[bcrdukes]

Damn, you guys are fancy.

I was just going to go to McDonald's with my wife for Valentine's Day. :lol

[radeonboy]

Damn, you guys are fancy.

I was just going to go to McDonald's with my wife for Valentine's Day. :lol

Come on, at least take her to IKEA:

https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/campaigns/valentine-s-day-pub09b9ce40/#c15b8f10-bbe6-11ef-b622-71ae1315a9dc

Can I just find someone to help repair this via Home Depot's Home Services feature?

Doesn't hurt to try - it's not much more than a lead generator for your local businesses AFAIK.

[supafamous]

Alright boys, if you are taking your partners out for dinner for Valentine's, where are guys going? Looking for suggestions.

I'd probably take the wife to Botanist - beautiful room/view, great food, and great service.

However, my favourite nice occasion restaurant is Boulevard. How much do I like it? I went 5 times in between July and Dec and rang up $1700 there - did a celebration dinner there, a date night, took my in-laws for their anniversary, went with a couple buddies. It's super versatile, great service, outstanding food (the dessert platter is amazing), and a nice atmosphere.

Why Botanist over my favourite place? The view is nicer and it feels fancier. You can also go to the Lobby Bar after and listen to live music.

[bcrdukes]

Come on, at least take her to IKEA:

https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/campaigns/valentine-s-day-pub09b9ce40/#c15b8f10-bbe6-11ef-b622-71ae1315a9dc

I'm now a full time student so I have to stretch my budget. :okay:

Welfare is on the horizon for me. :drunk:

[unit]

a few times when we were at ikea we thought it would be fun to try the food there but it's just glorified prison food at best. im sure prisoners in sweden are fed the exact same thing.

[CivicBlues]

Was at Richmond IKEA last weekend and needed some water, it's all immigrant families loading up on carbs like fries, pastries, free bread and a few meatballs. I was like - wtf kinda meals are these? It's like I was back at Uncle Willy's back in the day

[jing]

My back deck is 40" off the ground. Right where the stairs connect to the deck, I suspect the wood is rotting and it's just a matter of time before the stairs will collapse. Can I just find someone to help repair this via Home Depot's Home Services feature?

https://i.ibb.co/0KhvpzG/IMG-3265.jpg

Would not recommend HD Home Services as they just sub out the job.

[Hondaracer]

My back deck is 40" off the ground. Right where the stairs connect to the deck, I suspect the wood is rotting and it's just a matter of time before the stairs will collapse. Can I just find someone to help repair this via Home Depot's Home Services feature?

https://i.ibb.co/0KhvpzG/IMG-3265.jpg

This is actually a relatively complicated little detail to do. If someone comes and just replaces it with another piece of comb faced fascia as it is now it will be rotten again in 2-3 years.

There should be a peice of pressure treated board behind the fascia so when the stair bolts bite into it, it actually maintains the connection without water ingress. They should also use some kind of sealant like NP1 or something where the bolt penetrates the fascia.

This is an easy fix but finding someone to do it will probably be a headache

Edit* the stringer also looks like it’s rotting so you’ll probably want to replace that as well if that middle seam where the mildew is is open and getting wet

[winson604]

Alright boys, if you are taking your partners out for dinner for Valentine's, where are guys going? Looking for suggestions.

Imo go to Suyo which in my opinion is the best place in town period.

[Manic!]

Great story on a a burger chain with no rules. Only immigrants could run a place like this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9x3IeZj254

[whitev70r]

at the risk of incurring the wrath of westopher ... there is the Vancouver Dine Out going on ... ends by Feb 9th but I'm one that you don't have to do it on the day of (Feb 14th), 9th is close enough.

Truckloads of restaurants are there including some nice ones like Bacchus, Published on Main and other Michelin recommends - https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/dine-out-vancouver-2025-stellar

Dine Out
https://www.dineoutvancouver.com/restaurants/

[unit]

yeah whats going on with that stringer with the lines in the middle? Is that just the paint cracking or what's going on there

[Gumby]

yeah whats going on with that stringer with the lines in the middle? Is that just the paint cracking or what's going on there
Hmm good point - maybe it's just time to replace the stairs too while I'm at it...

[CivicBlues]

Imo go to Suyo which in my opinion is the best place in town period.

Suyo was great, tried it for the first time last month. Dunno if it's "romantic" though, it's got that hipster vibe with the typical super close tiny tables. But yes, any other day I would recommend Suyo

[Hondaracer]

There’s very few like fine dining truly formal places anymore. Almost every restaurant in the city that makes the best of list is the casual dining experience

Nightingale for dinner KIND OF straddles both although haven’t been there in a bit

[CivicBlues]

I strolled into Nightingale one recent summer evening in shorts, flip flops for Happy Hour. Typical Vancouverite.

Yeah you're right but there's a few "old school" places that are still kicking around like Le Croc, Bacchus that aren't making any more of the "top" lists for decades but still have good atmosphere if not cutting edge cuisine .

[Badhobz]

Gothams. i still like it even after the joker took over.

[Hondaracer]

Gothams is mainaldners with their kids and their dirty hands running around like it’s a McDonald’s play place.

At least with Hy’s it seems like people feel it’s inferior to Gotham so you don’t get that shit there

[68style]

^ I don't think you'll find that on V-Day... I was there before I moved too and saw nothing of the sort

[RabidRat]

2024 was the first year hearing about 2 acquaintances pass away from illness/accident. In these early death cases, is it because largely due to poor health choices or mostly RnG? The friends that died were healthy and active but it appears early deaths are mostly luck based. Darts, alcohol, not exercising and drugs seem to only affect the 50+yo timeline. Makes me wanna buy the P-Car and not wait.

Totally. My friend was healthy active his whole life, doing mostly cardio type stuff: road biking, running, hiking. No drugs, minimal alcohol.

I guess we should be living it up so long as we aren't robbing our future selves of happiness.

Re the P-car, I dunno though: once you've had one, isn't car ownership just downhill from there :p? Is it decades of suffering from the feeling of "there's never gonna be better"?

[Traum]

Re the P-car, I dunno though: once you've had one, isn't car ownership just downhill from there :p? Is it decades of suffering from the feeling of "there's never gonna be better"?
If you enjoy the dynamic driving experience, I don't think a p car ownership would ruin your future enjoyment too much. I know plenty of people who have owned (and tracked / raced) Porsches, and they still go on to own and thoroughly enjoy many other cars that would have been considered to be less of a sports car than a Porsche -- Miatas, 86, Corvettes, Supra, even TM3 Performance in at least one case. Many cars are just enjoyable in different ways.

That said -- I really like Porsche's brakes. They just do it so right straight out of the factory that I wish other manufactuers would do the same thing too. So I am kind of ruined with that one.

[bcrdukes]

Totally. My friend was healthy active his whole life, doing mostly cardio type stuff: road biking, running, hiking. No drugs, minimal alcohol.

I guess we should be living it up so long as we aren't robbing our future selves of happiness.

Re the P-car, I dunno though: once you've had one, isn't car ownership just downhill from there :p? Is it decades of suffering from the feeling of "there's never gonna be better"?

You realize Porsches are Beetles and nothing more. No need to overthink it.

There’s always Alfa Romeo. That ruined me for life.

[Badhobz]

Just get a 996/997 for a cheap... uhhh CHEAP-ER entry and then you wont feel so bad driving/tracking one. The new ones are just too insanely priced to make it worth while. Although the newest carrera S has the same performance as the 997 turbo :alone: makes you think why the fuck do you even need the TUrbo or anything else.

Ill report back when that shanghainese girl takes me for a test drive in feb (after CNY)

I'm going to bring dark0281818292929 along too, ill stuff him in the tiny little beetle bitch seats and he can rave and rant about how great this piece of shit is.

[Gumby]

Ill report back when that shanghainese girl takes me for a test drivein feb (after CNY)

Take you for a “test drive”…

[EvoFire]

Just get a 996/997 for a cheap... uhhh CHEAP-ER entry and then you wont feel so bad driving/tracking one. The new ones are just too insanely priced to make it worth while. Although the newest carrera S has the same performance as the 997 turbo :alone: makes you think why the fuck do you even need the TUrbo or anything else.

Ill report back when that shanghainese girl takes me for a test drive in feb (after CNY)

I'm going to bring dark0281818292929 along too, ill stuff him in the tiny little beetle bitch seats and he can rave and rant about how great this piece of shit is.

Funny you say that. I tried to get into the back of a 992 turbo at PCV. I got in, but the seat won't click back into place. Kids only in the back.

[Badhobz]

It’s the same with the ratrolla. Utterly useless backseats. Basically parcel shelves. Although I can sit behind my wife if she was driving lawl.

[Mikoyan]

.

[Mikoyan]

Funny you say that. I tried to get into the back of a 992 turbo at PCV. I got in, but the seat won't click back into place. Kids only in the back.

That's why they're the perfect young family car. Until you have three.

[underscore]

Once you get the car seat or booster back there they probably don't fit anymore lol.

[red kryptonite]

when we see a hobz post a beetle in the latest pic thread.... we'll know she gave him a good test ride.
also pics of said Shanghainese girl...
also is it me or it seems like every female car sales i see on fbm post a selfie along with the car...

[SkinnyPupp]

RIP Tik Tok, it will probably be banned tomorrow in the US

Some info on why the decision was upheld. Click in for even more info in the replies

https://x.com/Russwarne/status/1880302119791534438

[CivicBlues]

Wait...so the "smoking gun" that Congress was keeping from the public is now just laid bare in the Supreme Court opinion?

Sorry, not doubting you but is there another source for this? Call me cynical I don't know if I can trust the impartiality of some rando on X who feels the need to put a US, Texas, and Israeli flags next to his name.

nevermind: found it
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-656_ca7d.pdf

[CivicBlues]

good watch on this subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CZNlaeZAtw

[SkinnyPupp]

Wait...so the "smoking gun" that Congress was keeping from the public is now just laid bare in the Supreme Court opinion?

