair, car meat, Nintendo gaming session :toot:

[donk.]

Good neighbourhood crackhead free.

My man, if I was looking for a realtor, and I saw this as a part of an ad description, you would be hired.



What can you get in Vancouver? Can you even get a Condo for that price?

90% of first time home buyers can't, because they don't want to accept living in a 50 year old dump for 400k.

:troll:

[Hondaracer]

Pretty sure if half of us lived in nanaimo we’d all have our P cars and Ferraris

When your home is a trailer park, you don’t talk shit about trailer parks lol

[SkinnyPupp]

Nanaimo was always a shithole, I'm not surprised it deteriorated even more rapidly than the rest of the province.

[Manic!]

Nanaimo was always a shithole, I'm not surprised it deteriorated even more rapidly than the rest of the province.

Dude you live in a Island run by China.

[donk.]

Dude you live in a Island run by China.

POGGERSPOGGERSPOGGERS

[donk.]

Pretty sure if half of us lived in nanaimo we’d all have our P cars and Ferraris

When your home is a trailer park, you don’t talk shit about trailer parks lol

The xx seasons of trailer park boys would disagree

[SkinnyPupp]

I don't live on an island.. And yeah it's not great politically to say the least. But I don't have to step over crackheads when I go out, or worry about getting robbed or randomly stabbed. So there's that I guess LUL

[Great68]

The key to living in places like Nanaimo, Duncan, is to live in the outer rural areas.

I'd totally live in Cowichan Bay. So you might have to drive 20 minutes to Duncan for major services, big deal. You get to come home to a view like this: https://i.imgur.com/muOqtmT.jpg and have hundreds of feet of separation between you and your neighbors

[Manic!]

. But I don't have to step over crackheads when I go out, or worry about getting robbed or randomly stabbed. So there's that I guess LUL


What kind of fantasy world are you living in. The crack head situation is bad but not even close to what you are describing. About to go on a bike ride right now.

[SkinnyPupp]

What kind of fantasy world are you living in. The crack head situation is bad but not even close to what you are describing. About to go on a bike ride right now.
Nice, you can bunny hop over the crackheads! Just be careful not to run over some human shit, it's slippery. And try not to puncture your tires on a syringe

[Manic!]

Nice, you can bunny hop over the crackheads! Just be careful not to run over some human shit, it's slippery. And try not to puncture your tires on a syringe

dude I live in one of the nicest neighbourhoods in town. One one side of the street every house is over a million the otherside it's 2 mill plus.

[SkinnyPupp]

dude I live in one of the nicest neighbourhoods in town. One one side of the street every house is over a million the otherside it's 2 mill plus.
Dude I'm obviously fucking around, relax

[whitev70r]

^ :lol

Honestly, just glad the dude is going out for a bike ride ... for his own mental health instead of watching stupid shit all day long ... hopefully, there will be less of that stinky crap on here.

[AzNightmare]

I've grown to learn everybody has hobbies in different things. There's almost 8 billion people on the planet, someone's going to be an enthusiast watching paint dry.

What I find pretty ignorant is when someone says someone else's form of entertainment is a waste of time, just because it's not theirs.

[Manic!]

Went for a ride because this listing seemed to cheap. 1.3 mill for a house with beach access. The location is amazing you can hear the ocean from the street. The downside is no garage so you park on the street and have to walk down a bunch of stairs like 20. In the winter you would have problems.

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/25604561/4978-fillinger-cres-nanaimo-north-nanaimo#view=neighbourhood

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS638200374783630000/reb1/highres/6/932086_1.jpg

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS638200374793400000/reb1/highres/6/932086_34.jpg

[Badhobz]

if there were good employment opportunities on the island then im sure a lot of people wouldn't mind moving there. The problem is unless you got a cushy government job in victoria, then youre kinda shit outta luck. Who's a big employer in Nanaimo? besides BC ferries?

They had an opening for a terminal manager in nanaimo, i think it took them 6 months to a year to finally fill it.

^fuck 1.3 for a water view thats right on the ocean... my god.

[Badhobz]

Yo dawg we can do the lawn chair, car meat, Nintendo gaming session :toot:

i only got a PS3 and a wii. my gaming is restricted to PC nowadays.

im kinda behind the curve on this sort of shit.

Speaking of which, i just realized that ive totally peaked as a human being. I do not intake new information / experiences very well, i only enjoy old crap from my youth (games, movies, music, etc) and i hate these young kids more and more every year.

get off my lawn fuckers.

[punkwax]

Your dollar can go a long way in Nanaimo for sure, and the views can be beautiful. But you can’t stay in your house forever. I’ve literally left Woodgrove Centre just minutes after entering because I didn’t want my kids to be around some of the people there. Maybe it was just a bad day to be there but none of us felt comfortable. Wannabe gangsters everywhere talking shit and dressed like they grew up in the CPT FailFish

I’ve entertained moving to the island and have my company’s blessing to do so since I WFH. One day I might do it.. but I don’t think I’d land in Nanaimo. I do agree there are nice neighborhoods but ya.. similar to my experiences in Florida, drive a few minutes away and you’re in a completely different atmosphere.

[westopher]

And you can get something 4x as nice in edmonton for that, or twice as nice in powell river, or 3x as nice in Calgary, etc, etc.
Real estate is just a factor if a place is livable or not. Something to do is also a factor. After a week away, I'm happy to come back to my shoebox in cracktown then at least having a concert to go to or a restaurant to eat at.
Truth is it's all jokes, everywhere's a shithole for different reasons.

[Manic!]

And you can get something 4x as nice in edmonton for that, or twice as nice in powell river, or 3x as nice in Calgary, etc, etc.
Real estate is just a factor if a place is livable or not. Something to do is also a factor. After a week away, I'm happy to come back to my shoebox in cracktown then at least having a concert to go to or a restaurant to eat at.
Truth is it's all jokes, everywhere's a shithole for different reasons.

Where are you going to get ocean front in Edmonton?

Also for 6 months of the year you have to stay indoors in Edmonton.

