OT: Sens Lounge LXXVIX | The Bonerland Medical Association Bi-Annual Box Social/Crabfest

[Do Make Say Think]

You place too much trust in people. It will happen again. The governments have been non-responsive to the issue in Africa, doing very little until it becomes serious.

No one knew how bad it was until it was too late because those African countries have no infrastructure to deal with epidemics/outbreaks: by the time it was clear that there was a problem it was already out of hand

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Governments caring about humans. I laughed.

Ouch. Very cynical view although I can understand it. It is one of the reasons I went into government and nonprofit work though.

 

[MakeOttawaGreatAgain]

I'm thinking about moving back to Ottawa in 2016. Vancouver is going in a direction I really don't like, and I'm tired of the rain.

How are the trails and forests in Ottawa? What about rec centers ?

Also, if I may ask, how much would you guys say a 2 bedroom apartment or suite cost in a nicer area ?

 

[Harbinger]

Man, our leaders can never agree on anything can they? I definitely do not lie Mulcair and Trudeau now. :S

 

[18Hossa]

Decided to gamble on the exotic engram and ended up with the symbiote one. I think the game is trying to tell me to lvl up my hunter haha.


Wrong thread oh well

 

[Harbinger]

I'm trading that dumpster fire in.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Decided to gamble on the exotic engram and ended up with the symbiote one. I think the game is trying to tell me to lvl up my hunter haha.

I'm gonna get that Titan Helmet when I get home. Gonna try the raid for the first time this weekend, and I feel like that'll really help.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

The media is making a big hoopla over it but I'm not worried one bit

It was bound to happen one day and of course it turns out that the people at the hospital in Dallas failed to follow procedure which lead to the man getting sent home

We have bulletproof procedures and the infrastructure to handle Ebola here but all it takes is someone not following it for it to get through

You can be certain that this will not be happening again

The weakest link is the general population.

My biggest worry are all the tinhat folks. You know, the folks who think Bush did 9/11, the illuminati exist, and the whole CIA is responsible for everything crowd.

If someone like that is ever exposed to a serious contagion, you know damned well they will never go to a hospital.

 

[BondraTime]

All inclusive in Nova Scotia to watch some hockey this weekend, makes the last 4 weeks of torturous work well worth-it.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I'm thinking about moving back to Ottawa in 2016. Vancouver is going in a direction I really don't like, and I'm tired of the rain.

How are the trails and forests in Ottawa? What about rec centers ?

Also, if I may ask, how much would you guys say a 2 bedroom apartment or suite cost in a nicer area ?

Gatineau park is still awesome but that's the extent of my knowledge in terms of trails and hiking in the area. I'm sure there are plenty of other great options however: Ottawa is in a valley after all!

Rent is expensive but you always have Gatineau which is pretty cheap: I'm getting my own place (large bedroom, decent living room and a large kitchen) for 550 a month + utilities in Gatineau

I had a slightly smaller apartment in Ottawa back in 2011 and that was 675 a month and that was a steal since it was on the edge of the Byward Market. Usually a decent-sized one bedroom in the market will go for around 800+ a month

 

[Benjamin]

The weakest link is the general population.

My biggest worry are all the tinhat folks. You know, the folks who think Bush did 9/11, the illuminati exist, and the whole CIA is responsible for everything crowd.

If someone like that is ever exposed to a serious contagion, you know damned well they will never go to a hospital.

Those are just stereotyped and not real people though.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Unfortunately they exist

There are a ton of them: my roommate doesn't think vaccination is legit

 

[Benjamin]

Unfortunately they exist

There are a ton of them: my roommate doesn't think vaccination is legit

But the exact stereotype of a tinfoil hat person doesn't exist.

Theres definitely lots people that think the CIA killed JFK. Doesn't make them morons that think everything is a conspiracy or government lie.

Its like saying all gamers are neckbeards living in their parents basement.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Those are just stereotyped and not real people though.

There are lots around. Especially in the US.

There are a lot of really paranoid and stupid people out there. Some people believe Obama is training some sort of militia army of Mexican refugees to help troops steal away everyone's guns and make for some kind of weird dictatorship state, others think ebola doesn't exist and it's just manufactured to let the US invade Africa, or that Jews did 9/11 and claim no Jews were in the towers when it happened and all that, etc.