Sorry, not doubting you but is there another source for this? Call me cynical I don't know if I can trust the impartiality of some rando on X who feels the need to put a US, Texas, and Israeli flags next to his name.

nevermind: found it
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-656_ca7d.pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-656_ca7d.pdf

Edit: Ah you got it before I replied

The funny thing is all the zoomers are switching to another random chinese app called redbook. Yes, literally redbook. Can't make this stuff up

[Razor Ramon HG]

I'd probably take the wife to Botanist - beautiful room/view, great food, and great service.

However, my favourite nice occasion restaurant is Boulevard. How much do I like it? I went 5 times in between July and Dec and rang up $1700 there - did a celebration dinner there, a date night, took my in-laws for their anniversary, went with a couple buddies. It's super versatile, great service, outstanding food (the dessert platter is amazing), and a nice atmosphere.

Why Botanist over my favourite place? The view is nicer and it feels fancier. You can also go to the Lobby Bar after and listen to live music.

Thanks, booked the Botanist. The menu looks great and it's a convenient location.

Will probably do Boulevard next time.

[whitev70r]

if Tiktok does go dark, do you think it would actually be a good thing? Mental wellness of youths and young adults increase.

Kind of surprised they all don't just migrate to IG.

[donk.]

Less time spent on tiktok is more time spent on reddit, fb, x, snapchat, and whatever other disease is created next

Kinda ironic tiktok is getting banned and replaced with a convicted orange goblin

[supafamous]

Thanks, booked the Botanist. The menu looks great and it's a convenient location.

Will probably do Boulevard next time.

Damn, now I feel the pressure. I hope she likes it.

*Leaves notes in calendar to check back in on the 15th to see if everything went ok.*

[supafamous]

if Tiktok does go dark, do you think it would actually be a good thing? Mental wellness of youths and young adults increase.

Kind of surprised they all don't just migrate to IG.

I got into TikTok 4-5 months ago and I really like it - I've learned a lot of stuff through it. Cooking (nutrition, recipes etc), science (why Jupiter is a failed sun), urban design (how to fix this street design), sign language etc. I've gotten tonnes out of it.

I've also watched all the important parts of 20 seasons of Law & Order SVU through it (man, that kid that got raped by a hockey stick! damn!) and I've pretty much seen all 12 seasons of Blue Bloods (Irish Americans have a warped view of how honest cops are) in just a few hours.

The most hilarious bit though is that TikTok showed me some really cute amputee which I liked and next thing you know I'm getting pushed ALL sorts of amputees. I got a baby with no arms/legs then I got a dog with only 2 legs. I don't want to look but I can't help looking! It's a dog with 2 legs! It's a baby with no arms/legs and it's swimming!!! And the fat amputees!!! Hobz would not be able to stop laughing if he saw it.

The AI generated girls are also pretty hot - sometimes I can't tell if that they're not real. I don't know who has the kind of free time to perfect AI like that but kudos to you, you're doing God's work. I'm looking forward to the AI powered sex dolls you release in a few years.

[spoon.ek9]

I wonder if the restaurant itself has different hours than Save On. I don't imagine they're serving anyone until 10PM there.

I asked an employee there and she said they close by 8PM. So if you fokkers want to do a burger meat then we can start to plan a day for it.

[westopher]

All the personal information theft is only cute when American companies do it. That's why Zuckerberg is working on his new neo nazi persona to cozy up to trump. Take that TikTok market share.

[whitev70r]

I asked an employee there and she said they close by 8PM. So if you fokkers want to do a burger meat then we can start to plan a day for it.

Is the one on North Shore, Tilford Square the same? Was in there the other day and it looked like it has a hot kitchen and they serve burgers.

[spoon.ek9]

no idea! probably similar I would assume. if it's also $11.99 then I'd say give it a try.

[Qmx323]

if Tiktok does go dark, do you think it would actually be a good thing? Mental wellness of youths and young adults increase.

Kind of surprised they all don't just migrate to IG.

Zoomers think IG has "too many meanies" :concentrate:

Also no. They'll just overshare their problems, and self diagnose their mental illnesses on another platform... then another, then another.

[Badhobz]

What problems ?! These friggin kids have no problems. It’s all self manifested by the social media shit they consume. Too much comparing against others, not enough self reflection

[spoon.ek9]

as much as we like to shit on gen z, there's plenty of millenials who came up with IG and adopted the "y'all just haters" mentality rather than self reflect at how much of a POS they are.

self reflection is something that is lost on MANY people of all generations. plenty of asian parents who do nothing but blame everyone in their family and everyone else for their flaws and problems lol.

[Badhobz]

Absolutely. Step first is know thy self. Only then can you address the problem.

[Badhobz]

when we see a hobz post a beetle in the latest pic thread.... we'll know she gave him a good test ride.
also pics of said Shanghainese girl...
also is it me or it seems like every female car sales i see on fbm post a selfie along with the car...

Not that hard to find

https://dealer.porsche.com/ca/richmond/en-CA/About-Us

Only female in sales executive. But she’s married and has kids. She’s just fun. My home girl

[68style]

OF COURSE her last name is Dong

[spoon.ek9]

Wang and Dong, best Chinese last names lol.

I explained to one of my coworkers that her husband's last name is slang for dick. She was mortified :rofl:

[N.V.M.]

Is the one on North Shore, Tilford Square the same? Was in there the other day and it looked like it has a hot kitchen and they serve burgers.

Tilford Square, wat?

[whitev70r]

sorry, Tilford Park or Park & Tilford in North Van

[supafamous]

So I flew down to San Diego today for day 1 of the family vacation (got my Top Gun shirt on too) and my Air Canada profile now includes that I have hearing loss so my ticket has "DEAF" noted on it (I'm not deaf but when I fly I can't understand what they say during the flight b/c it's too loud) and I got put ahead of zone 1 for boarding.

The BEST part however is when I landed they sent a WHEELCHAIR to get me from the plane. They had some lady with a tablet with my name on it and a wheelchair ready to help me off the plane. My wife could hardly stop laughing.

[Badhobz]

sweet! built in noise cancellation. the way I'm going, ill be joining you shortly thanks for this Guangdong bat por yelling at me all the time.

i want mine to say DEAF, OBESSE & SAD. that way I can get upgraded to business everytime

[SkinnyPupp]

Tick Tok is down, and this is the error you get

https://i.imgur.com/kXbXYwc.png

Yes, really

They could have left it up if they wanted. The ban is only against updating and installing the software. The company is doing it this way to jerk off Trump (who btw is the one who wanted it banned in the first place)

The world is run by retards

[Traum]

It is only getting banned in the US, but a local (ie. Vancouver) friend also posted on his FB feed that he can't access TikTok. And now with SkinnyPupp's pic, it seems like TikTok is just shut down everywhere?

[supafamous]

Still works for while in San Diego. Maybe the filter is by country at signup?

[BIC_BAWS]

Tiktok works for me. Just saw a clip of TikTok HQ in the US - it's a ghost town.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Great, fuck that shitass platform.

[RabidRat]

So I flew down to San Diego today for day 1 of the family vacation (got my Top Gun shirt on too) and my Air Canada profile now includes that I have hearing loss so my ticket has "DEAF" noted on it (I'm not deaf but when I fly I can't understand what they say during the flight b/c it's too loud) and I got put ahead of zone 1 for boarding.

The BEST part however is when I landed they sent a WHEELCHAIR to get me from the plane. They had some lady with a tablet with my name on it and a wheelchair ready to help me off the plane. My wife could hardly stop laughing.

The way this is headed, maybe you'll get a disabled parking permit! Legitimately: maybe they'd figure you can't hear cars coming as you cross the parking lot. Man, don't turn down any of these perks. Might as well make the most of an unexpected situation :D.

[underscore]

^ my wife tweaked her knee a couple days before a trip once and honestly the wheelchair service is pretty sweet. Connections and customs especially they'll take you through shortcuts and special lines and breeze you right through everything.

[yray]

lol I chose some wrong settings one time and my wife is zone 1 by default for life on air canada

[Hondaracer]

This was probably the best bowl of pho I’ve ever had and I’ve legit had 1000+ bowls in my life grew up with many viet friends etc.

https://i.imgur.com/kVXsweb.jpeg

Waygu pho from Lunch Lady, hadn’t been there in ages went today a legit 10/10 every single aspect was the best I’ve ever tasted brisket, the waygu slices, and beef ball were all the most flavourful highest quality I can remember and that marrow into the pho first sip of the broth after that it was an instant like, I’ve never had better

Never been to Vietnam or Asia but this is about as good as I think you could hope for anywhere, as far as my taste buds go and what I look for in pho

[unit]

I think one of the best things about pho in Vietnam is just the simplicity of the bowl tbh. it's a small portion and its good. kind of like how ppl like in n out for having a good burger. its cheap, its good, and its not too big so you can go around and eat more stuff after. what you've posted is like the Heston Blumenthal version of a burger.

[westopher]

Lunch lady is crazy fucking good. A guy who used to be one of my cooks managed it for a while. He said he was ashamed when I came in that he wasn't still cooking haha. He was such a fucking good cook and great FOH too.
IMO one of the best restaurants at that price point in the city by a fair margin.

[snowball]

Tick Tok is down, and this is the error you get

https://i.imgur.com/kXbXYwc.png

Yes, really

They could have left it up if they wanted. The ban is only against updating and installing the software. The company is doing it this way to jerk off Trump (who btw is the one who wanted it banned in the first place)

The world is run by retards

Lol, Trump "saves the day" from his own initiated ban. I saw ads for Instagram and Facebook on Tiktok today so we know Meta has already taken over.

[Badhobz]

Lunch lady's regular pho is already like 20 bucks a bowl. I cant imagine what this bowl cost.

Asians cant stomach that kinda of $$$ on pho. we'll have a heart attack and die.

Fuck and those shitty beef balls look exactly like the stuff we buy in a bag from T&T. I doubt they are home made beef balls. Stupid gewilo, you got tricked!