[Badhobz]

We spent a few years in Edmonton when we first arrived in Canada. It’s actually where those catholic nuns beat the English into me.

It wasn’t that bad of a place to grow up. Quite wholesome. I liked west Edmonton mall a lot when I was a kid and we played a shit load of hockey. Revisiting nowadays it’s kind of a dump but for younger families it’s not all that bad. Geographically it’s pretty boring but it’s kinda like everywhere in the prairies.

[westopher]

Calgary doesn't have an ocean either.
Where are you going to see a concert in naniamo, where are you going to go eat, where are you going to go snowboarding? There is fuck all to do involving socialization there, which is why people sit in their oceanfront homes watching 45 minute videos about tiktok clips.

[SkinnyPupp]

Truth is it's all jokes, everywhere's a shithole for different reasons.

This.

[Great68]

I feel like we already beat this horse to death in the real estate thread several months ago. If you're a socialite who needs "big city amenities" a place like that is not for you.
If you like space and outdoor recreation, it's probably going to work a lot better.

As I get older I'm hermitizing. I just want acreage to fuck around on (garden, build things etc) a plethora of nearby camping and lakes etc, and a free public boat launch on the ocean within a short drive. I personally could go the rest of my life without going to another concert, sporting event, and have only the pick of chain restaurants to choose from, and I would not feel like I'm missing out on anything.

Got the boat in the water last weekend, got some fresh prawns :)
https://i.imgur.com/cInzIEw.jpg

[SkinnyPupp]

I like the idea, but as hobz said, what are the work opportunities? I worked from home all my life, but that looks like it could be coming to an end soon, and living in the boonies wouldn't work for me

[GS8]

Guys! Stop Hating

People from Nanaimo can endure head trauma and still win! (https://globalnews.ca/news/9731018/bc-woman-wins-gloucester-cheese-roll-concussion/) peepoClap

Also, we wasted page 666 talking about shitholes FeelsBadMan

[whitev70r]

:lol ...winner had lots of practice and training in Nanaimo.

[Manic!]

Calgary doesn't have an ocean either.
Where are you going to see a concert in naniamo, where are you going to go eat, where are you going to go snowboarding? There is fuck all to do involving socialization there, which is why people sit in their oceanfront homes watching 45 minute videos about tiktok clips.

Those thinks may be important to you but they are not to everyone.

I feel like we already beat this horse to death in the real estate thread several months ago. If you're a socialite who needs "big city amenities" a place like that is not for you.
If you like space and outdoor recreation, it's probably going to work a lot better.

As I get older I'm hermitizing. I just want acreage to fuck around on (garden, build things etc) a plethora of nearby camping and lakes etc, and a free public boat launch on the ocean within a short drive. I personally could go the rest of my life without going to another concert, sporting event, and have only the pick of chain restaurants to choose from, and I would not feel like I'm missing out on anything.

Got the boat in the water last weekend, got some fresh prawns :)
https://i.imgur.com/cInzIEw.jpg

My buddy from Nanaimo Honda's cousin moved from Nanaimo to the mainland got married and had kids. Ended up moving back and buying a couple of acres. he spends his days after work going to the river and camping on the weekend. Has an RV and a couple of bikes. He could care less about going to a concert or eating out. Rather spent the time with friends and family.

[supafamous]

https://www.zealty.ca/mls-932188/246-ELIZABETH-AVE-Qualicum-Beach-BC/

This is the kind of island living I could get used to - steps from the water, 15 min walk to amenities.

I feel like we already beat this horse to death in the real estate thread several months ago. If you're a socialite who needs "big city amenities" a place like that is not for you.
If you like space and outdoor recreation, it's probably going to work a lot better.

As I get older I'm hermitizing. I just want acreage to fuck around on (garden, build things etc) a plethora of nearby camping and lakes etc, and a free public boat launch on the ocean within a short drive. I personally could go the rest of my life without going to another concert, sporting event, and have only the pick of chain restaurants to choose from, and I would not feel like I'm missing out on anything.

Got the boat in the water last weekend, got some fresh prawns :)
https://i.imgur.com/cInzIEw.jpg

[Hondaracer]

Not my cousin, and not an example of a “normal” person leaving the LML for nanaimo lol. Good try though

[pastarocket]

Anyone here drink Scotch?

A baller won the right to buy this 81 year old bottle of single malt Scotch from a liquor store on Cambie street last week on May 25th. $228 thousand bucks before tax and container deposit.

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-liquor-store-hosting-sale-of-228k-bottle-of-scotch-1.6410438

A draw at a Vancouver liquor store this week will determine who gets to spend $228,000 – plus tax and a container deposit – on a single bottle of Scotch.

There are only 288 bottles of the 81-year-old single-malt The Maccallan The Reach in the world and BCLIQUOR is the only retailer in Canada to "offer its customers the opportunity" to pay the six figures it will cost to take it home.

The whisky itself was aged in a "single, sherry seasoned oak cask" starting in 1940 – just before the distillery had to close during World War II, according to the product's website.


"Created during a turbulent time for The Macallan and the world, The Reach is testament to our history, ingenuity and unmistakable strength of character … Slowly maturing over eight decades, its triumphant release allows us, in the present age, to reach back in history to that difficult time."

The flavour is described as smooth, complex and characterized by "a rich, sweet smokiness." The Scotch is also "housed in a mouth-blown glass decanter, cradled by three bronze hands" and housed in a custom, wooden cabinet.

Entries for the draw must be submitted in-person Thursday between 4 and 7 p.m. at the West 39th Avenue and Cambie Street location. The winning entry will be chosen at 7:15 p.m. and the person must be in the store at the time in order to purchase the whisky.

ID will be checked and the BC Liquor Store advises would-be purchasers to make sure their debit or credit cards have high enough limits to allow for such a significant purchase.

The whisky won't actually be given to the person who buys it on the night of the draw.

