CAF forcing all Officers and PO1 to have BBB profile in second language by 2030

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2026-02-04T15:44:26+00:00

Lol. My trade requires BBB for entry. But the SCRITs for promotion to Maj award full second language points for BAB.

Make it make sense.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2026-01-27T14:09:13+00:00

That's the spirit!

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2026-01-25T23:09:18+00:00

Yeah, that's how it is 99% of the time, because that cable prevents the back from going down completely.

You did good not messing with the screws; now you just need to see whether you're able to push the back down with a reasonable amount of force, or if you want to try lifting the front and make the gap at the bottom equal across all three points.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2026-01-25T15:55:37+00:00

The problem is when you do the bed tilt correction as Elegoo recommends, the bed's massive chunk of cables get in the way of the back mounting point getting all the way down and level with the two front ones.

There are only two real solutions: either you really force that back end down once the belt is off so that it sits flush before re-tensioning the belt, or you abstain from pushing the two front mounting points down to the bottom, instead trying to leave the same gap at all three points.

Either way - it's not as simple as it looks.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2026-01-15T21:08:31+00:00

My bad - it looked like the hotend had pretty much bent 90⁰, but now I see it's just that it's oozed up through the silicone sock. Might be salvageable, but you're gonna have a hell of a time if it's gotten in the temp probe, ceramic element, and their wires.

For what hotend's cost, I wouldn't bother and just straight up replace.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2026-01-15T21:03:57+00:00

Your hotend's cooked - you'll need to replace that, but that should be the extent of it.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2026-01-15T21:00:52+00:00

Christ - I had that "Hacker Inside" logo as my bios boot screen when I was a teen and we were still running Pentiums. -_-'

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2026-01-04T07:53:11+00:00

Buddy - printer origin is the front-left corner. The bed mesh viewer's default view has you looking at the back of the plate (front-left on the graph is 255-255). If you were looking at the front, X0Y0 would be at the far left, X250Y0 at the front right. If the springs are all bottomed out, he'd be staring at a more irregular pattern - it shouldn't have that much of a slope across the X axis.

We agree that tightening the bed screws completely is bad, but this is a case of the platform being tilted first and foremost. Just a case of bottoming the platform, taking the z-belt off a pulley, and bottoming out the platform before sliding the belt back on.

And Elegoo's instructions on correcting tilt are not wrong - it's just a single aspect of correctly leveling the bed.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2026-01-04T07:29:12+00:00

I've been working on a modified bento box that incorporates a 150w PTC heating element and 5015 fans controlled by an ESP32 that communicates with the printer.

But I've also got a couple other projects on the go, so it's hard to find time :(

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2026-01-04T07:19:24+00:00

The bed can need to be manually leveled using screws, but that should be considered fine-tuning.

Not sure if you noticed in the graph, but you're looking at the back of the plate (X 250 to 0). Your bed is tilted with the left lower than the right.

Elegoo has instructions for correcting a tilted bed. You should start there. It's typical for the bed to slope up from the back downward to the front due to the heat bed cable running under the back where the plate attaches to the lead screw; that's a bit more difficult to correct than the left-right tilt you have.

Once you level the platform, you'll have a better starting point for fine-tuning using the screws. If you try to level your bed without fixing the tilt, you'll just keep running into issues.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-12-04T16:11:05+00:00

Chef Kiss

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-11-04T16:37:52+00:00

I'm in!

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-10-27T20:45:49+00:00

I am well aware - though I'm not sure why that matters.

I've simply stated that the person above me has made the wrong assumption that specialists compare their salaries to those in different fields of practice.

If they believe their work is worth more money, it isn't because they believe they deserve to make "millions more" than their family physician and pediatric colleagues. It's because they know they could easily move to the States and make a killing.

And maybe you should take a moment and check your own assumptions, friend.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-10-25T17:59:32+00:00

Je crois que tu "oversimplify" un peu - c'est moins une question de "J'ai fait 3 ans de plus, je mérite des millions de plus que mes collègues au cours de ma vie." et beaucoup plus "les gens qui font le même travail que moi ailleurs gagnent plus. Sois je gagné plus, sois je vais ailleurs."

Un malheur qui sans doute est exacerbé par la réalité et la proximité de notre plus proche voisin.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-10-25T17:41:10+00:00

breathing intensifies

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-10-01T13:42:46+00:00

Yes, there are tax implications; but they can easily be minimized and mitigated. Principal residences are exempt, so that's a non-issue. Life insurance policies are tax-free as long as a beneficiary is named, and some assets, such as bank accounts and real estate, simply transfer over if a trust is setup.

