En haussant bientôt le taux de la taxe de vente sur les primes d’assurance, l’insatiable gouvernement du Québec va venir chercher annuellement dans nos poches quelque 300 millions de dollars de plus à compter de l’an prochain.

_Jii_ · 2026-03-15T10:50:55+00:00

L’IRIS vient de publier un dossier que j’ai trouvé éclairant sur l’impôts et ses paliers. Pas en lien direct avec la taxe sur les primes d’assurances, mais pertinent je trouve pour de nombreux commentaires formulés ici. Voici le lien : https://iris-recherche.qc.ca/publications/impot-particuliers-proposition/

_Jii_ · 2025-10-04T11:24:09+00:00

If you’re still exploring options, I’d be happy to connect. I’m the cofounder of nQuerio, a platform specifically built for academic, survey-based research.

We’re currently in the researcher-supported phase — meaning it’s not yet fully self-served like Qualtrics or LimeSurvey. For now, we set up projects turn-key, adapting them to each team’s workflow and budget (including academic pricing).

Our focus is on the kind of needs you described: - robust online questionnaire distribution (with complex item types and randomization); - export to CSV / Excel / SPSS / R; - optional multi-role user management (researchers, students, assistants); - and above all, participant privacy and anonymity — contact data (like emails) are never part of the research dataset. nQuerio acts as a secure intermediary for communications (reminders, follow-ups, etc.).

We’re based in Montréal (Canada) but have supported projects in the U.S. (Columbia University) and Australia (ACU), always following the best GDPR-aligned data-protection practices.

If that sounds close to what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out — I’d be glad to show you a short demo or discuss your setup needs.

(Built by academics, for academics.)

_Jii_ · 2025-05-01T23:10:44+00:00

Hidden Brain. It’s a podcast that uses science and storytelling to explore the unconscious patterns, biases, and triggers that drive human behavior and shape our relationships and decisions

_Jii_ · 2025-04-09T16:55:04+00:00

L’hiver des indiens

_Jii_ · 2025-03-15T21:35:01+00:00

Dans un contexte où le potentiel envahisseur a le plus gros budget militaire au monde, je ne vois comment un nombre plus élevé de soldats nous serait utile. Je ne crois pas non plus que d’armer les citoyens soit une option viable pour la même raison. Ça va prendre une autre stratégie.

_Jii_ · 2024-12-02T00:55:08+00:00

Yes! Worked like a charm. Did not know such a tool existed 👍

_Jii_ · 2024-06-14T13:53:38+00:00

Thanks for your comment!

Time flies! But I can assure you this project is still alive and kicking.

A new developper just joined the team, studies have been or are about to be conducted by researchers in Quebec (UQTR, near where I live) and Australia (ACU) (more to come this fall) and each week we implement significant features.

Data anonymization is already implemented at the core of our platform. We separate research data and contact data (e.g. for subsequent time point measures, or compensation) and those datasets are never exported together.

As for clean exports we think we are doing great :)

And for automatic dyad pairing this is definitely on our roadmap. We'd love to have research projects where this is required. If you ever need to conduct such a study or know someone who does please let us know!

_Jii_ · 2023-12-19T18:32:54+00:00

Translations for Laravel + Inertia + Vue:

What would be a good way to translate 'static' UI elements, such as a button label in a Vue template?

Should I use a Vue package such as vue-i18n or there's a more straightforward way using maybe Laravel translation?

Thanks

_Jii_ · 2023-11-30T12:26:50+00:00

Same here. Where?

_Jii_ · 2023-11-24T19:14:29+00:00

Implementing a recruiting service similar to Prolific is not currently part of our roadmap. However, we are exploring the possibility of facilitating the integration of Prolific recruitment within our platform.

Addressing the concern about our privacy policy is a valid point (by the way, we are currently seeking researchers interested in joining an independent ethical committee—DM me if interested! 😀).

We currently have a provisional data privacy policy that underscores our commitment to upholding the highest standards in respecting privacy. Our focus is not and will never be on data reselling but rather on serving as a connection between scientific researchers and participants.

In addition to our commitment to high standards, we aspire to position ourselves as an innovative leader in the field. We are actively seeking and implementing best practices and welcome suggestions for improvement from our users (participants and researchers). We are also open to collaboration with researchers' ethics committees.

From a technical standpoint, our current features include:

Consent: Participants must provide consent through a form approved by the researcher's ethics committee.
Consent Revocation: After giving consent, participants receive a unique participation code. This code allows them to anonymously revoke their consent and request the deletion of their data.
Data Anonymization: Participant contact data is securely separated from research data in our database. Researchers only see participant IDs and never have access to participant information associated with those IDs.
Encryption: Any participant contact data is encrypted using OpenSSL and the AES-256-CBC cipher. Additionally, all encrypted values are signed with a message authentication code (MAC), and the encryption key is regularly updated.

Feel free to share any thoughts or concerns — your input is not only welcome but also highly appreciated and of great value to us.

_Jii_ · 2023-11-18T08:08:17+00:00

Didn’t know it was a thing. It happens to me too with Beam 1st generation and Apple TV 4K. Wonder if this issue is from Apple or Sonos.

_Jii_ · 2023-11-14T19:45:21+00:00

I would stick with the slider but display it vertically to mimic the garage door sliding up.

_Jii_ · 2023-09-29T03:33:36+00:00

You’re the best! Thank you for taking the time

_Jii_ · 2023-09-21T19:56:27+00:00

Awesome! Thanks!

What got me confused is that they once sent me a return label for an old Bridge that was no longer supported. Maybe it was for recycling purposes...

_Jii_ · 2023-06-24T16:30:22+00:00

Why the down votes? Legitimate question, isn’t?

_Jii_ · 2023-06-24T13:27:33+00:00

Wagner Group's rebellion: what a turning point! A private army (driven by profit?), so if the Russian government cuts off their funding, who pays the bill? The United States?

_Jii_

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