"Due to the price point of The Macallan The Reach 81-Year-Old, BCL will be taking advanced security measures in ensuring the product is safely purchased. BCL will arrange a separate pick-up schedule (for a later date) for the successful candidate to claim their purchased bottle," the website for Thursday's event says.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230530/940777e9daabe1dac07bdda4c479af24.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230530/e19eb91017b9d39c57cf3677f3ce9d2b.jpg

[mikemhg]

Where's this debate coming from?

Downtown Nanaimo was pretty cracked out when I was there last year. We were on a boat trip so our yacht was docked overnight in the marina by Bastion Square Park.

It was a literal shit show in that area the whole night, I was actually pretty shocked walking around that area in terms of how badly it had regressed.

I'm sure other parts of Nanaimo are fine, but that wouldn't be my choice on the island. Much prefer Comox, Parksville or Langford.

Homelessness is an issue province-wide though, the island is no exception to that. Downtown Victoria was really bad when we were there back in March as well.

[mikemhg]

Anyone here drink Scotch?

A baller won the right to buy this 81 year old bottle of single malt Scotch from a liquor store on Cambie street last week. $228 thousand bucks before tax and container deposit.

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-liquor-store-hosting-sale-of-228k-bottle-of-scotch-1.6410438

Imagine simply winning the right to buy a nearly quarter million bottle of booze :lol

God damn

[Manic!]

If someone is willing to pay 220k for a bottle I bet they would be willing to pay 5k or more to the winner of the draw for the right to purchase the bottle.

[westopher]

Where's this debate coming from?

Downtown Nanaimo was pretty cracked out when I was there last year. We were on a boat trip so our yacht was docked overnight in the marina by Bastion Square Park.

It was a literal shit show in that area the whole night, I was actually pretty shocked walking around that area in terms of how badly it had regressed.

I'm sure other parts of Nanaimo are fine, but that wouldn't be my choice on the island. Much prefer Comox, Parksville or Langford.

Homelessness is an issue province-wide though, the island is no exception to that. Downtown Victoria was really bad when we were there back in March as well.
the debate only comes from every time someone makes a crack about naniamo Manic seems to think he's got this life hack that you can just move to naniamo and pay 1/4 the money of living in Vancouver and live the same lifestyle. If you're in the same country, you don't get some magical place thats just cheaper and better. Things cost more because there is more demand for them, unless you are in a completely different economy. Everywhere on the planet is cool, or sucks for different reasons.

[Hondaracer]

Not a scotch drinker so I can’t speak to that bottle specifically but I’m sure it’s priced at that point for a reason

However, speaking as someone who can’t afford it lol.. when we were in Portugal we spent 4-5 days in the duro valley where almost all the port is made. I could have/should have (when you’re questioning somthing half a world away always do it! Lol) bought a 1962 bottle of port for about $550 CAD which was cellared on site since bottling

You could also buy bottles like 1929, 1915 for sub $2000 CAD

Thought it was a pretty killer deal considering the age and being stored on site

It’s obviously not as much of a big deal for Whiskey but in the wine world buying somthing thay has been cellared since purchased at the point of of delivery is a fairly big deal

[underscore]

container deposit.

I don't know why but the idea of a container deposit on a bottle of booze worth that much seems hilarious.

[ImportPsycho]

State Farm will no longer insure new homes in California because of wildfire risks (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2023/05/28/state-farm-california-home-insurance-wildfires/70265026007/)

Maybe will happen to Canada as well?
I wonder if any private companies are working to invent better ways to put out wild fire.
Seem like there is BIG money to be made... Gov would pay in blank cheques as wild fires are costing billions of dollars every year....

[Traum]

State Farm will no longer insure new homes in California because of wildfire risks (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2023/05/28/state-farm-california-home-insurance-wildfires/70265026007/)

Maybe will happen to Canada as well?
I wonder if any private companies are working to invent better ways to put out wild fire.
Seem like there is BIG money to be made... Gov would pay in blank cheques as wild fires are costing billions of dollars every year....
Had listened to a few wildfire podcasts recently, and the common theme seems to be -- the firefighting efforts could certainly be improved, but the problem is multi-fold:

- One of the best adaptation strategies seems to be controlled burns, but it also seems like the general public are quite against doing this because it is not a popular idea among the general public. The public don't like to see stuff getting burned, and there is no escaping the smoke and pollutants that are produced from the controlled burns even though the amount would pale in comparison to the smoke and pollution that results from the actual wildfires.

- Banning human access into the parks would dramatically reduce incidents of wildfires, and it also has a very favourable cost-to-savings ratio. But again, the idea is unpopular among the public.

- Response time is also critical because some wildfires spread and go out of control in minutes. If a fire start-up site is 50km away from the closest wildfire control station, you almost have no chance to put it out since it'll take too long for the firefighting crew to get there on time before it spreads out of control.

[westopher]

We've got like 20-25 years left and it won't be a problem anymore probably.

[donk.]

Imagine simply winning the right to buy a nearly quarter million bottle of booze :lol

God damn

Isn't this how people buy Porsches?

:troll:

Wait you also need to give up your current bottle of booze to the store

:troll:

[Hondaracer]

Eventually it will be so bad you’ll just have to let fires go.

Hopefully it’s a period of 10 years or whatever and enough shit burns that it isn’t a constant hinderance on the coast but that’s probably not likely.

Two different cabins we go to had fires get within half a km or so, it’s actually fairly ideal for them because where the fires were, that’s about as bad as it can get so the threat has kind of passed for now

[underscore]

- Banning human access into the parks would dramatically reduce incidents of wildfires, and it also has a very favourable cost-to-savings ratio.

In reality I could see that not working as well as they'd hope. People will still illegally enter the areas and they'll still have fires, but now you'll have fewer people around to deal woth or report unattended fires. My friends and I put out 5 in 1 night last summer, but we wouldn't have been up there if the area was closed.

[Euro7r]

Fucking crows are aggressive mofos this year again. Was out doing Sunday morning walk other day, had two dive out of no where right for my back of my head. Good thing I am pretty aware of my surroundings, quickly ran under trees so they couldn't come after me.

