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I'd like to be sealed in a sous vide bag, that way I can be perpetually protected from anything that tastes good and live forever.

First off, welcome in advance, enjoy your trip!

Bad news: Toronto traffic is nuts, and accoms are expensive. Good news: transit is good. Assuming you're landing at pearson, the UP Express train takes you straight into downtown & it's like $10. Anywhere you could want to go in the city centre is walkable or easy to get to on transit, no reason to drive, really. In certain spots during rush hour, it's actually faster to walk than drive. But, that's a good thing for exploring.

Don't be afraid to ask people for help or directions while you're here. People in Toronto and Vancouver have a lot of pride in their cities, and want visitors to have a good time, especially if they're coming from overseas. Canadians are typically kind, and helpful!

The process to log in to the online portal of Outlook is so bad it's crossed into comical territory. So much friction, only to shunt you to a full screen ~~clippy~~ copilot page.

I'd be curious to know what the usage statistics are for that page. Like, what could a person possibly accomplish there?

Car window shatters on a giraffe's head as shocked couple inside try to wind it up when animal reached in for their food - Daily Mail, April 9 2018

Firearm laws in Canada are very strict, and not comparable to the American system. No serious Canadian politician is advocating for lax gun laws or an American-style system in terms of firearm ownership.

Under Trudeau, the first major Liberal movement on banning so-called assault style firearms came after the tragedy in Portapique. The gunman in that massacre used firearms smuggled from the States, and a pistol stolen off of an RCMP officer. The shooter was reported to the RCMP for having illegal firearms repeatedly, and months/years before the shooting occurred. So, I think it's important to point out that no measure that the Liberals have moved on since 2020 would have changed the outcome in Portapique. That's why law abiding firearm owners are pushing for increased enforcement, instead of new measures that uniquely target them.

Cheers.

Even 304 stainless steel will corrode slightly in the presence of strong acids or bases, and my bet is what you're tasting are particles coming off from that thin corroded layer. Those particles aren't volatile, so you won't smell them, but it makes sense that you would taste them.

If you're sensitive to metallic flavours and want to avoid them, seek out 316 stainless steel for kitchen implements and tools. 316 is more resistant to corrosion from acids and salts. It's more expensive than 304, but it will last longer. You'll see 316 used a lot in commercial food production, things like dairy, beer & wine, exactly because those things are acidic, and 316 is more resistant to corrosion.

Not a scientist, but, interested in these things.

I would say it's because spicy foods have highly volatile aroma compounds. Tannin and acids aren't as volatile. Any aroma we perceive is the result of volatile molecules, solubalized in our mucus, binding to receptor sites in our olfactory epithelium - in other words, olfaction is a chemical sense. The tannic mouthfeel of a dry red wine is (if I'm not mistaken) a result of nonvolatile acids acting mechanically on the tongue, so olfaction, a chemical sense, doesn't come into play in that mechanical sensation of acidity. Also consider that the tannins in a red wine are in a liquid solution. Fine, dry citric acid powder will irritate the nose if you breathe in the particles, just like fine dry cayenne pepper will.

Not sure what you mean with cooling. Something like camphor is highly volatile, and gives a cooling aromatic sensation. Think eucalyptus, fisherman's friend, vick's vapo rub, things like that. Do those smell cooling to you?

Metals don't have volatile aromatic compounds in them at low temperatures, but, they definitely smell like something when they're red hot. Again, the idea here is that metals are heavy and nonvolatile, so they're invisible to our noses at room temperature, unlike say, a freshly sliced jalapeno pepper. Out of curiosity, what tastes metallic to you?

I disagree.

Don't forget that China is an oppressive dictatorship that is actively antagonistic to Canadian sovereignty. Consider the risks that increased Chinese government surveillance would pose to Chinese Canadians who speak out against China, and the increased control their government would have as a result. Just because you don't believe you have anything to hide, doesn't mean that nobody has anything to hide.

Consider also, that on an atomic level, data isn't powerful, but it is powerful in aggregate. Consider the realtime advantage a hostile foreign power would have in a wartime scenario with cameras and microphones in even a fraction of the vehicles on the road.

Chinese EVs are a very bad idea for national security and they shouldn't be allowed in Canada under any circumstance. These concerns don't extend to Japan, South Korea, or Europe, they aren't actively antagonistic to Canadian sovereignty.

I hope this is a lever Canada uses to get China to fuck off with their foreign interference, and stop trying to flood our auto market with their trojan horse spy EVs.

Counterpoint - we're all going to die. There's no good reason to feel guilt or shame for filling our lives with things that enrich our short time on this rock.

Almost anything we choose to do that is fun or interesting shortens our lifespan. So does worry, and boredom.

People who want to min-max and optimize their life and health, I guess, why not. But that's not the only way to live a meaningful life.