Rob Bos @ rbos @lemmy.ca

Canadian, sysadmin, trans rights are human rights, puncha-the-nazis, cats a

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Seconds are already an SI unit. We'd have to redo every textbook, and overcome centuries of work.

Yeah, which is why I added the note about cleaning power per unit volume. But it'd have to be a fair bit more powerful to make the effort worth it, I think.

We use maybe 50ml of Tide (so that'd be probably 100 loads) when doing our laundry, so if that's equivalent to like one tablespoon of the Borax mix, I could see it saving me $20 or so overall, if it's three times stronger.

So it'd come down to how much time I spend shopping and combining the mixture vs just buying it.

Mind, that's just the borax. Bar soap and baking soda are cheap but not free.

(edit: and before someone jumps on me about "baking soda", I was thinking of it in terms of decomposing it into carbonate in the oven. I haven't priced out washing soda)

I'm not convinced about the cost. A kilogram of borax seems to run about $10CAD. 2 cups, at 1.7g/CC, would be about 850g, so $7 just for the Borax. Unless there's a much cheaper place to get it...

A ~5L jug of Tide costs $31, or about $6/L. If they have approximately equivalent cleaning power per volume, Tide wins.

I think that's the rule Putin and Medvedev used. They alternated to get around the consecutive term rule.

Down 5% today, not super stable. Could have been a dead cat bounce last week.

ED! ED IS THE STANDARD!

So, when do we rename Hudson Bay? Inuktut names is either Kangiqsualuk ilua or Tasiujarjuaq, but good luck getting that to catch on. Cree name is either Wînipekw or Wînipâkw... Gulf of Winnipeg has a certain ring to it.

Well 'meme' is an older idea than image macros =p

Spider bro is my ally against the wool moths, at the moment. If I catch one I'm putting it in the closet.

They earn their keep.

We had aphids in the garden last year. Wolf spider moved in, big fat guy. Made short work of em. Wolf spider is welcome among my lettuce any day.

so uh this guy once ordered a pizza with no toppings but only beef on the left side and that's why I have a 40-year-old man's face on my shirt with a pizza background.

I think it comes from an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and exploded as a meme.

Bisected, trisected, quartered.. What's a word for cutting something into 5 pieces? 6?

I wouldn't, as Canadian, because California would fully dominate such a union. It would be Canada joining California, not the reverse. Economically, politically, you'd be the biggest and most important province. I doubt you'll be happy being part of Confederation or being technically a monarchy.

There are a few disagreements where I'll immediately pop on the horns. Not recognizing the right of trans or gay people to exist for instance. Denying someone's basic right to exist is nazi shit.

I think EU membership is a huge stretch, but we could certainly move in the direction of harmonizing with EU trade regulations. A good medium-term goal might be to join the Schengen trade zone, and then move on from there.

Two! Both sea and land borders with France. Don't forget Vimy Ridge!

"Sure there were some Nazis! Two or three, at most!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmhgcC5dYkE

Bluey soundtrack pretty great

Family Law is pretty good. Lawyer show, set in Vancouver, stars Jewel Staite.

Yep. Every 3 years work lets me buy a new computer on their dime. Old one gets gifted to my partner or friends.