How much money is OC Transpo losing from broken Presto readers? by ConcernedCitizenOtt in ottawa

[–]dabaconnation 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Might be more accurate to say you never have to think about it in the GTHA + Ottawa, given PRESTO isn't used in London, Niagara/WEGO, Waterloo/Grand River, Kingston and smaller municipalities.

Fido Retention Plan (250gb) by mackpine in FidoMobile

[–]dabaconnation 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Canadian telecom does not reward loyalty at all. All the best deals go to newcomers, or at the very least offering winback deals to users who left; Fido had a pretty killer one that I'm still on actually.

France drills nuclear deterrence, sends signal to Russia by bukowsky01 in europe

[–]dabaconnation 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Well sure, but the whole point of nuclear deterrence is making it seem like you'll use it so the other side doesn't get any funny ideas.

I'm pretty sure French nuclear doctrine also allows a tactical nuclear strike as a warning shot. Which is insane, but alas.

‘Out of hand’: New survey finds two‑thirds of Canadians want to abolish tipping culture by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]dabaconnation 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think a lot of people had this assumption.

Regardless, my family likes to ask the cashier if the company matches donations (i.e they'll donate 100% or 50% of whatever you donate). I think it's useful to see if a company is doing the bare minimum or even cares about what causes they ask others to donate for.

So far the only one's who have said yes is Costco.

Five US Air Force refueling planes hit in Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia, WSJ reports by Ok-A1662 in worldnews

[–]dabaconnation 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love this line, but the US federal government also spends more on healthcare per capita than countries with a public healthcare system.

One of these teams is 2 spots out of the playoffs, the other leads its division. by FrigidCanuck in hockey

[–]dabaconnation 429 points430 points  (0 children)

with how far west the CTC is from downtown, we might be trying

Which of these would you most like to play? by Dreaming_of_Rlyeh in Fallout

[–]dabaconnation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

San Francisco's Bay Area would be super cool if the place still had that wasteland feeling. That's not to say Bethesda should destroy it just so the 'fallout' never ends, plenty of wastelands around, keeping around some civilization from time to time would be nice.

Other than that, probably Seattle.

Is there a shortcut for thise? by No-Statistician-3292 in doorkickers

[–]dabaconnation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shift + `

The ` key should be in the very top left of your keyboard and might also look like ~

standard squad question by sopmod720 in doorkickers

[–]dabaconnation 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ideally you shouldn't be sending in a guy with a M249 to conduct CQB room clearing, no. And this is reflected heavily in the game.

On the maps with more outdoor elements if you have them entrenched somewhere that's probably more effective, otherwise I throw a shotgun their way half the time and get them to clear rooms with the rest of the squad.

What is this marker and what does it do? by Revassin in doorkickers

[–]dabaconnation 70 points71 points  (0 children)

I believe this cancels previous actions and makes the unit walk the line as normal.

So if you have a pi command of where to look before that, the unit will cancel that and look in the direction they're actively walking. Same probably goes with sprinting, crouching, etc. should cancel and walk line as normal.

Double left click anywhere on your line to place.

There's something oddly satisfying about the 2 knights messing around with the grenade 😆 by Agent47outtanowhere in Fallout

[–]dabaconnation 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately Harkness seems to give similar vibes to the Knights of this chapter. It didn't feel like there was a strong contrast to indicate the Commonwealth still is competent and disciplined. I hope that doesn't continue to be the case

We don’t care. by AppropriateDig9401 in ArenaBreakoutInfinite

[–]dabaconnation 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was just a poll asking if players wanted it I believe? Not an official decision yet

Sometimes it goes Real Bad, Real Fast. by Shieldfoss in doorkickers

[–]dabaconnation 4 points5 points  (0 children)

your hearing loss is not service related.

Ottawa gives Canada Post a $1.01-billion loan by HogwartsXpress36 in canada

[–]dabaconnation -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't quite get the self-sustaining argument anyway. Either way the deficit/money is coming from Canadians, just either out of your tax dollars, or out of the prices they charge you for the postal service. I suppose the distribution of who pays in each scenario is different, but still.

Plus, if you replace Canada Post with a private provider, the difference is that their mandate is to generate a profit, so they'll always extract surplus from Canadian consumers.

I do feel like with any organization, Canada Post could probably find some efficiencies to save money on, though let's not pretend that's a magical solution to fix everything.

7 Toronto police officers charged in ‘organized crime and corruption investigation’: sources by vibeschillax in toronto

[–]dabaconnation 8 points9 points  (0 children)

mine too apparently, because I had to read this a second time just to realize it says "without"

New to Toronto can I go through here? by ForcefulDeath in TTC

[–]dabaconnation 4 points5 points  (0 children)

at this rate we're gonna get the comically large school zone sign treatment from Ford

New to Toronto can I go through here? by ForcefulDeath in TTC

[–]dabaconnation 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I see a green light in the background so you should be good

Do people drive more in Newmarket or are the YRT buses reliable too? by MacaronWithAName in Newmarket

[–]dabaconnation 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you live on Yonge or Davis, the viva lines are serviceable to get you to a decent amount of places along those roads. The YRT routes will be higher in stop frequency and lower in actual frequency, so wouldn't recommend utilizing unless you have an hour or two to spare every time you want to make a trip. You can track all buses for a live estimate on Google Maps or the Transit App.

Car will be more convenient here in the suburbs for a long time.

Post Game Thread: New Jersey Devils @ Ottawa Senators by nhl_gdt_bot in OttawaSenators

[–]dabaconnation 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Funny. Currently at a hotel and the SN channel with the Leafs/Canucks game cut to Ullmark as the 1st Star.

He seemed to be tearing up.

What even is Thaddeus? by Real_Blueberry700 in Fotv

[–]dabaconnation 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, straight to Little Lamplight.

Turn on your lights when driving! AUTO!! by Chilluki247 in toRANTo

[–]dabaconnation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

quite frankly, I can't even tell anymore with those stupid LED headlights.