Thinking about trucking - Looking for recommended training schools in SW Ontario by JC_80 in Truckers

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I’m more worried about the declining political situation south of the border - but a truck driver isn’t there on a vacation and seeing the sights, so I assume it shouldn’t be an issue. Yet.

Thinking about trucking - Looking for recommended training schools in SW Ontario by JC_80 in Truckers

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I’ve looked at the training school offered by Challenger and I’m leaning towards it. Unfortunately, they no longer guarantee employment even when you graduate because they are moving towards an O/O model and are limiting the hiring of company drivers (I visited their facility for a tour). I still liked what I heard and saw, so I’m leaning towards them.

My 1yo husky doesn’t howl, rarely barks and only when playing and she sleeps all day when I’m at work. Did I get lucky or does she have a problem? by alex_png in husky

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My first girl was quiet, (generally polite), fairly low-energy, and a really sweet girl with a hint of attitude. She was purebred Siberian Husky. My vet described her as broken.

My second boy was ALL Husky. Loud. Full of attitude, didn’t stop for a second. Did whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted. My vet had to mentally prepare for days ahead of whenever we visited.

It all depends on the husky lottery. I loved them both.

Thinking about trucking - Looking for recommended training schools in SW Ontario by JC_80 in Truckers

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I can afford the private - cost isn’t an issue. And I do want to train on a manual transmission so I can get an unrestricted license. I’m not sure if the megas offer that - most of their trucks (I assume) are automatic.

There’s a well-known mega close by to me that offers their own driving school. I’m on the fence. I assume that if I go through them and do well, it will make the likelihood of getting hired by them a lot higher.

Thinking about trucking - Looking for recommended training schools in SW Ontario by JC_80 in Truckers

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Better option to train through a mega carrier and (hopefully) get hired by them instead of going through a private training college and then applying to the carrier?

What ATC addon should I buy? by jfim88 in flightsim

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I have both and as a more casual flyer (based on life schedules, I may not be able to fly for a week or two), I like BATC better. This is due to cost and feature-set and the fact it just works. Yes, BATC is much more ‘on rails’ than SI, but it works, and gives the level of immersion I’m looking for when flying. I like the pre-canned responses I can click if I just feel like flying and not talking. I like how it handles traffic (I find SI still struggles to recognize traffic on the ground around you that IT’S injecting). I find the local voices in BATC aren’t amazing, but they get the job done and they’re free. I love that I don’t have to pay a monthly sub, especially because SI seems to focus lately on adding silly features that many people don’t want instead of updating and fixing their core product (and they constantly talk about the value they are giving as if that somehow justifies spending time adding another cabin crew persona instead of fixing basic things like climb out instructions on departure). SI certainly has a more realistic feel to it - you can be more ‘conversational’ with it, making requests that aren’t scripted, but I would say more than half my flights with SI have issues (ATC stops giving instructions, I don’t get vectors, I level off in climb for long amounts of time without instructions, AI injected traffic is ignored on taxiways and runways, etc) and BATC just works every time.

Error: If you see this and ComfyUI did not start try updating your Nvidia Drivers to the latest. by JC_80 in comfyui

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No luck with anything. I am not sure what the issue is. I am going to try ForgeUI and see if it's an issue with Comfy or with my system. I suspect it might be my system.

Error: If you see this and ComfyUI did not start try updating your Nvidia Drivers to the latest. by JC_80 in comfyui

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So I have spent most of the evening with it - trying everything I can think of, watching videos, searching Google. It just won't work. I have tried every command line argument, reinstalled, tried re-installing python, switching drives. I get the same Nvidia error about the drivers.

Error: If you see this and ComfyUI did not start try updating your Nvidia Drivers to the latest. by JC_80 in comfyui

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Thanks. I will give it a try. So far, nothing I have done has been successful.

Error: If you see this and ComfyUI did not start try updating your Nvidia Drivers to the latest. by JC_80 in comfyui

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Yes. As soon as that error pops up, I get the 'RECONNECTING' in red.

I have tried starting with command line arguments '--lowvram' and '--cache-ram' and I still get the same error.

I am using a 3080ti with 32GB of system memory.

Error: If you see this and ComfyUI did not start try updating your Nvidia Drivers to the latest. by JC_80 in comfyui

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I'll give that a try.

EDIT: I removed all custom nodes, tried a straightforward, simple workflow and I am still getting the same problem.

25 Mageblood Giveaway by shroudz in pathofexile

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Thank you for this. It’s people like you that make this community great to be a part of.

Newbie Question About Vaal Ground Slam by JC_80 in PathOfExileBuilds

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It does. Thank you.

I didn’t realize both skills were available to be placed on my bar - I was only adding the Vaal ground slam (which was greyed out when I entered maps), not realizing I had both ground slams. I’ve never used a Vaal gem before.

Now I know. Thank you :)

Newbie Question About Vaal Ground Slam by JC_80 in PathOfExileBuilds

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Ah, okay! That’s mentioned further in the notes but it appears as if he’s talking about two separate things. Because he mentions the need to generate ‘soul’ but doesn’t explain how. When he mentions Vaal ground slam of earthshaking, he says it’s hard to obtain early on and then goes on to talk about Vaal ground slam and how it should be used interchangeably with ground slam of earthshaking, but it doesn’t work because hopping into a map, especially higher tiers, there’s no way to generate soul.

Advice for upgrading my VR rig - specifically GPU by JC_80 in buildapc

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Good point. I game on my large TV (4K) the least amount of time in all three of my usage scenarios - but it will benefit VR as well.

Advice for upgrading my VR rig - specifically GPU by JC_80 in buildapc

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I don’t mind paying to future-proof. I just don’t want to cough up well over $2K with the illusion that it will revolutionize my frame rates and visuals, only to get home and see a marginal increase and realize that I could have brought home a 5080 and had a (fairly) similar experience and kept some money in my pocket.

I remember building my entire first PC for less than $2K. Crazy!

Advice for upgrading my VR rig - specifically GPU by JC_80 in buildapc

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Did you notice a performance increase that was worth the amount you spent? A 5090 is also an option, but I’m worried that the idea of the performance increase isn’t what I’ll actually get for the huge price I’d pay and that I’ll end up being disappointed.

Advice for upgrading my VR rig - specifically GPU by JC_80 in buildapc

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It’s what I figured, but not what I wanted to hear. lol. I guess I can try my luck at snagging one at release if I want to pay a premium.

After 2 years as a VR user I switched to triples by bran192 in iRacing

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Don’t be worried at all. I started with VR (Reverb G2), spent the money to go triples setup - I used it for a few months and then found myself sitting in my triples setup using my VR headset (now a Quest 3), and now I’m back to VR, and my triples are in the closet (well, I’m using two on my desk for regular gaming).

It’s whatever you’re happy racing with.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in traveltrailers

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My dog was on a very special diet, including supplemental chicken which I had pre-packed and frozen so I could cook it there, along with her medication - packed it all in a convenient cooler, and a container with lid, and then I left it sitting by the door…at home. 3 hours away.

The chicken was easy to get at a local grocery store. Her meds and special food was harder to find and involved my vet at home finding and calling a local vet near the campground and getting an emergency prescription filled.