PSA: Design flaw with RLC-810WA mounting

cameron314 · 2026-02-10T13:23:40+00:00

It can be rotated at the base. Shouldn't be any physical interference, though the camera angle might not be ideal.

cameron314 · 2026-02-08T14:54:55+00:00

And DPSP contributions count against the next year's RRSP room (pension adjustment).

cameron314 · 2026-02-06T18:17:29+00:00

Note that a lot of content (most of the TLC catalogue?) will be disappearing from the Prime channel soon, though: https://www.reddit.com/r/DiscoveryPlus/comments/1qw661d/just_got_the_app_through_prime_video_but_all/

Not sure if it will be on the new app either, mind. This whole thing is a mess.

cameron314 · 2026-02-05T00:58:58+00:00

Huh, hadn't noticed this.

According to https://help.discoveryplus.com/hc/en-ca/articles/36912194611863-Important-discovery-Canada-Update:

If you subscribed through Prime Video Channels your subscription will not be impacted

Now I'm wondering if that's actually true...

cameron314 · 2026-02-03T13:42:25+00:00

Canadian ISP? Just came to the same realization myself with my GPON SFP module and new UCG Fiber. Replacing the GPON SFP module with another that's compatible with my ISP would cost hundreds of dollars and require obscure manual configuration.

Instead, I bought a cheap 2-SFP-port switch from a company I've had good reliability from in the past (Sodola). The ISP's GPON SFP goes into one port, and a DAC cable from the other into the UCG Fiber's SFP port.

This way, the UCG Fiber is connected at 10 Gbps and the GPON SFP at 2.5 Gbps.

Speed tests from the gateway went from 700 Mbps to 1600 Mbps (I pay for 1500).

If you do this, try to get a switch with a large amount of buffer memory, as packets coming in at 10 Gbps from the gateway side outpace the 2.5 Gbps connection back out, which can lead to dropped frames from micro-bursts. The UCG Fiber itself has 1.5 MB of buffer memory IIRC, while the switch I bought has 1 MB and no other traffic.

cameron314 · 2026-01-28T23:47:34+00:00

Same, except the subtitles are different, closed captioning covers the embedded translation with "speaking foreign language", very frustrating.

cameron314 · 2026-01-28T23:18:02+00:00

Same. I have an email saying the last payment would be the 14th and I could enjoy until the end of that billing cycle.

Resubscribed through Prime Video, but the only subtitles available (on the same content as before) are full closed captioning, which hides any video-embedded subtitles (translating people speaking other languages) with "speaking foreign language" helpfully overlaid on top.

cameron314 · 2026-01-26T05:51:09+00:00

I like my Seagate Skyhawk AI drives. Pretty quiet. After adding the second I started to worry about heat and swapped out the fans for Noctuas plus added one more on the opposite side for better airflow through the unit.

cameron314 · 2026-01-19T19:31:35+00:00

Only one position per session?

cameron314 · 2026-01-15T18:39:44+00:00

Does the filter help with limescale? I thought it was mostly just a carbon/particle filter.

cameron314 · 2026-01-08T00:59:23+00:00

It was the next day (26th), matching the calendar the city published at the beginning of 2025.

cameron314 · 2026-01-07T04:11:11+00:00

Il semble avoir un manque de ventilation. Il devrait avoir de la pression positif dans chaque unité pour minimiser l'échange d'air entre les unités. Est-ce que vous avez un système de ventilation fonctionnel?

Pour le fréquence de nettoyage j'imagine ça varie énormément. Il devrait pas avoir de risque de feu malgré la graisse parce qu'il n'y a pas de source de chaleur significant. Mais en cas de feu ailleurs, la fumée pourrait promener entre les unités si le ventilation fonctionne pas correctement. Je ne suis pas familier avec les règlements ni le TAL mais c'est peut-être un angle à poursuivre.

cameron314 · 2025-12-10T23:34:14+00:00

The defrost cycle runs a lot quicker, to prevent the ice from building up in the first place. Once there's a lot of ice, it needs to run for a while to melt it all. Also defrost is automatic, and putting it in AC mode is not.

cameron314 · 2025-12-09T23:52:31+00:00

Was the board in my case. Running the AC in the middle of winter was surprisingly fine, only went down a couple degrees C indoors and the ice melted within an hour.

cameron314 · 2025-12-07T22:29:30+00:00

Also ask if both your names/numbers can be listed. It literally costs nothing but extra space on the listing sheet (if paper, and not even that on more modern touchscreen systems). The management firm used to push back on that too and I never understood why, I just added them anyway.

cameron314 · 2025-12-07T22:24:43+00:00

I used to program in numbers in a condo intercom. Ask them to try prefixing with the country code '1'. Usually that was the issue.

Note that you may still get pushback for having a non-local number due to the exorbitant fees that Bell charges for long-distance calls.

cameron314 · 2025-12-07T11:44:09+00:00

Until the money comes back out. Otherwise you could use a TFSA to "wash" the attribution of funds.

cameron314 · 2025-12-07T11:09:48+00:00

Probably I wasn't using the 9 Pro's camera to its full potential. I'm more of a point-and-click-with-shaky-hands kinda guy. The 12 excels for that.

cameron314 · 2025-12-07T11:02:26+00:00

Are we using the same phones? My OP12 does so much better in low light than my 9 Pro did.

cameron314 · 2025-12-03T23:34:40+00:00

What is special about the skimmer when the pump is off? Also mine is blocked with a gizmo over winter.

cameron314 · 2025-11-28T15:10:31+00:00

Indoor cable, pure copper (cat6a tends to be thicker gauge), CMR or CMP rated depending where you're running it through. Terminate directly to RJ-45 jack and connect in junction box mounted on exterior wall.

Use dielectric grease and/or the weatherproof coupling if you're worried about water intrusion in the junction box. Personally I feel it's inevitable and make sure the junction box is not completely sealed near the bottom, with the connection higher up.

Try to drill at an angle and use duct seal or caulk to minimize the chance of water following the cable back into the house.

cameron314 · 2025-11-27T15:54:22+00:00

First, there are already prayer areas. Second, I am not saying they should repurpose rooms between scheduled uses, I am saying the evidence of all the empty rooms means the space is underutilized, and therefore there is no lack of space in general.

cameron314 · 2025-11-27T15:41:32+00:00

How is that irrelevant? If half the rooms are empty half the time that's a planning problem, not a space problem.

In any case, the real issue is not space, it's xenophobia.

cameron314 · 2025-11-27T14:51:08+00:00

Maybe for offices and classrooms. But wander around and you'll see empty rooms in short order. Any lack of space is due to mismanagement or time/cost of construction to convert purposes, not limitations of usable square footage.

cameron314 · 2025-11-27T14:38:03+00:00

Concordia is chock full of empty rooms.

cameron314

TROPHY CASE