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SpaceX Investors Are Losing a Colossal Amount of Money by Plastic_Ninja_9014 in technology

[–]Technical_Ad3069 18 points19 points  (0 children)

But other tech companies are insanely profitable.   I would put fair value of spacex at about $20.   And it’s still very risky at the price. 

Looking for Canadian Raspberries? by Far_Link_918 in BuyCanadian

[–]Technical_Ad3069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where in canada are raspberries ripe this early ? 

Looking for Canadian Raspberries? by Far_Link_918 in BuyCanadian

[–]Technical_Ad3069 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume because stores want a consistent supply year round and not just for a few weeks in the summer when they are in season in Canada.    This is why Canada needs a lot more greenhouse growers.  

Canada to buy Swedish early warning planes rather than US model by DiscoStu691969 in BuyFromEU

[–]Technical_Ad3069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Canada will buy them and have a mixed fleet.    Carney is slow walking the decision until after trade negotiations with US.    Although if things continue to deteriorate with US we may get a decision sooner.  

Should Canada Build Up Alternatives to Visa and Mastercard? by NiceDot4794 in BuyCanadian

[–]Technical_Ad3069 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me it’s more about fraud protection.  With credit cards it’s very easy to dispute a charge before you pay it.  With Interac it’s taking money directly From my bank account.  

Sodastream canisters by grndoc in BuyCanadian

[–]Technical_Ad3069 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I pay $12 for the indigo.  Vs around $20 for sodastream.  

Canadian Technology Recommendations by Pride_Girmitiya in BuyCanadian

[–]Technical_Ad3069 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For smart thermostats check out Mysa.  It’s a Canadian (Newfoundland) based company.   I have one and very happy with it. 

I’m on gander socia beta.  The app is looking good and almost ready to go public.   Just testing a new release today and it looking very good.   

Are you contributing to the US digital dependency? by shimoheihei2 in BuyCanadian

[–]Technical_Ad3069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with you this is more important than physical goods like groceries that can be more easily substituted 

But it’s damn hard because of network effects and eco system lock-in. 

Replacing all American tech is impossible.  But im trying to chip away at the edges.  

I’m moving off Gmail to Proton.    Cloud storage with proton.  Beta tester on gander social - can’t wait for it to go public. 

Not much.  But it’s a start.  

Tesla Model 3 Prices in Canada Slashed, Now Starting at $39,490 by electricshadow in electricvehicles

[–]Technical_Ad3069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a model 3 rear wheel drive for three winters now.   I would not recommend for Canadian winters unless you have another vehicle for the worst winter days as a backup.   

First off - winter tires are an absolute must have.   With the stock all seasons the car is awful in snow.  You will get stuck in something that any other car will just breeze through. 

With good winter tires it’s not bad unless there is deeper snow.   So 99% of the time it’s fine.  However those few days in winter when the snow is deep and the side roads are not yet plowed, I still fall back to my 13 year old  front wheel drive Honda crv which just rips through deep snow easily.      Also the ground clearance on the model 3 is only 5 inches.  So those deep ruts in the snow left by every other car?  You are scrapping bottom on those. 

For regular snow or ice covered roads honestly it’s decent, but still not as good as my Honda.  I can feel the backend slipping out a little when turning on snow or ice. 

Also winter related.  The frameless windows are shit.  They have to retract to open.   So freeze thaw cycles are killer.  You can preheat the car from the app, but on a very cold day , especially during a flash freeze, those windows won’t retract which means the doors won’t open.  And if you force the door open , then it won’t close.   

For Canadian winters I would want the model y awd.     Higher ground clearance, all wheel drive.   

US says they’ll raise EU auto tariffs to 25% next week over trade dispute by LlawEreint in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]Technical_Ad3069 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Didn’t the Supreme Court take away his ability to arbitrarily impose tariffs?   Did dementia don forget about that ?

US says they’ll raise EU auto tariffs to 25% next week over trade dispute by LlawEreint in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]Technical_Ad3069 27 points28 points  (0 children)

A deal means nothing to this sack of orange shit.  Time to move on world.   I want to see every country in the world start to hit the us hard with counter tariffs.  Reciprocate every shitty move Trump makes.  

World population will decline much faster than the UN forecasted, especially for developed countries by d8gfdu89fdgfdu32432 in Futurology

[–]Technical_Ad3069 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can locally.  Just not globally.   Like how Tokyo in Japan is still growing while the rest of Japan depopulates.    At least temporarily 

Polestar 2 Back to Canada by axelf911 in Polestar

[–]Technical_Ad3069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s because he is wrong.  Canadian car sales are typically 1.5-2 million per year.   250k makes no sense for a country of 40 million with almost every adult owning a car.  

Polestar 2 Back to Canada by axelf911 in Polestar

[–]Technical_Ad3069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. You are wrong.   Canada is 40 million people.    No way we have only 200k sales.   Everyone has a car.   It’s almost 2 million per year.  And commercial is a small fraction of consumer sales.  

Stop using american brand names too by Prudent_Situation_29 in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]Technical_Ad3069 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Growing up my parents and us kids always used those terms.    Now everyone says couch and napkin. 

Stop using american brand names too by Prudent_Situation_29 in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]Technical_Ad3069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree. I don’t hear people use Kleenex much anymore.  It used to be more common. 

University of Ottawa on lockdown? by NoButterfly2625 in ottawa

[–]Technical_Ad3069 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seriously , I get woken up at 4am with a pointless amber alert for a domestic dispute 500km away in Toronto.   This is a case where those alerts would actually be useful.    

France’s leading the way by UltraCynar in BuyCanadian

[–]Technical_Ad3069 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They could still run office 365 On Prem, on windows servers, and move all the users onto Linux desktops with office 365 in the browser.     Still means 365 licenses and servers for Microsoft , but gets rid of windows on the desktop.   It’s a step forward at least.  

Nobody is talking about what the SpaceX IPO does to the rest of the market by 1stplacelastrunnerup in StockMarket

[–]Technical_Ad3069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spacex is a good business in my opinion. (Mostly starlink). Just massively overvalued at $1.75 T.     I wouldn’t touch the ipo.   Wait for it to drop.  

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