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Here in Canada I worked at a company that had free alcohol on Fridays, and it got to the point where people would invite their friends - non-employees - to come and drink. They'd a…

It's still dot sublimation printing versus screened artwork. It looks good but you can't get the spot colours like you can with screens.

To be fair, since the Logitech Harmony One went EOL there hasn't been a decent remote available from anyone.

Yes but they get very lonely all by yourself.

The channels I'm talking about weren't about work, they were about hobbies - biking, cars, cats. I found that interaction quite fun and actually much better than in-person chats be…

I worked at a large fully remote company and it had dedicated topic channels you could join. I thought that was an excellent solution since people could discuss their interests wit…

For our app we front-loaded the list of accounts with the most "popular" users (number of likes, messages) within their criteria when people signed up. So the sort order was always…

I was a founding member of a dating app startup and worked there for 10 years until it filed for bankruptcy. I have some insight. The number one reason dating apps suck is money, o…

Sorry, when you're applying to a dozen jobs a day, it's hard to put that personal spin into it. I know you think you're a special snowflake that's different from every other compan…

People are TCP but Society is UDP.

"Albums" on the Photo app and the iPhone aren't the same either. That one actively irritates me - why are they different? They're both Apple!

That was never really true - I used to make plenty of cash refurbishing machines, playing for a bit, and selling them off. It can get pricey if you're trying to source unique parts…

If you buy them brand new, you will never put enough plays on them to get them to the point they'll break. They are well made. But that said you do need a certain level of handines…

There's a reason that MM has been at the top or in the top ten most popular machines since it came out in 1997.

If you'd ever talked to a pinball designer you'd know that their primary goal, without question, is making a fun game. No designer ever designed a game with coin drop in mind, exce…

It's been a "fad" for about 15 years or so and has a long history before that. I've personally been collecting for 25 years and pinball has never been more popular except in the 19…

I'm in Toronto, and I get butter all the time that is four "sticks" but it's sold all as one unit. You just cut it into quarters. Also the wrapper has measurements on it.

No, I think this is just the nature of Canadian investors - they are much more risk-adverse and don't seem to have the stomach for the "swing for the fences" angel investment that …

In Toronto, commercial real estate carries the largest property tax burden - single family houses are the lowest in the entire province.

Well, don't discount the fact that Canadian investors are strongly against any sort of tech investment and prefer natural resources or banking, which is the historical low-risk inv…

My favourite part of the CRA website is it has operating hours! It actually closes during non-work hours! Crazy.

I mostly find childcare a burden with occasional bright spots. I wish it was restorative. Still worth it though.

Some other ffmpeg knock-off. System admin work.

You're right, it seems totally random. For one they had the Scrum Masters interview me and they felt I didn't have enough scrum experience. For another I had to try and compile a v…

I have 25 years of experience and I spent a year looking for a job, getting rejected after complex, time-wasting tests and endless voice interviews that went nowhere. At one point …