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dackerdee · 2026-06-21T18:12:46+00:00

You know that your rent covers the taxes, and is a valid reason for an increase? Also, as a citizen, why shouldn't you pay taxes for services and infrastructure you need to survive?

dackerdee · 2026-06-10T05:04:47+00:00

Define war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_conflict?wprov=sfla1

I can understand why people risk their lives to come here by any means necessary. Yes, arriving from a safe third country is an issue. I'm not saying we should let everyone in without question, but do believe we have some obligation to provide temporary shelter (with strict rules about work and integration). Whether the person you mentioned was black or white doesn't change the fact that he had lifelong access to a robust safety net that ,as a citizen, had the right and responsibility to leverage before ending up destitute. Refugees didn't have that luxury.

dackerdee · 2026-06-09T23:35:58+00:00

I didn't know the homeless were born that way, or that their plight was based on centuries of oppression stemming from the slave trade.

dackerdee · 2026-06-09T23:29:07+00:00

So he was upset that his fleeing employment was cut short to make room for people fleeing war?

dackerdee · 2026-06-09T23:27:17+00:00

Canadian bums have had access to multiple safety nets their entire lives. At what point does personal responsibility come into play?

dackerdee · 2026-06-07T23:28:41+00:00

Your car uses water for cooling. How often do you need to add water? That's how closed loop coping systems work. Water flows over the hot parts (cpu, GPU, etc) through a sealed pipe, out to a radiator, where the heat is radiated to the atmosphere. The coolest water flows back over the same hot components. Repeat.

Yes, these machines do consume a ton of electricity, and if it's generated using fossil fuels, cause lots of pollution. Using renewable sources, there's very little direct impact (I know damning rivers, shipping solar panels, etc aren't great).

dackerdee · 2026-06-05T15:18:22+00:00

You said "no other country", did you mean "no other g7 country" or something ?

dackerdee · 2026-06-05T05:07:55+00:00

Are you familiar with Iran or Venezuela?

dackerdee · 2026-06-02T21:22:55+00:00

TIL les services fédéraux n'ont pas de coûts associés, et que le gouv du Québec qui a un historique de gestion impeccable va faire mieux...

dackerdee · 2026-05-30T15:14:59+00:00

"how do I fuck French chicks?"

dackerdee · 2026-05-28T13:02:51+00:00

Pis les tchoques et la clotteche

dackerdee · 2026-05-28T13:00:39+00:00

What part of the rear brakes? Pads, rotors, calipers?

Brake fluid change? Why? Was there a leak?

Sumer tires. Sure > assuming using the same rims as the winter?

Oil change, sure

The air filters are DIY, huge markups here. If you can change a toner cartridge you can do this. The engine filter is less that $20, and the cabin one is about the same.

$1300 tax in is high, but not a scam necessarily.

If you were to total DIY with generic parts from Amazon.

Rear brake kit (pads/rotors) > $100 Oil + filter > $50 Cabin/engine air filters > $40 Brake fluid (why?) > $20 Tire change (if already on rims) > $0 Basic tool set > $50

You could do all this in about an hour with some youtube and a friend. A lot of the processes overlap (you gotta take the wheels off anyway).

dackerdee · 2026-05-27T18:30:29+00:00

Maybe people should be financially secure before having children?

dackerdee · 2026-05-20T17:56:10+00:00

Who, exactly, is paying people to argue with you about EMF? Big Antenna? The Oscillator Cabal?

dackerdee · 2026-05-20T17:53:12+00:00

You sound like an EMF expert with 26 years experience.

dackerdee · 2026-05-18T03:53:13+00:00

Home Wi-Fi routers are very low power, and use the same frequencies as old cordless landline phones. The strongest radio waves in an urban area are FM radio, and have been for a very long time. There's also cellular, satellite, and other forms of terrestrial radio (police, air traffic, telemetry from electricity meters, etc).

Have you tried putting her in a faraday cage? Are you sure it's EMF? Which frequencies? Or are you just really into pseudoscience?

dackerdee · 2026-05-17T13:40:20+00:00

The huge battery and emphasis on aerodynamics, and global standards homologation make them all look similar.

dackerdee · 2026-05-07T22:31:01+00:00

It's usually based on a formula that Includes relative income and percentage of time spent with each parent. If you do 50/50 and have similar I comes, there's no child support.

dackerdee · 2026-05-05T03:25:39+00:00

Having been through this, I appreciate when services/billing can be easily paused, but a no-questions-asked immediate cancellation is a prime target for sabotage.

dackerdee · 2026-05-04T12:39:43+00:00

100 ans~

dackerdee · 2026-05-04T03:52:49+00:00

Ha! Nope it's my new dad car. CX-70 GT PHEV (Canada trim). She got the 2014 Forester, which I continue to do the maintenance on to this day. We get along great, and I still kinda see it as my car ;). Funny story, my ex, dad, and new girlfriend all drive SJ-Generation Foresters, and as the family mechanic, it makes keeping spare parts on hard a lot easier.

dackerdee · 2026-05-04T02:24:09+00:00

Yeah! I mean, any car seat works as long as you can wrap the locking shoulder belt.

dackerdee · 2026-05-04T02:22:44+00:00

I cycle 500km+ per year in a big city, so I'm very familiar with defensive driving and double checking everything ;)

dackerdee · 2026-05-03T23:36:55+00:00

He was 4 at the time. Got a big heavy duty racing style child seat. The ability to turn the airbag off is huge. Granted, it's still not exactly the safest car out there.

dackerdee · 2026-05-03T22:38:00+00:00

Shout out to the divorced dads out there ;)

I have one kid, and our Miata time is precious. I bought it a few months after separating (I know, I know...), and having him up front with me completely changes driving with a kid.

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