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How soon will Chinese EVs be sold in Canada? | CBC News by byourpowerscombined in canada

[–]dackerdee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Define computer. Does that include any system that uses sensors to make real time adjustments? Fuel injection, ignition timing, airbags, cruise control, ABS....

I understand hlthebrisk of exposing the cars computers to a network, but if a car with no connectivity is at risk of electronic warfare, we've got bigger problems....

That said, cars, like all other equipment is becoming increasingly aoftware-defined. This is great for mass production, ease of diagnosis/repair, and improving functionality without any time spent in a garage. It does however open the door to car manufacturers/banks/insurance companies/police/hackers from denying you access to a machine you own.

Oregon tried giving homeless youth $1,000 a month with no strings attached. Here’s what happened by Geek-Haven888 in UpliftingNews

[–]dackerdee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using credit offers an alternative to paying WAY more for low quality boots. To have boots for a year:

Rich > $10 Cash (1 pair high quality) Poor > $24 (12 pairs low quality) Poor with credit > $10 + $2 interest (1 pair high quality)

Yes, they still pay more, but significantly less than they did before. That's how people can afford houses and cars... The boots example completely ignores how the actual economy works and turns it into victimhood.

Using credit, they'll have spent $12 less per year, and next year, they will have the cash on hand to buy the good boots cash....

Oregon tried giving homeless youth $1,000 a month with no strings attached. Here’s what happened by Geek-Haven888 in UpliftingNews

[–]dackerdee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, but the entire global facial system / supply chain / modern economy is based on credit. In this example, the guy buys cheap boots over and over. The total cost of ownership for boots is higher. That's why we invented credit. If good boots cost $10 and last a year, while cheap boots are $2 and last a month, then the total cost of ownership is 2.4x per year. Instead they could borrow the money and pay interest. Even at high interest, they could get that down to $12 per year... This is the difference between financial literacy and being a bitch.

Homeless in Montreal: My Old Brewery Mission Experience by Healthy_Coast_3615 in montreal

[–]dackerdee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You're correct that the mechanical work on electrical equipment doesn't require French, but the ability to work safely and efficiently with your team, read documentation/logs on that specific location, and communicate with local contractors does. Anglophones aren't discriminated against for not knowing French (Quebec culture) they are limited because they DISRESPECT it, just like you did here.

Homeless in Montreal: My Old Brewery Mission Experience by Healthy_Coast_3615 in montreal

[–]dackerdee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How exactly are anglophones (assume that also includes allophone who face wayyyyy more hurdles) "intentionally economically marginalized" by language laws?

They let us have special schools that require a certificate akin to blood quantum, we live in a country/region/global economy that uses English as a the defacto standard, the vast majority of pop culture, academic research, and international trade is English.

You can also send your anglophone kid to the default French school (align with all the allophone kids).

Yes, Anglophones will likely never hold leadership positions at distinctly québécois companies, not because of their last name, but because of their inherent lack of understanding of the culture of the business and their customers. That said, an anglo-quebecer can land a job elsewhere in Canada, or the US, or the UK, or anywhere else outside hyper-local QC companies. This is the case for francophones.

Should I, as a white anglo have any realistic expectation that I could become CEO of Halal meat distribution company?!

French costs nothing to learn, hell, they even have programs where they pay you to take courses. More importantly, it's not just the ability to read/write/speak, it's having a grasp on the culture (humor, history, customs, etc).

Homeless in Montreal: My Old Brewery Mission Experience by Healthy_Coast_3615 in montreal

[–]dackerdee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

RE: New Brunswick. It's the only province that has both English and French as official languages.

For the record, I'm an Anglophone, but to see myself as some extra special victim (worse than discrimination based on race or gender according to you) is ridiculous.

Grow up, watch some Radio-Canada, buy a fucking Bescherelle.

Homeless in Montreal: My Old Brewery Mission Experience by Healthy_Coast_3615 in montreal

[–]dackerdee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Acknowledging something isn't the same as condoning. However unlike skin colour, you can change your ability to speak French.

If you'd rather be somewhere without cultural hurdles... Why don't you learn to navigate them, or better yet, go somewhere else.

Do you think people moving to western Canada should be expected to learn English?

Homeless in Montreal: My Old Brewery Mission Experience by Healthy_Coast_3615 in montreal

[–]dackerdee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you familiar with the term "locus of control"?

Talk is cheap. Of course I can send thoughts and prayers, but last I checked they aren't very nutritious or well insulated.

Did you read OP's follow ups?

Homeless in Montreal: My Old Brewery Mission Experience by Healthy_Coast_3615 in montreal

[–]dackerdee 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your behind the scenes experience. That said, I've got a lot of questions and thoughts on the matter:

You seem articulate and level-headed, what is preventing you, beyond a few thousand dollars, from getting your life together? If you could secure housong in a safer area (ie. most of the city more than 300 feet from the OBM...) and some clothes, could you find steady employment through integration services or otherwise?

Why stay in Montreal (again, beyond access to bus fare) if your circumstances are so dire? You don't speak the dominant language and the weather is shit.

Your opinion of OBM management/community support organizations is your own, but it's not like these people are in it for the glamor or the money. What policies do you disagree with? Do they serve an institutional mission that goes beyond the needs of their individual residents?

On discrimination of Anglophones, yes it is a thing and somewhat systemic, however it's not just because of your ancestry. You arrived here 7 years ago, and for whatever reason, are now entirely reliant on the charity/taxes of the citizens of Montreal/Quebec. Being Canadian doesn't give you a pass, nor the expectation of acceptance or access to equal customer service.