Noticed so many around my neighborhood lately, saw one in my yard. So I chased this mofo out, then I saw it recruit backup, ended up staking out on one of the power lines outside my backyard LOL. I guess I should just bring an umbrella or hiking pole when I go walk out now, just to protect myself. Sometimes you can't even expect when they come after, one year one of them when right into my back of my head (good thing I was wearing a thick hat at that time, would have bruised my head if it weren't for the hat).

[TOS'd]

^ you are on their hit list now, and they told all their friends about you.

[Traum]

Crows are aggressive mofos if you've somehow crossed them, and their good memory means they and their friends would hold grudges against you at least for some time too.

[TOS'd]

@BadHobz

https://images.costco-static.com/ImageDelivery/imageService?profileId=12026539&itemId=4000181804-894&recipeName=680&viewId=1

https://www.costco.ca/kirkland-signature-unisex-slide-sandal.product.4000181804.html

[winson604]

Ahhh yes the yearly crow nesting season again be safe out there!

[SkinnyPupp]

Crows get really nasty if you mistreat them, but are also very nice when you treat them well. When I was 4 or 5 we had a crow Henry who would come every day after school for snacks, and he'd just hang out and get pretty close. Could never pet him or anything but I will always remember Henry.

[GLOW]

yep, good memories, and asian gang mentality :lol
very protective of their nests if you're near one as well.

there's 1 in my area that always tears through my recycles trying to get to take out boxes. thing is so thicc that when he takes off in to the air off my metal fence, the fence dips and shakes under his weight.

[Hondaracer]

I’m a friend of crows and generally the ones around my place seem to recognize me and not bother me even when I’m out washing the car or gardening etc

My wife though, she picked up some churches chicken to bring to her grandmas place and she had a crow dive bomb her for like 5 blocks lol she was considering tossing a peice of chicken to them to throw them off

[AzNightmare]

You need a tennis racket, not an umbrella. lol

[roastpuff]

Badhobz need to get this to complete the outfit too

https://richmedia.ca-richimage.com/ImageDelivery/imageService?profileId=12026540&id=1832618&recipeId=729

[Hehe]

Kinda a weird question, but I thought I would try everywhere since I'm having a hard time finding the right candidate.

Does anyone know any person or company providing service for a personal chef that they can recommend?

By personal chef, I don't mean anything super fancy or catering (pretty much 99.999% of search result falls in these), but someone who would do some normal house food/grocery shopping, prep, and come to our house to cook (or at their place, doesn't matter) on a weekly basis.

Both my wife and I are taking on bigger roles in our profession, leaving us less and less time for the kids. So we started looking for extra time.

Long story short, food preparation is taking a good chunk of personal time we have for the family on a constant basis. Thus, we are wondering that if anything/anyone out there provide a service like this or point me to the right direction?

Our idea is that if someone can take over the grocery shopping and food prep/cooking, we can gain a chunk of our time back and devote it to the kids while making little adjustments in our life.

At first we thought about trying a few "meals delivery" services. But from F&F who had experience with them, the main problem is that you are eating off their menu. There's no way they can do specific dishes for one family and then different for another one. Or sometimes they are trying too hard to be "gourmet" or fancy when all we are looking for are traditional family dishes.

So, any comments would be appreciated. We are really looking to get some help.

[westopher]

Shoot me a message. I can point you in a decent direction maybe but would need more info on expectations for types of meals, how often, and if you'd want something just prepared and ready to go for you to just finish the cooking, or full on meals on plates for you every night.
I'll be straight with you though, if it's the latter, private chefs are big money.

[SkinnyPupp]

That's funny, I am about to be my roommate's personal chef/shopper when she moves out later this year... I am curious how much to charge.. We looked at some options and it seems to be pretty decent $. Might want to look into doing this for some more people if it works out. Won't take too many clients to make decent money out of it. :considered:

I'm curious to know how much the options are that you're looking at over there.

[Hehe]

^

I’ll shoot you a msg if I find anything.

What I need really though it’s nothing fancy or prepping right in front of my eyes.

I think it’s more like the prep chefs in a restaurant, especially Chinese. But it’s really the same everyone else.

So, for any given dish, they would have materials ready for the heads chef to do their magic. The actual cooking for each dish is usually a few minutes. But the prepping of those materials is something that starts everyday before the restaurant is open and goes all the way to the closing.

I don’t mind cooking and rather enjoy it. But the prepping and shopping is taking too much time. If I can pay someone to do the grocery shopping according to what I have in mind for the week then prep them into individual boxes, washed and cut in the way I need them to be., all I have to do is is cook them until they are to my liking, that’d save me so much time.

But of course, if they can work their magic and leave all ready to eat, just warm it up, I’m up for that too. Ideally it’s for them to come once a week and I don’t need to think about it too much.

[SkinnyPupp]

Yeah that's pretty much what I'd be doing.. Shopping, prep, cook, then drop it off at her place in the evening so she can heat it up. Also have enough for lunch the next day. We're thinking maybe do a weekly menu she sends, and go from there.

I don't think it would be worth doing without going all the way with it... as in, I'd want to cook the meals too, and if you wanted to, I don't think there would be much of a price break. That's just my idea though, maybe you'll find someone.

Sounds like you might want to hire a part time domestic helper maybe?

[pastarocket]

Was the driver trying to imitate Dominic Toretto with this stunt?

Good video from the cop’s body cam hahaha.

https://youtu.be/-QxLdb77-Ic


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[StylinRed]

I read that the driver was texting, not sure how accurate that is tho, but wouldn't be surprised

[68style]

That driver lived a good percentage of my childhood dreams

[Mikoyan]

Was the driver trying to imitate Dominic Toretto with this stunt?

Good video from the cop’s body cam hahaha.

https://youtu.be/-QxLdb77-Ic


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There *has* to be a version out there where someone's added the Dukes of Hazzard theme music.

