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I actually do look like my avatar. No, really.
Is there an upside to this? I remember a Planet Money story that libraries get worse deals on digital rights than they do on physical print, so maybe print on demand at least keeps that pipeline open for them. Provided of course people go for physical copy instead of queuing for digital.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Is there an upside to this? I remember a Planet Money story that libraries get worse deals on digital rights than they do on physical print, so maybe print on demand at least keeps that pipeline open for them. Provided of course people go for physical copy instead of queuing for digital.
I remember when detergent came in gigantic boxes twice the size as they do now. When the current "concentrated" versions came on the market a CBC reporter asked the company rept on air if the reason was because the old versions had more fillers... a very sheepish "yes" was the answer. 😂
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I remember when detergent came in gigantic boxes twice the size as they do now. When the current "concentrated" versions came on the market a CBC reporter asked the company rept on air if the reason was because the old versions had more fillers... a very sheepish "yes" was the answer. 😂
This is how over-the counter pharmacy works too. Eye-drops are designed to dose more than you need so that the go through the product faster.
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is how over-the counter pharmacy works too. Eye-drops are designed to dose more than you need so that the go through the product faster.
Do the locals call it "Donut-San"?
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Do the locals call it "Donut-San"?
That and the comic are a classic. Sadly.
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
That and the comic are a classic. Sadly.
Burnaby gonna get scorched in the next news piece...
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Burnaby gonna get scorched in the next news piece...
I love also how we can model the eventual distribution of galaxies by looking at the primordial pattern left by baryon acoustic oscillations in the CMB.
October 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I love also how we can model the eventual distribution of galaxies by looking at the primordial pattern left by baryon acoustic oscillations in the CMB.
"I voted for the familiar name in the party label" seems to have been how the last provincial election happened.
October 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"I voted for the familiar name in the party label" seems to have been how the last provincial election happened.
The matte grey rectangular photocopy machine...definitely not because certain disk-based backup devices existed for It no definitely not.
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The matte grey rectangular photocopy machine...definitely not because certain disk-based backup devices existed for It no definitely not.
That looks very filling.
October 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
That looks very filling.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Just don't do what I did last year and get your flu and Covid shot at the same time. The next day was... unproductive.
October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just don't do what I did last year and get your flu and Covid shot at the same time. The next day was... unproductive.
Reddit should be assigning a Turing Test rating to accounts, sheesh the amount of AI posts and posts trying to feed AI.
October 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Reddit should be assigning a Turing Test rating to accounts, sheesh the amount of AI posts and posts trying to feed AI.
I think of the X-Files, mostly stand-alone but with the big Mythology episodes sprinkled in like well balanced seasoning.
October 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I think of the X-Files, mostly stand-alone but with the big Mythology episodes sprinkled in like well balanced seasoning.
When you said that most of us watch your videos on phone... I'm saving this for my Zone2 day at the gym tomorrow is why. If you can kindly keep exceeding 70 minutes a video, that would be perfect 😁
October 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
When you said that most of us watch your videos on phone... I'm saving this for my Zone2 day at the gym tomorrow is why. If you can kindly keep exceeding 70 minutes a video, that would be perfect 😁
Can the molt shed in one piece so that I can use it as a body double for HOV lane purposes?
October 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Can the molt shed in one piece so that I can use it as a body double for HOV lane purposes?
Not-popular take: the way we know the Ferengi is through the narrow lens of Federation hegemony. "Of course they are greedy and untrustworthy, they're capitalists." But what if the Ferengi were really good at building functioning societies because they are good with commerce, trade and economics?
September 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Not-popular take: the way we know the Ferengi is through the narrow lens of Federation hegemony. "Of course they are greedy and untrustworthy, they're capitalists." But what if the Ferengi were really good at building functioning societies because they are good with commerce, trade and economics?
A+ or dishonour! Oh wait, different kind of exam.
September 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A+ or dishonour! Oh wait, different kind of exam.
This can only mean North Van(s) is/are next.
September 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This can only mean North Van(s) is/are next.
That's a word you heard a million times in 2008/2009. And if you were subbed to the Planet Money podcast at the time.
September 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
That's a word you heard a million times in 2008/2009. And if you were subbed to the Planet Money podcast at the time.
🎵All the leaves are brown ..🎵
September 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
🎵All the leaves are brown ..🎵
This is dealing with the elderly in general. And I'm seeing it start to set in with my generation even as we are sandwiched between parents and kids.
September 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This is dealing with the elderly in general. And I'm seeing it start to set in with my generation even as we are sandwiched between parents and kids.
Has there ever been in the history of time when the VanRe industry hasn't said it was a great time to buy?
September 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Has there ever been in the history of time when the VanRe industry hasn't said it was a great time to buy?
This is like an elevator pitch for a romcom action thriller.
August 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is like an elevator pitch for a romcom action thriller.
Coke was always a lot bigger, but Pepsi became a food and snacks company so it didn't matter as much to them. Also: as some way on the internet said, Diet Coke doesn't need advertising, their customers buy it by the caseload anyways lol.
August 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Coke was always a lot bigger, but Pepsi became a food and snacks company so it didn't matter as much to them. Also: as some way on the internet said, Diet Coke doesn't need advertising, their customers buy it by the caseload anyways lol.