I was in theatre school for a while. We touched on everything related to a theatre production, including sound. Our tech would always test his setup with Paul Simon's Getting Ready For Christmas Day.
I've heard that song used to calibrate audio setups so often that it's become easy to identify any issues when I hear it.
I'm a francophone and listen to a lot of music in French (both Acadien and Québécois) but I've never heard of this guy! Dig the track, it sounds like if Philippe Katerine tried to do punk!
The music video is so delightfully 2000s! I really need to get into more Canadian hip-hop, thanks for sharing!
Oh this must slap live!
We really don't get much content here so no need to worry about "spamming", especially since you're posting bangers 😎 You'd probably get more engagement if you spaced out your posts a bit though, just saying!
(and lights [...] should be treated as stop signs).
Bicycles aren't held to the same safety standards as cars because bicycles are inherently way less dangerous than cars.
Your question is like asking why BB guns aren't held to the same safety standards as actual guns.
New Brunswick here, it's much the same with the speeding and the huge pickups, but I've found drivers give me a lot more space when passing on a rural road than a busy city street. Like usually half a lane away from me at a minimum, if not an actual proper pass.
I'm assuming it helps that I don't really "look like a cyclist", at least in the eyes of motorists. I feel people might be more aggressive towards someone wearing lycra on a road bike, whereas my goofy ass riding a hybrid-cruiser-city bike and wearing a high-vis vest is novel enough on a rural road for them to take notice of me.
Stop signs should really be a yield for cyclists (and lights, especially at intersections with sensors that aren't triggered by bikes, should be treated as stop signs).
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I don't disagree (I'd be in favour of bike lanes anywhere with a road or street) but I feel a lot more comfortable cycling in the lane on a low-traffic rural road than on a busy stroad in the city.
Cattle sure, but if you include poultry and porc that shoots up to around 80% of soy used for feed.
Are we talking '70s prog rock Peter Gabriel Genesis, or '80s pop Phil Collins Genesis? I'm down for both, I just want to plan my outfit.
I hope it's not Bible Genesis, my Sunday-best is worse for wear.
I wonder if Garfield is happy for Nyan Cat's success or if he derides the new generation of viral internet felines that have dethroned him from atop the pillars of celebrity cats. Likewise, do you think Nyan Cat sees Garfield as a trailblazer for cartoon cats in popular media, or as a has-been, a relic from times past?
I mean, he's not wrong that many of Halifax's residents don't care for bike lanes; it's an inevitability of how Halifax is made up.
The Halifax Regional municipality is huge, clocking in at 5475.57 km^2. That's almost 10% of the entire province of Nova Scotia by area. Here's a street view picture of a random spot I picked in Halifax, this is what most of Halifax looks like:
(Of course, most of the population lives in the urban core. Density drops from around 1500 inhabitants per km^2 to just 64 when looking at the whole municipality)
This is just one of the many reasons urban amalgamations are a scam, one often proposed by conservatives to (among other reasons, like subsidizing suburbia) drown out progressive voices in cities that support things like bike lanes. Toronto is a great case study in this, where the surrounding suburbs have been choking the city proper and slowing progress since 1998.
It's frankly ridiculous to entertain the notion that someone living in Tangier (location of the above street view) should have a say in how streets and neighbourhoods are organised in downtown Halifax. Let them decide what happens on the road in Tangier, and let the people who actually live in the neighbourhoods of downtown organise them to their wants and needs.
In conclusion, Tim Houston is an absolute fuckwit. And his coffee and doughnuts suck.
No worries, one can never overemphasize the grossness, unhealthiness, or stupidity of smoking cigarettes.
I have no plans to quit in the immediate future but that doesn't mean I won't tell anyone who'll listen how much tobacco sucks.
I will say though, avoiding smoking indoors or inside cars goes a long way to avoid reeking too much. I've had non-smoker friends confirm this to me. I do however usually still reek from carrying butts around 'cause my momma didn't raise no litterer!
