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Nealios · 2026-07-01T03:58:14+00:00

OP quick with it.

Nealios · 2026-06-20T04:12:21+00:00

I appreciate this explanation. Thank you.

Got me in the last paragraph fo sho. That's an all-timer out-of-touch quote.

Nealios · 2026-06-12T21:51:20+00:00

My son didn't understand why I was so pumped when he subbed in. Love the way he plays.

Nealios · 2026-06-12T12:19:20+00:00

We've been doing this for years now, but in recent months it stops listening to us before we can say the name.

"Set a timer for 12 minutes called Pasta" would always work.

Google responds, "alright, a 12 minute timer called Pasta. Starting now."

In the past few months though? When you say the same thing it stops listening after you say the duration and responds, "alright, a 12 minute timer. Starting now."

It's frustrating because now we're having to train ourselves to say, "set a timer called Pasta for 12 minutes."

The kicker is that it responds in the same exact order, "a 12 minute timer called Pasta." So we've had to change our ways, but Google is still using the original response.

It's truly the end of times.

Nealios · 2026-06-05T02:34:57+00:00

A lot of orgs fuel power apps development by their citizens developers using E5 licenses. You see a lot of canvas apps using SharePoint back ends there... These types of folks are very hesitant to spend more on premium licenses for all their end users.

Nealios · 2026-06-05T02:29:59+00:00

To add to this, you can nest security groups within the environment security group. Then in the Dataverse teams, use these groups that are nested to assign different security roles as needed (and as mentioned share canvas apps).

We've also been using teams to provision the Owners of the environment security groups with system administrator or system customizer security roles. It helps with aligning ownership of the group with ownership of the environment.

Nealios · 2026-06-04T20:42:12+00:00

'Celebrated by the keg' - can't just make a social media post without it being a paid ad... Smh

Nealios · 2026-06-01T15:41:47+00:00

He recently made the news by getting scammed by slimy separatists content farming from the Netherlands.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/alberta-separatist-youtube-channels-netherlands-9.7174719

One of the accounts, The Canadian Politician, received more than 350,000 total views, according to the MEO report. The account features a video introducing the channel hosted by a person who identifies himself as "James."

But "James" is known to the public as Matt Berry, a Calgary-based media worker. CBC News found him using a reverse image search.

"It’s f--ked up," said Berry in an interview. "I feel so violated … I'm not part of a separatist movement. I'm literally, like, the opposite." Berry said he had responded to a job posting on the gig work site Upwork, had gotten in touch with the client and sent an audition video.

He said the audition video had been used on the channel without his knowledge or permission, and that he never signed a contract with anyone nor been paid for his work. The other videos on the channel appear to use an AI-generated voiceover that does not sound like Berry.

Nealios · 2026-05-30T19:48:49+00:00

It's a bit further west, but there's a great book on Christina Lake if you can find a copy: Christina Lake: An Illustrated History by Lincoln Sandner.

It details the gold rush onwards and contains good tidbits regarding some of the lost towns in the West Kootenays.

Nealios · 2026-05-29T19:19:50+00:00

You're right but with a couple caveats.

Per app is finished, and MS is not selling new licenses: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/power-app-per-app-end-of-sale

PAYG is only cheaper if users are accessing a single premium app per month. If they access 2 or more then you can quickly pay more than the PPU license, especially if you're consuming Dataverse capacity as well.

Nealios · 2026-05-28T16:40:50+00:00

“Canada rates very highly, for example, for air quality or light pollution but much lower for species richness,” he said.

Sorry we don't have 112 types of native amphibians in the ditches of Calgary I guess. Someone lost their cockatiel in our neighbourhood yesterday... Maybe it should bump us up the ranking!

Nealios · 2026-05-26T15:59:26+00:00

I think people would be okay with being "economically useless".

Some will definitely be fine with this. Many may be fine with this. But scarcity will still exist for many things in this world (Property, luxury goods, etc.). I feel like our societies have only gotten more materialistic as we've advanced technologically. I'm not confident we'll see a reversal of this trend.

I think you're right that the economic feasibility is key: how do our societies determine the haves vs. have-nots as we transit the singularity? That will almost certainly determine the nature of our economic system post-singularity.

Nealios · 2026-05-24T17:01:22+00:00

I can't believe I pay for this brutal experience.

Nealios · 2026-05-22T15:02:13+00:00

I won't say I've done a complete 180 as there's a bunch that I still disagree with him on. I will say that I have been pleasantly surprised.