[Gerbs]

Shoot me a message. I can point you in a decent direction maybe but would need more info on expectations for types of meals, how often, and if you'd want something just prepared and ready to go for you to just finish the cooking, or full on meals on plates for you every night.
I'll be straight with you though, if it's the latter, private chefs are big money.

What do you think the former costs around per week of meals?

[mikemhg]

That driver lived a good percentage of my childhood dreams

Man I dream about doing this every time I see one of those flatbed trucks :lol

[Manic!]

If you are looking for weekly meals look at Facebook marketplace. You are looking at $250 to $400 a month per person.

ChatGTP now has an instacart plugin. You tell ChatGTP what you want to eat for the week. It will come up with recipes and the ingredients you need and the instacart plugin will order them for you.

[SkinnyPupp]

If you are looking for weekly meals look at Facebook marketplace. You are looking at $250 to $400 a month per person.

That sounds quite low.. is it for 1 meal 5 times a week per month? Groceries cost extra? Delivery extra?

[Manic!]

That sounds quite low.. is it for 1 meal 5 times a week per month? Groceries cost extra? Delivery extra?

Delivery is extra.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/942799386751969/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A315d922b-c65a-4232-8d67-d64cea2b7dd5

https://scontent.fcxh3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t45.5328-4/338890034_6392293040818209_4229577877203027329_n.j pg?stp=dst-jpg_s960x960&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c48759&_nc_ohc=M-LMGYp6oWwAX9Vo_zf&_nc_ht=scontent.fcxh3-1.fna&oh=00_AfArKqSC4nV5G0op3wzTTV22hMaf1YwcxuUlEvvgjirN tg&oe=647E8C99


https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1287936591819485/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A315d922b-c65a-4232-8d67-d64cea2b7dd5

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/949485349714491/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A315d922b-c65a-4232-8d67-d64cea2b7dd5

This place in Nanaimo offers $7 meals for pickup.

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=real%20meals%20nanaimo%20%247%20dinners

https://scontent.fcxh3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/350939612_263137709711346_7357769598038790742_n.jp g?stp=cp6_dst-jpg&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=RN7v7qF6ou0AX-AOnbn&_nc_ht=scontent.fcxh3-1.fna&oh=00_AfBBQBgSewtyq2x2VlhmYT-bOjIIdGT2VVGItIX_YcVV0w&oe=647FD7AB

[SkinnyPupp]

Breakfast lunch and dinner x 20 for $335 USD? That's $5.58 per meal! Insane!

[StylinRed]

Makes me wonder what size the portions are :lol

I'm on a moderate? cut (1500cal/day) and I still come out to around $25-$30 a day and that's not accounting for time+energy+profit

Though ab 1/3rd+ is protein for me so that does increase the price I guess

[supafamous]

https://www.hondavintageculture.com

Found this site which sells licensed (from Honda and F1) vintage design Honda clothing. Ordered a few shirts from them and they're pretty good quality with correct sizing. Yuki Tsunoda was spotted wearing their gear and looks like Honda's Indycar team has worn their stuff too.

[PeanutButter]

Kinda a weird question, but I thought I would try everywhere since I'm having a hard time finding the right candidate.

Does anyone know any person or company providing service for a personal chef that they can recommend?

By personal chef, I don't mean anything super fancy or catering (pretty much 99.999% of search result falls in these), but someone who would do some normal house food/grocery shopping, prep, and come to our house to cook (or at their place, doesn't matter) on a weekly basis.

Both my wife and I are taking on bigger roles in our profession, leaving us less and less time for the kids. So we started looking for extra time.

Long story short, food preparation is taking a good chunk of personal time we have for the family on a constant basis. Thus, we are wondering that if anything/anyone out there provide a service like this or point me to the right direction?

Our idea is that if someone can take over the grocery shopping and food prep/cooking, we can gain a chunk of our time back and devote it to the kids while making little adjustments in our life.

At first we thought about trying a few "meals delivery" services. But from F&F who had experience with them, the main problem is that you are eating off their menu. There's no way they can do specific dishes for one family and then different for another one. Or sometimes they are trying too hard to be "gourmet" or fancy when all we are looking for are traditional family dishes.

So, any comments would be appreciated. We are really looking to get some help.

Check your local facebook community group. You should join it just to keep up to date on what's going on in your neighbourhood anyway.

I'm sure a lot of people would be willing to help you out. They may not be professionals, but it would be more like home cooked style of food.

[mikemhg]

Has anyone ever ordered food off FB Marketplace?

Prices look good and seem like a good idea, I'm just a little hesitant..Cleanliness?

[Hondaracer]

Has anyone ever ordered food off FB Marketplace?

Prices look good and seem like a good idea, I'm just a little hesitant..Cleanliness?

I came across an ad yesterday on marketplace and I couldn’t tell if it was a dating ad or selling food

It just said “Indian” with the first picture of a smiling Indian guy on a bike and then the second picture was two empty dishes in a bag. Then the description said “2 roti and 1 vege” :lol

[westopher]

bobs and vagane plz

[jing]

If you don't tell your wife she's beautiful, an Indian man on the Internet will do it for you

[Manic!]

If you don't tell your wife she's beautiful, an Indian man on the Internet will do it for you

Tell your wife I said she is beautiful.

[Badhobz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ5bmz-Hc0g

This is nuts.

[bcrdukes]

Oh, I thought this was normal?

[Manic!]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ5bmz-Hc0g

This is nuts.

A number of years ago I saw a guy trying to return a Dewalt chop saw at home depot. The guy had no receipt. An employee that I know claimed he had just walked out of the store with the saw a few minutes ago without paying. They did not give him a refund but let him walk out of the store with the saw.

If you look at facebook marketplace you will see a number of new in package items for sale. I'm not saying they are all stolen but a number of them are.

Look at all these new in package Dewalt batteries for sale. If you check there profiles You will see next to no info about them.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1471966163336667/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A6918a4ba-6786-4110-8107-4352276adad7

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1598595783971958/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A6918a4ba-6786-4110-8107-4352276adad7

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/912243693322033/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A6918a4ba-6786-4110-8107-4352276adad7

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2221349501587720/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A6918a4ba-6786-4110-8107-4352276adad7

This is just a few of the many listings.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Yeah, I always just assumed the power tools I saw on Facebook were stolen either in-store or by the pallet. Very rarely would I assume it's a combo deal they split depending on the user's profile history.

