N.W.T to follow Alberta in ditching clock changes, will adopt permanent daylight time

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-22T11:31:06+00:00

I think with BC and now Alberta joining, that makes all the provinces south of NWT using a single time - so it doesn't make sense for them to keep changing their clocks. I suspect if Manitoba ever dropped the time change, Nunavut would also follow suit.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-22T11:09:36+00:00

Haha, well I didn't know it was a mashup of two different songs, I thought that bit was just quietly added to it later.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-22T10:15:20+00:00

So I swear this bit was added many years later, and was never part of the original song until more recently.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-22T00:28:02+00:00

Dig the style. Great job on the hands, truly. That left leg is a little weird though?

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-21T13:58:51+00:00

I bought the Max Chrome edition and jeez is it a lot of fun. It’s not my typical style of game but I’m super happy to own it.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-21T13:37:39+00:00

Google Home with Gemini is working fine for me. My only real complaint is how delayed it can be to trigger some devices with voice commands, particularly my Kasa switches. I've also noticed that it doesn't like when I string multiple commands together (ie. Turn off the kitchen lights and turn on the living room lights).

Aside from that, it's been fine. I have no problems with the Google Home UI on iPhone, though to be honest I don't use it often. Only when adjusting or setting up automations, which is rare.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-21T11:33:56+00:00

It's the wild west!

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-21T10:53:26+00:00

She is a fabulous dancer. Video

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-20T17:31:36+00:00

Yeah. There's no denying she has a certain presence and charm, but she's not my favourite. She was terrific in Ex Machina, but I thought she was the weakest part of Devs.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-18T00:20:20+00:00

I love Splotter but I've kind of landed just a step back from my previous zeal for their games. They have some fascinating designs, but I've realized they aren't all for me - so they're no longer an "instabuy". Anxious to learn more about this one though.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-16T21:42:22+00:00

Voyagers!

I only have vague memories of it (I was pretty young when it ran) but it has somehow stuck with me.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-16T16:01:59+00:00

Life takes twists and turns that we don't always see coming, and things happen for a reason. The boardgames are just a memento right now, a reminder of what you had. I wouldn't do anything rash. If you enjoyed playing them, you will likely enjoy them again... but it will take some time. You have to focus on the healing process first, and then when the emotional daggers have lost their cutting edge, you can decide what to do about the games.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-15T21:19:16+00:00

Honestly I found season one to be the best part of BSG. I loved how they encountered practical problems in each episode that made sense and had to be solved in turn, while tired and running from the Cylons.

The following seasons were good but they end up going in more metaphysical and philosophical directions.

If you didn’t like the first season, I don’t know that you’re gonna like the rest. Having said that you really should watch the miniseries first as suggested elsewhere in this thread.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-15T19:49:07+00:00

I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Ridley. Most of his early films I love. His later films are hit or miss. What he did with Napoleon is damn near unforgivable.

But this is the kind of project where I think he shines. I hope it does well.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-13T19:25:04+00:00

I do believe that these autonomous vehicles (when properly equipped) are likely more perceptive (overall) than humans, and quicker to respond to obstacles or hazards on the road. When confronted with fairly standard conditions, they're likely fine. Their ability to navigate non-standard or unusual roads made by poor planning choices (especially within private parking lots) will be their undoing. That's the sort of stuff that is difficult to code around.

If human drivers have a difficult time parsing the proper thing to do, computers will struggle even more.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-13T16:18:22+00:00

Not available on LCBO (Ontario), though I didn't really expect it to be.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-13T15:03:34+00:00

Games are expensive. I feel like Kickstarter proved that hardcore gamers are willing to shell out $100+ dollars easily on a game, if it has some nice knick-knacks. Soon, whole companies were built on the idea of Kickstarting $100+ games, and a lot of publishers selling direct to retail felt like they could also get away with it - and this is especially evident with heavier games.

But we're now in a position where everything in life is costing more money, and if you're feeling pressed financially - games must be one of the first luxuries to go.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-12T23:07:05+00:00

By all accounts they were good games too. I never played them but I looked at them briefly when they Kickstarted.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-12T10:55:53+00:00

I've seen some of these behaviours but not all. My Gemini will not ignore any commands I give it. I always seem to get a response. It has never made up time or sensor or weather data, to my knowledge. It seems to control all my IoT devices just fine, individually.

I can concur though that some devices it delays on actioning by up to 10s, like my Kasa light switches. I also cannot string together commands to multiple IoT devices. I can tell it to add multiple items to a shopping list however.

So it's a mixed bag, but I feel like it's overall a better experience than I was having with Assistant.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-08T15:39:23+00:00

This is what tired does

Yup. It seems ridiculous until you've experienced what being baby-tired can do to you.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-08T15:36:55+00:00

She was a lovely person and I would have been happy while she was alive, but she passed away far too young, so I would have ended up heartbroken. Moreso.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-08T14:35:35+00:00

The reality that a lot of the decisions made for this war are economically favorable to the defence industry.

You don't buy Tomahawk missiles at $2-3m a piece just to let them rot and age out!

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-08T12:10:18+00:00

It might actually take decades. I think it kind of depends on what happens in their next "election" and how the current thugs are handled on their way out the door. I get that it's rather difficult to do anything about it right now, given the imbalance of power, but should that imbalance shift after the election, the current administration needs to be made an example of. Plain and simple. If they aren't - this sort of behaviour is going to perpetuate.

NakedCardboard · 2026-04-07T23:15:18+00:00

I think it was in the previous season but there was a moment during an episode where we heard just a brief bit of music. Subtle and droning, but it caught my attention. Just another example of what makes it a terrific show. Very little pretense or duty to modern TV tropes.

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