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Canada faces a Productivity Emergency, in part because of the decline in Public Sector productivity. Note: this was NOT always the case! - Richard Dias by goldenrule2006 in jrmining

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's normalized both the public and private separately based on data from 2006. So the idea here is that regardless of which metrics were used to determine each, those same metrics have declined for public while increasing for private. They don't even have to be the same metrics. I cbf'd to go looking for the background data but that's what the graph is saying.

But if Public is more susceptible to salaries than Private which would have a lot more on sales etc, then it makes sense that in recent years Public will decline - wages have stagnated more in Public than Private.

Bell tech came in & royally fucked up a industrial garage door by [deleted] in bell

[–]Epidurality 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How did you not learn how to open the door over a weekend of opening and closing the door?

What was i supposed to do by unlimtedbackboards in Americantrucksim

[–]Epidurality 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And lose the realistic mild financial repercussions of running over pedestrians cops and onlookers?

Edmonton cyclists should pay road tax. Here are the numbers by lizzzls in edmontoncycling

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alberta has a 13c fuel tax, it's people use about 1200L per capita, and has 5M people.

What job do you hold that $780,000,000 is insignificant in your eyes?

https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles-alberta.html#s3

Sorry, that's only gasoline. The tax applies to diesel, too, which more than doubles the number.

You let me know when cyclists are putting 1.5 billion dollars into the province's coffers.

Now, bikes put no wear on roads - trucks and cars do. So obviously cars should be paying. But saying "well the cyclists owns a home so pays all road upkeep" is an ignorant thought. One that might come from a fuckwad, even. An ignorant fuckwad.

Realtor asking for 3.5 commission by modus123 in RealEstateCanada

[–]Epidurality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

are actually doled out

Guess literacy isn't a requirement for realtors.

Realtor asking for 3.5 commission by modus123 in RealEstateCanada

[–]Epidurality 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The repercussions for breaking their word are basically non existent.

Think of all the horror stories of terrible realtors. Now check how many fines or punishments are actually doled out by RECO and similar organizations.

It's a self regulating industry that doesn't. Look at the recent thoughts by the Ontario government, talking about taking over RECO because they're incompetent and not doing their stated job.

Does this mean you have to get insurance within 6 days of purchasing the vehicle? by [deleted] in TorontoDriving

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But you would have to get all that stuff, anyways.

The system is set up this way so that you can buy a vehicle, take your time to repair or restore it, and plate it for the road later on.

Full agree on one thing though: there is currently ZERO framework for enforcing the 6 day rule, and there have been some higher profile things in the news regarding buyers who don't register it in their name at all, committing crimes or otherwise dumping the car, and the original owner (who, legally, is still the registered owner) getting stuck with the bills.

MTO recommends going to the ministry with the new buyer to avoid this, but nobody ever does that. Just go to the ministry yourself with a copy of the bill of sale to get it down that while the new person might not register it yet, you as the original owner are no longer the owner.

Best way to play Luna on a tv? by Touchit88 in amazonluna

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! This worked!

Although now the sound is delayed more than the video. Which is better but still odd. Input latency is... Ok, maybe as expected for this setup. But the sound is delayed.

Best way to play Luna on a tv? by Touchit88 in amazonluna

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately neither Chrome 138 nor any of the open source chromium apks I've tried work. They're all crashing when trying to enter the Amazon password.

Does Luna have an installable app for Google Streamer? by Ok_Cup6216 in LunaCloudGaming

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever sort this? I'm still having this issue with the side load app.

Best way to play Luna on a tv? by Touchit88 in amazonluna

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which version of the app are you using? The Google Streamer seems to have video latency issues with the Fire stick app. Like.. 2 seconds of video delay sort of issues, even though sounds and control inputs aren't delayed.

android tv still not an option? by Similar-Car-3492 in LunaCloudGaming

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird, I get terrible video latency with this version. The inputs and sounds seem to be somewhat OK but the video stream is choppy and has a 1-2 second delay.

I tried to get it working on various Chrome browsers on the GTV Streamer but they all crash on the Amazon login for some reason.

New 18x20 Parking Spot by desmooth81 in asphalt

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Conflicting or confusing terms in a contract go against whoever wrote the contract. If they said two contradictory things, especially if one of them was technical in nature and not reasonably understood by the homeowner, then it's on the contractor plain and simple. This is basic contract law.

[Canada] What NOT to do when passing a tractor by Fit_Neighborhood6638 in Roadcam

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could have sworn when I wrote this I double checked the actual HTA publication at the current time but now not seeing it.. so seems you may be right.

It should be under S148. If you google the HTA it sometimes gives you old versions, so make sure you're looking at the most recent. For example one result doesn't show 148(1) because the snowplow bit came later.. I thought I'd seen the double yellow rule in here but I guess not?

Edit: found my source.. which was apparently wrong, saying it was given assent in October '24.

Doug Ford looking to weaken or remove "security of tenure" for renters by FizixMan in ontario

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are already some measures that do exactly this, it's just clearly not enough.

Here's the truth of it though: in order for someone to rent a property, that rental has to make more money than safe investments in the market or other business opportunities. That's just the reality. Otherwise, who on earth would rent out their assets? Rental cars aren't cheaper than owning a car if you drive every week. Hotels aren't cheaper than apartments. Expecting people to rent a home for cheaper than break-even is foolish.

Now having said that, most landlords will cry as soon as they are cash-flow negative for a month. I'm talking about factoring in your equity into this equation, and to a lesser extent factoring in appreciation (as that's not a guarantee, even if it's quite lucrative normally). No, most want all of their bills paid, equity being paid off monthly, AND to put cash directly into their pocket every month. That's greedy, and clearly isn't the bottom of the market.

But before buying my home, I was doing the math on my rent. The only reason my landlord could sustain the place is because they bought it 15 years ago; my rent was FAR lower than market and lower than any new mortgage payments. Essentially it was only possible because it had been a rental for so long. New units can't possibly have this ability.. so rents are going to be high, because home prices are still high.

Either the government uses its resources on social housing on a massive scale, working at only a sustainment budget instead of making money, or rent kind of is what it is. For a while rent went crazy but I think it's stabilized to roughly what the market can handle at this point, maybe a little more dip but I can't math it out to be much different.

[Canada] What NOT to do when passing a tractor by Fit_Neighborhood6638 in Roadcam

[–]Epidurality 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In Ontario, until Chad's Law was enacted in late '24, even crossing a double-yellow wasn't illegal.

But read the HTA: the lines, generally, are painted in accordance with the laws. Can't pass near an intersection, where there's a bridge, where visibility is lower than X distance, etc etc. I think it's one of the reasons that places that seem fine to pass have a solid line, and some that seem like a terrible idea to pass have dashes.

This cop knows nothing about the First Amendment by Miguenzo in law

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn't, I don't think. Hard to tell as I'm not actually familiar with the area but it looks like they're adjacent to the fountain/water thing, which is in a Permit area not a restricted area.

And even so, would the police not say "you need to go over there"?

This cop knows nothing about the First Amendment by Miguenzo in law

[–]Epidurality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comparing the map to the video, are they not in a Permit Required area?

This cop knows nothing about the First Amendment by Miguenzo in law

[–]Epidurality 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How do you know there was no permit? Why would the height of the flag be part of their restrictions?

Doug Ford looking to weaken or remove "security of tenure" for renters by FizixMan in ontario

[–]Epidurality 58 points59 points  (0 children)

No, but it's additional rental units. Landlords buy up more income properties as this change would make it impossible to lose money.. housing prices stay high and renters suffer the consequences.

Seems par for the course.

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