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my electronics are all designed to break by themselves way before smoke damage would have any effect
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wait that's not the point? then why do they advertise so on the packs? checkmate, healthy-lungs
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I only smoke outside
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I only smoke outside (and don't have pets)
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I only smoke outside
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I am extremely careful about making sure I don't leave any lit embers around (I almost lost my apt in a fire years ago due to a negligent smoker)
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yeah I admit I am trash
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again, they advertise it on the packs! is it not the addiction that makes you cool?
This post is satire, don't smoke kids. If you won't do it for your lungs, do it to not constantly smell like an ashtray.
Always love seeing enbies rocking cool facial hair! Those glasses also look good on you, really brings out your eyes 😊
The Venn diagram of enbies and people who sew in my friend group is practically a circle, in fact I think I'm the only non-binary person I know who doesn't sew 😭
I think this is something I might be too French-Canadian to understand, here we'd call it "pot" or perhaps "herbe", both of which don't translate to "bad grass".
Unless overseas "herbe" translates to weed. We use it pretty interchangeably with "gazon" (which just means grass)
I recall a lot of Americans having this same type of rhetoric when people would call MAGA fascists during Trump's first term. Look where they are now, they're literally already opening concentration camps.
If you think the recent Conservative campaign didn't use a bunch of fascist rhetoric and dogwhistles, you either weren't paying attention or don't recognize the early stages of fascist movements.
I've learnt that never reading Twitter replies is actually a form of self-care. No matter how vile the tweet, the replies are always somehow an extra level of unhinged.
Two cappuccinos I made one after the other in my café today. This couple came in and wanted large cappuccinos, so I made them in our 16oz cups. Not my cup of tea (nor coffee) but if I can make what you want, I will! Unfortunely, my muscle memory is attuned to steaming/pouring 8oz capps, and so the first one came out somewhat more phallic than I intended 😅
The only thing worse than a shitty pour is a shitty pour in the same order as a drink you nailed.
Violett Pi (real name: Karl Gagnon) is a québécois artist originally from Granby. Naming himself after a flower (violets) and the irrational number π, his music reflects the beauty in the nonsensical. Inspired by bands like Nirvana and Mr. Bungle, his discography is eclectic, honest, and raw.
I had the chance to see him and his band open for one of my favourite artists a few years ago, the energy they had on stage was amazing, honestly one of the best live performances I've seen, despite a small, somewhat-timid crowd.
I'm just curious! I'd love to know what type of cafés anyone here is working at.
My current café is kinda old-school Italian style coffee-wise but much more laid back and add some hippy-granola vibes for good mesure. Our beans are roasted in-house, and pretty much all the food we sell is made in-house as well, down to the sauces, and anything we don't make ourselves is bought locally.
I've worked in two other cafés prior to this one. The first was a kinda upscale third-wave spot that mostly attracted yuppies, and the equipment far surpassed the training of any of the staff. We had pourovers on the menu and maybe 1 and a half employees actually knew how to brew with a V60.
The second was a hardline traditional Italian-style café, which, if you're familiar with the coffee culture in Canada (where I live) vs Italy, is a silly idea. A lot of people here only know Tim Horton's or Starbucks, especially in a mostly rural province like where I'm situated. You have to meet people where they're at; scoffing at people for wanting sweetener in their latte isn't likely to encourage them to jump into the coffee world in whichever way one deems proper. It'll only encourage them to stick to Timmies or Starbucks instead of checking out local cafés with actually good coffee.
Les Moontunes are an Acadian ensemble (although a lot if not most of their songs are in English!) with influences ranging from jazz to metal to soul to psychedelic rock. When they perform live, they do so in astronaut suits to represent their out-of-this-world sound.
CARIBOU is an one-man electronic band, written, performed, and produced by Dan Snaith from Dundas, Ontario. He's also released music under the names Manitoba and Daphni.
