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grivettcarnac, to Ottawa
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    bjb,
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    @grivettcarnac I thought you should go down all the stairs (don't take elevator).

    The fire department has ladders and cranes but apparently they only go up to about 6th or 7th floor, and depending on landscaping/trees may not be able to reach some apartments.

    evan, (edited ) to random
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    How often do you bring a gift when the invitation says "no gifts"?

    bjb,
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    @evan Where do I get one of these invitations?

    codinghorror, to random

    I love how these casually genderswapped images illustrate how weird things are, and hint at how we could do better

    bjb,
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    @codinghorror She still doesn't have pockets on her pants. -1

    ProPublica, to DadBin
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    A Lab Test That Experts Liken to a Witch Trial Is Helping Send Women to Prison for #Murder

    The “lung float” test claims to help determine if a #baby was born alive or dead, but many medical examiners say it’s too unreliable.

    Yet the test is still being used to bring murder charges — and get convictions.

    #Pregnancy #Stillbirth #Mothers #Parents #Families #Health #HealthCare #CriminalJustice #JunkScience #Science #Forensics #News

    https://www.propublica.org/article/is-lung-float-test-reliable-stillbirth-medical-examiners-murder?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

    bjb,
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    @ProPublica That test is perpetrating indignities on a body

    chris, to Russia
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    So let me get this straight, the powerful, Western, G7, NATO countries are at risk of being out-produced in wartime materiel for Ukraine by -- checks notes -- North Korea!?
    Really? REALLY!?

    https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/train-cars-massing-at-north-korea-russia-border-report

    bjb,
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    @chris @nevin
    If it's unacceptable, we'd better convince people and companies to stop paying malware ransom then.

    anarchiv, to random Norwegian
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    Today in Extremely Norwegian News: One moose dead, one injured after falling off the roof of a supermarket

    bjb,
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    @fuchsiii @anarchiv @kkarhan meese

    cmdln, to random
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    bjb,
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    @cmdln You're almost there ... the next step is to enjoy the maintenance work. Then it all becomes self-sustaining.
    I'm not there myself, but I do notice that I get a closer up view/appreciation of the garden plants when I'm messing with them directly, that doesn't happen when I'm sitting in a chair a few feet away.

    ottaross, (edited ) to Ottawa
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    Bit of info for people on the front.

    I was uncertain on website mention about what "access" to RAT kits at our community health locations meant. Would they give me a kit or just do a test on me there?

    RATs are hard to find, and our boxes from last year are almost depleted.

    So I called, and they don't have RAT kits at community health sites now, they've been moved to library branches. Website is out of date. FYI

    bjb,
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    @ottaross If you're talking about those green boxes of five tests, I see my pharmacy(*) has some at the cash, and they just handed me one when I asked.

    Speaking of those tests, I just used up a few tests recently (people I occasionally come in contact with were coming down with covid so I tested myself) - I think the test liquid is seeping out of the capsules, there is less of it in each cspsule now. So they definitely expire.

    (*) Rexall in Bells Corners

    ottaross, to random
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    There are moments when I try to remind myself of my luck, having the comforts of a citizen in a modern, developed-country and to live a non-precarious socio-economic status.

    There is no more resonant moment of that than when I climb into bed. A roof over my head, warmth, and enough space to stretch out comfortably. A lot of people don't have those things. Bed time here, so g'night.

    bjb,
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    @LillyHerself @ottaross I feel it when I visit a large beautiful garden, like Dow's Lake at the height of tulip season ... it takes a lot of work to make that, amd a lot of peacetime.

    jrconlin, to random
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    TFW: Working on a project and think "Wow, a 3D printer might make this a whole lot easier."

    But then realize that:
    ・You don't have a 3D printer.
    ・You don't have room for a 3D printer.
    ・You don't know anyone who would let you use their 3D printer.
    ・You have zero design skills to craft a part using a 3D printer.

    And go back to hand sawing and filing ABS plastic plumbing fittings you got at the hardware store for $4.

    bjb,
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    @jrconlin At least you don't have to print 45 attempts made of plastic before a usable piece comes off the print bed.

    kev, to random
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    Winter is upon us…first lighting of the fire this year.

    bjb,
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    @kev Well, autumn, anyway. Don't rush it! We have the apple harvest, Canadian Thanksgiving, fall colours, and Hallowe'en to get through first.

    w7voa, to random
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    LAS VEGAS — There is no dateline more significant that has prefaced the output of my half century of student and professional journalism, spanning hundreds of cities around the world, than this one.
    https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/dateline-las-vegas?r=15jk4b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

    bjb,
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    @w7voa congrats! Great accomplishment

    Mrfunkedude, to random
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    The thing about your fifties is that you will spend more time thinking about your poop then you ever have in your life.

    bjb,
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    @Mrfunkedude Yeah ... as a teenager I knew what body changes were coming, due to education and reasonable parents. I knew what to expect. Even eagerly anticipated it.
    As an older person, each new change is a surprise. An unwelcome one.
    The older you get, the more you learn about biology. Whether you want to or not.

    bjb, to Ottawa
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    Just learned of a new-to-me restaurant in the Ottawa, Ontario area, "Biryani Walla". Gonna check it out some time. Thebiryaniwalla.com/ottawa-home.html

    Co-worker suggested it after I mentioned the biryani at Malabar House in Bells Corners is delicious.
    Malabarhouse.ca


    danderson, to random
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    It has been zero days since someone spoke a trigger word and made me rant uncontrollably about laser safety for the hobbyist, wherein I try to instill a sense of mortal fear into people thinking of buying a bolt-on diode laser for their 3D printer.

