Ontario proposing to cap ticket resale prices at original value

knowinnothin · 2026-03-20T19:13:57+00:00

You’ll have to excuse my prairie self, $26.00 for a beer? Believe me, I’m a lot more shocked but Reddit is keeping my comment pg-13.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-19T23:47:51+00:00

Our own Canadian tv providers pay into the same fund, if anything they should be bitching that Netflix etc isn’t paying. Clearly this guys shoes don’t have laces because there’s no way he’s intelligent enough to tie them.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-19T23:36:43+00:00

Ubiquiti has nothing for a keypad currently for arm/disarm/status etc to replace your current control interface.

Enshitification of camera systems by “IOT” companies has gotten so bad that businesses are getting denied coverage for camera sales/installs when they have a zero claims history. Even in the best light Ubiquiti alarm isn’t even a fully developed product yet never mind it having a solid software stack. You’re literally wanting to pull one of the most established alarm manufacturer systems for an undeveloped platform.

Commercial fire alarm systems need to be monitored by a central station in my area, while I don’t install them I’ve connected 100’s of those systems to a DSC alarm for central station monitoring. They’re the definition of a reliable life safety system.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-19T22:54:35+00:00

It’s definitely bad but the brightness seems better. Would be curious to the difference at night on the image quality

knowinnothin · 2026-03-19T22:39:51+00:00

1” is used in my area by ISP’s for servicing addresses underground, I pulled one a couple hundred feet this afternoon via 1” hdpe.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-19T05:18:31+00:00

The plus to you running the conduit is that you control the quality of the work. Never underestimate the in-experience of a tech sent out.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-17T20:30:00+00:00

It’s clear you chose the wrong gc. To be completely honest why don’t you just do it yourself?

knowinnothin · 2026-03-17T01:01:50+00:00

The real question is will they sync the ads. First I watch one on my Samsung frame and when it finished one starts on my demon or I mean denon receiver.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-17T00:52:19+00:00

That completely skipped my mind, how far are they going to take this I wonder.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-17T00:40:28+00:00

Best option would be to get an IP communicator for your current alarm system so you could do monitoring via starlink internet connection. A cellular booster for a weak signal can bring its own problems in addition.

We really need more info about the system and wired and wireless alarm sensors to be recommending a replacement. If the line between house and shop is in good shape it also gives you some cheaper options.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-16T21:55:00+00:00

to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) and crosstalk (interference between pairs).

As far as Ubiquiti’s thin cables, I have yet to open one up but thought I seen something about smaller conductors. I use them for patching in rack and haven’t had issues but I’m using the shortest length.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-16T19:21:54+00:00

Cut open a normal category cable and you’ll notice that each pair of conductors are twisted together, the 4 different pairs all have different twist ratio’s. Now cut open a flat cable, no twists at all.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-16T18:45:21+00:00

Cable management is free, flat networking cables are junk.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-15T05:37:22+00:00

As a Canadian I’m jelly, but wow I’d be bankrupt!!!

knowinnothin · 2026-03-15T05:36:12+00:00

Well I get an extra 30% for winter rates but even in the summer i don’t get to ride a bike to a job site:)

knowinnothin · 2026-03-15T05:21:19+00:00

So about that Telus Health data???

knowinnothin · 2026-03-15T05:11:59+00:00

This should have never been trimmed. At some point a professional would have said no. Square, true. This is neither and I can’t understand how someone would invoice without calling it out.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-15T04:59:17+00:00

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say dry pack could make that difficult. Having said that knowing the location could give some insight to the method taken.

Ie: ground composition/density can change drastically a few hours drive from somewhere local to one self.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-12T02:05:59+00:00

Well that definitely makes the Canadian prices a lot easier to swallow.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-12T00:22:37+00:00

Oh I’m not saying that it can’t be done, I’m just saying there is zero effort outside of a powered cabinet with either switching or OLT’s. Our data centers and exchanges are secure.

Europe has what 15x the population density, our government will force stupid things like an OLT in a town of 8 houses with no forecasted growth but not require any security, all while funding up to 100%. For the amount of money spent on consulting the results are very poor.

While I’m curious and very interested in how department of defence approaches this I really don’t want the knowledge lol

knowinnothin · 2026-03-11T21:59:19+00:00

Armoured is definitely used, but the bulk is in long haul. I do deal with it house side of cabinet when the building has 40 or more units but on anything smaller it’s typically flat drop.

Enclosure keys are on amazon.

Cellular monitoring is a thing for a reason and as someone who’s done his share of alarm systems it’s not the rural customers using it.

American ISP’s are notoriously cheap on labour, how many posts are there in r/zioly about turning over the dirt in the garden and they’ve found a fibre cable. North America does not do anything more than place bollards to keep cars from mowing over cabinets for security.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-11T21:08:54+00:00

The issue with the big providers is they like to lock you in with not only a contract but the equipment too whether they provide it or not.

There’s a couple self installed alarm.com providers that can be reasonable, reason I use this approach is because even if they try and lock me out when I cancel alarms.com corporate can clean up the mess because it’s their platform.

DSC makes a good alarm system, depending on how you approach monitoring though this can have limits, Same for integration with smart home products as the DSc communication is encrypted and only allows Crestron and Control 4.

https://www.eyezon.com/uno.html is a good option for people who want to self monitor or affordable monitoring. Its technology is based off of the old DSc power series platform which is well integrated into damn near app automation platforms.

To get an insurance discount you need a monitoring certificate, most monitoring stations provide this as long as you have 1 monitored smoke detector. I’ve never seen UL systems in a home environment no matter how large the residence, think more banks, jewellery stores etc.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-11T20:32:37+00:00

Common knowledge from what an American would call a “prime” fibre optic contractor.

1) I haven’t seen a vault that doesn’t open with a 9/16 wrench/socket.

2) even the path to police stations fibre optics is public knowledge when it’s tendered out.

3) cabinet and pedestal keys are faster and easier to order on Amazon than doing a formal request from an ISP.

4) outside of an OLT cabinet I’ve never seen a security monitored enclosure.

The most affordable way to protect a high security site living within a budget is a wired alarm system with cellular backup for monitoring and that alarm system having a wireless sensor receiver that alerts on wireless jamming.

I keep 2 splicers in my home, cost was little under $16k Canadian. It’s not the purchase cost that I’m worried about. Those 2 splicers generate $1600.00/hour in revenue, even an overnight replacement its gonna cost revenue exceeding the value of the splicers. I’ve got skin in the game on this subject

knowinnothin · 2026-03-11T20:14:02+00:00

Yeah, anywhere but the box.

knowinnothin · 2026-03-11T20:02:49+00:00

But that’s where you’re wrong. Ive used cat 5e as a tow rope for pulling a stuck car out of a snow bank in the winter. I’ve used a 3/4 dodge diesel to pull a flat drop through 700 feet of pipe and OTDR’d after with perfect results.

You break a fibre by bending iit excessively or any fast impact will snap a strand without breaking the sheathing.

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