Legitimately one of my favourite YouTube channels. Tech deep dives (generally on extremely esoteric topics), sarcasm, and interesting insights.

Friendly reminder that getting vaxxed is free. My partner has a shitty immune system so I got two rounds of boosters.

Here in Alberta all you need to do is call 811 and they can book you in with a vaccine specialist.

What emulators do you recommend? I have an S23 but am about to try swapping it for a Fairphone running e/OS

To be honest - that’s probably the dream setup. The challenge is that android games seem to all be low-effort ad delivery systems.

My happiest place is turn-based strategy and RPGs. XCOM, Total War: Warhammer, anything Baldur’s Gate, 4Xs that sort of stuff.

I have several hundred hours killing time on Unciv on Android. Mindustry is fun but cramped. Polybridge was great until I finished it.

I had a decent PC back in the day (I grew up in the era of building my own water cooling systems) but as a casual gamer I can’t wrap my head around around modern graphics card prices and I rather be able to play on the sofa for five minutes while I wait to pull something from the oven.

I’m old.

Joysticks need to be replaced again, battery life is becoming tragic so that needs replacing too. Any time I pick it up at this point, the battery is dead.

Biggest issue to be honest is that I want a bigger screen and that isn’t the device’s fault.

I’m going to order a whack of parts from ifixit and spruce it back up for those Nintendo exclusive hankerings.

There’s a SteamOS version too, right?

Mine (2025) rattles when twisted.

The wording “couldn’t talk correctly” can come across as ableist because of the implication that it’s their problem. They speak differently than you, or whomever.

Whether someone has a speech impediment, a thick accent, speaks another language, or is non-verbal, doesn’t really matter. What matters is that the two of us are able to communicate effectively and that’s a two way street.

It IS ableist to expect everyone to communicate the same way - and by saying that this person doesn’t speak correctly, you may have given your friend that impression. Knowing that you yourself have struggled with a speech impediment, my guess is that what you were trying to convey was that you felt badly about the challenges that person may face in a very ableist society.

Let me know if you think I’m totally off base - I’m really interested in folks perspectives.

I suggested Maxime Bernier running to some friends as a joke. Bernier is AWFUL - but it would be hilarious to see Poilevre lose again. Poilevre is trying to avoid that risk by picking an extremely right leaning district - so no risk from the left, but farther right? Rural Albertans have a history of not forgiving screw-ups…

I got a 2025 Ioniq 5 too and absolutely love it.

Except for the lack of hitch availability. Ecohitch and Stealth Hitch are the only two options available at the moment and they’re both made in the US.

WindowsXP

I always appreciated the old adage about Canadian politics that the outcome will always be the most boring option. This was not that.

John Timmer does an incredible job with with articles like this.

Thank you so much for providing the source! I LOVE THIS.

Totally! I checked and over half the stuff that I forward is posted by @ickplant - posting content is a lot harder than lurking - but giving credit adds so much depth.

I LOVE that they just posted the source because I get to TRULY enjoy the post now.

I love the sentiment - but does anyone know if it’s real? Or who the original poster is? @ickplant posts a lot of… borrowed content… I mean it’s great content - but I sure don’t trust the veracity. Fact checking and due credit matters - even on ‘feel good’ stuff.

A bunch o’ ridings were gearing up for recall campaigns before the federal election got called. A whole lot of folks were distributing literature and rallying volunteers until folks refocused on the federal election.

Once the election is done, I’m pretty confident that’ll ramp up again - the UCP ain’t getting less corrupt. Check out abresistance.ca for info.

I was at a farmer’s market here in Calgary remarking at a) how amazing the quality of local greenhouse veggies are and b) sad how quickly everyone forgot about the price gouging of the major grocery chains.

Now, being able to pay a few extra bucks for local farmers market stuff requires having the disposable cash to afford it and a lot of folks are more worried about feeding their kids than shopping as a statement - so no judgment - but it’s a shame we’ve been distracted by Trump as to the way corporations have been killing competition through monopolistic practices.

Looks like a knock-off of the 1UP bike rack. The 1UP racks slap as long as you are okay with Made-in-USA. They are mostly aluminum construction so none of the corrosion issues you see in less expensive racks.

Personally, I’m planning on a Khyber (made in Canada) for my new car.