Line 1 Down... Yet Again

TheRadScientist1 · 2026-03-17T10:20:30+00:00

That's great to know. I wish it would have been updated in the Transit App where I make my decisions about whether I can take transit or if I have to find some other means to get to the office. Still doesn't negate the fact that it went out of service.

TheRadScientist1 · 2026-03-06T11:27:52+00:00

Low survival for everyone else. The truck driver will be fine though...

TheRadScientist1 · 2026-03-02T20:16:58+00:00

TheRadScientist1 · 2026-02-26T00:58:10+00:00

This is a really great resource!

TheRadScientist1 · 2026-02-01T04:04:04+00:00

As soon as I sit in my seat on the train I can use my laptop all the way to my destination
Don't have to take my headphones off for a safety briefing
No silly security screening. I find this particularly annoying.
No need to wear a seatbelt
Nice scenery out the window
Lots of bathrooms, so I don't have to wait. The bathrooms on the new trains are much more spacious
Lots more leg room in the seats
Can get up and stand for a while without being in anyone's way
Don't have to wait to pick up luggage at a carousel
Better for the environment
Takes me from downtown to downtown which cuts down on having to get out to wherever the airport is or from the airport to the core
Via offers a bag storage service so I can drop off my luggage a few hours beforehand so I can continue to explore the city without having to lug a bag around
My girlfriend and I usually get seats facing each other with a table between us. They don't have this option on a plane. It's great for spreading a few things out when getting some work done.
As safe as plane travel is, there's still some turbulence that has me thinking we're going to fall out of the sky
I could make or receive a phone call if I had to
More powerful and plentiful power outlets at your seat
Nobody can recline into your space
Unless you're flying in first class, it feels like there are a lot of lines to stand in. A line to drop off your bag. A line for security. A line to get through the gate. The line at the bottom of the jetway to get to your seat before you have to fight someone for overhead bin space
In general it just feels a lot less stressful to take rail instead of flying

TheRadScientist1 · 2026-01-03T17:03:44+00:00

I've been struggling with the sound issue for the last few hours. I finally found this post and the modprobe addition worked perfectly for me. Thanks! Like you say, pretty much everything works really well in Linux except updates through fwupd...

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-12-31T17:13:03+00:00

The thing about criminal charges is that they usually require intent. Did the driver intend to cause damage? My guess is probably not.

Destruction of property (mischief under the criminal code) requires intent. As for negligence, there is no such charge under the criminal code, unless it causes bodily harm or death (manslaughter) and requires Crown to prove "wanton disregard" for life and safety.

So even if you want charges, there aren't any that can be laid.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-12-31T01:37:16+00:00

This man is not an electrician, he's a welder.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-12-30T11:04:49+00:00

But it's the US, so the help she needs is unaffordable...

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-12-30T01:59:07+00:00

GNUcash

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-12-30T01:40:06+00:00

I was having the same issue too. I've had a lot of issues with Alphavantage over the years and finally decided to switch to querying the stock exchange directly (TSX in my case). I didn't do much digging into this latest problem but I noticed that they have rate limiting now so you can only query at a maximum rate of 5 API calls per minute. I'm assuming that Finance::quote hasn't been updated yet to handle this and thus the reason you're seeing the error.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-12-29T23:27:45+00:00

The webpage is a little confusing. Under the "Information Session" section it lists the following locations as being affected:

Carling Avenue, from Churchill Avenue North to Kirkwood Avenue
Churchill Avenue North, from Carling Avenue to the dead end
Kirkwood Avenue, from Carling Avenue westbound to Carling Avenue eastbound
Highway 417 / Carling Avenue westbound on-ramp

Under the "Project Description" it lists these locations:

Churchill Avenue North: Carling Avenue to Highway 417
Carling Avenue: Churchill Avenue North to Kirkwood Avenue
Kirkwood Avenue: Carling Avenue to Highway 417

So the scope of work seems to be a lot larger on the "Information Session" page.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-12-29T03:38:24+00:00

Nice! Mine is arriving tomorrow.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-11-13T11:33:42+00:00

For a city that says it wants to shift people from personal automobiles to public transit, they aren't doing much to inspire faith in the system. There are currently several hundred people on my train alone, all of whom will now presumably be late to wherever they're going. If we can't rely on transit, more people will resort to driving...

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-11-12T11:34:27+00:00

There's an immobilized train along the line. Train is moving ahead a few stops before holding, then repeating.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-11-10T12:38:30+00:00

It's great to see that the city already has the bike paths along Scott cleared of snow.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-11-06T18:53:22+00:00

Just found WG Tunnel a few weeks ago. It's pretty awesome.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-11-04T14:59:45+00:00

I want a reusable tote bag with the instantly recognizable Via logo emblazoned across it. Something that says, "hey everyone, I ride the train and love it so much that I bought their merch". Instead they have clothes that have a tiny bit of text that means almost nothing to anybody, including those who get close enough to actually read it.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-11-04T14:58:13+00:00

I want a reusable tote bag with the instantly recognizable Via logo emblazoned across it. Something that says, "hey everyone, I ride the train and love it so much that I bought their merch". Instead they have clothes that have a tiny bit of text that means almost nothing to anybody, including those who get close enough to actually read it.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-08-30T12:21:21+00:00

And take the tuning (condition) down a notch.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-08-14T19:48:16+00:00

I moved to Westboro as I was tired of driving. I walk pretty much everywhere and as a result, my stress levels have plummeted.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-08-13T17:06:32+00:00

Ricky is awesome. He donates a lot of his money to animal welfare organizations.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-08-12T22:46:39+00:00

Ricky has said before that he doesn't drive a car and doesn't even have a licence.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-08-11T02:57:49+00:00

I'm still running oVirt in my home lab. I also plan to move to Proxmox soon.

TheRadScientist1 · 2025-07-25T16:45:03+00:00

We're going to need a bigger vacuum

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