_whiteCaps_

1,685 karma · joined January 22, 2019

That drives me crazy. The RBC app does this although it eventually times out and gives me the number.

_whiteCaps_··on Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down

New Zealand apples are literally the same price as the US ones around here in BC.

_whiteCaps_··on Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down

I honestly believe that it's because he saw people making fun of him in the picture where Melania is admiring Justin Trudeau:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/26/melania-trum...

_whiteCaps_··on Stop eating Lady Gaga's Oreos

I don't know about Lady Gaga's Oreos but the Selena Gomez ones are quite good. I bought them as a joke and ended up liking them.

_whiteCaps_··on Sol loves to cheat

My company's rules deny permissions for Read("secret") but not "mv secret not-secret" :-/

_whiteCaps_··on Los Puesteros, solitary men who look after ranches and livestock in Patagonia

AFAIK no - you need basic first aid, a radio operator license, and other things like that. But I actually haven't looked at it that seriously since there aren't any openings right now.

_whiteCaps_··on Los Puesteros, solitary men who look after ranches and livestock in Patagonia

We've got a lot of coastline here. :)

_whiteCaps_··on Los Puesteros, solitary men who look after ranches and livestock in Patagonia

I was just looking up lightkeeper positions in my province. Unfortunately no openings right now. But it would be an interesting job for an introvert like myself.

_whiteCaps_··on Seven books I keep close because I love them

I bought Redwall for my kids a few years ago, and was stopped by three different people while walking from the back of the store to the checkout who commented on how good the books are!

_whiteCaps_··on Why does Opus 5 feel worse to work with?

Verbing weirds languages (Calvin and Hobbes)

_whiteCaps_··on Picking berries is my meditation

If you're looking for a place to find things to pick: https://fallingfruit.org/about/welcome

_whiteCaps_··on Why Are There Statues of Beavers on Top of This Oxford Street Shop?

If you're interested in learning more about the ecological impact of beavers, I highly recommend "Three Against The Wilderness" by Eric Collier. He homesteaded in BC in the 1930s-60s and encouraged the re-introduction of beavers after being on the brink of extinction here.

_whiteCaps_··on AMD acquires Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models in silicon

Llama 3.1 8B model

_whiteCaps_··on Dress made of living mycelium can renew and repair itself

Chanterelles smell great. I would wear something that smelled like that.

Pine mushrooms, not so much.

_whiteCaps_··on Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't

I'm an author, and don't have any problem with it - however my book is obsolete as it's computer related.

My publisher probably feels differently. :)

_whiteCaps_··on Decades-old fish sauce at abandoned factory in Canada finally being removed

It sounds like typical CBC reporter to me. Maybe the AI was trained on these types of broadcasts.

_whiteCaps_··on It's a shame what's happened to radio

I get it in the mornings here in Vancouver, BC.

_whiteCaps_··on Decoy Font

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfvMU36fgKw

Same effect, Marilyn Monroe / Albert Einstein

_whiteCaps_··on The lost joy of music piracy

My bet is Broken Social Scene.

_whiteCaps_··on The 'absolute magic' of Morse code that still connects people globally

lcwo.net is a great resource for this... however the best way is to get on the air talking to people.

_whiteCaps_··on The 'absolute magic' of Morse code that still connects people globally

I just had my first CW contact with someone in Australia from BC - using a 10W radio. It's great fun!

_whiteCaps_··on Long Wave radio era set to end with switch-off

Seems like everyone's shutting down radio services. CHU and Weather radio in Canada too :(

_whiteCaps_··on Researchers used math to crack Wordle

If you want a challenge, try https://lirdle.com/

One letter per line is a lie.

_whiteCaps_··on Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040

Cold is fine - solar panels perform better the lower the temperature.

That's what makes Calgary ideal for solar.

_whiteCaps_··on British Columbia, Time Zones, and Postgres

I just need to know what happens to our 9am standups in Vancouver when the other team is in SF. If I'm doing the math correctly it moves to 10am.

Also, I've often picked a random city in Pacific time when setting timezones on hosts, so I guess it's going to cause me some headaches in the fall.

_whiteCaps_··on How Alberta Eradicated Rats

The dose makes the poison. Warfarin is prescribed as a blood thinner for humans.

_whiteCaps_··on 'Wow, it really worked ': 70s TV show causing worldwide panic today

After watching Disclosure Day with my kids, we had an interesting conversation on the way home - what would it take for you to believe that aliens are real and visting Earth?

With the advancement of image and video generation, I think I'd have to see one in person!

_whiteCaps_··on Improvement in advanced Alzheimer’s disease following high-dose psilocybin

Niacin works well as an 'active placebo'.

_whiteCaps_··on Cybersecurity researchers aren't happy about the guardrails on Anthropic's Fable

It's my favourite slime mold. Just by the name you can instantly recognize it.

_whiteCaps_··on Cybersecurity researchers aren't happy about the guardrails on Anthropic's Fable

I asked it to use geomorphology to help me find lakes nearby that would have thriving trout populations, and it bumped me down to Opus. :-/

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