It's really depressing reading some of the rants people put online. Some people are so distrustful of the government, you know damned well if they're exposed to ebola, the first thing they're going to do is run or go underground. And that's where the **** hits the fan.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

But the exact stereotype of a tinfoil hat person doesn't exist.

Theres definitely lots people that think the CIA killed JFK. Doesn't make them morons that think everything is a conspiracy or government lie.

Its like saying all gamers are neckbeards living in their parents basement.

I interact with a lot of tinfoil hat idiots through work

They exist and there's a ton of them

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Most people here have a distrust with our government. I think it's a mixture of American ideaology and failure to see results lately.

I mean there are issues that should be dealt with such as campaign contribution laws and term limits on politicians. No one should be a career politician.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I think there's also a ton of misconception of how government works

I work for the Federal Government and deal with the public and more than half of my work load is dealing with people who have no idea how government works or what a mandate is

 

[BK201]

are we all going to red lobster for the crabfest then?

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Most people here have a distrust with our government. I think it's a mixture of American ideaology and failure to see results lately.

I mean there are issues that should be dealt with such as campaign contribution laws and term limits on politicians. No one should be a career politician.

Definitely. Government has been failing a lot lately, and the lobbyists out there have way too much influence.

But there's definitely a difference between hating the general incompetence and self serving elements in government, and believing the government is actively waging war on their own people or that everyone with power and influence is really a lizard person. (They are an entertaining read, though.)

 

[MakeOttawaGreatAgain]

Gatineau park is still awesome but that's the extent of my knowledge in terms of trails and hiking in the area. I'm sure there are plenty of other great options however: Ottawa is in a valley after all!

Rent is expensive but you always have Gatineau which is pretty cheap: I'm getting my own place (large bedroom, decent living room and a large kitchen) for 550 a month + utilities in Gatineau

I had a slightly smaller apartment in Ottawa back in 2011 and that was 675 a month and that was a steal since it was on the edge of the Byward Market. Usually a decent-sized one bedroom in the market will go for around 800+ a month

That's not so bad ! Average here in North Van for a decent (not basement) 1 bedroom suite / apartment is like 1,100. I'd kill for 800!

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Definitely. Government has been failing a lot lately, and the lobbyists out there have way too much influence.

But there's definitely a difference between hating the general incompetence and self serving elements in government, and believing the government is actively waging war on their own people or that everyone with power and influence is really a lizard person. (They are an entertaining read, though.)

The thing I find funny is people ***** about government being ineffective after they don't want to spend any money towards government and departments are running on no budget.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

That's not so bad ! Average here in North Van for a decent (not basement) 1 bedroom suite / apartment is like 1,100. I'd kill for 800!

I figured that compared to Vancouver Ottawa wouldn't be too expensive

 

[Qward]

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Posting this now before it gets out of hand like usual.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Crazy theory time:

All this Phillips talk has got me thinking. His draft class was unusually awful, while 2003 and possibly 2015 are unusually strong.

I wonder, if something like a "golden year" exists. By golden year, I mean a specific age where (generally) kids have a pivotal change in their development. Whether it's suddenly better hand-eye coordination, or suddenly able to grasp concepts and looking at the game differently, or simply developmentally the kids are much more open to learning something new and being a sponge.

The reason I wonder, is that something happened to mess up that 1996 draft class. My best guess is that Hockey Canada made a significant rule/policy change that took effect at the start of the '96 class golden year. (You know how big changes often have a 'transition' year where people are trying to go from one system to another and there's a lot of confusion and chaos). Conversely, a really great change or quick fix occurred during the golden year of the 2003s and 2015s.

Now if somehow Hockey Canada could go through their archives and take a look at all the changes they make and the age the 1996, 2003 and 2015s were, I'll bet they could find a trend in there somewhere.

If a kid has a strong golden year, it's like compound interest...that strong first deposit just multiplies years down the road. So, if we could figure out what age that golden year happens to be, and put a bit more emphasis on development and really working with the kids in that year....we might just have something very special down the road.

It sounds crazy, but it really feels odd there could be such a variance in overall quality of drafts when there are so many kids playing this game. There's got to be something else to it.

 

[Benjamin]

Needs more tinfoil