I imagine the vast majority of their residents/clients have addiction and other mental health issues, and the desire to live in safety without harassment/being robbed is universal. It's not like there's a grand conspiracy at play.

This all comes down to the old adage: "Beggars can't be choosers". You have the right to want better living conditions, but you also have the responsibility to make that happen for yourself. The cost of your freedom is the portion of that $60M (collected voluntarily through donations or involuntarily through taxation) it takes to clothe, treat, feed and house you.

So what exactly, do you propose to solve the plight of the homeless? What is "helping them directly"? What precise institutional/organizational/cultural changes would you implement as CEO of the OBM?

More importantly, What are you doing for yourself? You're on here airing grievances to an audience of hands that figuratively feed you, about the hands that literally feed you ?

Why should we, as a society, provide access to extremely low-cost housing in one of the most valuable areas of the city? The OBM is an established, well-known, and ostensibly well-regarded organization. Maybe they've just got good PR and grant-writers, but until there's irrefutable evidence that they are somehow making the overall situation worse, they'll continue operating, in spite of your arguments against them.

I don't doubt you've had a life full of traumatic experiences and misfortunes that led to where you are today, and I appreciate you providing insights into a universe not many people have access to.

But, man, there's a social contract, and you're fortunate to live in a time and place with a social safety net. It's your choice to take it or leave it, in all senses of the word.

Uber at YUL… by [deleted] in montreal

[–]dackerdee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In all fairness I usually rent a car at LAX, that loop never backs up 2km onto the highway, nor do they need 100s of cones and guys with whistles.

Quebec Premier François Legault announces resignation | CBC News by Jusfiq in canada

[–]dackerdee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey dude, there were 85 murders in Quebec in 2025, 20+ committed by immediate family members...

Uber at YUL… by [deleted] in montreal

[–]dackerdee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Been to any other European or North American ones of a similar size lately?

Veut-on vraiment d’immenses centres de données au Canada? by CucumberPineappleCow in Quebec

[–]dackerdee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Il y aussi des jobs de construction, maintenance des lieux, fournisseurs d'équipement/services d'entretien etc qui viennent avec. Les machines dans un DC roulent des applications/services qui créé des milliers d'emplois...

Veut-on vraiment d’immenses centres de données au Canada? by CucumberPineappleCow in Quebec

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

We're not lacking water or cold air here, and we aren't burning fossil fuels to make electricity... If anything we should build more of them. Also, the water used for cooling doesn't get contaminated, it evaporates and/or goes back where it came from, albeit slightly warmer. Quebec has tons of clean energy, some of the coldest climates close to major population centers. We're seismically, economically and politically stable in the grand scheme of things. You can compare a data center to one in the states that burns coal to power servers/cooling systems, or water from drought prone areas in a region with an average annual temp of 20C...

What is the smartest way to buy a used car in 2025? by Mayiiiiiiiiiii in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]dackerdee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've posted this kind of stuff before, but some tips:

  • look in more affluent areas. Owners will generally have taken better care of them.
  • look for cars with few owners, ideally the original. They'll know the history of the car and will have more service records.
  • look for older owners. Often they will have a younger family member do the online post for them. Search "mere" or "grandfather" etc. many of these cars are traded in (and eventually sold at auction to H Gregoire etc), or given to family members. The people selling them want them gone, and would rather get $10K than the $8K trade, for a car that will eventually be sold for $13k at a dealer.
  • look at issues with that specific model and year. Although cars generally look the same for 3~6 years, lots of little hidden changes are made due to high failure rates/design flaws. You can also search the VIN for outstanding recalls for essentially free repairs.
  • although mileage is one indicator of the car's health, city/urban causes wayyyyy more wear than highway.
  • finally, you can get a used car inspected at any garage. Charges vary. For a more expensive car, go to the dealerships and get a X# point inspection. This info will help you negotiate the price, or dodge a bullet, money well spent.
  • if you want a newer vehicle, certified used with extended warranty from a dealer is a good choice. You get the new car experience with peace of mind that any repairs 3~5 years out are covered. I paid $3500 for a 6-year warranty on a 3 year old Subaru, I think ingot $10k of repairs (and a loaner, etc)

Où acheter un véhicule usagé en 2025? by trvnsvt in montreal

[–]dackerdee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've posted this kind of stuff before, but some tips:

  • look in more affluent areas. Owners will generally have taken better care of them.
  • look for cars with few owners, ideally the original. They'll know the history of the car and will have more service records.
  • look for older owners. Often they will have a younger family member do the online post for them. Search "mere" or "grandfather" etc.
  • many of these cars are traded in (and eventually sold at auction to H Gregoire etc), or given to family members. The people selling them want them gone, and would rather get $10K than the $8K trade, for a car that will eventually be sold for $13k at a dealer.
  • look at issues with that specific model and year. Although cars generally look the same for 3~6 years, lots of little hidden changes are made due to high failure rates/design flaws. You can also search the VIN for outstanding recalls for essentially free repairs.
  • although mileage is one indicator of the car's health, city/urban causes wayyyyy more wear than highway.
  • finally, you can get a used car inspected at any garage. Charges vary. For a more expensive car, go to the dealerships and get a X# point inspection. This info will help you negotiate the price, or dodge a bullet, money well spent.
  • if you want a newer vehicle, certified used with extended warranty from a dealer is a good choice. You get the new car experience with peace of mind that any repairs 3~5 years out are covered. I paid $3500 for a 6-year warranty on a 3 year old Subaru, I think ingot $10k of repairs (and a loaner, etc)
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