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leroy, to Canada
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Two year offer with TELUS ended, so they wanted to charge us $170 a month just for internet???
Their offer online is $80 for better speeds than what we currently have.

So we have to waste an hour calling them, threaten to leave, to be offered $75 and better speeds to stick around.

How many people are not doing this and providing $100 of pure profit to them (they are still profiting at $75 from us).

Cannot wait for the next merger to complete the monopoly 🙄

leroy,
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@WTL big benefit of WFH. Leave it on speaker on your desk while doing that 1 hour wait.

This why they want us back in offices isn’t it 🤔

tylermumford, to 3DPrinting
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Well, I've dived into a new hobby again. #3DPrinting !

I got myself a Bambu Lab A1 mini, and I am having so much freaking fun.

leroy,
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@tylermumford Enjoy! I’m loving mine (currently printing a plant pot in a size we haven’t been able to find).

The out-of-the-box experience has been mind blowing, and the detail it can manage is far beyond what I expected.

leroy,
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@tylermumford just regular Bambu Basic PLA. Which apparently is fine (for indoor pots). BUT I’m still going to paint/seal it partly for aesthetics and partly because of the design of the pot.

For pushing the 0.2mm nozzle, here is an example of some miniatures and terrain I printed (and painted) https://indiehackers.social/@leroy/112405967643435996

stephanie, to Ottawa
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Hmm... Is that normal? Huge raccoon is broad daylight at our neighbour's 😳

leroy,
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@stephanie I have seen families migrate during the day. Unsure if it’s because their territory was disrupted (construction?) or potentially a rival raccoon.

Unfortunately the babies are vulnerable during the day ☹️

GottaLaff, to Canada
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🇨🇦For those interested, finally, Part 3 of my series is done. Parts 1, 2 are linked in Part 3 but just in case, I'm linking here too.

This is for anyone interested in why, how we managed to get permanent residency.

Everyone else, ignore, although you may find it interesting regardless.

Part 3: https://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2024/05/im-moving-to-canada-part-3-its-happening.html

Part 1: https://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2024/01/im-moving-to-canada.html

Part 2: https://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2024/01/im-moving-to-canada-part-two-how.html

leroy,
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@GottaLaff Congrats on getting everything sorted and PR!

Moved here quite a few years ago and is now a reminder I should start that citizenship application…

Great time to move too, summer might be starting this week? Or maybe I’ve jinxed it now…

leroy,
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@GottaLaff Oh I misunderstood the timings!

djlink, to random
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leroy,
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@djlink people should instead be filing for account/data deletions surely?

Not following through with that would result in massive fines if it’s at a large scale

leroy, to VideoGames
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Truly very happy that Nancy Drew: Mystery Of The Seven Keys is released!
I spent a large portion of last year working on it, and I’m excited to see how all the fans will receive it.

Hoping to catch some of you streamers solve the puzzles, the HeR team really stumped me with some of them!

leroy,
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@vintprox Looks great!! Now you just need to customize the lock screen to “It’s locked”

MichaelPorter, to random
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Folks, the alt-text efforts seem to be diminishing. I see a lot of stuff that I'd like to boost, but I've now been properly trained to expect alt-text on pictures (good, descriptive stuff that stands in for the image).

I'm not being pushy, just trying to be considerate of the Mastodon community that has trouble with images. I tend to unfollow accounts that post images without alt text - Not as a punitive thing, but to reduce my temptation to boost them.

leroy,
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@MichaelPorter shameless self-plug here. But this feature should be in all mastodon clients and enabled by default:

https://indiehackers.social/@leroy/111813329231666691

TLDR: The app spits out an error “Alt-text not included” and doesn’t let you post. The only override is to go into settings to disable the feature entirely because a simple “not this time” button would get abused.

chris, to random
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Forget all the numbers and blah blah blah... if someone says Carbon taxes are the reason gas prices are high just say this!

“Gas price trends in the US & Canada are identical. Therefore it is not Canadian taxation policy that drives the trend.”

Thanks for the TED talk @BarryCooke ! 😂

https://mastodon.social/@BarryCooke/112247838395522839

leroy,
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@chris @BarryCooke could gas prices be going up here purely because it allows them to point out this tax. Therefore pushing people to vote conservative, resulting in more freedoms and tax cuts to oil companies 🤔

leroy, to gamedev
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I am very excited to announce a very silly game!

Play a game by wiggling your eyebrows! Dodge storm clouds, save baby birds, and compete against your friends and family in Highbrow!

This game has been bouncing around my head for a long while, and I have experimented with all sorts of mechanics and art styles. After finally finding the fit, I’m ready to release it into the world.

All. For. Free.

No ads. No tracking. No data collection.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/highbrow-hair-raising-fun/id6477985641

leroy,
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But Le-Roy, why would you ever release a game with no ability to monetize? How do you get paid for your time? What if it’s a smash-hit and you could have earned millions!

I experimented with various methods of monetization. Each one changed the game in ways I didn’t like or introduced a barrier I didn’t want.

There is a pure joy that comes from enjoying a little toy with friends and family.

leroy,
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I didn’t want to interrupt that fun time by running an ad in between turns or make people wonder if this game is worth 99 cents before trying it.

It’s a quirky little game that I would like to spread a little joy into the world and leave it at that. Instead, I would love to hear about the stories and laughter that you have when playing this game.

And hey, if you desperately want to pay me, check out my other work ;)

leroy,
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@simeon thank you! Hope you have fun!

chris, to fediverse
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Wow cool. I just modified a link in my wordpress blog post (@chrisblog) and it actually updated the post on the Fediverse side as well and that update was recognized immediately by Mastodon/Ivory.

Imagine if we were all immediately notified when a news story was modified/updated!?

is The Way people!

leroy,
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@paul @chris Could https://writefreely.org be a good option for you?

No idea about it or affiliation, just did a quick search because I was curious what was out there.

box464, to homelab
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A new visitor today on my BirdNet Pi - meet the Red-Shouldered Hawk!

leroy,
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@box464 that’s not your fault! What is the project?

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