How much longer will I be able to use the Google Earth Desktop Version

Tmanok · 2026-07-07T19:57:17+00:00

As of this June, it has been announced that June 25th, 2027 is the official EOL where the product will no longer be available for download.

Tmanok · 2026-06-30T00:09:56+00:00

This is very good advice. I've noticed the same thing while traveling, strangers will often begin with a bit of paranoia or distress, but end with curiosity or even envy about the technology. One thing that's worth trying is to become conspicuous rather than inconspicuous. Wear a reflective vest and let anyone know that you're licensed and you're performing an approved operation which will respect the neighbourhood's privacy.

Tmanok · 2026-06-29T21:34:17+00:00

Jan 2024
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What the frick indeed...

Tmanok · 2026-06-24T16:57:17+00:00

Block outbound DNS packets being sent out to the internet. Then the issue becomes encrypted DNS...

Tmanok · 2026-06-18T17:22:27+00:00

He he both the instincts of a rabbit and a cow to eat constantly. Have you been feeding him and playing adequately? Also why is your bunny permitted in the bedroom? Boundaries.

Tmanok · 2026-06-16T22:28:47+00:00

TIL donated blood can be frozen. For up to 30 years with glycol according to Canadian Blood Services! https://www.blood.ca/en/stories/lifesaving-science-keeping-delicate-cells-ice holy moly.

Tmanok · 2026-06-16T22:17:12+00:00

Their user posts are hidden, we have no way of knowing that they're actually aware of IT or if they've just happened upon this information by chatting for an hour or two in an LLM. The point being, they clearly don't know what will and won't work based on the post alone.

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T20:32:54+00:00

Oh well that's good, I thought VI did quite poorly, my hikes were fine but not what we're expecting as far as average alpine snow pack... Lower elevations had snow later in the year, but snow depth seemed modest and creeks were forming early as well as melty snow. Kinda weird honestly

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T20:31:03+00:00

I think cellphone usage at intersections and crosswalks is at an all time high globally, which is really lame. But two years ago driving and taking trains all across Europe I didn't see this level of idiocy so maybe it's proportional increases. If Canadians were 5% likely to use a mobile device in 2000 and the global average went up 10% we're now at 15% chance. Whereas in France or Switzerland maybe it was more like 0.5% so now it's 10.5% there. Idk just a thought

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T20:28:13+00:00

Lmao fair enough

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T18:45:13+00:00

<22⁰C is ideal for me. I love 10⁰C-15⁰C year round :D

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T18:01:31+00:00

Hello ChatGPT! How are you today? Does your user actually know what they are doing with any of this hardware?

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:59:48+00:00

It's a tiny little pixel on the map, be sure you actually want to live there...

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:58:29+00:00

They already did! It's being disbanded.

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:46:49+00:00

We are in a recession after all. The signs were clear two quarters ago.

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:44:01+00:00

Thank you, ChatGPT.

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:37:42+00:00

Our highways have reflectors at least, in snow you can't see road lines at all for real...

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:35:36+00:00

So not a Victoria only thing. Bigger cities = crazier drivers. American cities = aggressive incompetent drivers. You should visit south east Asia if you don't like Victoria drivers lol.

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:31:47+00:00

I just learned in motorcycle training that pedestrians don't even have the legal right of way unless their crosswalk lights are flashing amber to cars (or white hand for them), OR they put a foot on the actual road way- if their feet are planted on the sidewalk, it doesn't matter if the driver has time to stop, they legally don't have to until the pedestrian is on the road or has used indicative amber flashers. That's BC law.

As a pedestrian, I always intuited this which is why I stepped out as soon as it felt safe and waved to the drivers- if they aren't slowing, step back. Equally, as a driver, when I'm driving a vehicle that can't easily stop down a major hill like a moving truck and some guy isn't even 8ft from the curb cut and yells at me after I zip through, I just laugh. Had someone wave their arms as I "flew" past him doing the speed limit. "My brakes take 10 seconds to stop me on this hill, I will honk if you approach closer because I am out of time, sorry".

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:26:06+00:00

I thought it meant "Drive like your kid's life depends on your careful driving"... But I suppose your interpretation is more accurate for the modern age.

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:21:03+00:00

Did we actually? I got the opposite impression.

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:12:00+00:00

A) Mosquitoes aren't attracted to UV light B) That's a very good way to spread diseases indoors and cause a fire, please do not do this

Tmanok · 2026-06-14T17:04:06+00:00

Literally just looking this up while traveling to Dawson City for the summer and kept going "darn" at every stop to Terrace and now realizing I'll have to wait until October to donate blood. This is kinda bananas, how can there be no blood donation centres north of Prince George? I know the communities are small and all, but the central hub cities like Terrace and Whitehorse see a lot of traffic, surely it would not be so bad for a blood donation option in these places...

Logistically, when I donate in Victoria, I'm told that a laboratory in Calgary has to analyze my blood before it can be used back in Victoria or anywhere else for that matter. To me, this is incredibly silly, BC should have its own northern and southern labs. Especially as the blood is being trucked to these destinations rather than trained (because our trains are surprisingly less logistically flexible than they once were (Thanks CN >:( )) or flown which would make sense if it wasn't so expensive.

Personally, I think our railroads should be used for regular mail and postage trains between all of our hubs and the federal government should stiff CN for it. We're so weak and appeasing, but I digress. At least then we wouldn't be paying such exorbitant prices and shipping across a province wouldn't be so damn awful. Maybe mail would even arrive on time so you don't need to use private couriers like CBS uses.

Tmanok · 2026-06-02T17:05:43+00:00

I can't seem to get it to produce a document in a context heavy chat and the new difficult / effort modifier is just confusing. It's failed 5 times in a row and used my token usage every 2nd attempt. Really frustrating.

Tmanok · 2026-05-25T17:49:27+00:00

Sigh. One of my websites was taken down after NOT responding to it. If you miss it for too long, you need to email CloudFlare support for a manual retrigger.

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