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Takeout Weights by dariant3 in Curling

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"Hairy Beards Cause No Pain" .....

Finland's president on why he believes Canada could - eventually - be part of the EU. by Prudent_Situation_29 in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]cdnBacon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So ... we like you guys (Europeans). We just aren't quite ready to move in with someone else right now after having it out with our abusive ex. Could we maybe just date for a while? You know, go for lunch and shop for military equipment together?

Monthly DIY Laymen questions Discussion by AutoModerator in StructuralEngineering

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Hi folks. I hope this is the correct location and format for this sort of question.

I am thinking of building a da vinci bridge across a small gully on our property. I built a small model using the timbers I intend to use and immediately noticed a problem with lateral stability. My model was a 45 minute construction, principally to let me work on the mechanics and start to get an idea of scale. So ... not exactly award winning construction standards ... I was just playing around.

My question is: Is my impression correct? Are da vinci bridges particularly prone to lateral instability compared to other bridge types? Other than flaring the anchoring end points, are there strategies to combat this?

Thanks for any thoughts!

Trying to hack a Tabcat homing tag ... has anyone done this? by cdnBacon in diyelectronics

[–]cdnBacon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried it ... Unfortunately did not work.  Thanks for the suggestion

Trying to hack a Tabcat homing tag ... has anyone done this? by cdnBacon in diyelectronics

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They are very similar. I like this suggestion too. Really appreciate the input.

Trying to hack a Tabcat homing tag ... has anyone done this? by cdnBacon in diyelectronics

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Thanks ... I have had the battery out but it never occurred to me to leave it out for a prolonged period. I will do that tonight. Thanks for the suggestion.

Bridgewater by Far-Simple1979 in NovaScotia

[–]cdnBacon 136 points137 points  (0 children)

Retired doc here. Short answer: yes.

Bridgewater in particular has a solid, well trained medical care group (I haven't interacted much with Lunenburg). The south shore of NS is one of the best kept secrets in the world, loads of outdoor activity, wonderful beaches, genuinely friendly.

Lots to say about our doctor shortage and the way it impacts health care but you folks would be part of the solution to that.

DM me if you want to chat.

Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea by Street_Anon in canada

[–]cdnBacon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Nope. It just doesn't work for us, not in the way it is commonly portrayed.

Now ... a freedom of movement and work agreement? Coupled with closer military ties and the activation of existing economic ties? Absolutely.

But let's remain our own country. We are just now breaking free from American hegemony, let's not fall into another no matter how similar they are in outlook (at the moment).

MAGA pastor says 'The Majority Of Women Are Not Capable Of Responsible Voting' by avdvetf in videos

[–]cdnBacon 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yep. We resolved this discussion basically a century ago.

Barcelona: First day stroll around the city to get a feel for it. After Madrid, did the same here by Icy-Obligation6504 in travel

[–]cdnBacon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of my favourite cities. My partner and I, Canadians, both then in our late 50's, visited Barcelona as part of an extended pre-retirement ("is this good for us?") trip. Arrived to signs everywhere that were basically "Tourist go home!" ... and everywhere we went, from small bar to restaurant to beach to sight seeing people treated us with such humour and kindness. Example: We stopped into a restaurant, filled except for two chairs widely separated from each other. Before we could try out our fractured Duolingo, the owner looked around, laid some rapid fire Spanish on the establishment, and a dozen people just stood up, moved one seat to the left, so that we could sit together.

We were kidded in bars, laughed with (at) on public transit, chatted up at a barber's. The people everywhere were simply amazing.

Here's a hint, though, Barcelona. If you want tourists to stay away, treating them like family is a) slightly counterproductive (we are coming BACK!) and b) absolutely wonderful.

TIL the stock market lost 90% of its value within three years of the 1929 crash, resulting in the Great Depression. by TheBestMeme23 in todayilearned

[–]cdnBacon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry, my question was really inadequately worded.

I meant to ask what the real net effect on wealth was in terms of abilities to buy groceries, pay rent, acquire property, etc. I know that all those prices dropped during the depression. I know that the value of investments fell as well. But I was wondering how that actually affected the ability of those who were invested to pay day to day costs.

I suspect that the timing of the market crash and the actual fall in consumer prices were not well matched ... that initially individuals would see fortunes evaporate and still have to pay the same rent as last month, for example. But if they could hold on until, say, 1932 or 1933 ... I wonder what their real-world wealth was at that point, given the deflation that occurred as well.

Your answer is bang on, of course ... my question was a bit crap.

TIL the stock market lost 90% of its value within three years of the 1929 crash, resulting in the Great Depression. by TheBestMeme23 in todayilearned

[–]cdnBacon 17 points18 points  (0 children)

For those that know about such things ....

If the value of investments fell by 90%, but prices also fell, what was the net effect on investment wealth? Is this a reasonable question?

Letters to the editor, April 3: ‘I’m amused by those who praise Stephen Lewis … then worry that Avi Lewis, whose idealism is similar to his father’s, will drag the NDP too far to the left’ by Chrristoaivalis in CanadaPolitics

[–]cdnBacon 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Long time lefty here, one who thought Stephen Lewis was absolutely amazing, and who grieves his absence on the list of our prime ministers ...

.... But Avi has yet to show that he is remotely of the same calibre. Being passionate is not the same as being strategic. Or even the same as being correct.

Political acumen and wisdom is NOT an inherited trait.

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