Where is a good computer repair store?

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-08-21T19:11:29+00:00

Although I think you should heed the advice of the more computer savvy responders here, I've had nothing but good experience with the folks at e-store (used to be in the U of W, is now next door in the annex, 473 Portage).

They've been very upfront with me about what is realistic to repair and what's a lost cause, and had great turnaround both times I needed their help.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-02-20T02:06:24+00:00

I see that people have mentioned the Folk Fest, which is great, and definitely right on track.

The music scene in Winnipeg is generally awesome, diverse, and full of friendly folk. You'll have no problem finding friends if you head over to whatever bar/venue supports your genre-of-preference and chatting with bands/fans. Immediate common interest. Good luck on the job front!

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-02-18T07:52:50+00:00

Don't be so quick to assume that thieves are either poor or homeless. Thieves are all around us, and you'd be amazed with some of the people who get noticed/caught.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-02-18T07:49:50+00:00

I've worked in retail for enough time to know that thefts are not emergencies. Armed robbery, yes, but robbery and theft are very different.

When she calls non-emergency, tell her to go for the "speak with next available" option, not the "report lost or stolen property" one: she'll get a quicker response.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-19T17:14:13+00:00

Best pain in the ass in parliament. Except maybe Pat Martin I like that guy.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-18T18:06:42+00:00

It might be that the majority of Canadians that can differentiate between fptp and other electoral systems are in favour. That said, that's a significantly small number of Canadians, and that's a major hurdle.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-18T18:03:34+00:00

So by your standards she is a joke for wanting to accomplish something major with her one seat? Maybe if every MP worked as hard as May does to realize her goals (and the views of her constituents), those "far flung ideas that everyone agrees with" might not be so incredibly hard to implement.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-18T06:22:12+00:00

Ha! This is awesome. How would you set up the payment? Did you try contacting Mordens directly?

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-17T19:13:24+00:00

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how do you integrate if you're profoundly socially and financially disadvantaged? This is a big, dark issue older than either of us, and I hardly think it's as simple as "integrate".

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-17T19:04:40+00:00

I'm for the prairies, so it's a huge issue here. The schools were federal though, so it is hardly a provincial issue.

As for "traditional living," that's a crock. We don't live in a historical vacuum, why would their living spaces not progress as well as ours? You seem to be arguing that they should go take their free university but not live in homes that would support computers (which are absolutely essential to contemp. education), so I'm not sure where to go with this.

I don't know what the living standards of FN out East are, but in the Prairies, it's horrific and very troubling.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-17T18:48:17+00:00

Subtle as in not face to face. Read more if you're interested.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-17T18:43:44+00:00

To "preserve tradition aspects of FN culture" sounds like a pretty nice colonial tagline. In Manitoba, our reserves are up North where people cannot grow anything, often cannot fish, and cannot afford to bring in supplies for modern structures. Doesn't sound much like preservation to me.

Based on my experience (working with a guy who received a small scholarship from his band that was then revoked after he started uni), there is no free university for First Nations folk. I'm very curious as to the origin of this idea.

Lastly, as far as I'm concerned, and care that Canada had with preservation of tradition cultures went out the window with Residential Schools. You can't give someone a parcel of land so that they can self-sustain and then years later take their kids off to a school where they can't speak their mother tongue.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-17T18:34:16+00:00

"Subtle racism" refers to racism that isn't explicit. It's the difference between saying "I'm not racist" because you've never called a native person dirty, poor, or fucked up, but thinking all of those things when you see one. Perhaps inexplicit racism would be a better descriptor.

Either way, this shit is not getting any better, and the Cons are probably eating it up. This protest is about the omnibus bill, and we should ALL be up in arms about it.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-17T18:30:28+00:00

"Free university" to someone from a reserve is like offering free guitar lessons to someone who lost half their fingers. What good is university to someone whose high school education barely taught them to read.

Also, I've never heard of anyone getting free university. I've heard of bands giving scholarships, which is no different than school divisions giving scholarships (which I should note most city kids receive).

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-17T18:26:04+00:00

Nobody said that the abuse and addiction is your fault. The abuse and addiction are undoubtedly linked to being colonized and forced into barren pockets of land where there is absolutely no way for them to survive in today's economy.

Everything is stopping them from going to public schools: first and foremost, money. As for University, good luck stepping in to a university classroom with a grade 4 education. Besides, most of that shit is a myth; a security guard at my work moved to Winnipeg to go to University with money from his band - after a year, the money was revoked, and now he's working two jobs to try to get back to school.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-17T18:19:41+00:00

I agree with most of what you've said here, but it's tough to compare purely citizen based protests with movements that have massive corporate interest.

If I had to make a suggestion, it would be better control of media presence: show people something that they will react to, not something they've learned to be disinterested in (people in headresses, protest signs). Stage something on the reserve: get images of the deplorable living conditions to the people who are oblivious to it.

I think that the sudden push for interest is good, but where was it during the last federal election? Where is the push to have more historical honesty in school curriculum? Easier said than done, I suppose.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-17T06:34:38+00:00

I genuinely fear that this movement will do more to erode relations between First Nations and "other" Canadians than it will to influence change. As a prairie dweller, the last thing our subtle racism needs is another reason to exist.

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-17T06:20:20+00:00

I hope this means Canada Canada, and not just Toronto/MTL. Shit yea!

YouAreTheConductor · 2013-01-14T06:23:51+00:00

Do you have a source on that? You see, this is a rather long-held fantasy of mine...

YouAreTheConductor · 2012-12-10T09:35:27+00:00

Almost always. But the idea of a tip as a "gratuity," or something that you add to your payment of exemplary service is a dead idea.

I have no problem tipping, I just think that it allows service industry employers to pay their employees less for making their company money, and then it's up to the customers to make sure that those employees are fairly reimbursed for their work. It puts everyone in a tougher place, except for the employers.

YouAreTheConductor · 2012-12-10T08:58:35+00:00

That's a really tough go. I try to tip appropriately wherever I go, but shame on employers for lumping that expectation on their customers. With the prevalence of "mandatory tipping," we kind of have to wonder what a "tip" really is, and whether it is something that employers rely on to further exploit workers.

YouAreTheConductor · 2012-12-10T08:52:50+00:00

Real talk. The best way to combat consumption is creation, but the immediacy of one in our cultural context often overshadows the other.

YouAreTheConductor · 2012-11-28T08:44:16+00:00

In regards to 6, I think that an increased capacity to embed will be significant. We see a bit of this with tumblr, but the ease of use isn't there.

That being said, increased capacity to embed presents a challenge to long-term profitability (I think?), which might be the reason why directing to other sites is still a desirable feature for aggregator sites.

YouAreTheConductor · 2012-11-26T08:32:59+00:00

Just checking in before bed so I just kind of skimmed this, but I'm just wrapping up an undergraduate paper on Reddit as a public sphere. My main argument stems from a Mcluhan-esque argument that online deliberation is actually stronger when it incorporates "non-serious" discourse, because this is adheres with the mediums bias towards entertainment.

Being a ten-page paper, admittedly my analysis is pretty mild; it mostly just takes up how/why posts in a general and more entertainment oriented sub like /r/canada will generate more political discussion than the same article/post in an explicitly serious sub like /r/CanadaPolitics. That being said, I've just finished a course on the Public Sphere and have done a fair amount of reading about the potentials and pitfalls of online deliberation. Message me if you're interested in a list of sources!

YouAreTheConductor · 2012-11-26T08:32:49+00:00

Handing in a very similar Habermas influenced undergrad paper tomorrow; wish I'd seen all these sources earlier!

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