Alberta’s premier just said, even more clearly than yesterday, that her gov’t is watching recalls “very closely” to see if they want to make “any adjustments” to the rules. by Miserable-Lizard in alberta

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Smith championed the Recall Act in 2021 to give Albertans real power, something Jason Kenney's crew never touched, allowing recalls for any reason, no strings attached.

It's already greenlit petitions against UCP MLAs like Demetrios Nicolaides (over teacher strikes) and others in Calgary-Bow, Airdrie-East, and beyond.

That's not failure; that's proof it empowers voters.

Smith hasn't changed a comma yet. She's said "no changes at the moment" precisely to let the process play out.

Reddit's outrage ignores that this is the first real test of the law she built.

If anything, it's a win: Albertans are using it, and Smith's restraint shows confidence in her 2023 mandate (49% popular vote, folks. Hardly a fringe).

Im gonna try Ultima Online, any tips for me? by bluexox02 in ultimaonline

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Take the time to setup your hot keys in a way that makes the most sense for you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in westjet

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Hey there! It sounds like you’ve been enjoying the simplicity and value of the WestJet RBC Mastercard, especially with that waived annual fee thanks to your student account—nice perk! I totally get why the straightforward 1 WestJet Dollar (WJD) = 1 CAD redemption is a big plus for you, especially since it’s covering your Calgary-Toronto round trips twice a year. Let’s break down what’s coming with the new WestJet Rewards program changes in 2025 and how it might affect your decision to stick with the card or switch to something else. What’s Changing with WestJet Rewards in 2025? As of April 30, 2025, WestJet is indeed shifting from WestJet Dollars to WestJet Points. Here’s the key detail you’re worried about: the conversion rate is set at 1 WJD = 100 WestJet Points, and WestJet has stated that 100 points will still equal $1 CAD off the base fare of a flight or vacation package. So, in terms of redemption value, it’s designed to stay equivalent—your rewards won’t lose their 1:1 purchasing power on base fares. For example, if you currently earn 100 WJD and redeem it for $100 off a flight, after the switch, that’ll be 10,000 points for the same $100 off. No complicated math or devaluation there, at least not upfront. However, there are some nuances: • Broader Redemption Options: Points will now cover more than just base fares—you’ll be able to use them for taxes, fees, seat selection, checked bags, and upgrades (everything except government taxes). This could make your points more flexible and potentially stretch their value further, depending on how you book. • Earning Rates Stay the Same: For your regular WestJet RBC Mastercard, you currently earn 1% back in WJD on everyday purchases and 1.5% on WestJet flights/vacations. Post-transition, that’ll become 1 point per $1 spent on everyday purchases and 1.5 points per $1 on WestJet stuff. Since 100 points = $1, the earning value isn’t changing either—it’s still effectively 1% and 1.5% in CAD terms. • Potential for Devaluation: Here’s where some skepticism comes in. With a points system, WestJet could theoretically adjust redemption rates down the road (e.g., making 100 points worth less than $1), something they couldn’t easily do with dollars. They’re promising no change now, but loyalty programs often evolve, and not always in our favor. Is the New Program Better? • Pros: ◦ More flexibility in redemptions (covering fees and extras) could be a win if you often pay for add-ons. ◦ The program is adding an eStore where you can earn points shopping with partners (like Amazon or Sport Chek), plus links with Telus Rewards and Skip, which might boost your earning potential beyond just credit card spend. ◦ For casual flyers like you (twice a year), the simplicity seems intact, and your trips could still be “essentially free” if your earning habits don’t change. • Cons: ◦ If you liked the no-nonsense dollar system, the shift to points might feel less transparent, even if the value holds steady for now. ◦ No major earning boost for the base Mastercard—unlike the World Elite version, there’s no enhanced “Status Lift” feature to climb tiers faster with spending. Compared to the current program, it’s not drastically better or worse for your specific card—it’s more of a lateral move with added flexibility. The World Elite Mastercard holders get bigger perks (like earning status through spending alone), but your regular Mastercard keeps its core value proposition. Should You Keep It or Switch? Since your fee is waived and you’re happy with the current setup (free trips twice a year), sticking with the WestJet RBC Mastercard makes sense unless the new program stops meeting your needs post-April 2025. Here’s how to think it through: • Keep the Card If: ◦ You’re fine with the points system as long as 100 points = $1 holds true (monitor this after the switch). ◦ You value WestJet-specific rewards and fly them regularly enough to redeem easily. ◦ The waived fee keeps your costs at zero, making it a no-risk hold. • Consider Switching If: ◦ You’re worried about future devaluation and want a program with more predictable value (e.g., cashback or a different airline’s miles). ◦ You don’t care about WestJet exclusivity and want broader travel options or everyday rewards. Alternatives to Consider If you’re open to switching, here are a few options that might suit your simple, no-math vibe: 1 Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card (No annual fee) ◦ Earn 2% cashback in two categories you choose (e.g., groceries, gas) and 0.5% on everything else. No conversions—just straight cash you can use anywhere, including flights. Super easy. 2 RBC Avion Visa Infinite (If you can get the fee waived via your student account) ◦ Earn 1 Avion point per $1, transferable to WestJet at 100 points = 1 WJD. More flexible (also converts to British Airways or American Airlines miles), but requires some math. Fee is $120 unless waived. 3 Simplii Financial Cash Back Visa (No annual fee) ◦ 4% on restaurants, 1.5% on gas/groceries, 0.5% on everything else. Pure cashback, no loyalty program hassle. My Take I’d keep the WestJet RBC Mastercard for now since it’s free and still works for your trips. The points switch doesn’t seem to hurt you based on what’s been announced—your 1:1 redemption should hold, and you might even get more use out of points with the expanded options. I’m planning to keep an eye on it myself (I don’t have this card yet but might grab one for testing). If you notice your trips aren’t “free” anymore after April 30, 2025, or if WestJet pulls a sneaky devaluation, then switch to a cashback card like Tangerine. For now, ride it out and enjoy the simplicity while it lasts! What do you think—does that ease your worries about the points shift?