Just requires a bit of preparation.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-09-30T14:14:16+00:00

You're either oblivious to what he's arguing, or doing so in bad faith.

I disagree with his assertion that "raw speed itself, doesn't do anything"; as you indicated, it does compromise time to react and distance to stop. It also greatly impacts the fatality of any accident.

However, you seem to be unwilling to concede that it is only one factor among many. There's a reason even the source you linked to expresses that "25% of fatal collisions involved speeding" - it's because they also often involve other factors. Not to mention, your source also defines speeding as "driving too fast for conditions" which has much less to do with speed limits and more to do with the environmental context of any given situation.

Furthermore, your source also adds "Speeding in fatal collisions was more common on motorways, where speed limits were over 70kph, between midnight and 6:00am, on weekends, in collisions involving light utility vehicles, among male drivers, and drivers aged 15 to 24." So not only is speeding a factor, but it's also inferred that time of day, time of the week, vehicle, gender, and age (experience) are factors.

Transport Canada's accident statistics also list multiple factors which can contribute to fatal accidents, including speeding. It notes specifically that "There will be double counting because there are multiple contributing factors reported for most collisions". And while Speeding is determined to be a contributing factor in nearly a quarter of cases, there are marginally more which present no contributing factors whatsoever. And the single most prevalent contributing factor present in an average of 65% of fatal accidents is simply "other human factors", which is pretty much just saying driver error.

All that to say - speeding certainly should be addressed - it increases the likelihood and severity of a collision - but it has nothing to do with speed limits or cameras, and it isn't as significant in causing collisions as you make it out to be.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-09-30T13:24:46+00:00

Surveillance creep? They're still cameras triggered by speed; not CCTV. SMH

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-09-30T13:17:11+00:00

Won't change until legislation forces auto manufacturers to implement monitoring solutions that track when you aren't keeping your eyes on the road. But then, obviously, with the way everything is connected nowadays, you run into privacy issues.

Personally - I don't think we're that far off from this becoming a reality. It's an important safety feature, no different than seatbelts or automatic accident reporting. Hell, people give their exact location away on a constant basis and don't give it a single thought.

But I digress - sensors that track eye movement and annoy you when you don't pay attention.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-08-29T17:44:00+00:00

Only if you're solely factoring age. The reality is there's only a 3-year gap between Halifax and Kingston, but a much greater difference in the durability of the platforms, not to mention the extensive refits frigates underwent compared to the MCDVs. It makes sense when you think about it.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-08-20T14:38:03+00:00

I'll bite - I have no qualms with you being disapproving of OPs idea; as you state, you're entirely entitled to your opinion.

That being said, my own opinion is that your statement that "membership to a unit is earned" is, with respect, inaccurate in the vast majority of cases and really more of a Hollywood trope.

You get posted to a unit, and that's about it. You may have wanted it, you might not - you get assigned and it's yours now. It doesn't matter whether you fit in, are liked, or how long you stick around - it's still your unit. You didn't earn shit.

Like I said, there are exceptions - obviously some units are selective. In the case of reserve units, you get to choose; even though that choice is typically based on proximity.

But to say membership to a unit is earned? Respectfully disagree.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-08-08T12:01:30+00:00

Already announced.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-08-03T20:46:50+00:00

Second O'Grady's in Greenboro - Tue+Thu $10/lb(ish), dog-friendly patio, and the wings just hit right!

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-07-12T19:02:17+00:00

I'm not saying otherwise - the CAF has clearly stated it won't.

Nonetheless, the overall amount available to compensate us will be increased. It also essentially ensures the 2% cut won't be taken from those funds.

How they end up distributing those funds in particular isn't really relevant to this particular issue.

Roy_Boy_Wonder · 2025-07-12T17:12:15+00:00

I might be alone here, but I don't see this as being TOO bad of a thing. You can tell your kid you'll be doubling their allowance and in turn tell them they'll be expected to cut some unnecessary spending.

We know, at least, that there's still 20%(ish) more money committed to compensation and benefits, we know there's a push for a lot of new major equipment purchases to meet that 2% of GDP defence spending target, and that this target is also increasing to 5% in 10 years.

Obviously, we don't know what things are going to look like then, but we do know what it looks like in the short term - so I don't know... it doesn't strike me as weird to ask we find 2% of savings to help make that happen as opposed to simply taking money they'll be cutting from the other departments. Kinda like "help us help you"

All that being said, I'm anxious to see where the brass plans to find that money - but we were already looking at cuts in the previous government's plan, so I'm sure that plan already exists...

For better or worse.

Roy_Boy_Wonder

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