[westopher]

Shut up you cheap fuck, go eat your Mr noodles cause you spent all your money on your Hermes purse.

[Hondaracer]

Lunch lady's regular pho is already like 20 bucks a bowl. I cant imagine what this bowl cost.

Asians cant stomach that kinda of $$$ on pho. we'll have a heart attack and die.

Fuck and those shitty beef balls look exactly like the stuff we buy in a bag from T&T. I doubt they are home made beef balls. Stupid gewilo, you got tricked!

I’ve eaten enough beef balls to taste the difference lol

The quality of the food that I saw come out plus my wife’s vermicelli dish, I’d say if anything, as westopher said, it’s a bargain comparatively

[Badhobz]

Shut up you cheap fuck, go eat your Mr noodles cause you spent all your money on your Hermes purse.

Stupid gewilo! The only people in lunch lady is dumb fuck hipster white people. Not an Asian in sight for miles. You know it’s bad value by sheer demographics trololololol

It’s pho. You start selling it for that kinda money and you’re pulling a faggoty salt bae on commercial

[radeonboy]

^what pho places do you approve?

[SkinnyPupp]

Lol, Trump "saves the day" from his own initiated ban. I saw ads for Instagram and Facebook on Tiktok today so we know Meta has already taken over.
Yup. Remember, taking the app down was done completely voluntarily. They did not have to take the app down and with the message that "President Trump" would try to save it, and then bring it back with a message thanking "President Trump" for "his efforts"

This absolute garbage propaganda is so transparent, I would normally think it was satire. Before 2016, only the stupidest people on the planet would believe it. But... here we are.

[westopher]

Stupid gewilo! The only people in lunch lady is dumb fuck hipster white people. Not an Asian in sight for miles. You know it’s bad value by sheer demographics trololololol

It’s pho. You start selling it for that kinda money and you’re pulling a faggoty salt bae on commercialYou're probably posting this while eating a $38 tuna crudo from glowbal.

[Badhobz]

^what pho places do you approve?

Ones that don’t cost 32 dollars for a bowl. Plus if you’ve ever had lunch lady their soup is salty as shit. For sure catered towards the gewilo crowd.

Normal shit decent pho in Richmond : Thai son / pho 37

Fancier pho that’s pushing 20 bucks : pho 68 with their beef rib pho

All time favourites that are closed. Pho thang long on main st. Bao Chau was decent on Hastings. And a whole bunch of these little ones on main st that are all gone…. Those mom and pop places were so good. That one on the corner of main and 33rd or something ? Close to queen Liz… god I forgot the name. But it had a great bo ko and baguette

[6793026]

linh cafe pho? All time fav.
i gotta check out lunch lady.

[Badhobz]

You're probably posting this while eating a $38 tuna crudo from glowbal.

No! I’m eating Mr noodles of course. Fuck. I spent all my money on purses

[bcrdukes]

You bitch...

[Manic!]

Worlds best sand collector. You can order it online not cheap.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CqVsjW83Hpk

[6793026]

^LOL... for sure that's for sand LOL

[unit]

so ive been learning a language and chat gpt advanced voice has been a total gamechanger. you have to pay for it if you want to talk for more than like 15 minutes but its well worth paying for the pro version of chat gpt for this alone. i mean a private tutor is still a better experience but its fairly close, and you would pay less to subscribe to pro for a month than the cost of one session with a tutor. im done with stupid apps like duolingo that teach you jack shit. those are just games the amount of hours you put into those apps do not pay out well in terms of language proficiency for the time spent using them. anyone else learning a language and have good resources that actually work for them?

[spoon.ek9]

hmm my gf pays for chatgpt, perhaps i'll explore this for our japan trip

[radeonboy]

so ive been learning a language and chat gpt advanced voice has been a total gamechanger. you have to pay for it if you want to talk for more than like 15 minutes but its well worth paying for the pro version of chat gpt for this alone. i mean a private tutor is still a better experience but its fairly close, and you would pay less to subscribe to pro for a month than the cost of one session with a tutor. im done with stupid apps like duolingo that teach you jack shit. those are just games the amount of hours you put into those apps do not pay out well in terms of language proficiency for the time spent using them. anyone else learning a language and have good resources that actually work for them?

I already pay for pro for another reason, but never used it for voice features, let alone learning languages. What prompt do you give it to start the process?

[Badhobz]

so ive been learning a language and chat gpt advanced voice has been a total gamechanger. you have to pay for it if you want to talk for more than like 15 minutes but its well worth paying for the pro version of chat gpt for this alone. i mean a private tutor is still a better experience but its fairly close, and you would pay less to subscribe to pro for a month than the cost of one session with a tutor. im done with stupid apps like duolingo that teach you jack shit. those are just games the amount of hours you put into those apps do not pay out well in terms of language proficiency for the time spent using them. anyone else learning a language and have good resources that actually work for them?

What language are you learning ? I think Latin based languages are easier to do with this software but if you wanna learn something like Chinese or Japanese that’s still a void.

[unit]

I already pay for pro for another reason, but never used it for voice features, let alone learning languages. What prompt do you give it to start the process?

on the bottom right of the prompt dialogue box there is an icon that allows you to start a two way voice conversation

[unit]

What language are you learning ? I think Latin based languages are easier to do with this software but if you wanna learn something like Chinese or Japanese that’s still a void.

korean. i already pay for an online tutor and use textbooks as well but it's nice to have an option for 'free' conversational lessons. i think you can use it for more than just conversational as well, you can probably prompt it to do more structured learning but i havent tried yet.

[Badhobz]

korean is hard man, i didnt think chat GPT has conversational Korean.

[68style]

You just need to know LIK ME NAO that's all you really care about lol

[gurdeep007]

My back deck is 40" off the ground. Right where the stairs connect to the deck, I suspect the wood is rotting and it's just a matter of time before the stairs will collapse. Can I just find someone to help repair this via Home Depot's Home Services feature?

https://i.ibb.co/0KhvpzG/IMG-3265.jpg

I would get Aluminum Stairs made. Wood will keep rotting.

[Hehe]

korean is hard man, i didnt think chat GPT has conversational Korean.

Korean is relatively easy to just be ok conversational. The way they simplified their writing made it so that as long as you remember all the "alphabets", you can read with ease.

Of course, advance level skills such as honorifics is hard as they are used only in particular situations and are very hard to use it properly without serious emersion.

One thing though, it's super easy to swear in Korean, there are only a handful curse words you really need to learn and it's all about the tone that you use. I learned that with my Korean classmates back in highschool in 3weeks flat. My later Korean friends say I swear just like a Korean. :fuckthatshit:

But with what I'd learned with Korean friends in highschool, I'm able to travel in Korea like ordering stuff in a resto, asking clerks to help me with purchases and whatever. Really maybe 100 words or so... yes, they'd know instantly you are not Korean, but it was enough to get by and send the msg to the other party.

[SkinnyPupp]

The Korean alphabet is modern and intelligently designed. You should be able to pick up reading very quickly, which makes everything else easier.

[unit]

reading letters doesn't make a language easy though, otherwise vietnamese would be easy too. du maa

[SkinnyPupp]

Being able to read makes it infinitely easier. You can read magazines or subtitles or even street signs, and every time you can make out a word, you just learned a word. I can't hold a conversation in Japanese, but I can get around and enjoy media, because I know a lot of words that are important to topics that apply to my interests (like food and pro wrestling, or just transportation)

Try doing that with Chinese LUL

[Hehe]

reading letters doesn't make a language easy though, otherwise vietnamese would be easy too. du maa

It's easier in a sense where you say what you read and what you write.

You can pick things up as you speak, read and write. It's always the same rule.

English is completely messed up in that regard and quite confusing for new learners.

"Our" (Ow-er)
"Your" (U-er)

How does adding another letter change it so much?

"Read" ("reed"in present tense)
"Read" ("red" in past tense)

Even more fucked up, how does 2 separate pronunciations exist for the same word?

The reason we have spelling bee is because English phonetic system is completely messed up.

In comparison, Korean always pronounce a letter in one way. There are no exceptions (not in the words I know/have heard of). Same thing goes for Spanish. How you speak is how you write and how you read. No exceptions other than maybe some fancy characters that aren't often used such as ü and people sometimes write a word containing those letter without using the appropriate one or local accent to certain letter. (for example "yo" can sound like ee-o like "yo-yo" in Spain and she-o in Argentina)

[PeanutButter]

If any of you wankers have Telus services, your Telus Rewards are expiring Jan 30, 2025. Buddy of mine just told me.

So you should check your account and redeem them.

My account had 122 points and I redeemed them for $100 Telus bill credit, but they had gift cards you could get (Timmy's/Starbucks/etc.)

[SkinnyPupp]

Being able to read makes it infinitely easier. You can read magazines or subtitles or even street signs, and every time you can make out a word, you just learned a word. I can't hold a conversation in Japanese, but I can get around and enjoy media, because I know a lot of words that are important to topics that apply to my interests (like food and pro wrestling, or just transportation)

Try doing that with Chinese LUL
Donk do you have a problem with this?

[bcrdukes]

Not sure if asking if donk can understand Asian script or if threatening to ban? :pokerface:

[Badhobz]

Donk fails EVERYONE okay? you say something remotely lame or gay he'll fail you.

LIKE ME, I LIKE CUTE FUZZY SMALL THINGS. i guarantee he'll fail this shit.

[sonick]

If any of you wankers have Telus services, your Telus Rewards are expiring Jan 30, 2025. Buddy of mine just told me.

So you should check your account and redeem them.

My account had 122 points and I redeemed them for $100 Telus bill credit, but they had gift cards you could get (Timmy's/Starbucks/etc.)
Thx redeemed

[SkinnyPupp]

Not sure if asking if donk can understand Asian script or if threatening to ban? :pokerface:
I'm just wondering what the fail is for.. Out of my 1500 fails he's probably responsible for 1000 of them.. I never care why.. feel free to click that button, I'm sure it feels great to do so.

But in this case I am completely baffled why anyone would disagree with that post, so I asked him to speak up on his feelings.

