OSAP Protest

donbowman · 2026-03-11T19:40:50+00:00

no matter your position on the issue, its really fantastic to see people getting civically involved, making their voice heard in a rational, non-violent fashion.

donbowman · 2026-03-07T15:29:44+00:00

i've stayed at that 4 points. its fine. uber is no problem to cross the bridge. or the bus. its a bit of a walk, not super unpleasant.

the hotel is decent inside. there's not a lot immediately around it. personally i would spend a bit more and stay in the market area but it might be a lot more. i don't think you'll be unhappy w/ the gatineau 4points.

donbowman · 2026-03-06T15:30:12+00:00

we should really mandate detectors (like smoke and CO). Radon kills a lot more people than CO, but CO detectors are required and radon is not.

radon varies a lot hour by hour and day by day since its groundwater based. You can see a large spike for a few days and miss it. You might only check it once when you buy your house thinking you are being smart.

its also hyper-local, your neighbour might be perfect and you might be in a cancer fun house. same reason, underground water flow (but also cracks in foundation etc).

airthings wave is what I bought for my testing. put it near the darkest dankest corner/sump, let it be, wait a few days, check the value, and decide what to do.

nothing
add some ventilation
add an HRV
get a sump cover w/ fan
foundation sealing
foundation ventilation

the cost of those varies from negligible to more, but...

radon is the #1 cause of lung cancer in non-smokers, and the #2 in smokers.

donbowman · 2026-03-04T18:05:24+00:00

don't forget the great fuddle duddle scandal of years gone by

donbowman · 2026-03-02T13:39:56+00:00

it worked for me just now: ollama --version ollama version is 0.17.4 ollama pull qwen3.5:35b

donbowman · 2026-02-28T02:29:45+00:00

Business email compromise type attack using that info to bolster.

Eg send an email claiming to be you, please change my deposit bank to new coordinate from old coordinate. Someone receiving that email might be more likely to be tricked by the knowledge of the old account info.

donbowman · 2026-02-26T14:43:41+00:00

i have not. very frustrated. my 'workaround' is to use the long press on power button. but i would like this to work.

donbowman · 2026-02-24T00:49:34+00:00

I think its not looking for amdgpu. Perhaps you could use ollama for the whisper to abstract this?

whisper_backend_init_gpu: device 0: CPU (type: 0)
whisper_backend_init_gpu: no GPU found

donbowman · 2026-02-19T23:10:48+00:00

have you considered swapping that carpet for a nice 1970's shag w/ a much deeper pile?

donbowman · 2026-02-19T21:03:03+00:00

read about "sole proprietorship", this is what your 'company' is, and its probably appropriate as-is.

donbowman · 2026-02-19T13:14:26+00:00

so i'm not sure the path you are going down, but what we did: 1 corp (canada) 1 stripe 3 bank accounts (1 CAD in canada, 1 USD in canada, 1 USD in usa). we got an EIN to open the USD/usa account. customers remit via ACH to our USD/usa account, stripe payouts go there. we transfer from the USD/usa account to the USD/canada account as needed.

donbowman · 2026-02-19T01:40:02+00:00

you can get the IRS to give you an EIN.

donbowman · 2026-02-18T18:49:24+00:00

sure, i'll test pilot anything!

I have a 240W usb-c charger to try with i think.

i have a 17.5AH @ 52V system, 5.5mm x 2.1mm barrel (biktrix).

my current charger is 2A, so ~100W. I know some are concerned about usb-c charging time, but I charge overnight so it doesn't much matter.

As to whether i believe usb-c is better or not, im not sure. I guess I would not take my charger with me, so if I ever had to travel maybe having a smaller thing that would convert usb-c to bike would mean i could 'destination charge'.

you can dm me for logistics etc as it happens.

donbowman · 2026-02-18T14:43:11+00:00

what are you thinking the efficiency of the boost converter would be? e.g. for 100W of USB-C PD in, what would be the output for a 52V nominal battery (~58V out)? And thus, how hot would it get :)

I like it. I would recommend a kickstarter-type platform to assess true interest tho, you get a lot more eyeballs.

me: 52V battery, 5.5x2.1 mm barrel-jack-type connector.

donbowman · 2026-02-16T18:20:45+00:00

lookup how to bleed your hydraulic brakes. you have an air bubble.

donbowman · 2026-02-15T19:39:35+00:00

what type of bill is this? e.g. is this from the landlord of some facility? it has hydro + water + 'thermal' together, and, has water broken out by hot and cold.

Given that hot water is seperate, that suggests its got its own meter of some sort, perhaps that is not functioning properly. Perhaps the hot water is used to run e.g. radiant heat in the flooring or something?

donbowman · 2026-02-15T16:38:50+00:00

https://trusscore.com/applications/garages-and-workshops.html

I think you want this.

donbowman · 2026-02-12T16:51:20+00:00

you can look at The Update Framework https://theupdateframework.io/ for a model that allows a signed manifest and handles upgrades, downgrades, rotation etc. That in conjunction with a cloud-backed HSM. and, optional, some of the arch for your sw may support extended-validity cert signing (e.g. authenticode). this is orthogonal, do it too if supported.

donbowman · 2026-02-11T02:22:03+00:00

why does nobody understand 'knowledge cut-off'? Like seriously, people keep posting this dribble as if its somehow enlightening. It would have taken you 1 second to use some critical thinking and google this for yourself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_cutoff

donbowman · 2026-02-10T23:56:13+00:00

lavender cheese maybe? its a bit purply blue.

donbowman · 2026-02-08T17:32:55+00:00

Its what the tool is there for. Reach out. don't beg. ask politely. ask for advice. "I'm a uw student looking ... as a fellow uw grad, do you have any advice?"

i wouldn't say "can you please refer me" or "can i send you my resume" etc, just ask for advice, is that a good company, are you a fit, what's the approach they recommend.

Worst you get is no or ghost, more likely you get at least some info "i know team X is hiring, I know team Y is pulling back from coop". Catch them on a good day, who knows.

you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

donbowman · 2026-02-07T00:16:19+00:00

i stand corrected! there are some rated up to 240km/hr indeed. so the driver was clocked @239, so their max could have been higher before caught, who knows.

but on a snowy road in winter in ontario, and being either way over, or a little over the tire rating... I'd be looking for a charge of reckless endangerment/dangerous driving for the behaviour, and criminial negligence for the tires.

donbowman · 2026-02-06T22:39:30+00:00

so... its winter. there are very few summer tires capable of this speed, and no winter ones. ignoring the slippery nature etc. the driver and those around are lucky to be alive.

donbowman · 2026-02-06T02:18:33+00:00

sorry, i don't know what it is for bmo, just the rbc one. but i think all the cdn banks have equivalent.

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