“Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”

Yeah, it is.

That’s exactly how I read it too!

My son is also taking creatine, and we did a lot of research before I agreed.

Creatine CAN cause significant kidney damage, and before that point, CAN cause kidney stones. The key is to (a) regulate your dose, and (b) drink enough water.

Within reason it’s quite safe, but stay within reason.

AI has been an absolute game-changer for these companies!

Now they can create an artificial supply shortage, bump the prices up, and never deal with the economic side-effects of Moore’s Law again!

Fuckers.

I was in line for well over an hour first thing in the morning. By the time I left, the line was almost doubled.

“20+” minutes is a bad high watermark for this.

Religion tends to justify itself in the face of absolutely no evidence with “proof denies faith.” It’s a garbage argument, but it’s accepted.

Ghosts don’t have any similar excuse to fall back on when we fail to see any credible evidence whatsoever.

Is the soul a thing? Does consciousness exist as more than the sum of the electrical network of the brain? Who am “I”? These are all interesting and probably unanswerable philosophical questions. “Do ghosts exist” though, is a pretty straightforward no.

The idea that fundamental infrastructure- especially international infrastructure - can be privately owned AND operated as a profit centre is beyond reprehensible.

Horrible click bait president.

I guess “mid-size” needs a bit of definition.

I’ve got a Triumph Tiger 800, and love it. Decided against the 1200 because I didn’t really need that much more displacement. I went with the alloy rims, and that meant tires that aren’t meant for the

The vStrom 650 or 800 are both great bikes. By all accounts the 800 hits a sweet spot, except that it’s not actually a “V”.

Honestly, if it were 5L larger, I’d buy it in a heartbeat.

20L is pretty tight for clothes - and their next model up is 35L. Something, ANYTHING in between those would be ideal.

But I’m sorely tempted…

That’s an excellent feature! My existing bag is well-padded, but the padding is at the bottom of the bag. Moving it up even a centimetre would be a great safety feature.

Thanks for that. Their stuff looks pretty solid, and I appreciate the smaller companies making great stuff. Unfortunately, the US government is negotiating a half TRILLION dollar loan to destroy my country, so I’m going to pass.

Hedgren looks great - the “Trip” might be the perfect backpack!

…except that they apparently aren’t sold in Canada. :-(

Is that a parody site? It can’t be real, can it?

I need it for general commuting - on the train, walking, and also biking. I just mentioned the bike because of the need for clothing space. In Spring, it might be +5 in the morning (need something on my arms and legs) and +25 in the afternoon (shorts and short sleeves baby!).

The USA isn’t the world. We’ll all survive after you’re gone.

Fuck 'em all.

In addition to the advice here already (some of which I agree with, some not), here are two other ideas:

1. Ask yourself WHY you’re keeping it? Does the explanation hold water?
2. Work through one area at a time, and do multiple cycles. It’s easier to work on a single room or area at a time, and if you can purge a modest amount easily, then you can work through the whole house like this. Then you go back for a second pass and will probably have a more critical eye for getting rid of stuff - another 15% goes from each room in turn.

I hope so.

Thanks, that’s what I figured.

And for the record, the keyed socket was actually in the car until we emptied everything out of it (including the wheel kit).