    If you want to play with laser cutters, buy properly designed laser machines from reputable manufacturers, seek out training, and have good answers to beam, fume and fire safety. Don't buy rays of blinding from Honest Ron's Amazon Emporium.

    bjb,
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    @danderson. Reminds me of the sign I saw in the photonics lab: do not look into the optic cable with your remaining good eye.

    It stuck with me.

    dancinyogi, (edited ) to random
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    I'm getting a bit of mansplaining and 'yeah, but' this morning in DM's and in one public thread..🙄 . I'm even receiving DM lectures on how a person should behave in the corporate world! 🤯

    So, I suppose I'm opening Pandora's box and turning it into a #poll where I may just get more 'mansplaining! 🤷‍♀️

    If a young woman is told at the start of her career to "Be liked above all else," meaning, smile, always be agreeable, and don't ever make waves, is that good or bad advice?

    bjb,
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    @dancinyogi Bad advice for "every instance". But pick your battles and try not to piss people off because every antagonistic interaction has a cost.
    If you can make your point in a constructive way, do it that way.
    Realize that at the beginning of your career, you may benefit from more experience to expand your viewpoint.
    But if after consideration you want to be "not nice" ... do it!

    legendofezreal, to Toronto

    Heading to the Grand Finals in later this month?

    Taking to Union Station?

    Travelling on the weekends for that event?

    Here's a video (with thanks to the "Living in Canada" YouTube channel) on how to purchase your one-day or full-weekend passes (available on smartphones only):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ74v76vpH8

    NOTE: These passes DO NOT include the TTC portion.

    bjb,
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    @eyrea @legendofezreal
    All right, I'm not completely alone!
    I won't do that either.

    Strange how people agree on how insecure phone platform is, then go and put their payment methods on their phones anyway.

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    bjb,
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    @TessForeverBlue @teamheardle My friend loves his vacuum, it has a plastic bin that collects the dirt, he can remove it, empty it, and wash it instead of changing bags.

    Consider getting a vacuum with reversible air flow, so you can fill air mattresses quickly and easily.

    I like my regular vacuum, motor and dirtbag on wheels, with longish hose and beater head and bunch of attachments to direct/concentrate air flow.

    There are other types, small hand model, central vacuum.

    bjb,
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    @TessForeverBlue @teamheardle I also bought a teensy vacuum, meant for cleaning electronics, but I've misplaced the air flow attachments. Should be good for small crevices like window tracks on horizontally sliding windows, as well as keyboards and inside computers, one I find the attachments again.

    bjb,
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    @Rasta @TessForeverBlue Yeah my friend has a shopvac and loves that too. Seems a bit large for regular household usage though.

    The handheld model is good for cars and other places potentially far from household power outlets (battery powered).

    bjb,
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    @TessForeverBlue @teamheardle Whatever vacuum you get, choose one with lots of power. It sucks trying to vacuum with an under-powered vacuum. Well, bad wording. The good vacuum sucks, heh.

    Anyway. Get the powerful vacuum.

    You won't need a beater head on it if you don't have carpets or upholstery to vacuum.

    bjb,
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    @Rasta @TessForeverBlue I didn't realize you could get smaller shopvacs!

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    bjb,
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    @chris
    This is an attempt to convince young people who object to excessive capitalism, to avoid talking to older people who object to excessive capitalism.
    It is an attempt to convince younger people that "all" older people are the cause of society's ills so that they won't learn from what has and hasn't worked in the way of protests.
    There are lots of older people who have protested and are protesting. They would be thrilled to work with the upcoming generation on this.

    dancinyogi, to random
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    I suppose I am looking for a bit of validation here. I wear a mask to the grocery/pharmacy/etc. My father is very ill, my mother isn't so great, and I visit them often. I wear a mask so I don't catch COVID and spread it to them. I guess the reaction I get around here for wearing a mask is getting to me. I'm being called paranoid, ridiculous, etc. Not one person wears a mask here, from what I have seen.
    Remind me, please, that I'm NOT being ridiculous. I'm surrounded by those who say otherwise!

    bjb,
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    @dancinyogi @cwgrody
    Yeh it rendered the person asking me speechless too, when I said I was taking advantage of the opportunity to wear it while it is still legal (can't find the reference, but just before covid hit, Montreal was just bringing in a law to make wearing a face cover during a riot illegal. But who defines when there is a "riot"?)

    Seems like Montreal police are still buying and installing surveillance cameras, waiting for the chance to make face coverings illegal again.

    Quietgirl82, to random
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    Good morning everyone. Its friday and the weekend will be here in a few hours. I hope the end of the week is wonderful and awesome for you. Please make time to relax and just be in your own space. That is one of the most peaceful things. Always be kind.

    Today we are gonna be talking about the Einstein Ring.

    An Einstein Ring is a remarkable outcome of Einstein's general theory of relativity. When the observer, the gravitational lens, and the distant source align in a straight line, it gives rise to a ring-shaped image known as an Einstein ring. This phenomenon occurs due to gravitational lensing, where the gravitational influence of a foreground massive entity, like a galaxy or galaxy cluster, bends the light from the distant source. Consequently, a distorted image of the source is produced. The formation of a ring-like image is an extraordinary case of the precise alignment of the source, the lens, and the observer. It shows those regions of space that would otherwise remain hidden.

    bjb,
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    @Quietgirl82
    I was at a science museum in Sudbury recently, probably Science North, and in one interactive display demonstrating gravitational lensing, I manipulated the view on the screen to show an Einstein ring!

    Basically the light from the far object flows around the gravitational lens on all sides and comes together, reconverges, towards the viewer. When you move the gravitational lens to one side, the light ring thins and splits on that side and all goes to the other side.

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