Reminds me of a subplot of an episode of the Sopranos - Walk Like a Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma5Vi-oYHC0

[StylinRed]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ5bmz-Hc0g

This is nuts.

If you use tiktok you see clips like this all the time especially since some states won't send police for theft under $1000 like California, essentially making it legal

[Badhobz]

Apple WWDC

- new 15 inch mac book air
- new mac studio
- new mac pro
- new VR glasses thats cost !!!! $3499!!!!!
what a rip offfffff

https://live.arstechnica.com/apples-wwdc-2023-keynote/images/Screenshot%202023-06-05%20at%201.28.26%20PM.jpg
Still look like a goof wearing it.
https://live.arstechnica.com/apples-wwdc-2023-keynote/images/Screenshot%202023-06-05%20at%201.38.03%20PM.jpg
https://live.arstechnica.com/apples-wwdc-2023-keynote/images/Screenshot%202023-06-05%20at%201.47.45%20PM.jpg

it might be good for more detailed 4k/8k Porno but otherwise whats the selling feature here vs a quest 2 thats 400 bucks?

[xxxrsxxx]

and $3499 is USD!

[Hehe]

I liked the whole thing up to the reveal of pricing.

It had all the new techs that solves VR headsets problems... I thought it was day 1 purchase if it was 1500USD (basically 50% apple tax vs. Oculus Pro)...

But at 3500USD... nah...

[Razor Ramon HG]

It's much nicer than a Quest and seems to be more productivity focused, but it's definitely not worth the extra $3000 bucks.

I had a Quest 2 and I barely touched it after a while. You can only play so much Beat Saber and Pistol Whip before you get tired of it, and wearing anything for longer periods of time is painful with a giant thing resting on your head/forehead.

[roastpuff]

Guys, the AR headset is not meant for games. It's a productivity tool, and basically a laptop + 4K TV rolled into one with the M2 chip + microLED screens. This is v1 and aimed at businesses etc.

Consumer grade products maybe 2-3 years away IMO.

[GLOW]

reminds me of google's smart eye glasses selling for $1,500
not sure who would pay for it

[bcedhk]

The top 1% of consumers will essentially be the beta testers/influencers for this device before it goes down in price for the 'normal' market.

I could a non-pro and 'mini' version in 3-4 years at the 1500-2000 price point.

[StylinRed]

Apple fan boys will buy it, just look at the comments in here there's already fans of it

[Badhobz]

i watched the WWDC and i wasnt very impressed. yeah it can do desktop crap, watch movies, facetime/teams, etc. But thats pretty much everything the existing VR headsets are doing. Only special feature are the resolution and gesture controls (which seems to only be capable while using the UI.) Gaming for example they broke out a PS5 controller.

price is expensive, but it technically can be used as a desktop replacement device.

[roastpuff]

i watched the WWDC and i wasnt very impressed. yeah it can do desktop crap, watch movies, facetime/teams, etc. But thats pretty much everything the existing VR headsets are doing. Only special feature are the resolution and gesture controls (which seems to only be capable while using the UI.) Gaming for example they broke out a PS5 controller.

price is expensive, but it technically can be used as a desktop replacement device.

But you can't do that while looking THROUGH the VR glasses, which this thing is allowing. That's the big deal about it.

The MS AR glasses (Hololens) was about 2K but needed a PC to run it.

[Manic!]

But you can't do that while looking THROUGH the VR glasses, which this thing is allowing. That's the big deal about it.

The MS AR glasses (Hololens) was about 2K but needed a PC to run it.

Oculus Quest 3 has full color passthrough.

https://www.engadget.com/the-meta-quest-3-is-a-499-mixed-reality-headset-with-full-color-passthrough-141204527.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANWJOsrN3_nuvOQZmm3XHhl0hn-Ztc-ufXiWVqgzRvj1rtu44UoForQyX4VRT9dGu81xfgaPzSXC0CUo8 q0Lat4YJMz_GzlW-UHBnFYgbavSMCH-CDYfDwjzFHWaGfrSZr1-hWr8jv5bSc1vXqHyBeoQJ7x0QBfLfJRxknaLAe3n

As with the Quest Pro, the Quest 3 supports mixed reality and offers full-color passthrough. This enables users to see a color version of the physical space around them via the external cameras. The headset will be able to blend augmented reality elements into the outside world.

I can't believe apple Spent a bunch of money to put a screen on the front just so you can see the eyes.

I own a Quest 1, Quest 2 and will be getting a quest 3 down the road. Waiting for Vale to put the steam deck hardware into a VR headset

[SkinnyPupp]

Nevermind the price EleGiggle

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fx4R5LZacAAnQ40.jpg

[Badhobz]

Right ?! You look like a total retard. And that battery tether is so poorly implemented. Ugh terrible design

[Razor Ramon HG]

People said the same thing when Airpods first came out.

That battery tether is okay. The Quest wasn't any better IIRC. I hated the cable so I just ended up using the Quest with my elite strap battery since I never connected it to my computer. In hindsight, I should've never gotten the battery pack since I never used it long enough comfortably to need the extra juice.

4Head

[Qmx323]

thats a 6/10 Eva from Wall-e cosplay

[68style]

I mean... a fuckin phone costs $2k now... of course this thing was gonna be $4k+

[SkinnyPupp]

People said the same thing when Airpods first came out.

That battery tether is okay. The Quest wasn't any better IIRC. I hated the cable so I just ended up using the Quest with my elite strap battery since I never connected it to my computer. In hindsight, I should've never gotten the battery pack since I never used it long enough comfortably to need the extra juice.

4Head
Early tech is always expensive and often looks stupid, but we're not used to the latter with Apple. Over the last 20 years, they usually avoid putting something out unless it makes you look cool. This is the total opposite.

