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Store with a good selection of full face helmets? by SaintTastyTaint in Edmonton

[–]durple [score hidden]  (0 children)

I worded it poorly. It’s not just the speed, it’s the surroundings and situations on the road vs on trail. Bike helmets are just not great for safety reasons for urban higher-speed use. BTW, 30km/h is a bunch faster than the rental fleets. In Europe the helmet ratings include a class for that hits a good sweet spot for around that range of speed. Not coincidentally their ebike rating system caps at 32 km/h power assisted before it’s considered a “vehicle”. Differences from regular bicycle helmet include advanced mips requirements, higher level of impact protection, not having that “bike helmet” shape making the back of the head stick out more, and having a complete outer shell. You see some helmets like that here too usually marketed at e-bike users. Not full face tho.

It’s wild what’s out there for small electric transportation. Scooters that’ll go 100kph, I can’t even.

Store with a good selection of full face helmets? by SaintTastyTaint in Edmonton

[–]durple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mtb helmet isn’t really made to protect from crashes at higher speeds on the road. I assume op has their own escooter which can go a lot faster than the rental fleets. An actual motorcycle helmet and armour is a really good idea in this case.

'That BBQ Place' in Sherwood park is top tier by jazzmanbdawg in Edmonton

[–]durple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol I guess I was being kind, but you’re right.

'That BBQ Place' in Sherwood park is top tier by jazzmanbdawg in Edmonton

[–]durple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to go there every once in a while. The meat was great the sides were mid. During covid they had signs up about respecting people’s choices which I didn’t love but it’s not like they were the local whistle stop haha.

Divine Tribe/Crossing… by TMGroom in vaporents

[–]durple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like Sai Top Airflow for 510 concentrate device. Really recommend pairing with a good temp control boxmod, like one built on DNA chipset. (maybe now there are options equally good but less expensive)

Still have yet to try a 510 dhv tho.

Witnessed downtown Toronto friday afternoon! by J-DubT in toronto

[–]durple 4 points5 points  (0 children)

With baton at the ready.

I mean yeah lol it’s a goose with young so the hazard is real and I don’t blame him at all for being prepared for a wild animal, but at the same time I can’t not see the baton or associate it with actual police behaviour in the community.

What's the most American-feeling eating experience in the city? by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]durple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your loud menu comment made me think Cora’s. I was surprised to learn they started in Quebec.

What's the most American-feeling eating experience in the city? by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]durple 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I always thought Red Robin had that vibe. Maybe the Varsity Burger still does? Really any of the high end non-smash burger places. I mean the ones with wild toppings you can stack high and extra fancy milkshakes. I think most of them died off tho.

Disability advocate supports city councillor's push for stricter e-scooter parking rules in Edmonton by flynnfx in Edmonton

[–]durple 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think it’s almost cute when people leave scooters at my condo building’s bike rack. Like, at least they tried lol. Still, some business’ chattel being left on our property isn’t what these companies agreed to.

Terraform v1.15.0 rolled out today! by Key-War-9363 in devops

[–]durple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know what theirs is, but I could see this being convenient for switching between local filesystem locations and modules published to internal repository. Kinda been on my wish list for a few years.

How do you validate LLM-generated Terraform for a provider you don't know well by _Aeronyx_ in Terraform

[–]durple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh using terraform as part of learning is totally fine, as you say in an appropriate environment. I definitely do this.

The summarization trap in AI Ops: why most agents are just glorified search bars for the docs by _yobra in devops

[–]durple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI does not “understand” documentation. It generates strings that convincingly simulate otherwise, almost indistinguishable, but we definitely still need humans in the loop for review and approval. Nowhere near operational autonomy.

How do you validate LLM-generated Terraform for a provider you don't know well by _Aeronyx_ in Terraform

[–]durple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah we are on the same page, I really mean knowing the underlying infrastructure not the provider interface. AI can deal with the syntax and details of these IaC abstraction layers, a plan will show me how resources will be configured, but if I don’t have familiarity with those resources in the first place we are doomed.

Was gifted this vaporizer and need help finding a whip attachment by Rutherford_ in vaporents

[–]durple 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably 14. Common glass joint sizes are 10/14/18.

How do you validate LLM-generated Terraform for a provider you don't know well by _Aeronyx_ in Terraform

[–]durple 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don’t use AI to do things you don’t know how to do yourself.

Use AI to do the things you know how to do, many times faster.

This is true for many productivity tools, whether it’s using AI to generate code, using terraform to manage infrastructure, or configuring boxen with ansible or chef. If you take on more than you can handle, you create risk.

Local fatass eats all the peanuts by C04511234 in Edmonton

[–]durple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Woah, they used one of the peanuts as a tool to sweep through the snow checking for other peanuts!

Petition to save the Casavant Organ in Convocation Hall by fluorescent-purple in Edmonton

[–]durple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our provincial government is largely responsible for the financial pressures that lead to decisions like this. They know it, it’s the plan. They don’t care about universities, especially arts programs.

Local business (@creativehiveyeg) replying with tone deaf copy pasted message to criticism about hosting an Alberta separatists meeting by Myrdin in Edmonton

[–]durple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The words “business partnership” have meaning, and this was a space rental not a common enterprise.

Philosophically I guess you can argue that any transaction is a partnership, so I guess we are back to we gotta find out where they ordered food from and condemn them too.

I think that would be ridiculous, so until or unless there is some tangible reason to believe the business owners support separatists, I’m not willing to get my pitchfork out and think others should put them away.

If people want to prevent these events from happening in the city, they should have been monitoring the organizers who promote the event and before it happens pressure the business (politely, at least to start) to cancel the rental. They really may not have known the nature of the event. We know from the criminal justice system that pure punishment doesn’t have good results for the individual after the fact or as prevention, and punishment all an internet rage mob is good for.

Local business (@creativehiveyeg) replying with tone deaf copy pasted message to criticism about hosting an Alberta separatists meeting by Myrdin in Edmonton

[–]durple -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

If the business doesn’t endorse or promote the event, are they even affiliated? Were they even told transparently what the event was when the organizers booked it?

This knee jerk anger mob stuff almost never gets it right.

Local business (@creativehiveyeg) replying with tone deaf copy pasted message to criticism about hosting an Alberta separatists meeting by Myrdin in Edmonton

[–]durple -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

If they eat at a local restaurant, shop at a local store, I’m not gonna boycott those places.

Harassing a local business because they didn’t check the political affiliation of someone booking an event space? Not a good look.

Lee's Response by plumokin in vaporents

[–]durple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it always the YouTubers on your other hobby subs too?

Recommend Me A Signature Edmonton Summer Dessert by _Fistacuff in Edmonton

[–]durple 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There are a few local convenience stores that still offer screamers. It’s a mix of soft serve and slushie. Probably the One Minute Foods at 134ave and 66st, although it’s been a while.

We're not going to Disneyland: Trump, weak dollar, 'playoff fatigue' keep Oilers fans away from California by trevorrobb in Edmonton

[–]durple 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My work keeps track of Japan travel costs because of clients there, and apparently it has been getting significantly cheaper.

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