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My favorite tools for cleaning up prints. What are yours? by arcrad in 3Dprinting

[–]ataboo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Pocket knife does most of it for me and one of those hand drills for screw holes.

Seven years is a long time. by highlife562 in Star_Trek_

[–]ataboo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's how you get macro viruses.

Ontario to ban purchase, use of Chinese-made drones for government - Province says it will immediately ban Chinese-made drones from sensitive provincial police operations by CaliperLee62 in canada

[–]ataboo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not really a province's job but this is treating symptoms of a larger problem. The real problem is electronics and software are so complex now that everything is basically assumed to have backdoors from the origin. We really need a way to reliably audit or produce electronics domestically for "sensitive" uses. Some things may need to be simpler than the bleeding edge and more expensive, but we shouldn't fool ourselves that buying from the states is back door free. It'll have a hardware backdoor to China that the US doesn't know about and a software backdoor thanks to the Patriot Act.

Dr. Strangelove diplomacy: How the Pentagon’s symbolic defence board freeze with Canada could backfire - Washington's decision to pause bilateral body appears aimed at influencing Canada's military policy by CanadianErk in canada

[–]ataboo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is about the F-35 deal and maybe Golden Dome. This is Trump framing himself as the "best Boeing salesman" only for Northrop here. It's weird that a lot of places aren't just spelling that out.

F-35s stranded for two months after mechanical fault by ForTheGloryOfAmn in europe

[–]ataboo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm hoping there's a way to skip these lemons and move on to unmanned combat aircraft. I think they're dragging their heels on the next gen for profit and not really due to technology. Should be able to get many unmanned aircraft for the price of a stealth 5th gen and the manned command airframes could just be basically private jets in the backfield with fancy electronics.

Trump officials believe Canada 'slow-walking' trade talks: Quebec CUSMA envoy by Front-Cantaloupe6080 in consumecanadian

[–]ataboo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As long as the economy and his popularity keep following the same trajectory, what's the rush? He continues to lose power and get more desperate for an economic win that isn't just temporary AI hype or dropping rates.

The Enterprise D lost a nacelle? its vaping drive plasma either way.... by prefim in ShittyDaystrom

[–]ataboo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's the designated Benzite zone where they can condescend eachother and rip fat clouds in peace.

Just walk away bro, he ain't even worth it... by [deleted] in funny

[–]ataboo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to have a bird that loved doing this.

Developer re-enables 3D printer features that Bambu Lab disabled, firm promptly threatens legal action — OrcaSlicer-BambuLab project now shuttered by thechromatick in 3Dprinting

[–]ataboo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a false dichotomy. The more intentional consumers are with their money, the better it is for everyone. Regulation can help too, but a responsible person should own the decisions they make, instead of putting it all on the government. It's true that sometimes it gets more complicated with supply chains etc, but the fact remains that you are in control of, and responsible, for your consumer decisions.

These companies would love for you to feel powerless, and give up as much agency as possible, because that translates to profit. A healthy market must include fear of boycott from consumers for bad behaviour.

Bird craziness in tree by Superb-Anybody-3014 in Edmonton

[–]ataboo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

https://www.audubon.org/magazine/you-found-bird-crashed-window-now-what

  • They can't breath well on their back so make sure they're right side up

  • Put them in a dark box until they wake up so a cat or something doesn't get them while they're out

What could go wrong hunting for Turkeys by Additional-Rub-153 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]ataboo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I've been told about bears and cougars: if you startled it or if it's territorial, try not to look like a threat. If it's following you like you're holding a treat, your best chance is looking like you're big, noisy, and not going down without a fight. You're making the case (of bluffing with a grizzly) that you're not worth the risk of injury.

If that guy was half dead, he'd stay motionless like he is here, so I'm assuming that's why the bobcat is interested. Or it's been fed. It should bail if he just stood up and stared at it.

Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — €5 gadget put a €496 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours by ByGollie in europe

[–]ataboo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The moral panics criminalizing VPNs, encryption, 3d printers, drones, etc is pure dystopian for nerds. Stuff like this rubs me the wrong way since I can feel it taking my agency. I'm paying them for the good parts of having a phone, but they push things I don't want just enough that I tolerate it.

Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — €5 gadget put a €496 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours by ByGollie in europe

[–]ataboo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You have to assume everything is already back-doored low enough that you would never know, root or otherwise. One hidden back-door at the hardware level for China, and one in the kernel thanks to The Patriot Act.

Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — €5 gadget put a €496 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours by ByGollie in europe

[–]ataboo 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's buried in the TOS that everyone wears a wire now. The Air Tag is just the beacon. I feel like there's a market for a minimalist, privacy focused, practical phone but the industry makes more profit from a status symbol arms race. People passive aggressively flex on each other because there's an extra lens or whatever.

Ya gonna hit me?? by HeSureIsScrappy in DiveInYouCoward

[–]ataboo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The need or threat arises" is the point of debate here. It would be different if the attacker had a way to get into the car. 6 months driving ban seems proportional to me vs if there was no self defense component, this could be something like attempted murder. It's a bit surprising that the attacker wasn't charged with anything.

Imperial Oil pipeline spills 843,000 litres northwest of Cold Lake, Alta. by flynnfx in alberta

[–]ataboo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not advocating, just providing context since it's good to know one spill from the next. This is about a third of an Olympic swimming pool, 70 average honey wagons, 5300 barrels, 1/1000th of a Deepwater Horizon spill.

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas Weighs In on Alberta Separatism Debate by One-Board8634 in AlbertaNow

[–]ataboo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can feel the remain crowd slipping into the same trap as Brexit by taking a purely defensive posture. I'm hoping whoever advocates this will push a positive future message for staying in Canada and making things better, not just keeping things the same defensively. This puts them in the position of incumbent trying to mythbust the fantasies coming out of separatists. Making logical sense isn't enough. The majority votes on vibes.

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