There will be early adopters, but most of us know the tech is really cool, but it's expensive and looks stupid. We can say that while also assuming it will be cheaper and look better after a few revisions... But if it ends up getting really big, you can't really go back and say "see, you guys were shitting on it at first!".

It could be another iPad, which seemed utterly stupid at first, but became a pretty mainstream type of product. Or it could be another flop - Apple has had plenty of those over the years, even pretty recently. Sometimes it gets fixed with the next revision (remember "you're holding it wrong"?) or sometimes it just gets dropped (the AirPower died before it even hit shelves)

So far everyone has failed at making VR mainstream, even Sony. If anyone can do it, it's Apple. But it's not guaranteed at all.

[GLOW]

Nevermind the price EleGiggle

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fx4R5LZacAAnQ40.jpg

has be thinking of daft punk.
i guess that makes sense on pricing if they're selling $2k phones now. but with phones you get on a plan in order to afford it, i dunno what type of payment plans apple has...

[Badhobz]

That look on her face right there. Makes me laugh.

[donk.]

Single men be paying 29.99$ for half naked pics of models on OF
When they ain't dumping their wallets on their girlfriends, badhobz, I'm sure they got 4k to spend on VR robots and pixel pussy

[Badhobz]

hey im all for VR pixel pussy. its a great experience!

but i dont think this is gonna change that unless there is more 3rd party support. Knowing how annoying apple is to lock down anything that has DLNA support or 3rd party storage access, Ill wait for the next gen or later.

[donk.]

You must be Japanese with that first statement

No wonder their population is in steep decline

[Badhobz]

Yes it’s sad. Can you people plz populate ?! I’m too selfish and too full of hatred to reproduce.

Somebody go burn down the Trojan factory!

[supafamous]

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/5/23750003/apple-vision-pro-hands-on-the-best-headset-demo-ever

While I don't know why a normal person would want a VR headset the reviews for the Vision Pro show it works pretty great. It just lacks a compelling app which I'm sure will happen over time - OnlyFans for Vision Pro of course.

[westopher]

I'd rather use that money for 35 years of brazzers memberships

[Hondaracer]

From the videos I’ve watched on it this isn’t an oculus or PS VR competitor

This is trying to be the entry into altered reality workforce type shit you see in Star Trek etc.

[Badhobz]

AR has limited applications for your everyday consumer. Why the fuck would i want to strap a piece of shit to my head (only 2h battery life by the way) to do desktop stuff ? What conceptual bs does AR help me with? most engineering isnt done in AR nowadays, still traditional CAD.

VR headsets only appeal in 2 categories. PORN and GAMES. nothing else.
AR headsets dont make any sense for most people... hence why MS hololens was a complete flop.

[68style]

It makes sense only because it's what has to happen before our future can happen... this thing is making important strides in connecting outside of the glasses and also in gesture technology... not having to use hand controls is huge.

It's just a natural step toward one day being able to slip on a contact lens and do everything or read other languages etc.

[supafamous]

https://twitter.com/brennanjp/status/1666098965341937666?s=61&t=aftPiKs1cRcCaF5q0iw-Ww

After yesterday's Apple announcement, it's easier than ever to imagine a future where millions of fans can get the "courtside experience" from their couch.

Here is @benthompson — a big NBA fan — on his experience using the Vision Pro yesterday.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fx8qzTDagAIbTFc?format=jpg&name=large

Ok, this is a use case I can get behind. Live sports like I'm there - watching an F1 race from the stands or an NFL game from the sidelines. Still not $3500 of use case but as the price falls it could become a pretty interesting experience I could get behind.

[whitev70r]

It's the Tesla S of EV's ... wait a couple of years till the tech gets better and the price drops.

[Badhobz]

its good such a big player is getting into this space. Maybe zuckafuck wasnt that crazy with his METAspace concept after all? too bad hes abandoning his "horizon worlds" now after spending billions on it.

https://futurism.com/the-byte/mark-zuckerberg-abandons-metaverse

[mikemhg]

Many in the tech world believe that VR is a dead egg, it's never going to reach mass adoption, and I truly believe that as well.

The tech isn't there, and won't be (potentially ever). No one wants to sit wearing a hot and heavy screen inches away from their eyes for any duration of time.

Remember when we all thought people would want to hold Zoom parties, or attend concerts virtually as opposed to in person?

That sure as hell didn't pan out :lol

You simply can't replace the physical world.

[Badhobz]

yeah its true. I honestly thought google glass had more viability but shows what i know. If they could have made glass smaller/more integrated i think it would have done better.

[SkinnyPupp]

Many in the tech world believe that VR is a dead egg, it's never going to reach mass adoption, and I truly believe that as well.

The tech isn't there, and won't be (potentially ever). No one wants to sit wearing a hot and heavy screen inches away from their eyes for any duration of time.

Remember when we all thought people would want to hold Zoom parties, or attend concerts virtually as opposed to in person?

That sure as hell didn't pan out :lol

You simply can't replace the physical world.
Kids today are doing just that though, in Fortnight rather than in VR; the next generation will definitely have come up having that type of experience.

Pretty soon it will be too inhospitable to go outside, so we'll all have to turn ourselves into Matrix batteries anyway, so this is just one step towards that wonderful future.

[mikemhg]

Kids today are doing just that though, in Fortnight rather than in VR; the next generation will definitely have come up having that type of experience.

Pretty soon it will be too inhospitable to go outside, so we'll all have to turn ourselves into Matrix batteries anyway, so this is just one step towards that wonderful future.

Fortnight is still a video game, that argument doesn't really apply. Online RPGs are still a thing, but they're not replacing physical concerts, or in-person interactions writ-large. Besides, we don't model our tech purely based on what kids are doing, children also aren't buying $3K+ headsets.

Look how Facebook has been quietly stepping back from the Metaverse, they've lost billions on the project, adoption is simply not there.