[supafamous]

Out in La Jolla (San Diego) and spotted a BMW repair shop with a lot of vintage BMWs. None of them were mint but still all very cool to see:

https://i.imgur.com/AyTGajP.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/Lmn5J2j.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/0rlmygt.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/h40IoDa.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/YFetu3N.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/7iYbPYJ.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/Q0FtsaL.jpeg

[68style]

I'm just wondering what the fail is for.. Out of my 1500 fails he's probably responsible for 1000 of them.. I never care why.. feel free to click that button, I'm sure it feels great to do so.

But in this case I am completely baffled why anyone would disagree with that post, so I asked him to speak up on his feelings.

Sometimes I hit it by accident scrolling on my phone cuz it’s the farthest right button.

[bcrdukes]

I asked him to speak up on his feelings.

As well-intentioned it may be, you might get failed for that. :troll:

[spoon.ek9]

remember when fail-stalking was a thing? and we abolished the fail button temporarily?

Pepperidge Farms remembers

[PeanutButter]

Can we get advanced statistics on RS on who the most fails are, who fails the most, etc.

And we can do like an awards ceremony at the end of the year at hehe's house or something.

Best post
Worst post
Most Fails
Most Veiny Countertop

You know, shit like that.

[donk.]

Being able to read makes it infinitely easier.

Being able to read a language does not make it infinitely easier

My feelings were so hurt that i had to fail you

[donk.]

feel free to click that button, I'm sure it feels great to do so.



My feelings have been restored <3

[BIC_BAWS]

Can we get advanced statistics on RS on who the most fails are, who fails the most, etc.

And we can do like an awards ceremony at the end of the year at hehe's house or something.

Best post
Worst post
Most Fails
Most Veiny Countertop

You know, shit like that.RS Wrapped 2024 - I vote badhobz

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[Mikoyan]

If any of you wankers have Telus services, your Telus Rewards are expiring Jan 30, 2025. Buddy of mine just told me.

So you should check your account and redeem them.

My account had 122 points and I redeemed them for $100 Telus bill credit, but they had gift cards you could get (Timmy's/Starbucks/etc.)

It's the points earned before Jan 1 2024 that are expiring. Points earned after are not expiring. But yeah, redeem your points.

[yray]

LOL turns out I never activated it so I don't have any points

fuck telus

[red kryptonite]

Need to troll the gf with this

https://www.facebook.com/share/181FkQTTyk/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[Qmx323]

My ex backed up into a pillar at Metro 3 days after I installed a reverse cam for her...

[PeanutButter]

Need to troll the gf with this

https://www.facebook.com/share/181FkQTTyk/?mibextid=wwXIfr

My moms old X5 use to point the mirrors down automatically in reverse, it was so helpful.

[donk.]

.

[bcrdukes]

Holy hell i need to lock my computer

[RabidRat]

I'm just wondering what the fail is for.. Out of my 1500 fails he's probably responsible for 1000 of them.. I never care why.. feel free to click that button, I'm sure it feels great to do so.

But in this case I am completely baffled why anyone would disagree with that post, so I asked him to speak up on his feelings.

I always thought donk did his failing frivolously.

I figure it's like sarcasm: you obviously wrote something of value, and there wasn't anything remotely offensive about it either. So the fail couldn't have been legit?

Edit:
E.g. Scrolling to the bottom of this post with the super cool classic BMWs... and boom there's a fucking fail from donk. I laughed.

https://i.imgur.com/oEZVGTg.png

Edit 2:
Ah shieet, I'm getting failed nooo

[SkinnyPupp]

Being able to read a language does not make it infinitely easier

My feelings were so hurt that i had to fail you
I'll take care not to use hyperbole around you from now on <3

[sonick]

Pls fail this post

[Razor Ramon HG]

Fails are like scratches and paint chips on your car. Once you get a few, who cares??

[bcrdukes]

Fail me, bitches! :fuckyea:

[bcrdukes]

You are doing it wrong, RabidRat.

[red kryptonite]

:notbad: 4 fails in 20 years.

With that being said……….

[SkinnyPupp]

:notbad: 4 fails in 20 years.

With that being said……….
How can you be so uncontroversial? Nobody is that nice online!

EARN your fail. Let's hear a hot take

[donk.]

:notbad: 4 fails in 20 years.

With that being said……….

I have...... A sudden need....... to change those numbers....

Sonick we can be best friends, i just need some help with a task.....

[yray]

:moderated:

kinda miss the days before the data purge and those stupid beef threads

[red kryptonite]

How can you be so uncontroversial? Nobody is that nice online!

EARN your fail. Let's hear a hot take

Sydney Sweeney, not that hot. very average blonde with big tits and not afraid to show them.
well, i guess thats enough these days.

:hi:
How dare you not take a pic !!!! Arrghhh I love that blonde bimbo and her huge tits.

[bcrdukes]

Who is Sydney Sweeney?

[red kryptonite]

https://media.istockphoto.com/id/621880582/video/horse-head-mask.jpg?s=640x640&k=20&c=q2fKJOHA8ZPCH6YTz7oWrqkGYWwW9dyhgu3jDEqCMqw=

[donk.]

Sonick is out here doing gods work

[red kryptonite]

the amount of detail and ingenuity that goes into these sets blows my mind everytime

https://tnstatic.net/attachments/thumbnail_img_6262-jpg.1073524/

[Badhobz]

^ aye true but the only problem is these sets are getting unruly large. Like once you're done that friggin car is like 1 feet across. Makes it hard to find spaces for these.

I like the speed champion sets because they can fit a minifig inside and are proportional to that mini fig scale.

[SSM_DC5]

Whenever buying a used car and you don't run a lien check through Carfax or something...... Would title transfer at the autobroker reveal liens?

[Gumby]

the amount of detail and ingenuity that goes into these sets blows my mind everytime

https://tnstatic.net/attachments/thumbnail_img_6262-jpg.1073524/
Oooh the McLaren P1 set!

Yeah it's crazy how everything fits together, the crazy angles, etc. No idea how the designers achieve this.

[EvoFire]

Oooh the McLaren P1 set!

Yeah it's crazy how everything fits together, the crazy angles, etc. No idea how the designers achieve this.

It's their 5th time around. I have the GT3RS, Chiron, and the Ferrari. I can see the improvements in the strength of the build across them. The GT3RS is actually really flimsy, my dad has the Sian and it's a better put together set imo.

[sonick]

Had the save on Burger tonight, added the extra patty

https://i.imgur.com/xCu2RPb.jpeg

Didn't have a plate big enough for the fries with the burger but they were particularly good today.

[spoon.ek9]

I was craving one of those earlier today. Maybe for lunch/dinner tmrw :D

[GS8]

Indian crashing their white Tesla in the HOV lane of HWY 1 is that free-play square we all get on our bingo cards.

[Badhobz]

Man that burger does look quite good !!! I gotta get out there one of these days……

[HonestTea]

How much is the burger and fries?

[sonick]

How much is the burger and fries?

$11.99

+$4 for the second patty

[HonestTea]

$12 for burgers AND fries? that's a good deal.

[CivicBlues]

Indian crashing their white Tesla in the HOV lane of HWY 1 is that free-play square we all get on our bingo cards.

non-sequitur much?

Harvey, you got eyes on this guy? :D

[68style]

Maybe he will be airlifted to India for surgeries :D

[Badhobz]

It’s 2am. I just got home from a rave. What’s a 40 year old geezer doing at a rave ?! I don’t fucking know.

I’m deaf. I’m sleepy as hell and I no longer like electronica music anymore.

Man fuck this shit. I’m going to find a jazz lounge next week. Something more akin to my pace and style.

https://i.postimg.cc/250zc4RW/IMG-7380.jpg (https://postimg.cc/3yD5W0wr)

https://i.postimg.cc/j5CRGLtF/IMG-7386.jpg (https://postimg.cc/9R539X4d)

https://i.postimg.cc/R0SSLg89/IMG-7401.jpg (https://postimg.cc/zyQYJF8P)

[MG1]

This January has been the driest one in over 100 years of record keeping. Looks like nothing but sun until Wednesday of next week.

[AstulzerRZD]

It’s 2am. I just got home from a rave. What’s a 40 year old geezer doing at a rave ?! I don’t fucking know.

I’m deaf. I’m sleepy as hell and I no longer like electronica music anymore.

Man fuck this shit. I’m going to find a jazz lounge next week. Something more akin to my pace and style.

https://i.postimg.cc/250zc4RW/IMG-7380.jpg (https://postimg.cc/3yD5W0wr)

https://i.postimg.cc/j5CRGLtF/IMG-7386.jpg (https://postimg.cc/9R539X4d)

https://i.postimg.cc/R0SSLg89/IMG-7401.jpg (https://postimg.cc/zyQYJF8P)

bro don't a set of earplugs and white new balances come free with every geriatric motoring club membership?

[Traum]

It’s 2am. I just got home from a rave. What’s a 40 year old geezer doing at a rave ?! I don’t fucking know.

Bro, the pics you took ogling at the LGs aren't showing up.

Do better (and fix the links / pics), man! :failed:

[spoon.ek9]

I'd rather listen to Darude or Alice Deejay at home than go out and pay money to watch a show like that lol. I just need a rocking chair and the new headphones I bought on Black Friday.

[Badhobz]

Arghh I’m feeling it this morning. Heads pounding. I woke up at 730 instead of 530am what a horrible way to start the day.

Man fuck this noise. Stupid kids and their stupid loud music. Turn it down damnit

[yray]

did you go to some mainlander community hall rave event?

[Badhobz]

No it was at the Hollywood theater ? I’ve never been there. They said door open at 10pm but they didn’t open till 11!!! Luckily I got a parking spot right outside the theater and sat in the warm car. I ain’t standing there like a fucking schmuck. Those girls in their mini skirts were freezing their tits off

[unit]

were there any old nammers dancing or was that basically you guys

[Traum]

Those girls in their mini skirts were freezing their tits off
:worthless:

[Badhobz]

I can’t tell. There’s some Asian baby girls around and some of these young gen z kids. Then there was this big crowd of Persian skanks with plastic body kits escorted by some old man. Looks like he took his harem out for a fun evening.

