jrgaston

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by jrgaston 8mo ago
You can live just fine without tv. Better, in fact. Read books -- they are a lot more interesting.
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by jrgaston 9mo ago
Requiring a driver to navigate a touchscreen while driving is a needless distraction. Bring back buttons and knobs, things you can feel without looking, things that don’t move with every app refresh. Now if only VW would resume bringing sma
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by jrgaston 10mo ago
We get lots of hummers on Vancouver Island and, I swear, when their feeder is empty they send an emissary to find me, buzzing around my head, saying feed me! Feed me!
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by jrgaston 11mo ago
In British Columbia my local health authority texts me to inform me my covid and flu vaccines are available. And both are free. Of course it is cost effective for the province as it is cheaper to give vaccines than treat sick people in hosp
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by jrgaston 1y ago
The trail I followed for the TMB was not difficult, though difficulty depends on the trail you choose plus how much you want to cover in a day. I had good hiking boots, poles, rain gear, and a not-too-big pack with water, food, and clothing
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by jrgaston 1y ago
Interesting article, and it brings back a lot of memories. I've done three alpine hikes: the Tour du Mont Blanc, the Haute Route, and the Dolomites. The Dolomites were my favorite, for both the scenery (though all are spectacular) and
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by jrgaston 1y ago
It’s not just Colorado. Used to live in rural northern California and digging a $25k well (typical price I was quoted) came with no guarantee that water would be found.
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by jrgaston 1y ago
It's not a dslr replacement, what a weird claim. My Nikons and Fujis are so much nicer to hold, to adjust, to shoot. But for a phone camera the s.w is ok. More adjustable than the iPhone app. I like the controls, the current settings
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by jrgaston 1y ago
That so many do not see why vaccines are needed is a serious problem.
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by jrgaston 2y ago
Check out Lightroom.
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by jrgaston 2y ago
It's but one data point, so don't draw any conclusions, but my Canadian household's news consumption is unchanged. We get lots of news from the CBC, the Atlantic, the New Yorker, the Guardian, and the NY Times. Oh, and there
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by jrgaston 2y ago
A scam? Really? I taught AP along with non-AP chemistry for a number of years and I think the AP program is a good fit for those students who plan on going to university, especially those interested in the sciences. In two semesters we cove
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by jrgaston 2y ago
A wonderfully written piece. It’s not a lie if you believe it. - George Costanza
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by jrgaston 3y ago
You might want to check your units. BC is a bit bigger than Texas, but not 3x.
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by jrgaston 3y ago
Obsidian is a great product, thank you! And the optional Sync service works beautifully to keep my files synched between Windows, iPhone, and iPad.
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by jrgaston 4y ago
I owned one, a great car. Spacious and great visibility. Classic clean Ital design. Had Bosch fuel injection so it met air pollution rules and ran beautifully.
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by jrgaston 4y ago
Opened the iTunes store an hour ago, searched "Handel", went to albums, but could not open any album. So yeah, it was down.
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by jrgaston 4y ago
Agreed. I've subscribed to many a magazine in my long life. The New Yorker is the last one standing as it is excellent from cover to cover.
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by jrgaston 4y ago
Can't speak for the US but next door in Canada there are waiting lists for EVs. Second-hand EVs sell very well, too. We feel lucky we bought a second-hand, short range EV several years ago and it does almost all of our driving tasks. H
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by jrgaston 4y ago
Nice, but why not just put an image-stabilized telephoto on a camera? I've lenses for my Fujis and Nikons that do the same as the Canon binoculars---and it _is_ cool when you see stabilization in action---plus you can take pictures.
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by jrgaston 5y ago
Not all teaching stories are sad. I was lucky. I taught high school in northern California for almost a decade and it was a lovely job. Sure, the work expands to fill your nights and weekends, and part of every summer vacation I worked on i
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by jrgaston 5y ago
Spot on: "Codifying bribery into law as lobbying and superpacs doesn't make it not bribery"
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by jrgaston 5y ago
Run flat tires are expensive, heavy, and hard riding. On the other hand, they don't go flat. I recently had a flat in my VW and I missed having my old Mini's run flats. Sometimes you just aren't in a place where you want to
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by jrgaston 5y ago
I like reader mode but lately I'll send an article to pocket (which cleans it up a lot) then I print it to a pdf which is saved in a folder in Dropbox and which is synched with my Kobo Elipsa, and with the Elipsa I can mark the article
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by jrgaston 5y ago
Canadian-American here. From what I've observed of Canada I'd expect the law will be narrowly defined and the penalties weak and rarely applied. Plus, the courts are slow as can be so I wouldn't expect an unleashing of prosec
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by jrgaston 5y ago
It's a shame to see the low sales numbers but I can't say I'm surprised. I read about a book per week but most people I know read maybe a few books per year, if that.
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by jrgaston 6y ago
Seems to me that for a lot of people, maybe the majority, the government already has all your tax data and you shouldn't need to file, only accept the government's numbers. I am in the opposite situation, especially as I have to f
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by jrgaston 6y ago
Another reason I've never regretted leaving Texas.
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by jrgaston 6y ago
De Botton's "The News: A User's Manual," inspired me to cut back on my news consumption. The blow-by-blow of the news isn't particularly enlightening. De Botton's other books are worth a look, too.
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by jrgaston 6y ago
I can't comment on the technical challenges here but I sure can express sympathy with the students and teachers. I used to teach AP Chemistry, a very challenging course, like all APs I guess. My first reaction was they're still gi

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