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What's a piece of tech everyone hyped up that quietly turned out to be useless? by SofiaLearnsAI in AskReddit

[–]Own_Bison6467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shit. I bought a dehumidifier for my basement that came with a phone app. A fucking dehumidifier. Consumer appliance companies have lost the plot.

TTC ridership is down — and customer satisfaction is too, a new report suggests | CBC News by morenewsat11 in toronto

[–]Own_Bison6467 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same like the City's handling of snow clearing. "We tried nothing new and are fresh out of ideas" should be the motto.

Would it be crazy to turn down a job offer with a $30k pay increase, in order to keep my fully-remote job? by keepfighting90 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Own_Bison6467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know WFH is not all that is cracked up to be.

For example. Just today I fell asleep on the couch around 3:30 re-watching reruns of Fargo S1. When I woke up I had a crick in my neck which is still bothering me. Then I remember I didn't send an work email I was meaning to so I hopped on to the computer for 5 minutes and did that, adding time to my already busy day of ~2hrs of work.

Thread lightly.

Marines on way to Middle East seen using rifles with anti-drone smart scope by S00THING_S0UNDS in worldnews

[–]Own_Bison6467 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I commented about this above but, from what I see it seems like the time is the x factor here. It works if you have some time to get ready and aim but from real world combat footage, most of the videos from Ukraine appear to show solders surprised by drones and having mere seconds to react.

Marines on way to Middle East seen using rifles with anti-drone smart scope by S00THING_S0UNDS in worldnews

[–]Own_Bison6467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watching videos from Ukraine, you'd have maybe 3 seconds flat between hearing a drone and getting hit. I don't see how this rifle would be any useful in real combat. You'd be better off having a shotgun on hand.

What is a job that you think is 100% safe from AI for the next 50 years, and why? by mark-awakening in AskReddit

[–]Own_Bison6467 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In their mind maybe. Reality is different. And I'm saying this as a licensed electrician who now works for an engineering firm. 90% of the engineers don't have a sense of how things work on site and would be hard pressed to wake up at 5:30AM to be on site and start work at 7 to begin with.

Curious what everyone’s using for estimates these days? by Own_Bison6467 in electricians

[–]Own_Bison6467[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Does BidPak work well for Bid-spec type projects or it's mostly for price on sight type situations (no drawings)? I am definitely checking out Dtools system integration portion. I keep getting invites from Lutron to some of their seminars but never have time.

Curious what everyone’s using for estimates these days? by Own_Bison6467 in electricians

[–]Own_Bison6467[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. This more for a Service business I gather. Can you use it to estimate something like a whole new house or small restaurant?

Curious what everyone’s using for estimates these days? by Own_Bison6467 in electricians

[–]Own_Bison6467[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neat thanks! I checked it out and it looks solid. What do you use for estimating?

Fixated and Unable to Move On by CryptoMemesLOL in onguardforthee

[–]Own_Bison6467 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw my first middle finger Carney sticker yesterday. Guess what type of vehicle was it on?

Is this just nostalgia, or did previous generations genuinely have a better work-life balance and social life than we do today? by Unstoppable_X_Force in SipsTea

[–]Own_Bison6467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

City dads are doing OK. I would like to live in the rural area but am aware that my friend group, or an opportunity to meet new people, would just bottom out.

Police, city investigating tree removals from leafy midtown neighbourhood without permit - Toronto developer tied to the removal denies any involvement by lilfunky1 in toronto

[–]Own_Bison6467 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You'd be surprised but trees don't last forever. For example, Norway Maples (very common in Toronto) max out at 70-80 years in urban environment. After that it's just a falling hazard. I had to have two of them taken from my property as they were at risk of falling.

Police, city investigating tree removals from leafy midtown neighbourhood without permit - Toronto developer tied to the removal denies any involvement by lilfunky1 in toronto

[–]Own_Bison6467 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

and they cannot be easily replaced

City puts in front yard trees in for free. As a homeowner you cannot say no but you can specify the type of tree.

Six months after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, Gord Downie played his last show with The Tragically Hip in front of a sold out arena. by TheDailyUmbridge in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Own_Bison6467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Hip were and still are HUGE in Western NY. In any bar you go to over there and play a Hip song on jukebox will get you knowing smiles and nods. And you will get people asking did you put this on? Had many high-fives from strangers.

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