A lot of white people… looks young. Some moody white dudes standing in the corners of the venue not dancing or bumping or talking.

Most were all liquored up and spilling drinks all over the floor. Quite a nasty environment.

[Badhobz]

https://media.tenor.com/U1iH8HIaD9MAAAAe/skinner-up-yours-children.png:worthless:

I posted pics in the original. I checked with another pc / browser. It shows up just fine.

https://i.postimg.cc/L53bF5gP/34038-D13-9461-4-CA7-8-C44-7-B93-E2985967.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/L6vbyqpK/IMG-7328.jpg

Me sitting inside the car watching these dumb idiots lineup. Friggin -3 last night. Good luck skanks !!!

[BIC_BAWS]

No it was at the Hollywood theater ?

Well there's your first problem LOL. I can't even find it on Google. I found a "Japanese social lounge (https://www.hollywoodnorthr.com/)" that you can "Drink. Snack. Karaoke. Socialize with our staff."

Edit: Bro you're at the equivalent of a senior home center (https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x548673ab167e0e71%3A0xb577f0a8345f229c!3 m1!7e115!4s%2Fmaps%2Fplace%2Fhollywood%2Btheatre%2 F%4049.2641992%2C-123.1746064%2C3a%2C75y%2C9.12h%2C90t%2Fdata%3D*213 m4*211e1*213m2*211sno3ZG33s2rJcrxB5qckpcw*212e0*21 4m2*213m1*211s0x548673ab167e0e71%3A0xb577f0a8345f2 29c%3Fsa%3DX%26ved%3D2ahUKEwid2am06ZGLAxWdOzQIHdg7 CXwQpx96BAgMEAA!5shollywood%20theatre%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e2!2sno3ZG33s2rJcrxB5qckpcw&cr=le_a7&hl=en&ved=1t%3A206134&ictx=111). This is like the inverse of ghetto community center raves for teens.

[westopher]

https://media.tenor.com/U1iH8HIaD9MAAAAe/skinner-up-yours-children.png

I posted pics in the original. I checked with another pc / browser. It shows up just fine.

https://i.postimg.cc/PvN4mt4f/34038-D13-9461-4-CA7-8-C44-7-B93-E2985967.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/ZCBHn5nV/IMG-7328.jpg

Me sitting inside the car watching these dumb idiots lineup. Friggin -3 last night. Good luck skanks !!!
Man one of the things I miss most about edmonton was going to the bar when I was 18 and it was -20 and girls would literally be in like mini dresses and no jackets cause they didn't wanna pay for coatcheck. They were a different breed.

[whitev70r]

CN Rail signal union issues 72-hour strike notice

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/cn-rail-signal-union-issues-72-hour-strike-notice/

Obi Hobz, you're the only one who can save us. Don't go on holidays again.

[keifun]

^one day strike then back to work mandate by the Libs? just like the CP Rail strike

[Badhobz]

CN Rail signal union issues 72-hour strike notice

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/cn-rail-signal-union-issues-72-hour-strike-notice/

Obi Hobz, you're the only one who can save us. Don't go on holidays again.

Ah yes signalmen. They used to randomly throw up their flags on the track and force us to slow down through their “area” even though you never see a single one of these motherfuckers working. If you dare speed even 1mph their foreman will magically call you on the radio and give you endless shit.

That being said they are still my railroad brotherhood so I always side with the boys over the company. CNs a fucking monopoly. They can easily pay these boys more money, they are just cheap bastards.

[CivicBlues]

Wait that's a rave? Drinking and live singing performances? Maybe things have changed in the last 25 years or so but doesn't look like any rave I've been to

[Gerbs]

thats not a rave and those aren't abgs lol

[Badhobz]

Isn’t a rave just eletronica music + dancing and drugs / booze ? This haliene woman is like the queen of vocal trance.

[westopher]

It's a rave if it's unsanctioned/illegal/has no permits/is not at a legal music venue.
You just went to a concert you old fuck.

[Badhobz]

oh... shit.... i didnt know that.

[sonick]

It's a rave if it's unsanctioned/illegal/has no permits/is not at a legal music venue.
You just went to a concert you old fuck.

Such an old guy move to go to a concert and then mistakenly tell other old buddies they went to a rave lol

[unit]

raves also go all the way till the morning when the drugs wear off because people realize its dawn, then you go to some sketchy diner (bons) and try to chase your high from the night before by smoking lots of weed. ahh the good ol days.

[BIC_BAWS]

Or basement. Hobz looks like he accidentally went to basement.

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[bcrdukes]

Get off the internet you old man!!!!

[Gerbs]

namechange to seniorhobz

[underscore]

Someone needs to take Hobz to an actual rave and see what he thinks of it lol

[EvoFire]

Someone needs to take Hobz to an actual rave and see what he thinks of it lol

Hobz: My feet are getting tired

[Badhobz]

Fuck that shit. You kids can keep your loud music. I don’t even like trance anymore thanks to this rave… Eruhh concert.

[spoon.ek9]

took gf to try out that burger today and she approved! she also really liked the fries SeemsGood

Next time I'll give that maple bacon cheeseburger of theirs a go. It's $13.99 :D

[bcrdukes]

took gf to try out that burger today and she approved! she also really liked the fries SeemsGood

Next time I'll give that maple bacon cheeseburger of theirs a go. It's $13.99 :D

Remind me - Where is this burger place and name? I'll be out in Coquitlam in a few weeks.

[whitev70r]

always happy to help ONrdukes

Sunwood square mall, Save On, yes Save On Foods - https://g.co/kgs/VRVEEQV

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/coquitlam-save-on-foods-sunwood

What brings you back to Coquitlam, 604? Wanna hang out? :lol

[SkinnyPupp]

All this burger talk, I had to make some

Beef is Aussie ground beef, I think they are about 150g each? They were huge. Just ground beef rounded and smashed into the pan, no ingredients other than salt after cooking

I also made the buns, using a King Arthur recipe. The eggs I used were the premium ones we were talking about so they came out a nice yellow colour. Also used tangzhong method (if you bake bread, you know this)

Also added bacon

For me I just put on mayo, ketchup, mustard, pickles, cheese.

My wife loads hers up with tomatoes, onions, lettuce, everything. She also made sweet potato.. fries? They were baked lol. Came out nice!

https://i.imgur.com/heABwpy.png

Cost about $5 each in ingredients, with the beef taking up the vast majority of that.

[bcrdukes]

always happy to help ONrdukes

Sunwood square mall, Save On, yes Save On Foods - https://g.co/kgs/VRVEEQV

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/coquitlam-save-on-foods-sunwood

What brings you back to Coquitlam, 604? Wanna hang out? :lol

Thanks for that!

I'm visiting Vancouver for a short bit before heading to the Island for my MBA residency.

I'm actually meeting some of my MBA cohort members in Coquitlam on Saturday, February 15 in the afternoon. Perhaps this could be the first Geriatric Motoring Club meet. :considered:

In all seriousness, yes, it would be nice to put a face to the name. And put away the idea that you're a Chinese guy. (you probably are, you egg! (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=An%20egg))

[whitev70r]

Wow ... if you're back on the Island to do residency, that means bcrdukes is legit. MBA, impressive! You gonna change the world!

Let's see how Feb pans out. I'll see if I can arrange a work trip to 416 around mid Feb to have a legit excuse to keep the anonymity going ... lol.

[bcrdukes]

I'll be back in Vancouver on March 8 to 12 too. :lol

MBA - not impressive. I'm marching towards a path of financial ruin without any way to contribute back to society, and Hondaracer will blame me for driving Canada's deficit and student loan problem spiraling out of control.

[red kryptonite]

gf had a burger tonight too... lettuce wrapped, LAME!
ive been really into caesar salads lately. what brand of dressing do you guys like?

https://tnstatic.net/attachments/2025-01-26-212435-png.1074735/

[bcrdukes]

I don't mind lettuce-wrapped burgers. They are quite good!

[Badhobz]

I’m down for that geezer gathering in Feb !!!! Let me know which geezer mobile I should bring.

[Razor Ramon HG]

gf had a burger tonight too... lettuce wrapped, LAME!
ive been really into caesar salads lately. what brand of dressing do you guys like?

I've been making my own lately.

2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp anchovy paste
1 tsp capers
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp worcestershire sauce

I basically just mix all that shit together with olive oil until it hits the consistency I want.

[6793026]

^ i buy a glass jar of anchovies and it is 1000X better, of course it costs a lot more too.

[supafamous]

gf had a burger tonight too... lettuce wrapped, LAME!
ive been really into caesar salads lately. what brand of dressing do you guys like?

I think caesar dressing is a great DIY dressing and I use Kenji's: https://www.seriouseats.com/kale-caesar-salad-recipe

I made this for Xmas dinner and it was a huge hit - a bit of work to get the kale all prepped but dressing itself was easy.

[pastarocket]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/tech/deepseek-stocks-ai-china/index.html

What is this Chinese A.I. Model? It is causing US stock markets to plunge today.


-from the article:

US stocks dropped sharply Monday morning after a surprise advancement from a Chinese artificial intelligence company, DeepSeek, threatened the aura of invincibility surrounding America’s technology industry.

DeepSeek, a one-year-old startup, revealed a stunning capability: It presented a ChatGPT-like AI model called R1, which has all the familiar abilities, operating at a fraction of the cost of OpenAI’s, Google’s or Meta’s popular AI models. The company said it had spent just $5.6 million training its newest AI model, compared with the hundreds of millions or billions of dollars US companies spend on their AI technologies. The Wall Street Journal first reported the technology’s ultra-low cost.

The S&P 500 fell by 1.4% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq plunged by 2.3%. The Dow was unchanged. Markets were substantially lower earlier in the session, but investors may have judged the sell-off somewhat overdone.