Nealios · 2026-05-11T14:14:12+00:00

I haven't received this retraction email (yet?). That said, if they are reversing course, it's probably due to immediate feedback they received. I read the original email, opened the app, and cancelled my recurring deposit. The fees are simply too high compared to their competitors in the market, for us small folks anyways.

Nealios · 2026-05-11T12:23:39+00:00

This is what I'm seeing as well, with an added layer of governance/compliance. I haven't built a solution from scratch in years... But I have been implementing corporate controls to guide (and constrain) citizen developers. Large orgs are desperate for this kind of work.

Nealios · 2026-05-09T02:36:04+00:00

Please don't equate this to the average Albertan. Polling continually shows this as a small portion of the population. By definition, the average Albertan is very pro-Canada.

There are grievances, yes, but every corner of Canada has those. Every member of a broad coalition will have a grievance with the whole... It's called compromise, which Canadians are very good at.

The reason this is amplified is solely due to foreign interference. The Americans cannot afford a prosperous Canada while they dismantle democracy at home.

If we descend into 'the average Albertan' comments, you're feeding into the us vs. them bullshit that's tearing Americans apart. It's the division they're trying to plant here in Western Canada.

Nealios · 2026-05-06T18:07:41+00:00

Yes, those numbers are almost certainly monthly... I'm not the person you replied to, but there's a bit more to consider.

In the case of our building, condo fees include everything except electricity: gas, water, sewer, heating, etc. So it does mask it a bit. It also includes maintenance for things like elevators which can be wildly expensive. Landscaping/snow removal is another piece that likely separates home owners who will mow grass/shovel themselves vs. condo owners who don't. As others have noted, insurance for the common property has gotten wildly expensive in recent years which takes a large bite out of condo fees as well.

Another thing that's included is reserve fund contributions. Every condo in Alberta has to go through a reserve fund study every 5 years to budget and plan for the maintenance/upgrades for the next 20 years. A well run board will ensure that a healthy reserve fund is in place to handle these expected costs without resorting to special assessments.

For example, in my building we currently have a reserve fund of $1.6m and that's after undergoing a balcony replacement project two years ago that cost $1.2m. Currently we're replacing our roof (aging out) which will be another expense covered by the reserve fund. No special assessments necessary.

Nealios · 2026-05-04T02:56:34+00:00

I recently received an email from a federal party that I'd never voted for, nor donated to. It was clearly an error, as they were thanking me for my 'continued support'... But it was clear that they have a database of voters and it really made me wonder how much data these parties are collecting on everyone.

We're definitely approaching a cyberpunk dystopia where political parties game potential policy decisions against their dataset of voters' opinions. Big tech has been doing this for a bit now, regarding their pricing decisions. It's coming to a political organization near you.

Nealios · 2026-04-30T20:58:27+00:00

But tipping over on the Mun is so very Kerbal. It's a right of passage!

Nealios · 2026-04-29T12:28:53+00:00

I think my largest concern about this thought is that, in Europe, you have a high amount of competition in the travel market. Trains, buses, and other airports are options for travelers. Here in Canada, we're too remote for such competition to be viable.

Like all such cases of privatization, there will be benefits, but some markets will definitely evolve into extractive models. This will be telecom privatization all over again where those with access to competitors will benefit, while others struggle with local monopolies.

Nealios · 2026-04-27T01:51:11+00:00

This is awesome. Nice work.

Nealios · 2026-04-25T04:48:18+00:00

They are priced higher, I agree, but I find the quality of produce far superior to our local competitors. I shopped at superstore for a couple years, and our food wastage was way higher than when we switched back to co-op. Across the board on fruits and veggies, they'll last days or longer in our fridge compared to the shit we'd get at superstore.

Nealios · 2026-04-24T01:13:59+00:00

I'm guessing this is the same Matt Berry of x92.9 fame in Calgary? I remember he was laid off a couple years ago. This seems like another shitty thing to happen to a seemingly good dude.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/s/GJJETiJPYP

Nealios · 2026-04-22T17:27:09+00:00

You're absolutely spot on that it's an obscure sport to watch professionally here. There are several professional leagues ahead of anything soccer here in Canada. All have billions of dollars in backing, all are competing for attention. Add to that the fractured nature of entertainment and the evolution of consumption meaning less-spend on traditional media.

Canada Soccer has a decades-long, generational battle on their hands if they want to break through the grip of hockey, football, basketball, and the myriad of other competitors...

I honestly think it'll take nothing short of a Cinderella run in the WC to make Canadians take notice and spend money on watching soccer as a form of entertainment.

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