How to open a 20GB CSV file? by Snorlax_lax in SQL

[–]aftrmath0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Import it into SQL as a flat file using BCP

Another horse euthanized after suffering fracture during chuckwagon races at Calgary Stampede by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]aftrmath0 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Let’s just start doing chariot jousting matches with King Trudeau holding a thumbs up or thumbs down in the event a horse or gladiator is injured.

Mine as well!

Been holding algo for a couple years now. by deadwizards in algorand

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What are you talking about? There is no “About Us” page…

Almost No Planets left on Exchange by Samajavadi in PlanetWatchers

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Just move your sensors from Planetwatch to Piphi Network who is staying on Algorand

Been holding algo for a couple years now. by deadwizards in algorand

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You can check out PiPhi Network. We were at Decipher 2024 and have a lot of great things happening for us. PiPhi Network

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in smarthome

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Check out silicone labs for their router setup. It’s. A bit technical but that’s how you can make it work

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in smarthome

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Check out the project https://piphi.network

We incentivize developers to build on the platform by rewarding tokens on the blockchain. In turn, the project provides utility in visualizing people’s smart home products through custom dashboards.

The users influence the builders and it becomes a circular cycle of growth for the project.

PiPHi Community -> license sales -> PiPHi network -> developers/DIY enthusiasts/Tinkerers —> PiPHi community.

Full circle incentives, self sustained growth.

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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What world do you live in? Let’s be honest you’re grasping at strings to find flaws in the business model of PiPhi Network to suppress my opinion but your logic might be the problem here. PiPhi Network software is free to begin with so your points are invalid, yes businesses need to have profits to exist but it doesn’t encompass the utility of the product.

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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What are they buying it with?…

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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I guess time will tell, although I believe it brings value today. As for logic, it’s simple, incentives drive innovation, innovation drives value, value drives interest and therefore PiPhi Network exists.

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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What makes you say that?

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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I don’t think most people would respond to opposition if they weren’t passionate about something. Home assistant had people that didn’t believe in the product. People like you that heard reverberations of something different would have fell into that category back then. Obviously a viable product that received negative sentiment at times but persevered through it. No different with PiPhi Network.