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[red kryptonite]

I don't mind lettuce-wrapped burgers. They are quite good!
i find it messy, the sauce just slides off. lol lettuce wrapped burgers will be in my future FeelsBadMan


I've been making my own lately.

2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp anchovy paste
1 tsp capers
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp worcestershire sauce

I basically just mix all that shit together with olive oil until it hits the consistency I want.


I think caesar dressing is a great DIY dressing and I use Kenji's: https://www.seriouseats.com/kale-caesar-salad-recipe

I made this for Xmas dinner and it was a huge hit - a bit of work to get the kale all prepped but dressing itself was easy.
thanks! ill give these a try

[bcrdukes]

I’m down for that geezer gathering in Feb !!!! Let me know which geezer mobile I should bring.

https://www.revscene.net/forums/717957-geriatric-motoring-club-burger-meet.html

Please bring the car that will most likely result in an fiery explosion.

[whitev70r]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/tech/deepseek-stocks-ai-china/index.html

What is this Chinese A.I. Model? It is causing US stock markets to plunge today.



Me thinks it is a blip, a good day to buy Nvidia. You think if US is all crazy about TikTok, they would let Chinese AI come near the NA?

[westopher]

US loves TikTok now again. They don't care about American jobs it's all a ruse.

[supafamous]

Back from 8 days in San Diego and Anaheim and boy, Californians sure drive fast (and their roads sure are poorly designed and poorly maintained). I was doing 90mph in the I-5 HOV lane and the G35 ahead of me was pulling away at a good clip while the Tiguan behind me was closing in steadily on me.

Of the poor road design, I merged onto the HOV lane of I-405 (from the I-5 HOV lane) to get to the airport and I immediately had to cut across 6 lanes of traffic in about 300m in order to make my airport exit (about 10 seconds).

This is what I'm looking at when I merge into I-405 (I'm doing about 75-80mph as I merge); note the lack of signage telling me that I have to cut across 6 lanes to make the exit. There's actually NO signage of any kind till I hit the exit - I was dependent on Apple Maps telling me that was my exit (I also missed this exit last May when I was in Anaheim).

https://i.imgur.com/msfb8gF.jpeg
Street view link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TvK5c4ZYYxcAF7Pt5

And this is the exit I had to make:
https://i.imgur.com/nB8VUSV.png
Street view link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BckCfTiYicFhh36c7

This kind of terrible road design is everywhere in California - missing or bad signage, poor road conditions, and a mishmash of exits that can send you every which way. I can't believe people just accept this kind of thing.

[unit]

you have to be paying 110% attention in and around LA when you get on and off hwys. it's so easy to miss an exit due to the fast pace. you have to be prepared for every ramp well in advance if you don't want to mess up. it helps to have a good gps that shows you all the lanes and which ones you need to be in not to fuck it up.

[underscore]

It's not just California. Everywhere I go down there the layouts and signage are terrible compared to Canada. My favourite is how they'll have a merge halfway around a corner with no signs.

[Badhobz]

aye and there is a lot of broke ass people who drive with zero insurance down there. Be careful, your canadian ass cant sue anyone if they got no insurance.

[BIC_BAWS]

WA I-5 HOV is like that too LOL - double solid white lined HOV lane.. but you have to cut 6 across (illegally) to exit.

I find it definitely helps to have a 300hp+ car on American interstates. Everyone drives so much faster and it's a lot more aggressive than locally. I did a Portland drive, almost 10 years ago in the Civic pictured in my DP - 140hp. That was rough. Some dude tried to run me off the road and I couldn't get away LOL.

[Hondaracer]

If you use google maps and apple car play it typically tells you to be in “the second lane from the left” etc. well before the exit.

Had a car for 4 days in LA last year, I didn’t really think much of it outside of having to get over a bunch of lanes but google seemed to give ample warning

[supafamous]

aye and there is a lot of broke ass people who drive with zero insurance down there. Be careful, your canadian ass cant sue anyone if they got no insurance.

Funny you mention this but I got hit by a moron in a WRX:

https://i.imgur.com/LWvuzz7.jpeg

Guy is waiting to make a right turn into my lane/street and as I'm driving by (going about 30mph) he is way too optimistic and comes out too early and clips my rear corner. He was pretty good about things but I hope it doesn't get messy when the insurance claim goes through.

I find it definitely helps to have a 300hp+ car on American interstates. Everyone drives so much faster and it's a lot more aggressive than locally. I did a Portland drive, almost 10 years ago in the Civic pictured in my DP - 140hp. That was rough. Some dude tried to run me off the road and I couldn't get away LOL.

Yeah, I'm glad I got an A5 instead of a Camry/Corolla - I get why Americans need a lot more power than the rest of us. You've got to be on it all the time on the highway.

Side note: The EA888 is pretty laggy from a stop in contrast to the K20C. Below 2000 rpm nothing is going on - made those metered on-ramps interesting each time. At first I thought the transmission hadn't gone back into 1st.

[supafamous]

If you use google maps and apple car play it typically tells you to be in “the second lane from the left” etc. well before the exit.

Had a car for 4 days in LA last year, I didn’t really think much of it outside of having to get over a bunch of lanes but google seemed to give ample warning

Usually I find that the case too but Apple Maps was surprisingly bad in San Diego - it would often not tell me which lane to be in or even when there was an exit to take.

This is the spot just after I merge onto I-8 from my hotel and Apple Maps was only telling me to go to "Mission Bay Drive" which isn't on any of the signs and it didn't say which lane or exit to take. It's 6 lanes across and you've got 4 directions you can go. (The correct answer here was to cross 5 lanes in a couple hundred meters from right to left)

https://i.imgur.com/soHyyH4.jpeg
Street view link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DgToj63GzszoDs7e9

[AstulzerRZD]

Driving fast in LA is honestly the biggest scam ever - it's gonna take an hour to get wherever whether you're going 60 or 80.

I just give up, stay in the 2nd lane from left and turn supercruise on lmao

[Badhobz]

did they tune the Jetta differently than the GTI for the ea888? i dont find my hitlerbox laggy at all.

[bcrdukes]

Despite all the complaints about LA traffic, I love it. :D

[AstulzerRZD]

If u like driving in LA you’ll like driving in NY.

Same level of skill/assertiveness/predictability cuz everyone’s an asshole
But if you’re clever with lane and route selection you can beat ETAs by 20-30%

[roastpuff]

Yeah, I'm glad I got an A5 instead of a Camry/Corolla - I get why Americans need a lot more power than the rest of us. You've got to be on it all the time on the highway.

Side note: The EA888 is pretty laggy from a stop in contrast to the K20C. Below 2000 rpm nothing is going on - made those metered on-ramps interesting each time. At first I thought the transmission hadn't gone back into 1st.

Have to be in S/Dynamic, otherwise it's very lazy from a stop IMO. Good for smooth rollout, but not good for LA traffic. When I drove my A4 down there I was slapping it in and out of S constantly to change the throttle map.

[Badhobz]

ohhh maybe automatic zaps the power?

[underscore]

I don't mind most traffic but LA traffic blows because your ETA means nothing. When I left my hotel room last week Maps said it was 40 mins to the rental car dropoff. Get in the car it's 1hr 10. Actual travel time ended up being about 1hr 50 and I missed the checked bag cutoff for my flight and had to take a later one.

Yeah, I'm glad I got an A5 instead of a Camry/Corolla - I get why Americans need a lot more power than the rest of us. You've got to be on it all the time on the highway.

Not really, just chill one lane over from the slow lane and let all the locals freak out in the left lanes.

[supafamous]

Have to be in S/Dynamic, otherwise it's very lazy from a stop IMO. Good for smooth rollout, but not good for LA traffic. When I drove my A4 down there I was slapping it in and out of S constantly to change the throttle map.

It's interesting to compare Japanese vs German input styles for brake/throttle (generalising using Honda/Acura and VAG). Honda likes higher effort but shorter travel (the TSX has quite a jumpy throttle) while VAG likes lower effort but longer travel. I found the A5 to be very grabby on the brakes at first and too relaxed on the throttle compared to the overly eager Honda approach (the 10 speed auto has a very short 1st gear as well making it seem even more jumpy).

Honda brakes (and Mazda too) generally have too much travel and they rely too much on travel over pressure as well - I much prefer the German way of pressure being the way to control the brakes.

[AstulzerRZD]

ohhh maybe automatic zaps the power?

I drive an A5 Sportback for about a month, no me gusta.
Going: 7DCT's always in a gear too low unless in Sport mode, needs to spool before passing or starting on a hill. I used launch control a lot.
Stopping: Really unstable on hard braking too, squirms and tugs on steering before it settles.

FWIW, the C63 I drove in LA also needed to be driven in sport mode.
Going: 9GTronic also in too high of a gear & the 4.0T had terribly inconsistent power delivery.
Can't stomp on the kickdown switch either because you need to roll onto the throttle to keep traction.

I sound like a boomer but I really prefer a big NA motor.
Chrysler 5.7/6.4 paired to the ZF8 gearbox is perfection - torque anytime, anywhere in the rev range.

[yray]

enterprise audis are shit

shit tires with probably no maintenance ( oil change sticker was from local maintenance place)

I had an A4 give me understeer at grand canyon junction and the rear diff was making all sorts of weird noise

[supafamous]

I drive an A5 Sportback for about a month, no me gusta.
Going: 7DCT's always in a gear too low unless in Sport mode, needs to spool before passing or starting on a hill. I used launch control a lot.
Stopping: Really unstable on hard braking too, squirms and tugs on steering before it settles.


As their entry level tier of compact luxury/sport sedan I thought it was fine (the age is showing though and I'm glad a new one is out now) - the DCT doesn't really fit well with the car though and a ZF8 makes a lot more sense. Handling wise it's accurate enough for its class of car but I'd like a little life in the steering while the lane assist drove me a bit nuts (I couldn't figure out how to turn it off and it was getting in my way too much)

OTOH, the rear hatch made it so much more practical for us - my wife noted that as something she really liked, no trouble getting to our luggage and other things. Decent sized room in the back. I wish the new one came in a PHEV/hybrid wagon in NA though as my wife might have been down with it.

