_whiteCaps_

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by _whiteCaps_ 5d ago
Going to be super pedantic here - in ham radio you don't broadcast, you transmit.
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by _whiteCaps_ 5d ago
Depends on your jurisdiction. In Canada it's allowed if you publish your keys. https://www.rac.ca/encryption/
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by _whiteCaps_ 7d ago
Oh this reminds me of when I was working on embedded Linux devices for vehicles. We had a new batch of hardware come in that had a failure rate of about 50%. Normally it was on the order of < 1%. Our CM was very good at troubleshooting.
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by _whiteCaps_ 17d ago
I'm saying that many people do it wrong in other cases, and stick an 's' on the end (or worse, also add an apostrophe). Like surgeon generals, attorney generals, court martials, etc. I'm impressed that people aren't
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by _whiteCaps_ 17d ago
I can't get over how Apple is getting everyone to refer to them with proper pluralization, ie AirPods 5 vs AirPod 5's.
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by _whiteCaps_ 22d ago
This reminds me of how kids were bypassing school rules around social media: https://www.bark.us/blog/google-maps-safety/ https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/family-safety/social-undergroun...
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by _whiteCaps_ 23d ago
"Pickling" things in vinegar is a relatively modern invention.
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by _whiteCaps_ 23d ago
There's a really good book about a homesteader that did something similar to this in the 1930's in British Columbia, "Three Against The Wilderness". Basically he restored the dams that had been dynamited by the ranchers,
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by _whiteCaps_ 24d ago
> they couldn’t call me on WhatsApp Some might consider that a benefit.
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by _whiteCaps_ 24d ago
They're still on my bucket list to find. Lots of false morels around here. :(
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by _whiteCaps_ 24d ago
Considering that some mushrooms need a spore print to tell them apart, I'd say that you can't ever trust an LLM.
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by _whiteCaps_ 24d ago
Some mushrooms like chanterelles can't be reliably farmed, and are quite tasty! I love being able to spend a day hiking and coming back with a meal.
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by _whiteCaps_ 24d ago
I think purposely spoiling your ballot is a better signal to the parties that none of them are acceptable. Is that possible in your elections? Around here, a spoiled ballot is scrutinized by the party observers, so your message would defini
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by _whiteCaps_ 24d ago
IMO if you don't vote, you're tacitly agreeing with whoever gets voted into office. (Although US voter suppression weakens this argument)
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by _whiteCaps_ 26d ago
Is this not common outside of Japan? I've often seen this used here in Canada. Sometimes as NFG after a particularly bad day.
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by _whiteCaps_ 29d ago
That drives me crazy. The RBC app does this although it eventually times out and gives me the number.
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by _whiteCaps_ 1mo ago
New Zealand apples are literally the same price as the US ones around here in BC.
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by _whiteCaps_ 1mo ago
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...
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by _whiteCaps_ 1mo ago
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.
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by _whiteCaps_ 1mo ago
My company's rules deny permissions for Read("secret") but not "mv secret not-secret" :-/
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by _whiteCaps_ 1mo ago
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.
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by _whiteCaps_ 1mo ago
We've got a lot of coastline here. :)
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by _whiteCaps_ 1mo ago
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.
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by _whiteCaps_ 1mo ago
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!
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by _whiteCaps_ 1mo ago
Verbing weirds languages (Calvin and Hobbes)
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by _whiteCaps_ 1mo ago
If you're looking for a place to find things to pick: https://fallingfruit.org/about/welcome
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by _whiteCaps_ 2mo ago
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 beav
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by _whiteCaps_ 2mo ago
Llama 3.1 8B model
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by _whiteCaps_ 2mo ago
Chanterelles smell great. I would wear something that smelled like that. Pine mushrooms, not so much.
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by _whiteCaps_ 2mo ago
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. :)

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