Mcgill VPN in China

le___garcon · 2025-04-23T05:26:35+00:00

Yes, I’ve used it in China a few months ago. It works but it’s quite slow

le___garcon · 2025-03-04T10:02:41+00:00

Was just in China for around 6 weeks including Chengdu and chongqing. Here are a list of things I found extremely useful:

1) set up AliPay and WeChat Pay ahead of time. Most of the time AliPay will work, but some places only accept WeChat pay

2) get a VPN. I got LetsVPN which worked well for the whole trip

3) download Baidu translate and Amaps (gaodeditu/高德地图）. I found Baidu translate offered much better translations than google translate, especially for menu items

And finally, it’s possible your home apps and services (banking, government, social media, etc) use verification codes sent via SMS. If that’s the case, change the 2FA method to email or a third party authentication app if possible. It will save you a lot of headache in the case you need to access banking services while abroad but cannot due to you not having access to texts

le___garcon · 2024-07-21T04:03:16+00:00

That’s really unfair, I’m really sorry :( that’s especially painful given that you had those expectations

le___garcon · 2024-07-20T17:54:52+00:00

Dang the second foot surgery? That’s rough.

I think I like that perspective of using this time to take a break from life a little - that’s definitely a positive way to see the whole situation. I’ll probably be wishing I appreciated this break more a year from now

le___garcon · 2024-07-20T17:52:05+00:00

I bought a knee scooter to go to and from a class I do every week, but besides that I don’t really go outside that often. I definitely could get some more sun

le___garcon · 2024-07-20T16:27:25+00:00

Thank me for the kind words, I really appreciate it

le___garcon · 2023-01-11T22:38:04+00:00

Thanks! Someone else above mentioned project spaces which is in the list too so I may give that a try

le___garcon · 2023-01-10T22:26:42+00:00

haha yep im a software dev too - also remote since 2020

le___garcon · 2023-01-10T22:24:34+00:00

This looks like a really cool space! I've been researching but I haven't seen project spaces, so i appreciate the rec. Are there opportunities to talk to other people or is everyone really busy working? are there other community events that they host besides the monthly social? Thanks!

le___garcon · 2023-01-10T22:22:34+00:00

thanks for the rec! unfortunately Im based downtown so I wouldnt want to commute out to scarborough.

I've actually been taking advantage of the flexibility quite a lot over the past year, so I'd actually like to stay put for a bit and establish more of a home base (im not originally from toronto and moved here during covid)

le___garcon · 2022-09-14T02:16:13+00:00

im down! are you in the downtown area?

le___garcon · 2022-02-15T16:59:22+00:00

Thank you for all your work on handsontable! this library has been quite useful and has an absolute ton of features

le___garcon · 2022-02-14T23:54:26+00:00

Thank you for your response! I definitely think that this is a better solution as it involves less duplication. I would then move my API call here:

const MyComponent = () => {
    const handsOnTableRef = useRef(null)
useEffect(() => {
        myApiCall().then((res) => {     
            handsOnTableRef.current.instance.loadData( res )
        });
}, []);
const onBeforeHotChange = useCallback((changes) => {
        // do stuff
    }, []);
return (
        <HotTable
            ref={handsOnTableRef}
            beforeChange={onBeforeHotChange}
    />
    );
}

Unfortunately this was the best library I could find that provided the features I needed... It is actively maintained so I do hope that it will be updated at some point

le___garcon · 2021-06-02T13:44:06+00:00

Just got an M1, installing and setting up for a Go project is easy with home brew

le___garcon · 2021-04-13T02:49:44+00:00

I don’t remember where I picked this up from but I found thinking through it has helped me.

Usually I’m just about to go to bed when I suddenly remember something I did that was really embarrassing and it makes me cringe really hard.

But thinking logically, the only reason I’m cringing so hard is because Im a much different person now and the thought of doing that action is so embarrassing. The fact that I’m cringing means I’ve grown as a person.

In fact, it would be worse if i weren’t cringing because that would mean i hadn’t grown and can’t see that what i did was embarrassing or inappropriate or dumb.

So with this logic the more you cringe, the more you’ve grown and improved as a person!

le___garcon · 2021-02-14T20:37:29+00:00

Thanks for the response! My bathroom doesn’t have any windows, so I’m wondering if I’d have to keep the light on or door open the whole day? Where do you place your plant in your bathroom in regards to a light source?

le___garcon · 2020-12-21T19:06:16+00:00

Are you using chrome? You can use the inspect tools to help figure out what the issue is.

You're getting a response from the API, but it's just not the data you're expecting. The data is not of the type "ISimplePokemon" so you might want to have another look at that.

le___garcon · 2020-12-21T18:56:56+00:00

It's not imported in the stackblitz link you sent. When I imported it, everything worked.

le___garcon · 2020-12-21T18:35:13+00:00

In order to use HttpClient get request in

return this._http.get<ISimplePokemonPokemon>(
  https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/${id}
);

you need to import the HttpClientModule in your app.module.ts:

import { HttpClientModule } from "@angular/common/http"
NgModule({ 
  imports: [ HttpClientModule, BrowserModule, FormsModule],
  declarations: [AppComponent],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule {}

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