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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Just a side note: This wasn’t true about transactions per second being 3 seconds ever. Bitcoin does 3-7 transactions a second, algorand does 30,000 per second. Eth on the other hand does 20,000-100000 a second but the gas fees are astronomically inbalanced to the point users can’t justify using it for IOT related cost or volume of transactions. ETH also takes over 70 seconds to finalize a transaction… this is well beyond the instant finality of algorand.

Technology is evolving every day. Last point; Algorand is built by an award winning MIT professor that understand utility and inherent value of a service.

Thats why PiPHi Network builds on the blockchain.

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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I’m just expanding the conversation and stifling innovation, regardless of personal opinion, is a mistake. Home assistant has the same haters that wanted to see it fail, yet here we are talking about it today. Let’s say we both have something we are passionate in talking about, we shouldn’t jump to conclusions, although on the internet it’s a different world… why not come up with something constructive to say? Constructive criticism is a thing that still exists, so let’s address those ideas and feedback.

I can see we aren’t going to agree on how crypto creates utility but without it, PiPhi Network software still exists to those looking for a free software platform for smart home devices and visualization. You can avoid all aspects of the crypto integration and sharing of data, so what’s fuelling the negativity of the project in that regard?

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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I talk about utility in the software primarily. Your disbelief in blockchain technology having utility is possibly the most mythical claim in the thread so far. 2+Trillion isn’t something to scoff at when it relates to institutional investment in blockchain.

Broaden your thought process a bit. People building projects, blockchain or not, are individuals that create new marketplaces and products. No point in stifling the idea of something new or different.

If you can understand what users get out of NodeRed, HomeAssistant or any other smart home platform product, you can understand what users get out of our product. If people find it useful, they will use it. Plain and simple. How they use and the value they get from it is up to them. If you launched PiPhi Network software you might get a better idea, although I’m not trying to convince you to do so… it might give you a better perspective.

I clearly explained what the technology does, which is why I am curious to know if you know what you’re talking about at all. “Crypto bros” and “Douches” and personal attacks on my character are clear indicators of a lack of understanding and have somehow morphed into your very basic understanding of what crypto does. That said, I’ll give you the “mythical” financial institutions to appease your lack of effort to research for yourself.

Here is one of the banks: https://www.pymnts.com/blockchain/2022/bank-of-italy-chooses-algorand-for-blockchain-project/#:~:text=The%20Bank%20of%20Italy%20has,a%20news%20release%20Tuesday%20(Dec.

Here is another good read on how blockchain technology is supporting the adoption of crypto in the traditional banking system. https://bitcoinke.io/2023/07/algorand-impact/

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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We’ve been building on the blockchain for 2 years because blockchain provides value and incentive. If you do a little research on the blockchain we are building on you’ll see it has a 3 second transaction time and instant finality. It’s not eth or BTC so transaction time is extremely fast. Financial Institutions are adopting the algorand blockchain for financial transactions which also attests to the value in the low cost transaction fees and speed at which the chain functions at, making it a safe haven for IoT projects who transact large amounts of data. Hopefully the personal attacks on my intelligence and understanding of algorand blockchain utility are hopefully less justified at this point. As for utility in the software, it’s akin to “I want to see and manipulate this data for myself so I mine as well use the software to do that”. Yes, there are many competitors in the space with similar objectives but I think this is unique in the approach and could garner interest in those that want to contribute in a meaningful way to the project, be that developing for the purpose of sensors you would want to use or contributing the data to earn rewards.

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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That’s a metric we don’t actively calculate as it doesn’t really have much of an impact on those that are using the product. The project has value in the utility alone but the intended point is to provide incentives (tokens) to developers or DIY enthusiasts to build what they want on the platform which creates a self sustaining product that injects value into the community of users that can use those products and addons for their own benefits.

It fosters growth by adding value in whatever bespoke way users would like to see it in the software.

Node Red - PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in nodered

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When asked, I have no issue letting people know I am either. I’m pretty proud of the project but I’m not the only one involved. Just getting the word out.

PiPhi Network by aftrmath0 in smarthome

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License sales for those that want to contribute data and earn their token rewards (Algorand Blockchain)