Acura should have made the TLX a direct competitor to the A5 rather than the overweight, slow weirdo they made with a tiny back seat. The TLX meets no particular requirement from a luxury/sports sedan customer - it's huge on the outside, not practical on the inside, fat, not particularly fast, and only handles decent.

[AstulzerRZD]

Mine had 900 miles on it & were on the standard German OE tier MB/Audi love: https://continentaltire.com/tires/procontact-rx

[AstulzerRZD]

As their entry level tier of compact luxury/sport sedan I thought it was fine (the age is showing though and I'm glad a new one is out now) - the DCT doesn't really fit well with the car though and a ZF8 makes a lot more sense. Handling wise it's accurate enough for its class of car but I'd like a little life in the steering while the lane assist drove me a bit nuts (I couldn't figure out how to turn it off and it was getting in my way too much)

OTOH, the rear hatch made it so much more practical for us - my wife noted that as something she really liked, no trouble getting to our luggage and other things. Decent sized room in the back. I wish the new one came in a PHEV/hybrid wagon in NA though as my wife might have been down with it.

Acura should have made the TLX a direct competitor to the A5 rather than the overweight, slow weirdo they made with a tiny back seat. The TLX meets no particular requirement from a luxury/sports sedan customer - it's huge on the outside, not practical on the inside, fat, not particularly fast, and only handles decent.

I just can't imagine braking from 250kmh on autobahn in the brand new A5 sportback w/ sport package I was driving because it felt plenty unstable when full braking from 140kmh.

[roastpuff]

ohhh maybe automatic zaps the power?

It's just the programming - super relaxed in Normal/Comfort, need to really dip into the throttle to get the car to wake up. Good for not upsetting the passengers.


I drive an A5 Sportback for about a month, no me gusta.
Going: 7DCT's always in a gear too low unless in Sport mode, needs to spool before passing or starting on a hill. I used launch control a lot.
Stopping: Really unstable on hard braking too, squirms and tugs on steering before it settles.

FWIW, the C63 I drove in LA also needed to be driven in sport mode.
Going: 9GTronic also in too high of a gear & the 4.0T had terribly inconsistent power delivery.
Can't stomp on the kickdown switch either because you need to roll onto the throttle to keep traction.

I sound like a boomer but I really prefer a big NA motor.
Chrysler 5.7/6.4 paired to the ZF8 gearbox is perfection - torque anytime, anywhere in the rev range.

The programming of the regular A cars and the DSG doesn't mesh. They want the engine to be at as low RPM as possible to save fuel, and the transmissions to be highest possible gear to save fuel. It ends up with the engine lugging at highway cruise speeds (it sits at like 1500RPM) causing weird drivetrain vibrations to occur, and the transmission will need to downshift for any sort of speed change to occur without taking a lifetime.

Unstable under braking is not what I have found, might be an alignment or tire issue? The A4 has survived Mission and VIMC, and never given me anything less than full confidence on the brakes. Stock pads/rotors/fluid and "sport package" tires (Continental SportContact 6 which are basically premium ECS2's.)

enterprise audis are shit

shit tires with probably no maintenance ( oil change sticker was from local maintenance place)

I had an A4 give me understeer at grand canyon junction and the rear diff was making all sorts of weird noise

Understeer is normal for Audis kekw.

As their entry level tier of compact luxury/sport sedan I thought it was fine (the age is showing though and I'm glad a new one is out now) - the DCT doesn't really fit well with the car though and a ZF8 makes a lot more sense. Handling wise it's accurate enough for its class of car but I'd like a little life in the steering while the lane assist drove me a bit nuts (I couldn't figure out how to turn it off and it was getting in my way too much)

OTOH, the rear hatch made it so much more practical for us - my wife noted that as something she really liked, no trouble getting to our luggage and other things. Decent sized room in the back. I wish the new one came in a PHEV/hybrid wagon in NA though as my wife might have been down with it.


Lane assist button is on the end of the signal stalk.

Mine had 900 miles on it & were on the standard German OE tier MB/Audi love: https://continentaltire.com/tires/procontact-rx

I just can't imagine braking from 250kmh on autobahn in the brand new A5 sportback w/ sport package I was driving because it felt plenty unstable when full braking from 140kmh.

If it's not the SC6 or equivalent summer tire then it wasn't "sport package" - might just be S line or whatever. The Audi sport pack comes with summer tires as standard.

[Badhobz]

Does audi have any cars left with a stick shift? its pretty sad cuz i remember they used to have decent stick shift cars like the r or s3/4/5 back in the days

[roastpuff]

Does audi have any cars left with a stick shift? its pretty sad cuz i remember they used to have decent stick shift cars like the r or s3/4/5 back in the days

Nope, no more sticks now. All are DSG/ZF.

[Badhobz]

thats god damn sad. So the only ones left with VAG is the Porsche Carrera T & GT3 or..... go all the way down to a Jetta GLI

so youre stuck with a stupid beetle, or another beetle sedan.

[BIC_BAWS]

It's interesting to compare Japanese vs German input styles for brake/throttle (generalising using Honda/Acura and VAG). Honda likes higher effort but shorter travel (the TSX has quite a jumpy throttle) while VAG likes lower effort but longer travel. I found the A5 to be very grabby on the brakes at first and too relaxed on the throttle compared to the overly eager Honda approach (the 10 speed auto has a very short 1st gear as well making it seem even more jumpy).

Honda brakes (and Mazda too) generally have too much travel and they rely too much on travel over pressure as well - I much prefer the German way of pressure being the way to control the brakes.

Agreed with all of this. Especially the German way of pressure to control the brakes.

I drive an A5 Sportback for about a month, no me gusta.
Going: 7DCT's always in a gear too low unless in Sport mode, needs to spool before passing or starting on a hill. I used launch control a lot.
Stopping: Really unstable on hard braking too, squirms and tugs on steering before it settles.

I lost the quote but it seems like most german sedans, auto, are tuned for comfort and you really have to put it in Sport (in BMW terms) or Dynamic (in Audi terms) for it to really have a decent throttle response.

Audi specifically feels like it's in eco mode when it's in comfort The B8.5 S4 that I drove quite frequently has this issue. It always felt like it was in eco mode. S/C noises were appreciated but throttle response in Dynamic is too touchy.

BMW comfort is actually decent, eco-pro is like driving a 4 banger with no torque. The 5er I drive packs a hefty punch, but you do have to get past the kickdown switch for it to downshift 2-3 times first. In sport mode it either holds the gear too high or rarely it's just right and it'll drop 1 gear.

did they tune the Jetta differently than the GTI for the ea888? i dont find my hitlerbox laggy at all.

I found your hitlerbox laggy af. But you said that if it was any faster you'd have a heart attack LOL.

[Manic!]

Me thinks it is a blip, a good day to buy Nvidia. You think if US is all crazy about TikTok, they would let Chinese AI come near the NA?

It's open source. I already have it running locally on my laptop, no internet needed. Check the AI thread.

[EvoFire]

Back from 8 days in San Diego and Anaheim and boy, Californians sure drive fast (and their roads sure are poorly designed and poorly maintained). I was doing 90mph in the I-5 HOV lane and the G35 ahead of me was pulling away at a good clip while the Tiguan behind me was closing in steadily on me.

Of the poor road design, I merged onto the HOV lane of I-405 (from the I-5 HOV lane) to get to the airport and I immediately had to cut across 6 lanes of traffic in about 300m in order to make my airport exit (about 10 seconds).

This is what I'm looking at when I merge into I-405 (I'm doing about 75-80mph as I merge); note the lack of signage telling me that I have to cut across 6 lanes to make the exit. There's actually NO signage of any kind till I hit the exit - I was dependent on Apple Maps telling me that was my exit (I also missed this exit last May when I was in Anaheim).

https://i.imgur.com/msfb8gF.jpeg
Street view link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TvK5c4ZYYxcAF7Pt5

And this is the exit I had to make:
https://i.imgur.com/nB8VUSV.png
Street view link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BckCfTiYicFhh36c7

This kind of terrible road design is everywhere in California - missing or bad signage, poor road conditions, and a mishmash of exits that can send you every which way. I can't believe people just accept this kind of thing.

Bellevue was just as bad. I was in San Diego a year ago and also thought it was insane.

But, I loved San Diego though. Probably the only place I've seriously considered uprooting from Vancouver and moving to

Funny you mention this but I got hit by a moron in a WRX:

https://i.imgur.com/LWvuzz7.jpeg

Guy is waiting to make a right turn into my lane/street and as I'm driving by (going about 30mph) he is way too optimistic and comes out too early and clips my rear corner. He was pretty good about things but I hope it doesn't get messy when the insurance claim goes through.



Yeah, I'm glad I got an A5 instead of a Camry/Corolla - I get why Americans need a lot more power than the rest of us. You've got to be on it all the time on the highway.

Side note: The EA888 is pretty laggy from a stop in contrast to the K20C. Below 2000 rpm nothing is going on - made those metered on-ramps interesting each time. At first I thought the transmission hadn't gone back into 1st.

Put it in sport mode.

Agreed with all of this. Especially the German way of pressure to control the brakes.



I lost the quote but it seems like most german sedans, auto, are tuned for comfort and you really have to put it in Sport (in BMW terms) or Dynamic (in Audi terms) for it to really have a decent throttle response.

Audi specifically feels like it's in eco mode when it's in comfort The B8.5 S4 that I drove quite frequently has this issue. It always felt like it was in eco mode. S/C noises were appreciated but throttle response in Dynamic is too touchy.

BMW comfort is actually decent, eco-pro is like driving a 4 banger with no torque. The 5er I drive packs a hefty punch, but you do have to get past the kickdown switch for it to downshift 2-3 times first. In sport mode it either holds the gear too high or rarely it's just right and it'll drop 1 gear.



I found your hitlerbox laggy af. But you said that if it was any faster you'd have a heart attack LOL.

