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[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

My cat’s got the cone of shame because he kept blowing up his CVT’s.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

OM-5 of Panasonic G100 would probably be great for what you need. Can also get used/older micro 3/4 gear for pretty cheap as the other commenter said.

I like to walk around with my GX-85 (sadly discontinued now) and a 14-150 zoom, it’s a very good combo. 12-100 is better, but more $. Even the kit 12-32 is a surprisingly good lens.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I run iptables on Debian, on a cheap aliexpress minipc with dual NICs. Been using more or less the same config for about five years. It’s simple, boring, and works great.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Laws like this are enforced selectively, by design. If they were serious about privacy, they’d be issuing citations to everybody with a ring doorbell. Not just because the videos always face public areas, but because the recordings are stored insecurely on US datacentres.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

I agree that we should be doing something to retaliate against the US regime, but to be honest they’re doing a fine enough job of that themselves. Best thing we can do is pivot our exports to Europe & Asia, become a new leader to developing nations and emerging markets, and stop being vassal for US foreign policy. That’s what really hurts them, not import taxes.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 165 points 2 months ago (3 children)

A wireless router consumes single digit watts of power. A tablet or mobile phone consumes 1/10 or less of that. Making a slice of toast and a cup of tea uses more power than both of those devices all day combined. This is another silly attempt to shift blame from corporations and billionaires down to consumers and everyday people. Don’t buy it.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago

I can’t help but think that it would be cheaper to just pay the cabin crew just a little more and continue flying planes.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It’s kind of pointless. Reagan blew billions in this crap in the 80s and the laws of physics haven’t changed since then. The kinds of missiles that can reach North America from overseas simply can’t be reliably intercepted using terminal stage defences.

It’s not hard to take out drones, cruise missiles, short range rockets etc. Those are going Mach 1 or less. Hypersonic glide missiles hit Mach 5. ICBMs come down at Mach 25.

It’s the difference between hitting a home run and shooting down a bullet with another bullet while blindfolded.

We’d be way better off spending our time and money on diplomacy and peace so that nobody feels the need to nuke us. There’s no winning in that situation.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Certain things are fairly easy to detect like wheel imbalance vibration or a bad muffler sounds. but there’s so many “vibes plus experience” things that I don’t think software will catch. The human brain is exceptionally good at picking signal out of noise, and “feeling” a bad set of tires or an old timer being able to “hear” how healthy your motor is, aren’t really things you can teach an algorithm.

I’m sure somebody will try to predict failures, but it might not go well. Surely it will be used to gouge consumers, and of course the owners of self-driving cars won’t know any better.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 71 points 3 months ago (7 children)

One more reason to never go there again. Lots of countries that actually want visitors out there.

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago (8 children)

It’s a Skill issue, just don’t speed, it’s literally so easy. If you can’t control your speed just take the bus or a taxi!!

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

These are amazing. I regularly use mine to shut off the “CP24” channel (news +ads +weather +ads +traffic +more ads, in the Toronto area) anywhere I go. I think nobody actually likes that shit but we all tolerate it because we think other people do.

 

Highlights of the new strategy include plans for the federal government to lease and build on underused public lands to make housing more available and affordable.

Oops, it’s all privatization!

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/15916255

Judge rules convicted killer of London, Ont., Muslim family committed terrorism

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/15916255

Judge rules convicted killer of London, Ont., Muslim family committed terrorism

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/15549313

London police training with Chechen paramilitary group damages Canada's image

London, Ont., police officers participating in a competition in Dubai alongside a Chechen group accused of committing atrocities in the conflict with Ukraine "damages the image of Canada," says a University of Toronto professor with expertise in international relations and political science. ... Participants also included the Akhmat unit from the Russian republic of Chechnya, a group that's been accused of committing atrocities in the conflict with Ukraine. The unit's victory in an event on the fourth day was celebrated in a ceremony attended by Adam Kadyrov, son of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, according to a news release.

We're sending our cops overseas to train with literal war criminals and self-proclaimed fascists. New low!

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/15549313

London, Ont., police officers participating in a competition in Dubai alongside a Chechen group accused of committing atrocities in the conflict with Ukraine "damages the image of Canada," says a University of Toronto professor with expertise in international relations and political science. ... Participants also included the Akhmat unit from the Russian republic of Chechnya, a group that's been accused of committing atrocities in the conflict with Ukraine. The unit's victory in an event on the fourth day was celebrated in a ceremony attended by Adam Kadyrov, son of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, according to a news release.

We're sending our cops overseas to train with literal war criminals and self-proclaimed fascists. New low!

 

London, Ont., police officers participating in a competition in Dubai alongside a Chechen group accused of committing atrocities in the conflict with Ukraine "damages the image of Canada," says a University of Toronto professor with expertise in international relations and political science. ... Participants also included the Akhmat unit from the Russian republic of Chechnya, a group that's been accused of committing atrocities in the conflict with Ukraine. The unit's victory in an event on the fourth day was celebrated in a ceremony attended by Adam Kadyrov, son of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, according to a news release.

We're sending our cops overseas to train with literal war criminals and self-proclaimed fascists. New low!

 
 
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