A great musician who faced more than his share of demons. I first saw this video 5 or so years ago, and I've been coming back to it regularly since. There's an authenticity to Stewart's singing, a pained optimism of sorts, paired with the agressive mandolin-playing. It just speaks to me.
(For some context, I live in Canada, beer labels are bilingually English & French here)
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Starting out as a street musician, Jérôme 50 has become an indie darling in Québec, most known for his hit song Tokébakicitte (which loosely translates to "We're in Québec, here!" and explores different Québécois stereotypes), here's a song from his most recent album released at the beginning of May of this year.
I was at work (café) closing up, cleaning everything. I picked up the pot of soup to put it away in the fridge (picture of the type of soup pot, rather tall and unstable).
It then slipped from my hands, in free fall for about 2 inches or so, before catching it. I spilled maybe a quarter of a ladle-full of soup. I was so happy. It could have been so much worse, and it would have taken ages to clean up.
The soup today was a coconut cream curry cauliflower soup. It's good soup.
Québec's Harmonium was a force in the '70s prog rock scene, and one of the most popular acts of the decade in their home province. They were pioneers of the prog folk subgenre of progressive rock, incorporating elaborate instrumental sections into their music.
from the album Werewolves of London, Ontario
BA Johnston is an artist from Hamilton, Ontario known for his satirical songs and energetic live performances. Some songs will be simple acoustic arrangements, as in Canadian Beers or they'll feature synth and drum machines, like I Don't Buy No Government Weed (Still Buying From Steve). Across all tracks, there's BA Johnston's self-deprecating humour and many references to real Canadian culture (like the mention of the camo Alpines in Canadian Beers, this man gets me)
Seriously, if you ever get the chance to see one of his live shows, please do yourself a favour and go! I don't want to share any details because it's best you go in blind. I will say that a BA Johnston show is an unhinged, multi-sensory experience.
Playful as a puppy but smart as a whip, New Brunswick's Motherhood pack deeply conceptual art rock into a delightfully unpretentious package.
Summer is approaching (in the Northern hemisphere, anyways) and while I do still bike in the winter, I'm hyped for the nicer weather to go on more leisure rides rather than just commuting.
However, I'm lacking ideas and inspirations for spots to cycle to, so I was curious where everyone here likes to go on bike rides!
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), 27.9 per cent of New Brunswickers indicated having difficulties with their mental health in 2024. Additionally, Statistics Canada reports that New Brunswick has the third highest suicide rate among all Canadian provinces, with 15.1 deaths per population of 100,000. It is crucial that New Brunswickers have access to timely and effective mental health services.
Unfortunately, in New Brunswick there are limited and inadequate supports for individuals seeking mental health care.
Tandis que le comité de sages sur l'identité de genre formé par Québec s'apprête à déposer son rapport, l'organisme dit constater de « l'intolérance ».
Tandis que le comité de sages sur l’identité de genre formé par Québec s’apprête à déposer son rapport à la fin du mois, le Conseil québécois LGBT veut lui envoyer un message clair. « On s’attend à [ce qu’il n’y ait] aucun recul de nos droits et aucun recul dans l’accès aux services », lance, inquiet, le directeur général de l'organisme, James Galantino.
Même si la ministre Suzanne Roy, qui a mis sur pied le comité il y a plus d’un an, avait promis de ne pas revenir sur la question des droits existants, le contexte social et la "montée de la haine" nourrissent les appréhensions de M. Galantino.
Last week, Premier Susan Holt launched her weekly livestreamed press conferences on her government's tariff "action plan."
New Brunswickers got to know the media room Holt was using — and the image of leadership in crisis — during Blaine Higgs's frequent pandemic briefings, fed into laptop computers and smartphones.
The premier instead adopted the role of therapist-in-chief, pledging to use the weekly briefing to respond to questions sent to her office by anxious, frustrated New Brunswickers.
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