BMW I've found to be mostly ok. It won't start in eco mode and their standard is mostly fine.

Sport mode in BMW will burn a lot more gas. Watching the fuel consumption gauge, in sport mode the car seems to maintain idle throttle instead of cutting fuel so the injectors are primed, turbos are spooled and ready to go.

[AstulzerRZD]

I lost the quote but it seems like most german sedans, auto, are tuned for comfort and you really have to put it in Sport (in BMW terms) or Dynamic (in Audi terms) for it to really have a decent throttle response.


Audi's really terrible, the 2.9TT with the ZF8 gearbox is a total lag fest even in an SQ8 where it should be on pretty high load a lot of time.
Mercedes is also doing way too much with their 9 speed.

BMW, Alfa, Chryslers with the ZF8 drive perfectly fine.
Never needed a drive mode on em.

[Badhobz]

I found your hitlerbox laggy af. But you said that if it was any faster you'd have a heart attack LOL.

Well it’s true. I’m terrified if it’s any faster because that mono piston brake Calipers are kinda shit.

Or maybe because I drive it in such an old man fashion it doesn’t seem laggy at all.

[BIC_BAWS]

Also, this might be an automatic thing, but I found in both the 5er and the S4 (the S4 was worse for this), when you let off throttle it keeps going. Normally, in a manual car, I let off the throttle to slow down (instead of braking). The Audi keeps going LOL. I actually have to press on the brake to slow down enough.

Well it’s true. I’m terrified if it’s any faster because that mono piston brake Calipers are kinda shit.

Or maybe because I drive it in such an old man fashion it doesn’t seem laggy at all.

I feel like we had a conversation about this. But I don't think it felt undersized. Hard to say, since when I met up with you I had just gotten out of the 5er. Which it would normally have a lot of travel and mushy brake feeling, but this one has APs. And my FK8's brake pedal feels great.

It's always hard to gauge how good your own car's pedal feels. I don't personally think the FK8s brakes feel very strong, but many other people disagree.

[RabidRat]

aye and there is a lot of broke ass people who drive with zero insurance down there. Be careful, your canadian ass cant sue anyone if they got no insurance.

Can confirm.

10am on a Sunday morning in Santa Clara, I came face to face with a lady driving the wrong way on a highway interchange.

I swerved and narrowly missed her: she still clipped me in the drive-side front fender and door of my s2k.

Did about $5000 of damage. She reeked of pot. Said she just got out of jail, and that she had no insurance.

I had to pay that one out of pocket, since I hadn't bothered with underinsured motorist coverage :/.

[bcrdukes]

Quite the American story! "Just got outta jail and then I got high..."

[RabidRat]

Wow ... if you're back on the Island to do residency, that means bcrdukes is legit. MBA, impressive! You gonna change the world!

Let's see how Feb pans out. I'll see if I can arrange a work trip to 416 around mid Feb to have a legit excuse to keep the anonymity going ... lol.

Whoa, if this happens, count me in as well!

Can't stay long with the newborn and all, but I'd love to stop by to say hi. Also I haven't seen bcrdukes in I think 20+ years lol

[bcrdukes]

The jerkbag Chinese geezer is looking to come to Toronto when I'm in Vancouver.

[Badhobz]

It’s like a geezer homecoming !!!! What fun !!!

[Teriyaki]

So the parking restriction signs outside my building have somehow fallen down.
Anyone know the best way to report something like this?
Location: Vancouver

[Traum]

So the parking restriction signs outside my building have somehow fallen down.
Anyone know the best way to report something like this?
Location: Vancouver
The first thing I'd try is to go to vancouver.ca, and use the instant message (question or comment) chat function during business hours to ask / report it. I've reported stuff like this and asked other questions before, and it seems to be a real person on the other end replying to my questions.

Even if that doesn't directly solve the reporting issue, I'm sure they can point you to the right direction.

[BIC_BAWS]

I found a case of TikTok censorship. You can't search anything with the word "Hitler" in it.

The link directs me to an official website about the halocaust

I was trying to find more info about Hitler and how it relates to the current day AFD far-right political party. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250128/728b71feb9d79a0fa065e7b60cf5e63d.jpg

Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk

[Dbone]

Marie Le Pen thinks they are too radical, and far to the right for even her to want to associate with.

"A movement that has fallen under the sway of its most radical fringe no longer seems to me to be a reliable and suitable ally."

That's beyond ugly.

[Eff-1]

So the parking restriction signs outside my building have somehow fallen down.
Anyone know the best way to report something like this?
Location: Vancouver

https://van311.ca/

They are quite responsive!

[MG1]

So, my weekday routine is to roll out of bed at 7:30 am to take my meds. Then, I go back to sleep. I usually go to bed at around 2:00 to 4:00 am. Lots of power naps. Anyway, I need something, an incentive to get up. I started listening to 70's on 7 on SiriusXM. 9:00 am, our time, this chick, Lisa Evans comes on to host the show. Such a calming voice. She broadcasts from Edmonton, Alberta, so lots of Canadian content there. This morning, she mentioned something about the origin of the group's name, Steely Dan. She couldn't mention it on the air, but she did say it was inappropriate. Lol, I had to google it...........

https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-meaning-of-the-band-name-steely-dan/


I need to see it in action. Howard Stern? I remember he had a show with chicks (pornstars) riding on a Sybian.


Who says the Internet is full of bad things? Lots of educational content on it.

[SkinnyPupp]

Naked Lunch was a very memorable movie is all I can say about it. I bet the book was even better

[MG1]

Naked Lunch was a very memorable movie is all I can say about it. I bet the book was even better

Okay, now I have to read and then watch the movie.............. thanks.



WTF? Read? I have never in my life read a book from start to finish. I survived university literature classes winging it. Read start, then end and figure out what's in the middle.


Edit: I lied. I did read some, but they were compilations of short stories. Best one was some short stories by some famous Chinese writer from back in the whatever dynasty. Part of my asian studies courses.

[SkinnyPupp]

Okay, now I have to read and then watch the movie.............. thanks.



WTF? Read? I have never in my life read a book from start to finish. I survived university literature classes winging it. Read start, then end and figure out what's in the middle.


Edit: I lied. I did read some, but they were compilations of short stories. Best one was some short stories by some famous Chinese writer from back in the whatever dynasty. Part of my asian studies courses.
Just to give you an idea of what to expect, there is a typewriter in the movie that is actually a gigantic cockroach, and it opens its wings to reveal a huge butthole that the author sprinkles drugs onto

https://i.imgur.com/XizANe8.png

[MG1]

Oh........kay, then.

[Manic!]

American airlines plane with 65 people crashed with a Blackhawk helicopter in Washington DC. Looks like everyone is dead.

[N.V.M.]

and CNN is implying its Trump's fault...

[supafamous]

and CNN is implying its Trump's fault...

Beats Fox blaming Biden for the cargo ship crashing into the Baltimore bridge or the price of eggs.

That said I do think directly blaming Trump for this is silly - yes he did fire the head of the TSA and Coast Guard, he froze the hiring of air traffic controllers, and he gutted an aviation safety committee BUT none of that happened long enough ago that this is his fault.

How he and his crew of merry idiots respond to it will then justify fault (and I have zero hope that him and his crew of idiots know how to handle this).

[westopher]

What did they say that blames trump?

[whitev70r]

Read somewhere that the Blackhawk military helicopter was on a military training flight ??!! ... near Ronald Reagan airport?

Oh boy ... Trump, Pete Hegsmith & JD Vance actually putting a spin on this as part of the problem of DEI. "When we don't have the best and the brightest who are the most competent doing these jobs ... " :ahwow: Blaming Obama, Biden, DEI hiring program.

[westopher]

I called it. Wasn't sure what group was coming first but knew it was coming.

[sonick]

Naked Lunch was a very memorable movie is all I can say about it. I bet the book was even better

I tried to read it over the break, its hard to get into it.

But likely because its written from the perspective of a recovering heroin addict

[MG1]

This is an off topic forum, so here's an off topic, topic............

You know how athletes have a song they like and when they are introduced, they play it. In baseball, every time you come up to the plate, they play "the" song.

If hobz was a baseball player, this would be his song.........

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing
There were funky China men from funky Chinatown
They were chopping them up, they were chopping them down
It's an ancient Chinese art, and everybody knew their part
From a feint into a slip and a kicking from the hip
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting (huh!)
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening (hey, yeah)
But they fought with expert timing
There was funky Billy Chin, and little Sammy Chung
He said, "Here comes the big boss, let's get it on"
We took a bow and made a stand, started swaying with the hand
A sudden motion made me skip, now we're into a brand-new trip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmfudW7rbG0


Come to think of it, Dukes would be perfect for this song, because he's actrally from Funky Chinatown, gulololololol

[Badhobz]

But I don’t know how to do kung fu

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=ZtoUptVhj9Hf9ZGR&v=zulEMWj3sVA&feature=youtu.be

This is more of me

[bcrdukes]

MacLean Park Projects :fuckyea:

[MG1]

Whatever happened to that bimbo?

MacLean Park Projects???? Maybe thinking of another RS member who lived in chinatown.

[bcrdukes]

The projects were literally across the street from Chinatown. You could throw a rock across the street.

[PeanutButter]

Hey guys, if you guys are going to a hotel in Parksville and they make you pay a $25 resort fee that covers your use of the pool and free valet parking...

Are you tipping the valet drivers? and if so, how much?

It's crazy that this hotel even has a resort fee. I've never heard of a resort fee outside of Las Vegas. Apparently there is a self park option that is free across the street.

If you don't want to tip is it better to just self park? I feel jipped if I don't use the valet, but you have to tip valet right? I don't use valet often, but the times I do, I feel obliged to tip. I feel like $5 is the minimum tip since you're not going to give them change.

Any thoughts on this?

[Hakkaboy]

resort fees just mean they can advertise a lower room rate, similar to airlines, but the true cost is room + resort fee + taxes. It doesn't actually mean you're at a resort lol