The problem with VR is that the human body literally lacks an ability to use this hardware for an extended duration of time. There's comes a point around an hour or so mark where people experience vision problems vertigo/motion sickness, and spatial orientation problems.

That's a physical problem that we might not be able to overcome. This is why VR will always be niche to a degree. Not to be a pessimist, but let me know when we've reached a tech level in VR where we're not essentially strapping a cellphone screen a few inches from your face.

[Badhobz]

I’ve played over 80h on Skyrim vr and over 1000h on flight sim vr. You get used to it. It doesn’t bother me much anymore but initially it’s quite disorienting at the beginning.

[Hondaracer]

What has always ruined VR for me and 3D TV’s etc. is when you have a head set or glasses and you can see the frame/outside the glasses. Completely destroyes the immersiveness of it for me.

at least with this apple one it’s basically all consuming and takes up all your peripheral etc.

[MarkyMark]

I tried my buddies Oculus playing some shooter game and after 15 minutes I had to stop and sit down cause I felt so nauseous and I never really get nauseous from anything else. It was enough for me to not bother buying anything like that maybe I'll give it a shot in the future if the tech improves a lot.

[mikemhg]

I’ve played over 80h on Skyrim vr and over 1000h on flight sim vr. You get used to it. It doesn’t bother me much anymore but initially it’s quite disorienting at the beginning.

If you're having a session any longer than an hour or so, I'd question if you're actually human :lol

This is why it will always be niche and only utilized for a small subset of activities/usages.

What I'm saying is many of these companies want to pretend and sell the idea that VR will be the groundbreaking coming in tech akin to the first iPhone, or MP3s.

It will not.

[Razor Ramon HG]

I tried my buddies Oculus playing some shooter game and after 15 minutes I had to stop and sit down cause I felt so nauseous and I never really get nauseous from anything else. It was enough for me to not bother buying anything like that maybe I'll give it a shot in the future if the tech improves a lot.

I got massive nausea playing anything where my view was moving, but I wasn't moving - aka. playing a first person shooter my character moved with the thumbstick. Luckily the Oculus store makes it easy to refund games.

Apparently it's normal and only gets better if you play more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cjGCR6iRWU

The few times I hooked up my Oculus to my PC was to play this. It was pretty fucking cool, lol. Just walked around, picking up guns, adding attachments, manually reloading them (say a bolt-action sniper), shooting targets, etc.

I moved in that game by flicking the thumb stick to a marked location (like a teleport) so there was no nausea there.

I’ve played over 80h on Skyrim vr and over 1000h on flight sim vr. You get used to it. It doesn’t bother me much anymore but initially it’s quite disorienting at the beginning.

If you're having a session any longer than an hour or so, I'd question if you're actually human :lol

This is why it will always be niche and only utilized for a small subset of activities/usages.

What I'm saying is many of these companies want to pretend and sell the idea that VR will be the groundbreaking coming in tech akin to the first iPhone, or MP3s.

It will not.

I tried the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator with the Oculus and it was actually super sick. I flew over my house multiple times and even tried an allahu akbar, lmao, but even my RTX 3080 was chugging a little.

I think the next generation of flight simulator and whatever available tech will be absolutely stunning.

[roastpuff]

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/hands-on-with-apple-vision-pro-this-is-not-a-vr-headset/

@Badhobz this explains the use case for the Vision Pro more. TL;DR - it's not a VR headset. Stop treating it like a VR headset. Lol.

Whether it’s telepresence via FaceTime, turning the room into your personal spatial computing space, watching movies on a virtual TV mapped to the geometry of your wall, or interacting with dinosaurs that are standing next to you, it’s augmented reality. It’s all about putting virtual objects in real space.

Tellingly, Apple hasn’t announced any immersive VR games for the device. The few games the company did talk about during the WWDC keynote were 2D games played on a virtual TV.

Even when turning the crown all the way up to maximize immersion, I was still much more aware of my surroundings than in any VR headset. So if you’re expecting a successor to the Oculus and Meta Quest throne, forget about it. That’s not what Vision Pro is.

Instead, it’s a first look at something else entirely. It’s far too soon to say whether there will be a market for it, and I won't say it’s worth its ultra-steep price for most people—in part because the demo I received was highly controlled, and there was no opportunity to discover friction points or edge cases.

Regardless, even having used dozens of VR and AR headsets over the years, it was truly something I had never seen before. It’s been a while since we’ve gotten that from Apple.

[68style]

Last night I had the weirdest dream, I was in the USA somewhere with my gf and buying a ticket to fly to Calgary, we had some time to kill and she wanted to walk into some big arena that was playing EDM music but I was hungry so I walked over to an area where some shops were.

I was at the entrance to a donair place, but it mostly sold raw meats that were sitting out in the open... there was a tall white guy at the entrance and he was saying out loud "Fuckkkk this place, so gross with the meats out everywhere I'd never eat it unless I wanted to die, but the donair is bomb" and literally in my dream I was like "That's hondaracer"... never met him, no idea what he looks like, but I was totally confident in my dream that it was him... went inside and he was paying and I was paying and I said to him "Hey are you hondaracer?" and he was like "How did you know that?" and I introduced myself and he asked me what I was doing there, so I was telling him that I was going to Calgary with my gf and stuff, then he pulls out a US $20 bill and slapped it against my chest and said "Get a drink for you and your girl have fun but you need to get out of here" and I was like "Why?" and he was like "Cuz I'm going to burn this fuckin place down but I don't want anyone that I know to be in here... so just take the money and go" so I was like okay I'm out.

Then I left and found my gf and told her we were going to be late for our flight and we start running to the airport which for some reason was literally right next to us, but we got stopped because there was ambulances and some guy was laying on the ground bleeding, security guy said somebody just walked up and stabbed him. Then Hondaracer walks up and stands next to me, and I look back, the whole market is on fire and he is acting like he doesn't even notice that, but he's looking at the guy and says "See, if more criminals were in jail, that guy wouldn't be dead" and then he walked away... and that's when I woke up.

[westopher]

LOLOLOLOLOL