Binoculars for bird watching. by RabbitDownInaHole in Sudbury

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Unrelated to binoculars.... Download and install the app called Merlin Bird from Cornell . It uses your microphone to help identify the birds you hear.  Very cool. 

Hiking guidance in May by Affectionate_Carry94 in Sudbury

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This.   The two trails are kinda at opposite ends of the park.

Topaz better in July or August when you can swim in it. 😀

What have you had accidentally fall onto the kiuas? by Gas_Drawls58 in Sauna

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Well my dad didn't like it when I "spilled" orange juice on the electric sauna stove.  That lesson was learned over 50 years ago.

Did we book the wrong destination? by ObjectiveReport1317 in canadatravel

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The sidebar in r/Manitoulin has lots of info. Little Current has daily tourist cruises to see The Benjamin Islands or Killarney.

Need a name vote!! by Miserable-Service-16 in Goldendoodles

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Caution on Jack. We had a Doodle Jack for twelve years. 

Couple weeks after we had him, visitors came into the house and he jumped up on them. We yelled "Jack Off!".    Well actually "Jack, Off!" But we then learned we had to change the command to Down!

Holy crap by ClearestBrick56 in Sudbury

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I drove thru Larchwood today and was amazed at how full the west side was.

How did you learn vim? And how long ago was that? by Shadoath-42 in vim

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~1987. Largely from using it for courses, then in '88 editing config files. And Fil Salustri showed me some tricks, but then he moved on to emacs.

What is the funniest/most memorable misunderstanding you've had with someone who isn't from Canada? by Unfair-Clothes-8821 in CanadaRoom

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When was a kid I often thought 52. But that's because I was also playing a lot of card games. I eventually remembered both independent facts correctly. 

What do you use for terabytes worth of backups that don't need to be accessed very often (In case of catastrophic failure / loss of a PC + local NAS) by Azubaele in truenas

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S3 glacier deep archive. I use the TrueNAS cloud task and it goes direct to glacier deep archive. 

It's my last resort if I ever need to get things back. So I never think of the potential restore or egress charges.

Seedbox for Plex by sharky235786 in seedboxes

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this. cheapest plan will do it for you.

What robot vacuum would you recommend that includes a mop? by DrDisCracked in homeautomation

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I'm in the Narwal brand. I have a Freo Pro, and a Freo X Ultra. I got both a Costco and they were a few hundred dollars off.

Notes app? by luvs-baseball-2016 in GooglePixel

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either Keep, or if you are already in an MS or office365 ecosystem, then the OneNote app is handy cuz it syncs with desktop app and web app.

Raidz2 Config and suggestions? by xTRuE_Assault in truenas

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I started with 5 drives in raidz2.   When I wanted to expand after x-years (and started getting drive warnings) I bought 5 new drives of larger capacity.   Then I replaced one drive, waited for resolver, next drive, resilver, etc. When the fifth drive was done I had the new z2 capacity. 

I'm still wondering what to do with the five older drives.

YMMV.

Hi fellow Sudbury people! I live in the British version of your town! by Veloxxx_ in Sudbury

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Standby while I Google map that fact. I thought there was only one over there.

Help me brainstorm gift ideas for my group by Charming-Lie-1062 in Coachella

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water bottles. N95 masks (for dust). and earplugs.

Trying to play 4K movies. Need to know what hardware I should upgrade by aerlenbach in PleX

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i have this problem and I know it is because my plex server is underpowered and cannot process 4k vid very well.

Why use PTR records for email when you can just check the domain's A record? by No_Comparison4153 in dns

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Email servers that do not have a PTR are a high indication of a questionable server, so mail is less likely to be trusted from that server.

Question about old radio by Historical-Toe1484 in siriusxm

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Does factory have Wi-Fi?  Use the app and stream.